EKR EXERCICES D’ANGLAIS CLASSE DE 3ème

Part I: Brush up Grammar

Exercise I : Complete with the appropriate auxiliary between brackets.
1-They ……………..............go to the fair last week. (don’t, haven’t, aren’t, didn’t)
2-Baby Mina …….........................……. crying in her cradle. (does,is,has,will,must)
3-She…………….................................….be crying in her cradle. (has,is,must,does)
4-The trees ……….....................…cut down by the poachers. (are,will,can,do,have)
5-The car fortunately …................…not hit him very hard last week.(was,is,had,did)
6-Umy Xayry Agn ……......................crossing the road carelessly.(will,was,has,does)
7-Today we ………...................................………….not have class (are,do,had,did)
8-I………....................................…….gone to visit Amy Diba (did,have,am,should)
9-We ………..................................…had a puncture on the road. (did,had,were,can)
10- We ……….............….......................................…obey the law.(have,are,had,must)
11- They…….................…never visited” La Porte du millenaire” (do, have,are,would)
12- You…….........................….not know any country in the world. (have,do,were,are)
13 Next year Aram.......................................… fly to London. ( could.will.could.must)
14- Grandpa…........................................snoring in his rocking-chair (has, does, is,can)
15- I ……….............................................……not have gone away. (do, should,is,has)

Exercise II : Use the verbs in brackets correctly

1-………….…..challenge the future in order to...…...............………. (to dare)(to succeed)
2-We would r....ather……………….........…….....….…….…a spacious apartment.(to rent)
3-I feel the heat ………………….........……........…..…………………. my body. (to burn)
4-They made the customers……........….….........….……… …..…….all the goods.(to buy)
5-……………......…........….down the street ,I suddenly met suddenly the bandits.(to walk)
6-Mustafa GUEY used to come into the arena by…….........….....………the wall.(to climb)
7-Wait and………………………….......................………..what is going to happen.(to see)
8-Hey! Keep off …………………...........….......…………..the Imam is preaching.(to chat)
9- I had better …………………...…..............…… my umbrella, the sky is cloudy.(to take)
10-He wanted us to come and ….…............……………......…….………… with him.(deal)

Exercise 1II : Multiple choice

1-Ibrahima Njie fed the birds with crumbs,…..…..…..........? ( did he / didn’t he / fed he )
2- Let Fayçal Sanu fade away ,…….........…..….........…? ( shall we / will you / won’t you)
3- This boy’s aunt speaks with a stammer,…...….......…….? ( does she /doesn’t he / is he )
4- Let’s do it together ,…………………………......……..? ( don’t we /do we / shall we)
5- He‘s studying Cookery ,……...………..................…....? ( isn’t he / hasn’t he / is he )
6- Her naughty joke shocked the railway man,…........….? ( didn’t it / didn’t she / did it )
7- There were no reasons to stay there ,........…? ( were there / wasn’t there / didn’t there)
8- These girls have nice ideas,………………....……..? ( have they / don’t they / do they )
9- My uncle and I had hardly known,……….…........…..? ( had he / had we / hadn’t we )
10 - Both or your parents work as doctors ,….........……? ( don’t they / do they / does he )

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Exercise 1V : Complete with suitable notion

A) Law B) necessity C) aptitude D) probability E) reproach

F ) moral obligation G ) reproaches H) advice I ) rule
J ) permission K ) critics L ) consciousness obligation M ) prohibition

Modal Used for Examples

Must = 1-.......................................... We must obey policemen
= 2- .......................................... Students must come to school on time
= 3- ......................................... You must work hard to pass your Bfem
Mustn’t = 4............................................. People mustn’t jump on desks
Can = 5-............................................ Aminata Faay can cook Yassa

May = 6-........................................ The baby is weeping, it may be hungry.

