The questions are on the French Qui Que Où Relative Pronouns test. Take it under real conditions before reading the answer key.
Quick answer: Qui, que and où join two clauses in French. This scoring guide gives the expected answers and the points for the 9 questions of the French 3 test on qui que où relative pronouns, from choose the pronoun to short writing, with the equivalent answers to accept.
Answer key and scoring guide of the French 3 test on qui que où relative pronouns. Take the test first without notes, then score it here and revise with the lesson.
Level: French 3 (high school, ACTFL Intermediate Low) · Standards: ACTFL Intermediate Low, WL 1.1 Interpersonal, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational
Qui que où relative pronouns: answers and scoring
Question 1 Choose the pronoun (2 points)
a. où. b. qui. c. que. d. où.
Scoring: ½ point per correct pronoun.
Question 2 Elision (2 points)
a. qu’. b. qui. c. qu’. d. que (before je, then j’ attaches to the verb).
Scoring: ½ point each.
Question 3 Participle agreement (2 points)
a. chantées. b. faite. c. fini. d. choisies.
Scoring: ½ point each.
Question 4 Combine the sentences (2 points)
a. Voici l’élève qui parle trois langues. b. Les tomates que ma voisine a cueillies sont mûres.
Scoring: 1 point each; give ½ if the pronoun is right but the participle does not agree.
Question 5 Correct the mistakes (2 points)
a. Le film que nous avons vu était drôle. b. La plage où nous campons est belle. c. Les amies que j’ai invitées arrivent. d. L’élève qui parle russe est absent.
Scoring: ½ point each.
Question 6 Translate into French (2 points)
a. La boulangerie où je travaille ouvre à 6 h 30. b. La chanson que nous avons entendue était triste.
Scoring: 1 point each; ½ for a correct pronoun with another small error.
Question 7 Read the postcard (3 points)
a. He plays the drum (il joue du tambour). b. The market (le marché). c. It agrees with les photos, the feminine plural direct object that que replaces.
Scoring: 1 point each.
Question 8 Complete with your own words (2 points)
Sample: J’adore la ville où mes grands-parents habitent. / Le film que nous avons regardé hier était excellent.
Scoring: 1 point each for a logical, grammatical completion (où + subject + verb; que + subject + verb).
Question 9 Short writing (3 points)
Sample: J’ai un ami qui joue au basket. Le gymnase où il s’entraîne est grand. Le ballon qu’il utilise est orange.
Scoring: 1 point per sentence with the right pronoun, correct word order and spelling.

