Cameroon GCE advanced level June 2025 English Language 1

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SECTION B: SPEECH WORK (10 MARKS)

Choose the best alternative A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence below.

11. The phrase that contains two short vowel sounds is, _________.A Please, come

    B Come here

    C Shoot right

    D Get up

12. The word ‘mayor’ has ______ sound(s).A 2

    B 1

    C 3

    D 4

13. The set of words that contains an odd consonant sound is _____.A pleasure/seizure/pressure/measure

    B zeal/slip/seat/sip

    C catch/chain/charm/change

    D come/camp/craft/clash

14. ‘It’s a nice day, isn’t it?’ has _____ intonation.A rising

    B falling-rising

    C rising-falling

    D falling

15. The sentence ‘The colonel and the mayor had a meeting’ has _____ syllables.A 10

    B 8

    C 9

    D 7

16. The word correctly syllabified is _______.A in-cess-ful

    B ed-u-ca-tion

    C ques-tion

    D b-eau-ti-ful

17. The word ‘photographer’ is stressed on the _____ syllable.A second

    B first

    C third

    D fourth

18. The unstressed words in the sentence ‘The boy is handsome’ are ______.A The is

    B The, boy

    C boy, handsome

    D is, handsome

19. The word that has the same sound as the underlined syllable in ‘biting’, is _______.A bait

    B male

    C sit

    D key

20. The word in the list below which has seven syllables is _____.A unimaginable

    B individuality

    C educationalist

    D accommodation

SECTION C: GRAMMAR (20 Marks)

Choose the alternative A, B, C or D that best completes each sentence below.

21. Things will be fine ______ you do it the way I told you.A as long as

    B unless

    C should in case

    D whenever

22. Sarah would have made sure John was here, if ______ were coming.A she has known you

    B she hadn’t known you

    C she had know you

    D she knew you

23. Paul loves his new job in the States. I didn’t even know he _______ abroad.A lives

    B is living

    C was living

    D lived

24. Supposedly, digital voice discs, or DVDs as they are called, are _____ resistant to scratching than record players.A much more

    B so much

    C too much

    D very much

25. If he is inviting the ______ to dinner, I’ll be there to get acquainted with her.A young beautiful slim lady

    B slim young beautiful lady

    C beautiful slim young lady

    D young slim beautiful lady

26. Don’t forget to submit the assignment, _______?A will you

    B shall you

    C do you

    D can you

27. The man is aware that _______ are tired of his intrigues.A I and you

    B you and I

    C me and you

    D you and me

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QUESTIONS

Choose the best answer from each question from the alternatives A, B, C, and D.

1. According to the passage, water crisis is exacerbated because of ________.A an increase in population

   B drastic change in weather

   C insufficient water supply

   D long drought and floods

2. The word ‘exacerbated’ (L.1) as used in the passage means ________.A worsen

   B measured

   C brought

   D caused

3. The expression ‘water is (key) to life’ (L.4-5),can be considered as a/an ________.A idiom

   B maxim

   C propaganda

   D hypothesis

4. In paragraph one, the writer intimates that for water sustainability to succeed, it should be ________.A an individual issue

   B based on more rainfall

   C a collective initiative

   D to intensify the fight against droughts and floods

5. The word ‘novel’ (L.26) as used in the passage is a/an _______.A adverb

   B adjective

   C noun

   D interjection

6. According to the passage, water challenges can be concluded as being a ______ situation.A neglected

   B redeemable

   C natural

   D dismal

7. When the writer says ‘compensate for the increasing deficit (L.30) he is suggesting that ________.A people should get more water

   B people should improve on the availability of water

   C people should manage the need for water

   D people should reduce the quantity of water

8. From the text, it can be concluded that WASAG’s main priority is ________.A promoting sustainable and integrated water resources management

   B encouraging political prioritization, sharing knowledge and experience

   C building capacity of countries and providing monitoring systems

   D promoting collective efforts of agricultural survival in the face of natural adversities

9. The passage can best be described as ________.A narrative

   B expository

   C argumentative

   D scientific

10. A befitting title for this passage can be: ________.A Water Scarcity

    B Dryness

    C Need for Water

    D Drought in Africa

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