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French holidays and festivals test answer key with scoring for French A2 (free PDF download)

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

Quick answer: French celebrations follow a fixed calendar: la Chandeleur on February 2 with crêpes, la Fête de la musique on June 21 with free concerts, le 14 juillet with a parade and fireworks, and Noël on December 25. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 9 questions of the French A2 test on French holidays and festivals, from traditions to my celebration, with the equivalent answers to accept.

Use these model answers and the scoring notes to mark the test out of 20 points. Accept any correct French wording, even if it differs from the model, and deduct only for the errors the scoring note names.

Level: French A2 (CEFR elementary) · Standards: CEFR A2, Reading

Question 1 Traditions (2 points)

  1. crêpes
  2. artifice
  3. sapin
  4. rois

Scoring: 0.5 point per correct word.

Question 2 Dates (2 points)

  1. le 14 juillet
  2. le 25 décembre
  3. le 1er mai
  4. le 21 juin

Scoring: 0.5 point per date; deduct 0.25 for a capital letter or a missing [[le]].

Question 3 Wishes (2 points)

  1. Joyeux Noël !
  2. Bonne année !
  3. Bon anniversaire !
  4. Bonnes fêtes !

Scoring: 0.5 point per wish.

Question 4 Le, en or au? (2 points)

  1. le
  2. En
  3. au
  4. en

Scoring: 0.5 point per answer.

Question 5 Read the agenda (3 points)

  1. Le dîner chez Awa est le 7 juin.
  2. Elle commence à 19 h.
  3. Il y a un match de foot le 14 juin.

Scoring: 1 point per correct, complete sentence; 0.5 if the information is right but the sentence is not complete.

Question 6 Near future (2 points)

  1. allons regarder
  2. vais préparer
  3. va acheter
  4. vont inviter

Scoring: 0.5 point per answer.

Question 7 Translate (2 points)

  1. Nous allons manger la galette le 6 janvier.
  2. Bonne année, Théo !

Scoring: 1 point each; 0.5 if there is one small error.

Question 8 Christmas in Martinique (3 points)

  1. Il rentre à Fort-de-France.
  2. Elle mange à minuit.
  3. Ils vont à la plage avec les enfants.

Scoring: 1 point per correct answer in French; 0.5 if the answer is right but copied with a grammar error.

Question 9 My celebration (2 points)

Model answer: Je fête la Chandeleur. C’est le 2 février. Je prépare des crêpes avec mes voisins.

Scoring: 1 point for a correct date and holiday name, 1 point for a clear, correct sentence about an activity.

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