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Online French level test
Find out your level on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C1. The questions get harder step by step, and at the end you get your result, a review of your mistakes and advice on what to do next.
- 30 questions
- 5–15 minutes
- CEFR A1–C1
- Mistakes explained
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If you don’t know an answer, press “I don’t know”: your result will be more accurate than with guessing.
- No sign-up and no time limit
- Levels from A1 to C1
- Instant result and review
Your result
Your result: A0 Starter
You’re just starting, which is the perfect moment to get your pronunciation right and build a solid base without habits you’d have to unlearn later.
- You know some words and phrases
- You understand simple instructions with help
- You’re ready for the alphabet, numbers and basic phrases
Your result: A1 Beginner
You already understand simple phrases and can talk about yourself. Time to move from single words to full sentences.
- Introduce yourself and talk about yourself
- Understand simple phrases on familiar topics
- Ask and answer simple questions
Your result: A2 Elementary
You cope with everyday situations and know the main tenses. Next comes conversation: fewer pauses, more of your own ideas.
- Talk about your day, work and hobbies
- Get by in a shop, café or station
- Write a short message or email
Your result: B1 Intermediate
You already speak French! Now it’s about confidence, a wider vocabulary and understanding real-life speech.
- Keep up a conversation on familiar topics
- Give and explain your opinion
- Understand the main points of articles, series and podcasts
Your result: B2 Upper-Intermediate
A level you can work and study in French with. Next: accuracy, style and confidence with complex topics.
- Talk freely with native speakers
- Discuss professional and abstract topics
- Understand films and the news without subtitles
Your result: C1 Advanced
Excellent: your grammar, vocabulary and reading are strong. Whether it’s already C2 only a live conversation with a teacher can tell.
- Use the language flexibly for work and study
- Understand complex texts and implied meaning
- Speak clearly and in a structured way on complex topics
“+” means you already handle part of the next level with confidence.
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Goal: A1 — introduce yourself, talk about yourself and your family, understand simple questions.
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Goal: A2 — talk about the past and your plans, feel confident in shops, cafés and when travelling.
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Goal: B1 — keep up a conversation on familiar topics, give your opinion, follow series with subtitles.
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Goal: B2 — speak fluently and spontaneously, understand native speakers without subtitles, work in French.
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Goal: C1 — idioms, complex structures, business and academic writing, the DALF C1 exam.
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Goal: C2 or a specific target — DALF C2, negotiations, public speaking in French.
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- Grammar
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Your mistakes explained
Not a single mistake — excellent!
A1 · Grammar
Je ___ étudiante.
Your answer:
Correct: suis
With je, the verb être is suis: je suis.
Review: The présent tenseA1 · Grammar
Nous ___ à Paris.
Your answer:
Correct: habitons
-er verbs take the ending -ons with nous: nous habitons.
Review: The présent tenseA1 · Grammar
J’ai ___ chat noir.
Your answer:
Correct: un
Chat is masculine singular, so the indefinite article is un.
Review: Articles: le, un, duA1 · Vocabulary
Le contraire de « grand » est ___.
Your answer:
Correct: petit
Grand means big; petit means small.
A1 · Vocabulary
Lundi, mardi, mercredi, ___.
Your answer:
Correct: jeudi
After Wednesday (mercredi) comes Thursday, jeudi.
A1 · Reading
Quelle est la profession de Marc ?
Your answer:
Correct: Il est médecin
“Je suis médecin”: Marc is a doctor.
A2 · Grammar
Hier, nous ___ au cinéma.
Your answer:
Correct: sommes allés
Aller forms the passé composé with être: nous sommes allés, not avons allé.
Review: Passé composé or imparfaitA2 · Grammar
Tu connais Marie ? — Oui, je ___ connais bien.
Your answer:
Correct: la
Connaître takes a direct object; Marie is feminine, so the pronoun is la.
Review: Object pronouns: le, lui, y, enA2 · Grammar
Il y a ___ lait dans le frigo ?
