Collège Adventiste De Yaoundé Department of Anglais

Easter Holiday Tutorials for 3èmes All/Esp Academic Year 2023-2024

ANGLAIS

SHEET ONE

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS

SECTIONA: 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: ________________ (went, where, when) are you coming from? You asked for
permission thirty minutes ago.
Student: I __________________ (went, going, go) to the toilet ________________ (although,
though, because) I had a stomach ache.
Teacher: What have you __________________ (eating, ate, eaten) before coming to school?
You should not eat food from the road side, isn’t it?
Student: Yes sir, I just _________________ (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.
(5marks)
Consumption habits have serious impact on social and economic life. For example__________
(to smoke) cigarettes affects you and your environment seriously. The smoke from the
cigarettecauses an__________________ (ill) called tuberculosis. Those who spend their money
on alcohol could be ________________ (poor) than those who invest in feeding. Everybody
hasto learn about the _____________________ (dangerous) of alcohol because excessive
drinking leads many______________________ (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)

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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
owesallegiance.
Fortunately, being a good citizen doesn’t stop at the exchange of rights and duties, itrequires a
lot of civilized behaviour and responsible acts. The love for your country also known
aspatriotism 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.

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

SHEET TWO

SECTIONA: GRAMMAR (10 marks)

I. Complete the dialogue with the correct words chosen from those in the brackets. (5
marks)
Kingue: Good morning, Ronnie. How is the family?
Ronnie: Fine, thanks. I am enjoying this neighbourhood. Community life is fun and Chief
Nkondamakes this community very interesting.
Kingue: I agree with you. We should share in our neighbour’s joy or sorrow. All the people
living in a community should be kind to (1) _____________________________ (themselves,
one another, each other)
Ronnie: Exactly! Yesterday, I saw the neighbour’s child (2) _____________ (who, which,
whose) won a prize in her school. I congratulated her. She makes our community proud.
Kingue: That’s what we should all do but (3) ________________ Elvis nor wife attends
any occasion in this community. (either, neither, although)
Ronnie: I have talked to them about that. This time, the Christmas presents are
(4)______________ in front of their house. I hope they will be part of us. (exchanged,
exchanging, being exchanged, exchange)

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II. Rewrite the sentences below following the instructions in the brackets. (5 marks)
1. Kitcha and Myriam went to the same school. (Change into the negative form)
___________________________________________________________________________
2. They first met at a birthday ceremony. (Ask a question. Begin with “Where?”)
___________________________________________________________________________
3. Is this Kitcha? You saw Kitcha on television last night. (Join the two sentences using a
suitable relative pronoun)
___________________________________________________________________________
4. They celebrated the traditional marriage in Myriam’s village. (change into the passive voice)
___________________________________________________________________________
5. They ate __________________ the food during the celebration. They kept no food forthe
next day. (quantifier)

SECTION B: VOCABULARY (10 MARKS)

I- Complete the passage with expressions from the box. (5 marks)
Bilingual, legal, youth, legislative, youngest, happy, speech
Cameroon is a country of rules and laws. We must obey the laws of the country. You cannot
sign a(1)________________________ document without fiscal stamp and sometimes
acommunal stamp. Wecelebrate the (2) _____________________ day on 11th February every
year. The Head of States readsa (3) _______________________on that day. This is translated
in English because Cameroon is a (4) ___________________ country. Everyone understands
the message. We are all (5)_____________ and we go out to rejoice with friends.
II- Fill the blanks following instructions in the brackets and write the answers in the
spaceprovided. (5 marks)

1. Next year, I will plant a lot of crops because I do no longer want to sell food.____________
(antonym)
2. It is possible to say that when you live in a village. I live in a city. Here, we don’t have farms
soit is difficult. _______________________ (synonym)

3. They do not eat fruits that are not ripe. _____________________ (Add a prefix)

4. During festivals, they eat a lot of bread, plantains, fruits, vegetables. (pick out an
uncountablenoun) ________________________

5. The children of this younger generation need to look up to the elders for a bright tomorrow.
_____________________________________ (Comparative)

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SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION (10 MARKS)
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions below it. Use complete
Englishs entences and your own words as far as possible.

