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Public transport in French test answer key with scoring for French A1 (free PDF download)

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

Quick answer: To use public transport in French, name the line or stop (la ligne 3, l'arrêt), ask Quel quai ? or À quelle heure part le train ?, and read the 24-hour timetable. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 9 questions of the French A1 test on public transport in French, from vocabulary to short writing, with the equivalent answers to accept.

Answer key and scoring guide of the French A1 test on public transport in French. Take the test first without notes, then score it here and revise with the lesson.

Award points as shown and accept any correct variant. For writing, correct only the language the problem asks for and do not subtract for a different but valid choice of line or stop.

Level: French A1 (CEFR beginner) · Standards: CEFR A1, Reading

Public transport in French: answers and scoring

Question 1 Vocabulary (2 points)

(a) platform (b) transfer (c) stop (d) delay

Scoring: 0.5 point per correct meaning.

Question 2 Quel, quelle… (2 points)

(a) Quel (b) Quelle (c) Quels (d) Quelles

Scoring: 0.5 point per correct form.

Question 3 Conjugation (2 points)

(a) prenons (b) prennent (c) pars (d) partez

Scoring: 0.5 point per correct form.

Question 4 Read the board (3 points)

(a) Il part à 8h35. (b) Quai 3. (c) Le train pour Namur.

Scoring: 1 point per answer, accept any correct full sentence.

Question 5 24-hour time (2 points)

(a) 6h20 (b) 13h45 (c) 21h10 (d) 12h05

Scoring: 0.5 point per correct time.

Question 6 Translate into French (3 points)

(a) De quel quai part le train ? (b) Je prends la ligne 4. (c) Nous descendons au marché.

Scoring: 1 point each: accent, word order and correct verb form.

Question 7 Correct the mistakes (2 points)

(a) Quel quai part le train ? (b) Je prends le métro. (c) Elles partent à 8h. (d) Vous descendez ici.

Scoring: 0.5 point per correction.

Question 8 Reading (2 points)

(a) Elle change de ligne. (b) Il y a un retard de dix minutes.

Scoring: 1 point per answer.

Question 9 Short writing (2 points)

Model: Je prends le bus 18. Il part à 8h10. Je descends à la place du marché.

Scoring: 0.5 point for each correct verb form, 0.5 for the time, 0.5 for a stop name; total 2.

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