Name: Company: Date: French 1 Practice EXAM Fall 2016

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1 Page1 Name: Company: Date: SPEAKING: Give the best responses to Greetings & Leave-takings. 1. Bonjour. 2. Salut! 3. Ça va? 4. À tout à l heure. 5. À bientôt. 6. À demain. 7. Au revoir. 8. Bonne journée! 9. Bon voyage! 10. Je te présente Pierre. SPEAKING: Give a response to questions (in context of conversation). 1. Comment allez-vous? 2. Comment vous appelez-vous? 3. Comment t appellez-tu? 4. Qui est-ce? 5. Qu est-ce que c est? 6. Combien? 7. Comment? 8. Quand? 9. Pourqoui? 10. Où? 11. Quelle heure a-t-il?

2 Page2 LISTENING: Write the French letters into the spaces LISTENING: Spell the French numbers/symbols in these spaces LISTENING: Write/spell the French words into the spaces below LISTENING: Listen to the passages and answer the questions. 1. In Quebec, is the official language. 2. In Quebec, French is spoken by % of the people. 3. In Quebec, road signs have &. 4. Louisiana was named in honor of. 5. sold Louisiana to the United States. 6. In Louisiana, French is spoken by 200,000 persons.

3 Page3 READING: Read the passages and answer the questions. Les gens: l Algérie Depuis 1830, date de l acquisition de l Algérie par la France, l influence culturelle francaise y est très importante. À present ancienne colonie, l Algérie est un des plus grands pays francophones au monde. L arabe est la langue officielle, mais le française est la deuxième langue parlée et est compris par la majorité de la population algérienne. 1. What is the official language of Algeria? 2. T F Algeria is one of the smallest francophone countries. 3. T F Most Algerians understand French. La géographie: L Hexagone Surnommé l Hexagone à cause de sa forme géométrique, le territoire française a trois fronts maritimes: l océan Atlantique, la mer Méditerranée et la Manche; et trois frontières naturelles: les Pyrénées, les Ardennes et les Alpes et le Jura. À l intérior du pays, le Massif central et les Vosges ponctuent un relief composé de vastes plaines et de forêts. La Loire, la Seine, la Garonne, le Rhin et le Rhône sont les fleuves principaux de l Hexagone. 4. What geometric shape does France resemble? 5. T F France s rivers include the Loire and the Seine. 6. T F France s mountains include the Alps and the Appalachians. Les arts: Le cinema - le 7 th art! L invention du cinématographe par les frères Lumière en 1895 marque le début du 7e art. Le cinema français donne naissance aux prestigieux Césars en 1976, à des cinéastes talentueux comme Jean Renoir, François Truffaut et Luc Besson, et à des acteurs mémorables comme Brigitte Bardot, Catherine Deneuve, Olivier Martinex et Audrey Tautou. 7. Who invented cinematography? 8. T F France s great cinematographers include Jean Renoir. 9. T F France s great actresses include Catherine Deneuve.

4 Page4 WRITING: Create a short French dialogue between two people.

5 Page5 GRAMMAR: Write out the French Definite Articles: GRAMMAR: Write out the French Indefinite Articles: GRAMMAR: Write out the French Demonstrative Adjectives: GRAMMAR: Write out the French Partitive Articles: GRAMMAR: Write a sentence that uses a negation properly.

6 Page6 VOCABULARY: Match the accent to its name. 1. Identité A. Cédille 2. Problème B. Tréma 3. Hôpital C. Accent circonflexe 4. Naïve D. Accent grave 5. Ça E. Accent aigu GRAMMAR: Fill-in the blanks to conjugate the verbs. 1. The Verb Aller = to go : = I go = you go (informal/familiar),, = he, she, it goes = we go = you go (formal/plural), = they (masc.) go 2. The Verb Appeler = to call : = I call = you call (informal) = he calls = we call = you call (plural) = they (masc.) call

7 Page7 3. The Verb Être = to be : = I am = you are (informal) = he is = we are = you are (plural) = they (masc.) are 4. The Verb Avoir = to have : = I have = you have (informal) = he has = we have = you have (plural) = they have (masc.) VOCABULARY: Match the French word with its English definition. 1. C est A. so so E. please 2. Ici B. and F. thank you 3. Et C. me too G. it is / this is 4. Là D. there H. here

8 Page8 5. The Verb Aimer = to like : = I like = you like (informal) = he likes = we like = you like (formal) = they (masc.) like 6. The Verb Parler = to speak : = I speak = you speak (informal) = he speaks = we speak = you speak (formal) = they (masc.) speak VOCABULARY: Match the French verb with its English meaning. 1. Chercher A. to work 2. Manger B. to travel 3. Oublier C. to eat 4. Regarder D. to look (at) 5. Travailler E. to forget 6. Voyager F. to look for

9 Page9 Name: Company: Date: BONUS: Write out one of the French proverbs, translation & source. BONUS: Write out the French poem, translation & source. TRANSLATION: Read the attached passages & answer the questions.