Skip to content

French rental ad abbreviations test answer key with scoring for French A2 (free PDF download)

Finding and visiting a rental flat – French A2 test answer key with Zoé, the Français PDF coach

The questions are on the French Rental Ad Abbreviations test. Take it under real conditions before reading the answer key.

Quick answer: To read a French rental ad, decode the short codes: T2 means two main rooms (a living room and one bedroom), cc means charges are included, meublé means furnished, and ét. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 8 questions of the French A2 test on rental ad abbreviations, from rental codes to complete the dialogue, with the equivalent answers to accept.

Use these model answers and scoring guides to mark the test. Accept any correct alternative wording, and give partial credit when only one accent or elision is missing in an otherwise correct answer.

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

Question 1 Rental codes (3 points)

a. two main rooms · b. charges included · c. furnished · d. elevator · e. ground floor · f. bathroom

Scoring: 0.5 per correct meaning.

Question 2 Money (2 points)

a. 650 € · b. 560 € · c. six cent cinquante euros · d. mille deux cent quarante euros

Scoring: 0.5 per correct answer.

Question 3 Questions for the landlord (3 points)

a. Est-ce que les charges sont comprises ? · b. Quand est-ce que l’appartement est disponible ? · c. Est-ce qu’il y a un ascenseur ?

Scoring: 1 point per correct question; 0.5 if the meaning is clear but there is one spelling or elision error.

Question 4 Correct the mistakes (2 points)

a. Est-ce qu’il y a un balcon ? · b. L’appartement est meublé. · c. Il y a trois chambres. · d. Je voudrais visiter samedi.

Scoring: 0.5 per correct sentence.

Question 5 Translate into French (2 points)

a. Je voudrais visiter l’appartement samedi. · b. Est-ce que l’appartement est meublé ?

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

Question 6 Reading: a studio in Annecy (3 points)

a. 24 square meters. · b. 560 € (520 + 40). · c. From September 1.

Scoring: 1 point per correct answer.

Question 7 Write to the landlord (3 points)

Model answer: Bonjour, je m’appelle Léa Martin et je cherche un studio. Je voudrais visiter samedi matin. Est-ce que les animaux sont acceptés ?

Scoring: 1 point per sentence (0.5 for clear meaning, 0.5 for correct grammar and polite form).

Question 8 Complete the dialogue (2 points)

a. voudrais · b. pourrais · c. loyer · d. disponible

Scoring: 0.5 per correct word.

← Back to the French Rental Ad Abbreviations test

Suivez-nous