Vocabulary Quizzes

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What are some good strategies for studying vocabulary?

Vocabulary is worth 20% of your grade. French students study vocabulary words which correspond to each chapter. There are five words each day. The students know exactly which five words they will be as they are in sequential order on the last page of each chapter. The vocabulary list is already typed for you and available on Google classroom, and our website on the corresponding chapter. The English definitions can be found in the back of the textbook.

Each class begins with the quiz. Students must be ready with their desks cleared and a pen or sharpened pencil. I read the English word and the students write the French word. Spelling counts. The grade that is entered in my book is the cumulative average after every twenty words. Please study your words before class begins.

Some students have their parents or siblings quiz them. Others make flash cards. Some write the words five times and check for corrections. Another idea is to write masculine words in one colour and feminine words in another colour.

Some additional strategies are found here on this Website.

How much time should be spent studying vocabulary?

All students are required to study at least fifteen minutes each night. Some students have their parents or siblings quiz them. Others make flash cards. Some write the words five times and check for corrections. Another idea is to write masculine words in one colour and feminine words in another colour.

When do we do retakes for vocabulary?

My official after school day is Monday. I can usually also be here for FLEX time on Tuesdays and Thursdays.Friday G5 Study Hall works well. You must make arrangements with me ahead of time.

How do I retake a vocabulary quiz?

Vocabulary Make-ups/Retakes Vocabulary Make-ups/Retakes are available for one week after your absence, or one late bus day. You may choose to make up or retake the vocabulary quiz after school or by special arrangement. Come prepared having already studied the words you need to retake. You only need to retake the words you got wrong and not the entire section. You can enter quickly take your paper from the shelf, write out the vocabulary words, and voilà. You're done! This is solely your responsibility to make these arrangements and to notify me of a makeup. This retake time is the last chance to improve your grade. Failure to make up the vocabulary quiz will result in a “0” for that section.

Why do we have to retake vocabulary quizzes if we like the grade we earned?

There are only five words a day to study. I want for you to do your very best

Are we going to have a vocabulary quiz everyday? Why?

Probably. French 1 students will most likely restart the list from the beginning once finished. Higher levels may simply be finished with vocabulary for that theme once the list has been completed, depending upon the needs of that particular group of students.

Why can't we know which vocabulary words we are going to have for our quiz beforehand?

You always know what your vocabulary words are in advance. There is never a surprise. Your list of vocabulary words has been typed, translated, grouped into sections of five words, and photocopied for you. We always start with the first five words. The next day we do the next five words and so on.

If you lose your typed list the original list can be found in the text book at the end of each chapter. Typed and defined lists can be found on Google Classroom, the "All the documents you will ever need" section of the website, as well as in each chapter on our website.

If you find you don't remember which words you have next you can look on the Work Log. We usually record where we are starting for each week. You also should have the contact information for four reliable French classmates whom you can call.

Why do we have such limited time to learn the vocabulary words?

You have limited time because it shows if you studied or not. If you don't get a 20/20 on your quizzes you have to redo them.

Why do we have vocabulary quizzes every day?

The vocabulary quizzes are to see what you know. As you study the words and take the quizzes it helps you learn the essential questions.

Why is there not new vocabulary?

The vocabulary words go with the chapter. If you are not done with the chapter you will not have new vocab words.

Why do we have take the same vocabulary quizzes over again?

The words are the same because they go with the chapter. Therefore, repetition for words is used when taking the quizzes.