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French weather vocabulary test answer key with scoring for French A1 (free PDF download)

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The questions are on the French Weather Vocabulary test. Take it under real conditions before reading the answer key.

Quick answer: To talk about the weather in French, use impersonal il with faire (il fait beau, il fait froid), with pleuvoir (il pleut) and neiger (il neige). This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 8 questions of the French A1 test on French weather vocabulary, from weather phrases to write about the weather, with the equivalent answers to accept.

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

Use the model answers and scoring lines. Give half points for a small spelling error that does not change the meaning, but not for il est chaud instead of il fait chaud or for a wrong season preposition.

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

French weather vocabulary: answers and scoring

Question 1 Weather phrases (3 points)

  1. Il pleut.
  2. Il fait mauvais.
  3. Il y a des nuages. (also Le ciel est couvert.)

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 2 Seasons (2 points)

  1. au
  2. en

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 3 Temperatures (3 points)

  1. Il fait dix-huit degrés.
  2. Il fait moins quatre.
  3. Il fait trente-cinq degrés.

Scoring: 1 point each; 0.5 if the number is right but degrés is missing.

Question 4 Correct the sentences (2 points)

  1. Il fait froid aujourd’hui.
  2. Au printemps, il pleut.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 5 Reading: the weather chart (3 points)

  1. Rain, 14 °C.
  2. Wednesday (-1 °C).
  3. un manteau, des gants, des bottes or another winter item.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 6 What do you pack? (2 points)

  1. un maillot de bain, des lunettes de soleil, de la crème solaire
  2. un manteau, des gants, un bonnet, des bottes

Scoring: 1 point each for a logical item with the correct article.

Question 7 Reading: a postcard (2 points)

  1. Sunny and 27 °C.
  2. They visit a museum because of a thunderstorm.

Scoring: 1 point each; 0.5 for a partial answer.

Question 8 Write about the weather (3 points)

Model: En juillet, je vais à Biarritz. Il fait beau et il fait vingt-sept degrés. Je mets un maillot de bain et des lunettes de soleil dans ma valise.

Scoring: 1 point for season and place, 1 for weather and temperature, 1 for the packing items and correct agreement. Maximum 3 points.

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