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AP French personal and public identities test for AP French (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: The AP French theme Personal and Public Identities explores how language, beliefs, origins and nationality shape who people are. This AP French test on personal and public identities has 8 questions worth 20 points, to do in 45 minutes: vocabulary, concession and nationality agreement. The scoring guide is on a separate page; free printable PDF.

This test checks vocabulary, nationality agreement, the subjunctive after bien que, reading comprehension and short writing on the AP theme Personal and Public Identities. Work alone, without notes. The total is 20 points.

Level: AP French Language and Culture · Standards: AP French Language and Culture (College Board CED), Theme: Personal and Public Identities

Time: 45 minutes · 8 questions · Total: 20 points · No dictionary

Question 1 Vocabulary (2 points)

Give the French term.

  1. belonging (1 point)
  2. mother tongue (1 point)

Question 2 Concession (2 points)

Complete with the correct form of the verb in parentheses.

  1. Bien que Léo (parler) trois langues, il se sent seul. (1 point)
  2. Même si elle (être) fatiguée, elle va à son cours d’arabe. (1 point)

Question 3 Nationality agreement (2 points)

Complete with the correct form of the adjective in parentheses.

  1. Mes amies sont (marocain) et (suisse). (1 point)
  2. Une actrice (québécois) a gagné le prix. (1 point)

Question 4 Read the profile card (3 points)

Read the card and answer in English.

Profile card for Samir, 17, born in Casablanca, lives in Montpellier, speaks Arabic, French and English, loves football and rapSamir B., 17 ansNé à Casablanca, vit à MontpellierLangues : arabe, français, anglaisPassions : le foot, le rapIl se sent « un peu des deux rives »
A fictional profile.
  1. Where was Samir born, and where does he live? (1 point)
  2. Which languages does he speak? (1 point)
  3. How does he describe himself? (1 point)

Question 5 Read the passage (3 points)

Read, then answer in English.

Depuis qu’elle a quitté Port-au-Prince à l’âge de neuf ans, Rose-Anne vit à Boston, mais elle garde le créole comme langue du cœur. À l’école, elle parle anglais et un peu de français ; à la maison, sa mère exige que tout le monde parle créole le dimanche. Rose-Anne trouve cette règle fatigante, pourtant elle reconnaît qu’elle lui a permis de ne pas oublier ses racines.

  1. At what age did Rose-Anne leave Haiti? (1 point)
  2. What rule does her mother impose? (1 point)
  3. How does Rose-Anne now judge the rule? (1 point)

Question 6 Correct the mistakes (2 points)

Rewrite each sentence correctly.

  1. Elle est une Française. (1 point)
  2. Bien qu’il est timide, il parle beaucoup. (1 point)

Question 7 Translate (2 points)

Translate into French: I have the impression of living between two cultures, although I am happy here.

Question 8 Short essay (4 points)

Write 6 to 8 sentences in French explaining how one language, belief or place shapes the identity of a person you know or imagine. Use at least one subjunctive and one connector.

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