The questions are on the French Market Vocabulary Quantities test. Take it under real conditions before reading the answer key.
Quick answer: At a French market you name the amount, then de, then the food, with no article: un kilo de tomates, une douzaine d'œufs. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 8 questions of the French A1 test on French market vocabulary quantities, from de, d’, du, de la or des to write a short exchange, with the equivalent answers to accept.
Use the model answers and the scoring notes to mark the test. Accept any correct variation, for example another food in the writing task. Do not deduct for accents only when the meaning stays clear, unless the point asked about accents.
Level: French A1 (CEFR beginner) · Standards: CEFR A1, Spoken interaction
Question 1 De, d’, du, de la or des (2 points)
a. d’ (d’oranges); b. d’ (d’huîtres); c. du; d. de la
Scoring: 0,5 point per item.
Question 2 Match the amount (2 points)
a. une botte; b. une barquette; c. une douzaine; d. un kilo
Scoring: 0,5 point per match.
Question 3 Translate into French (3 points)
a. Je voudrais un kilo de poires, s’il vous plaît. b. Une douzaine d’œufs et un peu d’ail. c. Combien ça coûte ?
Scoring: 1 point each; half a point if the meaning is clear but de or d’ is wrong.
Question 4 Prices in words (2 points)
a. quatre euros trente; b. quinze euros soixante-quinze
Scoring: 1 point each; half a point if the cents are right but euros is missing.
Question 5 Read the sign (3 points)
a. Un kilo d’abricots coûte quatre euros. b. Deux kilos de haricots verts coûtent sept euros. c. Combien coûte le miel ? / C’est combien, le miel ?
Scoring: 1 point each; accept any correct question form for c.
Question 6 Correct the mistake (2 points)
a. Un kilo de carottes, s’il vous plaît. b. Je ne prends pas de pain.
Scoring: 1 point each.
Question 7 Reading: Karim at the market (3 points)
a. In Montreal, at the market. b. Two kilos of apples and a tray of blueberries. c. Yes: 2 × 3 = 6, plus 5 = 11 dollars.
Scoring: 1 point each.
Question 8 Write a short exchange (3 points)
Model: — Bonjour, monsieur. — Bonjour ! Vous désirez ? — Je voudrais une livre de cerises, s’il vous plaît. Combien ça coûte ? — Ça fait cinq euros. — Merci, au revoir !
Greeting, quantity with de, price question, thanks.
Scoring: 1 point for the greeting and thanks, 1 for a correct quantity phrase, 1 for the price question.