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GOVERNMENT COMMON ENTRANCE EXAMINATION INTO FORM ONE OF SECONDARY GENERAL AND
TECHNICAL COLLEGES - 2022 SESSION

SUBJECT:

MATHEMATICS

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GOVERNMENT COMMON ENTRANCE EXAMINATION INTO FORM ONE OF SECONDARY GENERALAND

TECHNICAL COLLEGES - 2022 SESSION

MATHEMATICS (100 marks) Time Allowed: 90 minutes.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

This paper has three (3) Sections: A, B and C. Answer all questions in all the
Sections.

SECTION A (30 marks): Below are 30 problems, work them out carefully and write the
correct answers on the spaces provided. Use scrap papers for rough work. Each
question carries 1 mark

ANSWER COLUMN

1) 0.05 of 200 is 10. Find the value of 0.018 of 200,000frs. 1)

3 7

2) Smaller fractions can be subtracted from bigger ones. Subtract =

4 from -. 2) 8

3) If X = 5 and Y= 3- Simplify X-Y. 1

3)

4) Arrange the following decimal fractions in ascending order of magnitude: 0.045,

0.371 and 0.375.

4)

5) The average weight of 7 pigs is 35kg. What is their total weight? 5)

6) A wall clock loses 2 minutes every 3 hours. How many minutes does it lose in 15
hours? 6)

7) Smaller decimals can be subtracted. Subtract 0.124 from 2.5. 7)

8) Seven books cost 2 100frs. Find the number of books which can be bought with
900frs. 8)

9) Weight can be converted to grams and kilograms.Convert 4500 g to kilograms. 9).

10) If A =(3, 6, 9, 12), B =(6, 8, 10, 12). Find An B. 10)

11) Numbers can be added in different bases. Add 344 and 235 in base 7. 11)

12) Numbers can be increased by using ratio. Increase 600 frs in the ratio 5:4. 12)

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13) If2=n

\- then n is equal to?

13)

14) Numbers can be arranged in series. Find the next number in the series 2, 5,
8 ... 14)

15) The sum of 3, 8, 24 and 1 is 36. What is the average of these numbers? 15)

16) If - of my money is 36 000 frs. What is the total sum of the money? 16)

17) 3.356 to 1 significant figure is 3. Write 3.256 correct to 3 significant

figures. 17)

18) Numbers can be written in index or expanded form. What is the value of 182 ?
18)

19) Find the simple interest of 72 000 frs for 2 years at 8% per annum. 19)

20) The diameter of a circle is 14 cm. Find its circumference. 20)

21) Express 0.0075 as a fraction in its lowest term.

21)

22) Write 8 x 8 x 8 x 5 x 5 in the contracted form.

22)

23) The average of 3 numbers is 45. Find their sum? 23)

24) Twenty litres of kerosene were sold for 700 frs in 1972. What was the cost per
litre? 24)

25) A man spent - of his salary on food and

10 1 on rents. What fraction is left? 25)

26) Figures can be written in words. Write 72 295 in words. 26)

27) The place value of 2 in the number 2.503 is thousands. What is the value of 5
in the number? 27)

28) Mr. Asah has a rectangular lawn in front of his house. The perimeter of the
lawn is 24cm. If the width of the lawn is 4 cm, what is its length? 28)

29) 23 + 42 = 65 in base 10. What is 23 + 42 in base 5? 29)

30) Peter was born in 1982. In which year was he 37 years old? 30)

SECTION B (30 marks)

INSTRUCTIONS: Each question in this section has four possible answers marked ABCD.
Look at them carefully. Only one answer is correct. Put an X on the letter
corresponding to the correct answer in the Answer Column. Each correct answer
carries 3 marks.

Numbers have products, sums, and values. Use this information to answer question
31-35.

31) What is the product of 265 and 78?

A) 20 670

B) 20 665 C) 20 673

D) 20 677

ABCD

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32) What is the sum of 6583 and 2542?

