Quick answer: To analyze a French text, skim the title, find the main idea (l'idée principale), name the tone (le ton) and the author's purpose (informer, raconter, décrire, convaincre), guess unknown words from context, then summarize in your own words in about a quarter of the original length. This French 4 quiz checks analyzing a French text with 10 multiple-choice questions and instant feedback; every answer comes with a short explanation.
This analyzing a French text quiz has ten quick questions for French 4, with instant feedback. Need a refresher first? Read the lesson or do the worksheet on analyzing a French text.
Ten quick questions on main ideas, tone, purpose, vocabulary strategies and summaries. Choose the one best answer, then read the explanation to see why the other options are weaker. A score of eight or more means you are ready to analyze a longer passage.
