DELF A2 Sample Paper 3 with Answers (PDF)

Reading comprehension · Exercise 1

Read the document, then answer each question by choosing the right option.

Reading comprehension · Exercise 110 points · 12 min

InstructionsYou read this article in a local newspaper. Answer the questions.

À Verdelles, le vieux bus devient une bibliothèque

Depuis samedi, les habitants de Verdelles ont une nouvelle bibliothèque, et elle roule ! Une entreprise de transport a offert un ancien bus scolaire, la mairie a acheté les livres et des bénévoles ont fait les travaux pendant l’hiver.

Trois d’entre eux s’occupent maintenant du bus : Nadia est au volant, Hugo aide les lecteurs à choisir et Lina répare les livres abîmés. « Avant, il fallait aller jusqu’à la ville voisine pour trouver un roman », explique Hugo.

Le bus s’arrête le mardi devant l’école, le jeudi près du stade et le samedi sur la place du marché. L’inscription est gratuite. Chaque lecteur peut emporter quatre livres pour trois semaines. Les bandes dessinées s’empruntent aussi, mais les journaux se lisent sur place, dans les fauteuils. Quand le bus n’est pas là, on peut rendre ses livres à la boulangerie.

Article written for this sample paper

1. Qu’est-ce que la mairie a payé ?
- A Le bus.
- B Les livres.
- C Les travaux.
2. Que fait Nadia pour la bibliothèque ?
- A Elle conduit le bus.
- B Elle conseille les lecteurs.
- C Elle répare les livres.
3. Où peut-on trouver le bus le samedi ?
- A Devant l’école.
- B À côté du stade.
- C Sur la place du marché.
4. Qu’est-ce que les lecteurs ne peuvent pas emporter chez eux ?
- A Les romans.
- B Les bandes dessinées.
- C Les journaux.
5. Quand le bus est absent, où peut-on rapporter ses livres ?
- A À la mairie.
- B À la boulangerie.
- C À l’école.

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1 → B. “la mairie a acheté les livres” (the town hall bought the books): that is the only thing the town hall paid for in this project.

Trap: the bus is a gift from a transport company, and the work was done by volunteers, who were not paid.

2 → A. “Nadia est au volant” (Nadia is at the wheel): being “au volant” means driving a vehicle.

Trap: all three actions are in the article, but Hugo is the one who helps readers and Lina the one who repairs the books.

3 → C. “le samedi sur la place du marché” (on Saturdays on the market square): each day has its own place, and Saturday’s is the market square.

Trap: the school is the Tuesday stop and the stadium the Thursday one.

4 → C. “les journaux se lisent sur place, dans les fauteuils” (newspapers are read on the spot, in the armchairs): you read them in the bus, they do not leave it.

Trap: “Les bandes dessinées s’empruntent aussi” means comics can be borrowed too, just like the books.

5 → B. “Quand le bus n’est pas là, on peut rendre ses livres à la boulangerie” (when the bus is not there, you can return your books at the bakery): “rendre” a book means bringing it back.

Trap: the town hall bought the books and the school is one of the bus stops, but nothing is returned there.

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Writing · Story for a blog

Write your text under exam conditions, then compare it with the annotated model answer.

Writing · Story for a blog12.5 points · 25 min

InstructionsVous venez de commencer un stage dans une entreprise en France. Vous écrivez un article pour le blog de votre classe de français : vous racontez votre première journée (ce que vous avez fait, les personnes que vous avez rencontrées) et vous donnez vos impressions. (60 mots minimum)

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Mon premier jour de stageshort title, suited to a blog post

Lundi dernier, j’ai commencé mon stage dans un hôtel. Je suis arrivé à huit heures et j’étais un peu stressé, parce que je ne connaissais personne.sets the scene: when, where, and a first feeling

D’abord, la directrice m’a présenté toute l’équipe. Ensuite, j’ai travaillé à la réception avec Samuel, qui m’a tout expliqué : nous avons accueilli les clients et répondu au téléphone.actions in the passé composé, linked with “d’abord” and “ensuite”

Mes collègues étaient très sympathiques et ils parlaient lentement pour m’aider.the people met, described in the imparfait

Le soir, j’étais fatigué mais content. J’ai trouvé cette journée très intéressante, parce que j’ai appris beaucoup de mots nouveaux. J’ai hâte de continuer ! Tomásimpressions with a reason (“parce que”), required by the task

Official grid criterion

Points

Task fulfilment

2,5 / 2,5

Coherence and cohesion

2,5 / 2,5

Sociolinguistic appropriateness

2 / 2,5

Vocabulary (including lexical spelling)

2 / 2,5

Morphosyntax (grammar)

2 / 2,5

Examiner's note: The text tells the day in order (“d’abord”, “ensuite”, “le soir”) in the passé composé and the imparfait, introduces the people met and gives impressions with a reason (“très intéressante, parce que j’ai appris beaucoup de mots nouveaux”): task fulfilment and coherence get full marks. Half a point is withheld on the other three criteria. Sociolinguistic appropriateness: the tone is right, but the post never speaks to the readers of the blog. Vocabulary: correct, but the adjectives are common ones and “très” is used twice. Grammar: the sentences are accurate, with only one more complex structure (“Samuel, qui m’a tout expliqué”). The exercise is assessed on the official grid, marked out of 12.5 points.

Vocabulary · Work and studies

Complete each sentence with the option that fits.

Vocabulary · Work and studies5 points · 5 min

InstructionsChoose the word that fits to complete each sentence.

1. Ma sœur soigne les malades à l’hôpital : elle est ______.
- A boulangère
- B vendeuse
- C infirmière
2. Pour avoir ce travail, j’envoie mon CV et je passe un ______ avec le directeur.
- A entretien
- B salaire
- C métier
3. Les étudiants révisent beaucoup : demain, ils passent un ______ de mathématiques.
- A cahier
- B cours
- C examen
4. Karim travaille dans un restaurant : il prépare les plats, il est ______.
- A serveur
- B cuisinier
- C client
5. Le vendredi, Léna ne travaille pas : c’est son jour de ______.
- A congé
- B retraite
- C chômage

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1 → C. An “infirmière” (nurse) works in a hospital and looks after patients.

2 → A. “Passer un entretien” means meeting the employer for a job interview before being hired.

Trap: “salaire” (pay) and “métier” (occupation) are also work words, but neither goes with the verb “passer”.

3 → C. You revise before you “passer un examen”, which means to sit an exam.

Trap: in French you “suivre un cours” (take a class), you do not “passer” it. And “passer un examen” means to sit an exam, not to pass it.

4 → B. The “cuisinier” (cook) prepares the dishes in the restaurant kitchen.

Trap: the “serveur” (waiter) also works in the restaurant, but he brings the dishes to the customers, he does not prepare them.

5 → A. A “jour de congé” is a day off, a day when an employee does not work.

Trap: “la retraite” (retirement) starts at the end of working life, and “le chômage” (unemployment) is the situation of someone without a job. Neither is a day of the week.

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The three papers do not repeat each other. This one has a news article, a story for a blog (exercise 1 of the writing section, in a work situation) and work and study vocabulary. The first paper is built on a neighbourhood notice and a friendly message, the second on a confirmation letter and a reply to an invitation.

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