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French partitive article test answer key with scoring for French 1 (free PDF download)

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The questions are on the French Partitive Article test. Take it under real conditions before reading the answer key.

Quick answer: The partitive article means some and shows an unspecified amount of food: du pain (masculine), de la soupe (feminine), de l'eau (vowel), des pâtes (plural). This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 8 questions of the French 1 test on partitive article, from choose the partitive to describe your breakfast, with the equivalent answers to accept.

Use this answer key to score the test out of 20. Award half points where shown. For the open writing question, accept any correct, natural answer instead of the model, and deduct for a wrong article or a missing de after a quantity or negative.

Level: French 1 (high school, ACTFL Novice) · Standards: ACTFL Novice Mid, WL 1.1 Interpersonal, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational, WL 2.1 Cultural Practices

Question 1 Choose the partitive (2 points)

a. du b. de la c. de l’ d. des

Scoring: 0.5 point each.

Question 2 Definite or partitive (2 points)

a. le b. du c. les d. des

Scoring: 0.5 point each.

Question 3 Quantity words (2 points)

a. de b. d’ c. de d. d’

Scoring: 0.5 point each.

Question 4 Read the menu (4 points)

a. Elle coûte 6,50 €. b. La tarte aux pommes. c. Elle paie 13,40 €. d. des

Scoring: 1 point each; accept a bare price or a full sentence.

Question 5 Make it negative (2 points)

a. Elle ne mange pas de fromage. b. Nous ne mangeons pas de viande.

Scoring: 1 point each; half a point if pas du or pas de la is kept.

Question 6 Translate into French (3 points)

a. Zeynab mange de la soupe. b. Il y a beaucoup de pain. c. Nous ne mangeons pas de poisson.

Scoring: 1 point each; half a point for a minor error.

Question 7 Correct the sentences (2 points)

a. Je mange des pommes. b. Il n’y a pas de lait. c. Elle mange beaucoup de salade. d. Tu manges un peu d’ail.

Scoring: 0.5 point each.

Question 8 Describe your breakfast (3 points)

Model answer: Le matin, je mange du pain avec de la confiture. Je mange un peu de fromage le dimanche. Je ne mange pas de céréales.

Scoring: 1 point per correct sentence with the requested structure.

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