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French passé composé weekend test answer key with scoring for French A2 (free PDF download)

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The questions are on the French Passé Composé Weekend test. Take it under real conditions before reading the answer key.

Quick answer: To talk about last weekend in French, use the passé composé: the present of avoir or être plus a past participle. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 8 questions of the French A2 test on passé composé weekend, from verbs with avoir to write about Mehdi’s weekend, with the equivalent answers to accept.

Use these model answers and scoring guides to mark the test. Accept any correct alternative, and give half credit where the guide allows for a partial mistake such as a missing agreement.

Level: French A2 (CEFR elementary) · Standards: CEFR A2, Spoken production

Question 1 Verbs with avoir (2 points)

a. avons fini · b. ont vu · c. as fait · d. avez pris

Scoring: 0.25 for the auxiliary and 0.25 for the participle in each item.

Question 2 Verbs with être (2 points)

a. est allée · b. suis restée · c. sont sortis · d. sommes arrivées

Scoring: 0.25 for the auxiliary and 0.25 for the agreement in each item.

Question 3 Time markers (2 points)

a. hier soir · b. le week-end dernier · c. il y a deux jours · d. ce matin

Scoring: 0.5 per correct marker.

Question 4 Negative sentences (2 points)

a. Nous n’avons pas dansé. · b. Elle n’est pas venue. · c. Je n’ai pas écouté la radio. · d. Ils ne sont pas partis.

Scoring: 0.5 per sentence; deduct 0.25 if ne/n’ or pas is misplaced.

Question 5 Correct the mistakes (3 points)

a. Hier, ma sœur est sortie avec ses amis. · b. Elle a fait un gâteau. · c. Nous sommes restés à Rabat. (restées if nous are women)

Scoring: 1 point per fully corrected sentence.

Question 6 Translate into French (3 points)

a. Samedi dernier, nous sommes allés au marché. · b. Je n’ai pas vu Karim. · c. Elle est arrivée à midi.

Scoring: 1 point per sentence; 0.5 if only the auxiliary or the agreement is wrong.

Question 7 Reading: Sandrine in Liège (3 points)

a. By train. · b. Waffles. · c. At 3 p.m. (15 h).

Scoring: 1 point per correct answer.

Question 8 Write about Mehdi’s weekend (3 points)

Model answer: Samedi à 10 h, Mehdi a fait un footing. Samedi à 21 h, il a dîné chez Lina. Dimanche à 17 h, il est rentré à Nantes. (Any three correct sentences from the agenda.)

Scoring: per sentence, 0.5 for a correct auxiliary and participle, 0.5 for correct agreement, spelling and time.

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