Free TCF practice test: the official TCF Canada sources

For a free TCF practice test, start with what the exam body publishes: its own page calls its practice material “quelques exemples de questions et de sujets”, and the real TCF Canada has 4 mandatory sections, so only the examples for those sections match it [1][2].

Source: France Éducation international, pages read 15 October 2026 (neither page shows a date modified) [1][2].

The sections themselves, with their questions and timings, are on the TCF Canada format page, and the exam as a whole is in the TCF Canada guide. For every official practice paper and the drills on this site in one place, see French practice tests.

Is there free TCF practice?

The two exam-body pages we read do not say whether any of the examples, links or PDFs cost anything, so this page does not call any of them free [1][2]. What the pages do show is that the examples sit on the exam body’s own site, and that the listening ones are interactive [1].

The only practice on this page that we can call free is our own word check, described below. It is not a TCF paper.

Which TCF Canada practice source covers which section?

Where are the TCF sample papers, and is there a PDF?

The official examples sit on one page of the exam body’s site, “Exemples d’épreuves du TCF” [1]. The page opens with the line that these are some example questions and subjects to prepare for the TCF [1]. It is a general TCF page, not specific to TCF Canada [1]. It has five groups of examples, set out in the table.

The listening examples come in several shapes: four statements to match to a picture, a question with four answers, a short dialogue followed by a question with four written choices, and a longer presentation followed by a question [1]. On the page, what you would hear in the exam is printed as text under “Vous entendez”, so the examples show the question types rather than training your ear [1]. The reading examples show a document and ask one question with 4 choices [1].

The speaking and writing PDFs exist and are linked from the page, one pair titled for TCF IRN and one pair titled for TCF TP, TCF Canada and TCF Québec [1]. Take the pair that names TCF Canada: the speaking PDF and the writing PDF, both linked from the examples page [1]. The listening and reading examples are on the page itself, not PDFs [1]. This page does not describe what is inside the PDFs, because it has not opened them [1]. Open them yourself and read the instructions first.

Why is “structures de la langue” not in the TCF Canada practice?

The official TCF Canada page lists 4 mandatory sections: listening, reading, writing and speaking [2]. Grammar and vocabulary in the “structures de la langue” form is not one of them [2]. So the examples numbered 8 to 10 on the examples page practise a section that TCF Canada does not have [1][2]. Our advice is to put most of your practice time into the 4 sections the TCF Canada page lists.

Is there an official TCF preparation book?

The TCF Canada page lists two PDFs, the Manuel du candidat TCF and a Fiche de présentation du TCF Canada [2]. Neither is described here, because neither has been opened, so this page does not call either one a preparation book [2].

The page’s preparation section closes with practice links [2]. It points to RFI’s “Le français facile” for listening, and to TV5Monde for the mandatory tests [2].

The TCF Canada page also gives the shape of each section, which is the yardstick for any practice: listening is 39 multiple-choice questions in 35 minutes, and each recording plays once; reading is 39 multiple-choice questions in 60 minutes; writing is 3 tasks in 60 minutes; speaking is 3 tasks in 12 minutes, face to face with an examiner [2].

How do you use these sources to practise?

A plain routine, built only from what the sources contain:

1. Start with the official TCF Canada page. Read the 4 sections, their counts and their timings so you know what you are practising for [2].
2. Do the on-page examples. Work through listening examples 1 to 7, using the “Vérifier” button after each answer, then reading examples 11 to 14 [1].
3. Open the two PDFs that name TCF Canada. Read the writing and speaking instructions in them before you start a task [1].
4. Add a listening source. RFI “Le français facile” is the one the official page names for listening [2].
5. Keep the official conditions in mind. Each listening recording plays once, so practise without replaying it [2].

On the exam body’s examples page, writing and speaking have the two PDFs and no interactive examples [1]. Plan your own time for those two sections accordingly.

Is there a free French word check on this site?

Yes, but it is not a TCF Canada paper. Our free 3-minute word test asks you to pick the meaning of 24 French words and gives you an estimate out of the 4,000 most used French words. It needs no account to see your number. The full result, with the words you missed, opens when you give an email address, which also joins the Lingwell waitlist.

It checks vocabulary only. It is for practice, not an official level or exam score, and it does not follow the format of the 4 TCF Canada sections.

Try four quick questions on the terms used above. They use only what this page has shown you.

Common mistakes

• Practising “structures de la langue” as if it were on TCF Canada. The official TCF Canada page lists 4 sections and this is not one [2].
• Trusting an unofficial “mock test” over the official examples. The exam body’s examples page and its TCF Canada page are the references for what the sections look like [1][2]. Compare any mock’s counts and timings with section figures on the official page [2].
• Taking the PDFs for TCF IRN. The examples page has a speaking PDF and a writing PDF for TCF IRN, and a separate pair that names TCF Canada [1].
• Relying on this page for exam facts. The official pages show no date modified, so compare the official page’s current content with the 15 October 2026 reading date on this page before you plan around it [1][2].

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