Level: JHS, Basic 7  |  Subject: French  |  Strand: Mon environnement  |  Topic: Situer dans l’espace

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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

  1. Present Ghana in six French sentences. Say where it is, its capital, and name three of its neighbours with their position. (6 marks)
  2. Complete with au, en or à: (a) J’habite ___ Ghana. (b) Elle habite ___ France. (c) Nous habitons ___ Accra. (d) Ils habitent ___ Togo. (e) Tu habites ___ Côte d’Ivoire. (f) Il habite ___ Tamale. (6 marks)
  3. Write five French sentences to say where five towns or places are in Ghana, using au nord, au sud, à l’est, à l’ouest, près de or loin de. (5 marks)
  4. Write a short dialogue of four lines in which you ask a classmate where he or she lives and where the town is. (5 marks)
  5. Explain when we use au, en and à before a place name. Give one example of each. (3 marks)

Essay Questions: Marking Guide for Teachers and Parents

  1. One mark for each correct sentence. Expect: Le Ghana est en Afrique de l’Ouest. La capitale est Accra. Le Togo est à l’est du Ghana. La Côte d’Ivoire est à l’ouest. Le Burkina Faso est au nord. Accept the golfe de Guinée au sud.
  2. (a) au (b) en (c) à (d) au (e) en (f) à (1 mark each).
  3. One mark for each correct and true sentence, e.g. Kumasi est au centre du Ghana. Tamale est au nord. Takoradi est au sud-ouest. Cape Coast est près d’Accra. Accept any accurate placement with correct prepositions.
  4. Four correct lines. Expect: Où habites-tu ? J’habite à Kumasi. Où est Kumasi ? C’est au centre du Ghana, loin d’Accra. (1 mark each) plus one mark for correct questions and answers working together.
  5. Au is used before masculine countries (au Ghana, au Togo) (1 mark). En is used before feminine countries and those beginning with a vowel (en France, en Côte d’Ivoire) (1 mark). À is used before towns and cities (à Accra) (1 mark).

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

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