Persuasive speech in French test answer key, French 4 (PDF)

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

Quick answer: A persuasive French presentation opens with a hook, often a rhetorical question, announces its plan, develops arguments with d'abord, ensuite, enfin, and ends with a call to action. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 9 questions of the French 4 test on persuasive speech in French, from speech phrases to write, with the equivalent answers to accept.

Answer key and scoring guide of the French 4 test on persuasive speech in French. Take the test first without notes, then score it here and revise with the lesson.

Use these model answers with the scoring guide. Verify verb agreement after qui and the choice between qui and que. For open writing, count the checkpoints, because many answers are acceptable.

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

Persuasive speech in French: answers and scoring

Question 1 Speech phrases (2 points)

(a) Tout d’abord / D’abord; (b) Merci de votre attention

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 2 Qui or que (2 points)

(a) qui; (b) que

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 3 Agree the verb (2 points)

(a) prends; (b) avons

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 4 Read the outline (3 points)

(a) A bike for every student. (b) Three. (c) A call to action: roll together.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 5 Emphasize (2 points)

(a) C’est Lina qui a gagné le débat. (b) Ce que nous voulons, c’est plus de sport.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 6 Rhetorical questions (2 points)

Model: Qui aime manger en dix minutes ? Pourquoi accepter des repas froids ?

Scoring: 1 point per correct question that expects no answer.

Question 7 Correct the sentences (2 points)

(a) C’est toi qui as raison. (b) C’est à Lyon qu’il habite.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 8 Reading (2 points)

(a) Fifteen minutes is too short for lunch. (b) A thirty-minute break.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 9 Write (3 points)

Model: Qui n’a jamais rêvé de visiter le Québec ? C’est cette classe qui a besoin de cette expérience. Je vais vous parler de trois raisons : la langue, la culture et l’amitié.

Scoring: 1 point for the question, 1 point for the emphasis structure, 1 point for the plan and correct French.

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first of all — tout d'abord

to conclude — pour conclure

c'est moi qui + avoir — c'est moi qui ai

c'est nous qui + devoir — c'est nous qui devons

qui replaces what? — The subject

que replaces what? — An object, a place or a time

What matters is courage. — Ce qui compte, c'est le courage.

rhetorical question — une question rhétorique

call to action — un appel à l'action

Thank you for your attention. — Merci de votre attention.

Persuasive speech in French test answer key with scoring for French 4 (free PDF download)

Persuasive speech in French: answers and scoring

Question 1 Speech phrases (2 points)

Question 2 Qui or que (2 points)

Question 3 Agree the verb (2 points)

Question 4 Read the outline (3 points)

Question 5 Emphasize (2 points)

Question 6 Rhetorical questions (2 points)

Question 7 Correct the sentences (2 points)

Question 8 Reading (2 points)

Question 9 Write (3 points)