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A case of the blues cured by a film you almost skipped, a butter croissant that owes its shape to a 1683 siege, and a coup de foudre or two along the way. It could only be... Conversation Starters ☕️ Phase 2B — Test A. 🎬🥐❤️🔥
✅ A quick, simple (dare I say, fun?) window into how your French is doing.
All the colloquial phrases were included in these episodes, so it should keep you accountable and fit in a nice bit of review.
Instructions: Choose the best answer for each question. Mark your answers and use the scoring guide at the end to determine your level. 👍🏼
Newer to French? 6+ is a genuinely good score here — this test is calibrated for where you're heading, not where you started. 🌱
👂🏻 Compréhension orale
Ecoutez l'extrait suivant et répondez aux questions qui suivent.
Question 1: Comment se sentait la narratrice depuis une semaine ?
a) Elle était très en colère
b) Elle était surexcitée
c) Elle n'avait pas le moral, elle avait le cafard
d) Elle était malade
Question 2: Que lui propose sa colocataire ?
a) De faire du sport
b) D'aller au cinéma le soir même
c) De partir en week-end
d) D'aller au restaurant
Question 3: Pourquoi finit-elle par accepter de sortir ?
a) Le film la passionnait
b) Elle voulait impressionner quelqu'un
c) Sa sœur insistait
d) Elle se dit « pourquoi pas », l'important est de sortir
Question 4: Comment était le film, en réalité ?
a) Une bonne surprise qui l'a fait rire aux larmes
b) Interrompu avant la fin
c) Trop triste pour elle
d) Ennuyeux du début à la fin
Question 5: Que fait-elle le lendemain ?
a) Elle rappelle enfin sa sœur
b) Elle déménage
c) Elle retourne au cinéma
d) Elle reste au lit toute la journée
📋 Grammaire et vocabulaire
Did Conversation Starters Phase 2B stick more than you think? Eight grammar traps from Conversation Starters Phase 2B Test A turn those colloquial phrases into a quick checkpoint. Start my 7-day trial →
📖 Compréhension de la lecture /👂🏻 Compréhension orale [avancée]
There's audio and text for this one. If you choose to use only the audio, give yourself x2 points per answer.
🎧 L'article — vitesse normale
⚡️ Défi : à la Parisienne — la même chose, au débit d'une vraie conversation parisienne. Franchement très difficile — c'est le but. Un défi un peu fou : tu suis ?
The headline has a few traps. The advanced reading questions reveal whether you caught the detail behind the story. Start my 7-day trial →
🎯 Answers
Ready to see what Conversation Starters Phase 2B kept hidden? Open the key and compare every answer while the scenes are still fresh. Start my 7-day trial →
✅ Scoring Guide
🦾 16-18 correct answers: Advanced level. You have a strong grasp of intermediate French and can handle more challenging material. You have made amazing progress.
💪 12-16 correct answers: Intermediate level. You have a great understanding of French, better than 95% of learners - more colloquial phrases and complex grammar structures might help you improve. But these will come naturally with patience. Whatever you're doing… keep doing it!
⭐️ 8-12 correct answers: Lower-intermediate level. You are in the top 10% of learners. These questions are *hard* and designed for to test all levels. A few more months of study would see you become a solid intermediate level.
🌱 4-8 correct answers: Beginner level. No one should be discouraged by this level. Intermediate is just on the horizon! Some of your mistakes may give you a hint of where you might need study.
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📈 Note your score somewhere you'll find it — series tests like this drop after every ten episodes of a series. Want a rematch? All past tests live here.
💬 Quelle question était la plus difficile pour toi ? Post its number in the comments — the most-missed question gets its revenge in the next test.
🔮 What's next?
Scored 12+? You're breezing through — and the conversations don't stop here. Two more Phase 2B episodes are queued up to keep your streak alive.
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Start my 7-day trial → and keep the momentum going. 💜
*👂🏻 Listening Comprehension Text:
That first clip is worth a second pass. Read the transcript line by line and catch the turns that slipped past your ear. Start my 7-day trial →
Conversation Starters ☕️ Phase 2B — Lessons 1–11:
See you here soon for another lesson :)
À plus tard, mes chers élèves!
Amélie 💜
Please Remember! Take what's useful, leave the rest
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But if it does the opposite… I encourage you to just move on! Take what's useful, leave the rest is great advice in life and language-learning. Please do not under any circumstances get discouraged and rundown because of the results of this test. That's an order!
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