= 7-......................................... Sir, may I go out please ?
Ought to = 8-......................................... Grandpa should stop cigarette, he is 90
= 9-......................................... You ought to work hard, you’re too lazy
= 10-......................................... You ought to obey your parents
Should = 11-......................................... I should have bath now, I’m stinking
= 12-........................................ You should do an effort and that will do

Exercise V : Fill in with : Since ,For, Ago

1-Centuries ………………………………...……...….Man ate meals uncooked.
2-It’s been so long ………………………...………..……...….I saw the Mayor.
3-Roxaya Ndion has gone to London.................…….…...……. two years now.
4-Mr Tureh started teaching some years ..……............................……......……..
5-My cat has died………………….....………………......….January 16th 2005.
6-My cat has died……………..........…....……...........................….two months.
7-My cat died two months...........………….....…….…...….………..…………
8- I was in this class……………….………………………..…..……. one hour
9- Nafi Sonko has been there….....…........………….……..….…..one o’ clock.
10- It has been three years…….....................Babacar Kane last phoned his wife

Exercise VI : Add or complete with : so, such a(n), such; what a(n) ,what, how
1- Our captain scored...........................................................................................fantastic goal!
2- .......................................................................................beautiful Lexus Ya’wa Thiam had!
3- ......................................................................................................excellent Usmaan Sarr is !
4- Kuthia is……………………....….................….....….. funny that’s why he is appreciated!
5- Penda Sarr had ......................................................................................... wonderful times!
6- Mamadu Abdulay Jallow gave me ....................................................... interesting presents!
7- ..........................................................................................delicious the cakes I tasted, were!
8- Faatu Kane walked…..…………………....…….................…slowly down the street!
9- The teacher gives ........................................................................bad marks to the students!
10- Mariem Thiombaan cooked such....................................................................good dinner

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Exercise 7: Underline the mistake and correct it.

1-You will go out after you’ll finish........................................................................
2-I will give you it back unless you pop…...............................................................
3-If had I had time, I would have send you an sms.................................................
4-They’d have join us if they’d been invited before.................................................
5-What you will do if you came first? .....................................................................
6-Unless Mr Fay explain, we won’t understand.......................................................
7-If I lend you my laptop, when do you bring it back?.............................................
8-Did you phone first, Xadi will wait for you..........................................
9-Tell me the truth and I would forgive you.............................................................
10-If the night falls, we wont go out.........................................................................

Exercise 8 : Turn into the direct speech.

1-He said it was his first time to visit « La Porte du Millénaire ».
=.........……………………………………………………………………...................................
2- She wondered whether she would have the opportunity to find her way.
=………………………………………………………………………………............................
3-The boy asked the teacher where he was going that morning
=…………………………………………………………………………………........................
4-Kumba said she’d shown his sister the shopping centre the previous week.
=…………………………………………………………………………………........................
5-They threats him not to move an inch ahead.
=…………………………………………………………………………………………………

Exercise 9: Complete questions with correct interrogative words. Answers may help you

1- ...................................................................did he go back last night? - Very late.

2- ...........................................................is your sister? - She can’t be older than me
3- .......................................................................will they come back? – Next week
4- ........................................is your village from the school? – Twelve miles away.
5- .........................................................had Dad punished? – Because he is ill-bred.
6- ......................................do Christians go to Rome on pilgrimage? – Once a year
7- .............................will be a Galaxy tab within ten years time? – 10.000f maybe
8- ........................did they build this dam......................? - To get the traffic fluid.
9- As for you.............................should be the Sumbejuun tunnel? – Ten feet deep.
10- ....................will you bring back the ladder you borrowed me? – Tomorrow pm.
11- ................................................will you stay in that country? –. Two weeks time.
12- ..................................................had they left before my arrival? – It was urging.
13- ............................................car is packed in my garage? – Your wife’s new one.
14- ...............among the DDD bus coming is for Rufisque? – The one in the middle.
15- ..............................................father was chosen to be the village chief? – Musa’s
16- ........................................................................will be this building? – 125meters.
17- ....................................is this guy? - I’m afraid he is the tallest man in the world
18- ..............................................................does this class take? – I think two hours

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Exercise10:Turn into the passive.

1-I call up your number in vain.