It was a hot and dusty afternoon. Kwabena sat at his desk and looked out of the classroom over
the playground. Kwabena was uneasy in his chair. Wasn’t it time for the bell to go? He thought
of hismother at home. She must be preparing the evening meal. Something was wrong with his
mother. She was so sad and silent these days. His father too was sad. He continued looking
outside.
“Kwabena, what’s the matter with you?”. Kwabena turned his eyes back to his exercise –
book.“You’ve only done one exercise and it is even wrong” said Mr Adu, the teacher. “Is the
anything matter?”Kwabena shook his head.
“The world is upside-down today children”, said Mr Adu. Solace has got the sum right and
Kwabena has got it wrong”. Everybody laughed because Kwabena was usually the best boy in
the class and Solace was always at the bottom. Mensa continued laughing after others. Mensa
was always the second in the class and he hated Kwabena for being first. The two boys had
never been friends.“Kwabena, Mensa will beat you this term if you are not careful. You’ll have
to stay here after school. I want to talk to you”, said the teacher. The bell rang and the other
children began to leave the classroom.
“Kwabena, I’m sorry of your father’s decision to take you away from school at the end of the
term, very sorry indeed. Your father came to see me this morning. He said you were leaving
school and going to live with your uncle in Accra. You will learn his trade’, said Mr Adu.“No
sir, my father has never said anything about my leaving school. He wants me to stay at school.
I know he does. It is a mistake. My uncle in Accra? I don’t know him. I have never seen him”.
“I’m afraid there’s no mistake. You must go home now. Your father and mother will tell
youabout it. We will be sorry to miss you. You have been top boy in the class for a long time.
Kwabena stood outside the dusty playground and looked around him. Everything seemed
strange o him. Not far was Mensa. “What’s the matter?” He asked. “What’s wrong?” Mensa
had hidden himself behind a tree to listen to what Mr Adu was saying to Kwabena. Mensa
laughed. “Did the teacher say who is top of the class this term?” Mensa asked.
“You will be top of the class next term” said Kwabena reached the house, he could hear the
sound of his mother’s machine.
“Hello my son!” she looked up and greeted him with a smile.
“Mother, is it true that I must leave school and go to my uncle?” She didn’t reply. The
Answer was clear from her face.
(Adapted from Kwabena and the Leopard by Geraldine Kae)

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Questions:
1. The story begins on a hot and dusty afternoon. Which time of the year is it? (Tick the correct
answer) (1 mark)
a. In the rainy season
b. In the dry season
c. In the planting season
2. Who is Mr Adu? (1 mark)
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3. From the passage, how do you know Kwabena is a brilliant boy who likes school? (2 marks)
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4. Where did the teacher say Kwabena is going to? (1 mark)
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5. Why do you think Kwabena said Mensa will be top of this class? (2 marks)
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6. Would you like to leave school in order to learn a trade? Why? (1 mark)
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SECTION D: COMPOSITION (10 MARKS)

(Write a composition of between 150-200 words on one of the following topics.)
1. Many young people nowadays are imitating celebrities in sports and movies. Is this good or
bad? Write an essay in which you express your opinion. Support your point of view with
reasons and examples from your own experience with celebrities.
2. Students have many teachers. They prefer some teachers to others. Write an essay describing
your favourite teacher. What is the subject he/she teaches? Describe the physical appearance
of the teacher. What are the qualities of this teacher that make him/her special to you?
3. You and your friends attended a surprise birthday party; whose birthday was it? When and
where did it take place? Who organized the birthday? Which activities took place? What
impressions did you have?

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 SHEET THREE

SECTION A: GRAMMAR (5MARKS)

Exercise 1: Complete the following conversation with the correct answer chosen from the
brackets. (2.5marks)
Jean: Hello! Do you know that our national flag was adopted ……… 1975 Ɂ(on, in, at)
Rita: Really! Hum! Thank you for …………………… (the, an, a) information. Let’s say 43
years already since its adoption.
Ngono:It is said that a symposium on peace is ………………… (been, being, be) organized at
Hilton Hotel now.
Ngwa: They are even singing the National Anthem ……………………………….. ( right now,
always now, just now)
Mberi: ………………………..( Although, because, while) we live in peace , I personally think
that everybody should play a vital role to reinforce and consolidate our precious unity. Let’s
start with tolerance and mutual respect.
Ngolo and Ekwala: We totally agree with you ………………. (other, one ,each) and everyone
should be fully involved to help our country.

