Test d’évaluation de français (TEF)

The Test d'Evaluation du Français is awarded by the CCIP (Chambre de Commerce et d'Industrie de Paris/Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Paris) This certificate is valid for one year from the date the exam was taken. It is a reliable assessment of a candidate's knowledge of French.

TEF is designed for any non-native speaker of French and does not require any specific qualification or preparation.

Use the following table to determine how many points you will be awarded for your test scores with the Test d’évaluation de français (TEF):

Level	Points (per ability)	Test results from each ability
		Speaking	Listening	Reading (General Training)	Writing (General Training)
High	First official language: 4Second official language: 2	Level 5 Level 6 (349 – 450 points)	Level 5 Level 6 (280 – 360 points)	Level 5 Level 6 (233 – 300 points)	Level 5 Level 6 (349 – 450 points)
Moderate	Either official language: 2	Level 4 (271 – 348 points)	Level 4 (217 – 279 points)	Level 4 (181– 232 points)	Level 4 (271 – 348 points)
BasicEither	Either official language: 1 (maximum of 2)	Level 3 (181 – 270 points)	Level 3 (145 – 216 points)	Level 3 (121 – 180 points)	Level 3 (181 – 270 points)
No	0	Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 (0 – 180 points)	Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 (0 – 144 points)	Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 (0 – 120 points)	Level 0 Level 1 Level 2 (0 – 180 points)

TEF Exam consists of both compulsory and optional tests. The exam length is 2 hours 30 minutes. The test is conducted as given below:

Compulsory tests:

There are a total of 150 questions:

• 50 questions for reading comprehension,
• 60 questions for listening comprehension, and
• 40 on vocabulary and language structures.

All questions are framed as Multiple-choice questions (generally 4 answers to choose from). Only one correct answer is admitted. In each part of the test, the questions increase in difficulty.

For each test, the candidate must write their answers on the answer sheet provided, which is then corrected by the CCIP (computerized answer sheets).

3 compulsory tests	Exam Length
Reading comprehension	60 minutes
Listening comprehension	40 minutes
Language structures and vocabulary	30 minutes

(Including 20 minutes for welcome speech and school presentation)

Optional tests:

A candidate may choose to do one of the two options, or both at the same time, within one year of the compulsory tests having been taken.

Writing:

In the first part, candidates must write a story using the past tenses and in the second part they must express and defend their point of view.

Speaking:

In the first part, candidates must obtain information by asking questions and in the second part they must talk about the subject of a text and lastly defend their point of view.

2 optional tests	Exam Length
Writing	60 minutes
Speaking	35 minutes