Accents have been omitted from the French source material for print compatibility; write accents correctly in your answers where required. Section A and B: single-word or short answers only. Section C and D: write full, natural sentences for translation items. Aim to spend about 35 minutes on the whole pack.
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Section A: Label the smartphone diagram. On a printed phone diagram, write the French word for the screen (context: mobile device vocabulary).
(Total for Question 1 is 1 mark)
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Section A: Label the smartphone diagram. On a printed phone diagram, write the French word for the charging port (context: device hardware vocabulary).
(Total for Question 2 is 1 mark)
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Section A: Label the smartphone diagram. On a printed phone diagram, write the French word for the power button (context: device hardware vocabulary).
(Total for Question 3 is 1 mark)
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Section A: Label the smartphone diagram. On a printed phone diagram, write the French word for the camera (context: mobile device hardware vocabulary).
(Total for Question 4 is 1 mark)
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Section A: Label the smartphone diagram. On a printed phone diagram, write the French word for the speaker (context: phone hardware vocabulary).
(Total for Question 5 is 1 mark)
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Section A: Label the smartphone diagram. On a printed phone diagram, write the French word for the headphone socket or jack (context: device hardware vocabulary).
(Total for Question 6 is 1 mark)
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Section B: Matching device functions to French terms. Choose the correct French term for 'to charge the battery' in the context of a mobile device.
a) telecharger une application
b) charger la batterie
c) envoyer un texto
d) faire un appel video
(Total for Question 7 is 1 mark)
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Section B: Matching device functions to French terms. Choose the correct French term for 'to download an app' in the context of a smartphone.
a) faire un appel video
b) le wifi
c) telecharger une application
d) la dependance a la technologie
(Total for Question 8 is 1 mark)
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Section B: Matching device functions to French terms. Choose the correct French term for 'to send a text' in the context of mobile phone actions.
a) envoyer un texto
b) la tablette
c) charger la batterie
d) passer trop de temps devant l'ecran
(Total for Question 9 is 1 mark)
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Section B: Matching device functions to French terms. Choose the correct French term for 'video calling' in the context of using a smartphone or tablet.
a) faire un appel video
b) l'ordinateur portable
c) charger la batterie
d) telecharger une application
(Total for Question 10 is 1 mark)
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Section B: Matching device vocabulary. Choose the correct French term for 'wifi' in the context of internet access on devices.
a) le wifi
b) la dependance a la technologie
c) envoyer un texto
d) tablette
(Total for Question 11 is 1 mark)
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Section B: Matching device vocabulary. Choose the correct French word for 'tablet' as a device type in everyday technology vocabulary.
a) la tablette
b) l'ecran
c) appareil photo
d) port de charge
(Total for Question 12 is 1 mark)
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Section B: Matching device vocabulary. Choose the correct French term for 'laptop' or 'portable computer' in the context of devices used for work and study.
a) la dependance a la technologie
b) l'ordinateur portable
c) envoyer un texto
d) telecharger une application
(Total for Question 13 is 1 mark)
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Section B: Matching behaviour vocabulary. Choose the correct French phrase for 'dependence on technology' as a screen-time related concept.
a) la dependance a la technologie
b) telecharger une application
c) faire un appel video
d) bouton power
(Total for Question 14 is 1 mark)
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Section C: Gap-fill. Complete the sentence about screen time: 'Il est facile de __________ trop de temps devant l'ecran.' Provide the missing verb in French (infinitive) from context: to spend.
(Total for Question 15 is 1 mark)
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Section C: Gap-fill. Complete the sentence: 'Je dois __________ mon telephone tous les soirs pour que la batterie tienne.' Missing verb (infinitive): to charge.
(Total for Question 16 is 1 mark)
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Section C: Gap-fill. Complete the phrase: 'J'aime __________ des photos avec mon telephone.' Missing infinitive meaning 'to take'.
(Total for Question 17 is 1 mark)
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Section C: Gap-fill. Complete the sentence: 'Avant de sortir, je __________ la batterie de ma tablette.' Missing infinitive meaning 'to check'.
(Total for Question 18 is 1 mark)
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Section C: Gap-fill. Complete the sentence: 'Sur mon portable je peux __________ une application en quelques secondes.' Missing infinitive meaning 'to download'.
(Total for Question 19 is 1 mark)
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Section C: Gap-fill. Complete the sentence: 'Quand je ne trouve pas le wifi, je dois __________ mes donnees mobiles.' Missing infinitive meaning 'to use' or 'to switch on' context: to use.
(Total for Question 20 is 1 mark)
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Section C: Gap-fill. Complete the sentence: 'Mon frere passe souvent trop de temps __________ son ecran le soir.' Missing preposition + article phrase meaning 'in front of' (devant).
(Total for Question 21 is 1 mark)
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Section C: Gap-fill. Complete the sentence: 'Il faut parfois limiter la __________ pour eviter la dependance a la technologie.' Missing noun meaning 'screen time'.
