Basic 8 French Exercises: Hobbies and Pastimes (20 Objective Questions and 5 Essay Questions)

Level: JHS, Basic 8 | Subject: French | Strand: Les loisirs | Topic: Les passe-temps

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Part A has 20 tick-box questions. Part B has 5 essay questions with a marking guide at the bottom.

Essay Questions

Talk about your hobbies in five French sentences. Say what you like, what you love and what you hate to do. (5 marks)
Complete with du or de la: (a) jouer ___ piano (b) jouer ___ guitare (c) jouer ___ trompette (d) jouer ___ tambour (e) jouer ___ violon (f) jouer ___ flûte. (6 marks)
Write a conversation of four lines in which you ask a friend about his or her hobbies. (4 marks)
Write three sentences with aimer, adorer and détester followed by a verb in the infinitive. (3 marks)
Say how often you do three activities. Use souvent, parfois and ne … jamais. (3 marks)

One mark for each correct sentence. Expect: J’aime lire des romans. J’adore chanter. Je déteste faire la vaisselle. Je joue de la guitare le week-end. Mon passe-temps préféré est la danse. Check that the second verb is in the infinitive.
(a) du (b) de la (c) de la (d) du (e) du (f) de la (1 mark each). With a musical instrument, French uses jouer de (not jouer à).
One mark for each correct line. Expect: Quel est ton passe-temps préféré ? J’aime dessiner. Et toi ? Moi, j’adore jouer de la guitare.
One mark for each correct sentence. Expect: J’aime danser. J’adore chanter. Je déteste regarder la télévision. The verb after aimer, adorer or détester must be in the infinitive.
Souvent, e.g. Je lis souvent le soir (1 mark). Parfois, e.g. Je regarde parfois la télévision (1 mark). Ne … jamais, e.g. Je ne joue jamais du piano (1 mark).

Education Always (education.inspiringalways.com). Original practice questions, not official WAEC or BECE questions.