French reported speech test for French 3 (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: Reported speech retells what someone said after a reporting verb. This French 3 test on French reported speech has 9 questions worth 20 points, to do in 40 minutes: que, qu’, si or s’, possessives and statements. The scoring guide is on a separate page; free printable PDF.

This test covers reporting statements and questions in the present. Answer every question in French unless told otherwise. The test is worth twenty points, and no notes are allowed.

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: 40 minutes · 9 questions · Total: 20 points · No dictionary

Question 1 Que, qu’, si or s’ (2 points)

Complete with que, qu’, si or s’.

Tara dit ___ elle a soif. (1 point)
Il demande ___ il y a un bus. (1 point)

Question 2 Possessives (2 points)

Complete with the correct possessive.

Moussa : « Mon chien est malin. » → Moussa dit que ___ chien est malin. (1 point)
Les cousines : « Nos vélos sont neufs. » → Les cousines disent que ___ vélos sont neufs. (1 point)

Question 3 Statements (2 points)

Rewrite in reported speech with dire que.

Bastien : « Je gagne toujours. » (1 point)
Nadia et Joël : « Nous restons ici. » (1 point)

Question 4 Questions (2 points)

Rewrite in reported speech with demander.

Lucas à Emma : « Tu as faim ? » (1 point)
Fanny à Yanis : « Où est-ce que tu vas ? » (1 point)

Question 5 Translation (2 points)

Translate into French.

Sacha asks what Lola is reading. (1 point)
The teacher says that his students are happy. (1 point)

Question 6 Reading: a party in Liège (3 points)

Léonie prépare une fête au club de théâtre à Liège. Elle écrit : « Mon frère apporte la musique. » Son ami Gabin demande : « Qu’est-ce qui est prévu pour le dessert ? »

Report Léonie’s sentence with Léonie dit que… (1 point)
Report Gabin’s question with Gabin demande… (1 point)
Answer in French: Qui apporte la musique ? (1 point)

Question 7 Correct the mistakes (2 points)

Rewrite each sentence correctly.

Elle demande si est-ce que tu viens. (1 point)
Tom demande ce que se passe. (1 point)

Question 8 Short writing (3 points)

A friend tells you three things. Write three French sentences that report them: one with dit que, one with demande si, and one with ce que or ce qui. (1 point per correct sentence)

Question 9 Two speech bubbles (2 points)

Two people speak.

Report what each person says or asks.

Nora (1 point)
Eliott (1 point)

Report a statement: which word follows dire? — que (qu' before a vowel)

Which word reports a yes-or-no question? — si

Si + il becomes? — s'il

Qu'est-ce que becomes what? — ce que

Qu'est-ce qui becomes what? — ce qui

Je becomes what in a report? — il or elle

Nous becomes what in a report? — ils or elles

Mon, ma, mes become what? — son, sa, ses

Notre, nos become what? — leur, leurs

Is est-ce que allowed after demander? — No, use subject then verb