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French lequel relative pronouns test for French 4 (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: Compound relative pronouns (lequel, laquelle, lesquels, lesquelles) follow a preposition and agree with the noun they replace: le stylo avec lequel j'écris. This French 4 test on lequel relative pronouns has 9 questions worth 20 points, to do in 45 minutes: contractions, choose the pronoun and à forms. The scoring guide is on a separate page; free printable PDF.

This test checks the forms and uses of compound relative pronouns, from recognition to production. Work alone, without notes, and write complete answers. Correct gender, number, contraction and preposition all count toward the score.

Level: French 4 (high school, ACTFL Intermediate Mid) · Standards: ACTFL Intermediate Mid, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational, WL 4.1 Language Comparisons

Time: 45 minutes · 9 questions · Total: 20 points · No dictionary

Question 1 Contractions (2 points)

Write the result.

  1. à + lesquelles (1 point)
  2. de + lequel (1 point)

Question 2 Choose the pronoun (3 points)

Circle the correct form.

  1. La boîte dans (lequel / laquelle) j’ai rangé mes photos est bleue. (1 point)
  2. Les raisons pour (lesquels / lesquelles) elle part sont claires. (1 point)
  3. Le stade près (duquel / de laquelle) j’habite est neuf. (1 point)

Question 3 À forms (2 points)

Complete with the correct form of à + lequel.

  1. Le jeu ___ nous jouons est ancien. (1 point)
  2. Les questions ___ il répond sont difficiles. (1 point)

Question 4 Dont or duquel (2 points)

Complete with dont or a form of de + lequel.

  1. Le livre ___ tu parles est sur ma table. (1 point)
  2. La fontaine au centre ___ nous avons pique-niqué est célèbre. (1 point)

Question 5 Correct the error (2 points)

Rewrite each sentence correctly.

  1. Le stylo que j’écris avec est rouge. (1 point)
  2. La rue au bout dont j’habite est calme. (1 point)

Question 6 Combine the sentences (3 points)

Combine each pair with a relative pronoun.

  1. Voici la salle. Nous répétons dans cette salle. (1 point)
  2. C’est un projet. Je tiens à ce projet. (1 point)
  3. Voilà le lac. Nous campons à côté de ce lac. (1 point)

Question 7 Translate into French (2 points)

Translate into French.

  1. The friend I travel with is from Rabat. (1 point)
  2. The topics we are interested in are new. (1 point)

Question 8 Reading (2 points)

Read the plan and the text, then answer in English.

Plan of a town square with a fountain in the center, a library on the left and a café on the rightla bibliothèquefontainele café
Plan of the square.

Voici la place au milieu de laquelle se trouve une fontaine. Le café en face duquel j’attends mes amis est très ancien. La bibliothèque à laquelle je vais le mardi ferme à 18 h.

  1. What stands in the middle of the square? (1 point)
  2. When does the narrator go to the library? (1 point)

Question 9 Short writing (2 points)

Write two sentences in French describing your school. Use a form of lequel after a preposition in one sentence and dont in the other. (1 point each)

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