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Field 023: French
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Section Two of this test is a reading section with multiple-choice questions followed by four answer choices. Read each question and answer choice CAREFULLY and select the ONE best answer.

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Subarea 2—READING COMPREHENSION

Objective 003—Derive information from a variety of authentic materials, written in French, representing interpersonal and presentational modes.

Lisez le passage ci-dessous ; puis répondez à la question qui suit.

Le titulaire de la carte doit immédiatement déclarer la perte, le vol ou l'utilisation frauduleuse de la carte ou des données liées à son utilisation. Pour faire opposition à sa carte, le titulaire doit communiquer le numéro de sa carte ou de son compte en personne ou par téléphone ou par Internet à l'agence tenant le compte. Les oppositions faites par téléphone doivent être confirmées par écrit dans une déclaration signée. Le titulaire de la carte supporte la perte subie en cas de perte ou de vol, avant la mise en opposition, dans la limite d'un plafond qui ne peut dépasser 150 euros.

4. Quelle condition faut-il remplir pour faire opposition à une carte bancaire par téléphone ?

  1. Le titulaire doit être victime de fraude sur Internet.
  2. Le montant dépensé doit être inférieur à 150 euros.
  3. Le titulaire doit donner le numéro de son agence.
  4. Le titulaire doit confirmer sa plainte avec une lettre.
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Correct Response: D.

Lisez le poème ci-dessous de Baudelaire ; puis répondez aux deux questions qui suivent.

Hola:

Les Fenêtres

Celui qui regarde au dehors à travers une fenêtre ouverte ne voit jamais autant de choses que celui qui regarde une fenêtre fermée. Il n'est pas d'objet plus profond, plus mystérieux, plus fécond, plus ténébreux, plus éblouissant qu'une fenêtre éclairée d'une chandelle. Ce qu'on peut voir au soleil est toujours moins intéressant que ce qui se passe derrière une vitre. Dans ce trou noir ou lumineux vit la vie, rêve la vie, souffre la vie.

Par delà des vagues de toits, j'aperçois une femme mûre, ridée déjà, pauvre, toujours penchée sur quelque chose, et qui ne sort jamais. Avec son visage, avec son vêtement, avec son geste, avec très peu de données, j'ai refait l'histoire de cette femme, ou plutôt sa légende, et quelquefois je me la raconte à moi-même en pleurant.

Si c'eût été un pauvre vieux homme, j'aurais refait la sienne tout aussi aisément.

Et je me couche, fier d'avoir vécu et souffert dans d'autres que moi-même.

Peut-être me direz-vous : « Es-tu sûr que cette légende soit la vraie ? » Qu'importe ce que peut être la réalité placée hors de moi, si elle m'a aidé à vivre, à sentir que je suis et ce que je suis ?

5. Laquelle des phrases suivantes identifie correctement la raison pour laquelle le poète préfère regarder une fenêtre fermée ?

  1. Il trouve que cela renforce la banalité de l'objet.
  2. Cela lui permet de considérer les effets de la lumière artificielle.
  3. Cela l'aide à pénétrer dans l'intimité des autres.
  4. Il aime méditer sur la fonction matérielle de la fenêtre.
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Correct Response: C.
Objective 004—Apply skills of inference to a variety of authentic materials, written in French, representing interpersonal and presentational modes.

6. Laquelle des conclusions suivantes le poète tire-t-il de son expérience ?

  1. La connaissance poétique est de l'ordre de l'exploration rationnelle.
  2. L'imagination créatrice contribue à la connaissance de soi.
  3. La vérité objective est nécessaire à la création poétique.
  4. La souffrance humaine est la source de toute inspiration.
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Correct Response: B.

Lisez le passage ci-dessous ; puis répondez à la question qui suit.

Difficile d'éviter les superlatifs pour parler du nouvel album de Paul Pinson. Avec des thèmes qui nous touchent tous directement et des textes travaillés et retravaillés, chaque chanson est un véritable cadeau. Rires, pleurs, nostalgie, ironie, toute une palette de sentiments se décline sur des musiques gaies, mélancoliques ou tout simplement émouvantes. Je ne suis pas du genre à m'emballer facilement mais je dois avouer que la musique de Paul Pinson est loin de me laisser indifférent. D'une étonnante richesse, cet album est pour toute la famille.

7. Laquelle des conclusions suivantes peut-on tirer de ce commentaire ?

  1. L'auteur écoute très rarement de la musique.
  2. L'auteur n'écouterait pas cet album avec ses enfants.
  3. L'auteur apprécie le sentiment des chansons plus que la musique.
  4. L'auteur ne fait pas d'habitude des commentaires de ce genre.
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Correct Response: D.

Subarea 3—LANGUAGE STRUCTURES AND COMPARISONS

Objective 005—Demonstrate knowledge of the grammatical and syntactic structures of French.

8. Choose the word that correctly completes the sentence below.

short blank à New York, tu pourrais louer un appartement.

  1. Si tu habiteras
  2. Si tu habitais
  3. Si tu habiterais
  4. Si tu habites
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Correct Response: B.

9. Which of the following sentences displays the correct adjective agreement?

  1. Ma mère est active mais mes sœurs sont paresseusent.
  2. Ma mère est actif mais mes sœurs sont paresseuses.
  3. Ma mère est active mais mes sœurs sont paresseuses.
  4. Ma mère est active mais mes sœurs sont paresseux.
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Correct Response: C.
Objective 006—Understand the similarities and differences between English and French.

