Daddy Momar Junior High School of Rufisque English Cell

First Semester English Test Class: 4ème ______

Name: ________________________________
Text:
Salifou is a 45-year-old man. His wife’s name is Fama and they have been married for twenty years
now. They have got three children: Abdou, Samba and Aicha. Abdou is the typical teenager, who isn’t
very clever and he doesn’t like school. Samba is the intelligent one. He is good at science, and is an
excellent student. Aicha is a troublemaker, who likes making fun of her brothers. They all live in Pikine
in a huge and beautiful house in the suburb of Dakar. There is much space outside their house to play
and relax.
Youssoufou who is Salifou’s brother is 37 years old. He works as a doctor and he is a very busy
man, so he gets up early every morning. He has breakfast at home with his family and then goes to the
hospital to take care of sick people. He is very good at his job. He is a very competitive and efficient
man, who likes to have fun with his family. He also has a very juvenile attitude, so he thinks he is ‘‘the
cool dad’’. He has got two children, Astou and Bouba.

I. READING COMPREHENSION (8pts)

A. Fill in the gap meaningfully with the good proposal for each case. (1,5pt)

1- Abdou and Samba are Salifou’s …………………….. .

a) daughters b) nephews c) uncles d) sons
2- Aicha is a trouble maker means that ………………………………………………… .
a) She doesn’t make any trouble c) she makes much trouble d) she is a quiet person
3- Youssoufou is very busy means that ……………………………………………………….. .
a) he has much freedom b) he doesn’t have any time c) he is very famous

B. The following statements are TRUE. Quote a short passage to justify each of them. (3pts)

4- Salifou is single with no children. True

……………………………………………………………………………………………………….……………………………
5- Youssoufou is more than twenty years old. True
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6- Salifou’s family lives in a small house. True
………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………

C. Who do the underlined words refer to in the text? (1pt)

(7)-They: (line2) ……………………………………

(8)- who: (line4) …………………………………

D. Find in the text, the synonyms for the following words. (1pt)

9. Clever: ……………………..
10. Big: ………………………….

E. Vocabulary: Complete the text with the correct family relationships. (1,5pts)

Youssoufou and Salifou are brothers. Salifou is Fama’s (11) ……………………..……… . Astou is Youssoufou’s
(12) …………………………. . Fama is Salifou’s (13) ……………………… and Bouba is Youssoufou’s son .
 II. COMMUNICATIVE AND LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE (7pts)
F. Complete the paragraph with the correct tenses or forms of the verbs in parentheses. (3pts)

Usually, The doctor Youssoufou …………………….……………....…….. on the weekends (not / to work). Today is
Sunday, he is at home. At the moment, he ……………………..…………….. (to read) a book in the garden, but
yesterday he …………….… (to go) to hospital to see the patients. We ……………………………………. (not / to see)
5 days ago. He ………………….……………….. (to buy) medical materials last week. He is a good doctor.
He ……………………..……………. (to treat) other patients tomorrow in another hospital in the suburb of Dakar.

G. Put the correct Tag questions. (1,5pt)

1- Anna: Youssoufou is a doctor, ……………………………..? / Sarah: Yes, he is.

2- Eliana: Astou doesn’t have a brother,…………………..……..……? / Andrew: Yes, she does.
3- Maria: The students studied well last week, …………………..….…………? / Bob: No, they didn’t.

H. Coumba welcomes her husband at home. Complete their conversation meaningfully. (2,5pts)

Coumba: Good evening my ………………..……………….. . How was it today?

Youssoufou: Good evening my wife. l am very tired.
Coumba: Oh Darling! Don’t worry. I am going to take good care of you.
Youssoufou: Thank you sweat heart. ………………………………………………………………………………………………?
Coumba: The children are in the living room.
Youssoufou: ………………………………………………………………………………………….…?
Coumba: They are watching TV.
Youssoufou: Did they learn their lessons?
Coumba: Yes,…………………………… .
Youssoufou: I am very hungry this evening. …………………………………..………………………………..?
Coumba: Yes, the dinner is ready. I have prepared a special dish for you.

III. WRITING: Choose one Topic. (5pts)

Topic1: What do you want to become in the future? Write about your hopes and dreams.
Topic2: Write about your family (city, names, relationships, parents, occupations, school etc……)
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