Free TCF Canada mock test
Ten listening and ten reading questions in the TCF Canada style, with a clock on each part and every answer explained in English.
How it works
This free TCF Canada mock test has 10 listening and 10 reading questions, from A2 to C1, with a separate clock for each part: 9 minutes for listening and 15 for reading. That is the real pace, scaled down. The real TCF Canada has 39 listening questions in 35 minutes and 39 reading questions in 60 minutes. As in the exam, every question has four options and one right answer.
It follows how the TCF works: in listening the question appears after the recording, and questions get harder as you go. Recordings are read by your browser’s French voice, so they sound flatter than real speakers. If your device has no French voice, you read a transcript instead. You can pause and go back, which may not be possible on exam day. The TCF Canada exam format guide covers all four sections, and the listening and reading tips cover pacing.
At the end you get a score per part, an English explanation for every question and a rough CEFR estimate. That estimate comes from a short practice set. It is not a TCF score and not a prediction of an NCLC. This is independent practice written by French Exam Alert. It is not the real exam, and we aren’t affiliated with France Éducation international or CCI Paris Île-de-France. Your answers aren’t saved. For official material, see free TEF and TCF practice.
- ✓ 20 original questions, A2 to C1
- ✓ 10 listening + 10 reading, each with its own clock
- ✓ Pause and go back
- ✓ Every answer explained in English
- ✓ Rough CEFR estimate, not an exam score
Common questions
Yes, this one is free and needs no account. It is a short mock of 20 original questions, not a full exam. France Éducation international’s site, RFI and the TV5MONDE EDU app also offer free TCF practice, listed in our guide to free practice tests.
No. Every recording and question is original, written for practice. It follows the basic format (four options, one right answer, rising difficulty), but it isn’t official material and we aren’t affiliated with France Éducation international.
No. It gives a rough CEFR estimate from 20 practice questions. It doesn’t convert to the /699 scale and doesn’t predict an NCLC. Only a real TCF Canada result counts for IRCC.
Listening has 39 questions in 35 minutes and reading has 39 questions in 60 minutes. Each question has four options with one right answer.
Take it once with the clock running, then read the explanation for every question you missed, including the ones you guessed right. Repeating the same set shows memory, not progress, so move on to new material afterwards.