French reading comprehension practice: read the document, sort it into the right tube
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French reading comprehension practice in a busy sorting room: a document rides in on the belt, a text message, a building notice, an email from the school, a rental ad, a newspaper column. Read it, then send it into the tube of the right answer before its clock runs out. Choose the wrong tube and the game shows you the exact sentence that proves the answer, and why your choice was a trap. 30 levels take you from A2 notices like Fermé le lundi to B2 opinion pieces and formal letters, read at exam speed.
- 4 min a round
- 30 levels
- First 6 levels free, no sign-up
- Reading
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30 levels, 5 worlds
From the basics to exam speed
Each level is one round of about 4 minutes. Win a star to open the next level, and replay for three stars. The first 6 levels are free with no sign-up, levels 7–12 with a free account, and Premium opens all 30.
World 1 · levels 1–6
Signs, texts and notices
Messages et affiches
Short everyday documents: find when, where and what to do in an SMS, a notice or a poster (fermé le lundi, apportez votre carte).
· Free, no sign-upWorld 2 · levels 7–12
Emails, ads and messages
Courriels et annonces
Why someone writes and what they ask: emails, ads and messages (Je vous écris pour…, Merci de confirmer avant vendredi).
· Free accountWorld 3 · levels 13–18
News and announcements
Annonces et articles
Local news and official announcements: the main idea, the key details and words in context (la relève, dès le 1er juin).
· PremiumWorld 4 · levels 19–24
Opinions and formal letters
Opinions et lettres
The writer’s opinion, implied meaning and tone in opinion posts and formal letters (certes… mais, je ne peux que regretter).
· PremiumWorld 5 · levels 25–30
Exam speed
Vitesse examen
Every kind of document mixed, from a schedule to an editorial, with less time per word, like the reading test of the TCF or the TEF.
· Premium
How to play
- 1A document rides in on the belt: a text message, an email, a notice, an ad, an article…
- 2Read it, then send it into the tube of the right answer: tap it, or drag the document up.
- 3Beat the clock before it falls off the belt. A wrong tube shows you the proof in the text.
What it trains
More than 150 original short texts set in everyday Canadian life: housing, work, school, the city, health and community news, from Moncton to Winnipeg. Each one asks the questions the reading tests ask: a detail (Quand peut-on rapporter les livres ?), the writer’s purpose, the main idea, what to do, who the text is for, the writer’s opinion, what is implied, the tone, and the meaning of a word in context. The wrong answers are real exam traps: a time from the wrong line, a word lifted from the text with the opposite meaning, an option that goes further than the text.
Why it matters for TCF and TEF Canada
The TCF Canada reading test is 39 multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes, and the TEF Canada one is 40 questions in 60 minutes, both with four answers and documents that get longer and harder as you go. Your score converts to an NCLC level, so a few extra right answers can mean NCLC 7 for the Express Entry bonus or NCLC 4 for citizenship. This game trains the two things that decide it: reading for the exact proof, and doing it fast enough.
Practise reading in the real format: TCF Canada reading practice · TEF Canada reading practice
Learn while you play
Rules and tips to remember
Read the question before the text
Know what you are hunting for. A question with quand, combien or où asks for one detail you can scan for; pourquoi or quel est le but asks about the whole text.
Find the proof, then choose
The right answer is always backed by a sentence in the text, usually in other words. If you cannot point to the line, the option is probably a trap, even if it sounds plausible.
Beware of words copied from the text
Distractors often reuse the text’s own words in a wrong way: a notice that says Les ascenseurs fonctionneront normalement makes “take the stairs” a trap, not an answer. Check the meaning, not the matching words.
Watch the little words that flip the meaning
sauf, seulement, ne… plus, au lieu de, dès, avant: one of them often decides between two close answers, especially for dates, prices and conditions.
Separate the writer from the people quoted
In opinion texts, certains pensent que… is not the writer’s view. The writer’s position usually comes after mais, pourtant or à mon avis, often at the end.
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