JAMB UTME - French - 2025

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The question asks for the opposite (le contraire) of facile (easy). The standard antonym of facile in French is difficile (difficult). Since difficile is not among the options, the closest synonym is dur.

The adjective dur has two main meanings in French: "hard" in the physical sense (a hard surface) and "hard/difficult" in the abstract sense (a hard task). In its second meaning, dur functions as a synonym of difficile and therefore serves as an antonym of facile. For example: "Cet exercice est dur" = "This exercise is hard/difficult."

The other options are not antonyms of facile:

• petit means "small" - the opposite of grand.
• lourd means "heavy" - the opposite of leger (light).
• mechant means "mean/nasty" - the opposite of gentil (kind).

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The correct preposition to complete the sentence "Nous voudrions aller en France l'annee prochaine" is en. The sentence means "We would like to go to France next year."

In French, the preposition used before a country name depends on the country's gender and number:

• en is used before feminine singular countries and countries beginning with a vowel (e.g., en France, en Italie, en Angleterre, en Iran).
• au is used before masculine singular countries (e.g., au Nigeria, au Japon, au Canada).
• aux is used before plural countries (e.g., aux Etats-Unis).

France is a feminine country (la France), so the preposition en is required. The prepositions par ("by" or "through"), dans ("in" or "inside"), and avec ("with") are not used to express travel to a country in French.

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The sentence "L'homme est _ medecin" requires an article before the profession noun medecin. The noun medecin (doctor) is masculine singular, so the correct indefinite article is un.

In standard French, professions used with etre can appear without an article ("Il est medecin"), but when the sentence uses a noun subject with a definite article (L'homme), the predicate noun typically takes an indefinite article: "L'homme est un medecin."

The other options are incorrect:

• une is the feminine indefinite article. It would be used with a feminine profession noun (e.g., une infirmiere), but medecin is masculine.
• le is the masculine definite article, but saying "L'homme est le medecin" would mean "The man is the (specific) doctor," which requires a context identifying which doctor. The sentence as written introduces the profession generally.
• en is a preposition/pronoun and does not function as an article before a noun in this construction.

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The question asks which of the listed animals is a wild animal (un animal sauvage). The answer is Le lion (the lion).

In French, animals are classified as either animaux domestiques (domestic animals) or animaux sauvages (wild animals):

• Le lion (the lion) is a wild animal that lives in the savanna and grasslands of Africa. It is not domesticated.
• Le coq (the rooster) is a domestic farm bird raised for eggs and meat.
• La chèvre (the goat) is a domestic farm animal raised for milk, meat, and skin.
• Le chat (the cat) is a domestic pet animal.

The lion is the only animal in this list that lives in the wild and is not kept as a farm animal or household pet. In French vocabulary exercises, being able to distinguish animaux domestiques from animaux sauvages is a common requirement.

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This question asks which city is in Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast). The correct answer is Yamoussoukro, which has been the official political and administrative capital of Cote d'Ivoire since 1983.

The other cities are capitals of different West African countries:

• Cotonou is the economic capital of Benin (the official capital is Porto-Novo)
• Lome is the capital of Togo
• Dakar is the capital of Senegal

Knowing the capitals and major cities of Francophone African countries is essential for JAMB French. Cote d'Ivoire is a major Francophone West African nation, and Abidjan (its largest city and economic hub) is also important to know, though Yamoussoukro is the official capital.

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This question tests basic French vocabulary by asking which of the given words is a colour (une couleur).

Rouge means red and is the only colour among the options. The other words belong to entirely different categories:

• chaise means chair (a piece of furniture)
• temps means time or weather
• bois means wood (a material) or forest

In French, the basic colours to know include rouge (red), bleu (blue), vert (green), jaune (yellow), blanc (white), noir (black), orange, and violet (purple).

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The sentence Il fait tres chaud en ___ means "It is very hot in ___." This question tests knowledge of the French seasons and their associated weather.

The correct answer is ete (summer). Summer is the season characterised by the highest temperatures and the most heat. The expression il fait tres chaud (it is very hot) is most naturally associated with summer.

The other seasons do not match:

• printemps (spring) is mild and warm, but not typically described as tres chaud
• automne (autumn/fall) is cool with falling temperatures
• hiver (winter) is the coldest season, the opposite of tres chaud

The four seasons in French are: le printemps (spring), l'ete (summer), l'automne (autumn), and l'hiver (winter). Note that en is the preposition used before ete, automne, and hiver, while au is used before printemps.

