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French subjunctive after emotion and doubt test answer key with scoring for French 3 (free PDF download)

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The questions are on the French Subjunctive After Emotion And Doubt test. Take it under real conditions before reading the answer key.

Quick answer: After expressions of emotion (être content que, avoir peur que) and doubt (douter que, ne pas penser que), French uses the subjunctive. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 9 questions of the French 3 test on subjunctive after emotion and doubt, from which mood? to short writing, with the equivalent answers to accept.

Answer key and scoring guide of the French 3 test on subjunctive after emotion and doubt. Take the test first without notes, then score it here and revise with the lesson.

Score with the guide below, giving the point only when trigger, mood and spelling are all correct. The total is 20 points. Compare errors with the contrast table of the lesson: certainty means indicative, feeling and doubt mean subjunctive.

Level: French 3 (high school, ACTFL Intermediate Low) · Standards: ACTFL Intermediate Low, WL 1.1 Interpersonal, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational

Subjunctive after emotion and doubt: answers and scoring

Question 1 Which mood? (2 points)

a) subjunctive · b) indicative

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 2 Conjugate (3 points)

a) venions · b) perdes · c) finissiez

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 3 Irregular verbs (2 points)

a) sois · b) puisse

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 4 Penser que (2 points)

a) a · b) ait

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 5 De or que (2 points)

a) de tomber · b) que ses amis partent

Scoring: 1 point each; a different subject needs que, the same subject needs de.

Question 6 Correct the sentences (2 points)

a) Je suis surpris que tu ne saches pas. · b) Je ne crois pas qu’elle vienne.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 7 Translation (2 points)

a) Je doute qu’elle soit à la maison. · b) Je pense qu’elle est à la maison.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 8 The postcard (3 points)

a) Awa is coming in July. · b) That they will have time to see everything. · c) After affirmative penser que, which expresses certainty, the indicative is used.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 9 Short writing (2 points)

Model: Je suis content que tu sois là. Je doute que le match commence à l’heure.

Scoring: 1 point per sentence with the requested trigger and a correct subjunctive.

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