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AP French families and communities test answer key with scoring for AP French (free PDF download)

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The questions are on the AP French Families And Communities test. Take it under real conditions before reading the answer key.

Quick answer: The AP French theme Families and Communities asks how people live together: family structures, child care, customs, volunteering and citizenship. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 8 questions of the AP French test on families and communities, from vocabulary to short essay, with the equivalent answers to accept.

Use this key to grade the test. Each answer gives a model response and the scoring. Accept any correct equivalent that respects the grammar and meaning, and give partial points for the writing tasks according to the criteria.

Level: AP French Language and Culture · Standards: AP French Language and Culture (College Board CED), Theme: Families and Communities

Question 1 Vocabulary (2 points)

a. le bénévolat · b. la famille monoparentale

Scoring: 1 point each; article required.

Question 2 Subjunctive (2 points)

a. participent · b. soit

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 3 Read the poster (3 points)

a. A neighbors’ party on Rue des Tilleuls, Nantes, Friday 6:30 pm. b. A dish to share. c. Mme Diallo, before May 25.

Scoring: 1 point each; partial answers 0.

Question 4 Read the text (3 points)

a. In Abidjan, with his grandmother and three cousins. b. He phones his family. c. The Sunday family meal.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 5 Translate (2 points)

Ses parents sont divorcés, mais elle vit avec sa mère et voit son père un week-end sur deux.

Scoring: 2 points if correct; 1 point if one agreement or vocabulary error.

Question 6 Correct the mistakes (2 points)

a. Mes grands-parents habitent à Liège. b. Il faut que nous allions voter.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 7 Reply to a message (2 points)

Model answer: Oui, avec plaisir ! À quelle heure se retrouve-t-on ?

Scoring: 1 point for acceptance and a question; 1 point for correct French.

Question 8 Short essay (4 points)

Model answer: Chez nous, le repas du dimanche réunit trois générations. Il faut que chacun apporte un plat. Bien que mes parents travaillent beaucoup, ils cuisinent ensemble. Cette habitude est importante parce qu’elle garde la famille unie.

Scoring: 1 content, 1 subjunctive, 1 connector, 1 overall accuracy.

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