Basic French in 7 Days (Fast Track): Days and dates, Telling the time, Family and more

Untimed topic quiz: 40 questions on Days and dates, Telling the time, Family and more, with an explanation after each answer. Questions and answers are shuffled every time.

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Checked October 13, 2026
Language-reviewed October 13, 2026

Start with the lessonsBasic French: 30 Lessons: about 749 minutes of reading. Every test question is covered in the lessons.

Day 2: Days and dates, Telling the time, Family and more

Question 1 of 40
What does 'mercredi' mean?
- Monday
- Friday
- Tuesday
- Wednesday
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Answer: D. Wednesday
Mercredi is Wednesday. Lundi is Monday, mardi is Tuesday and vendredi is Friday.
Question 2 of 40
Which day comes after vendredi?
- lundi
- dimanche
- samedi
- jeudi
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Answer: C. samedi
Vendredi is Friday, so the next day is samedi (Saturday).
Question 3 of 40
How do you say 'May 1st' in French?
- le une mai
- le premier mai
- le un mai
- la première mai
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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.
Question 4 of 40
How do you write 'March 5' in French?
- le 5 mars
- 5 de mars
- le mars 5
- mars le 5
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Answer: A. le 5 mars
The French order is le + number + month: le 5 mars.
Question 5 of 40
'Je travaille le samedi.' What does 'le samedi' mean here?
- on Saturdays
- last Saturday
- on Sunday
- only this Saturday
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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.
Question 6 of 40
Complete: 'Aujourd'hui, c'est lundi. Demain, c'est ___.'
- mardi
- dimanche
- samedi
- mercredi
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Answer: A. mardi
Demain means tomorrow. The day after lundi (Monday) is mardi (Tuesday).
Question 7 of 40
Choose the best reply: 'Quelle est la date aujourd'hui ?'
- J'ai dix ans.
- C'est octobre dix.
- C'est le 10 octobre.
- Il est dix heures.
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Answer: C. C'est le 10 octobre.
The question asks for the date. Answer with c'est le + number + month.
Question 8 of 40
Listen. When is the speaker's birthday?
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Mon anniversaire, c'est le vingt-trois août.
- April 23
- August 13
- August 23
- October 23
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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.
Question 9 of 40
Listen. Which day does Marie suggest?
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Paul: On se voit jeudi ? Marie: Non, jeudi, je travaille. Vendredi ?
- Friday
- Saturday
- Tuesday
- Thursday
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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 ?
Question 10 of 40
Read the sign. When can you go to the market?
Marché du quartier
Tous les samedis, de mai à octobre
Fruits, légumes et fleurs
- Saturdays from May to October
- Every day from May to October
- Saturdays from March to October
- Sundays from May to October
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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.
Question 11 of 40
What does 'Quelle heure est-il ?' mean?
- What time is it?
- Where is it?
- How old are you?
- What day is it?
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Answer: A. What time is it?
Heure means hour or time. Quelle heure est-il ? asks for the time.
Question 12 of 40
What does 'Il est midi' mean?
- It's 12:00 noon.
- It's 10:00 a.m.
- It's 12:30 p.m.
- It's 12:00 midnight.
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Answer: A. It's 12:00 noon.
Midi is 12:00 in the middle of the day. Minuit is midnight.
Question 13 of 40
How do you say 3:15?
- Il est trois heures et quart.
- Il est trois heures moins le quart.
- Il est quinze heures.
- Il est trois heures et demie.
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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.).
Question 14 of 40
What time is 'huit heures moins le quart'?
- 7:15
- 8:45
- 8:15
- 7:45
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Answer: D. 7:45
Moins le quart means 'minus a quarter'. Eight o'clock minus 15 minutes is 7:45.
Question 15 of 40
Complete 'The class starts at nine': 'Le cours commence ___ neuf heures.'
- à
- au
- en
- le
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Answer: A. à
Use à for 'at' with a clock time: à neuf heures.
Question 16 of 40
How do you say 18 h 30?
- dix heures et demie
- dix-huit heures trente
- huit heures trente
- seize heures trente
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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.
Question 17 of 40
Which sentence is correct for 1:00?
- Il est une heure.
- Il est un heure.
- Il est une heures.
- Il sont une heure.
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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.
Question 18 of 40
Listen. When does the pharmacy close?
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Bonjour ! La pharmacie est ouverte de neuf heures à vingt et une heures.
- At 9 p.m.
- At 11 p.m.
- At 8 p.m.
- At 9 a.m.
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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.
Question 19 of 40
Listen. What time is the movie?
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Sami: Le film est à quelle heure ? Lina: À vingt heures quinze.
- 7:45 p.m.
- 8:15 p.m.
- 8:50 p.m.
- 10:15 p.m.
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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.
Question 20 of 40
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
- No, it closes at 1 p.m.
- No, it is closed all day.
- Yes, it opens at 2 p.m.
- Yes, it is open until 6 p.m.
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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.
Question 21 of 40
What does 'ma sœur' mean?
- my brother
- my mother
- my daughter
- my sister
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Answer: D. my sister
