FranceMise en situation n° 42 · Rights and duties
Mei’s daughter will be 3 in March. Mei wants to wait until she is 6 to enrol her at school. Is this possible?
In the exam (French)
La fille de Mei aura 3 ans en mars. Mei veut attendre ses 6 ans pour l'inscrire à l'école. Est-ce possible ?
- aYes, if the child does not yet speak French well.Oui, si l'enfant ne parle pas encore bien le français.
- bYes, if a grandmother looks after the child at home.Oui, si une grand-mère garde l'enfant à la maison.
- cYes, school only becomes compulsory at 6.Oui, l'école devient obligatoire seulement à 6 ans.
- dNo, education is compulsory from the age of 3.Non, l'instruction est obligatoire dès l'âge de 3 ans.Correct answer
Why?
Since 2019, education has been compulsory for all children from 3 to 16, French or foreign. Parents enrol the child, usually at nursery school (école maternelle), at the start of the school year in the year they turn 3. Home education is only possible with permission.
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Farid’s son is 15. He wants to leave the collège (lower secondary school) to work in his uncle’s restaurant. Is this possible?Correct answer:No, education is compulsory until 16.
Le fils de Farid a 15 ans. Il veut arrêter le collège pour travailler dans le restaurant de son oncle. Est-ce possible ? — Non, l'instruction est obligatoire jusqu'à 16 ans.
Mise en situation n° 44
To punish his 7-year-old son, Ibrahima slaps him. His neighbour tells him that this is forbidden. Is she right?Correct answer:Yes, all violence as a way of bringing up children is forbidden by law.
Pour punir son fils de 7 ans, Ibrahima lui donne une gifle. Sa voisine lui dit que c'est interdit. A-t-elle raison ? — Oui, toute violence éducative est interdite par la loi.
Mise en situation n° 45
Every evening, Lucie hears a child screaming and crying at her neighbours’ home. She thinks the child is being beaten. What can she do?Correct answer:Call 119, or 17 if the child is in immediate danger.
Chaque soir, Lucie entend un enfant crier et pleurer chez ses voisins. Elle pense qu'il est battu. Que peut-elle faire ? — Appeler le 119, ou le 17 si l'enfant est en danger immédiat.
Mise en situation n° 46
Samira’s husband often hits her. This evening, he threatens her with a knife. Which number should she call immediately?Correct answer:17, the police or the gendarmerie.
Le mari de Samira la frappe souvent. Ce soir, il la menace avec un couteau. Quel numéro doit-elle appeler tout de suite ? — Le 17, la police ou la gendarmerie.
Source
Knowledge questions: Ministry of the Interior (DIAN), official lists of knowledge questions CSP and CR, formation-civique.interieur.gouv.fr, Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 21 October 2026; the official list for naturalisation, immigration.interieur.gouv.fr (DGEF), Licence Ouverte 2.0, read on 25 October 2026. The answer options, the explanations, the situations and the English translation are ours, written with AI; in the exam the questions are in French. This is not a ministry service.
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