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French clothes shopping vocabulary test for French A1 (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: To shop for clothes in French, name the item with its color (une veste verte), say your size with Je fais du 40, and ask Je peux l'essayer ?. This French A1 test on French clothes shopping vocabulary has 10 questions worth 20 points, to do in 40 minutes: clothes vocabulary, this and these and colors. The scoring guide is on a separate page; free printable PDF.

This test checks the main skills of the chapter: clothing words, ce/cet/cette/ces, color agreement, essayer and simple shop sentences. Work alone, without notes. It is worth 20 points and should take about 40 minutes.

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

Time: 40 minutes · 10 questions · Total: 20 points · No dictionary

Question 1 Clothes vocabulary (2 points)

Write the English meaning of each word.

  1. un pull (0.5 point)
  2. une jupe (0.5 point)
  3. des chaussures (0.5 point)
  4. un manteau (0.5 point)

Question 2 This and these (2 points)

Complete with ce, cet, cette or ces.

  1. ____ chemise (0.5 point)
  2. ____ pantalon (0.5 point)
  3. ____ anorak (0.5 point)
  4. ____ chaussures (0.5 point)

Question 3 Colors (2 points)

Write the color in brackets with the correct ending.

  1. une veste ____ (noir) (0.5 point)
  2. un pantalon ____ (gris) (0.5 point)
  3. des baskets ____ (blanc) (0.5 point)
  4. une écharpe ____ (jaune) (0.5 point)

Question 4 Essayer (2 points)

Write the correct present-tense form of essayer.

  1. Je ____ cette robe. (0.5 point)
  2. Nous ____ les chaussures. (0.5 point)
  3. Vous ____ un manteau. (0.5 point)
  4. Elles ____ des jupes. (0.5 point)

Question 5 Taille or pointure? (1 point)

Complete with taille or pointure.

  1. Quelle est votre ____ en chemise ? (0.5 point)
  2. Quelle est votre ____ en bottes ? (0.5 point)

Question 6 Read the tag (3 points)

Read the tag and answer in English.

Black and white shop tag: PULL, couleur vert, taille 40, prix 35 eurosPULLcouleur : verttaille : 4035 €
A shop tag.
  1. What is the item? (1 point)
  2. What color is it? (1 point)
  3. How much does it cost? (1 point)

Question 7 Translate into French (2 points)

Translate into French.

  1. I’m looking for a white shirt. (1 point)
  2. Do you have it in size 40? (1 point)

Question 8 Find the mistake (2 points)

Rewrite each sentence correctly.

  1. Ce robe est belle. (0.5 point)
  2. Une jupe vert. (0.5 point)
  3. Ces pull sont gris. (0.5 point)
  4. Je faire du 40. (0.5 point)

Question 9 In the shop (2 points)

The seller asks: Quelle est votre pointure ? Write the customer’s answers in French.

  1. Say that you wear a size 42 shoe. (1 point)
  2. Say that you will take the shoes (plural). (1 point)

Question 10 Short writing (2 points)

Write three short sentences in French: name a garment you want to buy, give its color, and ask to try it on.

See the French Clothes Shopping Vocabulary test answer key with scoring

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