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French passive voice test for French 3 (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: The French passive voice is built with être in the tense of the active verb, plus a past participle that agrees with the subject: Le festival est ouvert par le maire. This French 3 test on French passive voice has 8 questions worth 20 points, to do in 45 minutes: recognize the tense, complete the verb and par or de. The scoring guide is on a separate page; free printable PDF.

This test covers the formation of the passive voice, the choice of par or de, the use of on as an alternative, and reading and writing with passive sentences. Work alone, without notes, and write complete sentences in French where requested.

Level: French 3 (high school, ACTFL Intermediate Low) · Standards: ACTFL Intermediate Low, WL 1.1 Interpersonal, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational

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

Question 1 Recognize the tense (3 points)

Name the tense of each passive sentence.

  1. La salle sera décorée par les élèves. (1 point)
  2. Les copies étaient corrigées le soir. (1 point)
  3. Le pont a été fermé hier. (1 point)

Question 2 Complete the verb (3 points)

Complete with the passive form of the verb in parentheses.

  1. Les photos ______ par mon oncle. (prendre, present) (1 point)
  2. La fête ______ samedi dernier. (organiser, passé composé) (1 point)
  3. Les résultats ______ demain. (annoncer, future) (1 point)

Question 3 Par or de (2 points)

Choose par or de.

  1. Ce roman a été écrit (par / de) une Camerounaise. (1 point)
  2. La place est entourée (par / de) arbres. (1 point)

Question 4 Active to passive (3 points)

Rewrite in the passive voice, keeping the tense.

  1. Le chef prépare la soupe. (1 point)
  2. Les élèves ont lu ces poèmes. (1 point)
  3. Le jury choisira trois finalistes. (1 point)

Question 5 Use on (2 points)

Rewrite with on.

  1. Le dîner est servi à 20 h. (1 point)
  2. Les billets ont été vendus en ligne. (1 point)

Question 6 The new classrooms (2 points)

Floor plan with three rooms: salle A painted blue, salle B cleaned, salle C closedSalle Apeindre en bleuSalle BnettoyerSalle Cfermer
Work in the school this week.
  1. Write a present passive sentence about Salle A. (1 point)
  2. Write a passé composé passive sentence about Salle B. (1 point)

Question 7 The music festival (3 points)

Read the text, then answer in English.

Le festival de musique de Fort-de-France est organisé chaque été. Cette année, la scène principale a été installée sur la grande place. Les concerts seront filmés par une équipe locale. Un chanteur très célèbre est attendu par des milliers de fans.

  1. Where was the main stage installed? (1 point)
  2. Who will film the concerts? (1 point)
  3. Who is waiting for the famous singer? (1 point)

Question 8 Write two sentences (2 points)

Write two French passive sentences about a monument or an event you know (one in the present, one in the past). (1 point per sentence)

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