Ministry of Secondary Education Third sequence evaluation

Government High School Bibey Level: 3ème

Department of English Duration: 2 hours

Name: _____________________________________________________________________

Section A: Grammar (10 marks)

Exercise 1: choose the correct form of the verbs from brackets to fill in the gaps (0.5x10= 5 marks)
1) Tomorrow we ____________________________ to school. (go/ will go/ have gone)
2) Suzy ____________________________ her food already. ( has eaten/ eats/ eat)
3) John always ____________________________ English in class. (speaks/ will speak/ speak)
4) If you study your lessons well, you ____________________________. ( passes/ pass/ will pass)
5) If you studied your lessons well, you ____________________________. ( passed/ passes/ would pass)
6) I ______________________________________ my grandparents next weekend. ( visit/ visits/ will visit)
7) We _______________________________________to music now. ( are listening/ listens/ listened)
8) Yesterday, the teacher______________________ the lesson very well. (explain/ explained/are explaining)
9) They _______________________________________ to Washington yet. (was/has been/ have been)
10) I _______________________________________ born in 2004. (will be/ was/ were)

Exercise 2: choose the correct answer from brackets to fill in the gaps (0.5x10 = 5 marks)
1) The boy ______________________ is playing very well is my brother. (where / which/ who)
2) The car______________________ is blue is for my father. (when / which/ who)
3) I shan’t come late tomorrow, ____________________________? ( shall I/ shan’t I/ shalln’t I)
4) Avom is __________________ good at English. (such/ so)
5) Samira drank some milk yesterday, _________________________? (drankn’t she/ doesn’t she/ didn’t she)
6) Mercedez is____________________________ than Toyota. (fast/ faster/ fastest)
7) Angelina Jolie is the ________________________ actress I know.(Beautiful/ more Beautiful/ most Beautiful)
8) Mr Kemta came to Bibey four months ________________________. ( since / for/ ago)
9) Mr Kemta has been in Bibey ________________________ September. (since / for/ ago)
10) Mr Kemta has been in Bibey ________________________ four months. ( since / for/ ago)

Section B : Vocabulary and pronunciation (10 marks)

Exercise 1: fill in the gaps with the correct answer chosen from brackets ( 5 marks)
a) I look for the________________________ of a word from the dictionary.(define/ definition/ defining)
b) The match Real Madrid# Barça was very______________________. (interesting/ interest/ interestingly)
c) The students sat ____________________ in class, waiting for their teacher. (calm/ calmly/ calming)
d) All my students can ____________________ English. (writer/ writing/ write)
e) The ________________________ of school is very big. ( important/ importantly/ importance)

Exercise 2: Choose the word whose underlined sound is pronounced differently from others ( 5 marks)

Example: net; set; bet; answer answer .

a) same; name; card; came ______________________________________________

b) teach; chemistry; catch; charm ________________________________________________
c) sit; fit; sick; nice ________________________________________________
d) listen; often; Christmas; stay ________________________________________________
e) high; guest; argue; hungry ________________________________________________
 SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION (10 marks)
Read the following text carefully and answer the questions bellow:

YORUBA WEDDINGS
Marriage rites among the Yorubas of Nigeria have changed with the coming of western civilization. In
spite of this, the ceremony still has some of its traditional aspects. It begins with an alarena (go-between) whose
role is instrumental in working out a marriage agreement between the families of the intending couples. The
alarena visits the girl’s parents to tell them that the family of the boy has seen a flower, another way of calling the
girl, which they would want to pluck. The girl’s family will then ask an ‘ifa’ oracle (traditional priest) to
investigate the background of the boy’s family to determine his suitability for their daughter. If the family of the
girl consents, a date is agreed upon for the traditional engagement. A long list of essential marriage items is
drawn up which the family of the groom-to-be is expected to provide for the bride’s family.
These items include rice, yam tuber, palm oil, kola nut, bottles of honey, alligator pepper, crates of drinks,
cartons of beer, agreement fees for the mother and father. This used to be called bride price in the old days. The
suitor is expected to buy a portmanteau for his wife-to-be: clothes, watches, jewellery, shoes and cosmetics. The
engagement ceremony presents a rare opportunity for both sets of parents and extended families to meet formally.
It is the occasion to solemnize and bless the marriage.
Today, however, Yoruba marriage customs have been invaded by foreign cultures. Parents are less
involved in the choosing of partners. Many couples have a Christian and a traditional ceremony. Yoruba
weddings can be a massive affair. Streets are closed off and marquees and loud speakers are set up. Local
musicians provide entertainment, and cows, rams and goats are slaughtered to celebrate the occasion. It is the
time to show one’s wealth. The grander the wedding appears, the more assured the girl’s parents will be that the
man will be able to take care of their daughter, they won’t mind if he had to borrow money for the occasion.

QUESTIONS
1. What is the role of an ‘alarena’ in Yoruba marriage customs? 2 mks)
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2. ( Circle the correct answer): The girl’s family can only accept a young man when:
a) The ‘alarena’ plucks a good flower.
b) The ‘ifa’ oracle investigates the boy’s family and finds nothing wrong with it.
c) He gives a lot of money and gifts. (2 mks)

3. What in Yoruba custom should a man do to assure a girl’s family that he will be able to take good care of
their daughter? (2 mks)
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4. State two effects of western cultures on Yoruba weddings. (2 mks)
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5. Do you think it is right for a young man to borrow money to throw (organize) an extravagant party for his
marriage? Justify your answer. (2 mks)
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 SECTION D: ESSAY WRITING (10 marks)
Topic: Write a letter to your uncle who lives in Minta, to tell him how you spent your Christmas holidays in Yaoundé. Your
name is Sambongo Junior. You live in Mbalmayo, and you are a 3ème student at the Government High School Mbalmayo.

- Tell him when you received your report cards, did you pass?
- Tell him when you travelled from Mbalmayo to Yaoundé;
- Tell him the person with whom you were staying( your uncle, your aunt, your cousin, a friend of your father…);
- Tell him the activities you used to do at home(cleaning, sweeping the floor, helping to cook food…);
- Did you study your lessons, do your homework or some exercises?
- What types of games did you play?
- Did you go out some times? with whom?
- When did you return to Mbalmayo?
- Were you happy to return to Mbalmayo?
- Did you enjoy(like) your holidays?

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