Ask the examiner to repeat if you don't hear well. But if you hear perfectly fine but don't understand the vocabulary, ask them to reformulate — to say it in different, simpler words.

How to ask

You only need to remember one of these two options:

• "Pourriez-vous reformuler la question, s'il vous plaît ?"
(Could you reformulate the question, please?)

• "Je n'ai pas bien compris. Pouvez-vous l'expliquer autrement ?"
(I didn't understand well. Can you explain it differently?)

Asking to reformulate is a smart move — it shows the examiner you want to understand and keep the conversation going.