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French transportation vocabulary test answer key with scoring for French 2 (free PDF download)

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

Quick answer: In French you travel en train, en voiture, en avion (enclosed vehicles) but à pied, à vélo, à moto (on foot or astride). This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 9 questions of the French 2 test on French transportation vocabulary, from en or à? to short writing, with the equivalent answers to accept.

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

Use this answer key with the scoring notes. Give full points only when the preposition, the verb form and the vocabulary are correct. For the open question, accept any accurate sentences that meet the instructions.

Level: French 2 (high school, ACTFL Novice High) · Standards: ACTFL Novice High, WL 1.1 Interpersonal, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational, WL 2.1 Cultural Practices

French transportation vocabulary: answers and scoring

Question 1 En or à? (2 points)

(a) à, (b) en

Scoring: 1 point per correct preposition.

Question 2 Countries (2 points)

(a) en, (b) aux

Scoring: 1 point per correct preposition.

Question 3 Read the ticket (3 points)

(a) Elle va à Paris. (b) Il part à 7 h 50. (c) C’est un aller-retour.

Scoring: 1 point per correct answer; a short answer is enough.

Question 4 Prendre (2 points)

(a) prenez, (b) prennent

Scoring: 1 point per correct form.

Question 5 Airport word (1 point)

passeport

Scoring: 1 point.

Question 6 Translate into French (3 points)

(a) Nous allons au Canada en avion. (b) Je voudrais un aller simple. (c) Le train part à 18 h 25 de la voie 2 (du quai 2).

Scoring: 1 point per correct sentence; ignore one small accent slip.

Question 7 Correct the mistakes (2 points)

(a) Il va en France en train. (b) Nous allons à la plage à pied.

Scoring: 1 point per correction.

Question 8 Reading: A day in Lausanne (3 points)

(a) Il prend le train. (b) Il dure quarante minutes. (c) Il va chez sa tante à pied.

Scoring: 1 point per correct answer.

Question 9 Short writing (2 points)

Model answer: Je vais en Espagne en avion. Mon vol part à 6 h 40.

Scoring: 1 point for a correct place-and-transport sentence, 1 point for a correct time in 24-hour style.

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