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Quiz about My French Right Or Wrong
Quiz about My French Right Or Wrong

My French: Right Or Wrong. Trivia Quiz


My French: do I speak, understand it correctly or not? Sometimes little details matter. In most cases in this quiz you have to select the one (in)correct phrasing. From the point of view of standard French of course.No accent signs used.

A multiple-choice quiz by flem-ish. Estimated time: 5 mins.
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Author
flem-ish
Time
5 mins
Type
Multiple Choice
Quiz #
76,161
Updated
Dec 03 21
# Qns
10
Difficulty
Tough
Avg Score
5 / 10
Plays
1478
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Question 1 of 10
1. Which of these phrasings is the only correct one? Hint


Question 2 of 10
2. We normally adapt the adjective to the gender and the number of the substantive.But it would not be French grammar if there were no exceptions. Which is the exception here, or in other words which of these phrasings is incorrect? Hint


Question 3 of 10
3. Which of these phrasings is grammmatically correct to express the idea that an audience is really focusing on what is being said? Hint


Question 4 of 10
4. Though the meanings may differ, all of these phrasings are 'possible', except one. Which is the grammatically impossible one? Hint


Question 5 of 10
5. Which of these renderings of the English time-indication 'it is a quarter to seven'is too archaic and obsolete to be considered "current French"? Hint


Question 6 of 10
6. Is a preposition required in this sentence, and , if so , which one? Hint


Question 7 of 10
7. Which is the correct rendering of this French sentence: 'Il est un Dieu'? Hint


Question 8 of 10
8. Which is the correct rendering of : 'They have gone to the seaside'? Hint


Question 9 of 10
9. 'Pour etre une paysanne, elle n'en lit pas moins de romans francais'.- Which English phrasing renders best the idea expressed in 'Pour etre une paysanne'? Hint


Question 10 of 10
10. What is meant by ' Il me faut payer cent dollars'? Hint



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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Which of these phrasings is the only correct one?

Answer: L'annee derniere, c' etait ma derniere annee d' etudes

Last year = l'annee derniere . The last year of ...etc. = la derniere annee de ...
2. We normally adapt the adjective to the gender and the number of the substantive.But it would not be French grammar if there were no exceptions. Which is the exception here, or in other words which of these phrasings is incorrect?

Answer: Des robes marronnes

Some more recent adjectives tend not to be 'gender-sensitive'. Marron is such an adjective. Other examples in this line from Malraux 'Les Conquerants': des oriflammes de soie grenat,vermillion, carmin. Especially in the plural such adjectives remain unchanged. Grevisse mentions as totally impossible: des chaussures marronnes {;} des robes grenates. Orange is a 'dubious case'. Loti writes :robes rouges,vertes ou oranges. Boris Vian writes: Longs filets orange.
3. Which of these phrasings is grammmatically correct to express the idea that an audience is really focusing on what is being said?

Answer: Elles etaient tout oreilles

'Tout' is an adverb here, meaning 'completely', and it is not 'number' or 'gender' sensitive. You might also say "Elles étaient tout ouïe" (by the way: tout is the adverb in this context.).
4. Though the meanings may differ, all of these phrasings are 'possible', except one. Which is the grammatically impossible one?

Answer: Ta solution etait plus mal que la mienne.

'Mal' is an adverb and cannot occur in the role of an adjective. 'Pire' differs from the other phrasings as it may mean 'harmful' rather than just ' incorrect' or 'inefficient'.
5. Which of these renderings of the English time-indication 'it is a quarter to seven'is too archaic and obsolete to be considered "current French"?

Answer: six heures trois quarts

Sept heures moins le quart is probably the most frequent phrasing. Grevisse sub 586 calls 'moins quart' 'regional' and 'rare' but does not consider it to be archaic. He kind of stigmatizes it as "Belgian French" - which does not seem to do justice to many other areas where this is a current phrasing. Anyway it's only the phrasing "six heures trois quarts" which he calls "vieilli". Many speakers of French will probably prefer to sin by regionalism than by archaism.
By the way 'six heures trois quart' is an incorrect spelling.
6. Is a preposition required in this sentence, and , if so , which one?

Answer: En general on commence par faire une petite reconstruction de l'accident.

'Les oiseaux commencent a chanter' is a normal French sentence. But when you want to describe an action as 'the first step in a procedure' then 'par' is the correct preposition.
7. Which is the correct rendering of this French sentence: 'Il est un Dieu'?

Answer: There exists a God.

'He is like a god',would be: 'C'est un dieu' (without capital letter). 'God will see to that ' might be rendered by 'C'est l'affaire de Dieu'. 'He thinks he is God Himself'= 'Il se croit Dieu Lui-meme'. 'Il est un Dieu' is equivalent to 'Il y a un Dieu' or also 'Dieu existe.' French grammar has no equivalent of this particular English use of 'there'.
If NOT spelled with capital letter it can mean: "He is a god" , in the sense of "He is like a god". Compare: "She is a goddess".
8. Which is the correct rendering of : 'They have gone to the seaside'?

Answer: Ils sont partis pour la mer.

When a verb describes a 'movement towards a certain destination' French verbs tend to have 'etre' as an auxiliary rather than 'avoir'. In a similar way ' I have begun' is rendered by 'Je suis commence(e)'.
9. 'Pour etre une paysanne, elle n'en lit pas moins de romans francais'.- Which English phrasing renders best the idea expressed in 'Pour etre une paysanne'?

Answer: Though she is a farmer's wife

'Pour' can have many different meanings: 'Il est malade pour avoir mange trop de fruits' = He got sick because he had eaten too many fruits. 'Il faut manger pour vivre' = One must eat in order to live. Sometimes it even is not to be translated: 'Qu'as tu donc pour me regarder tout le temps?'= Why are you looking at me all the time.
10. What is meant by ' Il me faut payer cent dollars'?

Answer: I have to pay a hundred dollars.

'Il me faut' + NOUN GROUP (e.g.cent dollars), would mean: 'I need (e.g. a hundred dollars).' 'Il me faut' + VERB , describes the personal obligation you are under. 'Il faut' + verb describes a general necessity. Example: 'Il faut toujours faire attention dans ces cas-la.' 'Il te faut me payer cent dollars' = 'You must pay me a hundred dollars'.
Source: Author flem-ish

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