TEF Canada · Section A
A 13-year-old boy becomes a business star
Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)FamilyReported period: 2025-12
Instructions (in French)
Complétez l’article de presse suivant. Ajoutez à la suite un texte de 80 mots minimum. Rédigez votre production en plusieurs paragraphes.
Un garçon de 13 ans devient une star du monde des affaires
Jean-Jacques Martinez est venu au monde dans des circonstances hors du commun, sur une montagne des Alpes suisses, en pleine tempête. Bébé, il a été touché par la foudre et ses parents l’ont cru mort ; son destin s’est pourtant révélé extraordinaire.The prompt opens in the editor, with a word counter and an accent keyboard.
What this task asks for
- Text type
- news story — Starting from the opening of a short news story, write the rest of the article in several paragraphs.
- Word count
- at least 80 words
- Time
- 25 minutes (60 minutes in total, each section is timed separately)
- Published assessment criteria
- Quality and effectiveness of the text: fit with the situation, organisation, clarity of information and arguments
- Range and control of language: vocabulary, syntax (sentences, tenses, moods) and spelling
Indicative estimate, not an official score.
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