Grade 5 Core French practice sheet
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Question 1
How do you say your name?
- Je m'appelle Léa.
- Ça va bien.
- J'ai dix ans.
Je m'appelle Léa.
Hint: Greetings and polite phrases are the first building blocks of French. Say each one out loud as you read it.
Question 2
In «gentil», the letter «g» sounds like…
- zh (like the s in measure)
- g (as in go)
- s (as in sun)
zh (like the s in measure)
Hint: Before e, i and y, the letter g makes a soft sound.
Question 3
Which word means 21?
- vingt et un
- vingt-trois
- onze
vingt et un
Hint: Break big numbers into parts: dix-sept is 10 + 7, vingt-trois is 20 + 3.
Question 4
Which sentence is correct?
- Les enfants est content.
- Les enfants sont content.
- Les enfants sont contents.
Les enfants sont contents.
Hint: A plural subject takes a plural verb (sont) and an adjective with an s.
Question 5
What does «Je n'aime pas le poisson» mean?
- I love fish
- I eat fish
- I don't like fish
I don't like fish
Hint: Use j'aime (I like), j'adore (I love), je préfère (I prefer), je n'aime pas (I don't like) and je déteste (I hate), then add le, la, l' or les plus the thing.
Question 6
What does «Il a les cheveux roux» mean?
- He has red hair
- He has grey eyes
- He has black hair
He has red hair
Hint: Adjectives agree with who you describe: il est grand / elle est grande. Add -e for a girl or a feminine noun.
Question 7
The Festival international de jazz, a large music festival, is held in…
🎷- Winnipeg, Manitoba
- Montréal, Québec
- Halifax, Nova Scotia
Montréal, Québec
Hint: French is spoken in every province and territory in Canada. Francophone communities have their own history, music, food and celebrations.
Question 8
When you use facts from a book for a project, you should…
- pretend you wrote them
- change one word
- say where they came from
say where they came from
Hint: Plagiarism means using someone else's words or work as if they were yours. Cultural appropriation means using parts of a culture without permission or understanding, in ways that can disrespect it.
Question 9
What does «Bonsoir» mean?
- Please
- Good morning
- Good evening
Good evening
Hint: Greetings and polite phrases are the first building blocks of French. Say each one out loud as you read it.
Question 10
Which word has an accent aigu (é)?
- élève
- lune
- table
élève
Hint: French spelling follows patterns. Accents change the letter's sound or show the word's history, so they must be written.
Answer key
- 1. Je m'appelle Léa. (Salutations)
- 2. zh (like the s in measure) (Sounds and accents)
- 3. vingt et un (Numbers 0 to 30)
- 4. Les enfants sont contents. (Masculine, feminine, plural)
- 5. I don't like fish (Likes and dislikes)
- 6. He has red hair (Describing people and things)
- 7. Montréal, Québec (Francophone Canada)
- 8. say where they came from (Giving credit, showing respect)
- 9. Good evening (Salutations)
- 10. élève (Sounds and accents)
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