……………………………………………………................................................................…
2-People said Malik Niang is our most well-trained wrestler.
…………………………………………………………................................…….........………
3-They have ordered me to leave.
……………………………………………………………............................………........……
4-The President will reshuffle his cabinet.
………………………………………………………………...........................……........…….
5-Ndongo LO has brought us joy through the years.
a)………………………………………………………………..........…………….......………
b)……………………………………………….................................................................……
6-Wherever you are, you must obey elders.
………………………………………………………………………..............................……..
7-The government will already have built new modern infrastructures.
………………………………………………………………………...................….......……..
8-They will ask her to confirm.
………………………………………………………………………...............……….....……
9-Nobody can see the « the Ngor lighthouse » from Pikine.
………………………………………………………………………...............…….....………
10-The Minister was showing them out the project.
a)………………………………………………………………………...............……......……
b)…………………………………………………………………….................……......…….
11-They did nothing to help Ahmed T. Niang and his sister.
…………………………………………………………………………….....................……..
12- Mr Sow proposes this test that’s why none of us can get a good mark except Xadija Kane.
…………………………………………………………………..…………...................……..
13-If it rains they are going to play football in it.
…………………………………………………………………………...................…....……
14-He’s illiterate nobody can help him.
………………………………………………………………..…………..................…...……
15- We’ve been expecting them to save the victims in vain
………………………………………………………………………...............…………...….
16- He always sanctions his students
=.................................................................................................................................................
17-They didn’t invite us to their English club’s fair.
=..................................................................................................................................................
18-Can they do this exercise without Nabu’s help?
=..............................................................................................................................................?
19- All the members of the N.G.O have attended that session.
=................................................................................................................................................
20-They say their Dad forbids them to go out at twilight.
=................................................................................................................................................

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Exercise 11: Match sentences with correct notions (0.25x10 = 2.5)

Sentences Notion

1- All I want is to drink a fresh Presséa. A- Coming action

2- They always dine out at weekends. B- Permanent fact
3- It rained a lot last night. C- project
4- On Monday we have class all day D- Past conditional
long. E- Present conditional
5- If Faatu accepts, I will marry her. F- Timetable
6- If he came, I would tell him the truth. G- Past indefinite situation
7- The government will build new pikes H- Past definite situation
8- Mama has been three times to I- Frequent action
Makkah. J- Present situation
9- It rains a lot in Conakry Guinea.
10- We are going to visit Tamba soon

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Exercise 12: Use the verb in parentheses correctly. (0.25x10 = 2.5)

1- In December people……………...….heavy clothes. (wear)
2- She’ll be a vet because she…………………….…..animals. (like)
3- We………………….…..in Paris before flying back next week. (stay)
4- My new-born baby………………………… in two years time. (to walk / already)
5- Come and join us, we……………………………a meeting. (to have)
6- National productivity…………………………for years now. (to decline)
7- The rumor which………..………right now is the exagerated version. (to circulate)
8- His eyes…………………………..with tears so that he was wiping them. (to run)
9- I wondered why we………………………….years ago. (not to move)
10- They mentioned the dog…………….……..its mistress more than one. (to attack)
11- I………………………………the neighbourhood this afternoon. (to explore)

Exercxise 13: Complete with the correct tense. (0.5x5 = 2.5)

1- Mr Maky Sall………………………………………………….since 2012. (to rule)
2- Ten years ago, I……………………anything thing about computing. (not to know)
3- Mr Wade…………………………….for twelve years. (to rule)
4- He………………………………the file for 2 hours now. (to scan)
5- Their president…………………………his cabinet since October (to reshuffle)

Exercise 14: Fill in with : since / for / ago. (0.5x3 = 1.5)

I have ordered a sandwich…………...my arrival, I have been waiting …........…one hour.
God, The man over there came in a while………………..and all is ok there with him.
For one hour now, nothing. Minutes………….I saw a waitress arrange the man’s order,

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Exercise 15: Choose the correct option. (0.5x5 = 2.5)

1- Hawa was pleased with (she / herself / her)
2- Malik recognized the knife as (him / his / himself)
3- Is Rama there ? Sorry (he / she / her ) doesn’t work here now.
4- My uncle was a fightfighter, wasn’t (him / he /his)?
5- The baby is bottle-feeding (himself /herself / itself ) in the cadole.

Exercise 16: Complete with the correct tense. (0.5x3 = 1.5)

1- If you…………………..…….…………., you would have waited for us. (to know)
2- I………………………………..………… him up unless he asks me to. (not to ring)
3- Wherever she went, her baby………………..…………………her there. (to follow)

Exercise 17: Complete with the correct form of the verb. (0.25x10 = 2.5)
1- What have I………..……...……to deserve such a punishment? . ( to do)
2- I didn’t………………….……………...…….you were around. (to know)
3- After you have……………., you will……………………..out. (to go)
4- I was…………………..……………… TV when she fainted. (to watch)
5- The ball had already……….……..…in the goal-mouth when he noticed it. (to be)
6- All the porridge was…………….………….by the kids. ( to eat)
7- Listen! The kitten is………………………..in the corridor. ( to mew)
8- They will have……………………the file in the meantime. ( to scan)
9- Does he…………………………..the baby in the cradle? ( to forsake)
10- The vagabonds will be……….............…by the police. ( to trap)

