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Analyzing a French text test answer key with scoring for French 4 (free PDF download)

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The questions are on the Analyzing A French Text test. Take it under real conditions before reading the answer key.

Quick answer: To analyze a French text, skim the title, find the main idea (l'idée principale), name the tone (le ton) and the author's purpose (informer, raconter, décrire, convaincre), guess unknown words from context, then summarize in your own words in about a quarter of the original length. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 8 questions of the French 4 test on analyzing a French text, from name the purpose to translate, with the equivalent answers to accept.

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

Use these model answers to score each question. Award full points for a correct identification with a justification when one is requested. Give half a point for a correct idea with a small language error, then round the total at the end of the test.

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

Analyzing a French text: answers and scoring

Question 1 Name the purpose (3 points)

  1. décrire
  2. raconter
  3. convaincre

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 2 Name the tone (3 points)

  1. ironique
  2. nostalgique
  3. inquiet

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 3 False friends (2 points)

  1. attended (not “assisted”)
  2. Currently (not “actually”)

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 4 Word parts (2 points)

  1. to redo, to make again
  2. joyfully, cheerfully

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 5 Fact or opinion? (2 points)

  1. fact
  2. opinion

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 6 The fruit seller (4 points)

  1. The students come back to Moana’s stall mainly for her kindness, more than for the fruit.
  2. Warm, affectionate (chaleureux), lightly humorous.
  3. Any of: elle connaît le prénom de chacun, elle se souvient des anniversaires, Les sourires, ça se donne.
  4. Slips, discreetly puts — the lime is placed quietly in the bag.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 7 Summarize (2 points)

Model: Moana, marchande de fruits à Papeete, plaît aux élèves moins pour ses mangues que pour sa gentillesse.

Scoring: 1 point for the correct idea, 1 point for accurate French in the student’s own words.

Question 8 Translate (2 points)

  1. Le but de l’auteur est d’informer.
  2. Le ton est sérieux mais optimiste. (plein d’espoir is also accepted.)

Scoring: 1 point each.

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