INSTITUT MATAMFEN

Mock Exam 3e Session

Session may 2005
Classe : Première Série : A,C,D Année scolaire : 2004/2005
Epreuve : Anglais Coef : 3 Durée : 2 hours

Answer all the questions

Section A: GRAMMAR 10 marks

I) Match the responses in Column B with those in Column A so that the two sections
make sense. Write down the letter only of the answer that corresponds to the number in
Column A in the spaces provided. (2,5 marks)

Column A Column B
1. Olinga was not a man to be trusted…………….. a. whether you enjoyed the match
2. You must not smoke cigarettes…………………. b. the more expensive it is
3. He wanted to know …………………………….. c. he was the biggest thief in the village
4. The more durable the car……………………….. d. after crying for an hour
5. Salome fell asleep ……………………………… e. they endanger your health

II) Choose the correct word or expression from the brackets and fill in the blanks. 2,5 marks
a. The man ____________________________taps these palms had an accident yesterday.(whose, which,
who, whom, while)
b. The noise ______________________________ the factory disturbs our classes. (on, under, from, for)
c. We had finished eating the food when the guests ________________________ (arrived, had arrived,
arriving, having arrived, have arrived)
d. The children were very tired ____________________________ the love of their country kept them going.
(and, so, but, as, while)
e. The Senior Discipline Master ___________________________ them do their punishment over
again.(asked, ensured, made, forced, pleaded)

III) Complete the sentences with your own words or expressions so that the sentences
make sense 5 marks
1. Bih runs ____________________________ than Salimatou; she always outpaces her.
2. My performance in the examination was excellent, ______________________________it ?
3. He went our to fetch water _______________________________ of his poor health.
4. You will fail your exam ____________________________ you don’t study hard.
5. Since the Prime Minister came to power, he has been fighting hard ____________________corruption

Section B: VOCABULARY 10 marks

1) Read the passage below carefully, then complete the blank spaces with words or
phrases of your own to make sense. 5 marks
Primary and Secondary School in Kenya
In the capital city of Nairobi in Kenya, hygiene, diet and basic needlework are taught in a class called
Home Science. (a) ____________________________ boys and girls must take this class, and in addition to
written (b) ____________________________, they have to do several projects. Music, arts and crafts, and
business education are also taught.
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 In high school, all students have to take (c) ____________________________ up to basic calculus,
literature in English and Swahili (Kenya’s national language) and at least (d) ___________________________
science (physics, chemistry or biology). Skill building classes like electricity, woodwork, technical drawing,
foreign languages and commerce are also taught in (e) ____________________________ school.

2) Fill in the blanks with the right word chosen from the brackets 2,5marks

a) Students in ____________________________ schools live, eat and study on campus. (town, village,
boarding, rural, private)
b) If you want to buy this book, go to the ____________________________ (school, shop, library,
bookshop, market)
c) I always feel better when I put on my ____________________________ for the festival. (tonic, tunic,
style, wear)
d) An ____________________________ is the leading article of a newspaper. (column, editorial, feature,
advertisement)
e) John lost his ____________________________, so he can’t see. (sides, cities, sight, sites)

3) Complete this passage with the correct word or phrase chosen from the list of words or
phrases below. 2,5 marks
Dentist, sleep, avoid, give up, hurts, get up, pain, tooth, pull out.
I didn’t have much ______________________ last night because I was in serious ____________________.
I’ve got a bad ____________________________ so I’m going to see the ____________________________.
Perhaps he will have to ____________________________ my tooth. Anyway, I hope he will stop the pain
because it really hurts and I had to get up several times at night.

Section C: COMPREHENSION 10 marks

Read the following passage and answer the questions following it, using simple language
and, as far as possible, your own words.

Our rubbish and US

One of the striking thing about our big towns and cities and the beginning of this millennium, is that they
are not very clean. As a matter of fact, they are very dirty. This is because as a nation, we have not yet
mastered how to handle our rubbish. Rubbish disposal, or the putting away of our household and other waste
in a hygienic manner, is still a problem to many of us; look around most of our schools. Are you proud of your
compound?
Many people that the disposal of refuse is the responsibility of children. Day in day out, you see young
children in our town carrying containers with household refuse, looking for a place to put them away. Even in
cities where there is a municipal service for garbage collection people still do not use the service properly.
There are many ways of disposing of rubbish. The oldest method was by recycling. In olden days,
metal implements which were not needed were melted down and used to make other instruments. Even in our
villages today, people still transform old metal objects into useful tools. People use old oil drums for example,
to make the walls of fenses or gates for their houses.
Another way of disposing rubbish is by burying it. In many farms, our farmers have learn to burry poor
crops and plants in huge pits or holes. This is also a very good way to deal with rubbish. In some towns,
people did huge pits and throw their refuse into the pits. However, the inconvenience here is that they do not
take the pains to cover the pits. So, after a short time the pits become the source of disease and infection in
the communities since flies, rats and other rodents invade them and later on visit the homes of people.
The indiscriminate digging of pits can lead to other environmental problems. If, for example, the site for
a pit is not well chosen, there might be a danger that river or a well. Once it rains, the water source will

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become contaminated. Another environmental hazard is that when people and even petrol are into pits. There
eventually contaminate the soil.
Another method of refuse disposal is by burning or incineration. It is not best method of refuse disposal
because burning results in environmental pollution. People who live near incinerators understand what it
means to be subjected to very unpleasant fumes.
So what is the solution? To throw our rubbish into rivers and streams? Certainly not. Each society has
to look for the best way to dispose for its rubbish. But perhaps the first thing to do is to educate each and
everyone of us to think about how best we can dispose of the very rubbish which we create.

QUESTIONS

1. What problem does the author think we, as a nation, have?____________________________________

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2. Do you think it is right for children to be responsible for refuse disposal? Give your reasons: __________
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3. List 4 ways of refuse disposal: ___________________________________________________________
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4. What precautions must we take if we want to dig a pit for our refuse disposal?_____________________
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5. Why, in the author’s opinion, is it important to select what to put in a pit?__________________________
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Section D: ESSAY (10 Marks)

Write an essay of between 180and 220 words on any of these following topics:
1) Imagine that you have been asked to make a speech in you school during the youth week. Make a
speech about the importance of keeping your school clean. Suggest things that you and your school
mates could do during the entire year to keep your school very clean.

2) Write a letter to the principal of your college asking her to spend more money on supporting the
activities of students clubs in your school. Try and give as many arguments as you can and make them
convincing. Your principal’s address is:
The principal
City of wisdom college
P.O. BOX 19 Mbouda
Cameroon
Your name is Yvonne TCHAMENI
3) Write about a profession you admire. State what one must do to succeed in the profession and give its
advantages to society..

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