Structure of the TFI® Test

Listening comprehension:

90 questions – 42 minutes

Score: 5 - 495

Reading comprehension:

90 questions – 68 minutes

Score: 5 – 495

Total:

180 questions – 110 minutes

Score: 10- 990

 

Listening

Part 1

Question-Responses

40 items

 

Part 2

Short dialogues

30 items

 

Part 3

Short conversations

20 items

 

Reading

Part 4

Error Identification

25 items

 

Part 5

Incomplete Sentences

25 items

 

Part 6

Reading comprehension

40 items

 

Examinees respond to test questions by marking one of the letters (A), (B), (C) or (D) with a pencil on a separate answer sheet.

 

Use of the TFI® Test

Appropriate uses of the TFI test in organizations may include:

  • French proficiency standardization for each position.
  • Testing the French level of staffs.
  • Recruiting, promoting and deploying employees. The score standards are used as one criterion in making personal decisions.
  • Selection of staff for technical training that is conducted in French and for working abroad.
  • Evaluating the effectiveness of the French training programs for staffs.

Schools/Training organizations:   

TFI score is one of required admission criteria of almost all universities/colleges in Quebec, Canada

Individuals use TFI score results to:

- Demonstrate their ability of using French.

  • Apply for new job positions.
  • Set French learning goals and monitor their progress.