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French alphabet and numbers test for French A1 (free PDF download)

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Letters, Emails and Phone Numbers Out Loud – French A1 test with Zoé, the Français PDF coach

Quick answer: To spell your name in French, say each letter with its French name (A, bé, cé, dé…), name accents aloud (é = e accent aigu), and read phone numbers in pairs: 06 12 34 56 78 is zéro six, douze, trente-quatre, cinquante-six, soixante-dix-huit. This French A1 test on French alphabet and numbers has 8 questions worth 20 points, to do in 35 minutes: letter names, spell the name and numbers in words. The scoring guide is on a separate page; free printable PDF.

This test measures whether you can spell, give numbers and read addresses in French. Work without notes. Answers may be written in French words unless the question says otherwise. The test is worth 20 points.

Level: French A1 (CEFR beginner) · Standards: CEFR A1, Spoken interaction

Time: 35 minutes · 8 questions · Total: 20 points · No dictionary

Question 1 Letter names (2 points)

Write the French names of these letters.

  1. E – I – J (1 point)
  2. Q – U – Z (1 point)

Question 2 Spell the name (3 points)

Spell each name with the French letter names.

  1. Diallo (1 point)
  2. Maëlle (1 point)
  3. Cédric (1 point)

Question 3 Numbers in words (3 points)

Doctors’ office doors carry these numbers. Write each one in French words.

  1. Door 14 (1 point)
  2. Door 31 (1 point)
  3. Door 56 (1 point)

Question 4 Phone number (3 points)

A card with the phone number 06 72 15 49 3806 72 15 49 38
Number of a plumber in Bordeaux.

Write how you would say this number aloud. (3 points)

Question 5 Say the address (2 points)

Write in French how to say this address: 24, rue Victor-Hugo, 35000 Rennes. Write the numbers in words. (2 points)

Question 6 Email address (2 points)

Write how to say this email aloud in French: sami_ben@poste.fr (2 points)

Question 7 Reading (3 points)

Read the dialogue, then answer in English.

— Bonjour, pouvez-vous épeler votre nom, s’il vous plaît ?
— Oui. Lefèvre : elle, e, effe, e accent grave, vé, erre, e.
— Et votre téléphone ?
— Zéro sept, quarante-deux, dix-huit, soixante, vingt-trois.

  1. What does the clerk ask first? (1 point)
  2. Which accent is in the name? (1 point)
  3. Write the phone number in digits. (1 point)

Question 8 Short writing (2 points)

Write 3 short sentences in French to give a clerk your name (spelled), your postal code and a request to repeat. (2 points)

See the French Alphabet And Numbers test answer key with scoring

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