Exercise 2: Join these sentences below using the conjunctions in brackets. (2.5marks)
1. The athletes trained in Buea. The climate is good . (because)
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2. The people danced Makossa. The people sang songs about the Wouri River. (and)
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3. Mewolo goes to school. She wants to be a great woman tomorrow.(in order to)
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4. Amanda did not win the race. Amanda was congratulated. (although)
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5. Sarah Etonge trained hard. Sarah Etonge wanted to win the race. ( so as to)
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SECTION B: VOCABULARY (5 MARKS)
Exercise I: Complete this text with the suitable words chosen from the list below. (2.5
marks)
Habit, tolerance, recycles, recreational and paper.
1. We can …………………… materials such as glass, …………….…………….. and plastic.
2. ……………………………… activities are things we do in our free time.
3. Drinking too much alcohol is a bad consumption ……………………………………
4. …………………………..……. is essential if we are to live in peace with other people.
Exercise II: Pick the correct option from the brackets to complete the following
sentences.(2.5 marks)
1. Social ………………………………. such as face book and WhatsApp are very important in
our lives. (Media, internet, connection)
2. Cyber ………………………. refers to crimes that happen on the internet. (café, crime, tea)
3. The internet is also called the ………………………………. . (web, network, world)
4.It is possible to make video ……………………………… with Viber and WhatApp. (Audio,
laptop, calls)
5.Brian uses a …………………………………… to make phone calls and to read the news.
(Tablets, head phones, radio)

SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION: (20MARKS)

COMPETENCE: Using language to talk about gender issues and the quest for excellence.

TASK: Carefully read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.
In September 1995, the United Nations held a conference in Beijing, China. The aim of the
conference was to draw attention to the issue of women’s rights because millions of women
around the world did not enjoy equality with men. The United Nations recognized that gender
equality was a human rights issue and that without equality between women and men,
countries could not develop.
Women have also come a long way since that conference. They realize that the problems
women experience are similar all over the world. Women know that gender issues are human
rights issues. They know that they should not be ashamed to speak out when their human rights
are being violated. Many women now feel free to discuss issues that affect them. They join
support groups and take part in discussions. They are also more willing to ask help. They are
no longer willing to be victims.
However, there remain many areas of concern. For example, violence against women is still
quite common in marriages. Many young girls are still forced to marry when they are too

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young. Women are very often raped and abused both during times of war and times of peace.
Therefore, gender issues are an important part of the United Nations 201and 5 Sustainable
Development Goals.
Culled from the internet

QUESTIONS:
1. Where and when was the United Nation’s Conference on women’s rights issue held? (2mrks)
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2. What was the aim of the conference? (1mrk)
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3. Name two effects of the conference to the women. (2mrks)
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4. Give 3 areas of concern towards women in the society.(3mrks)
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5. Suggest one other issue women faced in the society which is not stated above.(2mrks)
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MCQ: Tick (√) the correct answer.

1. Women wanted the conference in order to ……………………………………….

a. be treated the same as men

b. be treated less than men.
c. be treated better than men. (2 marks)
2. A Right is …………………………………………………………….
a. What is due to someone.
b. What is denied to someone.
c. Responsibility (2 marks)
3. ………………………………………….. is considered as a human right.
a. Violence
b. Discrimination
c. Education. (2 marks)
4. ……………………………………………………… is considered as Duty.
a. Cheating
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b. Obeying the parents
c. Bullying. (2 marks)
5. The Title of this extract can be ………………………………………………
a. Children’s right
b. Women’s right
c. Women’s Duty (2 marks)

SECTION D: COMPOSITION (20MARKS)

Choose one of the topics below and write in about 300 words.
1. In Cameroon there are many means of communication but many people prefer mobile
phones because they are practical. Write a letter to your best friend in Europe, telling him how
mobile phones are used in Cameroon. In your letter, you may:
- Talk about the three networks in Cameroon
- State three advantages and three disadvantages of mobile phones here in Cameroon.
Your friend’s name is ABILI and you are Abindi Zang and your address is P.O. box 35,
Ebolowa, South Region.
2. Radio and television are the most common media used everywhere. While some people
like listening to the radio, others enjoy watching television. Between radio and television,
Which tool of communication do you preferɁ In your essay, you may talk about:
- Three means of communication that you prefer,
- Three reasons of your choice
- Three disadvantages of the medium that you have chosen
3 You watched a cooking program last week on cookery. And among the dishes, there was
your favourite dish. Describe your favourite meal. In your essay, you may talk about:
The name of your favourite meal,
- Six ingredients that is used in cooking the meal,
- Three stages in the cooking process.
- Three traditional ceremonies where the meal is mostly consumed.

