JAMB UTME - French - 2025

The sentence D'après lui, l'habit ne fait pas le... ("According to him, the clothes do not make the...") is an incomplete French proverb. The full proverb is:

L'habit ne fait pas le moine.

This literally translates to "The habit (clothing) does not make the monk." It means that one should not judge a person's character or abilities by their outward appearance. It is the French equivalent of the English proverb "Don't judge a book by its cover."

The word moine (monk) completes the proverb. A monk's habit (robe) is distinctive, but wearing one does not actually make a person a monk - hence the proverb's lesson about appearances being deceptive.

The other options do not complete any known French proverb: style (style), prêtre (priest), and riche (rich person) are not part of this expression. While prêtre is semantically related to religious life, the established proverb specifically uses moine.

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.

The sentence On va a la ___ pour apprendre means "One goes to the ___ to learn." The key phrase is pour apprendre (to learn/in order to learn), which identifies the purpose of going to this place.

The correct answer is ecole (school). A school is the institution specifically designed for learning and education. On va a l'ecole pour apprendre - One goes to school to learn.

The other places serve different primary purposes:

• pharmacie (pharmacy) is where one goes to buy medicine
• banque (bank) is where one goes to manage money
• mairie (town hall/city hall) is where one goes for administrative and civic services

This type of question tests the ability to match places with their functions, a core vocabulary skill in French.

To determine the number of syllables in ordinateur (computer), divide the word at each distinct vowel sound:

• or - first syllable
• di - second syllable
• na - third syllable
• teur - fourth syllable

The word ordinateur therefore has 4 syllables: or-di-na-teur.

Each syllable contains exactly one vowel sound: /o/ in or, /i/ in di, /a/ in na, and /œ/ in teur. The eu in the final syllable represents a single vowel sound /œ/, not two separate sounds, so teur is one syllable.

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.

The sentence Mon pere travaille dans une ___ means "My father works in a ___." This question tests vocabulary related to workplaces.

An usine (factory) is the standard workplace associated with the verb travailler (to work) in this sentence structure. A factory is primarily and exclusively a place of work, making it the most natural completion.

While a ferme (farm) is also a valid workplace, the other options are less suited:

• mosquee (mosque) is primarily a place of worship, not a workplace
• gare (train station) is primarily a transport hub; while people do work there, it is not the standard association with travailler dans une

The complete sentence is: Mon pere travaille dans une usine - My father works in a factory.

The sentence ___ est le president actuel du Cameroun ? means "___ is the current president of Cameroon?" This question tests knowledge of French interrogative words (mots interrogatifs).

The correct answer is Qui (Who). The question asks about a person - specifically, the identity of the current president. Qui is the interrogative pronoun used to ask about people.

The other interrogative words ask about different things:

• Ou' (a rendering of Ou, where) asks about place or location: Ou est la gare ? (Where is the station?)
• Quand (when) asks about time: Quand est-ce qu'il arrive ? (When does he arrive?)
• Que (what) asks about things or actions: Que fais-tu ? (What are you doing?)

The complete sentence is: Qui est le president actuel du Cameroun ? - Who is the current president of Cameroon?

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.

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.

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.

"Tola et Tolu" is plural, so we correctly use "leurs".

The verb regarder means "to look at" or "to watch." It implies a deliberate, sustained act of directing one's eyes at something, as opposed to voir (to see), which refers to passive perception.

Among the options, observer longuement (to observe at length) best captures this meaning. Regarder involves intentionality and attention - when you regardez something, you are actively focusing on it, much like observing it carefully.

The other options do not match:

• ignorer means "to ignore" - the opposite of paying attention to something.
• demander means "to ask" - an entirely unrelated action.
• voir brievement means "to see briefly" - this is closer to apercevoir (to catch a glimpse of), which is the opposite of sustained, deliberate looking.

The key distinction to remember: regarder = active, intentional looking; voir = passive, incidental seeing.

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).

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.

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.

The question asks which product is not mentioned (ne sont pas mentionnes) in the passage. To answer this, we need to check which items the passage explicitly names.

The passage mentions the following products: fruits, legumes, viande, poisson (from the market vendors), mangues, bananes, fraises (fruits Claire likes), carottes, tomates (vegetables her mother buys), and jus d'orange (the drink they have afterwards).

Checking each option against this list:

• Les fraises (strawberries) - mentioned as one of the fruits Claire adores.
• Le poisson (fish) - mentioned both as a market product and as something the mother buys.
• Les carottes (carrots) - mentioned as something the mother buys.
• Le fromage (cheese) - never mentioned anywhere in the passage.

The correct answer is Le fromage. For "not mentioned" questions, systematically verify each option against the text rather than relying on memory.

The sentence Il est ___ avocat de profession means "He is ___ lawyer by profession." The blank requires an article before avocat (lawyer), a masculine noun beginning with a vowel.

The correct answer is un, the masculine singular indefinite article. The sentence Il est un avocat de profession means "He is a lawyer by profession." The phrase de profession qualifies the noun, making the use of an article appropriate in this construction.

The other options are incorrect:

• des is the plural indefinite article. Avocat is singular here, so des does not agree
• l' (the elided definite article) would mean "the lawyer," implying a specific, known individual. In a general statement about someone's profession, the indefinite article is more natural
• au is the contraction of a + le (at the/to the) and is a preposition, not an article that can fill this position

The complete sentence is: Il est un avocat de profession - He is a lawyer by profession.

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.

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.

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).

A monkey (le singe) is classified as a wild animal (un animal sauvage). Monkeys live naturally in forests, jungles, and savannas, and are not domesticated animals raised by humans for agricultural or companion purposes.