A) 9 125 B) 10 234 C) 90 125 D) 91 267

ABCD
33) Values of numbers vary. What is the value of 181 - 64 ? A) 1 B) 12 C) 10 D) 01

ABCD

34) Lengths are measured in mm, cm, dm, m, km, etc. Which is longer? 1 km or 500 m?
A) 1 km B) 500 km

C) 1 km 500 m

D) 500 m

ABCD

35) The area or volume of a shape can be calculated. What is the volume of a
classroom 4 m by 3 m by 2 m? A 24 m3 B) 43 m2 C) 32 m2 D) 342 m2 ABCD

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36) What is the name of point A? A) Area B) Center C) Circle D) Diameter A B C D

37) What is the name of BC?

A) Area B) Radius C) Perimeter D) Diameter ABCD

38) If BC is 7 cm, what will be the area of the figure?

A) 54 cm2 B) 154 cm2 C) 145 cm2 D) 50 cm2 ABCD

39) Aman saved 240.000 frs in a bank at 5 % per annum simple interest. He gets as
interest 24 000 frs. How many years was his money in the bank? A) 3 years B) 2
years C) 1 year D) 4 years ABCD

40) If 18 men clear a piece of farmland in 6 days working very hard. How long will
10 men working at the same rate do a similar job?

A) 10 days B) 48 days C) 10 - days

D) 9 days ABCD

SECTION C: (40 marks)

INSTRUCTIONS: This section has 4 problems. Solve all the problems clearly showing
all the steps. Each problem carries 10 marks. Show full and clear statements.

1) Below is a Venn diagram with 2 subsets, A and B. Look carefully at the diagram
and the elements in it. List the elements of the following:

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(c) (A U B) = {

(d) (A n B) = { . . .. }

(e) Bʼ= 1

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2). This is Mr Ojong's expenditure for the month of January 2021: 1 3 was spent for
feeding, 9 spent for electricity and water bills, and 9 was spent for his brothers'
birthday gift. After this expenditure he had 27 000frs left. Analyse this
expenditure and answer the questions that follow.

a) What is his total salary? (7 marks)

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b) How much was spent on his brother's gift? (3 marks)

3) Your school farm is divided into three plots for crop rotation as shown in the
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b) What is the cost of planting yams in plot A at 250 frs a square meter? (2 marks)

c) It takes 5 boys, 3 days to clear plot B. How long will it take 2 boys to clear
it, working at the same rate? (2 marks)

4) The diagram below shows the purchases of food items in ONO's restaurant last
week with the sum of 80 000 frs. Carefully observe the diagram and then answer the
questions which follow.

a). Looking at the proportions of the purchases, calculate the angle of the meat
sector. (4 marks)

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Rice 20 000 frs
Meat
30 000 frs
Beans 10 000 frs
Palm oil
Fish
8 000 fr's
12 000 frs

b). What is the ratio of the money used to buy rice to that of palm oil in it's
lowest term?

(2marks)

c). Calculate the percentage of beans bought. (2marks)

d). Which food item was the least expensive? (2marks)

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MINISTRY OF BASIC EDUCATION Department of Exams, Competitive Examinations and

Certification

REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON Peace - Work - Fatherland

GOVERNMENT COMMON ENTRANCE EXAMINATION INTO FORM ONE OF SECONDARY GENERAL AND
TECHNICAL COLLEGES - 2022 SESSION

SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER I (Guided Writing & Composition)

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER I

GUIDED WRITING AND COMPOSITION Time Allowed: 45 minutes

SECTION B: GUIDED WRITING (10 marks) Time Allowed: 15 minutes

The passage below is about who a good citizen is and what is expected of him or
her. The passage is incomplete. Read it carefully and fill each blank space with
the correct word selected from the list below to make it complete. Each correct
answer carries 1mark.

A good is one who has for his or her country with good and good values. He or she
should be of others and all the public and institutions, by respecting all the put
in place. In addition, a good citizen should be and able to contribute to the of
his or her community. Everyone should take for his or her actions and avoid things
that will bring to the country. List of words

dishonour, rules and regulations, respectful, citizen, private, morals, productive,

responsibilities, love, development

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SECTION C: COMPOSITION (25 Marks)

Time Allowed: 30 minutes

Instructions: A good composition requires good paragraphing, respect of grammatical

rules, proper punctuation and an orderly presentation of materials. Write a
composition of between 150 to 200 words on any of the following topics. The
following guidelines may be of help.