SHEET FOUR

SECTION A: GRAMMAR 10MKS

Task1 – Fill in the conversation between Mvondo and a journalist with the correct options
from those given in the brackets (5marks)
Journalist: What effects of climate change have you been _____________________
(experience, experienced, experiencing) in this area?

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Mvondo: Well, we often have higher temperatures that can last ___________________ (while,
for, since) eight months. During such periods, we have water problems and many people
contract waterborne diseases like cholera and Typhoid.
Journalist: Have authorities _________________ (take, took, taken) any measures to solve the
problem?
Mvondo: Not really! ___________________ (and, but, so) there is a project on that. The
Mayor said three boreholes will be built next year in all the villages in our subdivision so
_______________ (that, as, so) help solve the water problem.
Journalist: While waiting for the building of the boreholes, what do you think you can do at
your level?
Mvondo: I don’t know. Do you think there is something we can do?
Journalist: You may organise meetings to reflect on that.

Task2: Rewrite the sentences about ICTs according to the instructions given (5marks)
1- He came in, took his USB key on the computer and browsed. (Change the sentence to
present tense)_________________________________________________________________
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2- The boy switched off the android phone before the lesson. (Change into passive voice)
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3- High speed computer network helps download files easily, ____________________?
(Provide a tag question)
4 – The Child is always advised to protect his computer with an antivirus. (Write the plural
form of underlined words)The _________________ are always advised to protect their
computers with __________________.
5- If you protect your account, it will not be hacked. (change to conditional type2)
____________________________________________________________________________
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SECTION B – VOCABULARY 10 marks

Task3: Read the following passage about cultural diversity and integration, then complete
the spaces with the correct words selected from the box below. There are more words
than you would need. (5 marks)
Discriminated, traditionally, ethnic groups, diversity, wrestling, cultural, festival,
integrate, socialize

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Our annual festival will take place next week. Neither son nor daughter of the village ever
misses such an event because it is full of 1. ________________ manifestations. It is also an
event that gives people a chance to interact and 2. ____________________ with one another.
All the dance groups are allowed to display the best of their skills on such a day because at the
end, a new status is given to the group that is 3. _____________________ matured and
qualified. Many youths usually attend the ceremony in order to identify a dance group of their
age which they would 4. __________________ later. Food, dresses, meals and the different
dance groups better express the 5. ____________________ of our culture.

Task 4 – Complete the sentences on gender equality and democracy with appropriate
words chosen from the brackets (5marks)
1- All women have the __________________(rights, duty, rules) to go to school and carry out
business activities of their choice.
2- Women and men must also obey the same _________________ (rights, duties, laws) which
oblige them to respect one another.
3- Gender ___________________ (discrimination, rights, equality) is the fact that women and
men have the same rights and duties.
4- Democracy promotes free and ________________ elections. (unfair, fair, rigging)
5- Democracy is a system of government in which the __________________
(parliamentarians, people, mayors) of a country choose their leaders through elections

SECTION C – READING COMPREHENSION

Task 5: Read the following passage, then answer the questions below it. Use your own words
as far as possible to structure your answers.
Water Shortage in Yaoundé
In Cameroon, residents in most cities are experiencing water cuts; especially at schools.
Students at Grace Nursery and Primary School in the locality of Damas at Yaoundé, the
country’s capital, bring in their bags water bottles. The neighbourhood in which the school is
situated suffers from having no pipe-borne water supply for a month. Frequently, children
come to school late because they have to bring water to school.

About three kilometres from the neighbourhood of Damas, hundreds of residents are fetching
water at a stream at “Tam-Tam Week-End”. Families are washing their clothes and animals are
drinking from the said stream. Fabian Tantoh, one of the residents getting water from that
stream said that he would filter the water before he drinks it. For almost two weeks past, there
is no pipe-borne water supply in his area and people depend on water from rain which they
filter for drinking.

