GBHS BFIA 2023-2024 4th sequence ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST 1

Date : Class: 6èmes Evaluation N°4: English language Duration:2Hrs

Module 3: Environment well-being and health

Target competence: Using language to talk about basic health, safety needs, exploring time,
seasons and safe eating habits
Evaluation of Resources (20 marks)
Section A: Grammar (10 marks)
Exercise 1: complete the following conversation between Mary and Paul about sport and
health using the correct words from the brackets (5 marks)
Paul: Hello! How are you Mary?
Mary: I am fine. Thank you._________ (where; what; why) are you going to?
Paul: I’m going to the gym near the stadium to exercise.
Mary: are you a member?
Paul: yes, I_____________ (am; aren’t; are).
Mary: __________ (when; what; who) did you join the club?
Paul: I____________ (join; joined; joining) the club last year.
Mary: what do you do there?
Paul: I play basketball________ (and, but, as) I use to exercise to stay healthy
Mary: that sounds interesting.
Exercise 2:
Complete the following sentences with the correct form of the words from the brackets to
talk about basic hygiene and sanitation rules. (5 marks).
1) ____________ (wash; washes; washing) your hands before eating to avoid cholera.
2) Mr zamba always______________ (boil; boils; boiled) water before drinking because he
wants to prevent typhoid.
3) My sister washed the ten____________ (pineapples; pineapple) she bought at Djoumba
market before sharing. She also advised us to wash our hands with soap and clean water before
eating them.
4) ____________ (do, don’t, doesn’t) drink water from the lake. It is not potable.
5) Protect_____________ (you; yourself; yours) from germs by washing your hands before
eating and after using the toilets.

Section B: Vocabulary (10 marks)

Exercise1: You have been asked to prepare a fruit salad for your family but you don’t know how
to do it. Complete the following paragraph with the words or expressions from the box to form a
coherent paragraph about preparing a fruit salad. (5 marks)

Puts; pineapples; wash; fruits; markets; cook; salad

To make fruit salad, first go the___________ to buy your fruit. Choose some fresh_________ 2
like mangoes, pawpaw and__________________. At home you should__________ the fruit with
clean water. Then, peel and cut them into small pieces. You can also put some sweet juice on
your fruit__________.
Exercise 2:
Complete the sentences below with words or expressions from the list to talk about time
and seasons. (5 marks)
List of words: Morning; Wednesday; Evening; Afternoon; Week-end; Monday
1-The time when you eat your breakfast before going to school: ___________.
2-The time when you don’t go to school or when you have to rest and go to church ___________
3-The time when you have supper before going to bed: _________________
4- The day after Tuesday: ________________
5-The time after lunch and before supper: __________________.
II. EVALUATION OF THE COMPETENCES (20 marks)
Section C: Reading Comprehension
Read the following text about preparing a fish soup and answer the questions below

Hello! My name is Jessica. To cook a delicious fish soup, you need the following ingredients:
fresh fish and one fresh tomato; a small onion, one carrot, salt, green spices, one cube of fish
stock, oil and water. Now, wash the fish and cut it into pieces. Wash the tomato, carrot and
onions before cutting them into pieces. Put the vegetables and fish in a pan with a little oil and
salt. Cook them for 5minutes. Add some water and green spices, then let the soup cook slowly
for 20 minutes. Taste the soup to make sure it is ready and delicious. Serve the soup with bread
or rice.
Questions (10 marks)
1-The text is about: (choose the correct answer) ______________________________ (1mark)
A) Stew b) sauce c) fish soup
2-Name three ingredients you need to prepare your fish soup. (3marks)
______________________________________________________________________________
_____________________________________________________________________________.
3- Serve the soup with _____________________ (complete with words from the text) 2marks
4-we must cook the soup slowly for 20 minutes: True or False? ___________________
(1mark)
5-Name three nice meals of your choice.
____________________________________________________________________ (3marks)

Section D: Composition (10 marks)

Complete the following paragraph about basic hygiene and sanitation with the suitable
words from yours.
Doctors always advise patient to sleep under a mosquito net to avoid______________. They also
insist on prevention measures concerning cholera like washing our _______________with clean
water. Washing our hands after using toilets and before eating is called basic_____________
and_______________ rules. Besides we must eat meals that contain: proteins 3
and_____________.