TEF Canada · Section A
Panic at the opera: mice invade the hall
Candidate-reported prompt (reworded)Culture & leisureReported 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.
Panique à l’opéra : des souris envahissent la salle
Après un instant d’hésitation, les comédiens ont quitté la scène en courant et le spectacle s’est arrêté net, comme à l’annonce d’une explosion.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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