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FR.G12 Comparative and Superlative Forms of Adjectives and Adverbs

AQA 8652 · Calculators not allowed · about 30 minutes

Total Marks

Name: _______________________________ Date: ____ / ____ / ______

Write full short answers where asked. Note: accents have been omitted from French in this pack for print compatibility; students should add accents in their written answers where required. Allow 30 minutes.

Complete the comparative sentence for a school report context: "La cantine de mon college est ___ propre que celle de l'annee derniere." Fill the blank with the correct comparative of 'propre' (more... than).

(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)

Complete the superlative sentence for a travel blog context: "De toutes les villes que j'ai visitees, Lyon est ___ ville." Fill the blank with the superlative of 'joli' agreeing with ville (feminine singular).

(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)

Complete both blanks in this newspaper sentence about exams: "Cette annee les examens etaient ___ difficiles ___ l'annee derniere." Use the comparative form and write the missing word(s).

(Total for Question 3 is 2 marks)

Correct the mistake in this sentence about sports teams in a club newsletter: "Notre equipe est le plus forte du district." Identify the single wrong word and provide the correct single-word replacement for the superlative.

(Total for Question 4 is 1 mark)

Correct the wrong comparative in this student sentence about speed: "Mon frere court plus rapide que moi, mais il est meilleur que moi a natation." Only the first clause needs correction for adverb comparison; supply the corrected clause that compares running speed.

(Total for Question 5 is 1 mark)

Translate into French for a homework task in school context: "My teacher is kinder than my old teacher." Use the comparative of gentil (plus gentil) to express 'kinder'.

(Total for Question 6 is 2 marks)

Translate into French for a travel review: "This beach is the most beautiful of all the beaches I have visited." Use the superlative construction for adjective beau, agreeing correctly.

(Total for Question 7 is 2 marks)

Translate into French for a speaking exercise: "If I were taller, I would be better at basketball than my brother." Use an imparfait + conditional si clause and the comparative for being better.

(Total for Question 8 is 5 marks)

Match each English comparison to its correct French sentence. Write the letter of the French option next to the English line. Context: short review sentences about products.

(a)English: "This phone is cheaper than that laptop."(1)

A. Ce telephone est moins cher que cet ordinateur portable.
B. Ce telephone est le moins cher de tous les ordinateurs portables.
C. Cet ordinateur portable est moins cher que ce telephone.

(b)English: "Of all the cameras, this one takes the best photos."(1)

A. Cette camera prend les meilleures photos de toutes.
B. Cette camera est meilleure que toutes les autres photos.
C. Cette camera est la moins bonne pour prendre des photos.

(Total for Question 9 is 2 marks)

Translate into English for a reading exercise: "Ce film est moins interessant que le livre." Give a natural English sentence preserving the comparative sense.

(Total for Question 10 is 3 marks)

Complete the comparative using 'aussi ... que' in this sentence about homework: "Mes devoirs sont ___ difficiles ___ les tiens." Fill both blanks with the correct words to show equality.

(Total for Question 11 is 2 marks)

Translate into French for a restaurant review: "This is the least expensive restaurant in the town." Use the superlative with 'moins' and ensure correct article and preposition for 'in the town'.

(Total for Question 12 is 4 marks)

Translate into French for a music class note: "He sings better than before." Use the comparative form of bien -> mieux.

(Total for Question 13 is 2 marks)

Choose the correct French short phrase to complete this sentence about running speed: "Elle court ___ de l'ecole." Options: A) le plus vite B) plus vite C) la plus vite. Which is correct to mean 'She runs fastest of the school' in a superlative sense?

A) le plus vite
B) plus vite
C) la plus vite

(Total for Question 14 is 1 mark)

Mark scheme · FR.G12 Comparative and Superlative Forms of Adjectives and Adverbs

Question 1

B1 la cantine de mon college est plus propre que celle de l'annee derniere; correct use of plus + adjective + que
Answer: plus propre que celle de l'annee derniere

Question 2

B1 Lyon est la plus jolie ville; correct use of la + plus + feminine singular adjective jolie agreeing with ville
Answer: la plus jolie

Question 3

M1 plus difficiles in the first blank, plus + plural adjective to compare difficulty
A1 que in the second blank to complete the comparative phrase: plus difficiles que l'annee derniere
Answer: plus difficiles que

Question 4

B1 replacement of le with la to agree with equipe (feminine): la
Answer: la

Question 5

B1 correct clause Mon frere court plus vite que moi; uses plus + adverb vite + que
Answer: Mon frere court plus vite que moi

Question 6

M1 use of 'plus gentil' (or 'plus gentille') to compare kindness, not 'meilleur'
A1 correct full sentence: Mon professeur est plus gentil que mon ancien professeur or Ma professeure est plus gentille que mon ancienne professeure, consistent gender
Answer: Mon professeur est plus gentil que mon ancien professeur.

Question 7

M1 correct superlative formation la plus belle agreeing with plage (feminine singular) or use of la plus belle de toutes
A1 complete phrase matching the English sense: Cette plage est la plus belle de toutes celles que j'ai visitees or Cette plage est la plus belle de toutes les plages que j'ai visitees
Answer: Cette plage est la plus belle de toutes les plages que j'ai visitees.

Question 8

M1 correct si clause in imparfait: Si j'etais
B1 correct comparative/phrase: plus grand (or the correct agreement if the speaker is female: plus grande) indicating taller
M1 correct conditional main verb: je serais
B1 use of meilleur to compare skill/ability at basketball: meilleur au basket
B1 completion of comparative clause with que mon frere (full comparative phrase): que mon frere
Answer: Si j'etais plus grand, je serais meilleur au basket que mon frere.

Question 9

(a) B1 selection of A which correctly expresses 'this phone is cheaper than that laptop' using moins cher que and correct nouns
(a) Answer: A
(b) B1 selection of A which correctly uses superlative les meilleures photos de toutes
(b) Answer: A

Question 10

M1 correct translation of 'moins' as 'less' or 'not as'
M1 correct translation of 'interesting' film vs book distinction
A1 natural full sentence: The film is less interesting than the book
Answer: The film is less interesting than the book.

Question 11

M1 aussi difficiles in the first blank, agreeing in plural with devoirs
A1 que in the second blank to complete the equality comparison
Answer: aussi difficiles que

Question 12

M1 correct article and noun: C'est or Ce restaurant is acceptable start
B1 use of le moins cher as the superlative phrase agreeing with restaurant (masculine singular)
M1 correct preposition and noun for 'in the town': de la ville or de la ville (use of de la ville)
A1 complete natural sentence: C'est le restaurant le moins cher de la ville or Ce restaurant est le moins cher de la ville
Answer: C'est le restaurant le moins cher de la ville.

Question 13

M1 use of mieux as comparative of bien
A1 complete natural sentence: Il chante mieux qu'avant
Answer: Il chante mieux qu'avant.

Question 14

B1 selection of A, le plus vite, which is the correct adverbial superlative form to mean 'the fastest' when linked to a group with definite article
Answer: A

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