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Days months and weather in French test answer key with scoring for French 1 (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: In French, days and months are written in lowercase: lundi, mardi, janvier, février. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 8 questions of the French 1 test on days months and weather in French, from days and months to short writing, with the equivalent answers to accept.

Use these model answers to mark the test. Give the points shown and accept equivalent wording. Remember to deduct for capital letters on days or months only if the question asks for a lowercase answer. Total: 20 points.

Level: French 1 (high school, ACTFL Novice) · Standards: ACTFL Novice Mid, WL 1.1 Interpersonal, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational

Question 1 Days and months (2 points)

a) mercredi; b) dimanche; c) août; d) février.

Scoring: 0.5 point each, accents required.

Question 2 Dates in words (2 points)

a) le premier janvier; b) le seize février; c) le vingt-quatre juin; d) le trente et un octobre.

Scoring: 0.5 point each.

Question 3 Weather report (4 points)

a) À Nantes, il pleut. Il fait douze degrés. b) À Montréal, il neige. Il fait moins huit. c) À Dakar, il fait beau. Il fait trente et un degrés.

Scoring: Nantes and Montréal 1.5 points each (0.75 per sentence); Dakar 1 point (0.5 per sentence). Accept il y a du soleil.

Question 4 Seasons (2 points)

a) Au; b) En; c) En; d) En.

Scoring: 0.5 point each.

Question 5 Translate (3 points)

a) Quel temps fait-il aujourd’hui ? b) C’est vendredi, le premier mai. c) Il y a du vent et il fait froid.

Scoring: 1 point each. Accept Nous sommes vendredi, le premier mai.

Question 6 Reading: a message (3 points)

a) Thursday, December 10th. b) It is snowing and it is minus ten degrees. c) They are going sledding.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 7 Find the mistake (2 points)

a) Aujourd’hui, c’est lundi. b) Mon anniversaire est le premier juin. c) Il fait froid en hiver. d) Au printemps, il pleut.

Scoring: 0.5 point each.

Question 8 Short writing (2 points)

Model: Aujourd’hui, nous sommes le douze septembre. En automne, il y a souvent du vent et il pleut.

Scoring: 1 point for a correct date with le and lowercase month; 1 point for a correct weather sentence with the right season preposition.

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