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French noun gender test answer key with scoring for French 1 (free PDF download)

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The questions are on the French Noun Gender test. Take it under real conditions before reading the answer key.

Quick answer: Every French noun is masculine or feminine, and its article shows which: le, un for masculine; la, une for feminine; les, des for plurals; l' before a vowel sound. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 8 questions of the French 1 test on French noun gender, from definite articles to writing, with the equivalent answers to accept.

Answer key and scoring guide of the French 1 test on French noun gender. Take the test first without notes, then score it here and revise with the lesson.

Use this key to score the test. Award one point for each correct sub-part unless the scoring note says otherwise. An answer without its article does not earn the point, because the article is exactly what the question tests. Accept any logical model for the writing question.

Level: French 1 (high school, ACTFL Novice) · Standards: ACTFL Novice Mid, WL 1.1 Interpersonal, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational

French noun gender: answers and scoring

Question 1 Definite articles (3 points)

(a) la règle; (b) l’élève; (c) les stylos.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 2 Indefinite articles (3 points)

(a) une gomme; (b) des cahiers; (c) une calculatrice.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 3 Gender by ending (3 points)

(a) le bureau; (b) la solution; (c) le moment.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 4 Plural (2 points)

(a) Les crayons sont ici. (b) des trousses

Scoring: 1 point each; in (a) both article and verb must change.

Question 5 Correct the error (2 points)

(a) L’école est grande. (b) J’ai une règle.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 6 Reading a receipt (3 points)

(a) Two. (b) The pencil case (la trousse, 4,50 €). (c) un cahier.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 7 Translation (2 points)

(a) Le cahier est ici. (b) J’ai des stylos.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 8 Writing (2 points)

Model answer: J’ai une règle. J’ai des crayons.

Scoring: 1 point for a correct sentence with un/une and the right gender; 1 point for a correct sentence with des.

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