(Total for Question 22 is 1 mark)
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Section C: Gap-fill. Complete the sentence: 'Quand la batterie est faible, je __________ mon chargeur.' Missing verb meaning 'to take' or 'to grab' context: to take / to get. (infinitive)
(Total for Question 23 is 1 mark)
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Section C: Gap-fill. Complete the sentence: 'Pour ecouter de la musique, j'utilise le __________ de mon telephone.' Missing noun meaning 'speaker' or 'haut-parleur'.
(Total for Question 24 is 1 mark)
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Section D: Translate into French. English to French sentence 1 (context: device use): 'I charge my phone every night.'
(Total for Question 25 is 1 mark)
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Section D: Translate into French. English to French sentence 2 (context: downloading apps): 'She downloads an app for her tablet.'
(Total for Question 26 is 1 mark)
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Section D: Translate into French. English to French sentence 3 (context: wifi and data): 'We use wifi at home but sometimes use mobile data.'
(Total for Question 27 is 1 mark)
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Section D: Translate into French. English to French sentence 4 (context: screen-time habit): 'He spends too much time in front of the screen.'
(Total for Question 28 is 1 mark)
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Section D: Translate into French. English to French sentence 5 (context: making calls): 'Can you make a video call with me tonight?'
(Total for Question 29 is 1 mark)
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Section D: Translate into French. English to French sentence 6 (context: battery level): 'My battery is low, I need to find my charger.'
(Total for Question 30 is 1 mark)
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Section D: Translate into French. English to French sentence 7 (context: tablet use): 'I prefer using a tablet for reading than a laptop.'
(Total for Question 31 is 1 mark)
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Section D: Translate into French. English to French sentence 8 (context: data saving): 'To save mobile data, I turn off the wifi when I leave home.'
(Total for Question 32 is 1 mark)
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Section D: Translate into French. English to French sentence 9 (context: app installation): 'They installed the app on their laptops and tablets.'
(Total for Question 33 is 1 mark)
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Section D: Translate into French. English to French sentence 10 (context: healthy habit): 'We try to limit screen time for children.'
(Total for Question 34 is 1 mark)
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Section E: Translate into English. French to English sentence 1 (context: device habit): 'Mon telephone se decharge tres vite.'
(Total for Question 35 is 1 mark)
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Section E: Translate into English. French to English sentence 2 (context: calling): 'Je prefere envoyer un texto plutot que faire un appel video.'
(Total for Question 36 is 1 mark)
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Section E: Translate into English. French to English sentence 3 (context: wifi): 'Il n'y a pas de wifi ici, donc je dois utiliser mes donnees mobiles.'
(Total for Question 37 is 1 mark)
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Section E: Translate into English. French to English sentence 4 (context: dependency): 'La dependance a la technologie est un probleme pour certains jeunes.'
(Total for Question 38 is 1 mark)
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Section E: Translate into English. French to English sentence 5 (context: advice): 'Pour proteger la batterie, il vaut mieux ne pas laisser branche le telephone toute la nuit.'
(Total for Question 39 is 1 mark)
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Section E: Translate into English. French to English sentence 6 (context: device preference): 'Nous aimons lire sur une tablette parce que l'ecran est leger.'
(Total for Question 40 is 1 mark)
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Section E: Translate into English. French to English sentence 7 (context: battery habit): 'Mon portable n'a plus de batterie apres une journee d'utilisation intensive.'
(Total for Question 41 is 1 mark)
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Section E: Translate into English. French to English sentence 8 (context: charger): 'Elle branche son chargeur dans le port de charge.'
(Total for Question 42 is 1 mark)
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Section E: Translate into English. French to English sentence 9 (context: tablet): 'Il a installe une nouvelle application sur sa tablette hier.'
(Total for Question 43 is 1 mark)
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Section E: Translate into English. French to English sentence 10 (context: screen-time): 'Pour eviter la dependance, nous limitons le temps d'ecran a une heure par jour.'
