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French vouloir pouvoir devoir test answer key with scoring for French 2 (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: Vouloir (to want), pouvoir (can, may) and devoir (must, have to) are irregular French verbs. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 8 questions of the French 2 test on vouloir pouvoir devoir, from conjugation to short writing, with the equivalent answers to accept.

Answer key and scoring guide of the French 2 test on vouloir pouvoir devoir. Take the test first without notes, then score it here and revise with the lesson.

Use these model answers and the scoring notes to grade the test. Award the point only when the form is spelled correctly. Accept any correct variation in the translation and writing questions, and deduct a half point for a missing accent only when the meaning is still clear.

Level: French 2 (high school, ACTFL Novice High) · Standards: ACTFL Novice High, WL 1.1 Interpersonal, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational

Vouloir pouvoir devoir: answers and scoring

Question 1 Conjugation (3 points)

  1. voulons
  2. peuvent
  3. dois

Scoring: 1 point per correct form.

Question 2 Choose (2 points)

  1. peut
  2. devez

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 3 Polite requests (2 points)

  1. Je voudrais de l’eau.
  2. Pourriez-vous parler plus lentement ?

Scoring: 1 point each; accept Pourriez-vous or Pouvez-vous only in b if a polite sentence is formed.

Question 4 Duty or guess (2 points)

  1. O
  2. P

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 5 Translation (3 points)

  1. Je ne peux pas venir vendredi.
  2. Nous voulons visiter Lyon.
  3. Elle doit appeler sa grand-mère.

Scoring: 1 point each for the correct modal form and infinitive.

Question 6 Correct the errors (2 points)

  1. Elles veulent danser.
  2. Tu dois manger des légumes.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 7 Reading: club rules (3 points)

  1. Before 4:15 p.m. (16 h 15).
  2. On Thursday.
  3. Using a phone.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 8 Short writing (3 points)

Model: Samedi, je veux aller à la plage. Je peux prendre le bus de dix heures. Je dois d’abord aider ma mère.

Scoring: 1 point per sentence with a correctly conjugated modal verb followed by an infinitive.

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