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Notices & messages
Find the purpose and key details in French notices, advertisements and short messages.
7 questions per set · Untimed
TEF Canada reading practice questions
Practise TEF reading one question type at a time. Each set contains several questions. Work at your own pace, then review your answers and explanations.
600 questions5 question types15 sets per type · Untimed
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Complete the text
Choose words and phrases that fit the grammar and meaning of a sentence or passage.
10 questions per set · Untimed
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Compare texts & charts
Scan several documents or a graphic and select the information that meets a specific need.
5 questions per set · Untimed
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Letters & formal notices
Understand requests, conditions and implications in administrative and professional French.
10 questions per set · Untimed
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Articles & viewpoints
Follow a longer argument and identify the writer’s main point, tone and implied meaning.
8 questions per set · Untimed
Why practise TEF reading one question type at a time
A full reading mock is 40 questions in 60 minutes across every kind of document. Working through one type at a time shows you where your marks go without spending an hour to find out.
Read the TEF reading practice guideEach type has its own trap
Notices hide exceptions behind words like sauf and uniquement. Press articles offer answers that reuse the writer's words while changing their position. You spot a trap faster after meeting it several sets in a row.
Untimed sets for accuracy
Practice sets are untimed, so you can check every answer against the text. Once your accuracy holds, take a timed reading mock to work on pace.
Explanations point to the evidence
Every question comes with an explanation that names the sentence deciding it. Read why the tempting option is wrong before you start the next set.
How TEF reading practice works
1.Choose a question type
Start with the type you find hardest. Each has 15 sets of 5 to 10 questions.
2.Answer the set
Move freely between questions and check the overview before you submit. There is no timer.
3.Review every answer
See your score and an explanation for each question. If you are not signed in, create a free account to see them.
TEF reading question types at a glance
The five types group our original questions by the kind of document you read. The TEF Canada reading paper itself has 40 questions in 60 minutes, according to CCI Paris Île-de-France (checked 29 October 2026).
| Question type | What you read | Questions per set | Sets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Notices & messages | Find the purpose and key details in French notices, advertisements and short messages. | 7 | 15 |
| Complete the text | Choose words and phrases that fit the grammar and meaning of a sentence or passage. | 10 | 15 |
| Compare texts & charts | Scan several documents or a graphic and select the information that meets a specific need. | 5 | 15 |
| Letters & formal notices | Understand requests, conditions and implications in administrative and professional French. | 10 | 15 |
| Articles & viewpoints | Follow a longer argument and identify the writer’s main point, tone and implied meaning. | 8 | 15 |
TEF reading practice questions, answered
For the full exam format, see the TEF Canada reading format. To practise under full exam conditions, take a reading mock test.
Are these real TEF reading passages?
No. All 600 questions are original, modelled on the official sample papers and written with TEF Canada tutors. The document types, question styles and answer formats follow the real exam.
Is there a penalty for wrong answers in TEF reading?
No. CCI scores a correct answer as one point and a wrong or blank answer as zero, so leave nothing blank. If time is running out, answer the remaining questions before you go back to check.
Which reading sets are free?
Set 1 of each question type, plus reading mock 1, with no account. Create a free account to see your score and explanations. Premium opens every set and all reading mocks.
Should I practise question types or take a full reading mock?
Use question types while you are learning how each document works and where you lose marks. Closer to test day, take timed mocks to practise moving through 40 questions in 60 minutes.
Will my answers save?
Sign in and your answers and scores save to your account, on any device. My sessions lets you reopen a completed set and read the explanations again.