GBHS BATOURI ANGLAIS DEPARTMENT

ACADEMIC YEAR 2022/2023 CLASS : TLES ACD

DURATION : 2HRS COEF : 3/4
Name of the student ________________________________________________________________
FIRST TERM EVALUATION
Expected competence : Learners use the language to discuss more on jobs; recreative activities and
second language needs at work.
Section A: Grammar (10marks)
I. Complete this dialogue with the best alternative proposed from those in brackets

Employer: What sort of mess is this! Is none of you able to give me what I have asked for?

Worker: Boss, it should be a misunderstanding. I always ___________ (did, does, do, done)
everything you ask me to do.

Employer: Nonsense! What do you call this? I asked for a complete balance sh eet of the sales for
midday, ______________________? (Don’t I, not so, haven’t I, didn’t I)

Worker: Yes you did, but we ______________________ (are closing, closed, will close, close) the
sales this afternoon; so it can’t be ready.

Employer: Prevision my boy! Do you know what it means? You behave as if you
___________________ (are, was, were, will be) a junior worker. You know how all these things
work, ______________________? (don’t you, doesn’t it, do you, are you).

Worker: I was afraid you won’t be happy __________________ (at, with, about, of) me if I gave
anticipated figures, and honestly I don’t want to be sent _____________________ (out, away, in,
down) of the company.

Employer: You are ___________________ (almost, quite, already, also) an honest worker. All the
same! Go and do it now. I hope it _____________________ ready by tomorrow. (is, will be, was, be),
I trust you my boy.

Worker: Thank you for the trust that you put __________________ (for, in, on, with) me.
II. Rewrite each sentence following the instruction in brackets. (5marks)
1. Prices of goods are very high in December but people buy abundantly. (rewrite the sentence
using although)
Although __________________________________________________________________________
2. English and French are the two official languages of Cameroon. (Wh- question)
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3. Working hard is important. Taking time for relaxation is also important. (Rewrite beginning
with the given words)
Taking time for relaxation is as ________________________________________________________
 4. There is something in this bag. (Rewrite the sentence using “anything” to replace
“something”)
__________________________________________________________________________________
5. Sport is good for our physical and psychological health, ____________________?(Question
tag)
Section B: Vocabulary (10marks)
I. Complete the following passage with words or expressions of your own. (5marks)
When we spend the entire week working, it is important to take some time to ______________.
Recreational activities are activities that we practise during our ____________ time. There are many
______________ of recreational activities. There are recreational activities that stimulate the brain
such as reading, playing charades or scrabble; and other that permit to practise a _________________
activity such as playing football or tennis. Many doctors argue that, people who do not want to spend
for recreation will have to do so in hospitals as they are generally expose to many ________________
such as hypertension and stroke.
II. Choose words from the list below to complete the speech. You are given more words
than you need. (5marks)
List: culture, right, seeker, international, popular, employment, national, bilingual, monolingual,
official, fluent, united, duty.
Dear classmates,
Permit me to use this opportunity to talk about bilingualism and lay bare some advantages one can
derive from being _________________________. First, it is of prime importance to know that, as
Cameroonians, it is our _______________ to use both English and French because they are our two
__________________________ languages. English, on its part, is a(n)________________ language
spoken in many countries around the world. English opens doors to _____________________; trust
me, a ___________________ job ______________ stands lesser chances to get a job as compared to
one who is bilingual. As francophones, learning a second language like English is learning a different
_______________, and the more you know about other people’s culture, the easier you can relate to
them. So, fellow classmates let us be _________________ in French and English for a(n) __________
and peaceful Cameroon. Thanks for your attention.
Section C: Reading Comprehension (10marks)
Read the passage below and answer questions that follow. Use your own words as far as possible.
ALCOHOL OUR DANGEROUS PARTNER
There’s no doubt that Cameroon needs healthy young men and women to sustain its economy
Alcoholism. We all know it is not compatible with good health.
Many of the diseases we suffer now are alcohol-related. There is not a single patient who on
discharge from hospital does not go home with the instruction ‘‘do not drink alcohol’’. Whether these
instructions are ever taken serious remains to seen. Alcohol does not only affect the liver and other
vital organs of the body but it has been proved by doctors to have an irreparably damaging action on
the brain. Here, the level of thinking becomes low-a very regrettable thing for any progressive people.
What is particularly worrying is the period at which most of us drink. It is not unusual to find
people drinking as early as 6.30 a.m.: an exercise that keeps out any breakfast, while most addicts
return to their homes as late as 7.p.m each day of the week.
The number of drunken persons usually seen staggering or lying helplessly on our street because of
excessive drinking is alarming. Some people still to have bands of liquors dealers.
It now seems that some kind of campaign on the hazards of alcohol is necessary.
(Adapted from the article Alcohol our dangerous partner by Bekong in Cameroon Tribune, July 21,
1989)
QUESTIONS
1- What type of people does Cameroon need?(2 marks)
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2- Give the effect of alcohol on people’s mind (2 marks)
___________________________________________________________________________
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3- How are people who want to be served in offices affected by the drinking habits of workers?
( 2 marks)
___________________________________________________________________________
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4- Name two consequences of alcohol consumption on the family. (2 marks)
___________________________________________________________________________
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5- Write one slogan which can be used in a campaign against alcohol( 2 marks)
___________________________________________________________________________
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Section D: Essay Writing (10marks)
Write an essay of between 250-300 words on ONE of the following topics.
1. Students are becoming more and more stubborn. They disrespect their parents, teachers and
even the school administration. Many people attribute this to their home training. Do you
agree? (Bacc CD 2021)
2. A lot of people think poverty is a curse, because money can buy everything. After presenting
the things that money can buy, and the things that it cannot buy, say if you agree or disagree
with this statement.
3. You have been caught cheating during an examination and the principal of your school
threatens to dismiss you for that. Write a letter to your principal in which you apologize for
your misbehavior and promise never to do such thing again. Your name is Merlin GABELA
and your school is GHS Nyassosso, PO Box 56.