MBORO HIGH SCHOOL

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Teacher: Mr. B. DIOUF

School Year: 08 /
Level: 3rd Form

Students name:
Class:

2nd SEMESTER:
(2nd TEST)
TEXT:

When they reached the house, the dancing was still going on, and someone
was handing drinks around. It was a lovely moonlight night. A table had been put
outside with food and drinks, and some men were sitting around the table.
Kady put on a new dress and she was looking quite well. With three other
women, she was busy helping everyone with food and drinks.
As soon as Zeinab came in, Kady called her to meet the men around the table.
One of them was Mr. Koroma, the jolly-looking man with a large stomach, who often
laughed. But he looked well over fifty years old, and as Zeinab shook hands with him
she could not speak. Instead she ran into the hut and burst into tears.
She knew that she did not want to marry Mr. Koroma, but wished to return to
Kano to finish her education. Then, she wanted to be a nurse, and to marry her boyfriend, John Sessay, who had just gone into the University. She had to do something,
so she made up her mind to run away.

I/ READING COMPREHENSION:
A/ Underline the best title of the text: (1 pt)
1. A dancing party.
2. A love story
3. A village life
B/ Say if these sentences are true or false and justify from the text: (4 pts)
4. The scene was taking place in the morning: .
..
5. Kady is Mr. Koromas bride:
.
6. Zeinab is as old as Mr. Koroma: .
..
7. Koroma and Zeinabs meeting was a happy one:
..
C/ Matching: Read the text carefully and match the words or expressions in
box A with their definitions in box B: (2 pts)
Box A
Box B
8. To put on
a. To decide
9. To burst into tears
b. Beautiful
10. To make up ones mind
c. To wear
11. Lovely
d. To cry
12. Jolly-looking
Expectations: 8=.., 9=, 10=.., 11=., 12=.
D/ Referencing: Who or what do the following words refer to in the text? (1 pt)
13. Them (line 7) refers to
14. Him (line 8) refers to..

II/ LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE:

A/ Put the words between brackets into the right tense or form: (3 pts)
1. If I..enough time, I would have visited him (to
have).
2. Sheher darling 2 months ago (to meet).
3. He.about his marriage for a month (to think).
4. Im.student at Math in the class (bad).
5. You would fail your exam if youhard (not to learn).
6. ..he often..you a message? (to send)
B/ Transform these sentences as indicated: (3 pts)
7. If Zeinab wasnt a good student, she would accept the marriage.
Unless
8. From Mboro, Tivaouane is farther than Ndomor.
From Mboro, Ndomor.
9. Unless Mr. Koroma came to the party, Zeinab wouldnt burst into tears.
If.
C/ Ask questions related to the underlined words or phrases: (2 pt)
10. The men reached the house at night.
a
b
a. ..?
b. ..?

III/ ESSAY WRITING: (4 pts)

Last week there was a ceremony in your family. Describe the event.