Exercise 18: Complete with the correct tense or form of the verb. (0.25x10=2.5)
1- I will………………..left ( have / to have / leaving)
2- I will have to…………..him. ( obey / obeyed / to obey )
3- He is…………………………….fire. ( touch / touched / touching)
4- Mr Jabaay……………….speeding on the pike. ( is / be / been)
5- We had………………..a puncture on our way to Saly Portudal. (have / had / having)
6- Don’t…………………the sun go down on me. ( let / letting / to let )
7- These vagabonds are going to……………….that girl. ( attack / attacking / attacked)
8- We will have……………………our baggage. ( packed / pack / packing)
9- Nafi has…………….into my life to sorrow me. ( came / come / coming)
10- .........................your Grandpa use his chaplet. ( doing / to do / does )

Exercise 19 : Use the verbs in the correct form. (0.5x5=2.5)

1- Where…………………...…. with my siblings? ( you / to go / preterit interrogative)
2- I……………………..…… much this place. (to like / present simple negative)
3- They…………………..………early. (to wake / future negative)
4- You……………..…………..in the pool. (to swim / present continuous affirmative)

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Part II: Dealing with Complete tests

Test 001: (BFEM 2015)
I. Reading comprehension (8 marks)
Uncle, please forgive me. “I will try to pass my exam next time”: cried Guinea Jo when his
uncle applied the long thick cane on his bare back and buttocks.
As if Uncle Imam suspected what had happened, he bellowed angrily, “Passing your exam next
time is not the point. You must tell me how you failed your school leaving examination”
Guinea Jo: Dada Awuru caused it.
Uncle Imam: Do you mean the traditional doctor near Ketu village on the way to my farm?
Guinea Jo: Yes, Uncle. His medicine let me down in the examination hall.
Uncle Imam applied the cane once more and shouted, “You are a liar. You must tell me the
whole truth’’
Guinea Jo: Uncle, I’m telling you the truth. Six months before our school leaving examination,
I heard about Dada Awuru. He was reputed to be a powerful juju man and in a position to help
ambitious students pass their exams without reading their books at all. I went to consult Awuru,
who boasted that I would easily pass my exam with a juju handkerchief. He told me that if I
used the hanky (1) to wipe my face, my eyes would be opened spiritually and I would just copy
out the answers to all questions. I saved my transport and pocket money for some months to
buy a juju hanky. I did not bother to read my books any more throughout the five months
preceding the examinations.
Uncle Imam: “What happened at the examination hall "?
Guinea Jo: When I applied my hanky three times with incantations as directed by Dada Awuru,
the questions remained on the papers given to me by the examiner and I became very nervous,
sweating all over my body !
Uncle Imam: You are a foolish lazy boy. Juju cannot help you pass exam. You have to study
hard day and night. Dada Awuru duped you for nothing. Anyway, you’ve learnt your lessons.

Slightly adapted from G.S Akiode, Sunday Times, June 6, 1980.

Note: (1) a hanky (or handkerchief) = un mouchoir.

I- Global Comprehension

QUESTIONS
A. Choose the most appropriate suggested answer (2marks)
1. A good title for the text could
be……………………………………………………………….
a. How Guinea Jo passed his school leaving exam.
b. Guinea Jo, the strong Juju.
c. Guinea Jo, a stupid student.
2. Uncle Imam applied ‘’the long thick cane’’ (paragraph 1) means………………………
a. He beat the boy with his cane.
b. He gave the boy some sugar cane.
c. He showed the boy a long sugar cane.

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3. Guinea Jo failed his exam

because……………………………………………………………………………………..
a. The hanky didn’t clean his face.
b. He didn’t read his book.
c. He was given a handkerchief.

4. The story presented in this text is……………………………………………………..

a. tragic b. comic c. romantic

B. Fill in the table with the names in the text below according to the text. (3marks)

Guinea Jo - Uncle Imam - Dada Awuru

5………………………………………….. believed in Juju.

6…………………………………………. pretended he has mysterious powers.
7…………………………………………. did not believe in Juju.

C. True or False. Justify from the text. (2 marks)

Statements true false Justifications
8. Guinea Jo corrected the …… …… ……………………………………………
instructions of Dada Awuru. ……………………………………………
9. Guinea Jo didn’t pay the …… …… …………………………..………………
traditional doctor for the ………………………………….……….
service.
D. What or who do the following words refer to the text? (1 mark)
10. It in “Dada Awuru caused
it“:………………………………………………………………….
11. His medicine let me
down:……………………………………………………………………..

