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An end-of-month money crunch, the Finnish secret behind a healthy heart, and the fine art of lâcher prise. It could only be... Hot Issues 🔥 — Test B. 💸🧖♀️🧘♀️
✅ 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: Pourquoi la narratrice avait-elle des problèmes d’argent ?
a) Elle avait trop voyagé
b) Le loyer et les prix des courses qui montaient en flèche
c) Elle avait perdu son travail
d) Elle avait prêté de l’argent à Léa
Question 2: Que faisait-elle le soir ?
a) Elle psychotait devant ses relevés bancaires
b) Elle travaillait tard
c) Elle faisait du sport
d) Elle regardait des séries
Question 3: Que lui conseille Léa ?
a) De changer de banque
b) De déménager
c) De demander de l’aide à ses parents
d) De lâcher prise
Question 4: Pourquoi l’idée de Léa permet-elle de « faire d’une pierre deux coups » ?
a) Elles travaillent deux jours de plus
b) Elles achètent deux vêtements pour le prix d’un
c) Elles vendent tout deux fois plus cher
d) Elles gagnent de l’argent et vident leurs placards en même temps
Question 5: Qu’a-t-elle retrouvé à la fin ?
a) Ses vieux vêtements
b) Son porte-monnaie
c) Son ancien travail
d) Le sommeil
📋 Grammaire et vocabulaire
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📖 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
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✅ 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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💬 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 debating like a regular at a Paris café — keep going with changing jobs and the new world of working from home.
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*👂🏻 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 →
Hot Issues 🔥 — Lessons 11–20:
See you here soon for another lesson :)
À plus tard, mes chers élèves!
Amélie 💜
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