Basic French in 15 Days: Home and Food and drink
Untimed topic quiz: 20 questions on Home and Food and drink, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 5: Home and Food and drink
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Question 1 of 20
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Answer: C. the bedroom
Chambre means bedroom. It is a false friend: it does not mean any room.
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Question 2 of 20
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Answer: D. la cuisine
La cuisine is the kitchen, the room where you cook.
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Question 3 of 20
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Answer: A. il y a
Il y a means 'there is' or 'there are'. It is the same for one or many things.
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Question 4 of 20
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Answer: A. de
After a negative (pas), un, une and des become de: il n'y a pas de garage.
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Question 5 of 20
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Answer: A. Il y a trois chambres.
Il y a does not change in the plural, but the noun takes -s: trois chambres.
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Question 6 of 20
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Answer: A. La
Cuisine is a feminine noun and starts with a consonant, so the article is la.
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Question 7 of 20
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Answer: D. Oui, il y a un petit balcon.
Answer with il y a. In the negative, you must say il n'y a pas de balcon, not pas un.
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Question 8 of 20
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Answer: A. A living room
The speaker says il n'y a pas de salon: there is no living room.
Transcript
Mon appartement est petit. Il y a une chambre, une cuisine et une salle de bain. Il n'y a pas de salon.
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Question 9 of 20
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Answer: A. Two
Claire says il y a deux chambres. Deux is 2; douze (12) sounds a little like it.
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Marc: Il y a combien de chambres ? Claire: Il y a deux chambres et un grand salon.
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Question 10 of 20
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Answer: A. It has two bathrooms.
The ad says deux salles de bain (two bathrooms). It has three bedrooms, a big kitchen and no garage (pas de garage).
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Question 11 of 20
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Answer: D. fish
Poisson means fish. Be careful: poison is a different word. Chicken is poulet and meat is viande.
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Question 12 of 20
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Answer: D. de l'
Eau starts with a vowel, so 'some' is de l': de l'eau.
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Question 13 of 20
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Answer: D. de la
Salade is feminine, so 'some' is de la.
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Question 14 of 20
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Answer: B. du
Pain is masculine, so 'some' is du (de + le).
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Question 15 of 20
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Answer: C. de
After a negative (ne … pas), du, de la and des become de: pas de viande.
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Question 16 of 20
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Answer: B. le
After aimer, use le, la or les, because you talk about cheese in general.
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Question 17 of 20
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Answer: C. des gâteaux
Nouns ending in -eau add -x in the plural: gâteaux.
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Question 18 of 20
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Answer: C. Coffee
The speaker says je bois du café: I drink coffee. Eggs and bread are what they eat.
Transcript
Au petit-déjeuner, je mange des œufs et du pain, et je bois du café.
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Question 19 of 20
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Answer: D. Vegetables and rice
Hugo is vegetarian. He says je mange des légumes et du riz: vegetables and rice.
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Léa: Tu manges de la viande ? Hugo: Non, je suis végétarien. Je mange des légumes et du riz.
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Question 20 of 20
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Answer: C. Apples
Des pommes means apples. The other items are milk, eggs, cheese and water.
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