MINISTRY OF SECONDARY EDUCATION

REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON

GHS NSAM EFOULAN

PEACE-WORK-FATHERLAND

ENGLISH DEPARTMENT

Duration 2hrs

CLASS: 1ere A C D

MOCK PROBATOIRE 2015/2016

NAME....................................................................................................................Class................Date.
SECTION A: GRAMMAR (10mks)

I-Put the verb in bracket into their right forms or follow the instructions given to provide the right
answer. (5mks)
1) Excuse me, I.(look) for a nice restaurant. Can you tell me if
there(be) one near hear?
2) Mrs Wells. (want) to stay in Yaounde for two weeks.But tonight,
she.. (travel) to Douala.
3) Come here Ako, what (you, do)..over there?
4) Yesterday afternoon, while I. (walk) in the park, I(notice)
a group of boys playing hide and seek. I.. (not, want) to join them.
5) My father never (teach) us how to behave with strangers. And since
our childhood we(wait) for him to do just that.
II- fill in the gaps respecting the instructions given alongside (2,5mks)
6) Are you still feeling like sitting here? She asked (report the speech)

7) She is just washing your pullover. (passive voice)

8) There is Fufu and Eru. There is also ndole and miondo (express preference with would rather)

9) Id like to be at home in time for the match (question tag)

10) At the end of the day, the teachers were tired? So...(students)
( express Pro-form)
III-Make the right choice in bracket to make up for the missing link in the sentences (2,5mks)
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

Theres some food but not. drink.(many, more, much)

I love playing. guitar. (a, the, an, zero article)
He invited us to partake his birthday cake (on, with, of, in, )
My new car is a lot. than the old one.(useful, usefuler, more useful)
This house belongs to my father and mother, it is.(his, hers,theirs,them)
SECTION B: VOCABULARY (10mks)

I-Fill in the spaces with the appropriate words chosen from the list of words given above. (2,5mks)
Environment,

give up, pollution,

standards,

forbidden,

lifestyle, subject

1) He didnt want to talk about politics so he changed the.

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2)
3)
4)
5)

Waste from the industries is bad for the

Its very difficult to.... smoking.
Most African countries have a very low.. of living.
Smoking in the office is..

II-Match a verb in column A with appropriate adverb in column B. Copy out your answer in the
spaces provided. (5mks)
Column A
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Column B

To bleed.
To breathe.
To escape ..
To investigate
To spend

a) thoroughly
b) lavishly
c) deeply
d) narrowly
f) profusely

III-Choose from the given words that which is closest in meaning to the underlined words and fill
the gaps (2.5mks)
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)

The police found contraband goods in his stall. (forbidden, illegal, corrupt)
Lynda selected a blue blouse from the many colours. (put on, choose, wore)...
Ako handles his finances badly. (manages, saves, earns) .
They have fired the director of the Laquitinine Hospital. (burn, shoot, sacked)
The referee called off the match. (scheduled, cancelled, postpone) .
SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION (10mks)
Hans in luck
Some men are born to good luck: all they do or try to do come right. All that falls to them is so

much gain. All their geese are swans. All their cards are trumps; toss them which way you will, they will
always, like poor puss, alight upon their legs, and only move on so much faster. The world may very
likely not always think of them as they think of themselves, but what care they for the world? One of
these lucky beings was neighbour Hans.
Seven long years he had worked hard for his master. At last he said, Master, my time is up; I
must go home and see my poor mother once more. So I pray you, pay me my wages and let me go. And
the master said, You have been a faithful servant, Hans, so your pay shall be handsome. Then he gave
him a lump of silver as big as his head. Hans took out his pocket-handkerchief, put the piece of silver
into it, threw it over his shoulder, and jogged off on his road homewards. Soon he felt tired as he went
lazily on, dragging one foot after another; a man came in sight, trotting gaily along on a capital horse.
Ah! Said Hans aloud, what a fine thing it is to ride on a horseback! There he sits as easy and happy
as if he was at home, in the chair by his fireside; he trips against no stones, saves shoes-leather and gets
on, he hardly knows how. Hans did not speak so softly but the horsemen heard it all, and said well
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friend, why do you go on foot then? Ah! Said he, I have this load to carry: to be sure it is silver, but
it is so heavy that I cant hold up my head, and you must know it hurts my shoulder sadly. What do
you say of making an exchange? said the horseman. I will give you my horse and you will give me the
silver and this will save you a great deal of trouble in carrying such a heavy load about with you. With
all my heart, said Hans. But as you are so kind to me, I must tell you one thing you will have a weary
task to draw that silver about with you. However, the horseman got off, took the silver, helped Hans up,
gave him the bridle into one hand and the whip into the other and said when you want to go very fast,
smack your lips loudly together, and cry Jip. Hans was delighted as he sat on the horse, drew himself
up, squared his elbows, turned out his toes, cracked his whip, and rode merrily off, one minute whistling
a merry tune, and another singing: no for morrow a fig for the morrow! Well laugh and be merry, sing
neigh down be merry!
After a time, he thought he should like to go a little faster, so he smacked his lips and cried jip
away went the horse full gallop; and before Hans knew what he was about, he was thrown off, and lay
on his back by the road side. His horse would have run off, if a shepherd, who was coming by, driving
a cow, had not stopped it. Hans soon came to himself, and got upon his legs again, sadly vexed and said
to the shepherd, this riding is no joke, when a man has the luck to get upon a beast like this that
stumbles and flings him off as if it would break his neck. However, I am off now once for all. I like your
cow now a greater deal better than this smart beast that played me this trick, and has spoiled my best
coat, you see, in this puddle; which now smells not very like a nosegay. One can walk alone at ones
leisure behind that cow which keeps company, and have milk, butter and cheese everyday into the
bargain. What would I give to have such a prize? Well said the shepherd, if you are so fond of her, I
will change my cow for your horse; I like to do good to my neighbours even though I lose by it myself.
Done! Said Hans merrily. What a noble heart that good man has! thought he. Then the shepherd
jumped upon the horse, whished Hans and the cow good morning, and away he rode.
Questions
1- For how long did Hans serve for his master? What does he tell his master? ________________
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________________________________________________________________________ (3mks)
2- What does he receive for his dedicated service? ______________________________________
________________________________________________________________________ (1mks)
3- Why does he part with the valuable gift his master gave him? ___________________________
______________________________________________________________________ (1mks)
4- Would you accept to give a valuable gift for a common horse? Why or why not? _____________
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________________________________________________________________________(2mks)
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5- Do you agree with the author that Hans was lucky? Justify. What is the moral of the story?
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______________________________________________________________________ (3mks)
SECTION D: ESSAY WRITING (10mks)
Write an essay of 180-200 words on any of the topics below.
1) .As a Senior Prefect in your school, you are called upon to speak to your school mate about the
effects of the rising social media on the world technology day.
2) You are a member of an NGO advocating Cameroonian Youth for Quality Moral behaviour
who isnt happy with the way students go merry-making after their physical education practical
examination. Write to the minister of secondary education to suggest ways of curbing this moral
decadence. Your name is AKO-NCHENGHE, PO BOX 210, Besongabang, Mamfe.
3) The importance of women in our society.