The questions are on the French Avoir Mal à test. Take it under real conditions before reading the answer key.
Quick answer: To say something hurts in French, use avoir mal à plus the body part with its article: j'ai mal à la tête, j'ai mal au dos, j'ai mal aux pieds. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 8 questions of the French 2 test on avoir mal à, from body parts to short writing, with the equivalent answers to accept.
Level: French 2 (high school, ACTFL Novice High) · Standards: ACTFL Novice High, WL 1.1 Interpersonal, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational
Question 1 Body parts (2 points)
(a) la gorge, (b) les mains
Scoring: 1 point per correct noun with its article.
Question 2 Avoir mal à (3 points)
(a) à la, (b) au, (c) aux
Scoring: 1 point per correct contraction.
Question 3 Reading the thermometer (3 points)
(a) Il a 38,5 °C (degrés). (b) Oui, il a de la fièvre : la température est supérieure à 38 (plus de 37,5). (c) For example: Reste au lit ! / Bois de l’eau !
Scoring: 1 point per correct answer; the advice must be a correct tu imperative.
Question 4 Giving advice (3 points)
(a) Prends, reste. (b) Ne mange pas de bonbons. (c) Il faut dormir beaucoup.
Scoring: 1 point per item; in (a) both forms must be right.
Question 5 Translate into French (3 points)
(a) J’ai mal à la gorge. (b) Ma sœur a mal au ventre. (c) Va chez le médecin.
Scoring: 1 point per correct sentence; ignore one small accent slip.
Question 6 Correct the mistakes (2 points)
(a) J’ai mal au ventre. (b) Elle a mal aux dents.
Scoring: 1 point per correction.
Question 7 Reading: At the pharmacy (2 points)
(a) Il a mal à l’oreille (et il tousse). (b) Il ne doit pas sortir sans bonnet.
Scoring: 1 point per correct answer; a short answer is enough.
Question 8 Short writing (2 points)
Model answer: J’ai mal aux jambes. Bois de l’eau et repose-toi !
Scoring: 1 point for a correct avoir mal à sentence, 1 point for a correct piece of advice.