CXC CSEC French Paper 02: Exam Guide

General Information

• The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) provides the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC).
• The French examination is Paper 02, assessing General Proficiency.
• The test code is 01222020.
• The exam date is May/June 2024.
• The exam is a free-response paper.
• The exam duration is 2 hours and 15 minutes.

Instructions for the Examination

• The paper includes four sections.
• Answer questions in each section.
• All answers must be written in the spaces provided in the booklet.
• Margins must not be written in.
• Rewrite answers if necessary using the extra lined pages in booklet's back.
• Draw a line through the original answer when rewriting on the extra lined pages.
• Write the question number, and the question part beside the answer box at the top of the extra pages.

Section I: Directed Situations

• Respond to each situation in French.
• Write no more than one sentence for each situation.
• Don't translate the given situations.
• Do not use abbreviations.
• Answers must be written in the spaces provided.
• Disregarding instructions results in penalties.
• This section has a total of 30 marks.

Section II: Letter

• Write a letter in French, using 130-150 words, with appropriate tenses.
• Disregarding instructions results in penalties.
• The letter is to Marie, recounting the details of winning a competition.
• Include the following details in the letter:
  • Details of the competition (date, time, location, activities).
  • How you prepared for the competition, including who helped and how often you met.
  • The most challenging/enjoyable aspect of the competition.
  • What you plan to do with the prize money.
• Do not write you real name and address, but include the date in French, plus an appropriate beginning and ending.
• This section has a total of 30 marks.

Section III: Contextual Dialogue

• Complete the dialogue between you and the French correspondent in the blank spaces provided.
• Give your responses in French, using between 80 and 100 words.
• Disregarding these instructions results in penalties.
• Describe the first day as an exchange student in Martinique to the correspondent.
• The responses have to include all of the following cues listed below:
  • Exchange of greetings and feelings about your first day.
  • Things found that were different from the school.
  • Things that were similar to the school.
  • One beneift of the activity.
  • What you will tell your friends when you get back home.
• This section has a total of 20 marks.

Section IV: Reading Comprehension

• Read the selection carefully.
• Do not translate.
• Questions must be answeredin English.
• Disregarding instructions results in penalties.
• Base response on the selection provided.
• Use a complete sentence for each response.
• The passage is about Jacqueline, who lives in the country.
• Jacqueline has been living in the countryside for two years, moving from Les Abymes, Guadeloupe.
• Les Abymes has an airport and is a lively town.
• Previously, Jacqueline enjoyed easily going out with friends and shopping in Les Abymes.
• Now, she has to travel about fifteen kilometers to go to town.
• The family now enjoys the tranquility, but Jacqueline's experience hasn't always been positive.
• Jacqueline hates and fears frogs, and she first encountered a large frog near home, causing her to run and scream.
• The neighbors wanted to know what was happening, and one told her to kiss the frog so it would turn into a prince
• She was embarrassed, but she got used to seeing frogs.
• This section has a total of 20 marks.