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.
Day 17: Work and jobs
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Question 1 of 10
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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.
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Question 2 of 10
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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.
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Question 3 of 10
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Answer: B. avons
Avoir with nous is nous avons. Sommes is from être (to be).
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Question 4 of 10
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Answer: A. ont
Avoir with ils is ils ont. Ils sont means they are.
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Question 5 of 10
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Answer: C. vendeuse
Vendeur (man) becomes vendeuse (woman), like serveur and serveuse.
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Question 6 of 10
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Answer: D. dans une école
An enseignante is a teacher, so she works in a school (une école).
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Question 7 of 10
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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.
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Question 8 of 10
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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.
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Question 9 of 10
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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).
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Question 10 of 10
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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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