1- Write a letter to your friend describing your school. Guide lines:

\- Your address should be Ndi Jude from G. S. Tabeke. Your friend's name should be
Ahmadou Mussa.

\- Where is the school found?

2- The corona virus disease Guide lines:

What is the corona virus disease?

When did it break out?

\- What are its symptoms?

How is it passed on from one person to another?

\- What are the preventive measures to stop its spread?

\- How many buildings are there?

\- What are the activities that are carried out in your school?

\- Are there playgrounds? If yes name them. Say when you use them.

\- How is the school compound arranged?

\- Say if you like or dislike your school and why.

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MINISTRY OF BASIC EDUCATION Department of Exams, Competitive Examinations and

Certification
REPUBLIC OF CAMEROON Peace - Work - Fatherland

GOVERNMENT COMMON ENTRANCE EXAMINATION INTO FORM ONE OF SECONDARY GENERAL AND
TECHNICAL COLLEGES - 2022 SESSION

SUBJECT:

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER I

(DICTATION )

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ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER I

SECTION A : DICTATION (ANSWER SHEET) (15 marks)

INSTRUCTIONS:

Correct spellings and respect of punctuation marks make a good passage. Listen
attentively to the passage as it is being read and write on the lines provided
below.

Time Allowed: 15 minutes.

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TECHNICAL COLLEGES - 2022 SESSION
SUBJECT:

ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER II

NAME:

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GOVERNMENT COMMON ENTRANCE EXAMINATION INTO FORM ONE OF SECONDARY GENERAL AND
TECHNICAL COLLEGES - 2022 SESSION ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER II

Time Allowed: 1 Hour.

GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS:

\- Read the instructions below carefully before answering each question.

\- Answer all the questions in Sections A and B.

SECTIONA : GRAMMAR AND VOCABULARY (30 marks)

When words are used appropriately, they are more meaningful and are better
understood in the context in which they have been used.

I: GRAMMAR (15 marks)

In class, you learnt to use prepositions, pronouns, tenses, adjectives, adverbs and
punctuation marks. Read each sentence carefully. From question 1 to 15, put an X on
the letter corresponding to the correct answer. Each correct answer carries 1 mark.

| | |
| | |
|:---|:--------------------------------------|:------------------------------------
-----|:--------------------------------------------|:--------|
| 1. | I (to go) late to school last Monday. |
| | ABCD |
| | A) went | B) go
| C) gone D) going ☐ ☐ | |
| 2. | Adama was not the first |
| he ran very fast. | ABCD |
| | A) because | B) though
| C) as such D) also ☐ ☐ | |
| 3. | The map was |
| (to draw) by the teacher on the chalkboard. | A B C D |
| | A) drawing | B) drawn
| C) drawing D) draw ☐ ☐ | |
| 4. | Yesterday, my father |
| (to eat) his food alone. C) eats D) eat ☐ ☐ | ABCD |
| | A) eating | B) ate
| | |
| 5. | Put | the light and close the door behind
you. | | ABCD |
| | A) off | B) in
| C) of D) under ☐ ☐ | |
| 6. | Sandrine is one of |
| who cleaned the path. | A B C D |
| | A) them | B) that
| C) they D) those ☐ ☐ | |

