Basic 8 French Exercises: Mon Pays, le Ghana (20 Objective Questions and 5 Essay Questions)

Level: JHS, Basic 8 | Subject: French | Strand: Mon environnement | Topic: Mon pays, le Ghana

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Part A has 20 tick-box questions. Part B has 5 essay questions with a marking guide at the bottom.

Essay Questions

Present Ghana in six French sentences. Give the capital, the official language, the currency and the date of independence. (6 marks)
Name the four neighbours of Ghana in French and say where each one is (north, east, west or south). (5 marks)
Complete with au, en or à: (a) J’habite ___ Ghana. (b) Il habite ___ Togo. (c) Elle habite ___ Côte d’Ivoire. (d) Nous habitons ___ Accra. (e) Mon oncle habite ___ Burkina Faso. (5 marks)
Introduce yourself in five French sentences. Give your name, your nationality, your town and your country. (5 marks)
Describe the Ghanaian flag in three French sentences. Mention the colours and the star. (4 marks)

One mark for each correct sentence. Expect: Le Ghana est un pays d’Afrique de l’Ouest. La capitale est Accra. La langue officielle est l’anglais. La monnaie est le cedi. Le Ghana est devenu indépendant le 6 mars 1957. Check the article before each noun and the spelling of the capital.
La Côte d’Ivoire est à l’ouest (1 mark). Le Burkina Faso est au nord (1 mark). Le Togo est à l’est (1 mark). Le golfe de Guinée (l’océan Atlantique) est au sud (1 mark). One mark for correct use of the article (la, le, l’, au, à l’).
(a) au (b) au (c) en (d) à (e) au (1 mark each).
One mark for each correct sentence. Expect: Je m’appelle Kofi. Je suis ghanéen. J’ai treize ans. J’habite à Kumasi. J’habite au Ghana. Accept ghanéenne for a girl. Check the agreement of the nationality.
Le drapeau est rouge, or et vert (2 marks). Il y a une étoile noire au centre (1 mark). Correct French and agreement of the adjectives (1 mark).

Education Always (education.inspiringalways.com). Original practice questions, not official WAEC or BECE questions.