Secondary 2 French Ministry Exam (2025)
2025 MINISTRY EXAM PREPARATION
To help your child succeed on their Secondary 2 French Ministry Exam, we’ve gathered all the key information: exam dates, assessed objectives, permitted materials, and helpful review resources.
Exam Information
Exam Dates
The mandatory Secondary 2 French Ministry Exam for 2025 will take place between May 14 and May 31.
Preparation activities will begin as early as May 1.
Objectives
During the French exam, your child will be asked to write a descriptive-justificatory text of approximately 300 words.
Marks will be awarded based on your child’s ability to adapt to the communication context, structure their ideas clearly and coherently, and use precise, appropriate vocabulary. Evaluators will also assess sentence construction, punctuation, and the correct use of both usage and grammatical spelling.
Permitted Materials
On exam day, students are allowed to use the following materials:
- Exam note booklet
- Any standard or specialized French monolingual dictionary
- Grammar guides or grammar textbooks
- Conjugation references
Preparing Effectively
Study Resources
To prepare for the exam, we recommend watching Alloprof’s CyberRévision videos in french, which you’ll find below:
- CyberRévision - Français, 2e secondaire, écriture. (video in French)
- CyberRévision- Préparation à l’épreuve de production écrite de secondaire 2. (video in French)
You can also review two helpful alloprof sheets:
- Structure du texte descriptif-justificatif, on alloprof. (in French)
- Trucs pour se préparer à l’épreuve obligatoire de français de 2e secondaire, on alloprof. (in French)
Tips for Exam Day Preparation
Is your child feeling stressed about the upcoming exam? Do they tend to study at the last minute? These three resources can help them stay calm and focused:
- Exams are coming up... how can you stay zen and motivated? Article from aidersonenfant.com
- Getting over your fear of grades at school, from Youth in Mind Foundation.
Looking for details on Ministry exams? Learn about how to register, check results, or plan for a retake. Click here.
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