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Key Facts: Québec Secondary 2 French Ministerial Exam Exam
60%
Provincial passing standard established by MEQ
Ministère de l'Éducation du Québec
Code 132-208
Official course code for Secondary 2 Français, langue d'enseignement
MEQ Subject Directory
2h + 3h
Duration for preparatory reading activities and final writing session
MEQ Ministerial Exam Guide
100
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Québec Secondary 2 French Language of Instruction ministerial exam evaluates narrative/descriptive writing, syntax, accord rules, and textual coherence.
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1In the sentence: 'Les invitations que Sarah a (envoyer) sont arrivées hier.', what is the correct spelling of the past participle?
A.envoyées
B.envoyé
C.envoyés
D.envoyer
Explanation: With the auxiliary 'avoir', the past participle agrees in gender and number with the direct object (complément d'objet direct - COD) if the COD is placed before the verb. Here, the COD is the relative pronoun 'que' (representing 'les invitations', feminine plural), which precedes 'a envoyé'. Thus, 'envoyées' is required.
2In the sentence: 'Les étudiants sont (sortir) de la classe en silence.', which form of the past participle is correct?
A.sortis
B.sorti
C.sorties
D.sortir
Explanation: When combined with the auxiliary 'être', the past participle agrees in gender and number directly with the grammatical subject. 'Les étudiants' is masculine plural, so the past participle takes the ending '-is' -> 'sortis'.
3Identify the sentence where the past participle used with 'avoir' is correctly agreed.
A.Voici les pommes que nous avons cueillies dans le verger.
B.Voici les pommes que nous avons cueilli dans le verger.
C.Voici les pommes que nous avons cueillis dans le verger.
D.Voici les pommes que nous avons cueillir dans le verger.
Explanation: The direct object 'que' (referring to 'les pommes', feminine plural) is placed before the verb 'avons cueillies'. Therefore, the past participle must agree in the feminine plural ('cueillies').
4In the sentence: 'Ils se sont (laver) les mains avant le repas.', what is the correct form of the past participle?
A.lavé
B.lavés
C.lavées
D.laver
Explanation: With pronominal verbs where 'être' replaces 'avoir', the past participle agrees with the COD if it is placed before the verb. Here, the COD is 'les mains' and it is placed AFTER the verb ('se sont lavé quoi? les mains'). Therefore, the past participle remains invariable ('lavé').
5In the sentence: 'Elle s'est (couper) au doigt avec du verre.', what is the correct agreement of the past participle?
A.coupée
B.coupé
C.coupés
D.couper
Explanation: In 'Elle s'est coupée', the reflexive pronoun 's'' (se) is the direct object (COD) placed before the verb ('elle a coupé qui? elle-même'). Since the preceding COD is feminine singular ('s'' referring to 'Elle'), the past participle agrees: 'coupée'.
6Consider the sentence: 'Les musiciens que j'ai (entendre) jouer étaient formidables.' What is the correct past participle agreement?
A.entendus
B.entendu
C.entendue
D.entendre
Explanation: When a past participle is followed by an infinitive, it agrees with the preceding COD if that COD actually performs the action of the infinitive. Here, 'les musiciens' (preceding COD 'que') are the ones doing the action of playing ('jouer'). Thus, 'entendus' agrees with 'les musiciens' (masculine plural).
7Consider the sentence: 'La pièce de théâtre que j'ai (voir) jouer était captivante.' Which form of the past participle is correct?
A.vu
B.vue
C.vues
D.voir
Explanation: When followed by an infinitive, the past participle remains INVARIABLE if the preceding pronoun ('que' = 'la pièce') does NOT perform the action of the infinitive. The play does not 'play' itself; actors play the play. Therefore, 'vu' remains invariable.
8In the sentence: 'Le professeur ainsi que ses élèves (visiter) le musée aujourd'hui.', which verb agreement is correct?
A.visite
B.visitent
C.visiter
D.visitions
Explanation: When two subject terms are linked by comparative expressions like 'ainsi que', 'comme', or 'avec' enclosed between commas or functioning as an addition, the verb agrees solely with the first subject term ('Le professeur', 3rd person singular). Thus, 'visite' is correct.
9Choose the correctly written sentence regarding subject-verb agreement with collective subjects.
A.La plupart des étudiants ont réussi l'examen.
B.La plupart des étudiants a réussi l'examen.
C.La plupart des étudiants réussit l'examen.
D.La plupart des étudiants ayant réussi l'examen.
Explanation: With expressions of quantity such as 'la plupart de' followed by a plural complement ('des étudiants'), the verb systematically takes the plural ('ont réussi').
10In the sentence: 'C'est toi qui (devoir) prendre cette décision.', which verb form correctly completes the sentence?
A.dois
B.doit
C.doivent
D.devons
Explanation: When the relative pronoun 'qui' is the subject of a subclause, the verb agrees in person and number with its antecedent. Here, the antecedent of 'qui' is 'toi' (2nd person singular). Therefore, the verb must be 'dois'.
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