The questions are on the French Aller Near Future test. Take it under real conditions before reading the answer key.
Quick answer: The verb aller (to go) is irregular: je vais, tu vas, il va, nous allons, vous allez, ils vont. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 8 questions of the French 1 test on aller near future, from conjugate aller to short writing, with the equivalent answers to accept.
Level: French 1 (high school, ACTFL Novice) · Standards: ACTFL Novice Mid, WL 1.1 Interpersonal, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational
Question 1 Conjugate aller (3 points)
a) vais; b) vas; c) va; d) allons; e) allez; f) vont.
Scoring: 0.5 point per correct form.
Question 2 Contractions (2 points)
a) à la; b) au; c) à l’; d) aux.
Scoring: 0.5 point each.
Question 3 Near future (2 points)
a) vais appeler; b) vas arriver; c) allons commander; d) vont faire.
Scoring: 0.5 point each; both words needed.
Question 4 Negative sentences (2 points)
a) Nous n’allons pas à la plage. b) Elle ne va pas répondre au message.
Scoring: 1 point each; ne … pas around aller, with n’ before allons.
Question 5 Translate (3 points)
a) Je vais à la boulangerie. b) Ils vont jouer au foot demain. c) Nous allons chez Marie ?
Scoring: 1 point each. Accept Elles vont for mixed or female groups, On va for nous, and a question with est-ce que.
Question 6 Reading: a poster (3 points)
a) They go to the station, then to the museum. b) They go to the department stores (shopping). c) Everyone will walk.
Scoring: 1 point each.
Question 7 Correct the mistakes (2 points)
a) Vous allez au cinéma. b) Je vais au parc. c) Elle ne va pas chanter. d) Tu vas manger ici ?
Scoring: 0.5 point each.
Question 8 Short writing (3 points)
Model: Samedi, je vais au parc avec mon frère. Nous allons jouer au tennis. Après, je vais manger chez ma tante.
Scoring: 1 point for two correct forms of aller, 1 point for a correct contraction, 1 point for a correct near future with an infinitive.