Cameroon GCE ordinary level June 2026 English language 1

SECTION A

LISTENING COMPREHENSION (5 marks)

QUESTIONS

Choose the best answer from the alternatives (A, B, C and D) for each of the questions below. Using only the material read to you from the listening comprehension passage, answer each question as directed.

SECTION ONE

Question 1

People lie because of _______.

• A fear, poverty, revenge or selfishness.

• B revenge, fear, poverty or power

• C fear, revenge, sadness and selfishness

• D selfishness, power, sadness or trust

Question 2

Lying can be a disease when one lies _______.

• A to save life

• B for revenge

• C for no special reason

• D all the time

Question 3

According to the passage, one could sometimes lie _______.

• A for special occasions

• B to save a situation

• C to avoid punishment

• D to gain favour

Question 4

The expression, “lying breaks trust” suggests that _______.

• A lying is an addiction

• B family members consider you as a liar

• C no one believes a liar

• D friends dislike you

SECTION TWO

Question 5

In this passage, the boy cried ‘wolf’ because _______

• A he was bored

• B he wanted to entertain himself

• C the wolf was chasing the sheep

• D he was grazing the sheep

Question 6

The word ‘amused’ read to you from the passage means _______.

• A happy

• B encouraged

• C bored

• D amazed

Question 7

The villagers angrily walked down the hill because _______.

• A the boy cried

• B they were afraid

• C the wolf had gone

• D the boy had lied to them again

SECTION THREE

Question 8

EITHER

You have heard the word “returned” read to you from the passage. Tick the word below with the stress pattern as in “returned”

• A bleeding

• B again

• C normal

• D pleasant

OR

The boy did not return with the sheep because _______

• A he was fooling the villagers

• B he was seriously wounded

• C the villager didn’t come to help

• D a wolf had attacked the flock

Question 9

The villagers met him bleeding and weeping. This suggests that _______.

• A truly the wolf attacked him

• B he fell down the hill

• C the flock attacked him

• D he jumped on his feet

Question 10

The lesson derived from this story is that _______

• A lies telling can be costly

• B we should cry when there is trouble

• C we should be honest cattle grazers

• D we should save lives