Your answer:
Correct: du
Lait is uncountable and masculine: the partitive article is du (de + le = du).
Review: Articles: le, un, duA2 · Vocabulary
Pour payer au magasin, j’utilise ma carte ___.
Your answer:
Correct: bancaire
Carte bancaire is a bank card. Carte postale is a postcard, carte routière a road map.
A2 · Vocabulary
Il pleut ! N’oublie pas ton ___.
Your answer:
Correct: parapluie
It’s raining (il pleut), so you need an umbrella: parapluie.
A2 · Reading
Pourquoi Chloé n’a-t-elle pas répondu plus tôt ?
Your answer:
Correct: Elle était en vacances
“J’étais en vacances à Nice”: Chloé was on holiday in Nice.
B1 · Grammar
Quand j’étais petit, je ___ souvent chez mes grands-parents.
Your answer:
Correct: allais
A habit in the past (souvent, quand j’étais petit) takes the imparfait: j’allais.
Review: Passé composé or imparfaitB1 · Grammar
Si j’avais plus de temps, j’___ le piano.
Your answer:
Correct: apprendrais
Si + imparfait is followed by the conditionnel présent: si j’avais…, j’apprendrais.
Review: ConditionnelB1 · Grammar
C’est le livre ___ je t’ai parlé.
Your answer:
Correct: dont
Parler de quelque chose → the relative pronoun dont replaces de + noun.
Review: Relative pronouns: qui, que, où, dontB1 · Vocabulary
Je cherche un nouvel emploi : j’ai envoyé mon ___ à plusieurs entreprises.
Your answer:
Correct: CV
When looking for a job, you send your CV (curriculum vitae).
B1 · Vocabulary
Il est très ___ : il ne partage jamais rien avec les autres.
Your answer:
Correct: avare
Avare means stingy, the opposite of généreux (generous).
B1 · Reading
Selon le texte, pourquoi les Français prennent-ils le vélo ?
Your answer:
Correct: Surtout pour gagner du temps
The main reason is “le gain de temps” — saving time, not ecology.
B2 · Grammar
Il faut que tu ___ ce dossier avant vendredi.
Your answer:
Correct: finisses
Il faut que is followed by the subjunctive: que tu finisses.
Review: The subjonctif: il faut que…B2 · Grammar
Bien qu’il ___ malade, il est venu à la réunion.
Your answer:
Correct: soit
Bien que requires the subjunctive: bien qu’il soit malade.
Review: The subjonctif: il faut que…B2 · Grammar
C’est ___ pratiquant tous les jours qu’on progresse.
Your answer:
Correct: en
The gérondif (en + -ant) shows how something is done: en pratiquant — by practising.
Review: The gérondif: en parlantB2 · Vocabulary
Après des mois de négociations, les deux parties sont enfin parvenues à un ___.
Your answer:
Correct: accord
Parvenir à un accord = reach an agreement. Accueil is a welcome, abri a shelter, aveu a confession.
B2 · Vocabulary
« Il a du mal à joindre les deux bouts » signifie qu’il ___.
Your answer:
Correct: a des difficultés financières
Joindre les deux bouts = make ends meet: he struggles financially.
B2 · Reading
Qu’est-ce qui inquiète certains dirigeants ?
Your answer:
Correct: La perte des échanges spontanés entre collègues
They worry about the lack of informal exchanges, which may hold back creativity.
C1 · Grammar
Quoi qu’il ___, je ne changerai pas d’avis.
Your answer:
Correct: dise
Quoi que (whatever) requires the subjunctive: quoi qu’il dise.
Review: The subjonctif: il faut que…C1 · Grammar
Si tu m’avais prévenu hier, je ___ te chercher à la gare.
Your answer:
Correct: serais venu
Si + plus-que-parfait is followed by the conditionnel passé: je serais venu.
Review: ConditionnelC1 · Grammar
Les lettres que j’ai ___ hier sont enfin arrivées.
