The TCF Canada reading test is a 60-minute exam of 39 multiple-choice questions on everyday and professional French documents, scored out of 699 and converted to an NCLC level for immigration. The format is set by France Éducation International.
39 multiple-choice questions, 4 options each, one correct answer per document.
60 minutes, about 90 seconds per question. Difficulty rises from A1 to C2.
Public notices, ads, forms, professional emails, letters, press articles and opinion pieces.
| Aspect | Real exam | TCF Canada Hub |
|---|---|---|
| Format | 39 MCQ, 4 options | Same format |
| Timing | 60 minutes | Official timer |
| Result | Score /699 | Score + NCLC estimate |
| Correction | None | Explanation per answer |
| What next? | — | Next action in your plan |
| NCLC level | Reading score (/699) |
|---|---|
| NCLC 5 | 375–405 |
| NCLC 6 | 406–452 |
| NCLC 7 | 453–498 |
| NCLC 8 | 499–523 |
| NCLC 9 | 524–548 |
| NCLC 10+ | 549–699 |
Each reading test reproduces a full 39-question exam and ends with an AI diagnosis: your score, your estimated NCLC, the explanation of every answer and the type of error you make most often.
Every test follows the official A1 → C2 progression, so your score compares to the real exam.
60 minutes on the clock to train the 90-seconds-per-question pace.
Your mistakes grouped by type (vocabulary, inference, detail, global meaning) and the one costing you most.
Why the right answer is right and why the distractor looked tempting.
Reading scores over time, current NCLC and the gap to your target.
Retake any test and compare attempts to measure real progress.
The plan gives you one reading action per week with a target score. Reach it and you move on; miss it and a new, different reading test is added, so practice always goes where you lose points.
Your first reading test sets your starting score, CEFR level and NCLC estimate.
Each reading action is scheduled early in the week with a target tied to the NCLC you need.
Below target? The plan replaces the action with a reading test you haven't taken yet.
A full exam simulation checks your reading level in real conditions and updates the plan.
Run a full TCF Canada simulation: the reading test comes with the listening, writing and speaking tests, on the official timer, and ends with a score and NCLC estimate per skill.
Authentic documents, 4 options, A1 → C2 progression.
Score out of 699 converted with the IRCC table.
Simulation results update your weak skills and next week's actions.
Read the question before the text, keep to 90 seconds per question and watch for distractors that reuse words from the document.
Know what you are looking for before you read the document.
60 minutes ÷ 39 questions. Go fast on early questions to keep time for C1–C2 texts.
« avant le », « obligatoire », « uniquement », « sauf » change the meaning.
Wrong options often copy words from the text; the right one rephrases the meaning.
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