This guide to the ninth-grade French test for Alberta students describes the testing program, provides examples of the type of test to be administered in June 1990, and includes an answer key. Information about the testing program includes general objectives, an overview of the program type, students exempted from the test, testing for students whose medium of instruction is French, procedures for test administration, and diffusion of test results. The test format is described and examples are presented. The first part of the test is an essay based on a brief passage. A guide to scoring every aspect of each test section is provided. The second part is a test of reading comprehension with 32 multiple-choice questions. Sample reading passages, questions, and answers are offered. The answer key in the second section gives the level of difficulty, skill tested, and cognitive level of each item. An appendix contains a discussion, in question-and-answer form (in English), of the reasons for French achievement testing. (MSE)