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However, not all people are given filter; therefore, some are drinking water direct from the
stream. The people who have enough money pay for bottled water. With the over three million
population of Yaoundé, barely 35 percent of the needed 300,000 cubic meters of pipe-borne
water are being supplied. Most people are turning to unsafe water sources just to get the supply
they need. Cameroon government is planning to increase the water supply of Yaoundé by
500,000 cubic meters in two years’ time by tapping into one of Cameroon’s largest rivers,
Sanaga. This move will supply over 30 percent to 60 percent of the population of Yaoundé.
Extracted and adapted from www.cameroon-today.com

Questions
1) Which expression in the text is synonym of “Water shortage”? 1mark
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2) How do schoolchildren at Grace Nursery and Primary School solve the problem of water

cuts? 2mks
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3) What is the consequence of water shortage in children’s education? 1mk
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4) Give two ways by which people get clean water in the text. 2mks
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5) Which solution is suggested by the government to solve the problem of water shortage in
Yaoundé? 2mks
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6) Is it proper for families to fetch water, wash clothes and water their animals in the same
stream? Give a reason for your answer. 2mks
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SECTION D- COMPOSITION

Task 6: Write an Essay of about 180 and 200 words on one of the following topics:
1) The Government has donated public water points to your village. The chief plans to sensitise
families on how to use water points appropriately. Write the chief’s speech focussing threemain
points:
• The importance of public water points for the village.
• How to use water points efficiently and reduce water waste.
• How to keep water points clean.
2) The epidemic of Covid-19 in 2020 has led the Ministry of Secondary Education to adopt E-
learning in the schools. Write about how your school experiences E-learning:

• Describe how E-learning is applied in your school.

• Give two advantages of using E-learning.
• Give two difficulties faced by your school in using E-learning.
3) Quite often, young girls are victims of violence in schools. Write a dialogue in which Mbala
and Bella are talking about violence against young girls in schools. In their conversation, they
must mention two examples of violence against young girls and suggest two solutions to school
authorities to push back that phenomenon.

SHEET FIVE

SECTION A: GRAMMAR (5MARKS)

I. Complete the dialogue below with a word or phrase from the list. (5marks)
List: what, this, many, bargained, like, because, bargain, need, balance, but, these, you’re
welcome
Seller: Hello! ________________________ can I do for you?
Customer: Good morning Madam! I would ____________________ to buy some body lotion.
Seller: Ok! There are so __________________ new brands of body lotions over there. Just
make your choice.
Customer: Well, I don’t want skin lightening creams____________________ my skin is
fragile. What can you propose to me?
Seller: Have a look at ______________________ body lotion here. It can be good for you; it
only cleans the skin. It costs 2000 cfa.
Customer: Please, can I pay 1500 francs for it?
Seller: I am sorry! We don’t __________________________ here. It’s your best price!
Customer: Ok! Here you are!
Seller: Thank you!
Customer: ______________________________!
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II. Choose the correct words in the brackets to fill in these sentences. (5marks)
1) People need to stop _______________________ so much money on alcohol. (spend,
spent, spending)
2) My parents save up money _______________ they can build their house. ( in order to,
but, so that)
3) _______________ Lisa was seriously sick, she managed to write the English test. (but,
although , or)
4) It is advised to always sign a contrat ______________________ renting a house. ( so ,
because , before)
5) My sister ______________________________ a bunch of plantain yesterday. ( buys,
buy, bought)
III. Rewrite the sentences as indicated in the brackets.
1. Alima went to the party last night.(Negative form)
_________________________________________________________________________
2. Many Cameroonians are fond of football.(Add suitable question tag)
_________________________________________________________________________
3. If the players had trained properly, they would have won the competition.(Change to
conditional type one)
___________________________________________________________________________

SECTION B: VOCABULARY
I. Complete the following sentences with the appropriate linking words chosen from the
box

nor while or although Unless

1- Bouba and Ngoh are friends …………..………….. they come from two different regions.
2- There is neither blue ……………….…… black in the flag of Cameroon.
3- My brother is ethnocentric. He won’t eat a meal ……………….. it is our traditional dish.
4- Our national anthem can either be sung in English ……………….…… French.
5- Ngoh’s parents enjoy traditional music …………………..…… she enjoys modern music.