Your answer:
Correct: écrites
With avoir, the past participle agrees with a preceding direct object: que (= les lettres) → écrites.
C1 · Vocabulary
Son discours était tellement ___ que personne n’a compris où il voulait en venir.
Your answer:
Correct: alambiqué
Alambiqué means convoluted. Limpide (crystal clear) and concis mean the opposite.
C1 · Vocabulary
Il ne faut pas vendre la peau de l’___ avant de l’avoir tué.
Your answer:
Correct: ours
The proverb is about a bear (ours): don’t count your chickens before they hatch.
C1 · Reading
Selon l’auteur, quel effet inattendu la mondialisation a-t-elle eu ?
Your answer:
Correct: Elle a renforcé l’attachement aux identités locales
“Bien au contraire”: in response to uniformity, communities defend their language and traditions even more.
What the French test checks
Each level has 3 grammar questions, 2 vocabulary questions and a short reading text. Here is the grammar you will meet:
A1
Beginner
Grammar
être · présent des verbes en -er · articles
A2
Elementary
Grammar
passé composé · pronoms COD · article partitif
B1
Intermediate
Grammar
imparfait · conditionnel · pronom relatif « dont »
B2
Upper-Intermediate
Grammar
subjonctif · bien que · gérondif
C1
Advanced
Grammar
quoi que · conditionnel passé · accord du participe passé
French levels on the CEFR scale
What A1, A2, B1, B2, C1 and C2 mean — and what you can do at each level.
A1 · Beginner
You understand and use simple phrases: you can introduce yourself, talk about yourself and ask the way.
A2 · Elementary
You communicate in simple everyday situations — shops, cafés, travel — and talk about the past and your plans.
B1 · Intermediate
You keep up a conversation on familiar topics, give your opinion and understand the gist of films and articles.
B2 · Upper-Intermediate
You talk freely with native speakers, discuss complex topics and can work in French.
C1 · Advanced
You use the language flexibly and precisely for work and study, and understand implied meaning and style.
C2 · Proficiency
You speak almost like a native speaker: you understand everything and express fine shades of meaning.
The CEFR (Common European Framework of Reference for Languages) is the international scale used to describe levels in any European language in textbooks, schools and exams.
How the test works
A ladder of levels
We start at A1 and move up while your answers are confident (at least 4 of 6). A beginner finishes in a few minutes; an advanced learner answers all 30 questions.
Three skills
Each level has 3 grammar questions, 2 vocabulary questions and a short reading text.
An honest result
An “I don’t know” button instead of guessing, and at the end every mistake is explained.
The rest with a teacher
Only a person can assess speaking, pronunciation and listening — in a live lesson with a teacher.
FAQ
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How long does the test take?
Usually 5–15 minutes. The test is adaptive: it ends as soon as the questions get too hard for you. There is no time limit.
Is the test free? Do I need to sign up?
The test is completely free with no sign-up. You see your result right after the last question, and your answers are not sent anywhere — they stay in your browser.
How accurate is the result?
The test gives an estimate of your French level on the CEFR scale (A1–C1) in grammar, vocabulary and reading. Only a teacher can assess speaking and listening, in a live lesson.
Is the test suitable for children?
The test is for teenagers aged 12 and over and for adults. Younger children’s level is best assessed through games with a teacher.
What should I do after the test?
Look through your mistakes: they show which topics to revise. If you’d like to study with a teacher, leave a request — your test result is added to it automatically.
Can I take the test again?
Yes, as many times as you like. If you close the page in the middle of the test, your progress is saved in your browser and you can continue where you left off.
What level of French do I need for the DELF or to study in France?
The DELF (A1–B2) and DALF (C1–C2) exams match the CEFR levels directly. Most French universities require at least B2 — the DELF B2 diploma.
What is hardest about French?
Pronunciation and spelling that differs from how words sound; noun gender and articles; at higher levels, the subjonctif and past participle agreement. All of these are in the test.
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