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The question asks how the market is described (Comment est le marché ?). The answer is found directly in the passage:

Le marché est coloré et bruyant. ("The market is colorful and noisy.")

The correct answer is Bruyant et coloré (noisy and colorful), which restates the two adjectives from the passage, albeit in reverse order. The slight typographical error in the option does not change its meaning.

The other options contradict the passage: Tranquille et vide (quiet and empty) is the opposite of what the passage describes; Petit et sale (small and dirty) is never mentioned; and Fermé le matin (closed in the morning) contradicts the fact that Fatou and her mother visit the market on Saturday morning, meaning it is open.

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The sentence Il dort depuis ___ heures means "He has been sleeping for ___ hours." The blank requires a word that can precede the plural noun heures (hours) and make grammatical and semantic sense with depuis (since/for).

The correct answer is deux (two). Deux is a cardinal number that specifies a definite duration: "He has been sleeping for two hours." It agrees with the plural noun heures.

The other options present problems:

• des (some/several) could form the expression depuis des heures (for hours), but deux is the more precise and standard completion being tested here as a numerical determiner
• le is a masculine singular definite article and cannot precede the feminine plural heures
• une is a feminine singular indefinite article. It would require the singular heure (not heures), so it does not agree with the plural form given

The complete sentence is: Il dort depuis deux heures - He has been sleeping for two hours.

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The sentence "Il parle _ affaire impossible" requires the correct preposition + article combination after the verb parler. In French, parler de means "to talk about," so the construction is parler de + article + noun.

The noun affaire is feminine singular. Since affaire begins with a vowel, the preposition de combined with the indefinite article une contracts to d'une through elision.

The sentence therefore reads: "Il parle d'une affaire impossible" - "He is talking about an impossible matter."

The indefinite article une is correct here because the sentence refers to a non-specific, unidentified matter. If a specific, previously identified matter were intended, the definite form de l'affaire would be used instead. D'un is masculine and does not agree with the feminine noun affaire. De la would not appear before a vowel-initial noun (it would become de l'). D'en is not a valid article construction in this context.

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The question asks for the meaning of the French verb chanter. Chanter means to sing, which is accurately defined as produire un son melodieux (to produce a melodious sound).

Singing involves using the voice to create musical or melodic sounds, which is precisely what produire un son melodieux describes.

The other options are different verbs with distinct meanings:

• danser means to dance - moving the body rhythmically to music
• lire means to read - interpreting written text
• marcher means to walk - moving on foot

Chanter is a regular first-group verb (ending in -er). Related vocabulary includes: une chanson (a song), un chanteur/une chanteuse (a singer), and le chant (singing/the song).

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The question asks why Fatou and her mother leave early for the market (Pourquoi Fatou et sa mère partent-elles tôt au marché ?). The answer is found directly in the second sentence of the passage:

Elles partent tôt pour éviter la foule. ("They leave early to avoid the crowd.")

The correct answer is therefore Pour éviter la foule (To avoid the crowd). This is a straightforward reading comprehension question where the answer is stated explicitly in the text.

The other options are not supported by the passage: the text does not mention going to school (pour aller à l'école); while clothes are among the items sold at the market, the passage does not say this is the reason they leave early (pour acheter des vêtements); and meeting friends (pour rencontrer des amis) is never mentioned.

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The sentence Ils sont partis ___ la maison means "They left ___ the house." This question tests the correct preposition to use with the verb partir (to leave).

The correct answer is de. The verb partir takes the preposition de to indicate the place one is leaving from. Partir de means "to leave from" or "to depart from." The sentence Ils sont partis de la maison means "They left (from) the house."

The other prepositions change the meaning or are not standard with partir in this context:

• vers (toward) would indicate direction, not departure: vers la maison means "toward the house"
• a (to/at) is not the standard preposition for indicating departure from a place
• pour (for) could indicate a destination (partir pour Paris = to leave for Paris), but partir pour la maison is not the natural construction here

The verb-preposition combination partir de (to leave from a place) is essential to know, alongside venir de (to come from) and sortir de (to go out of).

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The sentence "Mon frere est _ que moi" requires a comparative construction. In French, comparatives are formed with plus + adjective + que (more ... than), moins + adjective + que (less ... than), or aussi + adjective + que (as ... as).

The correct answer is plus petit, giving the sentence: "Mon frere est plus petit que moi" - "My brother is shorter/smaller than me."

