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Ordering at a French café test answer key with scoring for French A1 (free PDF download)

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The questions are on the Ordering At A French Café test. Take it under real conditions before reading the answer key.

Quick answer: To order in a French café, greet the server, say Je voudrais followed by un or une and the item, and add s'il vous plaît. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 9 questions of the French A1 test on ordering at a French café, from numbers to short dialogue, with the equivalent answers to accept.

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

Use the model answers to score each question. Accept alternatives that are correct and polite. Deduct half a point for an accent or spelling slip that does not change the meaning, and do not award points when the number or the gender is wrong.

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

Ordering at a French café: answers and scoring

Question 1 Numbers (2 points)

a) treize b) seize

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 2 Prices in digits (2 points)

a) 4,50 € b) 2,30 €

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 3 Gender (2 points)

a) un b) une

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 4 Polite request (2 points)

Je voudrais un chocolat chaud, s’il vous plaît.

Scoring: 1 point for je voudrais, 1 point for the rest.

Question 5 Menu reading (3 points)

a) Un croissant coûte un euro quarante. b) La carafe d’eau est gratuite. c) 10,00 €

Scoring: 1 point each; 3,50 + 6,50 = 10,00.

Question 6 Complete the dialogue (2 points)

Je voudrais / L’addition

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 7 Correct the sentences (2 points)

a) Je voudrais un café. b) Je voudrais l’addition, s’il vous plaît.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 8 Short reading (2 points)

a) a tea and a sandwich b) 10,00 €

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 9 Short dialogue (3 points)

Model: — Bonjour ! — Bonjour, je voudrais un thé, s’il vous plaît. — Ça fait trois euros cinquante. — L’addition, s’il vous plaît. Check the structure below.

Scoring: 1 point for greeting and je voudrais, 1 point for a price question or a price, 1 point for the bill; accents and grammar tolerated.

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