How long is the TCF Canada compréhension écrite?

39 questions in 60 minutes. That averages about a minute and a half per question, but the early questions are short and the late ones are long, so the real skill is moving fast at the start to bank time for the end.

Should I pause the video to answer each question?

Not on your first run. Note your answers on paper as the video plays, without pausing, and only check them against the correction at the end. Pausing turns a mock test into a reading exercise and hides your real timing problems.

Is this mock useful for the TCF Québec and TCF Tout Public too?

Yes. The reading test has the same 39-question, multiple-choice format in the TCF Canada, TCF Québec and TCF Tout Public, so the same practice applies to all three.

How do I turn my mock score into an NCLC level?

Count your correct answers, then enter them in the NCLC calculator on kruremi.com. It converts your result into the NCLC level used for Canadian immigration, so you can see how far you are from your target.

TCF Canada Reading Test: A Full Mock (Série 2)

Reading strategy only becomes useful once you have tested it against the clock. This is the second complete compréhension écrite test on the channel: 39 questions, climbing from A1 to C2, with the correct answer shown after each one and the full correction at the end. Below is how to use it as a genuine mock exam rather than one more video you watch.

Le test

Série 2 · 39 questions · niveaux A1 A2 B1 B2 C1 C2

🎬 Full reading test: each document, a timed reading window, then the answer — full correction at the end.

If you have not read it yet, start with the compréhension écrite strategy guide, which walks through Série 1 and covers how to budget the hour and read the question first. This article assumes that method and focuses on practice.

How the video works

Each question follows the same pattern: the document to read, then a reading window matched to the length of the text, then the right answer on screen. A short notice gets a short window, a long article gets a longer one. The complete correction is displayed again at the end, so you can mark yourself in one go.

That last detail matters. It means you do not need to stop the video at every answer: you can sit the whole thing as a test and correct afterwards, exactly like the real exam.

Sit it as a real mock

The real TCF Canada reading paper is 39 questions in 60 minutes. The video runs a little over half an hour because the reading windows are fixed for you, which makes it a slightly tighter rehearsal than the exam itself — no bad thing. To get an honest result:

Number a sheet 1 to 39 before you press play, and write a letter for every question.
Do not pause. If the answer appears before you have chosen, write your best guess anyway and move on.
Cover the answers if you can — or at least, commit to your letter before the screen reveals it.
No dictionary, no subtitles, no phone. You will not have them on exam day.
Mark at the end using the full correction, not as you go.

A first run under these conditions tells you more than five relaxed ones. You will see exactly where your attention drops and which level starts costing you points.

The A1 → C2 progression

Like the real test, the questions get harder as you go. The difficulty does not rise gently in a straight line from your point of view — it usually feels easy, then suddenly heavy. Knowing the shape helps you pace yourself:

Levels	What you read	Your job
A1 – A2	Short, practical texts: the kind of thing you read in daily life.	Answer quickly and confidently. This is where you bank time.
B1 – B2	Longer texts with a clear purpose and more detail to track.	Read the question first, then hunt for the passage that answers it.
C1 – C2	Dense, nuanced texts where the answer depends on tone and implication.	Use the time you saved. A careful guess beats a blank.

The most common mistake is the opposite of what people expect: not failing the C2 questions, but losing easy A2 and B1 points through rushing or overthinking. Those questions are worth securing first.

After the test: read your mistakes

Your score is only half the information. Go back through every wrong answer and sort it into one of three boxes:

Vocabulary — you did not know a key word. Write it down with its sentence.
Reading the question — you understood the text but answered a different question.
Time — you ran out of window and guessed.

If most errors land in the same box, that is your training plan for the next two weeks. Vocabulary gaps need daily reading; question errors need slower, more literal reading of the options; time errors need more timed mocks like this one.

Words you will see on screen

The video itself is in French. These are the terms it uses to frame each question, worth knowing because the official instructions use the same vocabulary:

French	English
la compréhension écrite	reading comprehension
une série	a test set (Série 1, Série 2…)
le document à lire	the document to read
un temps de lecture adapté à sa longueur	reading time matched to its length
la bonne réponse	the correct answer
la correction complète	the full answer key
dans les conditions de l'examen	in exam conditions

From score to NCLC

For immigration, your raw result is converted into an NCLC level, and that level is what your application is judged on. Once you have counted your correct answers, enter them in the NCLC calculator to see where you stand. Do this after every mock: watching the number move from Série 1 to Série 2 is the clearest sign your practice is working. For more on what each level requires, see the scores you need for NCLC 7.

Keep practising

One mock is a measurement, not a preparation. Alternate this video with Série 1, then move to the compréhension écrite practice section for more documents. When you want the full exam experience, the exam simulator runs the official 60-minute countdown and calculates your NCLC score automatically. If your reading score is stuck at one level, you can book a lesson and we will work on the exact question types that are costing you points.