Basic French in 30 Days: Describing people

1. Question 1 of 10

   What does 'Elle est petite' mean?

   • AShe is shy.
   • BShe is short.
   • CShe is young.
   • DShe is tall.
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   Answer: B. She is short.

   Petite is the feminine form of petit, which means short or small.

2. Question 2 of 10

   Complete: 'Ma sœur est ___.' (grand)

   • Agrands
   • Bgrand
   • Cgrande
   • Dgrandes
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   Answer: C. grande

   Sœur is one woman, so add -e: grande.

3. Question 3 of 10

   Complete: 'Mes frères sont ___.' (sportif)

   • Asportive
   • Bsportives
   • Csportifs
   • Dsportif
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   Answer: C. sportifs

   Frères is masculine plural, so add -s to the masculine form: sportifs.

4. Question 4 of 10

   Complete: 'Emma et Chloé sont ___.' (intelligent)

   • Aintelligente
   • Bintelligent
   • Cintelligents
   • Dintelligentes
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   Answer: D. intelligentes

   Emma and Chloé are two women, so use the feminine plural: add -e and -s.

5. Question 5 of 10

   Complete: 'Il ___ les yeux verts.'

   • Aest
   • Ba
   • Cas
   • Dont
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   Answer: B. a

   French uses avoir for eyes and hair. With il, avoir is a: il a les yeux verts.

6. Question 6 of 10

   Complete: 'Ma mère est très ___.' (gentil)

   • Agentile
   • Bgentil
   • Cgentilles
   • Dgentille
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   Answer: D. gentille

   Gentil doubles the l in the feminine: gentille. Mère is one woman, so there is no -s.

7. Question 7 of 10

   Which sentence is correct?

   • AC'est une homme sympa.
   • BC'est un sympa homme.
   • CC'est un homme sympa.
   • DC'est un homme sympas.
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   Answer: C. C'est un homme sympa.

   Most adjectives go after the noun. Homme is masculine singular, so use un and sympa with no -s.

8. Question 8 of 10

   Listen. What does Omar look like?

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   Mon frère s'appelle Omar. Il est grand et brun, et il a les yeux noirs.

   • AShort with dark hair
   • BTall with dark hair
   • CShort with blond hair
   • DTall with blond hair
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   Answer: B. Tall with dark hair

   Grand means tall and brun means dark-haired.

   Transcript

   Mon frère s'appelle Omar. Il est grand et brun, et il a les yeux noirs.

9. Question 9 of 10

   Listen. What is Zoé's teacher like?

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   Paul: Comment est ta prof ? Zoé: Elle est jeune et très drôle.

   • AYoung and funny
   • BOld and funny
   • CTall and kind
   • DYoung and shy
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   Answer: A. Young and funny

   Zoé says elle est jeune et très drôle: young and very funny.

   Transcript

   Paul: Comment est ta prof ? Zoé: Elle est jeune et très drôle.

10. Question 10 of 10

    Read the text. Which sentence is true about Inès?

    Mon amie Inès a trente ans. Elle est grande et brune, avec les yeux verts. Elle est sportive et un peu timide.

    • AShe is a little shy.
    • BShe is short.
    • CShe is forty.
    • DShe has blue eyes.
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    Answer: A. She is a little shy.

    The text says elle est un peu timide (she is a little shy). She is tall (grande), has green eyes and is 30.

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