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French transportation vocabulary test for French 2 (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: In French you travel en train, en voiture, en avion (enclosed vehicles) but à pied, à vélo, à moto (on foot or astride). This French 2 test on French transportation vocabulary has 9 questions worth 20 points, to do in 40 minutes: en or à?, countries and read the ticket. The scoring guide is on a separate page; free printable PDF.

This test covers transportation phrases, prepositions with countries, train tickets, the verb prendre and airport vocabulary. Write all answers in French unless the question says otherwise. Do not use notes. The total is 20 points.

Level: French 2 (high school, ACTFL Novice High) · Standards: ACTFL Novice High, WL 1.1 Interpersonal, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational, WL 2.1 Cultural Practices

Time: 40 minutes · 9 questions · Total: 20 points · No dictionary

Question 1 En or à? (2 points)

Complete with en or à.

  1. Nous allons au marché ____ vélo. (1 point)
  2. Mes grands-parents voyagent ____ train. (1 point)

Question 2 Countries (2 points)

Complete with en, au, aux or à.

  1. Elle habite ____ Algérie. (1 point)
  2. Ils partent ____ Pays-Bas. (1 point)

Question 3 Read the ticket (3 points)

A round-trip train ticket from Nantes departing 07 h 50 to Paris arriving 09 h 55, car 3, seat 14, second class, 52,00 eurosBILLET · aller-retour · 2e classeDépart : Nantes · 07 h 50Arrivée : Paris · 09 h 55Voiture 3 · place 14 · 52,00 €
A train ticket.

Answer in French.

  1. Où va la voyageuse ? (1 point)
  2. À quelle heure part le train ? (1 point)
  3. Est-ce un aller simple ou un aller-retour ? (1 point)

Question 4 Prendre (2 points)

Write the correct form of prendre.

  1. Vous ______ le métro à Montréal ? (1 point)
  2. Mes amis ______ l’avion pour Rabat. (1 point)

Question 5 Airport word (1 point)

Complete the sentence with the right word: passeport, quai or guichet.

À la douane, on montre son ______. (1 point)

Question 6 Translate into French (3 points)

  1. We are going to Canada by plane. (1 point)
  2. I would like a one-way ticket. (1 point)
  3. The train leaves at 18:25 from platform 2. (1 point)

Question 7 Correct the mistakes (2 points)

Rewrite each sentence correctly.

  1. Il va à France en train. (1 point)
  2. Nous allons à la plage en pied. (1 point)

Question 8 Reading: A day in Lausanne (3 points)

Hugo habite à Genève et il visite sa tante à Lausanne. Il prend le train de 9 h 14 à la gare. Le voyage dure quarante minutes. À Lausanne, il va chez sa tante à pied, avec un petit sac. Le soir, il reprend le train de 19 h 48 pour rentrer.

Answer in French.

  1. Comment Hugo va-t-il à Lausanne ? (1 point)
  2. Combien de temps dure le voyage ? (1 point)
  3. Comment va-t-il chez sa tante ? (1 point)

Question 9 Short writing (2 points)

Write two sentences in French: one saying where you go on vacation and how you travel, and one saying what time your train or plane leaves.

See the French Transportation Vocabulary test answer key with scoring

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