10. The concept that is expressed in English by the sentence "I miss you" is most correctly conveyed in French through which of the following sentences?

  1. Vous me manquez.
  2. Je vous manque.
  3. Je manque de vous.
  4. Vous manquez moi.
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Correct Response: A.

Subarea 4—CULTURAL UNDERSTANDING, COMPARISONS, AND CONNECTIONS

Objective 007—Understand the products and perspectives of French-speaking cultures.

11. The poetry of the troubadours of medieval Provence best reflects the development of French:

  1. ideas about individual rights.
  2. traditions of courtly love.
  3. ideas about family togetherness.
  4. traditions of social harmony.
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Correct Response: B.

12. Quebec's natural resources have enabled it to become a major producer of:

  1. cotton and woolen goods.
  2. oil and natural gas.
  3. paper and forest products.
  4. copper and uranium.
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Correct Response: C.
Objective 008—Understand the practices (e.g., political and economic practices, practices of daily life and communication) and perspectives of French-speaking cultures.

13. Which of the following would a Parisian adult most likely eat for le petit déjeuner?

  1. a piece of baguette with jam and butter and café au lait
  2. eggs and boudin blanc, toast, and café crème
  3. an omelette made with ham and cheese and a cup of chocolat chaud
  4. crêpes with yaourt, fruit, and a glass of juice
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Correct Response: A.

14. As part of a campaign to reduce food waste in France, a 2016 law mandated that restaurants recycle unused food. The law includes a provision encouraging restaurants to provide a "to go" box to diners who wish to take home uneaten food, a practice that was rarely seen before in French restaurants. Many French restaurants and diners have been slow to adopt the practice. Their resistance to the idea of taking home leftover food can best be explained as:

  1. an effect of social opposition to changing traditions and adopting practices from other cultures.
  2. a reflection of cultural values and etiquette related to restaurant dining and food consumption.
  3. a demonstration of political perspectives that oppose government control of individual behavior.
  4. an economic concern that restaurant patrons who take home leftover food will eat out less often.
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Correct Response: B.

15. In Quebec during the 1960s, considered l'âge d'or de la chanson Québécoise, the music of singer-songwriters such as Félix Leclerc, Raymond Lévesque, and Gilles Vigneault gained popularity because many of the songs reflected Quebec's changing cultural perspectives in which of the following ways?

  1. They recognized and celebrated Quebec's multicultural roots.
  2. They questioned the traditions and perspectives of the Roman Catholic Church.
  3. They encouraged the expression of a strong Québécois national identity.
  4. They combined English and French in support of bilingual cultural development.
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Correct Response: C.

Subarea 5—LANGUAGE ACQUISITION, INSTRUCTION, AND ASSESSMENT

Objective 009—Understand processes of language acquisition.

16. Which of the following best describes an affective factor that might have a negative impact on a student's acquisition of a new language?

  1. The society in which the student lives places a low value on the target language and cultures in which it is spoken.
  2. The sound system of the student's first language is very different from the sound system of the target language.
  3. The student has difficulty retaining new information, such as target language vocabulary words, in long-term memory.
  4. The target language class in which the student is enrolled is conducted primarily in the student's first language.
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Correct Response: A.
Objective 010—Understand principles and practices of instruction in the language classroom.

17. A middle school teacher of French learns that four heritage speakers will be enrolled in her upcoming beginning-level French class. In considering instructional approaches for this class, it is most important for the teacher to keep in mind that the heritage speakers:

  1. may be overqualified to be in a beginning-level class but will not require supplemental activities.
  2. come from diverse cultural backgrounds and can have varying oral proficiency and literacy skills in French.
  3. should be aides that can be called upon to model French pronunciation and usage for the class.
  4. will make the best progress if they work by themselves in a mini-group rather than work with the class as a whole.
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Correct Response: B.
Objective 011—Understand the integration of standards into language curriculum and instruction.

18. When designing instruction that reflects the goals of the national K–12 Standards for Foreign Language Learning, it is most important for a French teacher to keep in mind that:

  1. students' needs and preferences should guide the choice of which standards should be emphasized in any given class.
  2. the interpretive mode of the communication standard should take precedence over the interpersonal and presentational modes.
  3. instruction of the culture, con-nections, comparisons, and communities standards should be embedded within the study of the language.
  4. students' mastery of each of the standards should be measured against the progress indicators given for their grade level.
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Correct Response: C.
Objective 012—Understand principles and practices of assessment in the language classroom.

19. A high school French teacher asks students to assemble a portfolio of their homework, projects, assignments, journal entries, audio and video recordings, and other work that they completed during a particular grading period. Students discuss and assess their portfolios in small groups to set goals for their future language learning. Which of the following best describes the primary benefit of this assessment approach?

  1. It furthers students' critical thinking and develops their autonomy as learners.
  2. It provides benchmarks for determining the teacher's goals and objectives.
  3. It gives the teacher appropriate feedback for her own professional growth.
  4. It yields objective, quantitative data for impartial student evaluation.
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Correct Response: A.
Objective 013—Understand the role of a teacher as a professional.

20. A new French teacher is looking for information about instructional strategies for teaching students with various special needs in the language classroom. The teacher will have a few gifted/talented students and a few students with language or learning disorders in the general classroom population. The teacher could best prepare for these students by consulting which of the following resources?

  1. professional journals about language teaching
  2. a teacher who is serving as a mentor at the school
  3. school specialists who work with special populations
  4. pedagogy texts from the school's teaching library
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Correct Response: C.