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Informal emails in French test answer key with scoring for French A2 (free PDF download)

Friendly emails to friends and coworkers – French A2 test answer key with Zoé, the Français PDF coach

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

Quick answer: An informal French email has a short subject line, a friendly greeting such as Salut or Coucou, a few lines of news and questions, and a warm closing such as Bises or À bientôt. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 8 questions of the French A2 test on informal emails in French, from friend or professional? to write to a friend, with the equivalent answers to accept.

Use these model answers and the scoring notes to mark the test out of 20. Accept any correct variant, and take off only the points tied to the error, such as a wrong auxiliary, a missing agreement or a formal tone where a friendly one was requested.

Level: French A2 (CEFR elementary) · Standards: CEFR A2, Writing

Question 1 Friend or professional? (2 points)

a F · b P · c F · d P

Scoring: 0.5 point per correct answer.

Question 2 News in the past (2 points)

a ai reçu · b sommes allés (allées) · c a écrit · d es parti (partie)

Scoring: 0.5 point per correct form, auxiliary and participle.

Question 3 Plans (2 points)

a vais visiter · b allons prendre · c vont arriver · d vas venir

Scoring: 0.5 point per correct form; give 0.25 if the infinitive is right but aller is wrong.

Question 4 Ask your friend (2 points)

Model answers: a Quand est-ce que tu arrives ? · b Comment va ta sœur ? · c Où est-ce que tu habites maintenant ? · d Est-ce que tu as reçu les photos ?

Scoring: 0.5 point per correct and natural question; accept any valid variant with tu.

Question 5 Translate (3 points)

a Merci pour ton message. · b Désolé(e) de répondre si tard. · c J’espère que tu vas bien. · d La semaine dernière, nous avons visité un musée. · e Écris-moi vite ! · f À bientôt ! Bises !

Scoring: 0.5 point per correct sentence.

Question 6 Correct the mistakes (2 points)

a Je suis allé(e) à Nantes hier. · b Je vais visiter mon oncle. · c Nous sommes arrivés à midi. · d Est-ce que tu viens samedi ?

Scoring: 0.5 point per corrected sentence.

Question 7 Read Samir’s email (3 points)

a He visited Chillon castle with Léa. · b They walked too long. · c Whether she wants to come with them (to his parents’ on Sunday).

Scoring: 1 point per answer.

Question 8 Write to a friend (4 points)

Model: Salut Yanis, Merci pour ton message ! Samedi dernier, j’ai visité Lausanne avec ma sœur. Le week-end prochain, je vais voir mes parents. Et toi, comment vas-tu ? Est-ce que tu travailles beaucoup ? À bientôt, Bises, Nina

Scoring: 1 point greeting, thanks and closing; 1 point correct passé composé; 1 point correct futur proche and two questions; 1 point overall accuracy.

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