Collège Fongbe Losseni LEVEL: Form 4
Mock Exam DURATION: 2h
SCHOOL YEAR: 2024 - 2025
ENGLISH
PART ONE: Reading for comprehension (40%)
Read the text below and do all the activities that follow it.
“Cosmetics are defined by their intended use as a material rubbed, sprayed,
sprinkledon, introduced into, or otherwise applied to the human body for beautifying,
promotingattractiveness, or altering the appearance”. Cosmetics are mainly used to
increase glamour andappeal, and play an important role in the development of an image and
5 in the process ofappearing presentable to others.
At their rate of use, cosmetics heavilyimpact the skin and can show effective as
well asineffective results. Makani, in her study, found that 25% of women use around 15
cosmeticproducts daily, and also found 1-3% of the populations are allergic to cosmetic
[Link] and beauty products are not particularly beneficial to one's physical
1 health andcontinued use can cause serious health adversities. The cosmetic ingredients
0 used in beautyproducts have a direct impact on the human body's hormonal system, causing
endocrinedisruption. Heavy metals are one of the most common ingredients in cosmetics,
and theycauseskin irritation and epithelial damage. (...) These adverse effects are rising day
by day because ofthe increased use of cosmetic products. Women are known to use more
15 cosmetic productscompared with men.
Adapted from internet
A- VOCABULARY CHECK (4 pts)
The words in the column A are from the text. Match each of them with its corresponding
meaning in column B. One word in column B is not concerned. The indicated lines will
help you. Write your answer like in the example.
Example: 1-j
Column A Column B
a- affect
1- use (L1)
b- perturbation
2- altering (L3)
c- presently
3- heavily (L6)
d- every day
4- impact (L6)
e- changing
5- daily (L8)
f- difficult situations
6- allergic (L8)
g- strongly
7- adversities (L10)
h- unfavourable
8- disruption (L12)
i- extremely sensitive
9- adverse (L13)
j- usage
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B- COMPREHENSION CHECK (4 pts)
Read the text again and say if the following sentences are true or false. Justify your answer
by giving the lines in the text.
Example: 1 – TRUE (line 1)
1- Cosmetics are used as a material rubbed.
2- Cosmetics are not used to increase glamour and appeal.
3- Cosmetics don’t impact the skin.
4- The cosmetic ingredients used in beauty product impact on human body.
5- Men use cosmetics more than women.
PART TWO: Language in Use (30%)
TASK 1: Read the following passage below about Bleaching cream and fill in the gaps with
the appropriate word from the box. Write your answers like in the example.
Example: 1- complexioned
skin – inoffensive – complexioned
- bleach
Namizata is a fair (1)..................hairdresser. Everydaya lot of women come to her salon
because she sells cosmetics creams and lotions. Some women buy her articles to (2).................
their skin because they want to look like Namizata. Everybody knows that she is naturally fair
and she just uses some natural and (3) ...................... creams to have a nice (4) .........................
and be so attractive.
TASK 1: Fill in the gaps with “should”or “shouldn’t”to give advice. Write your answers like
in the example.
Example: 1- should
1- African women ............. be proud of their skin colour.
2- Fatim .............. advise bleaching creams to her junior sisters.
3- I ............... overuse bleaching products.
4- Evelyne ............... use a bleaching soap.
PART THREE: Writing (30%)
The American NGO “Black is beautiful” is organizing a writing competition. The aim is to
sensitize young people about the dangers of bleaching creams. You decide to write an article
to participate in the competition. In your piece of writing:
- Give three (03) reasons why people use bleaching;
- Mention the consequences of the use of bleaching creams on human skin;
- Say what people should do and what they shouldn’t do to be healthy.
(12 lines maximum)
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