The other options do not form valid comparatives:

• plus bon is grammatically incorrect. The comparative of bon (good) is the irregular form meilleur, not plus bon.
• petit alone cannot be used in a comparison with que. The word plus (or moins/aussi) is required before the adjective.
• le petit is a superlative fragment (le plus petit = the smallest), but it is incomplete and does not fit the ... que moi comparative structure.

Remember: French comparatives always need plus, moins, or aussi before a regular adjective. The only common irregular comparatives are meilleur (better, from bon) and pire (worse, from mauvais).

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The sentence Je regrette _ mon action needs an adverb to modify the verb regretter (to regret), expressing how intensely the speaker regrets the action.

The correct word is vivement, an adverb meaning "deeply" or "keenly." The expression je regrette vivement is a standard French collocation meaning "I deeply regret." It fits naturally between the verb and its object.

The other options do not work here:

• brûlante (burning) is a feminine adjective, not an adverb. It cannot modify the verb regretter.
• curieusement (curiously) is an adverb, but saying "I curiously regret my action" is semantically nonsensical.
• dure (hard/harsh) is an adjective in its feminine form. While dur can occasionally function as an adverb in informal French (travailler dur), dure (feminine) cannot, and regretter dur is not a valid expression.

When expressing intensity with regretter, the standard adverbs are vivement, profondément, or sincèrement.

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Le passage mentionne que "Fatou aide sa mère à porter les paniers."

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To count syllables in French, each distinct vowel sound forms one syllable. The word animal breaks down as follows:

• a - first syllable
• ni - second syllable
• mal - third syllable

This gives 3 syllables: a-ni-mal.

Note that in French syllabification, each vowel sound anchors a syllable, and consonants attach to the vowel that follows them when possible. The word does not have 4 syllables because the final -al forms a single syllable (the a is the vowel and l is a closing consonant). It does not have 2 syllables because the initial a- stands alone as its own syllable, separate from ni.

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The passage states: "Apres les achats, elles prennent un jus d'orange frais avant de rentrer a la maison." This sentence directly answers the question "Qu'est-ce que Claire et sa mere font apres leurs achats ?" (What do Claire and her mother do after their shopping?).

The correct answer is Elles prennent un jus d'orange (They have an orange juice). The verb prendre here means "to have" (a drink or food), which is a common usage in French: prendre un cafe (to have a coffee), prendre un jus (to have a juice).

The other options are fabricated and have no basis in the passage:

• Elles achetent une voiture (They buy a car) - entirely unrelated to the text.
• Elles vont au cinema (They go to the cinema) - not mentioned.
• Elles visitent leur tante (They visit their aunt) - not mentioned.

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The question asks for the correct syllable grouping (groupement) of the word professeur. In French syllabification, each syllable contains exactly one vowel sound, and a single consonant between two vowels belongs to the following syllable.

The word professeur divides into three syllables: Pro/fes/seur.

• Pro - the consonant cluster pr stays together (as an onset), followed by the vowel o.
• fes - the consonant f begins the syllable, with the vowel e; the first s of the double ss closes this syllable.
• seur - the second s begins the final syllable, with the diphthong eu as its vowel and r as the closing consonant.

The other options are incorrect: Prof/esseur incorrectly splits the f from esseur, placing two vowel sounds in the second group; Pro/fesseu drops the final r; and prof/ssseu contains a misspelling and also drops the final r.

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The question asks which of the given names is a French city. The correct answer is Lyon, the third-largest city in France, located at the confluence of the Rhône and Saône rivers in southeastern France. Lyon is a major cultural and economic centre and the capital of the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region.

The other options are all cities in francophone West Africa, not in France:

• Abidjan is the economic capital of Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast).
• Cotonou is the largest city and economic centre of Benin.
• Lomé is the capital of Togo.

While all four cities are French-speaking, only Lyon is located in France itself. For the JAMB French examination, it is important to distinguish between cities in France (such as Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Toulouse, Nice) and cities in francophone African countries.

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The question asks which word has a pronounced final /t/ sound. The answer is Petite.

In French pronunciation, a final consonant is generally silent unless it is followed by an "e" (or in certain other specific cases). This is a fundamental rule of French phonetics:

• Petite /pə.tit/ - The final "-te" means the "t" is pronounced because it is followed by the letter "e." The final /t/ sound is clearly heard.
• Patient /pa.sjɑ̃/ - The "-ent" ending is a nasal sound; the "t" is silent.
• Part /paʁ/ - The final "t" is silent in standard French pronunciation.
• Petit /pə.ti/ - The final "t" is silent (it is only pronounced in liaison before a vowel, e.g., petit ami).

