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French passive voice and nominalization test answer key with scoring for AP French (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: The French passive is formed with être plus a past participle that agrees with the subject, and the agent follows par. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 8 questions of the AP French test on French passive voice and nominalization, from passive forms to short writing, with the equivalent answers to accept.

Award the points as shown. Accept any correct variant. Participle agreement must be correct for the point in the passive questions. In the writing task, grade each required structure and the overall accuracy separately.

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

Question 1 Passive forms (3 points)

  1. Le projet est financé par la région.
  2. Le rapport a été publié par les experts.
  3. Les résultats seront annoncés par le jury.

Scoring: 1 point each; tense and agreement must be correct.

Question 2 Agreement (2 points)

  1. adoptées
  2. relogées

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 3 Avoiding the passive (2 points)

  1. On a signé le traité hier.
  2. On lui a annoncé la nouvelle.

Scoring: 1 point each; accept On lui a dit la nouvelle.

Question 4 Nominal style (2 points)

  1. La baisse des prix réjouit les clients.
  2. Adoption d’une loi sur le recyclage

Scoring: 1 point each; no verb in (b).

Question 5 Front page (3 points)

  1. fermer
  2. Le port a été rouvert.
  3. Arrival of the first vaccines.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 6 Bridge closure (3 points)

  1. Engineers judged it dangerous after the recent rains.
  2. A detour will open tomorrow and a new bridge will be built before winter.
  3. fermeture, from fermer.

Scoring: 1 point each; in (b) both measures are needed.

Question 7 Correct the mistake (2 points)

  1. On m’a donné un livre. (no passive with an indirect object)
  2. Les lois sont adoptées. (the participle agrees)

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 8 Short writing (3 points)

Model answer: Les bouteilles en plastique ne seront plus vendues au lycée. La décision a été prise par le conseil des élèves. L’installation de fontaines à eau est prévue dès lundi.

Scoring: 1 point for a correct passive, 1 point for a correct nominalization, 1 point for clear content, overall accuracy and length.

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