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Reported speech in French test answer key with scoring for French B1 (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: Reported speech in French retells someone's words with a verb such as dire que, expliquer que or demander si. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 8 questions of the French B1 test on reported speech in French, from tense shift to write a report, with the equivalent answers to accept.

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

This answer key gives the expected answers and the scoring. Award points for correct tense, correct pronoun and correct link word separately when a sentence is only partly right. The total is 20 points.

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

Reported speech in French: answers and scoring

Question 1 Tense shift (3 points)

  1. Tom a dit qu’il avait un problème.
  2. Aya a dit qu’elle avait réservé l’hôtel.
  3. Hugo a dit qu’il repartirait samedi.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 2 Time words (2 points)

  1. Elle a dit qu’elle travaillait le lendemain.
  2. Il a dit qu’il était arrivé la veille.

Scoring: 1 point each (tense and time word both correct).

Question 3 Questions (3 points)

  1. Il m’a demandé si j’avais faim.
  2. Elle m’a demandé où je travaillais.
  3. Il m’a demandé ce que je cherchais.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 4 Orders (2 points)

  1. Le médecin m’a dit de boire de l’eau.
  2. Ma mère m’a dit de ne pas oublier mon passeport.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 5 Find the error (2 points)

  1. Elle a dit qu’elle était contente.
  2. Il m’a demandé si je venais.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 6 Report the message (2 points)

Hier, mon propriétaire m’a écrit qu’il passerait le lendemain matin. Il m’a demandé si je pouvais être là.

Scoring: 1 point for the conditionnel and time word, 1 point for the question with si and imparfait.

Question 7 Reading (3 points)

  1. The project was late.
  2. He would send a letter.
  3. That the narrator prepare an answer.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 8 Write a report (3 points)

Model: Mehdi a dit qu’il était malade. Il a expliqué qu’il avait pris des médicaments. Il a ajouté qu’il reviendrait jeudi.

Scoring: 1 point per sentence with correct tense shift.

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