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COMPLEXE SCOLAIRE BILINGUESAINT FRANCIS BILINGUAL
SAINT FRANCIS SCHOOL COMPLEX

ST. FRANCIS BILIGUAL SCHOOL COMPLEX

SCHOOL YEAR 2023 - 2024 CLASS : FORM FOUR

SUBJECT
Time Allowed : 2h

Date : Coefficient : 4

Sequence No 6
ENGLISH Examiner : MME LEGA JUSTINE

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Section B : Competence..……/10 TEACHER’S OBSERVATION :

TOTAL SCORE :……………………/20

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Targeted Competence: Learners should be able to write a report, and answer the MCQ Grammar questions.

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:

 Write your name on the space provided

 DIRECTED WRITING[20MKS]
MARK DISTRIBUTION
Content 14mks
Expression and Accuracy 4mks
Slanting 2mks
You are the secretary in the Ministry of Social Welfare in Cameroon and you
attended a seminar which highlighted the plight of children in the Far North Region. You to
give a report on the plight of children. Selecting relevant material from the passage below,
write a report in two paragraphs of 150 words stating the plight of children in the Far North
Region of Cameroon. Express yourself in such a away as to arouse sympathy for these
children. Pay attention to grammar, spelling , punctuation and handwriting.
Far North is a predominantly Muslim region with over 80 percent of the population
following Islam, 15 percent Christians and a small percentage belonging to religious minorities .
Children in the age group of 1-15 years form almost 39 percent of the population. Far North is a
society that is patriarchal where children are gendered from a very young age. The class system is
also very rigid and strong, determining the ways in which children belonging to different classes
experience childhood.
A number of beliefs and practices that are both harmful for children and highly sexist continue to
be practiced. Child marriage is a major problem with over 65 percent of the girls getting married
before they are 18years old. These children are given out in marriage, irrespective of their consent .
according to their culture, girls even at the age of 15 as long as they have a well-developed bosom,
can get married. Some of these girls also have no choice than to go ahead with the desire of their
parents because of poverty that abounds in their home. Poverty remains the single most influential
factor for the degraded state of children in the Far North. Poverty affects children the most. Children
are denied basic rights to survival and to childhood due to economic hardships. Migration due to
poverty and war, is another major factor that adds to the already degraded status of the children.
Children in these situations are vulnerable to physical and sexual exploitation especially for young
girls who involuntarily engage into acts of prostitution, just to remedy the situation in their families ,
when they find themselves in a new environment.
The infant Mortality Rate[IMR] is 51, with the Under Five Mortality Rate [U5MR] being
pegged at 77. The region continues to have ne of the highest rates of malnutrition in Cameroon, with
nine out ten children malnourished to some degree. Between 35 and 50 of every 100 newborns,
suffer from low- birth weight. Approximately 70 percent of mothers are afflicted by nutritional
deficiency and anaemia. The female disadvantage in child mortality has remained persistent, while
the female/male gap in acute malnutrition has increased over the past decade. On average the
incidence of severe malnutrition among girls under five is 2-4 percent higher than among boys.
The Far North Region invests only 15.7percent of their revenue in education. The enrolment rates
in primary schools are merely and the gender gap in primary education has reduced considerably.
However, the dropout rate especially among girls is a cause for concern. Although approximately
45 percent girls and 60 percent boys are enrolled in primary school, only35 percent girls and 30
percent boys are enrolled in secondary school .Most of the boys drop out to go into cattle rearing and
business while child marriages force many girls to drop out of school.
Child labour is one of the most important children’s issues in the Far North Region. A vast
majority of children contribute partially to the household income or are the sole bread earners in the
 family. Most the children work in the agricultural sector, within the family or outside. Others work in
deplorable and hazardous working conditions in the unorganized sector. Cattle rearing is also a large
sector employing children. The weaving industry also employs children where many children work
as bonded labourer. Child trafficking is another issue of concern. Trafficking within the country and
across international borders is rampant. Children are lured away either into commercial sex work or
into domestic work. To crown all these, the children’s needs are neglected. Some dress shabbily and
they look white like little devils.
SECTION B; GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY

SHADE [-] THE LETTER WITH THE CORRECT CORRESPONDING ANSWER[20mks]

1] We will be going to the airport tomorrow to 9] choose the correct form of the punctuated
see mum---------- sentence from the alternatives below

