Class : 5em CS ROUSSEAU

Durée : 2h 2" Semester English Test No2 April, 2024

Text: Solidarity

That day; it was the turn of my father's farm. Early in the morning. young men came
out from all part of the village, holding their hoes on their shoulders. It was the
tradition, if an old man has only one male son: the friends of his son help him weed
his farm. Soon the work started. Encouraged by the rhythm of the drums, the young
men seemed to be tireless. Under the sight of the girls, the work became a competition.
From time to time, each girl comes to wipe the face of her favorite. As the work
continued, frightened small animals such as squirrels, rats, and snakes ran for their
lives. At midday, a very large space was cleared and soon women holding steamy
couscous dishes appeared and so, loud cries were heard to welcome them. Before the
sunset, the whole farm was cleared and we came back home tired but happy. I asked
my father why nobody was hurt or bitten by snake. He said that, the night before he
asked the ancestors to protect us.

sight : regard, tireless : infatiguable wipe: essuyer, steamy : fumant, Drum :

Tam-tam,

I. Comprehension (4pts)

1) How many male children did the author's father got?

2) Who look after the young men during the work?

3) Why aren't the workers tired?

4) What did the tradition say about a person who has one male son?

II. Translate into English/French 4pts

a) Je suis en train de manger du foufou

b) A l’école, le travail est devenu une compétition

c) I am afraid I can’t help you

d) Keep going straight

III. Give the tag questions of these sentences (4pts)

1) Nobody knows the answer (0,5)

2) Illa and I may be friends (0,5)

3) My teeth hurt a lot last night (0,5)

 4) Somebody was at the door (0,5)

5) The police rarely catch thieves (0,5)

6) We shan't be late (0,5)

7) Mice don't speak (0,5)

8) Nothing frightens me (0,5)

IV. Use correct tense (4pts)

1) As soon as Ali (finish) his work, we'll go (0,5)

2) You (Be) at Ali's last party? (0,5)

3) He (tell) me this story 2days ago (0,5)

4) What he (think) about now? (0,5)

5) She (fall) from tree the previous week (0,5)

6) These babies always (cry) at night (0,5)

7) I (Be) 13 the following Friday (0,5)

8) Fati (sit) next to me presently (0,5)

V) Use a lot of, a little, a few, many, much (4 pts)

1) She can't speak because she drank-------------------------------tea (0,5)

2) Is 20f--------------------------------- money? (0,5)

3) Do you need ------------------------------------------ paper? (0,5)

4) They only killed--------------------------------- mice (0,5)

5) Is there------------------------- wind out? (0,5)

6) Hurry up! We have-------------------- time left (0,5)

7) We can't eat this food, she put---------------- salt in the sauce (0,5)

8) Mariam cooked 1kg of rice for her 12 guests, she cooked-----------food (0,5)