MINEDUB/IGE FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE – MOCK EXAM SESSION 2024 REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON

INSPECTORATE OF PEDAGOGY
IN CHARGE OF PRIMARY EDUCATION GENERAL PAPER II Peace-Work-Fatherland

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Duration : 90mins
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Duration : 90mins
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GENERAL PAPER II
Health Education, Environmental Education, Home Economics and Music

Instructions: Read the following questions carefully and provide the correct answers.
SECTIONA: HEALTH EDUCATION (15 Marks)
Each correct answer carries one mark.
1. Many children suffer from kwashiokor. This means the children lack protein. Propose two
types of food items they need to eat. (2marks)
i _____________________________ii__________________________________
2. Body systems function with organs. Place the following organs under their correct
systems ( intestine, heart, skin,) 3 marks

Digestive Circulatory Excretory

3. In December 2019, there was an outbreak of COVID-19. (1mark)

i) State any one barrier measure of COVID-19______________________________

4. Germs are tiny organisms that cause disease. State two ways to get rid of germs from
the body.(2 marks)
i) ____________________________________________________________________
ii) ___________________________________________________________________

5. We care for our body parts daily. State one thing which you will use to care for the
following body parts (2marks)
a) Skin ________________________________________________________________
b) Teeth _______________________________________________________________

From Question 6 to 10, circle the correct answers in the brackets

6. Proper waste management also involves (pollution, recycling) of waste in our
neighbourhoods.
7. An example of an air borne disease is (measles, malaria).

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 8. It is good to water the floor before sweeping to avoid (mud, dust).
9. There are many insects that carry diseases. Which of these transmits elephantiasis?
(Tsetse-fly, mosquito).
10. There are several types of toilets. We use wood ash to clean (Water closet, Pit latrine).

SECTION B: Environmental Science (15marks)

Read and provide answers in the spaces provided.

I- Read the following statements carefully and mark an X on the letter that
corresponds to the correct answer.
An insect can reproduce through a life cycle which is known as A-
1 ABCD
photosynthesis, B- metamorphosis C larva D Pupa ).
The act of cutting down trees without replacement destroys our environment.
2 Which of these words best describes the act of felling trees ABCD
A) Afforestation B) Reforestation C) Deforestation D) Re-felling
Some animals are used as animals of burden. Which of the following is not an animal
3 of burden ABCD
A) horse B) cat C) donkey D) Rein deer
Animals and plants are living things and they need food. The Process by
4 which plants process their food is called. A) pollination B) ABCD
Photosynthesis C) Ventilation D) Osmosis
Soil is the surface of the earth where plants grow. The best soil for farming is.
5 A) top soil B) Sandy soil C) Clay soil D) loam soil ABCD

Plants can either be mono or dicotyledonous. Which of the following is a mono

6 cotyledon plant?
ABCD
A -beans B - groundnut C -maize D -egusi

II- Read and complete the spaces with answers chosen from the list below.
Answers :( osmosis, stone, planting trees, chlorophyll, dew, recycling, movement, rain,
earthquake, carnivores)

1. Some animals eat grass while others eat flesh. Animals that eat only flesh like lions
are called? _____________________________
2. Living things are those organisms that have life. One characteristics of living
things is
3. Soil erosion is the washing away of the top soil by rain water. One agent of soil
erosion is __________________________________________________________
4. Water exists in three forms. What do we call droplets of water found on grass and
leaves early in the morning _____________________________________________.
5. Land pollution can be checked through proper waste management. One way of
managing waste is by ___________________________________________________.
6. A desert is a dry piece of infertile land which is not favorable for human life. State one
way by which we can check the extension of a desert_______________________.
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 7. Plants prepare their food through a process called photosynthesis. The green pigment
used in the process is called ______________________________________________.
8. Plants get water from the soil through their roots in a process called _____________.

SECTION C: Home Economics (10 marks)

Food and Nutrition (2 marks)
For each of the following questions, there are three possible answers in the brackets.
Read them carefully and underline the correct answer.
1. Which classes of food corresponds to the following food types.
a) egg (lipids, protein, carbohydrates)
b) cassava (vitamins, carbohydrates, fats and oil)
2. Which of these methods ca+n be used to prepare Koki? (Boiling, baking,
steaming)
3. In preparing meals, there are some considerations. Which of the following
groups of persons will be considered for a diet with much starch? (old
persons, babies, teenagers).

Laundry (2 marks)
The laundry process has a number of activities, Arrange the following in a
logical sequence
Activities Logical sequence
1_______________________________
2_______________________________
Rinsing Steeping Sorting Washing 3_______________________________
4_______________________________

House Craft (2marks)

A house has different sections with different equipment

Name two equipment found in the:
i) Bedroom ________________________________________________________
ii) Living room___________________________________________________(2mks)

Mother Craft (2marks)

1) When a woman is pregnant, she prepares for confinement. Name any two items she
keeps for the confinement period
__________________________and______________________________________

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 2) One sign of pregnancy is cessation of menstruation. What is another sign of pregnancy?
______________________________________________________________________

Needle work (2marks)

Read the statements below and underline the correct answers in the brackets.
1. A pupil’s uniform got torn while he/she was playing. What two things can be used
to mend the uniform? (cutlass, needle, thread)

2. When stitching we protect our fingers with a (thimble, thread, towel)

SECTION D: Music (10 marks)

Read the following statement and complete them with the correct answers:
1) The piano is a musical instrument. Name two other musical instruments you know
(2 marks)
__________________________and_______________________________________

2) Sol-fa notations are used in Music. Complete the missing notes

d r _ f s _ t d d _ l s f_ r d (4 marks)
______________________________________________________________
3) The Cameroon National Anthem has a chorus. Write down the first two lines of the
chorus. Land of __________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
______________________________________________________________(4 marks)

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