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REGIONAL MOCK FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION 2022

(MOCK 2)

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GENERAL PAPER I. (50MKS)

(HISTORY, GEOGRAPHY AND CITIZENSHIP)

INSTRUCTIONS: Candidates are required to answer all the questions in all the sections.
SECTION A: HISTORY. (15MKS)

I) Read through the following questions below and write down correct answers in
the spaces provided. (10mks)

1. Before the annexation of Cameroon by the Germans, there was an agreement between
the Cameroonian kings and the German representatives which led to the signing of the
Germano-Douala Treaty.
i) Write down any one term of the Germano-Douala treaty the Germans signed.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
ii) Identify the German leader who finally annexed Cameroon for the Germans.
…………………………….
2. The exploration of Africa gave the Europeans the opportunity to discover what was in
the interior of the continent. Missionary bodies also came to preach gospel.
i) Explain why Africa was called “The Dark continent”.
………………………………………………………….
ii) Write the name of the first Christian mission to arrive Cameroon in 1858.
…………………………………
3. Industrial Revolution also assisted in the abolition of slave trade. Machines were used
instead of human labour. Though it was good but it brought negative effects.
i) Locate the country this revolution started in
Europe……………..…………………………………………...
ii) Evaluate one negative effect of Industrial
Revolution………………………………………………………..
4. Define the word slave
trade…………………………………………………………………………………….
5. Reuben Um Nyobe, AhmadouAhidjo, Andre Marie Mbida and John NguFoncha are
some great figures in Cameroon history we remember today.
i) Identify the personality who formed the UPC party in 1948…………………………..
ii) Write the date Ahmadou Ahidjo became the first president of Cameroon………………
6. The First World War broke out as a result of the killing of an Austrian Prince and his
wife at Sarajevo. The war began in Europe and extended to Africa most especially in
Cameroon.
i) Locate the place in Cameroon where the bloodiest battle of the First World War was
fought…………….
ii) Write down the year the First World War ended in Cameroon…………………………
7. After chasing Germany out of Cameroon, Cameroon was partitioned between Britain
and France then the Mandate system began.
i) Identify the body that partitioned Cameroon between Britain and France………………
ii) Write the name of the policy the French used to rule the natives in East Cameroon
during the French
Mandate…………………………………………………………………………………….
8. There were four Empires of Western Sudan. Explain why Ghana was called “Gold
Coast”……………………………………………………………………………………………
9. Our grandparents usually tell us some stories of their past. This might not be totally
correct. For example, the early man ate rice and beans.
i) Propose the best form of History……………………………………………………………
ii) Show correctly one type of food the early man ate………………………………………..
10. In ancient civilization, the fall of one kingdom led to the rise of the other.
i) Mesopotamia today is called……………………………………
ii) The Roman Empire was destroyed by the…………………………………
II) Select the answers from the box below and fill the gaps. (2.5mks)
a) The richest slave trader in England…………………………………
b) He drew the first map of the world……………………………………………………
c) The leader of religious reformation…………………………………………………
d) He codified laws in Babylon……………………………………………………………
e) The Chinese writing was called………………………………………
 Martin Luther, Hammurabi, John Hawkins, Charaters, Toscaneli,

III) Mark an X against the best answers from the proposed answers from A to D.
(2.5mks)

I) Democracy is practiced in many countries today. Show where democracy started……

