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Junior Cycle French: Family, friends & animals

How often Family, friends & animals comes up on the French papers, every year it was asked, and questions to try.

CL Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Family, friends & animals, Common Level(7 marks)

Quick ones on Family, friends & animals.

(a)« J'ai une demi-sœur. » Who is she?
  1. A twin sister
  2. A half-sister
  3. An older cousin
(b)What is the French for 'my grandparents'?
  1. mes petits-enfants
  2. mes parents
  3. mes grands-parents
(c)« Je suis fils unique. » What does this boy tell you?
  1. He is an only child
  2. He is a twin
  3. He is the eldest son
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(a) A half-sister

(b) mes grands-parents

(c) He is an only child

Your turn: Common Level questions on Family, friends & animals.

Common Level

Asked on 5 of the last 5 Common Level papers, most recently in 2026. banker

Every paper, year by year

YearWhere it came up
2026Q2, Q6, Q14
2025Q13, Q14, Q16
2024Q11, Q13
2023Q4, Q15, Q17
2022Q13, Q15

Links open the State Examinations Commission’s paper for that year.

More Family, friends & animals questions

Family, friends & animals, 2 marks

How do you write 'my aunt' in French?

  1. ma nièce
  2. ma cousine
  3. ma tante
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ma tante

Une tante = an aunt and un oncle = an uncle. Une nièce is a niece and une cousine is a (girl) cousin.

Family, friends & animals, 3 marks

A girl writes about her sister: « Nous nous entendons bien. » What does she mean?

  1. They argue a lot
  2. They get on well
  3. They look alike
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They get on well

S'entendre bien (avec) = to get on well (with). To look alike is se ressembler and to argue is se disputer.

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