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French countries and prepositions test for French A1 (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: In French, the preposition before a place depends on its type: à with cities (à Dakar), en with feminine countries or countries starting with a vowel (en Italie), au with masculine countries (au Canada) and aux with plural ones (aux États-Unis). This French A1 test on French countries and prepositions has 8 questions worth 20 points, to do in 35 minutes: choose the preposition, translate the address line and where do they come from?. The scoring guide is on a separate page; free printable PDF.

This test checks prepositions with cities and countries, nationality agreement, languages and a short reading. Work without notes. Write full sentences in French where the question asks. The test is worth 20 points.

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

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

Question 1 Choose the preposition (3 points)

Complete with à, en, au or aux.

  1. Elle travaille ___ Roumanie. (1 point)
  2. Ils habitent ___ Philippines. (1 point)
  3. Je suis ___ Dijon. (1 point)

Question 2 Translate the address line (1 point)

Translate into French: She lives in Vietnam, in Hanoi. (1 point)

Question 3 Where do they come from? (3 points)

Rewrite with venir de.

  1. Il habite en Grèce. (1 point)
  2. Elle habite au Liban. (1 point)
  3. Elles habitent aux Pays-Bas. (1 point)

Question 4 Nationalities (3 points)

Write the correct form.

  1. Léo, from Madrid: Il est ___. (1 point)
  2. Anya, from Moscow: Elle est ___. (1 point)
  3. Tom, from Dublin: Il est ___. (1 point)

Question 5 Read the postcard (4 points)

A postcard with a short messageBonjour de Lisbonne ! Je suis au Portugal pourle travail. Je parle un peu portugais. Cécilehabite à Porto. Bises, Mamadou
A postcard from Lisbon.
  1. In which country is Mamadou? (1 point)
  2. Why is he there? (1 point)
  3. Which language does he speak a little? (1 point)
  4. Where does Cécile live? (1 point)

Question 6 Translate into French (3 points)

Translate.

  1. We live in Germany. (1 point)
  2. She is Senegalese. (1 point)
  3. I speak English and a little Arabic. (1 point)

Question 7 Correct the mistakes (1 point)

Rewrite correctly: Il habite en Canada. (1 point)

Question 8 Short writing (2 points)

Write three sentences in French about an invented colleague: city, country, languages. (2 points)

See the French Countries And Prepositions test answer key with scoring

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