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French quantities in context: prices, limits and times quiz

Edited by Chris Lee · Updated · About the library

Read three short French notices and answer nine questions on maximum quantities, included prices, extras, starting times and booking deadlines.

In short

Read the number with its unit and its limiting words. Jusqu’à trois sets a maximum, en supplément adds a cost, and à partir de marks a starting point.

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A librarian lends exactly three plain closed books to a reader at a quiet French library counter.
Trois livres makes the borrowing limit easy to picture. Illustration: Atelier

Objects in the notices

How do you read prices and limits in French?

Bibliothèque — Vous pouvez emprunter jusqu’à trois livres pour deux semaines. Une prolongation d’une semaine est possible sur demande.

Library — You may borrow up to three books for two weeks. A one-week extension is possible on request.

Café — Le menu à 14 € comprend un plat et un dessert. Le café coûte 2 € en supplément. Un verre d’eau est gratuit. Lina choisit le menu et un café. Adam prend le menu et un verre d’eau.

Café — The €14 set menu includes a main dish and a dessert. Coffee costs an extra €2. A glass of water is free. Lina chooses the set menu and a coffee. Adam has the set menu and a glass of water.

Atelier de lecture — Le billet coûte 6 €. Les portes ouvrent à partir de 17 h 30. L’atelier commence à 18 h et dure 45 minutes. Réservez avant vendredi à 18 h. Il faut au moins quatre participants pour maintenir l’atelier.

Reading workshop — The ticket costs €6. Doors open from 5.30 pm. The workshop starts at 6 pm and lasts 45 minutes. Book before 6 pm on Friday. At least four participants are needed for the workshop to go ahead.

  1. Question 1No account needed
    Does the library rule allow you to borrow two books?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    Yes: three is the maximum.. Jusqu’à trois includes two. The notice gives permission up to a limit.

  2. Question 2No account needed
    How long is the initial loan?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    Deux semaines.. Two weeks is the initial period; the extra week depends on a request.

  3. Question 3No account needed
    How long is the additional extension?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    Une semaine.. Une prolongation d’une semaine adds one week to the original period.

  4. Question 4No account needed
    What is included in the €14 menu?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    Un plat et un dessert.. The menu includes the main dish and dessert. Coffee is listed as an extra.

  5. Question 5No account needed
    How much does Lina pay for her stated choice?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    16 €. Lina orders the €14 menu plus one €2 coffee: fourteen plus two is sixteen.

  6. Question 6No account needed
    How much does Adam pay for his stated choice?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    14 €. Adam orders the €14 menu and free water, so there is no extra cost.

  7. Question 7No account needed
    What happens at 17 h 30?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    Les portes ouvrent.. Doors open at 17 h 30; the separate starting time for the workshop is 18 h.

  8. Question 8No account needed
    When does the 45-minute workshop end?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    À 18 h 45.. It starts at 18 h and lasts 45 minutes, so it ends at 18 h 45.

  9. Question 9No account needed
    Which plan meets both the booking and participant conditions?

    Choose one answer.

    Answer and explanation

    Book Thursday; gather four people.. Thursday is before Friday at 18 h, and four meets the stated minimum.

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