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REGION DE L’ADAMAOUA ADAMAWA REGION

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DEPARTEMENT DE LA VINA VINA DIVIS ION

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ARRONDIS S EMENT DE NGAOUNDERE 1 er S UBDIVIS ION OF NGAOUNDERE 1

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LYCEE DE BURKINA GOVERNMENT HIGH S CHOOL BURKINA

BP : 103 Ngaoundéré Tel : 243 143 994 P.O BOX : 103 Ngaoundéré Tel : 243 143 994
E-mail : lyceeburkina@yahoo.com E-mail : lyceeburkina@yahoo.com
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CENS ORAT 1 S ENIOR VICE-PRINCIPAL 1 OFFICE

DEPARTEMENT D’ANGLAIS ENGLIS H DEPARTMENT

ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST

STUDENT’S NAME: _______________________________________ CLASS: -----
ASSESSMENT NO 1. DATE _________________________

MARKS
EVALUATION OF RESSOURCES EVALUATION OF COMPETENCE
(Grammar and Vocabulary) (Reading and Writing)
_________/20 _________/20
STUDENT’S COMPETENCE
Not Acquired(NA) To be Acquired (BA) Acquired (A) Expert/Excellent(A+)

PARENT/TUTOR
NAME SIGNATURE DATE COMMENTS

PART ONE: EVALUATION OF RESSOURCES (20 MARKS)

SECTION A: GRAMMAR (10 MARKS)

1. Complete the sentences with the verbs and tenses given.( 5marks)

a). People…………………………………………….for ways to overcome misery and

poverty. (look)(present perfect )

b). My syster……………………………………..her medical studies yet. (not finish)(present

perfect)

c). They………………………………rich with human trafficking. (become)(past perfect)

d). Before he……………………….Morocco he………………………three countries. (reach;

cross)(past simple; past perfect).

e). Mila ………………………….football for some year. (play)(present perfect)

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f). Mary………………………………………that melody many times before. (hear)(past
perfect)

g). The population of Cameroon………………………….from 12million in 1990 to 20

million today. (grow)(present perfect)

h). During the time my son…………………….ill, I……………………..up very early. (fall ;

get)(past simple ; past perfect)

2. Put the verbs in the correct form (5marks)

a) Did you…………………… (to see) the person who was knocking yester night ?

b) A test is being………………. (to write) by us right now

c) John decided……………… (to do) the work alone

We are used to……………………(to sing) the National Anthem on Mondays

d) Has the police ………………….. (to catch) the thieves ?

SECTION B: VOCABULARY( 10 Marks )

1. Choose synonyms for the underlined words from the list below :

‘’Related, taken place, played down, started, emphasised, talking, joined, fall apart,
disturbance, happened’’ NB : There are more words than you need. (3marks)

1.The principal of our school highlighted/…………………. importance of discipline in his

speech to students.

2. He said that any disruptions/………………………. during classes would be severely

punished.

3. He went on to say that any undisciplined society would certaintly

collapse/…………………………………

4. As he was speaking, some commotion began/……………………… at the back of the room

5. Nobody could say what had occurred/………………………… exactly.

6. But it seemed to be linked/…………………………….. to the arrival of a student with a

painted face who was sneaking in through the back door.

2. Use the words in brackets to fill the gap (2,5 marks)

a) The ………… burned down many cottages and farms in the village. (light; bulb; fire)

b) She picked up the ………… of the broken glass and threw them away. (pieces; parts;
portions)

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c) My sister sent me a …………. .There was a picture of the island on it. (letter; postcard;
credit card)

d) We got lost in the mountains because we didn’t know how to use the…………............
(directions; map; guide)

e) I can hear you well. There is no need to …………….. . (shout; cry; whisper)

3. Give the antonyms of the following words: (4,5marks)

Arrest, dead, escape, anxious, guilty, different, construct, kind, rude.

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PART TWO: EVALUATION OF COMPETENCES (20 MARKS)

SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION (10 MARKS)

Read the text carefully and answer the questions that follow

In 1968, nineteen years after he was born, this young man left his village on the banks of
the River Niger, for the capital Bamako. He wanted to try his luck in the capital city. He had
had an unpleasant childhood and adolescence in his village. He has been neglected as a baby,
hidden from others, disowned and isolated. His life was anything but happy. Even his own
father has not spoken to him for many years. The young child spent his time learning the
songs of the griots, who came around to the village singing and playing music : but Salif’s
family did not want him to sing because he was from a noble family. In their tradition, noble
people did not become musicians.

By the end of the sixties, Keita was popular among the musicians of the capital. The first to
hire him was the saxophonist Tidiane Koné. Salif played well for the evening audiences at the
hotel de La “Gare”. In 1973 he joined “les Ambassadeurs” and toured throughout West
Africa. Salif then emigrated to Abidjan where in 1978 he recorded Mandjou. It was his first
commercial success.

Two years after the recording of Mandjou, this determined young man crossed the Atlantic
and spent three months in New York. There, he recorded the Primpin and Toukan albums.
They were also a success.

In 1984, he emigrated to France. He lived in Montreuil, a suburb of Paris. A year later, he

took part in the recording of the title, “Tam Tam for Africa”. All the royalties from the
recording of this song were donated to famine victims in Ethiopia. In 1987, Salif released
“Soro”. It was an enormous hit. In October of the same year, he was invited to England for a
concert to celebrate Nelson Mandela’s 70th birthday.

Since then, Salif has recorded many albums. He also founded a society called SOS
Albinos in 1990 to help and advise albino people. Since 1997 he has returned more and more

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to Mali. He has opened a studio in Mali and has promoted young artists from his country of
birth

QUESTIONS:

1) Why did the teenage go to Bamako “to try his

luck”?............................................................................................................................................
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2) How did Salif’s parents neglect him?

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3) What do the following dates and town tell you about Salif’s life?

1973……………………………………………………………………………………………
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1987……………………………………………………………………………………………
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1990…………………………………………………………………………………………..…
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New York………………………………………………………………………………………

4) How was Salif Keita’s experience with “les Ambassadeurs” better than his experiences as a
child?

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5) If you were Salif Keita would you forgive your parents for having neglected you as a child?

……………………Why?………………………………………………………………………
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SECTION D: ESSAY WRITING (10 MARKS)

Write an essay of about 250 words on ONE of the following topics

TOPIC ONE: Monogamy is better than polygamy. Discuss.

TOPIC TWO: Write the biography of a famous person you know.