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AP French cultural comparison test answer key with scoring for AP French (free PDF download)

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The questions are on the AP French Cultural Comparison test. Take it under real conditions before reading the answer key.

Quick answer: The AP French cultural comparison is a two-minute recorded talk in which a student compares a francophone community with their own. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 9 questions of the AP French test on cultural comparison, from task facts to read the notes sheet, with the equivalent answers to accept.

Use these model answers and scoring rules. Accept any correct French variant. Deduct half a point for a missing accent only when the meaning stays clear, and never award a point for an answer that is not French when French is required.

Level: AP French Language and Culture · Standards: AP French Language and Culture (College Board CED), Presentational Speaking

Question 1 Task facts (2 points)

a) 4 minutes. b) 2 minutes.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 2 Connectors (2 points)

a) alors que (or tandis que). b) Comme (or De même).

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 3 Structure (2 points)

Introduction, francophone community, own community, comparison, conclusion.

Scoring: 2 for full order, 1 if one part is misplaced, 0 otherwise.

Question 4 Translate into French (3 points)

a) Il y a plus de vélos que de voitures à Annecy. b) Contrairement à mon école, cette école a un jardin. c) Je vais comparer deux fêtes.

Scoring: 1 point each sentence, accurate.

Question 5 Correct the sentences (2 points)

a) À Dakar, les familles mangent ensemble. b) Mon école est plus grande qu’à Québec.

Scoring: 1 point each; a) needs both the preposition and the verb.

Question 6 Read the notes (3 points)

a) Lausanne and the student’s own community. b) Comme à Lausanne, on retrouve ses amis le samedi. c) The conclusion.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 7 Combine the sentences (2 points)

À Tahiti, on danse souvent en groupe tandis que chez moi, on danse surtout en couple.

Scoring: 1 for the connector, 1 for accurate French.

Question 8 Short speech (3 points)

Model: À Lyon, les élèves déjeunent à la cantine pendant une heure. Chez moi, nous mangeons en vingt minutes. Contrairement à Lyon, nous n’avons pas de dessert. Comme à Lyon, nous parlons avec nos amis.

Scoring: 1 for content on both places, 1 for two connectors, 1 for accuracy.

Question 9 Read the notes sheet (1 point)

C: the line begins with Dans les deux, meaning in both.

Scoring: 1 point.

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