The questions are on the French Passé Simple test. Take it under real conditions before reading the answer key.
Quick answer: The passé simple is a literary past tense that narrates finished actions in novels, fairy tales and history books. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 8 questions of the French 4 test on passé simple, from recognize the infinitive to short writing, with the equivalent answers to accept.
Answer key and scoring guide of the French 4 test on passé simple. Take the test first without notes, then score it here and revise with the lesson.
Level: French 4 (high school, ACTFL Intermediate Mid) · Standards: ACTFL Intermediate Mid, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational, WL 4.1 Language Comparisons
Passé simple: answers and scoring
Question 1 Recognize the infinitive (2 points)
a. venir · b. avoir
Scoring: 1 point per infinitive.
Question 2 Form the passé simple (3 points)
a. tomba · b. réfléchit · c. but
Scoring: 1 point per correct form.
Question 3 Imparfait or passé simple (2 points)
neigeait, frappa
Scoring: 1 point per blank; neigeait needs the e before a.
Question 4 Make it plural (3 points)
a. Elles virent un renard. b. Ils durent attendre. c. Elles furent en retard.
Scoring: 1 point per sentence; subject and verb must both change.
Question 5 Correct the form (2 points)
a. prit · b. vint
Scoring: 1 point per correction.
Question 6 Translate into French (3 points)
Elle ouvrit la fenêtre et vit un oiseau.
Scoring: 1 point for ouvrit, 1 point for vit, 1 point for the rest (articles and gender).
Question 7 Reading a gate scene (3 points)
a. dormait: it describes the background situation. b. faire. c. The ground shaking.
Scoring: 1 point per part; a needs both the verb and the reason.
Question 8 Short writing (2 points)
Model answer: Léa trouva une lettre dans un livre. Elle la lut lentement.
Any two correct passé simple sentences
Scoring: 1 point per correct sentence using the required verbs.