A] off b]out c]bye d]away A]My aunt who lives in Yaounde is a doctor.
B]My aunt,who lives in Yaounde, is a doctor.
2] I warned paul, but he----------- listen to me
C]My aunt, who lives in Yaounde is a doctor.
A] won’t b]shouldn’t c]wouldn’t D]Mya aunt who lives in Yaounde, is a doctor.
d]wont
For questions 10-11, choose the best alternative
3]It’s late; you had better---------- home now. that best explains the meaning of the
underlined word.
A] go b]gone c]went d]return back
10] Joan came in to the examination room at
4] she should be ashamed ---------- her actions. the eleventh hour.
A]by b]at c]of d]with A] very early b]extremely late c]after
5]No sooner did i finish speaking---------- he the exams d]before the start of the exams
started insulting me. 11] At the accident scene my hair stood on end.
A]than b]when c]as d]that This means------------

6] Isn’t it about time ------------ taking things A]pain b]unkempt c]fright

seriously? d]confusion

A]for you starting b]to have been starting 12] 1.The sun ______ every day at 7 O’clock.
c]you start d]you started A] rises
B] risen
7] If a person accuses you falsely---------- can C] rose
equally kill you at any given opportunity. D] have rise
A]he b]she c]he/she d]they 13] The box is “light”. Which of the following
is the antonym of the quoted word?
8] choose the correct form of the reported A. Heavy
speech. ‘’ i will manage hereafter’’, Margaret B] Soft C]Cumbersome
said that---------- D]Empty
14]Which of the following has the same
A]she would manage hereafter. B]she will meaning as “Prohibit”?
manage thereafter c]she would manage A]Forbid B. Cancelled. C. Promote
thereafter d]she will manage hereafter. D.Permit
15]My father _______ to hunt antelopes often. A] That b] This c]These d]Every
A) goes b) go c) had gone d) was gone 29]. .......... here are the remains of bird flu
16] People __________ fresh water in cups. victims
A) sell b) cell c) sold d) sells A]Here b] These c]Those d]This
17]My mother ______ every day at 5:30 in the 30]A Cameroonian............has
morning achieved much in football is
A) gets up b) got up c) get up d) woke up Samuel Eto’o
18]The rain usually _________ when the clouds A]Which b] Whom C]That D]Whose
are dark but sometimes it doesn’t. 31]. This is the range rover..........I want to
A) falls b) fall c) fell d) felt buy.
19] The drunk has _______ and got drunk. A] That B] Whom C]Which D]Those
A) drank b) drunk c) drink D]dronk 32. The hysacam truck............through my
20]The word “involved” in the expression “ the neighbourhood in two days.
men involved in such actions” is............ A]Will pass B]. You’ll pass
A] An adverb B] A noun C]A verb C] Would have passed D] I'll pass
D] Adjective 33]Nancy said ,” I may leave tomorrow “
21] The word “daily” in the expression violent A] Nancy said that she might leave the
acts against women and girls take place “daily” next day
means.............. B]. Nancy said that she might leave tomorrow!
A] Annually . B]Quotidian C]Seldom C]. Nancy asked if she should leave the next day
D]Occasionally D]. Nancy informed me to leave tomorrow
22] The commercial exploitation of children, 34]. “ I am going out this evening “ said
especially of young girls is very” widespread” in Eposi.
Cameroon. The underlined word is used as: A]. Eposi said she was going out tonight
A] Noun . B]Verb C]Adjective B]. Eposi said that she was going out that
D]Adverbial evening
23]The topic............discussion at the C] Eposi said that she would be going out
meeting was election D] Eposi will be going out in the night
A] In B]On C]Under D]Of 35] “ I can speak English “
24] He is one of the specialists.............by the A] She said that she could speak English
government to find the cause of the strike B] Me could speak English
A] Who had asked b] Whom was asked C] He can speak English
C] Who was asked D] Who were asked D] She said that she can speak English
25]I am hungry. ............? 36] Computers are
A] Am I B]Isn’t it C] Ain’t I D] Aren’t becoming..............important to us than
26]The teacher would punish John if television sets
he ...........the pen. A] Very important B] So important
A] Had stolen B]Has stolen C]Stole C] More important D] Less important
D]Is stealing. 37] That was the ................Mbaka could
27]The word “shall" underlined in the offer
question “ where shall we put the table?” A] Little B] Less C] Least D] Lesser
is..........verb.
A] a model verb B]. an irregular verb 38] His suggestion on how to deal with the
C] an intransitive D] a transitive problem was found invaluable.
28. ....................teeth came loose, so I had Choose the closest meaning of the underlined
to have them taken out. word.
A] Useful B] Useless C]Unrealistic
D]unnecessary
Choose the appropriate word from the
alternatives to complete the blanks
39] The Cameroon Cup final is
usually shown .........on television
A]. Life B] Direct C Live D]Directly
40] The process of transforming used materials
into new, useful products is called..............
A] Rebranding B] Recycle C] Reformation
D] Waste