Visionneuse Ndolomath

MINEDUC – DEXC

Epreuve d’Anglais

BEPC 2022

ANGLAIS

(ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS)

SECTION A: GRAMMAR 10 marks

I. Complete the following dialogue between two friends with the appropriate expressions chosen from the brackets. 5 marks

Stephen: Hello! I wanted to visit you last week, but I was busy.

Sammy: Thanks for to visit. I went through hell last week and really needed to talk to someone. (come, coming, came)

Stephen: Oh! I am sorry. What happened?

Sammy: I had my breast . It was awful. (ironed, ironing, irons)

Stephen: But why did they do that to you?

Sammy: My parents say it is culture, and that if they don't do it the men will destroy me at a tender age. (them, their, theirs)

Stephen: What! That is an abuse of human rights. It is punishable law. (for, by, of)

Sammy: Yes! the culprits are sent to prison or pay a heavy fine. (neither, either, both)

II. Fill the blank spaces in the cloze text with the appropriate expressions from the brackets. 5 marks

1. Haniel and Habib are twins. They look so much alike, . (however, although, even) Haniel is (most intelligent, more intelligent, intelligent) than his brother Habib. “We love so dearly”, they always say. (one another, each other, others) Their desire is to wear the same outfits all the time, but they have only a of them. (little, few, small) They also wish to get to women who have the same caring and loving attitude as they. (marry, marriage, married)

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SECTION B: VOCABULARY 10 marks

I. Fill in the blank spaces with the appropriate words chosen from those in the box. There are more than you will need. 5 marks

conscious, waste, conscience, fatty, sore, height, careful

1.

See a doctor whenever you have throat. It may be a symptom of a serious disease.

2.

Children who eat a lot of foods, put on so much weight.

3.

Most novice teachers hardly come late to class. They are so time .

4.

Don't you know that it is a of time for you to just chat endlessly with friends on the telephone instead of studying your lesson.

5.

Tell Dad not to buy that piece of land in the valley because during the rainy season the river overflows its banks and causes .

II. Fill in the blanks with appropriate words of your own. 5 marks

1.

The Cameroon national flag should always be treated with .

2.

The consequences of poor hygiene include serious such as diarrhoea as well as body infections.

3.

There have been severe as a result of heavy rains. People have been killed, homes and businesses have been damaged.

4.

Used clothes and shoes that are still good should be washed, repaired and reused instead of being away.

5.

The Hygiene and Sanitation Company sensitised the people in our neighbourhood on the importance of throwing dirt in provided by the Council.

SECTION C: READING COMPREHENSION 10 marks

Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow it. Use your own words as much as possible.

Poverty is the driving force of AIDS pandemic in Africa. In poor communities, men are forced to migrate to other areas in search of work, which means that husbands may be away from their wives for a week or more and may seek extra-marital relations. This is particularly true when they frequent bars, usually the only form of entertainment readily available. At the same time, poor women are being forced into prostitution as the only means of earning an income to feed their children.

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As a result, Southern Africa has become the global epicentre of the AIDS pandemic, some of the most high-risk groups are married women and young uneducated girls, who are often powerless in matters of sexual relation.

While African small holder farmers have always been poor, those infected or affected by HIV/AIDS become destitute. This is because of additional expenditures on medical fees, funeral services and the care of orphans. The loss of adult family members means less farm labour is available. As a result, fewer crops are planted. Later, weeding is neglected, and harvests are reduced.

When husbands die, their families lose payments from their employment. When women, who are responsible for securing the family's food supply, caring for the sick and bringing up relatives' orphans, are severely traumatized, they face an uncertain future, either living with relatives or fending for themselves.

Despite decades of development in rural Africa, most people still do not have access to clean water, hygienic sanitation, electricity, affordable health care, education and food security. As a result of the AIDS crisis on African economies, even the most modest development gains are being lost. People living with HIV urgently need all of these things. Yet this situation is likely to worsen. With access to clean water, timely treatment for opportunistic infections and a nutritious diet, people living with HIV can live healthy and productive lives for ten to fifteen years. In Southern Africa, people are dying of AIDS within five years because they are poor and do not have the most basic food security.

Source: Graded English for Colleges Bk 3

QUESTIONS

1. In what sense is AIDS a result of poverty in the passage? 1 mark

2. Why do married women take to prostitution? 1 mark

3. Name two (2) consequences of HIV/AIDS on farming. 2 marks

4. What kind of care do women provide for their families? 2 marks

5. List four (4) development gains from the passage. 2 marks

6. How can people living with HIV/AIDS live healthy and productive lives? 2 marks

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SECTION D: COMPOSITION 10 marks

Write a composition of between 150-180 words on any ONE of the following topics.

1.

The people of your village do not tolerate their children getting married into other tribes or cultures. Write a letter to the elites of your village, care of the chief, sensitising them about the negative consequences of this practice. Also explain how marrying partners of their choice, no matter their cultural background can bring joy and peace to both individuals and their communities at large. Your name is Manga Sube, you are a student in GBSS, P.O Box 92, Tubah.

2.

You have noticed that many students in your class do not like the English language. Each time the teacher comes in, these students are either disturbing or reading other subjects. Write a composition on the importance of English and the benefits of being bilingual.

3.

In spite of the fact that you have been working hard at school, your parents do not want to buy an android telephone for you now because they think it will disturb your studies. Write a letter to them about the importance of owning an android telephone. Also tell them what you will do in order not to be negatively influenced by it. Your name is Bayiha Diobe and you school at Institut la Grace, Akonolinga, P.O. Box 543.

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