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| | | |
| |
|:----|:---------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------|:-------------------------|:-------------------------|
:----------------------|:------------|:----------------|
| 7. | The teacher shared the food the three of us.
| | | |
| ABCD |
| | A) among B) in C) on D)between ☐ ☐
| | | |
| |
| 8. | My books are the cupboard.
| | | |
| A B C D |
| | A) from
| B) to C) in D) along ☐ ☐ | | |
| |
| 9. | I eat two (loaf) of bread every day.
| | | |
| ABCD |
| | A) loaf B) loaves
| | | C) loave D) loavs ☐ ☐ |
| |
| 10. | My father bought a big
| | of plantain. | |
| ABCD |
| | A) flock B) choir
| | | C) bunch ☐ | D)
bench ☐ | |
| 11. | My uncle is the of the eight children
| | | |
| ABCD |
| | A old B) oldest
| | C) older D) very old ☐ ☐ | |
| |
| 12. | There are many (mouse)
| | in our school. | |
| ABCD |
| | A) mice B) mouse
| | C) mise ☐ | | D)
mouses ☐ | |
| 13. | We brush our (tooth). ☐ ☐ every morning and evening before we go A) tooths
B) teeths C) teeth D) tooth | | |
| | to bed. A B C D |
| |
| | | |
| |
| 14. | I like Mathematics but she Educational Technologies.
| | | |
| ABCD |
| | A) prefers B) preferred C) preferring D) prefer ☐ ☐
| | | |
| |
| 15. | There were many during the football finals.
| | | |
| ABCD |
| | A) hawkers B) spectators C) congregation D) team ☐ ☐ ☐
| | | |
| |

Il: VOCABULARY (15 marks)

Antonyms are words which are opposite in meanings. Complete the blank spaces with
the correct antonym of the words provided. Each correct answer carries 1 mark.

| S/N | Word | Antonym |

|------:|:-------|:----------|
| 16 | Cheap | |
| 17 | Tall | |
| 18 | High | |
| 19 | Heavy | |
| 20 | First | |

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Words are formed by either adding prefixes or suffixes to the root words. Study
this table. Add appropriate prefixes or suffixes to the root words so that they
form new words. Each correct answer carries 1 mark.

| S/N | Word | Prefix | Suffix |

|------:|:-------|:---------|:-----------|
| 21 | Health | | healthy |
| 22 | Agree | disagree | |
| 23 | Punish | | Punishable |
| 24 | Happy | Unhappy | |
| 25 | Doubt | | doubtable |

Below are sets of words. Three of the four words in each set have the same vowel
sound. Study each set carefully. Circle the word with the odd sound. Each correct
answer carries 1 mark.

| 26. | life | leaf | leave | sea |

|------:|:-------|:-------|:--------|:------|
| 27 | pan | table | man | happy |
| 28 | toy | boy | oil | hope |
| 29 | make | say | tall | baby |
| 30 | like | sing | mind | mine |

SECTION B: READING COMPREHENSION (20 marks)

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow.

Ayamba is a class six pupil in one of the schools in town. She is twelve years old
and speaks English, French, Kenyang and Douala. She is fortunate to have always had
her grandparents with her. They speak their local language with her at home. While
in school, she uses the official languages: English and French. She used to visit
her grandparents in the village during long holidays. These visits did help her to
speak the kenyang language fluently and exposed her to aspects of her culture. She
also did farming and fetching of water.

In school, Ayamba accepts and plays with her classmates no matter where they come
from. Manga is her best friend. She is from the Douala tribe and speaks Douala
fluently. Her closeness to Manga made her speak the Douala language. This also
encouraged Manga to speak Kenyang. During break one can hear them discussing in
either of the local languages. This has encouraged their classmates to speak at
least their different local languages.

Read the questions carefully and write the correct answers in the space provided.

Questions

1. The passage is about somebody. State the name of the person and her class.

(2 marks)

2. How many official languages does the person in the passage speak? Write them
down.

(2 marks)

3. We are told the person in the passage speaks some local languages in the house.

i) Write them down? (2 marks)

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ii)). who were those who helped this person to speak the local language?

(1 mark)

4. a) How would you describe the person in the passage? Place a tick beside your
answer (1 mark)

i) A good Cameroonian

ii) A bad Cameroonian

b) Write a reason for your answer in 4a above (2 marks)

5. What is a local language? (1 mark)

A) A language spoken by local people.

B) A language spoken by people from the same village or tribe.

C) A language spoken within the country.

D) A language not known in the country.

6. What activities does the person in the passage do during holidays?

i)

ii)

(2 marks)

7. What is the meaning of the following underlined words as used in the passage? (2
marks)

i. 'She is fortunate to have' line 2

ii. 'and speaks Douala fluently' line 8

8. Write down the name of her best friend. (1 mark)

9. What lesson did their friend learned from then (2 marks)

10. State two advantages of speaking many languages. (2 marks)

i)

ii)