The other classifications do not apply:

• aquatique (aquatic) - Monkeys are not water-dwelling animals. Aquatic animals include fish, dolphins, and whales.
• volant (flying) - Monkeys cannot fly. Flying animals include birds, bats, and certain insects.
• domestique (domestic) - Domestic animals are those bred and kept by humans, such as dogs (chiens), cats (chats), cows (vaches), and chickens (poules). While some people keep monkeys as pets, monkeys are fundamentally wild animals by biological classification.

In French vocabulary, the distinction between sauvage (wild) and domestique (domestic) is commonly tested. Wild animals live freely in nature; domestic animals are raised and depend on humans.

The question asks what the word lundi is. Lundi means Monday, and Monday is a jour de la semaine (day of the week).

The seven days of the week in French are: lundi (Monday), mardi (Tuesday), mercredi (Wednesday), jeudi (Thursday), vendredi (Friday), samedi (Saturday), and dimanche (Sunday).

The other options represent different categories of time or geography:

• pays means country (e.g., la France, le Nigeria)
• mois means month (e.g., janvier, fevrier)
• saison means season (e.g., l'ete, l'hiver)

Note that in French, days of the week are not capitalised unless they begin a sentence.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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).

The sentence "Il reussira _ qu'il reponde a toutes les questions" requires a conjunction that expresses a condition. The meaning is: "He will succeed provided that he answers all the questions."

The correct conjunction is A condition (followed by que + subjunctive). The construction a condition que introduces a necessary condition for something to happen, and the verb in the subordinate clause takes the subjunctive mood - hence reponde (subjunctive of repondre).

The other options do not fit:

• Bien que means "although" and introduces a concession, not a condition.
• Parce (short for parce que) means "because" and introduces a cause or reason, not a condition.
• Afin (short for afin que) means "in order that" and introduces a purpose, not a condition.

All four conjunctions can govern the subjunctive, but only a condition que expresses the conditional relationship this sentence requires.

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).

The question asks which word is associated with froid (cold). The correct answer is la glace (ice), because ice is formed by freezing water and is inherently cold. Cold and ice are directly linked by their physical nature.

The other options are associated with heat, not cold:

• le feu (fire) produces heat and warmth
• la chaleur (heat/warmth) is the direct opposite of froid
• le soleil (the sun) is a source of heat and light

This is a vocabulary association question. In French, knowing semantic fields (groups of related words) is important. The semantic field of froid includes: la glace (ice), la neige (snow), l'hiver (winter), geler (to freeze), and le froid (the cold).

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.

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.

The sentence Elle mange ___ pomme chaque matin means "She eats ___ apple every morning." The blank requires a determiner before pomme, which is a feminine singular noun.

The correct answer is une (a/one), the feminine singular indefinite article. The sentence describes a habitual action: she eats one apple each morning. Une matches the gender (feminine) and number (singular) of pomme.

The other options are incorrect:

• la (the) is the feminine singular definite article. While la pomme is grammatically valid, Elle mange la pomme chaque matin would mean she eats a specific, identified apple every morning, which is semantically odd for a daily habit
• du is the masculine singular partitive article (used with uncountable nouns like du pain). Pomme is feminine and countable, so du does not agree
• des is the plural indefinite article. Pomme is singular here (no -s), so des does not agree in number

The complete sentence is: Elle mange une pomme chaque matin - She eats an apple every morning.

In French, forming the feminine of nouns that denote people (particularly professions and roles) follows specific patterns depending on the masculine ending. For masculine nouns ending in -teur, the feminine is typically formed by changing the ending to -trice when the masculine form derives from a Latin root ending in -tor.

The word acteur (actor) follows this pattern. Its Latin root is actor, so the feminine is formed by replacing -teur with -trice, giving actrice (actress).

The other proposed forms do not follow any standard French feminine formation rule:

• acteuse would follow the -eur to -euse pattern (as in danseur/danseuse), but this pattern applies to nouns derived from French verbs, not Latin roots in -tor.
• acteurre and actere do not correspond to any French morphological rule.

Other common examples of the -teur/-trice pattern include directeur/directrice, instituteur/institutrice, and spectateur/spectatrice.

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.

A bibliotheque in French is a library - a place where books and other materials are kept for people to read, study, and borrow. Among the options, une salle de lecture (a reading room) is the closest description of what a bibliotheque is.

This question tests an important false-friend distinction between French and English:

• bibliotheque = library (a place for reading and borrowing books)
• librairie = bookshop/bookstore (a place for buying books)

Many students confuse librairie with the English word "library" because they look similar, but they have different meanings. A librairie is a commercial shop where books are sold, not a public reading space.

The other options are clearly unrelated: un hopital is a hospital, and une ecole is a school. Neither describes what a bibliotheque is.

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).

The sentence "Nous avons __ voiture rouge" requires an article that agrees with the noun voiture (car). In French, voiture is feminine singular, so the correct indefinite article is une: "Nous avons une voiture rouge" - "We have a red car."

The other options do not fit:

• des is the plural indefinite article ("some"). It would require a plural noun: "des voitures rouges" (some red cars). The noun here is singular.
• un is the masculine singular indefinite article. It is used with masculine nouns (un livre, un stylo), but voiture is feminine.
• le is the masculine singular definite article. It fails on two counts: wrong gender (masculine instead of feminine) and wrong type (definite instead of indefinite, changing the meaning to "the" rather than "a").

To choose the correct article, always identify both the gender (masculine or feminine) and the number (singular or plural) of the noun it accompanies.

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.