Proposée par la DRES/EN de la région de l'extrême-nord

Answer all the questions

Section A: Grammar (10 marks)

I- Complete this dialogue between the Teacher and a Student, with suitable words chosen from those in the brackets. (5 marks)

Teacher: (1) . . . . .(went, where, when) do you come from? You asked for permission thirty minutes ago.
Student: I (2) . . . . . .(went, going, go) to the toilet (3). . . . . . .(although, though, because) I had a stomach ache.
Teacher: What have you (4) . . . . . . . . . . (eating, ate, eaten) before coming to school? You should not eat food from the road side. Isn’t it?
Student: Yes sir, I just (5) . . . . . .(buying, bought, buy) one mango and it was clean.
Teacher: No fruit on the road side is clean! You should always wash it before eating.

II- Complete the following paragraph with the correct form of the word in the brackets. (5 marks)

Consumption habits have serious impact on social and economic life. For example
(1). . . . . . (to smoke) cigarettes affects you and your environment seriously. The smoke from the cigarette causes an
(2) . . . . . . (ill) called tuberculosis. Those who spend their money on alcohol could be
(3) . . . . .. (poor) than those who invest in feeding. Everybody has to learn about the
(4) . . . . . . (dangerous) of alcohol because excessive drinking leads many
(5) .. . . . . . .(family) into troubles.

Section B: Vocabulary (10 marks)

I. Choose the correct word among those in the brackets and fill in the blanks. (5marks)

1. Mr Evogo’s . . . . . . . . was sitting under the . . . . . . . .thinking about his future. (sun, song, sound, son).
2. In about an . . . . . . .of time, . . . . . . . . President, His Excellency Paul Biya, will deliver his message to the nation. (our, ant , aunt, hour)
3. My father gave me some money to . . . . . . . . a new phone . . .. . . . .midday (by, bought, bye, buy)
4. I. . . . . . . .the. . .. . . . . . teacher would tell us about global warming and flooding. (known, new, knew, news)
5. He always . . . . . . . .( stool, stood, stay) for what was good for . . . . . . . ( human, humane, humanity)

II- Fill in the gaps with the appropriate word chosen from the box so that the sentence makes sense. (5 marks)

raining, thirsty, soap, rest, healthy

1. After sports, we were very . . . . . . . . as such, we wanted to drink some fresh clean water.
2. When I am tired, I take a . . . . . . .
3. It is . . . . . . . . ., I need my raincoat and umbrella to go out.
4. To maintain personal hygiene, I usually wash my hands using . . . . . . .and clean water.
5. Most of my hobbies involve physical exercising. These keep me . . . . . . .and fit.

Section C: Reading comprehension (10 marks)

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions below it.

Citizenship is a sacred honour, a plaque we carry proudly on our shoulders and a burden pressing hand on our backs. A citizen is a member of a country. He/ she has the right to ask for protection, the duty to protect their country and obey its laws. In other words, citizenship is the relationship between an individual and a state in which the individual belongs and owes allegiance.
Fortunately, being a good citizen doesn’t stop at the exchange of rights and duties, it requires a lot of civilized behaviour and responsible acts. The love for your country also known as patriotism always pushes loyal citizens to respect their environment and other people.
All members of our community from the youngest to the eldest have to cooperate. By cooperating, I don’t mean giving huge efforts. Simple acts and easy behaviour can help us ameliorate our level of life. As citizens, and students in particular, all we have to do include the steps below:
• Start with your own home, clean it regularly, and take care of your front door area.
• Be a good neighbour by caring about others.
• Respect your neighbours, help them if necessary and act politely.
• Do not litter or throw trash on the street, or anywhere on the campus.
• Let’s try to walk wisely, on the pavement because it causes fewer difficulties to drivers in the city.
• Respect your school, especially its doors, walls and windows. They are not yours. You only borrow them for a year or more.
• Being a citizen is a source of pride. Don’t try to ignore your origin in front of foreigners. Have you ever seen any of them deny being who they are?
• Living together in peace and tolerance with people of diverse religious and ethnic backgrounds is a sign of good citizenship.
• If you can study about your country, it would be great. See the extreme diversity you have (the deserts, seas and other water bodies, mountains, different dialects, traditions, cultures and traditional clothes, songs and festivals).
When you become a parent, teach this to your children. Citizenship starts from childhood, and only ends by the time you die. It is only by really practising those simple acts that our daily lives can get better. I hope this will help us understand another meaning of good citizenship.

Source: (www.myenglishpage.com , retrieved: 1/02/2022).

1. What does the text talk about? (1 mark)
2. According to the passage, name one right and one duty of a good citizen? (2 marks)
3. Give the best definition of citizenship from the text. (2 mark)
4. Name two things a student can do to be a good citizen. (2 marks)
5. Give an example for the respect of the law and two examples for the respect of human beings as a Cameroonian. (3 marks)

Section D: Composition (10 marks)

Write an essay of about 150 to 180 words on any ONE of the following topics.
1. You have decided to go to a given place with your friends for recreational activities. Describe the place. Name the activities that you can perform there for relaxation and say the impact of such activities on people’s lives.

2. You have a friend and she lives in America. She wants to visit you and your country. Write to him/her a letter in which you present your country; name the best places you know in your
country, talk about your tribe and your culture (traditional food, dressing habits, your
celebrations,…), and describe to him/ her the specificities of your tribe. Your name is
Amadou and your friend’s name is Michael.
You are a student of G.B.H.S Doukoula, P.O Box 805. Your friend’s address is New York, James’ Street 44, P.O Box 555.

3. Climate change through global warming is a serious problem in the world. Write an essay about that phenomenon. You may define climate change, name some of its causes, and say how it affects human beings and the earth today. You may also say what can be done to limit this crucial phenomenon.