French CLEP exam practice
The following quiz consists of 10 questions covering various aspects of the French language, as they might appear on the French CLEP exam.
This quiz will test your knowledge of vocabulary, grammar, reading comprehension, and listening skills.
Please note that a real CLEP exam is more comprehensive and requires audio components for the listening section.
1. Select the correct translation for the following sentence: “The dog is sleeping in the garden.”
- a. Le chien dort dans le jardin.
- b. Le chat dort dans le jardin.
- c. Le chien mange dans le jardin.
- d. La chienne dort dans le jardin.
2. Choose the correct form of the verb “être” (to be) for the subject “vous” (you) in the present tense.
- a. es
- b. est
- c. êtes
- d. sommes
3. Select the appropriate preposition to complete the sentence: “Je vais ____ Paris en train.”
- a. à
- b. dans
- c. de
- d. sur
4. Match the correct French translation to the English word: “Expensive”
- a. Cher
- b. Grand
- c. Petit
- d. Vieux
5. Fill in the blank with the correct reflexive pronoun: “Je ____ lève à 7 heures du matin.”
- a. me
- b. te
- c. se
- d. nous
6. Choose the correct past participle of the verb “prendre” (to take) in the passé composé.
- a. pris
- b. prisé
- c. prenu
- d. prendu
7. Read the following sentence and choose the correct English translation: “Marie a lu un livre intéressant ce week-end.”
- a. Marie reads an interesting book this weekend.
- b. Marie read an interesting book this weekend.
- c. Marie will read an interesting book this weekend.
- d. Marie is reading an interesting book this weekend.
8. Select the correct plural form of the French adjective “nouveau” (new).
- a. nouveaus
- b. nouveaux
- c. nouvaux
- d. nouvels
9. Identify the correct agreement of the past participle with the subject in this sentence: “Les fleurs que j’ai _____ sont magnifiques.” (The flowers that I bought are beautiful.)
- a. acheté
- b. achetée
- c. achetées
- d. achetés
10. Choose the correct translation for the following question: “What time is it?”
- a. Quel âge avez-vous ?
- b. Quelle heure est-il ?
- c. Quel temps fait-il ?
- d. Qu’est-ce que c’est ?
Please note that the answers are provided below.
Do not look at the answers until you have completed the quiz to get an accurate assessment of your knowledge.
- 1-a
- 2-c
- 3-a
- 4-a
- 5-a
- 6-a
- 7-b
- 8-b
- 9-c
- 10-b