Level: JHS, Basic 7 | Subject: French | Strand: Ma famille et mon environnement | Topic: La famille
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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
- Present your family in six French sentences. Say how many people there are, and give the name and one detail about three of them. (6 marks)
- Complete with the correct possessive adjective: (a) ___ père (my) (b) ___ mère (your, tu) (c) ___ frères (his) (d) ___ soeur (her) (e) ___ maison (our) (f) ___ parents (their). (6 marks)
- Write four questions you can ask a new friend about his or her family, and give an answer to two of them. (5 marks)
- Write the French words for: my grandfather, my aunt, my uncle, my cousin (a girl), my parents. (5 marks)
- Explain why we say mon amie and not ma amie. Give one more example. (3 marks)
Essay Questions: Marking Guide for Teachers and Parents
- One mark for each correct sentence. Expect: Il y a cinq personnes dans ma famille. Mon père s’appelle… Ma mère est… Mon frère a… ans. Accept any correct and meaningful sentences with correct possessive adjectives and verbs (être, avoir, s’appeler).
- (a) mon père (b) ta mère (c) ses frères (d) sa soeur (e) notre maison (f) leurs parents (1 mark each). Note: son and sa agree with the noun that follows, not with the owner.
- Four correct questions, e.g. Combien de personnes y a-t-il dans ta famille ? Tu as des frères et des soeurs ? Comment s’appelle ton père ? Quel âge a ta mère ? (3 marks) and two suitable answers (2 marks).
- mon grand-père, ma tante, mon oncle, ma cousine, mes parents (1 mark each).
- Before a feminine noun that begins with a vowel or a silent h, we use mon, ton or son to make the pronunciation easy (2 marks). Another example: mon école, ton amie, son idée (1 mark).
Education Always (education.inspiringalways.com). Original practice questions, not official WAEC or BECE questions.