SAT II French : SAT Subject Test in French
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Example Questions
Example Question #1 : Adjectives
Choose the correct possessive adjective to go in the blank.
"Tu habites ici?"
"Oui, c'est __________ maison."
mes
ta
ton
mon
ma
ma
"Maison" is a feminine noun, therefore in order to say "my house," the correct form of my is "ma."
Example Question #2 : Adjectives
Choose the correct answer to complete the sentence.
Je n'ai rien mangé ce matin. J'ai __________.
peur
faim
hâte
honte
envie
faim
This sentence means "I didn't eat anything this morning. I am __________." It does not make sense to next say that you are scared or ashamed. It also does not make sense to say that you are looking forward to something or that you want something.
Example Question #3 : Sat Subject Test In French
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
"J'aime cette voiture."
"Merci, c'est la __________."
ma
tienne
ta
mien
mienne
mienne
"La mienne"/"le mien" means "mine." "Voiture" is a feminine noun, so it must be replaced with a feminine possessive pronoun.
Example Question #4 : Sat Subject Test In French
Choose the correct word to complete the sentence.
"Tu vas à Paris?"
"Moi aussi, je vais __________ aller la semaine prochaine."
le
y
en
la
lui
y
The preposition "à" cannot be replaced by any other than "y."
Example Question #5 : Sat Subject Test In French
Choose the correct preposition to go in the blank.
On part en vacances. On va __________ Paris.
en
dans
au
chez
à
à
The sentence is saying, "We are going to Paris." The preposition "to," when referring to a city, is always "à."
Example Question #1 : Indirect Object Pronouns
Choose the correct answer to go in the blank.
"Il faut dire bonjour à ta grand-mère."
"Je le __________ ai déjà dit."
te
la
me
leur
lui
lui
The first sentence means "You have to say hello to your grandmother." "Lui" specifies that you have already said hello to her.
Example Question #3 : Adjectives
Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
Tu as un beau appartement.
Tu as une belle appartement.
Tu as un appartement beau.
Tu as un bel appartement.
Tu as une appartement belle.
Tu as un bel appartement.
"Appartement" is a masculine noun, but it also begins with a vowel sound. The preceding adjective cannot end in a vowel sound as well. "Bel" is a masculine adjective used to place a consonant between the two vowel sounds. Adjectives referring to beauty are always placed before the noun.
Example Question #1 : Sat Subject Test In French
Choose the correct conjugation of the verb "acheter" to go in the blank.
Si j'étais riche, j'__________ une belle voiture.
achèterai
achèterais
achète
achetais
acheter
achèterais
This sentence means, "If I were rich, I __________ a beautiful car," with all of the answer choices being conjugations of the verb "acheter," which means "to buy." Since "would buy" fits in the sentence and is the conditional tense, "achetèrais" is the only correct answer.
Example Question #2 : Mood Of The Verb
Choose the correct conjugation of the verb "être" to go in the blank.
Je suis content(e) que tu __________ là.
es
soit
sont
étais
sois
sois
"Je suis content(e)" is expressing sentiment, which requires the subjunctive.
Example Question #1 : Tense
Choose the grammatically correct sentence.
J'ai allé en France quand j'étais dix-huit ans.
Je suis allé(e) en France quand j'avais dix-huit ans.
Je suis allé(e) en France quand j'étais dix-huit ans.
J'ai été en France quand j'ai eu dix-huit ans.
J'étais en France quand j'ai été dix-huit ans.
Je suis allé(e) en France quand j'avais dix-huit ans.
This sentence means, "I went to France when I was eighteen." "Went" is one single action and therefore translates into the passé composé. "Was" is a continuous action/state and therefore translates into the imparfait.
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