The verb "savoir" ('to know/know how to [do something]') is irregular in Le Présent tense:
Il sait compter jusqu'à dix.
He knows how to count up to ten.
Nous savons lacer nos chaussures.
We know how to tie our shoes.
Vous savez votre leçon?
Do you know your lesson?
Ils savent ce que tu penses.
They know what you think.
See also : Connaître vs savoir = to know something vs to know how to do
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Connaitre ou Savoir

Hi william,
Having consulted with some French compatriots living in France, we do agree that 'savoir' here is the instinctive verb we would use in both the examples you quote.
However, it is true that 'connaître' would be acceptable but 'savoir' is better perhaps because of the 'par cœur' which indicate that you know the text and the lesson for sure...


Connaitre ou Savoir
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