(Total for Question 44 is 1 mark)
Mark scheme · FR.V8 Technology in Everyday Life: Mobile Devices and Digital Habits
Question 1
B1 ecran as the correct French word for the screen of a phone or tablet
Answer: ecran
Question 2
B1 port de charge as the correct phrase for charging port / charge socket
Answer: port de charge
Question 3
B1 bouton power or bouton d'alimentation accepted, written without accents as bouton power or bouton d'alimentation
Answer: bouton power (oe: bouton d'alimentation)
Question 4
B1 appareil photo as the correct French term for the camera on a phone or tablet
Answer: appareil photo
Question 5
B1 haut-parleur as the correct translation for speaker, without accents written as haut-parleur
Answer: haut-parleur
Question 6
B1 prise casque as the correct phrase for headphone socket / jack
Answer: prise casque
Question 7
B1 charger la batterie as the correct translation of 'to charge the battery'
Answer: b
Question 8
B1 telecharger une application as the correct translation of 'to download an app'
Answer: c
Question 9
B1 envoyer un texto as the correct translation of 'to send a text'
Answer: a
Question 10
B1 faire un appel video as the correct phrase for video calling
Answer: a
Question 11
B1 le wifi as the correct term for wifi
Answer: a
Question 12
B1 la tablette as the correct translation of tablet
Answer: a
Question 13
B1 l'ordinateur portable as the correct term for laptop
Answer: b
Question 14
B1 la dependance a la technologie as the correct translation of dependence on technology
Answer: a
Question 15
B1 passer as the correct infinitive for 'to spend' in the phrase passer trop de temps
Answer: passer
Question 16
B1 charger as the correct infinitive for 'to charge' in charger la batterie
Answer: charger
Question 17
B1 prendre as the correct infinitive for 'to take' in prendre des photos
Answer: prendre
Question 18
B1 verifier as the correct infinitive for 'to check' (written without accent as verifier)
Answer: verifier
Question 19
B1 telecharger as the correct infinitive for 'to download', written without accent
Answer: telecharger
Question 20
B1 utiliser as the correct infinitive for 'to use' (utiliser mes donnees mobiles)
Answer: utiliser
Question 21
B1 devant as the correct word for 'in front of' in devant son ecran
Answer: devant
Question 22
B1 duree d'ecran or temps d'ecran accepted, written without accents as duree d'ecran or temps d'ecran
Answer: temps d'ecran (oe: duree d'ecran)
Question 23
B1 prendre as the expected infinitive for 'to take/get' in this context
Answer: prendre
Question 24
B1 haut-parleur as the correct noun for speaker
Answer: haut-parleur
Question 25
B1 Je charge mon telephone tous les soirs (or Tous les soirs je charge mon telephone) with accents omitted as per instructions
Answer: Je charge mon telephone tous les soirs.
Question 26
B1 Elle telecharge une application pour sa tablette (sa agrees with tablette)
Answer: Elle telecharge une application pour sa tablette.
Question 27
B1 Nous utilisons le wifi a la maison mais parfois nous utilisons les donnees mobiles, or Nous utilisons le wifi chez nous mais parfois les donnees mobiles
Answer: Nous utilisons le wifi a la maison mais parfois nous utilisons les donnees mobiles.
Question 28
B1 Il passe trop de temps devant l'ecran as the direct translation
Answer: Il passe trop de temps devant l'ecran.
Question 29
B1 Peux-tu faire un appel video avec moi ce soir ? or Est-ce que tu peux faire un appel video avec moi ce soir ?
Answer: Peux-tu faire un appel video avec moi ce soir ?
Question 30
B1 Ma batterie est faible, je dois trouver mon chargeur or Ma batterie est presque vide, je dois trouver mon chargeur
Answer: Ma batterie est faible, je dois trouver mon chargeur.
Question 31
B1 Je prefere utiliser une tablette pour lire plutot qu'un ordinateur portable or Je prefere lire sur une tablette plutot que sur un ordinateur portable
Answer: Je prefere lire sur une tablette plutot que sur un ordinateur portable.
Question 32
B1 Pour economiser les donnees mobiles, j'eteins le wifi quand je quitte la maison or Pour economiser mes donnees mobiles, j'eteins le wifi en partant de la maison
Answer: Pour economiser les donnees mobiles, j'eteins le wifi quand je quitte la maison.
Question 33
B1 Ils ont installe l'application sur leurs ordinateurs portables et tablettes or Ils ont installe l'application sur leurs laptops et tablettes
Answer: Ils ont installe l'application sur leurs ordinateurs portables et tablettes.
Question 34
B1 Nous essayons de limiter le temps d'ecran pour les enfants or Nous essayons de limiter le temps passe devant l'ecran pour les enfants
Answer: Nous essayons de limiter le temps d'ecran pour les enfants.
Question 35
B1 My phone discharges very quickly, or My battery runs out very quickly
Answer: My phone loses charge very quickly. (oe: My battery runs out very quickly.)
Question 36
B1 I prefer to send a text rather than make a video call or I prefer sending a text rather than making a video call
Answer: I prefer to send a text rather than make a video call.
Question 37
B1 There is no wifi here, so I have to use my mobile data
Answer: There is no wifi here, so I have to use my mobile data.
Question 38
B1 Dependence on technology is a problem for some young people or For some young people, dependence on technology is a problem
Answer: Dependence on technology is a problem for some young people.
Question 39
B1 To protect the battery, it is better not to leave the phone plugged in all night or To protect the battery, you should not leave the phone charging all night
Answer: To protect the battery, it is better not to leave the phone plugged in all night.
Question 40
B1 We like to read on a tablet because the screen is light or We like reading on a tablet because the screen is lightweight
Answer: We like to read on a tablet because the screen is light.
Question 41
B1 My phone has no battery left after a day of intensive use or My phone runs out of battery after a day of heavy use
Answer: My phone has no battery left after a day of intensive use.
Question 42
B1 She plugs her charger into the charging port or She connects her charger into the charging port
Answer: She plugs her charger into the charging port.
Question 43
B1 He installed a new app on his tablet yesterday
Answer: He installed a new app on his tablet yesterday.
Question 44
B1 To avoid dependence, we limit screen time to one hour per day or We limit screen time to one hour a day to avoid dependence
Answer: To avoid dependence, we limit screen time to one hour per day.