II- Linguistic and communicative competence (7 point)

E. Fill in the blanks with words in the list below. (One does not apply). (2.5 marks)

Justified – confessed – blessed – blamed – apologized – asked – promised

12.“Uncle, please forgive me! “Guinea Jo =

…………………………………….………………..
13.“I will try to pass my exam next time “ the young boy
=………………………………………
14.“You are a liar” Uncle Imam
=………………………………………………………………...
15.“What happen at the examination hall? “Uncle Imam
=……………………….………………
16.“Uncle, I am telling the truth!”,Guinea Jo
=………………………………………….………..

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F- Complete the following sentences correctly and meaningfully. (3 marks)

17. Lazy students don’t pass their exam because they don’t learn lessons! But if they learnt their
lessons, they……………………………………………………………………………………..
18. When Guinea Jo said he hadn’t read his books any more throughout the five months
preceding the examination, his uncle reacted in these words: “What? So you mean that you
………………………………………………………………………………….for five months”
19. When Uncle Imam applied the cane again and shouted, “You must tell me the whole truth.”
Guinea Jo understood that he…………………………………………………..the whole truth.

G- Fill in the gaps with the correct form of the words in brackets. (1.5 marks)
Giving his nephew advice, Uncle Imam said: “Listen, Guinea Jo! You have to understand that
your (20)………………………………….(fail) is caused by your foolish attitude. You need to
know that (21)…..….… (lazy) is a bad habit. If you want to (22)….………………. (success)”
In this life, you must always remember that hard work only pays off.

III- Writing (5 marks)

Choose one topic and write about 80-120 words.
Topic 1: Many people think that juju can help pass exams. Do you agree or disagree with
them?
Why or why not?
Topic 2: Bara and Samba are two students preparing for examination. Bara often learns his
lessons, but Samba spends most of his time playing. Write their dialogue
Topic 3: After a year of teachers’ strike, Binta writes a letter to the Minister of Education to
Complain about the situation.
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
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Test 002: (Bfem 2016)

1. A young man and his girlfriend decided to get married. There were a lot of guests for the
wedding ceremony which was sumptuously organized. After the wedding ceremony, the bride
and the groom went to a hotel for their honeymoon.
2. As soon as they arrived at the hotel room, the bride took her new Smartphone to reply to the
congratulations that had been sent by her numerous relatives and friends. When her new spouse
came closer, she was busy texting and kept replying to each to each and every received message
instead of responding to his advances.
3. Seeing that she was more interested in texting her friends than being intimate, the groom
asked her to stop texting. But she refused and became angry. When he asked her if her friends
were more important than she was, the bride answered that they were. As the argument between
them became unexpectedly heated, the groom told his wife he was divorcing her and left the
hotel.
4. A divorce case was filed and the court referred it to the reconciliation committee to see if the
newly-weds could be reconciled. But the groom refused to withdraw the case and insisted on
the divorce. Eventually the bride was divorced by her husband due to a problem on their
wedding night.
5.’’A legal expert warned against the alarming growing figures of divorce among newly-weds,
saying that they reached around 50 per-cent. Misunderstandings, differences in views and the
easy approach to marriage without a deep appreciation of the responsibilities are among the
major causes for divorce among young people. ‘He added: ‘’Marriages are bound to fail when
they are no robust foundations or trust. ‘’

A. Read the text and choose a,b or c to complete these sentences with the most
appropriate ending. (2 marks)
1. The title for the text could be…………………………………………………..
a. A sumptuous divorce
b. A divorce case among newly-weds
c. How to reconcile divorcing newly-weds
2. The bride got angry because................................................................................
a. the groom wanted her to stop texting
b. the new spouse came to close to her.
c. she didn’t like the hotel room.
3. The groom reproached his new wife for.............................................................
a. preferring to text her friends than take care of him.
b. receiving numerous congratulations from relatives and friends.
c. having a lot of guests at the wedding ceremony
4. The argument became heated ( paragraph 3) means…………………………..
a. The discussion came to an end.
b. The couple furiously talked to one another.
c. No one wanted to talk to the other.

