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Informal emails in French test for French A2 (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: An informal French email has a short subject line, a friendly greeting such as Salut or Coucou, a few lines of news and questions, and a warm closing such as Bises or À bientôt. This French A2 test on informal emails in French has 8 questions worth 20 points, to do in 45 minutes: friend or professional?, news in the past and plans. The scoring guide is on a separate page; free printable PDF.

This test checks the main skills of the chapter: friendly openings and closings, news in the past, plans, questions, short translation, reading and writing. Work alone, with no notes, and write complete sentences with all accents.

Level: French A2 (CEFR elementary) · Standards: CEFR A2, Writing

Time: 45 minutes · 8 questions · Total: 20 points · No dictionary

Question 1 Friend or professional? (2 points)

Write F (friend) or P (professional) for each expression.

  1. Coucou Inès, (0.5 point)
  2. Madame la Directrice, (0.5 point)
  3. Grosses bises (0.5 point)
  4. Veuillez agréer mes salutations distinguées. (0.5 point)

Question 2 News in the past (2 points)

Put the verb in the passé composé.

  1. Hier, j'(recevoir) ton colis. (0.5 point)
  2. Nous (aller) à Annecy dimanche. (0.5 point)
  3. Elle (écrire) trois pages. (0.5 point)
  4. Tu (partir) tôt, Malik ? (0.5 point)

Question 3 Plans (2 points)

Put the verb in the futur proche.

  1. Le mois prochain, je (visiter) Montréal. (0.5 point)
  2. Nous (prendre) le train de nuit. (0.5 point)
  3. Mes cousins (arriver) demain. (0.5 point)
  4. Tu (venir) à la fête ? (0.5 point)

Question 4 Ask your friend (2 points)

Write a question in French for each situation. Use an informal tone.

  1. Ask when your friend is arriving. (0.5 point)
  2. Ask how your friend’s sister is. (0.5 point)
  3. Ask where your friend lives now. (0.5 point)
  4. Ask whether your friend received the photos. (0.5 point)

Question 5 Translate (3 points)

Translate into French.

  1. Thanks for your message. (0.5 point)
  2. Sorry for the late reply. (0.5 point)
  3. I hope you’re doing well. (0.5 point)
  4. Last week, we visited a museum. (0.5 point)
  5. Write to me soon! (0.5 point)
  6. See you soon! Hugs! (0.5 point)

Question 6 Correct the mistakes (2 points)

Rewrite each sentence correctly.

  1. J’ai allé à Nantes hier. (0.5 point)
  2. Je vais visité mon oncle. (0.5 point)
  3. Nous avons arrivé à midi. (0.5 point)
  4. Est-ce que tu viens-tu samedi ? (0.5 point)

Question 7 Read Samir’s email (3 points)

Read the email, then answer in English.

Black and white email from Samir to Nadia about his weekend in LausanneÀ : Nadia Objet : Mon week-end à LausanneSalut Nadia,Samedi, j’ai visité le château de Chillon avec Léa.Il a fait très beau, mais nous avons marché trop longtemps !Dimanche prochain, nous allons manger chez mes parents.Tu veux venir avec nous ? Réponds-moi vite.À bientôt, Samir
An email from Samir.
  1. What did Samir do on Saturday? (1 point)
  2. What was the problem? (1 point)
  3. What does he ask Nadia? (1 point)

Question 8 Write to a friend (4 points)

Write an informal email of about 45 words to a friend. Thank him or her for a message, tell one thing you did last weekend, mention one plan, ask two questions, and use a friendly greeting and closing.

(Structure 1 point · past event 1 point · plan and questions 1 point · accuracy 1 point)

See the Informal Emails In French test answer key with scoring

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