The questions are on the French Possessive Pronouns test. Take it under real conditions before reading the answer key.
Quick answer: A French possessive pronoun replaces a noun together with its possessive adjective: mon sac becomes le mien. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 8 questions of the French 3 test on French possessive pronouns, from pronoun forms to write about your things, with the equivalent answers to accept.
Answer key and scoring guide of the French 3 test on French possessive pronouns. Take the test first without notes, then score it here and revise with the lesson.
Level: French 3 (high school, ACTFL Intermediate Low) · Standards: ACTFL Intermediate Low, WL 1.1 Interpersonal, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational
French possessive pronouns: answers and scoring
Question 1 Pronoun forms (3 points)
a) les siennes · b) la nôtre · c) la leur.
Scoring: 1 point each.
Question 2 Choose the pronoun (2 points)
a) la tienne · b) les vôtres.
Scoring: 1 point each.
Question 3 Contractions (3 points)
a) aux tiens · b) du mien · c) à la nôtre.
Scoring: 1 point each; no point if the contraction is missing or wrong.
Question 4 Correct the sentences (2 points)
a) Mon sac est vert, le tien est jaune. · b) Ils parlent de leur pays et nous parlons du nôtre.
Scoring: 1 point each.
Question 5 Translate into French (3 points)
a) Mon vélo est rouge ; le tien est bleu. · b) Leur classe est plus grande que la nôtre. · c) Elle pense à la sienne.
Scoring: 1 point each.
Question 6 Luggage at the airport (2 points)
a) la tienne · b) la sienne.
Scoring: 1 point each.
Question 7 Two sisters (3 points)
a) Mélissa. · b) Naïs’s books, which lie under her bed. · c) A calculator, and it belongs to Naïs.
Scoring: 1 point each.
Question 8 Write about your things (2 points)
Model: Notre maison est petite, mais la leur est immense. Notre jardin est calme ; le sien est près d’une route.
Scoring: 1 point per correct sentence with a pronoun that agrees with its noun.