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B. Choose from the list below adjectives that best describe the bride and the groom. (2
pts)

Loving – possessive – egoistic – irresponsible – frustrated

5. The bride:……………………………………../……………………..….. (2 adjectives)
6. the groom:……………………………………/………………………….. (2 adjectives)

C. Tick in the right ‘ true or false column and justify with specific quotes from the text. (3
pts)

Statements True False Specific justifications

7. The incident happened during …………………………………………
the wedding ceremony.
…………………………………………
8. The court tried to arrange the …………………………………………
matter before pronouncing the
…………………………………………
divorce.

9. The legal expert thinks that …………………………………..…..…

about half of new marriages end
………………………………………....
in divorce.

D.Who or what do the following words refer to in the text ? (1 pt)

10. They (paragraph 3):……………………………………………
11. They (paragraph 5):……………………………………………

II. LINGUISTIC COMPETENCE

E. Immediately after the groom left the hotel, the bride called her parents. Complete their
dialogue meaningfully. (2 pts)

Bride: Dad, Mum! I have a big problem with my lover. I need your help.
Parents: So early? You’ve got just married, (12)………………., you? What’s the matter?
Bride: I was (13)………………………………………………….when………………….…
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
Parents: Where is he now? Can we talk to him?
Bride: Impossible! He has just left the hotel. But before leaving he said that (14)…………
……………………………………………………………………………………………..…..
Parents: What? That’s unbelievable! Not even 24hours after your wedding!
Bride: I’m so sorry! If only I hadn’t (15)……………………………………………………
Parents: Well, let’s hope he will change his mind.

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F. Complete the following passage with the most appropriate words in brackets. (2)
At the law court, the newly-weds were told to reconcile but the husband refused to pacify.
He said he was ( too/so/very) (16)……………………..shocked to reconsider his position.
He said that the girl had (disappoint / disappointed / disappointing) (17)…….............him.
He was so deeply affected by (his / her / him) (18)…………………….new wife’s attitude.
He said that he wouldn’t be able to love and trust a woman again.
Finally, the judge (had / had to / was) (19)……………………… pronounce the divorce.

G- Match the statements with the notions they express. (2 pts)

Disagreement – Comparison – Disbelief – Order

Statements Notions
20. Her friends were more important than he was. ………………………………
21. The groom asked her to stop texting ………………………………
22. The groom refused to reconcile ………………………………
23. That’s incredible ………………………………

III. WRITING (6 pts)

Choose one topic and write about 80-120 words.
Topic 1: There are more and more divorces in the society. Choose a case of divorce.
What were the causes and the consequences? What solutions would you suggest to
Prevent it from happening again?
Topic 2: Sarah’s parents are going to divorce. She has a discussion with her friend Amina on
the problem. Write their conversation.
Topic 3: If you were the groom, would you divorce or would you try to find a different
solution?
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Test 003: (BFEM 2018)

1. Musa Sanogo, 22, is a migrant who has just returned to Ivory Coast from Libya after
surviving regular beatings and forced labour in the fields. He is one of about 600 Ivory Coast
migrants that are being repatriated from Libya with the support of the International
Organization for Migration (IOM). Around 150 people landed in the in the Capital Abidjan on
Monday with the rest to be brought home during the week.
2. ‘‘We were slaves,’’ said Musa Sanogo who spent more than four months in Libya trying
to get to Italy by boat. ‘‘For the Arabs (Libyan jailers) black-skinned people are nothing but
animals, dogs are treated better. We were captured and locked in a small room with 60 other
people, and were not able to wash. When the Arabs entered, they wore masks due to the smell,
‘‘he said, shaking his head at the memory. ‘‘When they came to buy you, they judged your
price like merchandise. They bought you so you’re going to work… like a slave. For food, you
are given a piece of bread and a piece of cheese, that’s all… I’m happy to be back here’’ he
said.
3. Filmed images showing black migrants being sold as slaves on social media have
provoked protest across Africa, bringing to public consciousness a situation that has previously
been condemned by many non-governmental groups and observers. Music and football stars
have expressed their outrage at the revelations, including Ivorian Reggae singers Alpha Blondy
and Tiken Jah Fakoly, as well as footballer Didier Drogba. ‘‘It is a double indignation, a cry
from heart! We are shocked to see the children of Africa die…trying to find a better life! This
is humiliation for Africa,’’ they said. The United Nations said the slavery trade should be
investigated as possible crimes against humanity, and the issue will be on agenda at an African
Union-European Union summit in Abidjan.
Adapted from https://www.news24.com/Africa/news/migrants-sold-into-slavery-in-libya-tell-of-total-hell-20171122

I- Reading comprehension : ( 08 marks)

A. Read the text and give the paragraph numbers corresponding with the titles
(1.5marks)

Titles Paragraph Numbers

1. International Reactions Paragraph N°………….
2. Back to homeland Paragraph N°………….
3. Terrible Detention Conditions Paragraph N°………….

