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Basic French in 15 Days: Days and dates and Telling the time

Untimed topic quiz: 20 questions on Days and dates and Telling the time, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.

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Start with the lessonsBasic French: 30 Lessons: about 750 minutes of reading. Every test question is covered in the lessons.

Day 3: Days and dates and Telling the time

  1. Question 1 of 20

    What does 'mercredi' mean?
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    Answer: D. Wednesday

    Mercredi is Wednesday. Lundi is Monday, mardi is Tuesday and vendredi is Friday.

  2. Question 2 of 20

    Which day comes after vendredi?
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    Answer: C. samedi

    Vendredi is Friday, so the next day is samedi (Saturday).

  3. Question 3 of 20

    How do you say 'May 1st' in French?
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    Answer: B. le premier mai

    For the first day of a month, French uses premier: le premier mai. Mai is masculine, so it is le premier, not la première.

  4. Question 4 of 20

    How do you write 'March 5' in French?
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    Answer: A. le 5 mars

    The French order is le + number + month: le 5 mars.

  5. Question 5 of 20

    'Je travaille le samedi.' What does 'le samedi' mean here?
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    Answer: A. on Saturdays

    Le + a day means every week: le samedi means 'on Saturdays'. Without le, samedi means this Saturday.

  6. Question 6 of 20

    Complete: 'Aujourd'hui, c'est lundi. Demain, c'est ___.'
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    Answer: A. mardi

    Demain means tomorrow. The day after lundi (Monday) is mardi (Tuesday).

  7. Question 7 of 20

    Choose the best reply: 'Quelle est la date aujourd'hui ?'
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    Answer: C. C'est le 10 octobre.

    The question asks for the date. Answer with c'est le + number + month.

  8. Question 8 of 20

    Listen. When is the speaker's birthday?
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    Mon anniversaire, c'est le vingt-trois août.

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    Answer: C. August 23

    Vingt-trois is 23 and août is August.

    Transcript

    Mon anniversaire, c'est le vingt-trois août.

  9. Question 9 of 20

    Listen. Which day does Marie suggest?
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    Paul: On se voit jeudi ? Marie: Non, jeudi, je travaille. Vendredi ?

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    Answer: A. Friday

    Marie works on Thursday (jeudi), so she suggests vendredi, which is Friday.

    Transcript

    Paul: On se voit jeudi ? Marie: Non, jeudi, je travaille. Vendredi ?

  10. Question 10 of 20

    Read the sign. When can you go to the market?

    Marché du quartier
    Tous les samedis, de mai à octobre
    Fruits, légumes et fleurs

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    Answer: A. Saturdays from May to October

    Tous les samedis means every Saturday, and de mai à octobre means from May to October.

  11. Question 11 of 20

    What does 'Quelle heure est-il ?' mean?
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    Answer: A. What time is it?

    Heure means hour or time. Quelle heure est-il ? asks for the time.

  12. Question 12 of 20

    What does 'Il est midi' mean?
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    Answer: A. It's 12:00 noon.

    Midi is 12:00 in the middle of the day. Minuit is midnight.

  13. Question 13 of 20

    How do you say 3:15?
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    Answer: A. Il est trois heures et quart.

    Et quart means 'and a quarter', so 3:15. Et demie is 3:30 and quinze heures is 15:00 (3 p.m.).

  14. Question 14 of 20

    What time is 'huit heures moins le quart'?
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    Answer: D. 7:45

    Moins le quart means 'minus a quarter'. Eight o'clock minus 15 minutes is 7:45.

  15. Question 15 of 20

    Complete 'The class starts at nine': 'Le cours commence ___ neuf heures.'
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    Answer: A. à

    Use à for 'at' with a clock time: à neuf heures.

  16. Question 16 of 20

    How do you say 18 h 30?
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    Answer: B. dix-huit heures trente

    18 h is dix-huit heures. With the 24-hour clock, say the minutes as a number: trente.

  17. Question 17 of 20

    Which sentence is correct for 1:00?
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    Answer: A. Il est une heure.

    Heure is feminine, so say une heure. There is only one hour, so there is no s.

  18. Question 18 of 20

    Listen. When does the pharmacy close?
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    Bonjour ! La pharmacie est ouverte de neuf heures à vingt et une heures.

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    Answer: A. At 9 p.m.

    It is open de neuf heures à vingt et une heures. Vingt et une heures is 21 h, which is 9 p.m.

    Transcript

    Bonjour ! La pharmacie est ouverte de neuf heures à vingt et une heures.

  19. Question 19 of 20

    Listen. What time is the movie?
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    Sami: Le film est à quelle heure ? Lina: À vingt heures quinze.

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    Answer: B. 8:15 p.m.

    Vingt heures is 8 p.m. and quinze is 15, so 8:15 p.m. Fifty would be cinquante.

    Transcript

    Sami: Le film est à quelle heure ? Lina: À vingt heures quinze.

  20. Question 20 of 20

    Read the bakery sign. Can you buy bread on Sunday at 2 p.m.?

    Boulangerie Saint-Jean
    Lundi : fermé
    Du mardi au vendredi : 7 h à 18 h
    Samedi et dimanche : 8 h à 13 h

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    Answer: A. No, it closes at 1 p.m.

    On samedi et dimanche, it is open from 8 h to 13 h. 13 h is 1 p.m., so it is closed at 2 p.m.

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