The key rule to remember: in French, a final consonant followed by the letter "e" is typically pronounced. This is why the feminine forms of adjectives often sound different from their masculine forms (e.g., petit vs. petite, grand vs. grande).

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The question asks which word contains the sound /é/, the closed e sound (pronounced like the vowel in the English word "day" but without the glide).

In French, the infinitive ending -er is always pronounced /e/ (the /é/ sound). The word marcher (to walk) ends in -er, so it contains the /é/ sound: /maʁʃe/.

The other options contain different vowel sounds:

• frère (brother) contains /ɛ/ (the open e sound, written with a grave accent è), not /e/.
• mère (mother) also contains /ɛ/ for the same reason.
• peu (little) contains /ø/ (the closed eu sound), which is a rounded front vowel entirely distinct from /e/.

A useful rule: in French, é (accent aigu) and the endings -er, -ez always produce the closed /e/ sound, whereas è (accent grave) and ê (accent circonflexe) produce the open /ɛ/ sound.

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The question asks what night (la nuit) is generally like. The correct answer is sombre (dark). Night is characterised by the absence of sunlight, making darkness its defining feature.

The other options do not accurately describe night in general:

• bleue (blue) - While the night sky can appear dark blue, the primary characteristic of night is darkness, not colour.
• claire (bright/light) - This is the opposite of what night generally is. Claire describes daytime or well-lit conditions.
• joyeuse (joyful) - This is an emotion, not a physical characteristic of night. Night is neither inherently joyful nor sad.

The adjective sombre agrees with la nuit (feminine singular) because it has the same form for both masculine and feminine.

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The sentence On utilise une gomme pour ___ means "An eraser is used for ___." This question tests knowledge of school supplies and their functions.

A gomme (eraser/rubber) is a tool used to effacer (erase/rub out) pencil marks or writing. This is its specific and primary function.

The other options describe different actions:

• mesurer (to measure) is the function of une regle (a ruler)
• lire (to read) is an activity, not something done with a specific tool
• corriger (to correct) might seem close, but correcting involves identifying and fixing errors, which is a broader intellectual activity. An eraser physically removes marks; it does not correct in the academic sense

The complete sentence is: On utilise une gomme pour effacer - An eraser is used for erasing.

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Lagos, Oyo, Ondo, and Ogun are all states located in the south-western part of Nigeria. The correct answer is l'ouest (the west).

Nigeria is broadly divided into six geopolitical zones: North-West, North-East, North-Central, South-West, South-East, and South-South. Lagos, Oyo, Ondo, and Ogun all belong to the South-West zone. Since the options do not include "le sud-ouest" specifically, "l'ouest" (the west) is the closest and correct answer.

The other directions are incorrect:

• Le nord (the north) would include states like Kano, Kaduna, and Sokoto.
• Le sud (the south) is too vague and would more accurately describe the South-South zone (e.g., Rivers, Bayelsa, Delta).
• L'est (the east) would refer to states like Enugu, Ebonyi, and Abia in the South-East zone.

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In Africa, the climate is generally divided into deux (two) main seasons: the dry season (la saison sèche) and the rainy season (la saison des pluies). This is the standard geographical and climatic classification for tropical and sub-Saharan Africa, which is the context typically tested in JAMB French.

This contrasts with Europe, which has four seasons (le printemps, l'été, l'automne, l'hiver). The option quatre (four) therefore applies to the European climate, not the African one. The options dix (ten) and cinq (five) do not correspond to any standard seasonal classification.

This is a common cultural knowledge question in French for West African examinations: Africa has two seasons, Europe has four.

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The question asks for the opposite (le contraire) of grand (big, tall, great). In French, the standard antonym of grand is petit (small, short, little). This is one of the most fundamental adjective pairs in French vocabulary.

The other options are not antonyms of grand:

• mauvais means "bad" - the opposite of bon (good).
• joli means "pretty" - the opposite would be laid (ugly).
• long means "long" - the opposite is court (short in length).

Note the distinction between petit (opposite of grand in size or height) and court (opposite of long in length or duration). These are not interchangeable.

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The sentence Je suis ne ___ Nigeria means "I was born in Nigeria." This question tests the use of prepositions before country names in French.

