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French reported speech test answer key with scoring for French 3 (free PDF download)

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

Quick answer: Reported speech retells what someone said after a reporting verb. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 9 questions of the French 3 test on French reported speech, from que, qu’, si or s’ to two speech bubbles, with the equivalent answers to accept.

Use these model answers to mark the test. Give the point only when the form is fully correct, including the apostrophe and the pronoun. Accept any other French sentence that follows the same rule.

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

Question 1 Que, qu’, si or s’ (2 points)

a) qu’elle · b) s’il

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 2 Possessives (2 points)

a) son · b) leurs

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 3 Statements (2 points)

a) Bastien dit qu’il gagne toujours. · b) Nadia et Joël disent qu’ils restent ici.

Scoring: 1 point each; half a point if only the pronoun or the verb form is wrong.

Question 4 Questions (2 points)

a) Lucas demande à Emma si elle a faim. · b) Fanny demande à Yanis où il va.

Scoring: 1 point each; no point if est-ce que or inversion remains.

Question 5 Translation (2 points)

a) Sacha demande ce que Lola lit. · b) Le prof dit que ses élèves sont contents.

Scoring: 1 point each; accept demande à Lola only if the meaning stays correct.

Question 6 Reading: a party in Liège (3 points)

a) Léonie dit que son frère apporte la musique. · b) Gabin demande ce qui est prévu pour le dessert. · c) Le frère de Léonie apporte la musique.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 7 Correct the mistakes (2 points)

a) Elle demande si tu viens. · b) Tom demande ce qui se passe.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 8 Short writing (3 points)

Model: Mon ami dit qu’il aime le sport. Il demande si je joue au foot. Il demande aussi ce que nous mangeons à midi.

Scoring: 1 point per sentence that uses the required structure correctly, with the right pronouns and no est-ce que.

Question 9 Two speech bubbles (2 points)

a) Nora dit que ses parents arrivent demain. · b) Eliott demande ce qui sent bon.

Scoring: 1 point each.

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