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Public transport in French test for French A1 (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: To use public transport in French, name the line or stop (la ligne 3, l'arrêt), ask Quel quai ? or À quelle heure part le train ?, and read the 24-hour timetable. This French A1 test on public transport in French has 9 questions worth 20 points, to do in 45 minutes: vocabulary, quel, quelle… and conjugation. The scoring guide is on a separate page; free printable PDF.

This test checks vocabulary, the forms of quel, prendre and partir, timetable reading and short writing. It lasts 45 minutes, uses no dictionary, and is worth 20 points.

Level: French A1 (CEFR beginner) · Standards: CEFR A1, Reading

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

Question 1 Vocabulary (2 points)

Give the English meaning:

  1. le quai (0.5)
  2. la correspondance (0.5)
  3. l’arrêt (0.5)
  4. le retard (0.5)

Question 2 Quel, quelle… (2 points)

Complete with the correct form of quel:

  1. … quai ? (0.5)
  2. … voie ? (0.5)
  3. … horaires ? (0.5)
  4. … lignes ? (0.5)

Question 3 Conjugation (2 points)

Conjugate in the present:

  1. prendre : nous … (0.5)
  2. prendre : ils … (0.5)
  3. partir : je … (0.5)
  4. partir : vous … (0.5)

Question 4 Read the board (3 points)

Station board: Liège 07h50 platform 3, Namur 08h12 platform 5 with twenty minutes delay, Mons 08h35 platform 1HeureDestinationQuaiRemarque07h50Liège308h12Namur5retard 20 min08h35Mons1
Station board

Answer in French:

  1. À quelle heure part le train pour Mons ? (1 point)
  2. Quel quai pour Liège ? (1 point)
  3. Quel train a vingt minutes de retard ? (1 point)

Question 5 24-hour time (2 points)

Write in 24-hour time:

  1. 6:20 a.m. (0.5)
  2. 1:45 p.m. (0.5)
  3. 9:10 p.m. (0.5)
  4. 12:05 p.m. (0.5)

Question 6 Translate into French (3 points)

Translate:

  1. Which platform does the train leave from? (1 point)
  2. I take line 4. (1 point)
  3. We get off at the market. (1 point)

Question 7 Correct the mistakes (2 points)

Correct the mistake:

  1. Quelle quai part le train ? (0.5)
  2. Je prend le métro. (0.5)
  3. Elles part à 8h. (0.5)
  4. Vous descendons ici. (0.5)

Question 8 Reading (2 points)

Read and answer: Awa travaille à Montréal. Chaque matin, elle prend le métro à 7h35 et elle change de ligne à Berri. Aujourd’hui, il y a un retard de dix minutes. Elle arrive au bureau à 8h25.

  1. Que fait Awa à Berri ? (1 point)
  2. Quel est le problème aujourd’hui ? (1 point)

Question 9 Short writing (2 points)

Write 3 French sentences: tell a friend which bus you take, the time it leaves and where you get off.

See the Public Transport In French test answer key with scoring

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