The questions are on the French Clothes Shopping Vocabulary test. Take it under real conditions before reading the answer key.
Quick answer: To shop for clothes in French, name the item with its color (une veste verte), say your size with Je fais du 40, and ask Je peux l'essayer ?. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 10 questions of the French A1 test on French clothes shopping vocabulary, from clothes vocabulary to short writing, with the equivalent answers to accept.
Level: French A1 (CEFR beginner) · Standards: CEFR A1, Spoken interaction
Question 1 Clothes vocabulary (2 points)
a) sweater b) skirt c) shoes d) coat
Scoring: 0.5 point per correct meaning.
Question 2 This and these (2 points)
a) cette chemise b) ce pantalon c) cet anorak d) ces chaussures
Scoring: 0.5 point per correct form.
Question 3 Colors (2 points)
a) noire b) gris c) blanches d) jaune
Scoring: 0.5 point per correct form.
Question 4 Essayer (2 points)
a) essaie b) essayons c) essayez d) essaient
Scoring: 0.5 point per correct form.
Question 5 Taille or pointure? (1 point)
a) taille b) pointure
Scoring: 0.5 point per correct word.
Question 6 Read the tag (3 points)
a) a sweater b) green c) 35 euros
Scoring: 1 point per correct answer.
Question 7 Translate into French (2 points)
a) Je cherche une chemise blanche. b) Vous l’avez en 40 ? (also accepted: en taille 40)
Scoring: 1 point per sentence; deduct 0.5 for one error in gender, agreement or word order.
Question 8 Find the mistake (2 points)
a) Cette robe est belle. b) Une jupe verte. c) Ces pulls sont gris. d) Je fais du 40.
Scoring: 0.5 point per corrected sentence.
Question 9 In the shop (2 points)
a) Je fais du 42. (or Je chausse du 42.) b) Je les prends.
Scoring: 1 point per correct sentence.
Question 10 Short writing (2 points)
Model answer: Je cherche un pantalon gris. Je fais du 40. Je peux l’essayer ?
Scoring: 0.5 for each sentence with a correct garment, color agreement and question; 0.5 for overall correct accents and punctuation.