The correct preposition is au. In French, the choice of preposition before a country depends on the country's grammatical gender:

• en is used before feminine countries (e.g., en France, en Chine) and masculine countries beginning with a vowel (e.g., en Iran)
• au is used before masculine countries beginning with a consonant (e.g., au Japon, au Canada)
• aux is used before plural countries (e.g., aux Etats-Unis)

Le Nigeria is a masculine country name beginning with a consonant, so the correct preposition is au (contraction of a + le).

The other options are incorrect:

• a alone is not used before country names that take an article
• dans means "in/inside" and is not the standard preposition for countries
• en would be correct for feminine countries, but le Nigeria is masculine

The complete sentence is: Je suis ne au Nigeria - I was born in Nigeria.

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The passage states: "Sa mere achete des carottes, des tomates et du poisson pour preparer le dejeuner." This tells us directly what Claire's mother does at the market: she buys carrots, tomatoes, and fish to prepare lunch.

The correct answer is Elle achete des produits pour le dejeuner (She buys products for lunch), which accurately summarises what the passage describes.

The other options are not supported by the text:

• Elle lit un livre (She reads a book) - There is no mention of reading at the market.
• Elle vend des fruits (She sells fruits) - Claire's mother is a buyer, not a seller. The passage says she achete (buys), not vend (sells).
• Elle rend visite a sa soeur (She visits her sister) - There is no mention of a sister or any family visit at the market.

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This question asks about the grammatical category (la nature) of the word rapide.

Rapide is an adjectif (adjective). An adjective is a word that describes or qualifies a noun. Rapide means "fast" or "quick" and is used to describe nouns, for example: une voiture rapide (a fast car), un train rapide (a fast train).

It does not belong to any of the other categories:

• A nom (noun) names a person, place, thing, or idea (e.g., la vitesse - speed)
• An adverbe (adverb) modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb. The adverb form of rapide is rapidement (quickly), formed by adding -ment to the feminine adjective
• A verbe (verb) expresses an action or state (e.g., courir - to run)

A common mistake is confusing rapide (adjective) with rapidement (adverb). In French, most adverbs derived from adjectives end in -ment.

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The sentence On utilise une regle pour ___ means "A ruler is used for ___." This question tests knowledge of school supplies and their functions.

A regle (ruler) is a flat, straight tool marked with units of measurement. Its primary function is to mesurer (measure) - to determine lengths, draw straight lines, and mark distances.

The other options describe actions associated with different tools:

• effacer (to erase) is the function of une gomme (an eraser)
• peindre (to paint) is done with un pinceau (a paintbrush)
• couper (to cut) is done with des ciseaux (scissors) or un couteau (a knife)

The complete sentence is: On utilise une regle pour mesurer - A ruler is used for measuring.

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The word "fatigue" in French is pronounced /fa.tiɡ/, ending with a hard /ɡ/ sound. The question asks which word it sounds like. The answer is Fatigué.

In French, the spelling "-gue" at the end of a word produces a hard /ɡ/ sound (the "u" is silent and only serves to keep the "g" hard before the "e"). The final "-e" in "fatigue" is essentially silent in standard pronunciation, making the last audible sound /ɡ/. However, in terms of the core consonant-vowel pattern, "fatigue" is phonetically closest to "fatigué" /fa.ti.ɡe/. Both share the same base /fa.ti.ɡ/ structure, with "fatigué" simply adding the /e/ vowel of the accent.

The other options do not match:

• Fatiguais and Fatigait both end in the /ɛ/ sound (the open "e" of the imparfait endings -ais and -ait), which is a different vowel quality.
• Fatiguée is pronounced identically to "fatigué" in speech, but since both options are available, "fatigué" is the more direct match as it corresponds to the masculine/base form.

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The question asks which word contains the /o/ sound (the closed o vowel, as in the French word beau).

The correct answer is eau. The French spelling eau is always pronounced /o/. This is one of the standard graphemes for the /o/ sound in French, alongside au, ô, and word-final o.

The other options produce different vowel sounds:

• eut (past historic of avoir) is pronounced /y/ - the same vowel as in tu or lune.
• eux (them) is pronounced /ø/ - the closed eu sound, a rounded front vowel distinct from /o/.
• eu (past participle of avoir) is pronounced /y/, the same vowel as eut.

The key distinction: eau = /o/ (a back rounded vowel), while eu = /y/ (a front rounded vowel). These are entirely different sounds despite their similar spellings.

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The statement Le professeur va t'aider ("The teacher is going to help you") describes a situation where someone receives help from another person. The question asks which proverb fits this situation.

