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French pronoun y test for French A2 (free PDF download)

Picking up a rental car and driving off – French A2 test with Zoé, the Français PDF coach

Quick answer: At a French rental desk you show your permis de conduire, pay a caution and return the car with a full tank. This French A2 test on French pronoun y has 9 questions worth 20 points, to do in 45 minutes: name the places, vocabulary and directions. The scoring guide is on a separate page; free printable PDF.

This test checks the vocabulary of renting a car, simple directions and the pronoun y. It contains nine questions worth 20 points. Write complete French sentences when asked. No dictionary is allowed.

Level: French A2 (CEFR elementary) · Standards: CEFR A2, Spoken interaction

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

Question 1 Name the places (2 points)

Write the French name, with its article, of each numbered place.

Black and white map of a road with four numbered places: a rental agency, a gas station, a toll booth and a roundabout1(contrat, clés)2(pompe, 1,85 €)3(barrière, 6 €)4Route : de gauche à droite
A road with four places.
  1. Place 1 (0.5 points)
  2. Place 2 (0.5 points)
  3. Place 3 (0.5 points)
  4. Place 4 (0.5 points)

Question 2 Vocabulary (2 points)

Translate into French.

  1. driver’s license (0.5 points)
  2. toll (0.5 points)
  3. deposit (0.5 points)
  4. to return (the car) (0.5 points)

Question 3 Directions (2 points)

Translate into French (vous form).

  1. Turn left at the traffic light. (1 point)
  2. Keep going straight ahead. (1 point)

Question 4 Y or le, la, les? (2 points)

Complete with y, le, la or les (or j’y where needed).

  1. Tu connais cette autoroute ? Oui, je ___ prends souvent. (0.5 points)
  2. Vous allez au péage ? Oui, nous ___ allons. (0.5 points)
  3. Il cherche le permis ? Oui, il ___ cherche. (0.5 points)
  4. Ils habitent à Liège ? Oui, ils ___ habitent. (0.5 points)

Question 5 Replace the place (3 points)

Rewrite each sentence with y.

  1. Rokia travaille à la gare. (1 point)
  2. Nous dînons chez Mehdi. (1 point)
  3. Les enfants dorment dans la voiture. (1 point)

Question 6 Say no (2 points)

Answer negatively, using y.

  1. Vous allez à Marseille ? (1 point)
  2. Tu restes au camping ? (1 point)

Question 7 Reading (3 points)

Read the text and answer in English.

Mounir a loué une voiture à Montréal pour une semaine. Il a laissé une caution de 400 dollars canadiens. Il veut aller à Québec : la route est longue, mais la voiture est confortable. Il y arrive en quatre heures et y reste deux nuits.

  1. How long is the rental? (1 point)
  2. What did Mounir leave, and how much? (1 point)
  3. How long does he stay in Québec? (1 point)

Question 8 Y in other tenses (2 points)

Rewrite with y.

  1. Je veux aller à l’agence. (1 point)
  2. Elles sont arrivées à Rabat. (1 point)

Question 9 Short message (2 points)

Write two or three sentences in French saying where you go with the rental car and how long you stay there. Use y at least once.

See the French Pronoun Y test answer key with scoring

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