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French demonstrative pronouns celui celle ceux celles test for French 3 (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: The demonstrative pronouns celui, celle, ceux, celles mean “the one(s)” and agree with the noun they replace. This French 3 test on demonstrative pronouns celui celle ceux celles has 9 questions worth 20 points, to do in 40 minutes: choose the form, avoid repetition and this one, that one. The scoring guide is on a separate page; free printable PDF.

This French 3 test on demonstrative pronouns celui celle ceux celles is scored out of 20, like a real class test. The answer key with scoring is on a separate page, and the lesson helps you revise first.

This test has nine questions worth twenty points. It checks the four forms, de, -ci and -là, qui and que, one reading task and one short writing task. No hints are given. Allow forty minutes and check agreement before handing in the work.

Level: French 3 (high school, ACTFL Intermediate Low) · Standards: ACTFL Intermediate Low, WL 1.1 Interpersonal, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational

Demonstrative pronouns celui celle ceux celles: the test questions

Time: 40 minutes · 9 questions · Total: 20 points · No dictionary

Question 1 Choose the form (2 points)

Complete with the correct demonstrative pronoun.

  1. Ma jupe est longue, ___ de Nina est courte. (1 point)
  2. Mes clés sont ici, ___ de Karim sont là. (1 point)

Question 2 Avoid repetition (2 points)

Rewrite each sentence, replacing the repeated noun.

  1. Mon téléphone est plus vieux que le téléphone de Zoé. (1 point)
  2. Les notes de Lina sont meilleures que les notes de Max. (1 point)

Question 3 This one, that one (2 points)

Complete with a pronoun plus -ci or -là.

  1. Je prends ___. (le chapeau, next to me) (1 point)
  2. Je préfère ___. (les chaussures, in the window) (1 point)

Question 4 Qui or que (2 points)

Complete with a pronoun and qui or que.

  1. ___ ___ j’ai lue est passionnante. (la BD) (1 point)
  2. ___ ___ sont en retard attendent. (les élèves) (1 point)

Question 5 Correct the mistake (2 points)

Write each sentence correctly.

  1. Mon sac est rouge, celui bleu est à Tom. (1 point)
  2. Celle à Lina est jolie. (1 point)

Question 6 Into French (2 points)

Translate into French.

  1. My room and Samir’s. (la chambre) (1 point)
  2. The ones I prefer are red. (les baskets) (1 point)

Question 7 Into English (2 points)

Translate into English.

  1. Celui qui parle est mon cousin. (1 point)
  2. Je prends celle-là, pas celle-ci. (1 point)

Question 8 Read Grandma’s note (3 points)

Read the note, then answer in English.

A note from a grandmother in Dakar about mangoes in two baskets and bread on the tableLes mangues ? Celles que j’ai cueilliesce matin sont dans le panier bleu.Celles qui sont dans le panier rougesont pour la voisine. Ton pain ? Celuide la boulangerie est sur la table. – Mamie Awa
A note left in the kitchen.
  1. Which mangoes are in the blue basket? (1 point)
  2. Who gets the mangoes in the red basket? (1 point)
  3. Where is the bread, and which bread is it? (1 point)

Question 9 Write three sentences (3 points)

Write three sentences comparing your belongings with a friend’s. Use a form of celui with de in the first, with qui or que in the second, and with -ci or -là in the third.

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