The correct answer is Le ciel t'aidera, which is the second half of the famous French proverb Aide-toi, le ciel t'aidera ("Help yourself, and heaven will help you"). This proverb teaches that if you make an effort, assistance will come - just as a teacher helps a student who is working hard. The proverb uses "heaven" (le ciel) metaphorically to represent outside help, including help from people like teachers.

The other options are not established French proverbs: La nature t'aidera (nature will help you) and Les anges t'aideront (the angels will help you) are invented phrases with no proverbial status. The option Le professeur va t'aider is simply a restatement of the original sentence, not a proverb.

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The first president of Senegal was Léopold Sédar Senghor, who served from 1960 (when Senegal gained independence from France) until 1980. Senghor was not only a statesman but also a renowned poet and one of the founders of the Négritude literary movement, which celebrated African identity and culture. He is one of the most important francophone African figures studied in French-language curricula.

The other options name real Senegalese political figures but were not the first president: Abdou Diouf succeeded Senghor as the second president (1981-2000); Abdoulaye Wade served as the third president (2000-2012). Moussa Dieng is not a president of Senegal.

For francophone African studies, it is essential to know the founding presidents of major French-speaking African nations, especially Senghor for Senegal and his contributions to francophone literature.

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The question asks for the opposite (le contraire) of finir, which means "to finish" or "to end." The opposite of finishing something is beginning or starting it, which in French is commencer.

This is a standard antonym pair in French: finir (to finish) <-> commencer (to begin/start).

The other options are not antonyms of finir:

• arrêter means "to stop." While related to the idea of ending, stopping is not the opposite of finishing - it means to halt an action in progress, not to begin one.
• manger means "to eat," which is semantically unrelated.
• démolir means "to demolish" or "to tear down," which is also unrelated to the concept of finishing.

Common antonym pairs to know for French examinations: commencer/finir, ouvrir/fermer, monter/descendre, arriver/partir, entrer/sortir.

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The sentence Le système bancaire est _ dans ce pays ("The banking system is _ in this country") requires a word that functions as a predicate adjective after est (is). The blank must therefore be filled with an adjective.

The correct answer is corrompu, the past participle of corrompre (to corrupt), used here as an adjective meaning "corrupt." The complete sentence reads: Le système bancaire est corrompu dans ce pays ("The banking system is corrupt in this country").

The other options are incorrect because they are not adjectives:

• corrompt is a conjugated verb form (third person singular present indicative of corrompre). You cannot place a conjugated verb after est in this construction.
• corruption is a noun. Saying est corruption would be ungrammatical without an article.
• corrompre is the infinitive form of the verb. An infinitive cannot serve as a predicate adjective after est in this context.

In French, past participles like corrompu, fatigué, surpris, and fini regularly function as adjectives after être.

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In French, dates are always preceded by the masculine singular definite article le. The standard pattern is:

le + day (number) + month + year

For example: le 25 aout 1940, le 14 juillet 1789, le 1er janvier 2000.

This rule applies regardless of the month or context. The article does not change to la, les, or l' before a date because the implicit noun being modified is jour (day), which is masculine singular. The numeral "25" begins with a consonant sound, so there is no elision - it remains le, not l'.

The complete sentence reads: "Madame Nana est nee le 25 aout 1940."

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The sentence states Quand deux personnes se marient ("When two people get married"), and asks what event takes place. The verb se marier means "to get married," so the ceremony that occurs is a mariage (a marriage or wedding).

This is a straightforward vocabulary question testing whether the student can connect the verb se marier to the corresponding noun mariage. The word family is: se marier (verb) -> mariage (noun) -> marié/mariée (adjective/noun for a married person).

The other options name different life events that do not correspond to the act of getting married: un accident is an accident; un baptême is a baptism (a religious ceremony for newborns or converts); une mort is a death. None of these results from two people getting married.

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The very first sentence of the passage reads: "Samedi matin, Claire se rend au marche avec sa mere." This directly answers the question "Quel jour Claire va-t-elle au marche ?" (What day does Claire go to the market?).

The answer is Samedi matin (Saturday morning). The passage explicitly states that Claire goes to the market on Saturday morning.

The other options are incorrect:

• Dimanche soir (Sunday evening) - not mentioned in the passage.
• Lundi matin (Monday morning) - not mentioned in the passage.
• Vendredi apres-midi (Friday afternoon) - not mentioned in the passage.

For comprehension questions that ask about time, day, or date, scan the passage for temporal expressions. They often appear at the beginning of the text or at the start of sentences.