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French work vocabulary test for French B2 (free PDF download)

Jobs, contracts, strikes and unemployment – French B2 test with Zoé, the Français PDF coach

Quick answer: In French, a CDI is an open-ended work contract and a CDD has a fixed end date. This French B2 test on French work vocabulary has 8 questions worth 20 points, to do in 45 minutes: vocabulary match, choose the contract and cause connectors. The scoring guide is on a separate page; free printable PDF.

This test lasts 45 minutes and counts 20 points. It covers work vocabulary, contracts, cause and consequence, the mood after connectors, a reading task and a short writing task. No notes are allowed.

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

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

Question 1 Vocabulary match (2 points)

Match 1–4 with a–d: 1 un syndicat, 2 licencier, 3 le chômage, 4 en présentiel; (a) to dismiss, (b) on site, (c) trade union, (d) unemployment. (0.5 point each)

Question 2 Choose the contract (2 points)

Write CDI, CDD or intérim.

  1. Un contrat sans date de fin (0.5 point)
  2. Un poste pour remplacer une salariée absente jusqu’en juin (0.5 point)
  3. Une mission de deux jours proposée par une agence (0.5 point)
  4. Un emploi durable de comptable (0.5 point)

Question 3 Cause connectors (2 points)

Complete with grâce à, à cause de or en raison de (formal, neutral).

  1. ______ la hausse des prix, des milliers de personnes ont manifesté. (0.5 point)
  2. ______ sa bonne formation, il a trouvé un poste. (0.5 point)
  3. ______ la fermeture de l’usine, elle est au chômage. (0.5 point)
  4. Le magasin ouvre plus tard ______ travaux. (0.5 point)

Question 4 Mood after the connector (2 points)

Complete with the correct form of the verb.

  1. Les prix ont monté, si bien que les clients ______ (acheter) moins. (0.5 point)
  2. Il travaille de sorte que sa famille ______ (être) fière de lui. (0.5 point)
  3. La route est si longue que je ______ (préférer) télétravailler. (0.5 point)
  4. Elle organise tout de sorte que nous ______ (pouvoir) partir tôt. (0.5 point)

Question 5 Correct the mistake (2 points)

Correct each sentence.

  1. Mon frère est en chômage. (1 point)
  2. Grâce à la grève, nous avons perdu une journée de salaire. (1 point)

Question 6 Reading: a job ad (4 points)

Read the advertisement and answer in English.

Black and white job advertisement: customer advisor, permanent contract, 2,400 euros gross, two days of remote work, start on April 1Offre d’emploi — Conseiller clientèle (H/F)Contrat : CDI — 35 h par semaine — LilleSalaire : 2 400 € brut par moisTélétravail : deux jours par semaineDébut : 1er avril
A job advertisement.
  1. What type of contract is offered? (1 point)
  2. What is the weekly working time? (1 point)
  3. How many days can be worked remotely? (1 point)
  4. Is the salary net or gross? (1 point)

Question 7 Translate into French (2 points)

Translate into French.

  1. The union has called a strike for Thursday. (1 point)
  2. The company hired ten people, so the unemployment rate dropped. (1 point)

Question 8 Opinion on telework (4 points)

Write 60–80 French words giving an opinion on whether telework should be a right for employees. Give two arguments and use two cause or consequence connectors.

See the French Work Vocabulary test answer key with scoring

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