B. Circle the correct option ( a, b or c) (2 marks)

4. A good tile for this text could be…………………………………………………..

a) Sanogo’s experience in Italy
b) Mobilizing music and footballers stars
c) Modern time slavery.
5. Musa Sanogo said the number of people in a room was………………………….
a) six hundred b) sixty c) one hundred and fifty
6. ‘‘here’’ (in paragraph 2) refers to…………………………………………………
a) Italy b) Libya c) Ivory Coast
7. ‘‘We’’(in paragraph 3) refers to……………………………………………………
a) non-governmental groups b) observers c) Music and football star

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C. Fill in the gaps with words from the text (NB: One word for each gap) (1.5 marks)
Musa Sanogo is a 22-year-old migrant from (8)…………………………. He and many other
young people crossed the desert to join (9)………………….………………..whey they were
captured, tortured and sold as (10)………………………………………..…………………..

D. True of false. Justify with specific quotations from the text (3 marks)

Statements True False Justifications

(11). Musa Sanogo has ………………………………………
returned to Ivory Coast with no ………………………………………
help from anybody ………………………………………
(12). The Arabs were wearing ………………………………………
masks because they didn’t ………………………………………
want to be recognized. ………………………………………
(13). Africans have been ………………………………………
informed of the incident thanks ………………………………………
to social media. ………………………………………

II- Linguistic and communicative competence: (06 marks)

E. Complete meaningfully this dialog between a Libyan jailer and an Arab merchant
buying a slave. (2.5 marks)

Jailer: Hello, Sir. Can I help you?

Merchant: Hello, I heard you have African people who can work for me.
Jailer: Yes! Look at these strong men. W……………………………………………..? (14)
Merchant: I’m interested in that muscled man over there. H…………………………? (15)
Jailer: Just £ 500 for you, Sir!
Merchant: What? That’s too………………………..……………..! (16) How about £200?
Jailer: I’m sorry, sir. But your price is……………………….……… (17). Give me £350!
Merchant: Okay. It’s a good deal. Here is your money!
Jailer: Take him. He’s………………………………………………………now. (18)

F. Musa Sanogo is talking to himself in his prison cell, in Libya. Complete this passage
with the appropriate words in the list below. (NB: One word will not be used). (2.5 marks)

Easier / like / have / had / were / harder

‘‘Life in Ivory Coast isn’t easy. But the situation in Libya is much…………………….. (19).
People here are inhumane. They treat black people……………....................…….. (20) dogs.
If I………….....………. (19) known that, I wouldn’t………………….. (21) left my country.
I really wish I……………………………….………… (22) at home now.’’
G. Turn the sentence under A into the Reported speech under B. (1 mark)

A- Direct Speech B- Reported Speech

(23). A journalist
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III. Writing: Choose one topic only and write about 80-120 words. (6 marks)

Topic 1: Musa is now back home in his country. He is having a conversation with Marcel
who plans to go Libya first and join Italy afterwards. Write their dialogue.
Topic 2: Samba, a young Senegalese man, has taken the road to Europe.
Write a narrative description of his adventure, focusing on his physical and
Write a narrative emotional experience.
Topic 3: Rama is the Chairperson of an organization against illegal emigration.
Imagine and write an article she publishes in her school magazine about the risks.

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Test 004: (BFEM exam 2013)

Child labor is the employment of children in a manner that deprives them of their childhood,
and is harmful to their physical and mental development. Africa has the world highest incidence
rates of child labor. The problem is severe in Sub-Saharian Africa where more than 48 million
children aged 5-14 labor for survival. In Northern part of Sub-Saharian Africa Islam is a major
influence. Begging is considered as a service in exchange for quranic education. These children
aged 7-13, for example, are called almudos in the Gambia, or talibés in Senegal. The parents
place their children with a marabout or serigne, a quranic teacher. Here, they split their time
between begging and studying the Quran. In Morocco, it is estimated that about 150,000
children aged 514 were working in 2010. Agriculture and domestic services are the predominant
employers. Young girls locally called petites bonnes (little maids), are sent to work and live as
domestic servants ; many aged 10 or less. These petites bonnes who come from very poor
families face conditions of voluntary servitude including long hours of hard work without
breaks, physical, verbal and sexual abuse, with held wages and even restrictions on their
movement.
…Studies commissioned by the Morocco government find poverty and lack of school, often in
combination, are primary causes of the little maids phenomenon in Morocco. Additionally, rural
parents do not believe that an education or a diploma of any sort can help their girls find a job.
Even where income generation is necessary, we might like to think that these forms of work are
unnecessary. An alternative basis for the argument that child is unambiguously is that it is the
result of decisions taken by parents or employers rather than by children themselves… In any
society that respects human rights, children should be able to seek the protection of the state
when forced to work.
Adapted from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Child_labour_in_Africa

