Basic French in 30 Days: Asking questions
Untimed topic quiz: 10 questions on Asking questions, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.
Day 22: Asking questions
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Question 1 of 10
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Answer: C. Why
Pourquoi means why. You answer with parce que (because).
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Question 2 of 10
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Answer: C. Quelle
Heure is feminine singular, so use quelle.
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Question 3 of 10
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Answer: D. Quel
Âge is masculine, so use quel. French asks "what age", not "how many years".
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Question 4 of 10
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Answer: C. Où est-ce que vous habitez?
The question word comes first, then est-ce que, then the subject and verb.
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Question 5 of 10
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Answer: A. Parlez-vous français?
In inversion, the verb comes first with a hyphen, and it must match the pronoun: parlez-vous.
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Question 6 of 10
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Answer: D. Parce que je travaille à Montréal.
A pourquoi question needs a reason, which starts with parce que.
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Question 7 of 10
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Answer: B. de
Before a noun, combien is followed by de: combien de frères.
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Question 8 of 10
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Answer: D. In a bank
Où est-ce que asks where. Paul says dans une banque: in a bank.
Transcript
Nina: Où est-ce que tu travailles? Paul: Dans une banque, à Laval.
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Question 9 of 10
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Answer: D. September 3 at 6 p.m.
Le trois septembre is September 3, and dix-huit heures is 6 p.m. (18:00).
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Ali: Quand est-ce que le cours commence? Prof: Le trois septembre, à dix-huit heures.
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Question 10 of 10
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Answer: A. Où est la gare?
Où means where, so it asks about a place.
Keyboard: 1–4 to answer, Enter for the next question.