II. Match each word in column A to its definition in column B. Write your answer in the
spaces provided. (5marks)

Column A Column B

1. Patriotism a. Marriage that cuts across cultures ……………………….

2. Polygamy b. Words that convey ideas or beliefs ………………………

3. Motto c. One’s love for his/her country ………………………………

4. Tribe d. Marriage to more than one wife …………………………….

5. Mixed marriage e. Group of people with a common culture …………………….

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III. Choose the appropriate words from the box to complete the cloze passage about unity
in diversity. (5marks)

integration teams diverse differences Diversity

…………………… does not mean conflict and disagreement. In a …………………... country

like Cameroon, there are many things that can bring us together in spite of our
………………………. for example, traditional dishes, music, and education system. Football
is also an important factor of national ………………………... because when our national
football …………………… play, the country all over unites to support them.

SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION (10marks)

Read the passage bellow and answer the questions that follow.
Shopping
Shopping is a necessary part of life which very few people can avoid. It is a daily
routine for some people. Some people shop for pleasure while other people go shopping just to
buy the necessary items in order to survive. The weekend is usually a good time to go shopping
because people have free time from work. At this time the shops are usually very busy because
people try to get the best items for the lowest price before the item runs out of stock.
Some people go shopping more regularly than other people to browse products in shops
even when they do not have much money. This is known as window shopping and allows
people to plan ahead and save for the things they want to buy in the future or wait for the items
to drop in price. Some people spend a lot of time looking for bargains while others do not think
of the price and are happy to spend a lot. Some people believe that the more expensive the
item, the better the quality, but this is not always true. It is sensible to buy items which are
affordable, but some people use a credit card or borrow money from the bank so that they can
buy the items they really want rather than wait for it.
Sometimes shopping can be stressful when choosing a gift to buy for other people for a
special occasion. It is common to buy a gift voucher so that a friend or loved one can go
shopping themselves at their own convenience. Shopping online is often popular with people
who have a busy lifestyle. People are able to order their necessary and luxury items from the
comfort of their own home, or even on the move. Delivery is usually free and items are often
cheaper than in shops on the high street. The only real problem is that the item description and
quality may be different than what they hoped for. This could mean the customer may become
disappointed with the item they receive and will need to return it at their own cost. People who
go to shops to do their shopping often use self-service payment machines. This usually saves

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time as the shopper does not need to join a long queue. However, it can be frustrating when the
machine has a problem and the sales assistant is not always available to help.

QUESTIONS
1) Why is the weekend a good time to go shopping? --------------------------------------------------
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2) What are people doing when they go shopping just to have a look and not to buy? Tick (√)
the correct answer:
a) Bargain hunting
b) Window shopping
c) They do not have much money
d) Looking for the best quality
3) Is there sometimes a problem with online shopping? Justify ---------------------------------------
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4) When can shopping be stressful? ----------------------------------------------------------------------

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5) Why is shopping a daily routine for some people? ---------------------------------------------------

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SECTION D: Composition(10 Marks)

Write a composition of about 10 to 15 sentences on the following topic:

You went to a restaurant with your parents. Say what you ate at the restaurant and state whether
you enjoyed yourself or not.

SHEET SIX

SECTION A: Grammar (10mrks)

I. Use words from the brackets to complete this dialogue between a journalist and a
basketball player whose team won a championship. (5marks)
Journalist: Hello! Please tell us, how do you _________ after this victory? (felt, feel, feeling)
Player: Hello! I am very ______________ to win this championship. (happily, happiness,
happy)

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Journalist: Have you __________ (dream, dreamt, dreams) of ____________ (win,
winning, won) such a championship one day?
Player: My teammates and I _________hard for months before the competition began.
(trained, had trained, trainee)
Journalist: Well, congratulations on the victory of __________team!(yours, your, yourself)
Player: Thanks!
II. Change these sentences according to the instructions in brackets. (5marks)
1. “The Government speaks out against violence towards women” “said the Delegate. (Change
to indirect speech)
___________________________________________________________________________
2. Alice is __________________________ than their sister in class. (Complete the correct
form of “attentive”)
3. The teacher punished EVINA yesterday. (change to passive voice)
___________________________________________________________________________
4. The school authorities ____________________ means to make students excellent. (Choose
the correct phrasal verb: look at, look for, look after)
5. Genital mutilation is the _________________ crime against girls.(Complete with the
correct form of “bad”)

SECTION B: VOCCABULARY (10MARKS)

