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French imparfait test answer key with scoring for French 2 (free PDF download)

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

Quick answer: The imparfait is the French past tense for habits, descriptions and background scenes. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 8 questions of the French 2 test on imparfait, from conjugation to short writing, with the equivalent answers to accept.

Use these model answers to score the test. Give the full point only when the stem, the ending and the spelling are all correct. For the open writing question, accept any original sentences, as long as they are accurate and the imparfait is used in each one.

Level: French 2 (high school, ACTFL Novice High) · Standards: ACTFL Novice High, WL 1.1 Interpersonal, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational

Question 1 Conjugation (3 points)

a. nous jouions; b. elle était; c. ils prenaient.

Scoring: 1 point each; no point if the stem or the ending is wrong.

Question 2 Choose the correct form (3 points)

a. habitait; b. finissions; c. avais.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 3 Correct the mistakes (2 points)

a. Les élèves écoutaient la professeure. b. Nous mangions des crêpes quand nous étions petits.

Scoring: 1 point each; the plural ending and the tense must both be right.

Question 4 Translate into French (3 points)

a. Nous habitions à Lausanne. b. Il faisait froid. c. Elle avait dix ans.

Scoring: 1 point each; “Elle avait dix ans” needs avoir, not être.

Question 5 Present to imparfait (2 points)

a. Mon frère dormait tard le dimanche. b. Nous lisions des BD après l’école.

Scoring: 1 point each.

Question 6 Describe the picture (2 points)

Il était sept heures. Il faisait froid et il neigeait. (Also accepted: Il faisait cinq degrés.)

Scoring: 1 point for the time, 1 point for the weather; the verbs must be in the imparfait.

Question 7 Reading (2 points)

a. Elle passait ses vacances chez sa grand-mère à Rabat. b. Elle préparait du thé à la menthe.

Scoring: 1 point each; the verb must be in the imparfait, as in the text.

Question 8 Short writing (3 points)

Model answer: Mon école était petite et jaune. Chaque matin, nous jouions au ballon dans la cour. J’étais toujours contente le vendredi.

Scoring: 1 point per sentence for correct imparfait and the requested function (description, habit, feeling).

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