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Invitations in French test for French A2 (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: To invite someone in French, give the occasion, the day and the place, then ask: Ça te dit de venir ? To accept, say Volontiers ! This French A2 test on invitations in French has 8 questions worth 20 points, to do in 45 minutes: vocabulary, can and must and say yes. The scoring guide is on a separate page; free printable PDF.

This test checks invitation phrases, pouvoir and devoir, accepting and declining, a reading card, one translation task, one reading message and one short writing task. Work alone without notes, and write complete French answers. The total is 20 points.

Level: French A2 (CEFR elementary) · Standards: CEFR A2, Written interaction

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

Question 1 Vocabulary (2 points)

Give the English meaning.

  1. volontiers (0.5 point)
  2. une autre fois (0.5 point)
  3. libre (0.5 point)
  4. apporter (0.5 point)

Question 2 Can and must (2 points)

Write the present tense.

  1. pouvoir — ils (0.5 point)
  2. devoir — vous (0.5 point)
  3. pouvoir — je (0.5 point)
  4. devoir — elle (0.5 point)

Question 3 Say yes (2 points)

Accept each invitation with a short reply. Use a different expression each time.

  1. Ça te dit d’aller à la plage dimanche ? (1 point)
  2. Voudrais-tu venir à mon exposition ? (1 point)

Question 4 Say no politely (3 points)

Decline this message in two or three short sentences: Tu viens au match de basket samedi ? Thank, say sorry, and give a reason with devoir or avoir.

Question 5 Read the card (2 points)

Look at the card and answer in French.

Black and white invitation card for a brunch in Liège with the date, time, address and reply deadlineNoémie et Baptistevous invitent à un brunchDimanche 9 novembre · 11 h5 impasse des Cerisiers, LiègeRéponse avant le jeudi 6 novembre
Card for questions a to d.
  1. Qui invite ? (0.5 point)
  2. Quel jour a lieu le brunch ? (0.5 point)
  3. À quelle heure ? (0.5 point)
  4. Dans quelle ville ? (0.5 point)

Question 6 Translate (3 points)

Translate into French.

  1. Are you free on Friday evening? (1 point)
  2. Thank you for the invitation, I would love to come. (1 point)
  3. I’m sorry, we can’t come. (1 point)

Question 7 Reading: a retirement lunch (3 points)

Read the message, then answer in French.

Salut Hugo ! Nous fêtons le départ à la retraite de ma mère dimanche à 12 h 30, dans un restaurant de Bordeaux. Ça te dit de venir avec Léna ? Dis-moi avant jeudi, pour la réservation. Bises, Yasmine

  1. Quelle est l’occasion ? (1 point)
  2. Quand et où a lieu le repas ? (1 point)
  3. Pourquoi Hugo doit-il répondre avant jeudi ? (1 point)

Question 8 Short writing (3 points)

Write three sentences in French to invite a friend to a picnic on Saturday. Give the time and the place, and use Ça te dit de. (1 point per correct sentence)

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