French Paper 1 Questions and Answers - Cekana Mock Exams 2023

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INSTRUCTIONS 

  • This paper has three sections
  •  In section I you will have five minutes to read through the questions before the test starts. For each passage you will answer questions as indicated in the tape.
  •  In section III choose one composition only.


QUESTIONS

 

LISTENING COMPREHENSION
Answer all questions as guided

Passage 1

  1. Qui téléphone? (½point)
  2. A quel moment de la journée est-ce qu’on parle ? (½point)
  3. Où est Samba ? (½point)
  4.  Qu’est -ce qu’on va faire plus tard ? (½point)

Passage 2

  1. Quels pays se trouvent
    1. au nord du Gabon ? (½point)
    2. au nord-ouest du Gabon ? (½point)
  2. Sur quel côté est situé ľ Océan Atlantique ? (1point)
  3. Quel est ľ importance de la capitale, Libreville ?
    1.  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………...(½point)
    2.  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………...(½point)
  4. Quelle est la population du pays ?...........................................................................................ďhabitants.(1point)
  5. D̕ après le texte, quel est le produit industriel ? (½point)
  6. On a estimé le nombre ď habitants de ce pays en (1point)

Passage 3

  1. Pour quel repas viennent-ils au restaurant ? (½point)
  2. Combien sont-ils ? (½point)
  3. La table proposée se trouve………………………………………………………………...................du restaurant. (½point)
  4. Quelles sortes de boissons commandent-ils ?
    1. . …………………………………………………………………………………………………………...(½point)
    2.  …………………………………………………………………………………………………………...(½point)

Passage 4

  1. A quelle date est-ce qu̕ on change le nom du magazine ? (1point)
  2. Le nouveau nom sera (½point)

Passage 5

  1. Combien de morts y a-t-il ? (½point) 
  2.  Combien de femmes ont été hospitalisées ? (½point)
  3. Combien de temps les malades vont-ils encore rester à ľ hôpital ? (½point)
  4. Citez une conséquence de la consommation (1point)
  5. Le gouvernement a arrêté la production de ces boissons pour la ……………………………de ses habitants. (1point)

SECTION II : DICTATION (5 MARKS)

SECTION III :CREATIVE WRITING (15points)
Write a composition in the spaces provided. Indicate clearly whether your choice is 1a or 1b
In about 150-180 words, write in French a composition
Starting with:
EITHER

  1.  
    1. Ce jour-là, je me suis trompé(e) de bus………………………………..
      OR
    2. ending with……..depuis ce jour-là, j̕ ai décidé de ne jamais faire confiance à personne.


MARKING SCHEME

Passage 1

  1. Aminata (0.5point)
  2. Le soir (0.5point)
  3. A ľ école (0.5point)
  4.  Appeler/ téléphoner (0.5point)

Passage 2

  1.  
    1. le Cameroun et le Congo (0.5point)
    2. la Guinée Equatorial (0.5point)
  2.  À l’ouest (1point)
  3.  
    1. port moderne (0.5point)
    2. ville industrielle (0.5point)
  4. 1,2 millions (0.5point)
  5. Le pétrole (0.5point)
  6. 1999 (0.5point)

Passage 3

  1.  le diner (0.5point)
  2.  7 (0.5point)
  3.  Au coin (0.5point)
  4.  
    1. sucrées (4coca) (0.5point)
    2. alcoolisées (3 bières) (0.5point)

Passage 4

  1. le 15 juin (1point)
  2. La liberté (0.5point)

Passage 5

  1. 10 (0.5point)
  2. 4 (0.5point)
  3.  2 jours (0.5point)
  4. Problèmes de vision et de digestion (0.5point)
  5.  La protection (1point)

SECTION 11 : DICTATION (5MARKS)

Quatre/ 4 membres ďune famille ont eu un accident hier.11
IIs se trouvent à ľ hôpital privé, loin de la grande ville.14
Après ľ examen, qu̕ est-ce que le médecin écrit ?12

  • Ľ homme : mal au dos et il s̕ est cassé la jambe gauche.15
  • La dame : mal à la tête, au cou et aux dents.15
    Elle a aussi perdu la mémoire ! 7
  • Les enfants : douleur(s) sur les épaules et aux genoux. 12
    Le plus jeune pleure beaucoup ; 6
    il a peur des infirmières. 6

              Mark

               Correct items

                   Errors

                 5

                 4½

                 4

                 3½

                 3

                 2½

                 2

                 1½

                  1

                  ½

                  0

                     98+

                    89-97

                    79-88

                    67-78

                    54-66

                    42-53

                    29-41

                    18-28

                     7-17

                     <6

                      No attempt

                         0-5

                         6-15

                         16-25

                         26-36

                         37-48

                         49-61

                         62-73

                         74-86

                         87-97

                         >98

                       No attempt

SECTION 3

Mark range

Rate

Marking points

15

Exemplary

No errors at all

Story line is perfectly developed

Idioms are adequately and perfectly used

13-14½

Excellent

Story line is greatly developed

Negligible errors in accents, punctuations

Minimal slips in grammar e.g. accord

Use of idioms and general vocabulary is good

11-12½

Very good

Flow of story is great

Idioms are used though not many

Few errors are evident as sentence structures,accord,accents are well

9-10½

Good

Story line is flowing

Some errors in sentence structures

Verbs and tense forms are well constructed

Use of idioms is evident though they may be few

7½-8½

Fair

Few slips in grammar but the flow is ok

Errors in tense are evident though not many

Language is plain with little or no idioms and vocabulary

5½-7

Below average

Story line is there but with many errors in grammar, tense,

Sentence structure is ok idioms are wrongly used

3½-5

Poor

Flow is jerky

Story line is hampered by gross errors

Sentences/words are repeated and no variation of sentence structure

2-3

Quite poor

Story line can be guessed

Few structures are correct

Few correct tenses

½-1½

Very poor

It’s hard to guess the story line

Very few sentences are correct

Few correct structures and tenses

0

 

No communication at all

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