Grade 8 · Core French · Unit 10 of 10
People who shaped Canada
Francophone, Métis and First Nations contributions
What your child practises
Contributions of French Canadian, Métis and First Nations people and organizations to Canadian society, past and present.
Saskatchewan Curriculum outcome: 8.C.1 · contributions of French Canadian, First Nations and Métis individuals and organizations to Canadian society
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
The Conseil des écoles fransaskoises serves…
🏫- families in Nunavut
- French-speaking families in Saskatchewan
- farms in Alberta
French-speaking families in Saskatchewan
Hint: The CEF is a French first-language school division.
Question 2
Canada's two official languages are…
🍁- French and Spanish
- English and Cree
- English and French
English and French
Hint: The Official Languages Act of 1969 made English and French official languages of the federal government.
Question 3
How do you say writer, for a woman? (Gabrielle Roy was a French-language writer from Manitoba.)
✍️- exploratrice
- écrivaine
- chanteuse
écrivaine
Hint: Francophone, Métis and First Nations people have shaped Canada in many ways.
Question 4
Which French word means leader or chief? (Louis Riel was a Métis leader.)
🧑- un chat
- un livre
- un chef
un chef
Hint: Un chef can be a leader.
Question 5
What does «les Métis» refer to?
🧣- visitors from Europe
- a kind of bread
- a distinct Indigenous people with their own culture and history
a distinct Indigenous people with their own culture and history
Hint: Métis culture grew from the families of First Nations and European fur traders.
Question 6
Radio-Canada is…
📻- a kind of train
- a grocery store
- Canada's French-language public broadcaster
Canada's French-language public broadcaster
Hint: Radio-Canada is the French-language service of the CBC.