I. Select the correct words from the box to match the words to the definitions
below. (5marks)

1.Quest, equality, comment, boy, commentary, man, commentator

1. The state of having the same rights ____________________________________________

2. A description of an event: ___________________________________________________
3. To describe or tell an event: __________________________________________________
4. Looking for a search for something ____________________________________________
5. A little person from the masculine gender: ______________________________________
II. Underline the correct words from the brackets. (5marks)
1) Anabelle is good(at/for) singing
2) (Education /educate) for all is good.
3) Every human being has rights and (homeworks/duties)
4) My sister was the first of the drawing ( competitor/ competition)
5) If you (violate/abuse) someone’s rights, you may face troubles.

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III. Select the best words from the box to complete this passage. ( 5 marks)

plank, Informal, thatch, rainy, plate, cement

Some people use ______________ to build the roofs of their houses whereas others use
_________________ for that depending on the areas. _______________________ houses
like huts face the flood during the __________________ reason. People need to use
_______________ for building formal houses.

IV. Match the words in column A with their definitions in column B. Write the answers in
the space provided. (5marks)

Column A Column B

1- Consumer a. Small house made up of temporary material

2- Menu b. Somebody who uses goods

3- Hut c. Excessive use

4- Customer d. Somebody who purchases things

5- Abuse e. List of dishes at a restaurant.

SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION (10marks)

Read the following text carefully and answer the questions.

Cameroon has rightly been described as the “microcosm of Africa”. It has over two
hundred and fifty ethnic groups. On its territory are found cohabitating, mingling and
intermingling all the major cultures and traditions of sub-Saharan Africa.
Cameroon’s coast is inhabited by such people as the Dualas, Bakweris, Bakokos, and
Batangas all whom belong to the coastal Sawa culture. Makossa is the predominant rhythm in
this area.
Geographically, the region covering Cameroon’s Centre, South, and East Region
belongs to the Bantu cultural sphere. Their Beti-Fang abound with mythical narratives of their
past migrations, tales, legends, epic and song-fables, all of which are performed with the use of
the mvet. Bikutsi is the major rhythm.
The cultural spheres of the grassfields, which covers the West and North West Regions
became famous firstly for its royal art which one discovers with ravishing curiosity in the royal
museums of Foumban, Bafoussam, Bafut, etc. The area has also become famous for its rich
traditional costumes, its ritual and funeral ceremonies, its traditional dances (Kougang, Juju,
etc.) and its modern music (Benskin, Mangambeu, Makassi, etc.)

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 The cultural area of northern Cameroon has its own artistic expression seen in their
garments and socio-cultural organisations, cultural handicrafts, etc. The traditional music
instruments such as the algaita, giant trumpets or “gagahi”, the talking drums or “kalangou”
are played. These are accompanied by mounted cavalry riding superbly harnessed
thoroughbreds at full speed on feast days. The area is also characterised by festivals that
provide a suitable occasion for extensive cultural and artistic displays.
Questions:
1- Answer true or false: Cameroon has wrongly been described as the “microcosm of
Africa”.____________________
2- Name four peoples belonging to the coastal Sawa culture. ________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
3- Give two reasons for which the cultural spheres of the grassfields became famous.
___________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________
4- How important are festivals in the cultural area of northern Cameroon? _____________
___________________________________________________________________________
___________________________________________________________________________
5- Do you love Cameroon? Why? _______________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________

SECTION D: COMPOSITION (10 marks)

Write a short paragraph on the national symbols of Cameroon: Name the symbols, briefly
describe them and say why and how we should respect them.

SHEET SEVEN
SECTION A: GRAMMAR 10 MARKS
EXERCISE ONE: Use the words in brackets to join the sentences below. Write your
answers in the space provide.(2marks)
1. Is there anybody in your family .Will support you? (who)

.......................................................................................................................................................
2. Breast ironing and female genital mutilation are forms of violence against women. People
still practice it in some regions. (although)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………...............
3. People should work hard. They want to be successful in life. (in order to)
………………………………………………………..………………………………………….
4. Ramatou doesn’t eat meat. She doesn’t eat fish. (neither … nor)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………

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EXERCISE TWO: Change and rewrite the following sentences according to the
instructions in the brackets. (3marks)
1. My father buys a car every year. (turn into passive voice)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. If he comes tomorrow, he will meet me.( replace tomorrow by “yesterday”)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………

3. My friends bought 7 mangoes, 6 knives, 2 boxes, and 5 lemons. (turn into singular)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………

SECTION B: VOCABULARY (10marks)

EXERCISE ONE: Complete the following paragraph with the words from the list.

