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French si clauses test for AP French (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: French si clauses link a condition to a result. This AP French test on French si clauses has 9 questions worth 20 points, to do in 45 minutes: name the hypothesis, future forms and imagined situations. The scoring guide is on a separate page; free printable PDF.

This test checks recognition and use of si clauses, the future and the conditional in technology contexts. Work alone without notes. The total is 20 points, and the suggested time is 45 minutes.

Level: AP French Language and Culture · Standards: AP French Language and Culture (College Board CED), Theme: Science and Technology

Time: 45 minutes · 9 questions · Total: 20 points · No dictionary

Question 1 Name the hypothesis (2 points)

State whether each hypothesis is likely, imagined or an unreal past.

  1. Si nous cliquions sur ce lien, le virus s’installerait. (1 point)
  2. Si elle avait chargé son téléphone, elle aurait pu appeler. (1 point)

Question 2 Future forms (2 points)

Write the simple future.

  1. Demain, je (faire) un test de programmation. (1 point)
  2. Dans vingt ans, des robots (venir) aider les élèves. (1 point)

Question 3 Imagined situations (2 points)

Write the correct forms.

  1. Si tu (avoir) un robot, que (faire)-tu avec lui ? (1 point)
  2. Nous (voyager) plus souvent si les billets (coûter) moins cher. (1 point)

Question 4 Unreal past (2 points)

Write the correct forms.

  1. Si j'(savoir), je (venir) plus tôt. (1 point)
  2. Si les ingénieurs (tester) la batterie, elle ne (prendre) pas feu. (1 point)

Question 5 Find and correct (2 points)

Each sentence has one mistake. Rewrite it correctly.

  1. Si je serais riche, j’achèterais un robot. (1 point)
  2. Si tu appuieras sur ce bouton, la porte s’ouvrira. (1 point)

Question 6 English to French (3 points)

Translate into French.

  1. If it rains, we will code at home. (1 point)
  2. If I were you, I would back up the files. (1 point)
  3. If she had listened, she would have understood. (1 point)

Question 7 Reading (3 points)

Read the poster, then answer.

Poster: contest Mon appli pour demain, lycée Saint-Exupéry, Fort-de-France, submit projects before April 20, winner receives a tablet, awards Wednesday at 14:00Concours « Mon appli pour demain »Lycée Saint-Exupéry, Fort-de-FranceDépôt des projets avant le 20 avrilSi ton projet gagne, tu recevras une tablette !Remise des prix : mercredi à 14 h
Invented poster.
  1. Before which date must projects be submitted? (1 point)
  2. What will the winner receive? (1 point)
  3. On which day and at what time are the awards? (1 point)

Question 8 Short writing (2 points)

Write four French sentences predicting how school will change in twenty years. Use at least two future forms and one si clause.

Question 9 Unconfirmed news (2 points)

Rewrite each sentence with the conditional to show that the information is unconfirmed.

  1. Le prototype est prêt en juin. (1 point)
  2. L’entreprise embauchera cent ingénieurs. (1 point)

See the French Si Clauses test answer key with scoring

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