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Nominalization in French test for French B2 (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: French nominalization replaces a verb with its noun, as in augmenter to l'augmentation. This French B2 test on nominalization in French has 8 questions worth 20 points, to do in 45 minutes: nouns from verbs, gender and passive. The scoring guide is on a separate page; free printable PDF.

This test checks nominalization, noun gender, the passive and headline reading at B2. It includes one reading question about a short article and one short writing task. The total is 20 points and the time is 45 minutes.

Level: French B2 (CEFR upper intermediate) · Standards: CEFR B2, Reading

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

Question 1 Nouns from verbs (3 points)

Write the noun, with its article.

  1. licencier (1 point)
  2. réduire (1 point)
  3. échouer (1 point)

Question 2 Gender (2 points)

Write le or la.

  1. … croissance (1 point)
  2. … remboursement (1 point)

Question 3 Passive (3 points)

Put the verb in the passive in the tense given.

  1. Les rues (fermer, présent) pendant la fête. (1 point)
  2. Le bilan (publier, futur) demain. (1 point)
  3. Les résultats (annoncer, passé composé) hier. (1 point)

Question 4 Noun group (2 points)

Rewrite as a noun group.

  1. Le directeur a démissionné. (1 point)
  2. Le stade ouvre en juin. (1 point)

Question 5 Headline into sentence (2 points)

Write a complete sentence for each headline.

  1. Un pont fermé à Nantes (1 point)
  2. Baisse du chômage en Vendée (1 point)

Question 6 Reading: the article (3 points)

Read and answer in English.

Newspaper mock-up with the headline Ouverture d’un marché couvert à Bordeaux and a lead sentenceOuverture d’un marché couvert à BordeauxLe marché, financé par la ville, accueillera quarantecommerçants dès avril. Sa construction a duré deux ans.
A short newspaper article about the opening of a covered market.
  1. What is opening and where? (1 point)
  2. Who paid for it? (1 point)
  3. Which noun in the text matches the verb construire? (1 point)

Question 7 Translation (2 points)

Translate into French.

  1. The increase in rent worries the tenants. (1 point)
  2. Three students were arrested. (1 point)

Question 8 Short writing (3 points)

Write a headline and two sentences in French about a company that moves to a new city. Use at least two nominalizations and one passive.

See the Nominalization In French test answer key with scoring

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