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Basic French in 30 Days: Work and jobs

Untimed topic quiz: 10 questions on Work and jobs, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.

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  • Checked October 13, 2026
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Start with the lessonsBasic French: 30 Lessons: about 750 minutes of reading. Every test question is covered in the lessons.

Day 17: Work and jobs

  1. Question 1 of 10

    What does "Qu'est-ce que vous faites dans la vie?" mean?
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    Answer: D. What do you do for a living?

    Dans la vie here means as a job. It is the usual way to ask about someone's work.

  2. Question 2 of 10

    Which sentence is correct for "She is a nurse"?
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    Answer: D. Elle est infirmière.

    After être, a job has no article, and a woman uses the feminine form: elle est infirmière.

  3. Question 3 of 10

    Choose the correct form: Nous ___ une réunion lundi.
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    Answer: B. avons

    Avoir with nous is nous avons. Sommes is from être (to be).

  4. Question 4 of 10

    Choose the correct form: Ils ___ un restaurant à Québec.
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    Answer: A. ont

    Avoir with ils is ils ont. Ils sont means they are.

  5. Question 5 of 10

    A woman sells things in a store. What is her job?
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    Answer: C. vendeuse

    Vendeur (man) becomes vendeuse (woman), like serveur and serveuse.

  6. Question 6 of 10

    Where does an enseignante usually work?
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    Answer: D. dans une école

    An enseignante is a teacher, so she works in a school (une école).

  7. Question 7 of 10

    Listen. What is Karim's job?
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    Je m'appelle Karim. Je suis cuisinier. Je travaille dans un restaurant le soir.

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    Answer: C. Cook

    Karim says je suis cuisinier, which means I am a cook.

    Transcript

    Je m'appelle Karim. Je suis cuisinier. Je travaille dans un restaurant le soir.

  8. Question 8 of 10

    Listen. How does Luc work?
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    Anne: Vous travaillez à temps plein? Luc: Non, à temps partiel, le matin seulement.

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    Answer: B. Part-time, in the morning

    Luc says à temps partiel, le matin seulement: part-time, in the morning only.

    Transcript

    Anne: Vous travaillez à temps plein? Luc: Non, à temps partiel, le matin seulement.

  9. Question 9 of 10

    Someone asks: "Où est-ce que vous travaillez?" Choose the best reply.
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    Answer: D. Je travaille dans un bureau.

    Où means where, so the answer must be a place: dans un bureau (in an office).

  10. Question 10 of 10

    Read the ad. What job is the restaurant offering?

    Le restaurant Chez Lina cherche un serveur ou une serveuse. Temps partiel: le soir et le week-end. Un an d'expérience. Envoyez votre CV par courriel.

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    Answer: C. Server, part-time

    Cherche un serveur ou une serveuse means they are looking for a server. Temps partiel means part-time.

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