PAPER 1
Will consist of multiple-choice questions and tests candidates' ability to use French words, expressions, and structural patterns in appropriate contexts. It has two sections: Comprehension and Structure. Both questions will be answered within 1 hour for 40 marks. The comprehension section tests reading and understanding of standard French texts, while the structure section tests the appropriate use of French vocabulary and grammar in communicative contexts. The essay and letter writing sections test candidates' ability to write freely and correctly on topics of general interest, using appropriate structures, registers, and tenses. The expected length of each composition will be about 100 words. This paper is made up of two sections: (a) Essay and (b) Letter writing. It will test candidates' ability to write freely and correctly on topics of general interest, using the appropriate structures, registers and tenses. Three questions will be set on each. Candidates are expected to answer one question only from each section. The expected length of each composition will be about 100 words. It will consist of forty multiple choice questions, to be answered within 1 hour for 40 marks. Will consist of two sections with three essay questions each. Candidates will be required to answer two questions in all, one question from each section. Both questions will be answered within 1 hour 15 minutes for 40 marks. Will test candidates' listening comprehension, and reading and conversation abilities. Each candidate will require 40 minutes for the test. The paper will carry 50 marks. This paper is made up of two sections: (a) Essay and (b) Letter writing. It will test candidates' ability to write freely and correctly on topics of general interest, using the appropriate structures, registers and tenses. Three questions will be set on each. Candidates are expected to answer one question only from each section. The expected length of each composition will be about 100 words. This paper will test candidates' ability to listen to, and understand a straightforward passage in French. The test which will be based on a passage to be read aloud by the examiner will be about 200 words long. It will deal with issues of general interest. During the first 10 minutes, the passage will be read twice. Candidates will study the questions for 3 minutes before the second reading. At the end of the second reading, candidates will be allowed 7 minutes to answer, in writing, 10 questions based on the passage. The questions may not be multiple-choice questions only but may also include other forms of language testing such as open-ended questions, transformation and substitution. The aim is to test candidates' ability to read aloud, with the appropriate pronunciation and fluency. For this purpose, a simple passage of about 100 words will be provided. The passage will be of contemporary interest. In principle, candidates will be asked to read once and at a normal pace. The conversation test will last about 10 minutes per candidate. Topics to be discussed will be drawn from themes of general and contemporary interests such as sports, health, leisure, education, politics, culture, etc. There will be two sections, one on dialogue and the other on exposition, as follows: (i) Dialogue - This will test candidates' ability to express themselves freely in a dialogue. For this purpose, candidates will be expected to respond to a minimum of ten questions. For Ghana, five of these questions will be on selected literature texts. (ii) Exposition – This will test candidates' ability to speak freely on a given topic in French .The candidate is expected to make a minimum of 5 sentences. It will consist of forty multiple choice questions, to be answered within 1 hour for 40 marks. Will consist of two sections with three essay questions each. Candidates will be required to answer two questions in all, one question from each section. Both questions will be answered within 1 hour 15 minutes for 40 marks. Will test candidates' listening comprehension, and reading and conversation abilities. Each candidate will require 40 minutes for the test. The paper will carry 50 marks. This paper is made up of two sections: (a) Essay and (b) Letter writing. It will test candidates' ability to write freely and correctly on topics of general interest, using the appropriate structures, registers and tenses. Three questions will be set on each. Candidates are expected to answer one question only from each section. The expected length of each composition will be about 100 words.
