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French healthcare system vocabulary test for French B1 (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: In France, the carte Vitale links you to the Assurance Maladie, which repays a share of medical costs. This French B1 test on French healthcare system vocabulary has 8 questions worth 20 points, to do in 45 minutes: vocabulary, true or false and avoir mal à. The scoring guide is on a separate page; free printable PDF.

This French B1 test on French healthcare system vocabulary is scored out of 20, like a real class test. The answer key with scoring is on a separate page, and the lesson helps you revise first.

This test checks the vocabulary of the healthcare system, symptoms, reading of short documents and instructions. Work alone, without notes. The test lasts forty-five minutes and is worth twenty points.

Level: French B1 (CEFR intermediate) · Standards: CEFR B1, Reading

French healthcare system vocabulary: the test questions

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

Question 1 Vocabulary (3 points)

Write the French word.

  1. prescription (1 point)
  2. complementary insurance (1 point)
  3. regular doctor (1 point)

Question 2 True or false (3 points)

Write true or false.

  1. The carte Vitale is a pharmacy discount card. (1 point)
  2. The number 15 calls the SAMU. (1 point)
  3. A mutuelle can repay part of what remains to pay. (1 point)

Question 3 Avoir mal à (2 points)

Complete with the right article.

  1. Mon fils a mal ___ oreille. (1 point)
  2. Elle a mal ___ jambes. (1 point)

Question 4 Translate (2 points)

Translate into French.

  1. I have had a headache since yesterday. (1 point)
  2. Take this medicine twice a day. (1 point)

Question 5 Reading: an appointment slip (4 points)

Appointment slip from a doctor’s office in Dakar with the date, time and instructionsCabinet du Dr Sow, généralisteRendez-vous : mercredi 12 juin à 16 h 20Apportez votre carte VitaleAnnulation : 24 heures à l’avance
Slip for the reading question.

Read the slip, then answer in English.

  1. With whom is the appointment? (1 point)
  2. What day and time? (1 point)
  3. What must the patient bring? (1 point)
  4. When should a cancellation be made? (1 point)

Question 6 Subjunctive (2 points)

Complete: Il faut que vous ___.

  1. (prendre) ce médicament (1 point)
  2. (être) à jeun (1 point)

Question 7 Find the mistake (2 points)

Correct the mistake.

  1. J’ai mal à le genou. (1 point)
  2. Je suis malade depuis il y a trois jours. (1 point)

Question 8 Short writing (2 points)

Write three or four sentences to a pharmacist: you have a cough since two days and a sore throat; you ask for advice.

See the French Healthcare System Vocabulary test answer key with scoring

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