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Grade 12 Français langue première Provincial Test
Grade 12 Français langue première (40S) Provincial Test
- Grade 12
- Written in French
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- Total time
- 6 h 35 min
- Marked questions
- 5
- Marked parts
- 2
- Counts for
- 20% of the final mark
- Calculator
- Not allowed
- Format
- On paper
Test provincial de 12e année, français langue première (Manitoba) practice test
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When
2 sessions this school year: Semester 1 and Semester 2.
Semester 1
- Wednesday, January 13, 202715 minutes (+10 administration) · Jour 1: survol du Cahier de préparation (during French class), then preparatory activities outside class until Day 2
- Monday, January 18, 2027morning or afternoon; 25 + 25 + 120 minutes (+30) · Jour 2: Comprendre et réagir (two viewings with notes, then the tasks)
- Tuesday, January 19, 2027morning or afternoon; 210 minutes, or 120 + 90 (+30) · Jour 3: Créer et s'exprimer – Écriture
Semester 2
- Wednesday, June 2, 202715 minutes (+10 administration) · Jour 1: survol du Cahier de préparation (during French class)
- Monday, June 7, 202725 + 25 + 120 minutes (+30) · Jour 2: Comprendre et réagir
- Tuesday, June 8, 2027210 minutes, or 120 + 90 (+30) · Jour 3: Créer et s'exprimer – Écriture
The dates are Manitoba’s own, read on September 28, 2026. See the official schedule (edu.gov.mb.ca)
What’s on it
2 topics. Comprendre et réagir and Créer et s'exprimer – Écriture count most, at 50% each.
- Comprendre et réagir50%
- Créer et s'exprimer – Écriture50%
How it’s built
Written answers and an essay.
- Jour 1 : survol du Cahier de préparation et activités préparatoiresNot marked
- Time
- 15 min
- A task
- Comprendre et réagir (jour 2)
- Time
- 170 min
- Questions
- 4
- Marks
- 20
- Of the marks
- 50%
- Written answers
Watch the video twice, taking notes, then complete four written tasks on the documents: explain a text's meaning or react to it, citing your sources.
- Créer et s'exprimer – Écriture (jour 3)
- Time
- 210 min
- Question
- 1
- Marks
- 50
- Of the marks
- 50%
- Essay
Write one text of 500 to 750 words on the theme: a fiction story from a starting idea, or an argumentative letter answering a scenario.
How it’s marked
Trained markers in your school division mark it. The test is out of 100 and counts for 20% of your final course mark; it has no pass mark of its own.
On the day
- Day 1In French class, a 15-minute first look at the Cahier de préparation.
- Before Day 2On your own time, read the texts, take notes, and choose and plan your writing task. Bring the Cahier back on Day 2.
- Day 2Comprendre et réagir: you watch a document twice, taking notes, then do the tasks. About 170 minutes.
- Day 3The writing: 210 minutes, sometimes split into 120 and 90.
Three days, on paper. There are no makeup sessions for Days 2 and 3, and missing one without a reason gives a zero for that part. Everyone gets 30 more minutes on Days 2 and 3.
Getting ready
3 official documents to practise with, and 4 tips.
Official practice
Tips from the people who write it
- Use the days between Day 1 and Day 2 to read the texts, take notes, and choose and plan your writing task.
- In comprehension, support every answer with references to the documents, and say where each borrowed passage comes from.
- Aim for 500 to 750 words in the writing task; dictionaries, a thesaurus, verb books and a grammar are allowed.
- A story is judged on its narrative world, an argumentative text on its arguments, and both on the rules of the language.
The mark you need
Your class mark counts for 80% of the final mark, the exam for 20%.
You need
50% on the exam
With 75% in class, your final mark lands between 60% (0 on the exam) and 80% (100% on it).
After the exam
- Results
Your school marks the test and gives you your result right after. Report cards show it apart from your course mark.
- Re-marking
A reread is up to your school division.
- Writing it again
You can rewrite at any later sitting once the course is done, enrolled or not. It’s free, there’s no limit, and your higher result becomes your official mark. Retaking the course doesn’t mean rewriting the test.
- If you miss it
Tests can’t be rescheduled. If you’re absent for illness, a death in the family or another crisis, your school sets your final grade and your report card shows “no mark” for the test. Absent without a reason, or refusing to write, gives 0% for the parts missed.
From Grade 12 Provincial Tests: Policies and Procedures (edu.gov.mb.ca), read on October 27, 2026.
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Questions about this exam
When is the Grade 12 Français langue première Provincial Test in 2026–27?
The next sitting is January 13, 2027, 15 minutes (+10 administration). This school year it’s written in Semester 1 and Semester 2.
How long is the Grade 12 Français langue première Provincial Test?
It takes 6 hours 35 minutes in all, over 2 parts.
How many questions are on the Grade 12 Français langue première Provincial Test?
It has 5 marked questions: 4 in Comprendre et réagir (jour 2) and 1 in Créer et s'exprimer – Écriture (jour 3).
Can you use a calculator on the Grade 12 Français langue première Provincial Test?
No. Calculators aren’t allowed.
How much does the Grade 12 Français langue première Provincial Test count?
It’s worth 20% of the final mark.
Where can I find practice tests for the Grade 12 Français langue première Provincial Test?
Manitoba publishes Test provincial, juin 2026: guide, cahiers de l'élève, clé de correction, analyses. MapleMind also builds a full practice exam in its format, free with an account.
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