This French A1 placement test samples the grammar and vocabulary a beginner should know: être and avoir, articles, agreement, negation, common verbs, prepositions, questions and everyday phrases. It ends with a short reading text. It is for teachers placing new students and for learners who want to check whether they are secure at A1.
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About this test
This French A1 placement test samples the grammar and vocabulary a beginner should know: être and avoir, articles, agreement, negation, common verbs, prepositions, questions and everyday phrases. It ends with a short reading text. It is for teachers placing new students and for learners who want to check whether they are secure at A1.
Topics covered
Être and avoirArticles and agreementPresent tense verbsNegationPrepositions and contractionsQuestions and everyday phrasesNear futureReading comprehension
How to use this test
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Answer every question without a dictionary or time pressure.
Check your answers and note the topics you need to review.
Notes for teachers
Questions move from very basic forms to the upper end of A1, so a learner who scores 32/40 or more is generally secure at this level, while a score below 24 suggests reviewing A1 basics. The distractors target common beginner errors: gender agreement, mon/ma before a vowel, à + le contractions, pas de after negation, and confusing homophones such as fais/fait. Use the questions a learner gets wrong as a checklist for follow-up practice.
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