Basic French in 30 Days: Getting around

1. Question 1 of 10

   What does 'à pied' mean?

   • Aby car
   • Bon foot
   • Cby bus
   • Dby bike
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   Answer: B. on foot

   À pied means on foot (walking). By bike is à vélo, by car is en voiture.

2. Question 2 of 10

   Complete: 'Je vais au travail ___ métro.'

   • Aen
   • Bau
   • Cà
   • Dsur
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   Answer: A. en

   Use en for transport you ride inside: en métro, en bus, en train.

3. Question 3 of 10

   What is 'un aller-retour'?

   • Aa one-way ticket
   • Ba monthly pass
   • Ca round-trip ticket
   • Da seat number
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   Answer: C. a round-trip ticket

   Aller means going and retour means coming back, so un aller-retour is a round-trip ticket. One-way is un aller simple.

4. Question 4 of 10

   Complete 'The cat is under the table': 'Le chat est ___ la table.'

   • Adans
   • Bsous
   • Csur
   • Ddevant
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   Answer: B. sous

   Sous means under. Sur is on, dans is in and devant is in front of.

5. Question 5 of 10

   How do you say 'The bank is across from the station'?

   • ALa banque est à côté de la gare.
   • BLa banque est près de la gare.
   • CLa banque est en face de la gare.
   • DLa banque est derrière la gare.
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   Answer: C. La banque est en face de la gare.

   En face de means across from. À côté de is next to, derrière is behind and près de is near.

6. Question 6 of 10

   Complete: 'L'arrêt de bus est à côté ___ parc.'

   • Adu
   • Bdes
   • Cde le
   • Dde la
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   Answer: A. du

   Parc is masculine and de + le always becomes du: à côté du parc.

7. Question 7 of 10

   What does 'le prochain train' mean?

   • Athe first train
   • Bthe next train
   • Cthe last train
   • Dthe slow train
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   Answer: B. the next train

   Prochain means next: le prochain train is the next train.

8. Question 8 of 10

   Listen. Which platform does the train leave from?

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   Marie: Bonjour, un aller simple pour Ottawa, s'il vous plaît. Agent: Voilà. Le train part à dix heures, quai numéro trois.

   • APlatform 2
   • BPlatform 13
   • CPlatform 10
   • DPlatform 3
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   Answer: D. Platform 3

   The agent says quai numéro trois, platform 3. Dix heures (10 o'clock) is the time.

   Transcript

   Marie: Bonjour, un aller simple pour Ottawa, s'il vous plaît. Agent: Voilà. Le train part à dix heures, quai numéro trois.

9. Question 9 of 10

   Listen. How does Inès get to work?

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   Paul: Tu vas au travail en voiture ? Inès: Non, je prends le bus.

   • ABy bus
   • BBy subway
   • CBy car
   • DOn foot
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   Answer: A. By bus

   Inès says je prends le bus: I take the bus.

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   Paul: Tu vas au travail en voiture ? Inès: Non, je prends le bus.

10. Question 10 of 10

    Read the departures board. You are going to Québec City. When does your train leave?

    Gare centrale — Départs
    Ottawa : 9 h 15, quai 2
    Québec : 10 h 40, quai 5
    Toronto : 11 h 05, quai 1

    • A9:15 a.m.
    • B11:05 a.m.
    • C10:40 a.m.
    • D10:05 a.m.
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    Answer: C. 10:40 a.m.

    The line for Québec says 10 h 40, so the train leaves at 10:40 a.m. from platform 5.

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