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Telling a story in French test answer key with scoring for French B1 (free PDF download)

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The questions are on the Telling A Story In French test. Take it under real conditions before reading the answer key.

Quick answer: To tell a story in French, use the passé composé for the events that move the plot, the imparfait for the setting, feelings and actions in progress, and the plus-que-parfait for anything that had already happened. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 8 questions of the French B1 test on telling a story in French, from imparfait or passé composé to write an anecdote, with the equivalent answers to accept.

Answer key and scoring guide of the French B1 test on telling a story in French. Take the test first without notes, then score it here and revise with the lesson.

This answer key lists the expected answers with the scoring for each question. For the writing question, award points by criterion rather than by exact wording. The total is 20 points.

Level: French B1 (CEFR intermediate) · Standards: CEFR B1, Spoken production

Telling a story in French: answers and scoring

Question 1 Imparfait or passé composé (3 points)

  1. faisait
  2. a crié
  3. avais

Scoring: 1 point per correct form.

Question 2 Plus-que-parfait (2 points)

  1. nous avions raté
  2. elle était sortie

Scoring: 1 point each; the agreement on elle is required.

Question 3 Connectors (2 points)

  1. Finalement
  2. pendant que

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 4 Find the error (2 points)

  1. Elle est arrivée hier soir.
  2. Il avait faim parce qu’il n’avait pas mangé.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 5 Translate (2 points)

  1. Il dormait quand le téléphone a sonné.
  2. Ils avaient raté le dernier bus.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 6 Tell the picture story (2 points)

Model: Il pleuvait à 7 h 30. Le bus est parti à 7 h 45 et un taxi est arrivé à huit heures.

Scoring: 1 point for a correct imparfait sentence, 1 point for a correct passé composé sentence.

Question 7 Reading (3 points)

  1. In front of the concert hall in Bordeaux.
  2. He had left his phone at home (so his ticket was not available).
  3. Mathilde showed her own tickets at the entrance.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 8 Write an anecdote (4 points)

Model: D’abord, j’ai pris le train pour Nantes. Il faisait gris et j’étais fatigué. Ensuite, j’ai découvert que j’avais oublié mon sac. Soudain, un voyageur me l’a rendu : je l’avais laissé sur le quai. Finalement, je suis arrivé à l’heure.

Scoring: 1 point for correct passé composé, 1 for imparfait, 1 for plus-que-parfait, 1 for connectors and coherence.

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