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Job interview in French test answer key with scoring for French A2 (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: In a French job interview, talk about finished jobs with the passé composé (j'ai travaillé pendant deux ans), and about what you still do with the present plus depuis (je travaille ici depuis 2022). This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 8 questions of the French A2 test on job interview in French, from job vocabulary to short introduction, with the equivalent answers to accept.

Answer key and scoring guide of the French A2 test on job interview in French. Take the test first without notes, then score it here and revise with the lesson.

Award points as indicated. For the translation and writing questions, accept any correct wording and deduct only for errors in the targeted structure. Half points can be given for a correct idea with a spelling mistake.

Level: French A2 (CEFR elementary) · Standards: CEFR A2, Spoken interaction

Job interview in French: answers and scoring

Question 1 Job vocabulary (2 points)

a. un poste — b. à temps partiel — c. une lettre de motivation — d. je suis disponible

Scoring: 0.5 point per item.

Question 2 Past experience (3 points)

a. ai travaillé — b. a vendu — c. avons fait

Scoring: 1 point each (0.5 for avoir, 0.5 for the participle).

Question 3 Depuis, pendant, il y a (3 points)

a. depuis — b. pendant — c. il y a

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 4 Skills and availability (2 points)

a. sais — b. peux

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 5 Translate (3 points)

a. J’habite à Rabat depuis deux ans. — b. Pendant six mois, j’ai travaillé dans une pharmacie. — c. Vous pouvez commencer lundi ?

Scoring: 1 point each; deduct 0.5 for a wrong tense or for tu instead of vous.

Question 6 Read the ad (3 points)

a. Serveur ou serveuse. — b. Du jeudi au lundi, de 17 h à 23 h. — c. L’anglais.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 7 Correct the sentences (2 points)

a. Je travaille ici depuis trois ans. — b. Vous avez de l’expérience ?

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 8 Short introduction (2 points)

Model: J’ai travaillé pendant deux ans dans un restaurant. Je travaille dans une boulangerie depuis mars. Je sais parler anglais.

Scoring: 1 point for a correct use of pendant with the passé composé, 1 point for a correct use of depuis with the present.

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