Reading comprehension
40 multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes, on a computer. You move freely between questions and can change your answers until you submit.
- 40
- multiple-choice questions
- 60 min
- for the whole test
- 5
- parts
- 699
- points maximum (estimated score)
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Official TEF format
How the test works
Questions 1 to 7
Everyday documents
Announcements, posters, brochures or survey results: one question per document.
Questions 8 to 17
Sentences and texts to complete
Six sentences with a gap and two texts with two gaps: choose the right word or phrase.
Questions 18 to 22
Skimming
Four sets of four short texts and one set of four charts: find the one that matches the requested information.
Questions 23 to 32
Administrative and work documents
Letters, emails, regulations or internal memos: two questions per document.
Questions 33 to 40
Press articles
Four articles, two questions per article.
Instructions
- The 60-minute timer starts when you start the test.
- Only one of the four options is correct.
- You can go back to any question until you submit.
- A summary shows unanswered questions before you submit.
Estimated scoring
Each correct answer is worth 1 point; a wrong or missing answer costs nothing, so answer every question. We convert your correct answers into an estimated score out of 699, with the matching CEFR level, CLB level and Quebec scale level.
Indicative estimate. The official TEF score is calibrated by Le français des affaires; for Express Entry, only the “ancien score” equivalence on the certificate counts.