A) Read the text and tick off the correct answer (0.5 pt)
1- A good title for the text could be : ………………………………………………….......
a) The problem of education in Senegal b) Child labor in Africa
c) Violation of children’s rights in the Gambia d) The difficulties of domectic servants in
Africa

B) Write true or false then justify from the text (3 pts)

Statements True False Justification
1. Making children work positively …………………………………………..
contributes to their health …………………………………………..

2. Young children are taught the Quran ………………………………………….

gratuitously ………………………………………….
3. The great majority of Moroccan ………………………………………….
little maids are teenagers ………………………………………….

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C) Read the text and complete the following table. (2 pts)

5. Three local names given to the young workers a)…………………………………
b)…………………………………
c)…………………………………
6. The two major causes of child employment in Morocco. a)…………………………………
b)…………………………………

D) Find in the text appropriate words to complete the following passage (2.5 pts)
The employment of young (7)………………………………………is very common in Africa.
It’s a phenomenon that puts them in danger. In countries like Senegal and the Gambia, child
labor is paradoxally influenced by (8)………………………………which is supposed to
provide education for the learners. Unfortunately, they spend most of their time
(9)………………...on the streets. In Morocco, (10)…………………………….and
(11)……………………………..are the two sectors that mostly employ the little girls.

II- COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE

E) A journalist is interviewing a Unicef agent. Complete his questions or tags
coherently.
Journalist: You’ve fighting for children’s rights in your organization, (12)……….…….…..?
Unicef agent: Yes, we have.
Journalist : Is (13)……………………………………………………………………………..?
Unicef agent: Of course, it is. The problem of young talibés has always been among our
priorities.
Journalist: (14)………………………………….……………………………..…………..…..?
Unicef agent: We’ve been campaigning against their exploitations for many years now.
Journalist: Your organization called for a better implication of gorvenment last week.(15)…. ?
Unicef agent: That’s right! What we expect them to do is show more concern about the
Unicef charter on children’s right.
Journalist: Thank you, sir.

F) The paragraph below is an extract from an article the same journalist. Complete
it meaningfully by circling the lost suitable words. (2 pts)

(16) Nobody / nothing / anything can deny the efforts of organizations like Unicef to fight
against the exploitation of young talibés. However, for their efforts to bear fruit, the government
(17) needn’t / must / can be concerned about those children’s conditions. Young talibés deserve
more consideration and protection from the state authorities (18) who / which / whose inaction
has aggravated their difficulties. It is high time our leaders (19) design / designed / designing
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G) As a reaction to the article above, a minister has sent a letter of protest to the journalist.
Fill in the blanks with the appropriate words in the following list. ( 2 pts )
because / that’s why / despite / although / whereas / however / if

‘’Dear journalist,
In reply to the article you published in your newspaper last week. I regret that some
journalists keep writing articles like that one (20)…………………………………the efforts of
the government to protect children.
I am sure that you would not have written this article (21)…………………….you had got in
touch with my services for the right information.
(22)………………………………I do not appreciate such an article, we have decided not to
take any action against your newspaper (23)……………………………………. I believe in the
freedom of speech.
Sincerely ’’
The Minister of Family and Childhood.

III- WRITING : Choose one topic and write about 80-120 words. (6 pts)
Topic 1: Write a letter to the Minister of Solidarity to protest against the difficult living
Conditions of young talibés and propose him/her some measures to stop this
phenomenon.
Topic 2: Some people think that the debate on children’s right sis not important. They
believe that making children work hard is a way to prepare them to a brighter future.
Do you share this view ? Why or why not.
Topic 3: Mr Diop wants to send his 4-year-old son to a marabout living very far. His wife
does not agree. Write their discussion.
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