Grade 4 French Ministry Exam (2025)
2025 MINISTRY EXAM PREPARATION
To help your child succeed on their Grade 4 French Ministry Exam, we've gathered important information, including the dates, the skills being assessed, and permitted materials. You'll also find resources to support effective preparation.
Exam Information
Exam Dates
The mandatory Grade 4 French Ministry Exam for 2025 will take place over four days:
- June 4th and 5th - Reading Assessment
- June 9th - Writing - Presentation and Planning of the Writing Project
- June 10th - Writing - Drafting
- June 11th - Writing - Revising, Correcting, and Final Copy
Objectives
The French exam is divided into two sections: Writing and Reading. Each section has specific objectives:
Reading: your child will need to demonstrate a clear understanding of a text. This means identifying important details, answering questions accurately, and making inferences using clues from the text and their own knowledge.
Writing: Points will be awarded based on adapting to the writing situation, the coherence of the text, the use of appropriate vocabulary, correct sentence structure and punctuation, and adherence to standard spelling and grammatical rules.
Permitted Materials
For the writing and reading tasks, your child will be allowed to use the following materials:
- Checklist
- Spelling lists
- Standard or specialized French monolingual dictionary
- Grammar books or grammar guides
- Conjugation tables
- Correction code
- Posters
- Any other tools regularly used in class
Preparing Effectively
Study Resources
During the exam, your child will need to apply what they’ve learned in class to show their reading and writing skills. To help them feel confident and prepared, we recommend exploring some review materials—all in French—such as the Top Notions section and various study sheets available on the AlloProf website. School Success also offers short review videos covering key Grade 4 concepts through its YouTube classroom.
Here are some helpful resources to explore:
- Top notions : 2e cycle du primaire, on Alloprof. (in French)
- Répertoire de révision – Français – Primaire 4e année, on Alloprof. (in French)
- La classe en ligne - 4e année, by School Success. (videos in French)
Tips for Exam Day Preparation
Is your child feeling anxious about the exam? Do they tend to leave studying to the last minute? These three resources can help your child stay calm, focused, and ready for the Ministry exam:
- Exams are coming up... how can you stay zen and motivated? from aidersonenfant.com.
- Our article in French: 4 conseils pour surmonter l’anxiété de performance
- Our article The Night Before an Exam: Dos and Don'ts
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