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Which is an example of helping a person in danger?
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Correct answer: Helping a stranger who is in danger in the street. Helping a stranger in danger is assistance to a person in danger. If you do not help, you can be convicted of failing to help. Source: the Ministry of the Interior sheet “Les obligations en tant que résident français” (in French).
Sources: Sheet “Les obligations en tant que résident français” (French), read on 21 October 2026. Answer written by Hexaciv from this source. Hexaciv is an independent preparation tool. It is not an official website, is not linked to any government body and does not give legal advice. The authoritative source is the Ministry of the Interior's, cited on this page.
The four choices and why
- ✗ Filming the scene with a phone and sending it to friendsFilmer la scène avec son téléphone et l'envoyer à ses amisFilming is not helping.
- ✓ Helping a stranger who is in danger in the streetAider un inconnu qui est en danger dans la rueCorrect answer. Helping a stranger in danger is assistance to a person in danger. If you do not help, you can be convicted of failing to help.
- ✗ Walking past without saying anythingPasser son chemin sans rien direYou must help the person in danger.
- ✗ Telling the person it is their faultDire à la personne que c'est sa fauteThis is not help.
What the source says
« Si une personne voit quelqu’un en danger ou qui est en danger, il doit l’aider. »
Sentence copied word for word from the source, in French, read on 21 October 2026.
How it reads on exam day
The exam is in French, so this is the question you will see: « Quel est un exemple d'assistance à personne en danger ? ». Learn the English idea above and the French words in the options.
This question is on the official list for the resident card (CR). The Ministry's wording: “Quel est un exemple d’assistance à personne en danger ?”.
Where the Ministry explains it
Sheet “Les obligations en tant que résident français” (French).
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