The questions are on the Family In French test. Take it under real conditions before reading the answer key.
Quick answer: To talk about family in French, learn the relatives (la mère, le frère), the status words (marié, célibataire) and the possessives mon, ma, mes, son, sa, ses. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 8 questions of the French A1 test on family in French, from the family tree to present a relative, with the equivalent answers to accept.
Level: French A1 (CEFR beginner) · Standards: CEFR A1, Spoken production
Question 1 The family tree (3 points)
a. mon père · b. ma sœur · c. mon oncle
Scoring: 1 point per correct possessive and noun pair.
Question 2 Family vocabulary (2 points)
a. la grand-mère · b. la cousine · c. le mari · d. les enfants
Scoring: 0.5 point per word with the correct article.
Question 3 Status words (2 points)
a. célibataire · b. mariée · c. veuve · d. divorcés
Scoring: 0.5 point per correct form.
Question 4 Possessive adjectives (3 points)
a. son · b. notre · c. tes · d. leurs · e. mon · f. votre
Scoring: 0.5 point per correct possessive.
Question 5 Negative sentences (2 points)
a. Je n’ai pas de sœur. · b. Elle n’a pas d’enfants. · c. Nous n’avons pas de fils. · d. Ils n’ont pas de cousins.
Scoring: 0.5 point per correct sentence (negation and de).
Question 6 Reading: Yasmine’s message (4 points)
a. No, she is single. · b. With her sister Hind. · c. In Fès. · d. Short and funny.
Scoring: 1 point per correct answer.
Question 7 Translate into French (2 points)
a. Mon oncle a 50 ans. · b. Nous avons deux filles. · c. Son frère est grand. · d. Leurs cousins sont sympas.
Scoring: 0.5 point per correct sentence.
Question 8 Present a relative (2 points)
Model answer: Ma sœur s’appelle Camille. Elle a 29 ans. Elle est grande, brune et très drôle.
Scoring: 1 point for a correct name and age sentence, 1 point for a correct description with agreement.