TCF Canada preparation

Free TCF Canada Practice Test

Practice the TCF Canada reading and listening sections in the official question format, with the official rules: the question appears after each audio clip, every clip plays once, four options and one right answer. You get an estimated NCLC level right away, and what to work on next.

Section 1

Reading (TCF Canada format)

  • 20 questions, 30 minutes on one timer.
  • Real exam rule: no going back, and a blank answer counts as wrong, so always pick something.
  • Documents get harder as you go, from notices to press articles.
Section 2

Listening (TCF Canada format)

  • 20 audio clips. Each clip plays once, like on exam day.
  • TCF rule: the question appears only after the clip ends.
  • You then have 30 seconds to answer. Use headphones if you can.

Free, no account needed. At the end you enter your email once and get your estimated NCLC level for the section.

The real TCF Canada exam

Reading (Compréhension écrite)39 questions · 60 minutes
Listening (Compréhension orale)39 questions · 35 minutes
Writing (Expression écrite)3 tasks · 60 minutes
Speaking (Expression orale)3 tasks · 12 minutes, with an examiner

This page gives you shortened, timed practice for the two computer-marked sections. For writing and speaking, our teachers correct real exam tasks in class, and the free masterclass shows you how the exam works.

Three rules our TCF teachers repeat

Always answer

Wrong answers take nothing away on the TCF. A blank is the only answer that can never be right, so pick something before you move on.

Listen for who, where and when

On the TCF you see the question only after the clip ends. While you listen, hold on to the people, the place, the time and the numbers.

Do not get stuck

The questions get harder as you go. If one text or clip loses you, answer your best guess and keep your rhythm for the next one.

Practice test FAQ

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No. It is a free practice test in the official format, built by our TCF preparation school. The official TCF Canada is taken at an approved test centre. We prepare students for it every week.