List: Pollution - Flooding – environment – ozone – waste

Human beings are responsible for the destruction of our (1) …………………... . They throw
(2) ……………. on the roadside such that when it rains, it blocks drainages and gutters and
cause an overflow of water also called (3) …………………………… . Smoke coming from
their cigarettes, factories, industries and cars creates (4) …………………………. which
contributes to the destruction of our (5) …………………… layer. People should therefore
change their bad habits in order to save our planet Earth.

EXERCISE TWO: Complete the following sentences with appropriate words of yours.
1. ...................................................................... equality is promoted on 8th March each year.
2. ................................................................ is when a man gets married to more than one wife.
3. Climate ............................................................ is also referred to as global warming.
4. Students should make appropriate use of new information and .............................................
technologies, also called ICT.
5. ................................. is when people become friendly again after a conflict or disagreement.

SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION (10marks)

Read the following passage and then answer the questions below by using your own
words as far as you can.
Some people think a computer is an electric typing machine equipped with a screen.
Others define it as an electric typing machine used in offices to type, print and keep data. But
the most suitable definition is that a computer is a multipurpose electronic machine used to
facilitate intellectual work and communication.
In fact, a computer is used for a wide range of services imposed by our modern society.
Apart from designing, typing and printing texts, a computer can also help us in treating and
keeping data or information. It is thanks to computers that communication has become easier,

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faster and cheaper. When you want to entertain yourself, you just have to choose games, music,
television and many others.
Nowadays, the government has realized that we cannot do without computers in our
development programmes; therefore, computer sciences have been introduced in our school
curriculum. Many secondary schools and some lucky and wealthy primary schools in big cities
are equipped with computers to train young Cameroonians.
The main objective is to enable as many people as possible, not only to know the
different parts of a computer, but also to use it properly in their active life. However, the
Government Computer Programme does not go without problems: the high cost of the
machines and difficulty of equipping all the schools with computers. The lack of trained
personnel is also an obstacle. Most of our rural localities do not have electricity to facilitate
computer installation.
Finally and paradoxically, while doctors use computers to fight against AIDS, young
girls exploit them for prostitution through the internet.
(David K.)
QUESTIONS
1. Underline the best definition for computer is: (1 mark)
a. A computer is an electric typing machine equipped with a screen.
b. A computer is a multipurpose electronic machine used to facilitate intellectual work and
communication.
c. A computer is an electric typing machine used in offices to type, print and keep data.
2. A computer can do many things; name just four (04) of them. (2marks)
……………………………………………………………………………………………...........
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. At school people use computers to ………………………………………………. (1 mark)
At home they used computers for ………………………………………………….....(1 mark)
4. Why have computer sciences been introduced in our school curriculum? (2marks)
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Give two reasons which make it difficult to equip all schools with computers. (2marks)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
6. In your opinion, are computers necessary for our personal development? Justify your answer.
(1 mark)
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
…………………………………………………………………………………………………

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 SECTION D: COMPOSITION (10marks)

Write a composition of about 150-180 words on one of these topics.

1. A famous musician will visit your school in few days. He /she is admired by the whole
school community. Describe him/her and say what makes him/her popular. Give the person’s
name/profession/age/origin/likes and dislikes; insist on his/her physical appearance and moral
description.

2. Your friend Samira lives in England. She would like to visit you in December. Write her a
letter in which you present your country: name some tourist sites she may visit. Talk about your
tribe: the name of your tribe and your culture (feeding habits/food, dressing habits, main
activity in your tribe…) in brief, show her the specificities of your tribe. Your name is Eyenga.
You are a student at GSS Motombo, PO Box 27, Motombo.

3. Your country is facing a sanitary crisis. Imagine that your friend does not know anything
about the world pandemic, COVID- 19. Write a letter to him in which you tell what the
COVID-19 is. You will also tell him how it is transmitted and what he can do to avoid the
disease that is prevention. Your name is Nang Marcel from GBHS Nkol Eton, P.O. Box: 2213
Yaounde. Your friend’s name is Mbagatan.

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