Quick answer: Reported speech retells what someone said after a reporting verb. This French 3 test on French reported speech has 9 questions worth 20 points, to do in 40 minutes: que, qu’, si or s’, possessives and statements. The scoring guide is on a separate page; free printable PDF.
Level: French 3 (high school, ACTFL Intermediate Low) · Standards: ACTFL Intermediate Low, WL 1.1 Interpersonal, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational
Question 1 Que, qu’, si or s’ (2 points)
Complete with que, qu’, si or s’.
- Tara dit ___ elle a soif. (1 point)
- Il demande ___ il y a un bus. (1 point)
Question 2 Possessives (2 points)
Complete with the correct possessive.
- Moussa : « Mon chien est malin. » → Moussa dit que ___ chien est malin. (1 point)
- Les cousines : « Nos vélos sont neufs. » → Les cousines disent que ___ vélos sont neufs. (1 point)
Question 3 Statements (2 points)
Rewrite in reported speech with dire que.
- Bastien : « Je gagne toujours. » (1 point)
- Nadia et Joël : « Nous restons ici. » (1 point)
Question 4 Questions (2 points)
Rewrite in reported speech with demander.
- Lucas à Emma : « Tu as faim ? » (1 point)
- Fanny à Yanis : « Où est-ce que tu vas ? » (1 point)
Question 5 Translation (2 points)
Translate into French.
- Sacha asks what Lola is reading. (1 point)
- The teacher says that his students are happy. (1 point)
Question 6 Reading: a party in Liège (3 points)
Léonie prépare une fête au club de théâtre à Liège. Elle écrit : « Mon frère apporte la musique. » Son ami Gabin demande : « Qu’est-ce qui est prévu pour le dessert ? »
- Report Léonie’s sentence with Léonie dit que… (1 point)
- Report Gabin’s question with Gabin demande… (1 point)
- Answer in French: Qui apporte la musique ? (1 point)
Question 7 Correct the mistakes (2 points)
Rewrite each sentence correctly.
- Elle demande si est-ce que tu viens. (1 point)
- Tom demande ce que se passe. (1 point)
Question 8 Short writing (3 points)
A friend tells you three things. Write three French sentences that report them: one with dit que, one with demande si, and one with ce que or ce qui. (1 point per correct sentence)
Question 9 Two speech bubbles (2 points)
Report what each person says or asks.
- Nora (1 point)
- Eliott (1 point)


