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French faire causatif test for French 4 (free PDF download)

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Quick answer: Causative faire means having something done or making someone do something: faire + infinitive. This French 4 test on faire causatif has 8 questions worth 20 points, to do in 45 minutes: meaning, single pronoun and two pronouns. The scoring guide is on a separate page; free printable PDF.

This test checks whether you can understand and build sentences with faire, se faire and laisser followed by an infinitive. Work alone and write complete answers. The test has eight questions and is worth 20 points.

Level: French 4 (high school, ACTFL Intermediate Mid) · Standards: ACTFL Intermediate Mid, WL 1.2 Interpretive, WL 1.3 Presentational, WL 4.1 Language Comparisons

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

Question 1 Meaning (2 points)

Translate into English.

  1. Nous faisons peindre la cuisine. (1 point)
  2. Le prof fait lire un conte aux élèves. (1 point)

Question 2 Single pronoun (3 points)

Replace the words in bold with a pronoun and rewrite the sentence.

  1. Je fais réparer mon vélo. (1 point)
  2. Elle fait rire ses amis. (1 point)
  3. Papa laisse ma sœur sortir. (1 point)

Question 3 Two pronouns (3 points)

Replace both bold groups with pronouns.

  1. Il fait lire le poème à Nina. (1 point)
  2. Elle fait goûter la tarte aux voisins. (1 point)
  3. Tu fais copier les phrases à Malik. (1 point)

Question 4 Passé composé (2 points)

Rewrite in the passé composé.

  1. Je fais nettoyer la voiture. (1 point)
  2. Je la fais nettoyer. (1 point)

Question 5 Correct the mistake (2 points)

Correct each sentence.

  1. Elle a faite construire une maison. (1 point)
  2. Il fait le réparer. (1 point)

Question 6 Translate into French (3 points)

Translate into French.

  1. I’m having my hair cut. (1 point)
  2. Our coach makes us run. (1 point)
  3. Let her speak! (1 point)

Question 7 Reading: the repair ticket (3 points)

Repair ticket: freins 25 euros, pneu 12 euros, total 37 eurosAtelier vélo — Bordeauxfreins25 €pneu12 €total37 €
The ticket from the text.

Camille est tombée avec son vélo. Elle l’a fait réparer chez un mécanicien de Bordeaux. Il lui a fait payer 37 euros. Ensuite, elle s’est fait photographier avec son vélo neuf.

  1. Who repaired the bike? (1 point)
  2. How much did Camille pay? (1 point)
  3. What does s’est fait photographier tell you about who took the photo? (1 point)

Question 8 Short writing (2 points)

Write two sentences about something you will have done soon. Use faire + infinitive in one and se faire + infinitive in the other.

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