Sœur means sister. Ma is 'my' before a feminine word.
Question 22 of 40
Complete: '___ père s'appelle Marc.'
- Mes
- Me
- Mon
- Ma
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Answer: C. Mon
Père is masculine and singular, so 'my' is mon: mon père.
Question 23 of 40
Complete: '___ parents habitent à Québec.'
- Me
- Ma
- Mon
- Mes
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Answer: D. Mes
Parents is plural, so 'my' is mes: mes parents.
Question 24 of 40
How do you say 'your children' to a person you call vous?
- vos enfants
- votre enfants
- vos enfant
- vous enfants
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Answer: A. vos enfants
With vous, 'your' is votre for one thing and vos for more than one: vos enfants.
Question 25 of 40
How do you say 'my friend Julie'?
- ma amie Julie
- mon amie Julie
- mes amie Julie
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Answer: B. mon amie Julie
Amie is feminine, but it starts with a vowel, so French uses mon: mon amie.
Question 26 of 40
Complete: 'The father of my mother is my ___.'
- frère
- cousin
- grand-père
- oncle
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Answer: C. grand-père
Your mother's father is your grandfather: grand-père. Oncle is uncle, frère is brother.
Question 27 of 40
Choose the best reply: 'Tu as des frères et sœurs ?'
- Oui, je suis une sœur.
- Oui, j'ai un sœur.
- Oui, ma frère.
- Oui, j'ai une sœur.
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Answer: D. Oui, j'ai une sœur.
Use avoir (j'ai) to say what family you have, and sœur is feminine: une sœur.
Question 28 of 40
Listen. How many sisters does Julien have?
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Je m'appelle Julien. J'ai deux sœurs et un frère. Ma sœur Anne a vingt ans.
- One
- Two
- None
- Three
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Answer: B. Two
Julien says j'ai deux sœurs et un frère: two sisters and one brother.
Transcript
Je m'appelle Julien. J'ai deux sœurs et un frère. Ma sœur Anne a vingt ans.
Question 29 of 40
Listen. Who is David?
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Voici ma famille. Mon mari s'appelle David, et mes enfants s'appellent Lucas et Emma.
- Her husband
- Her son
- Her brother
- Her father
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Answer: A. Her husband
Mon mari means 'my husband'. Lucas and Emma are her children.
Transcript
Voici ma famille. Mon mari s'appelle David, et mes enfants s'appellent Lucas et Emma.
Question 30 of 40
Read Léa's message. Who is Hugo?
Salut Marie ! Je suis chez ma tante Claire avec mon cousin Hugo. Hugo a huit ans. Mes parents arrivent demain. Bisous, Léa
- Léa's brother
- Léa's cousin
- Claire's husband
- Léa's uncle
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Answer: B. Léa's cousin
Léa writes mon cousin Hugo, so Hugo is her cousin. Claire is her aunt (ma tante).
Question 31 of 40
What does 'Elle est petite' mean?
- She is shy.
- She is short.
- She is young.
- She is tall.
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Answer: B. She is short.
Petite is the feminine form of petit, which means short or small.
Question 32 of 40
Complete: 'Ma sœur est ___.' (grand)
- grands
- grand
- grande
- grandes
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Answer: C. grande
Sœur is one woman, so add -e: grande.
Question 33 of 40
Complete: 'Mes frères sont ___.' (sportif)
- sportive
- sportives
- sportifs
- sportif
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Answer: C. sportifs
Frères is masculine plural, so add -s to the masculine form: sportifs.
Question 34 of 40
Complete: 'Emma et Chloé sont ___.' (intelligent)
- intelligente
- intelligent
- intelligents
- intelligentes
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Answer: D. intelligentes
Emma and Chloé are two women, so use the feminine plural: add -e and -s.
Question 35 of 40
Complete: 'Il ___ les yeux verts.'
- est
- a
- as
- ont
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Answer: B. a
French uses avoir for eyes and hair. With il, avoir is a: il a les yeux verts.
Question 36 of 40
Complete: 'Ma mère est très ___.' (gentil)
- gentile
- gentil
- gentilles
- gentille
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Answer: D. gentille
Gentil doubles the l in the feminine: gentille. Mère is one woman, so there is no -s.
Question 37 of 40
Which sentence is correct?
- C'est une homme sympa.
- C'est un sympa homme.
- C'est un homme sympa.
- C'est un homme sympas.
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Answer: C. C'est un homme sympa.
Most adjectives go after the noun. Homme is masculine singular, so use un and sympa with no -s.
Question 38 of 40
Listen. What does Omar look like?
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Mon frère s'appelle Omar. Il est grand et brun, et il a les yeux noirs.
- Short with dark hair
- Tall with dark hair
- Short with blond hair
- Tall with blond hair
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Answer: B. Tall with dark hair
Grand means tall and brun means dark-haired.
Transcript
Mon frère s'appelle Omar. Il est grand et brun, et il a les yeux noirs.
Question 39 of 40
Listen. What is Zoé's teacher like?
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Paul: Comment est ta prof ? Zoé: Elle est jeune et très drôle.
- Young and funny
- Old and funny
- Tall and kind
- Young and shy
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Answer: A. Young and funny
Zoé says elle est jeune et très drôle: young and very funny.
Transcript
Paul: Comment est ta prof ? Zoé: Elle est jeune et très drôle.
Question 40 of 40
Read the text. Which sentence is true about Inès?
Mon amie Inès a trente ans. Elle est grande et brune, avec les yeux verts. Elle est sportive et un peu timide.
- She is a little shy.
- She is short.
- She is forty.
- She has blue eyes.
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Answer: A. She is a little shy.
The text says elle est un peu timide (she is a little shy). She is tall (grande), has green eyes and is 30.

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