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French Négritude worksheet answer key for French 4 (free PDF download)

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Négritude: Three Poets and the Words of Identity – French 4 worksheet answer key with Zoé, the Français PDF coach

The problems are on the French Négritude worksheet. Try them on your own first, then compare with the answers below.

Quick answer: Négritude was a literary and cultural movement started in Paris in the 1930s by Black francophone students, mainly Aimé Césaire from Martinique, Léopold Sédar Senghor from Senegal and Léon-Gontran Damas from French Guiana. This answer key corrects the 20 problems of the French 4 worksheet on Négritude, from writers and homelands to paragraph translation: the final answer in bold, the rule behind it, and a model answer for each writing task.

Here is the answer key of the French 4 worksheet on Négritude. Try the worksheet first, then compare, and reread the lesson if a rule is unclear.

Compare your answers with these models. For summaries and opinion writing, your own wording is expected; check that you use selon, affirmer or similar verbs correctly, that you do not copy any poem, and that the facts match the chapter.

Level: French 4 (high school, ACTFL Intermediate Mid) · Standards: ACTFL Intermediate Mid, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational, WL 4.1 Language Comparisons, WL 2.2 Cultural Products

Négritude: the answers explained

Problem 1 Writers and homelands

1-C, 2-A, 3-B. Césaire: Martinique; Senghor: Senegal; Damas: French Guiana.

Problem 2 Identity words

roots, pride, heritage, slavery.

Problem 3 True or false

a) True b) False (he was from Martinique) c) True (first president, 1960).

Problem 4 Where were they born?

a) en Martinique (feminine island) b) au Sénégal (masculine country) c) à Paris (city).

Problem 5 What does the movement affirm?

Answer: a.

Problem 6 Word box

a) racines b) colonisation c) fierté d) exil.

Problem 7 Proud of one’s roots

Le poète est fier de ses racines. Fier de + noun.

Problem 8 According to the poet

According to this poet, identity is not hidden; it is claimed. Se revendique is a passive-like reflexive.

Problem 9 Passé composé

Césaire a écrit un long poème en 1939.

Problem 10 From past historic

Senghor est devenu président du Sénégal en 1960. Devenir takes être.

Problem 11 Correct the preposition

Damas est né en Guyane. Guyane is a feminine region, so en.

Problem 12 Choose the connector

Answer: b, Malgré = despite.

Problem 13 Use selon

Selon le poète, l’identité est une force.

Problem 14 Define a word

Model: La diaspora, c’est l’ensemble des personnes d’un même peuple qui vivent loin de leur pays d’origine.

Problem 15 Reclaiming history

Ils veulent se réapproprier leur histoire. Also acceptable: revendiquer leur histoire.

Problem 16 Reading: the exhibit

a) She saw photos of students in Paris in the 1930s and read excerpts of poems. b) The writers did not want to copy the colonizers’ culture; they wanted to be proud of their roots. c) She decides to read a poetry collection over vacation; entry is free.

Problem 17 One-sentence summary

Model: La Négritude est un mouvement littéraire des années 1930. Ses poètes affirment leur fierté d’être noirs et refusent l’idée que la culture française est supérieure.

Problem 18 Compare two poets

Model: Senghor est né au Sénégal, alors que Césaire est né en Martinique. Senghor est devenu président de son pays. Césaire a été maire de Fort-de-France.

Problem 19 Opinion paragraph

Model: À mon avis, ces écrivains sont importants aujourd’hui. Ils parlent de fierté, de mémoire et d’identité. Leur histoire aide à comprendre la colonisation. Check: three vocabulary words, correct agreement.

Problem 20 Paragraph translation

Model: Trois étudiants se sont rencontrés à Paris dans les années 1930. Ils ont écrit des poèmes sur leurs racines et ils ont refusé de cacher leur culture. Leur œuvre a inspiré beaucoup d’écrivains après eux.

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