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French bank and post office vocabulary test answer key with scoring for French A2 (free PDF download)

Handling bank counters and parcel services – French A2 test answer key with Zoé, the Français PDF coach

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Quick answer: To handle the bank and the post office in French, use polite set phrases: Je voudrais or Pouvez-vous followed by an infinitive, such as Je voudrais ouvrir un compte. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 9 questions of the French A2 test on French bank and post office vocabulary, from vocabulary to short writing, with the equivalent answers to accept.

Use this key to mark the test. Award the points as described in each scoring note. Give half points when the meaning is right but a small accent or agreement is wrong. Add up to 20 and compare with the goal of 12.

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

Question 1 Vocabulary (2 points)

a) un colis b) un distributeur c) un timbre d) un retrait

Scoring: ½ point per word with the correct article.

Question 2 Modal verbs (2 points)

a) voulons b) pouvez c) dois d) peuvent

Scoring: ½ point per correct form.

Question 3 Polite requests (2 points)

a) Je voudrais envoyer ce colis. b) Pouvez-vous me donner un timbre ? (or Je voudrais un timbre, s’il vous plaît.)

Scoring: 1 point each; ½ if the idea is polite but one form is wrong.

Question 4 The bank card (2 points)

1 la puce · 2 le numéro de la carte · 3 le titulaire (or le nom) · 4 la date d’expiration

Scoring: ½ point per part.

Question 5 Find the mistake (2 points)

a) un colis b) me donner c) au distributeur d) Il faut apporter votre pièce d’identité.

Scoring: ½ point per correction.

Question 6 Past tense (2 points)

a) J’ai ouvert b) Elle a reçu c) Nous avons envoyé d) Ils ont retiré

Scoring: ½ point per correct form.

Question 7 Reading (3 points)

a) From 9:00 to 12:00. b) A label, with the contents of the parcel. c) At the counter.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 8 Translation (3 points)

a) Je voudrais ouvrir un compte. b) Nous devons montrer nos passeports. c) Pouvez-vous peser ce colis, s’il vous plaît ?

Scoring: 1 point each; ½ for one small error.

Question 9 Short writing (2 points)

Model: Bonjour. Je voudrais envoyer cette lettre recommandée à Montréal. Quel est le prix, s’il vous plaît ?

Scoring: 1 point for a polite request with an infinitive; 1 point for correct language and the question.

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