MFL, French reading. Usually met in years 7 to 11.
Read a short French text, such as a message or a description, and answer a question on what it says.
What you practise
Finding a detail in the text
Understanding what a sentence means as a whole
Spotting a distractor that uses a word from the text
Starts with a few sentences on everyday topics and builds to longer texts with opinions and tenses. Practice moves up a level when a round goes well and down when it does not.
Sample questions
Each sample comes with the method and the reason every wrong option is wrong. Real practice rounds are ten questions at your level.
Sample question, level 2 of 5
Read this: “Le samedi, je joue au foot avec mes copains. Le dimanche, je reste à la maison et je regarde des films. Je n’aime pas faire mes devoirs le dimanche soir.” Where are they on Sunday?
At a friend’s house
At school
At home
At the cinema
At the park
Show the answer and method
Answer: C, At home
The method: The text says so: the answer is ‘At home’.
Why the other options are wrong:
A, At a friend’s house: Je reste à la maison: I stay at home.
B, At school: School is not mentioned.
D, At the cinema: They watch films at home.
E, At the park: The park is not mentioned.
Sample question, level 4 of 5
Read this: “Plus tard, je voudrais devenir médecin, parce que j’aime aider les gens. Mais d’abord, je vais aller à l’université. Mon frère, lui, veut faire un apprentissage.” Why?
They want to travel
Their parents are doctors
It is well paid
They like helping people
They like science
Show the answer and method
Answer: D, They like helping people
The method: The text says so: the answer is ‘They like helping people’.
Why the other options are wrong:
A, They want to travel: Travel is not mentioned.
B, Their parents are doctors: Parents are not mentioned.
