The questions are on the French Avoir test. Take it under real conditions before reading the answer key.
Quick answer: Avoir means "to have." It is irregular: j'ai, tu as, il/elle/on a, nous avons, vous avez, ils/elles ont. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 8 questions of the French 1 test on avoir, from conjugation to short writing, with the equivalent answers to accept.
Answer key and scoring guide of the French 1 test on avoir. Take the test first without notes, then score it here and revise with the lesson.
Level: French 1 (high school, ACTFL Novice) · Standards: ACTFL Novice Mid, WL 1.1 Interpersonal, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational
Avoir: answers and scoring
Question 1 Conjugation (3 points)
j’ai, tu as, il a, nous avons, vous avez, ils ont
Scoring: 0.5 point per correct form.
Question 2 Temperature (2 points)
Louis a froid. Anaïs a chaud. (Any correct first-person or third-person sentence with avoir froid / avoir chaud is accepted.)
Scoring: 1 point per sentence; no point if être is used.
Question 3 Translate into French (3 points)
a. Nous avons soif. b. Selma a seize ans. c. Les garçons ont raison.
Scoring: 1 point each; lose the point if ans is missing in b.
Question 4 Negative sentences (2 points)
a. Nous n’avons pas de cousins à Lausanne. b. Tu n’as pas de crayon.
Scoring: 0.5 for ne…pas placement, 0.5 for de / d’.
Question 5 Correct the mistakes (2 points)
a. J’ai peur du chien. b. Vous avez faim ?
Scoring: 1 point each.
Question 6 Translate into English (2 points)
a. They need silence. b. She does not have a brother.
Scoring: 1 point each; accept “quiet” for silence.
Question 7 Reading (3 points)
a. Fifteen. b. A little afraid (nervous). c. Fruit for the whole group.
Scoring: 1 point each.
Question 8 Short writing (3 points)
Model: Mon ami Ibrahim a quatorze ans. Il a une guitare noire. Il a besoin de cordes neuves.
Scoring: 1 point for age with ans, 1 point for possession, 1 point for besoin de; correct avoir forms required.