Test yourself on beginning French vocabulary and grammar with this French proficiency test based on my beginning
French lessons. If you make a note of your score each time you take it, over time you can analyze and track your French
progress. Retake it whenever you want to see how much you've learned, such as at the end of the semester or when you
feel like you've reached a new level. If the uestions start to seem familiar, alternate between versions ! and ". #on
courage $
Fill in the blank, choose the best translation, or answer each uestion.
!. %une !
st
a. le premier &uin
b. le &uin premier
c. le un &uin
d. l'un &uin
". (hich of the following might you say before saying Rptez, s'il vous plat)
a. %'ai un probl*me.
b. %e ne comprends pas.
c. +omment vas,tu )
-. Translate this sentence. I am not ready.
a. %e suis pr/t.
b. %e ne suis pr/t.
c. %e ne suis pas pr/t.
d. %e suis pas pr/t.
e. %e ne pas suis pr/t.
0. The con&ugations suis, sommes, and sont are from which verb)
a. avoir
b. /tre
c. suivre
d. sortir
e. sourire
1. 2pell out 345-3
a. neuf sept,treize
b. neuf cent soi6ante,trois
c. neuf cent sept,trois
d. neuf cent soi6ante,treize
e. neuf cent trente,sept
7. (hat is this accent called) 8
a. accent aigu
b. tr9ma
c. circonfle6e
d. c9dille
e. accent grave
5. (hich of these words is misspelled)
a. :er;i
b. <arcon
c. Fa;ade
d. =>? , they are all spelled correctly
@. Aou would not use 3vous3 when talking to...
a. a teacher
b. a man you don't know
c. a child you don't know
d. both of your kids together
4. (hich of these con&ugations is correct)
a. tu parl9
b. tu parle
c. tu parles
d. tu parlez
!B. It's my book.
a. +'est mon livre.
b. +e est mon livre
c. +'est le livre de moi
d. +e est le livre de moi
!!. de C le D
a. de le
b. du
c. des
d. de la
!". (hich of these con&ugations is correct)
a. &e aime
b. &e aimes
c. &'aime
d. &'aimes
!-. I'm hot.
a. &'ai chaud
b. &e suis chaud
c. &'ai froid
d. &e suis froid
!0. Il EEEEE fran;ais.
a. a
b. es
c. est
d. /tre
!1. Fe is thirsty.
a. il est faim
b. il a faim
c. il est soif
d. il a soif
!7. (hat is this accent called) G
a. accent aigu
b. accent grave
c. circonfle6e
d. tr9ma
e. c9dille
!5. ?re you cold)
a. ?s,tu chaud )
b. Hs,tu chaud )
c. ?s,tu froid )
d. Hs,tu froid )
!@. :y name is %ean. EEEEE appelle %ean.
a. %e me
b. %e m'
c. %e se
d. %e s'
!4. I would like
a. &e veu6
b. &e voudrais
c. &'aimerais
d. ? and #
e. # and +
"B. (hich of these is not a proper response to 3:erci beaucoup3)
a. %e vous en prie.
b. Ie rien.
c. J vos souhaits.
d. Kas de uoi.
"!. I'm hungry.
a. &e suis faim
b. &'ai faim
c. &e suis soif
d. &'ai soif
"". (hat is this accent called) L
a. accent aigu
b. accent grave
c. circonfle6e
d. tr9ma
e. c9dille
"-. ?
"0. ?
"1. ?
"7. ?
"5. ?
"@. ?
"4. ?
-B. ?
-!. ?
-". ?
CROSSWORD
Across - Horizontalement Down - Verticalement
!. (hat's new)
Muoi de neuf
0. Na EEE )
5. J EEE prochaine.
Ontil ne6t time.
@. <ood night.
!". Na EEEEEEEEE )
!-. J EEEEEEEEEEE.
!0. J EEEEEEEEEEE.
". Rien de nouveau.
=othing's new
-. Fi$
1. J la EEEEEEEEEE.
7. Fello.
4. J EEEEE P l'heure..
!B. Na va EEEEEE.
!!. EEEEEEE ci comme ;a.
Hints.
!. (hen the answer is made up of more than one word, leave an empty space between the words.
". Ignore accents and apostrophes.
