# Préparation au CEP camerounais/Examen/Anglais 2009

Durée : 60 minutes ENGLISH

### Reading Comprehension(20 marks)

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions below. The Feast of the Ram
Ibrahim did not go to school last Wednesday. It was the feast of the Ram and a public holiday. Ibrahim went earty to the prayer ground with his father. They sat on mats and Iistened to the Imam. After prayers there was a party in Ibrahim’s home. His parents killed the fattest ram in the village . There was much food. Ibrahim invited his friends to his home They were Lobe, Ndongo and Ramatou. They ate some mutton and drank Fanta. Ibrahim’s friends were very happy. They said :‘Thank you, Ibrahim. We are going to invite you to our homes at Christmas.’

### Questions

Check the correct answer
1. Why did Ibrahim not go to school last Wednesday?
a) It was a public holiday.
b) He went to the prayer ground.
c) He did not go to school on Wednesdays
d) He was a bad boy
DURATION/ 30 minutes ENGLISH

### Grammar (10 marks)

(i) Complete: with the correct words Example: Irene (is, was) ﬁrst in her class last term.
Irene was ﬁrst in her class last term.
1. The teacher ..(writes, write) on the blackboard everyday.
2. My father and mother.. (is, are) In Bertoua.
3. Aissatou.. (see, saw) Ondoua yesterday.
4. Tatiana’s book is.. (at, on) the desk.
5. I am sitting.. (next, behind) to Fokam.
6. There are many pupils.. (into, in) our class.
7. Christopher forgot.. (his, her) pen at home.
8. (She, You) is reading a book.
9... (What, Which) time is it?
10. (Who, What) is your headmasters name?
B. Vocabulary (10 mrks) (i) Read and match
Example: cat vegetable beans animals
| family | town |
| water | drink |
| Douala | mango |
| play | uncle |
| fruit | football |
(ii) Circle the odd one out
Example: kitchen,ruler , knife, plate
6. father, sister, woman, brother
7. Laugh, sad, happy, smile
8. pen, pencil, door, book
9. dog , cat, goat, ﬂy
10. eyes, mouth, leg, nose
duration: 20 minutes ENGLISH

### Dictation (10 marks)

1. My............ has a.......... farm.
2. I.......... to school.......... day.
3. John and........ are........ brothers.
4............. live ......the post office
5..... is Abouem‘s ...........colour.
DURATION : 30 minutes
Anglais

### Grammar (10 marks)

Camplete the sentences with the correct words
Example: Dora’s brother (don’t,doesn’t) like fruits. Dora’s brother doesn’t like fruits.
1. Keep quiet, children (mustn’t,can’t) make noise in class.
2. Do you know (when, what) Ndeh goes to school?
3. The pupils listened (at, to) their teacher atentively.
4. Ndongmo (does, did) his homework last night.
5. A lion is ___ (strong, stronger) than a sheep.
6. Our baby likes (play, playing) in the dust.
7. Talla’s grandmother (works, working) hard on her Farm.
8. Mme Bouba travels (in, by) traln when she to Garoua.
9. Mark gets up at six o’c|ock (to, in) the morning.
10.Are (you, he) a boy?

### Vocabulary(10 marks)

(i) Tick the correct answer
Example: I want to drink water because I am
a) hungry
b)thirsty
c)angry
B. Vocabulary (10 mrks) (i) Read and match
Example: cat vegetable beans animals
(iii) Match words in list A to those in list B Example:
| A | B |
| Clothes | football |
| game | socks |
| animal | pot |
| school | father |
| fruit | book |
| kitchen | orange |
| family | dog |
9. cup, spoon, fork, hat
10. boy, girl, uncle, father FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE
FOR THE INVIGILATOR INSTRUCTION:
1. Read the following ﬁve (5) sentences aloud and clearly. Pay particular attention to punctuation and the underlined words.
2. Read each sentence twice and give the candidates enough time to write the missing words.
3. Read through the sentences again
4. Give the candidates three (3) minutes to read over. Then collect the scripts. Dictation
1.My mother has a big farm.
2.l go to school everyday.
3.John and james are two brothers
4.Theylive near the post office.
4.Green is Abouem'sbestcolour.