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AP French families and communities worksheet with answers for AP French (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: The AP French theme Families and Communities asks how people live together: family structures, child care, customs, volunteering and citizenship. For AP French students practising families and communities, this worksheet gives 20 problems from easy to hard: match family words, complete the family type and choose the civic word. The answer key is on a separate page, and the worksheet is a free printable PDF.

These 20 problems train the vocabulary, grammar and task formats of the AP French theme Families and Communities. They move from word recognition to short interpretive reading, interpersonal replies and presentational writing.

Level: AP French Language and Culture · Standards: AP French Language and Culture (College Board CED), Theme: Families and Communities

Problem 1 Match family words ★★★

Match each French term to its English meaning: (1) la famille élargie, (2) la garde alternée, (3) le bénévolat, (4) le vivre-ensemble. Meanings: (a) volunteering, (b) shared custody, (c) living together, (d) extended family.

Problem 2 Complete the family type ★★★

Complete each sentence with recomposée, monoparentale or élargie.

  1. Maëlle vit seule avec sa fille : c’est une famille ______.
  2. Chez Ibrahima, les oncles et les cousins habitent la même cour : famille ______.
  3. Tom a deux demi-sœurs depuis le remariage de son père : famille ______.

Problem 3 Choose the civic word ★★★

Choose the correct word.

  1. On vote à la (mairie / piscine).
  2. Mon frère fait du (bénévolat / spectacle) aux Restos du cœur.
  3. Un (citoyen / cousin) a le droit de vote.

Problem 4 Translate the vocabulary ★★★

Translate into French: (1) neighborhood, (2) nonprofit club, (3) grandparents, (4) solidarity.

Problem 5 Label the family tree ★★★

Study the tree of Inès. Write the French term (with article) for the person in boxes A, B, C and D.

Family tree of Inès: box A is the mother of Inès’s father B, C is B’s brother, D is C’s childABCInèsD
A is B’s mother and C’s mother. B is Inès’s father. D is C’s child.

Problem 6 Subjunctive or indicative ★★★

Choose the correct form.

  1. Il faut que tu (viens / viennes) à la réunion.
  2. Je sais que Lina (est / soit) bénévole.
  3. Il est important que nous (aidons / aidions) nos voisins.

Problem 7 Translate into English ★★★

Translate into English.

  1. Les enfants de Coumba grandissent entre Dakar et Bordeaux.
  2. Mon quartier organise une fête des voisins chaque printemps.

Problem 8 Conjugate the subjunctive ★★★

Conjugate the verb in parentheses in the subjunctive.

  1. Il faut que vous (finir) le dossier avant la mairie.
  2. Je veux que mes cousins (venir) à Noël.
  3. Il est essentiel que chacun (avoir) un toit.

Problem 9 Express an opinion ★★★

Rewrite each statement, beginning with Je ne pense pas que…

  1. Les réseaux sociaux remplacent la famille.
  2. Le bénévolat est obligatoire.

Problem 10 Correct the mistake ★★★

Each sentence contains one mistake. Rewrite it correctly.

  1. Mes parents habitent à Liège et ma mère est médecin, mes grands-parent aussi.
  2. Il faut que nous allons voter dimanche.

Problem 11 Read the survey chart ★★★

Read the chart, then answer in French with a full sentence: (1) Quel type de famille est le plus fréquent ? (2) Combien d’élèves vivent dans une famille recomposée ? (3) Combien d’élèves y a-t-il en tout ?

Bar chart of a class survey: nuclear 9, single-parent 5, blended 4, extended 2Sondage : 20 élèves de Mme Rochenucléaire9monoparentale5recomposée4élargie2
A fictional class survey on household types.

Problem 12 Translate into French ★★★

Translate into French.

  1. My cousin lives with his grandparents since his parents moved to Montréal.
  2. It is important that young people volunteer.

Problem 13 Read the association notice ★★★

Read, then answer in English.

L’association « Les Amis du quai » cherche des bénévoles pour aider les personnes âgées de Tours à faire leurs courses le samedi matin. Les jeunes peuvent s’inscrire à la mairie. Chaque volontaire reçoit un petit café offert par le boulanger.

  1. Who needs help?
  2. When is the help offered?
  3. Where can young people sign up?

Problem 14 Join with connectors ★★★

Join each pair with the connector in parentheses.

  1. Ma tante vit à Rabat. Mon oncle vit à Lille. (alors que)
  2. Il vote. Il n’a que dix-huit ans. (bien que)

Problem 15 Put the words in order ★★★

Put the words in order to make a sentence.

  1. que / les voisins / il faut / s’entraident
  2. dans / elle / son quartier / bénévole / est

Problem 16 Reply to a friend ★★★

Write a reply of 4 to 5 sentences in French. A friend named Safiya writes: « Veux-tu m’aider à organiser la fête des voisins de ma rue ? » Accept, suggest two tasks, and propose a day.

Problem 17 Use dont and lequel ★★★

Combine each pair using a relative pronoun.

  1. Voici l’association. Je t’ai parlé de cette association.
  2. C’est un quartier. Dans ce quartier, on se connaît tous.

Problem 18 Write to the mairie ★★★

Write a formal email of 5 to 6 lines to the mayor of a town. Request a room for a neighborhood fair. Use a correct greeting, one polite request with the conditional, and a closing formula.

Problem 19 Compare two societies ★★★

Write 6 to 8 sentences in French comparing family life in a West African city and in a town in your own country. Use alors que, tandis que and one subjunctive.

Problem 20 Plan a thesis statement ★★★

For the prompt « Le bénévolat renforce-t-il la solidarité dans un quartier ? », write a short introduction in French (3 sentences): hook, context, and a thesis with two arguments.

See the AP French Families And Communities worksheet answer key

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