SECTION A:GRAMMAR (10 marks)      

Exercise 1 : Complete the following conversations with the correct forms of the verbs in brackets.

Samira: Good morning. I ………………………………………………….…. (to buy) a phone in your shop yesterday but I need you to forward some films on cultural practices.

Abdou: Good morning. Before forwarding it to you if possible! Can you …………………………………………….…. (to bring) your phone please?

Samira: Here it is! I have ……………………………………………. (to try) to send it with my friend but he didn’t succeed in it and he said that my phone was too small.

Samira: Ok! I can see. I advised you to watch the film curiously then respect your culture.

Abdou: Yes! But I ………………………………………………..…. (to do) it if my friend accepted my offer for the celebrations.

Samira: That’s great I ………………………….… already …………………………..…………… (to send) it since.

Exercise 2 :Complete the following sentences with the most appropriate item among those given in brackets.

1.   Somebody …………………………………..…… for you here last night. But they didn’t tell me anything. (looked after, looked down on, looked, looked at)

2.   If children eat too…………………………………………..…… sweets, they will spoil their teeth. (few, little, much, many)

3.   I don’t mind………………………………………….. my clothes. It is ironing them I don’t like. (to washing, washing, wash, washed)

4.   I won’t have accepted a lift in his car if I ………………………………………..what a bad driver he was.

(knew, known, had known, would know)

5.   Everybody in my class……………………………………written the Probatoire exam. (has, having, have)

SECTION B :VOCABULARY (10 marks)          

Exercise 1 :Match the words from the box with their definitions.

a)   A system of government where people elect their rulers freely--------------------------------------------------

b)   A person who is competing to get an elected position ------------------------------------------------------------

c)   A representation of both male and female candidate---------------------------------------------------------------

d)   A group of people whose Job is to conduct elections --------------------------------------------------------------

e)   The period before an election when candidates try to persuade people to vote for him--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Exercise 2 :Complete the sentences with appropriate word chosen from the list below.

1.   When a customer discusses with the merchant to negotiate/lower the price of an item he is ............................................................................................

2.   A ............................................................................ is something you buy and consume whereas a ............................................................ is something that someone does for you.

3.   After we pay for our goods at the supermarket the shop assistant gives us a………………………………

4.   A person who purchases goods and services for personal use is a

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5.   A ...................................................................... is any person who buys goods or services from a shop, business or at the market.

SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION  (10 marks)     

Read the text below and answer the questions that follow. Use your own words as far as possible.

VIOLENCE AGAINST WOMEN

The government of our country is hosting a campaign to voice our anger against violence against women and children. We have to find ways of making our homes and communities safe for all, especially for women and children.

Violence against women takes many forms – sexual, physical, economic, psychological – but all of these represent a violation of human dignity and human rights and have lasting consequences for both women themselves and for their communities. Genital mutilation for example is a form of physical violence against women that is still common in our country. This is when the genitals of girls or women are mutilated or incised. The aim of this practise in traditional society is to prevent girls from engaging themselves into early sex and avoid promiscuity. However, the consequences are disastrous. Girls or women who have undergone genital mutilation experience or will experience severe pain, excessive bleeding, sexual problems, childbirth complications, depression, etc.

Another violation of women dignity is breast ironing or breast flattening. This is when girls’ breasts are flattened so that they do not grow or stop developing. Objects such are stones, hammers, etc. are used in this process. It is more often when the young girl is entering puberty that her own family, under the misguided intention of protecting her from rape and sexual harassment decide to submit her to such a cruel treatment. Apart from creating severe pain and tissue damage, this practise can create psychological pain because what makes part of the girl’s beauty is removed.

Furthermore, women experience household or domestic violence in our country. It is estimated that more than 50% of women in our country go through violence in their households. Husbands often abuse their wives physically and emotionally by beating them up in front of their children.

Is anything been done in our country to save women from such abuses? Are the authors of these violent acts aware of the inhuman nature of their actions? The government and international organizations should take immediate actions to stop these practices. There should be a very severe legislation to punish the authors of those acts. Nongovernmental organizations such as Amnesty International and Human Rights Watch should keep on campaigning locally to help change the lives of thousands of women.

QUESTIONS :

1.   What is the aim of the campaign hosted by the government?                            (2 marks)  

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2.   What are the different forms of violence against women? What do they represent? (2 marks)           

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3.   What is domestic violence ?                                                                          (2 marks)

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4.   Name two NGOs mentioned in the text.                                                            (2 marks)          

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5.   If you were the president of your community, what actions would you take to fight against women rights abuse ?                                                                                               (2 marks)       

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SECTION D: COMPOSITION (10 marks)       

Choose any ONE of the following topics and write an essay of between 250 to 300 words.

1.   There have been power cuts in your neighbourhood. Sometimes you go for weeks without electricity. This situation is affecting our studies and your family life negatively. Write a letter of complaint to the Manager of ENEO about the power cuts and how they are affecting you. Your name is Baba and your address is G.H.S.

Touboro, P.O. Box 69, Touboro

2.   You are the President of the English club. Write a speech that you will present during

Bilingualism Day celebration on the importance of English to Francophone. Your name is Zoubeirou from Maroua.

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