General Tips Thread for SAT French Subject Test

<p>Are all the questions in french on it !! - and i guess all the answers should be in english ?</p>

<p>^Seeing as this is the French subject test, the questions and answers are in French.</p>

<p>Hi,
I don’t know if anyone here has taken the “Grand Concours” French test (a national french exam given in America annually). It’s more of an “awards” exam than a standardized test. Anyways, these past two years I’ve scored in the top 90-95th percentile. Is the Grand Concours like SAT 2 French, and if so, does doing well on the Grand Concours guarantee/mean a good score on the SAT 2 French? Thanks!</p>

<p>I’m just wondering for SAT French, which book did you guys use? Pls recommend. Thanxx</p>

<p>I’m using the book, “SAT French Subject Test, The Best Test Prep”. I haven’t yet taken the test, but it got some pretty good reviews on amazon.com.</p>

<p>Hey Guys,</p>

<p>I was wondering what I should take, the French Test, or the French with Listening Test?</p>

<p>Which is one better and shows better understanding.</p>

<p>If i get a perfect score, will the test increase my chances of getting into a college In the US).</p>

<p>Cheers,
Christopher</p>

<p>So, I’m taking the test without listening in May. I’ve done some practice using the Barron’s book, and it is MUCH HARDER than I expected. For example, some questions require you to know the gender of a noun to answer the question correctly. (I’ve always been very bad with genders) Do questions like these appear on the actual test?
I’ve done a test out of Princeton Review too, and there’s nothing of that sort… so I’m wondering which book to trust :S</p>

<p>I found that PR gave a pretty good prediction of my scores (710 and 720 on the practice tests, 740 on actual). While I didn’t use Barron’s, it’s notorious for being overly difficult for almost all subjects, so just keep that in mind.</p>

<p>I just got my scores from the May subject test for French-780! Yay! I’ve posted on this thread before about the book that I used to study, and after taking the test, I would HIGHLY recommend REA’s French Subject Test book: [Amazon.com:</a> SAT French Subject Test, The Best Test Prep (Test Preps) (9780878914517): L. Cregg, P. Cuvillier, Miriam Ellis: Books](<a href=“http://www.amazon.com/French-Subject-Test-Best-Preps/dp/087891451X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1306620049&sr=8-1]Amazon.com:”>http://www.amazon.com/French-Subject-Test-Best-Preps/dp/087891451X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1306620049&sr=8-1). The practice tests are EXACTLY like the real tests, and I scored 50-60 points lower on REA’s practice tests than on the real thing. Plus, the review sections in here are exactly what will be tested on the actual test as well.</p>

<p>Hey! Do you think that it`s difficult to prepare for SAT French ST (without listening) without teacher, school etc.?
I want to do it myself. Huh?</p>

<p>can u plz suggest a book i can follow for SAT french subjct test?
along wit that, where can i find free practice test papers online?
it will b very helpful, if i am given the link.</p>

<p>Thank youuuu.</p>

<p>Merci beaucoup :)</p>

<p>Hey!
Thank you so much! I have been taking French for quiet some time now and I had no idea how to deal with the subject tests. Then I read your blog and it helped me so much! Thank you! Because of you I got a 680 on my test! Listening to French radio (news not music) really helped me! Actually it helped me in both ways, practicing my French and getting informed! I found this just two weeks before my test so I didn’t have time to read a novel but I will definitely use the same techniques for my Spanish with listening test. Some advice if you are taking the French with Listening test, know all the verb tenses and use your time wisely. That was my problem, I took too much time on a problem and at the end I had about 10 questions that I didn’t have time to answer. Also if a sentence doesn’t make sense or you don’t know what it means, read it out loud. Like whisper it to yourself–if that is possible–it really helps. For me it was possible because it was just my sister and I taking Language with listening test. So I recommend French radio and know the basic tenses such as: Pass</p>