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French alphabet and numbers test answer key with scoring for French A1 (free PDF download)

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Letters, Emails and Phone Numbers Out Loud – French A1 test answer key with Zoé, the Français PDF coach

The questions are on the French Alphabet And Numbers test. Take it under real conditions before reading the answer key.

Quick answer: To spell your name in French, say each letter with its French name (A, bé, cé, dé…), name accents aloud (é = e accent aigu), and read phone numbers in pairs: 06 12 34 56 78 is zéro six, douze, trente-quatre, cinquante-six, soixante-dix-huit. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 8 questions of the French A1 test on French alphabet and numbers, from letter names to short writing, with the equivalent answers to accept.

Answer key and scoring guide of the French A1 test on French alphabet and numbers. Take the test first without notes, then score it here and revise with the lesson.

Mark with these model answers. Give the point only when the French sound is clearly right. Do not penalize the missing hyphen in letter names, but do require it in numbers. For open items, check the rules in the scoring notes.

Level: French A1 (CEFR beginner) · Standards: CEFR A1, Spoken interaction

French alphabet and numbers: answers and scoring

Question 1 Letter names (2 points)

(a) e, i, ji (b) ku, u, zède

Scoring: 1 point per group.

Question 2 Spell the name (3 points)

(a) dé, i, a, elle, elle, o (b) emme, a, e tréma, elle, elle, e (c) cé, e accent aigu, dé, erre, i, cé

Scoring: 1 point each; accents must be named.

Question 3 Numbers in words (3 points)

(a) quatorze (b) trente et un (c) cinquante-six

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 4 Phone number (3 points)

zéro six, soixante-douze, quinze, quarante-neuf, trente-huit

Scoring: 1 point for the pairs method, 1 for 72, 1 for the rest.

Question 5 Say the address (2 points)

vingt-quatre, rue Victor-Hugo, trente-cinq mille Rennes (or trois, cinq, zéro, zéro, zéro)

Scoring: 1 point for the street number, 1 for the postal code.

Question 6 Email address (2 points)

sami tiret bas ben arobase poste point f r

Scoring: 1 point for tiret bas, 1 for arobase and point.

Question 7 Reading (3 points)

(a) She asks the customer to spell the name. (b) The grave accent (è). (c) 07 42 18 60 23

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 8 Short writing (2 points)

Model: Je m’appelle Garnier : gé, a, erre, enne, i, e, erre. Mon code postal est le six, neuf, zéro, zéro, un. Pouvez-vous répéter, s’il vous plaît ?

Scoring: 1 point for correct spelling and number; 1 point for a correct polite request.

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