Skip to content

French lease and rental vocabulary test for French B1 (free PDF download)

  • by
Leases, inspections and notice letters – French B1 test with Zoé, the Français PDF coach

Quick answer: Renting in France revolves around the bail (lease), the état des lieux (entry and exit inspection), the dépôt de garantie and the préavis (notice). This French B1 test on French lease and rental vocabulary has 8 questions worth 20 points, to do in 45 minutes: vocabulary, true or false and futur simple. The scoring guide is on a separate page; free printable PDF.

This French B1 test on French lease and rental 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 housing vocabulary, lease figures, contract phrases and short writing. Work alone and write complete answers. The test lasts forty-five minutes and is worth twenty points.

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

French lease and rental vocabulary: the test questions

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

Question 1 Vocabulary (3 points)

Write the French word.

  1. tenant (1 point)
  2. security deposit (1 point)
  3. rent receipt (1 point)

Question 2 True or false (3 points)

Write true or false.

  1. A furnished lease normally lasts three years. (1 point)
  2. CC means that charges are included. (1 point)
  3. A tenant sends notice by registered letter. (1 point)

Question 3 Futur simple (2 points)

Complete with the futur simple.

  1. Le propriétaire (rendre) les clés au locataire suivant. (1 point)
  2. Nous (avoir) l’état des lieux le 30. (1 point)

Question 4 Translate (2 points)

Translate into English.

  1. Le loyer est exigible à compter du 1er mars. (1 point)
  2. Sous peine de pénalités, le paiement doit arriver avant le 10. (1 point)

Question 5 Reading: an unfurnished lease (4 points)

Lease excerpt for a flat in BordeauxLogement non meublé, BordeauxLoyer : 710 € HC + 90 € de chargesDurée : trois ansDépôt de garantie : 710 €Préavis du locataire : trois mois
Excerpt for the reading question.

Read the excerpt and answer in English.

  1. What is the total monthly cost? (1 point)
  2. How long is the lease? (1 point)
  3. Why is the deposit 710 €? (1 point)
  4. How much notice must the tenant give? (1 point)

Question 6 Find the mistake (2 points)

Correct the mistake.

  1. Le locataire est tenu à payer le loyer. (1 point)
  2. Je suis locataire pour trois ans. (meaning: for three years until now) (1 point)

Question 7 Simple French (2 points)

Rewrite in simple spoken French.

  1. Le locataire doit s’acquitter du loyer. (1 point)
  2. Le congé doit être notifié. (1 point)

Question 8 Short writing (2 points)

Write three or four sentences to a landlord: you ask when the exit inspection will take place and when the deposit will be returned.

See the French Lease And Rental Vocabulary test answer key with scoring

Suivez-nous