Description
Wish you had French reading comprehension activities that you could use with your core French or French immersion class? Looking for something to help you teach all your student proficiency levels? With these differentiated French reading activities, you can provide just the right level so all students are challenged. Just print and go and you are ready to get reading with your core French or French immersion class!
Foster a love of reading in your French class with easy-to-use French reading comprehension worksheets that were created just for beginning readers. Each text includes 3 different levels of questions, so you can easily use the same passage with different ability groups and grade levels. Students will love that these activities are just at their level, meaning that reading in French is less intimidating and a lot more fun!
Who are these French reading comprehension activities best for?
These questions are appropriate for beginning Core French students and French immersion classes beginning to work on reading comprehension. Grade level will vary based on when students began studying French.
French-only questions are appropriate for younger French immersion students who are beginning to read paragraphs. See the images to determine if the grade level is appropriate for your students. Still not sure? Email me at mmersresources (at) gmail.com.
It’s so easy to use these differentiated French reading comprehension activities with your different proficiency levels!
Each French reading passage includes:
- Short answer English questions and students can answer in English : These questions will be the easiest for core French beginners.
- Short answer French questions : This has the same style of questions as the English, however, the questions are in French and students are directed to answer in French. These are best for your more-advanced learners or immersion classes.
- Multiple choice questions in French : Occasionally, students will locate specific information in the text. These are great for any level, as the questions are a bit different than the short answer versions.
You can choose all one version for a class, but I like to use different versions based on student levels so that differentiation is super-easy! You can always print 2 versions back-to-back and let students choose their own activity.
Teach core French and French immersion? No problem! You can use the same text and differentiate the questions!

This resource includes the following French reading passages:
- Un jour à la ferme
- Après l’école – sports themed reading
- Dans ma valise – travel and clothing themed
- Un jour à la plage
- À la boulangerie
- J’ai faim ! – After school snack themed
- Ma petite sœur
- Mon meilleur ami
- Le match de foot
- Un jour en ville
These passages and French reading comprehension activities focus on the present tense. Students will see a mix of common regular and irregular verbs. There are a few instances where they will see verbs of other tenses, but the use is simple enough for beginners.
Includes teacher key.
⚠️These French reading comprehension activities are not editable and will not be provided in an editable format. Thank you for understanding.
Total pages: 64 with credits
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Kaeden W. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTMy students love this resource!
Lindsay W. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTI love the options for questions in these reading comprehensions. I always buy whatever new ones come out because they are so handy.
Shelley C. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTMy students loved these stories. Thanks for another great resource.
Katrina L. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTI used this with my grade 6 Late French immersion students. It was a bit hard at first, but I like how there were varying options already created to differentiate student levels. I also liked the topics that were chosen as they are the most common that we tend to talk about when students are learning.
LISA CIANCAGLINI (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTGreat topics and easy to use
Linda Chehade (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTGreat resource for French beginners for reading comprehension. Merci!
Melissa Hilton (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTUsed these with my French 3 classes! Excellent Resource!
Scott Miller (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTYou can never go wrong with Mme R’s products. They are always easy to use with students of all backgrounds and abilities and can be used in a variety of ways.
Mina G. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTmy students enjoyed this unit and were engaged
Kimberly D. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTAs with all Mme. R’s resources, it is amazing. I have watched my students’ reading level increase and their confidence grow.
Olivia M. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTa life saver
Eugenie K. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTUne excellente ressource! Merci!
Brigitte S. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTI LOVE these reading resources for my students. Thanks for creating yet another set.
Shanda H. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTThese ready made stories save me so much time! I have all the sets and highly recommend them!
Kyrsta S. (verified owner) –
Originally reviewed on TPTMerci!