SECTION A: GRAMMAR

I- Use A ; AN; orTHE; to complete each sentence 5 mks

a) __________ government plans to construct _______ airport I my village
b) I need ___________ new pair of shoes
c) Do you know where ___________ post office is?
d) Thre is __________ orchard behind my sister’s house
e) I’m going to _______ library
f) The motorcyclist had ____________ accident
g) Our teacher taught us how to use ____________ needle and thread to sew
h) I have ___________ uncle and three aunts
i) she showed us _____________ dress that she got for her birthday
II- Use the word to complete the table. 2.5 mks
Words: water; table, sugar, tomato, garry, child, chalk, book, milk, mango
Countable nouns Uncountable nouns
1) ---------------------------. 1) -----------------------------------------
2)--------------------------. 2) ------------------------------------
3) ---------------------------- 3) -------------------------------------
4) ------------------------------. 4) -----------------------------------------.
5) -------------------------------- 5) --------------------------------------

III- Write the plural form of the words In brackets 2.5 mks
My name is Njoya. I live in Foumban. I have a large family. All the _________
(woman) in my family are very welcoming. They have many ____________ (child). Most of
the __________ (baby) in my family are female. I have three __________ (uncle). Uncle
Mustapha, the eldest, has four __________ (wife).
SECTION B: VOCABULARY
I- Underline the best answers to complete each sentence 2 mks
a) I need two (cups of / cup of / flour and (a cup of / the cup) milk to make cake
b) (Most of / most of / the tomatoes were ripe, but (some of /some) them were green
c) (None / None of the) pears was ripe
d) He put (all of the / all the of) eggs in the box
II- Complete with each of the following words. ( 2.5 mks) : Market, local, enjoyed, full,
traders.
Last Wednesday, I took two of my friends to a village _______________.
he_____________ arrived there before dawn. By 8 o’clock in the morning, the market was
________________. There were many ______________ at the market. My two friends ate
some ____________ food and drink some folere. They _____________ that, but did not
want to eat the insects.
III. Match the words with the definition. ( 3 mks)
a) Quantity a) = ------- 1) A shop that sells lots of different food and other things
b) Supermarket b) = ----------- 2 / small shop
c) shoe shop c) = ------------- 3/ A place where you can have your hair cut, washed and
styled
d) push-truck d) = ------------ 4/ A place where you can buy medicine
traders
e) kiosk e) = -------------- 5 / Door-o-sellers
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f) hairdresser f) = --------------- 6 / amount or number
g) pharmacy g) = -------------- 7/ A shop that sells shoes
h) Restaurant: h) = -------------- 8/ A place where you eat hot meals
SECTION C: COMPREHENSION
Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow it.
Text: A good bargain
One day, Ngong went to the market with her shopping list. She wanted to make a meal for her
sister’s birthday. She stopped at one of the stalls.
“Good morning. Can I help you” asked the woman at the stall.
“I need a bag of cocoyam’s, please”, said Ngong. “How much does this bag cost?”
“It’s 5 600 francs. They’re very tasty,”
“That’s too expensive,” replied Ngong. “I’ll go to another stall”.
Ngong walked to the next stall. She saw some chickens for sale. They looked nice and fresh.
“How much is that chicken” She asked
“It’s 1650 francs.” replied the man at the stall. “I also have some nice pork. It’s 1200 francs a
kilo”.
“thank you. I’ll have the chicken and two kilos of pork please. “Said Ngong.
Ngong put the meat in her basket and walked to the next stall.
“I need half a kilogramme of red tomatoes,” Said Ngong to
The girl at the stall. “Your tomatoes look good”
The girl smiled. “I also have some lovely, red cocoyam’s”, she said
“How much do they cost?” asked Ngong
“You can have the tomatoes and this bag of cocoyam’s for 3 300 francs”, said the girl.
“That’s good bargain!” said Ngong. “Thank you”
Questions
Choose the best answers to the questions. Circle the correct word.
1/ What did Ngong buy at the market? a) Groceries b) Clothes c) A basket
2) What cost 5 600 francs ? a) Oil b) Tomatoes c) Cocoyams
3) How much pork did Ngong buy? a) 2 kg b) 1 kg c) 2 l
4) Work out how much the chicken and two kilos of pork cost.
a) 5 600 francs b) 2 850 francs c) 4 050 francs
5) Ngong wanted half a _______________ of tomatoes
a) bag b) kilogram me c) box
6) What does a “good bargain” mean?
a) Something that is expensive
b) Something at a good price
c) Something nice to eat
SECTION D: COMPOSITION
You are going to prepare a meal for your family. What will you make? What will you
need? Write down your shopping list. Make up prices for all the items on your shopping list.
Work out how much money you will need.

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