A) Sparta B) Athens C) Olympia D) Socrates. A B C D
II) Dead bodies were embalmed in Egypt. How were they called?.................
A) Hieroglyphics B) Pyramids C) Shadoofs D) Mummies. A B C D
III) Reunification Day is celebrated today as National day. West Cameroon
became united with East Cameroon on the………………………………………………
A) 11th February,1961 B) 1st May,1972 C) 20th May,1972 D) 1st January A B C D
1961
IV) The Portuguese were the first to enter the interior of Cameroon. Explain how
Fernando Po described River Wouri from which Cameroon later got its name……
A) “Rio dos Cameroes” B) “The Chariots of gods” C) “An eye for an eye, a tooth for a
tooth”
D) “ A toothless bull dog” A B C D
V) The early man carried out a lot of activities which later made him to
settle. Identify his first discovery……………………………………………………
A) agriculture B) a dog C) fire D) hunting A B C D
SECTION B: GEOGRAPHY. (15MKS)
I) Select correct answers from the answer column and write them against the correct
statements.(5mks)
STATEMENT ANSWER Answer
column
1. The movement of the earth on its axis. SONARA
2. The temperate grassland of Asia. Peninsular
3. The deepest ocean in the world. Everest
4. The largest native town in Africa. Rotation
5. The capital city of South Africa. Pretoria
6. The company that refines Crude oil in Cameroon. Pacific
7. The highest mountain in the world. Ibandan
8. A piece of land that stretches into a sea or ocean. Suez Canal
9. Water body connecting Mediterranean and Red Waza Park
Sea.
10. The largest game reserve in Cameroon. Steppe
 II) Read through the statements and question carefully and write correct answers
in the spaces provided. (10mks)
1) The solar system is made up of the sun, stars and the nine planets.
a) The planet on which plants and animals live is called…………………………………
b) The path on which each planet moves round the sun is called…………………………
2. Migration is the movement of people and their goods from place to place due to pushed
and pulled factors.
a) Show one pushed factor of migration………………………………
b) The economic capital of Cameroon receives many migrants from conflict areas today.
Write the name of this city…………………………………………………………………
3. Mr. Ekema and Mr. Roger are brothers who bought a forest hectare and shared it. Mr.
Ekema wished to grow vegetables so he cut down all the trees without replacement while
Mr. Roger cut few trees to open an orchard and replanted some trees to replace those
cut.
a) Who practiced Re-afforestation?...................................................................................
b) Who practiced deforestation?.........................................................................................
4. Timothy won the 2020 American Diversity Lottery and when he boarded a flight to
America
, the pilot flew from Douala to Paris then he took another flight from Paris to New York.
Write any two continents involved in his flight from Douala to New York.
i) ……………………………………………..ii) ……………………………………………………
5. James Williams is a British explorer who visits Cameroon for sight-seeing the first time.
a) How should we call him?..................................................................................................
b) Propose any attractive site you will like him to visit…………………………………………
6. Mrs. Esther lives in Garoua. She takes a train from Yaounde to the Adamawa Region.
a) The road used by a train is called…………………………………………………………
b) The railway terminus in the Adamawa Region is at…………………………………………
7. When you get up from bed, it’s morning. Evening will come and pass, night will come
and pass seasons will come and pass and eclipses will come and pass. These are
caused by the movements of the earth.
a) Write the movement of the earth that causes changes in seasons………………………
b) Identify the earth’s satellite that is shaded during lunar eclipse…………………………
From 8 to 10, select the correct answer and write on the spaces given.
8. A herdsman feeding his cattle in the temperate grassland of South Africa located on
longitude 30o East of GMT, received a phone call from Accra-Ghana at 11:00am GMT.
a) Calculate the local time he answered the call in South Africa………………………………
(9:00am, 12:00 noon, 1:00pm, 10:00am)
b) Write the name of the temperate grassland of South Africa………………………………
( Campo, Veldt, Savannah, Prairies)
9. All CEMAC countries in Central Africa use Francs CFA. Some of these countries are
neighboring nations to Cameroon.
a) Which of these neighboring country does not use Francs CFA?......................................
(Gabon, Central Africa, Nigeria, Chad, Equatorial Guinea)
b) Write the currency used in the country you identified in 9(a) above……………………
( Cedis, Francs CFA, Euros, Naira)
10. On a globe, lines run from north to south and some from east to the west. Water
bodies are seen in blue and deserts in yellowish-brown.
a) The line the divides the earth into two equal parts on a globe is…………………………
(Equator, Tropic of Cancer, GMT, International Date Line)
b) The desert in South Africa is called………………………………………………………
(Sahara desert, Namib desert, Atacama desert, Arabian desert)
SECTION C:CITIZENSHIP-(20MKS) (Civics, Human Rights and Moral
education)CIVICS. (10MKS)
Provide suitable answers.
1. A ceremony was organized to decorate town cleaners by the head of the Yaounde
urban council. At the ceremony, the patriotic song of Cameroon was sung.
a) Who heads an urban council?..........................................................................................
b) Which song was sung at the ceremony?.........................................................................
2. At the 20th May grand stand in Yaounde, the president, prime minister and other
ministers sit and watch march pass every National day.
a) Which personality is the head of the Executive Arm of government in Cameroon?

………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…..
b) Write another feast celebrated in Cameroon nationwide apart from 20th May.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
……
3. Mr. Ndifor was driving from Douala to Yaounde and at a check point, he was stopped
by some custom officers. After identifying himself, he was asked to pay Toll Gates.
a) Show any official document he presented to show that he is a Cameroonian.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
4. On the 31st of December, the head of state addressed the nation. Write any two
communication media Cameroonians used to get the president’s message.
i)………………………………………………..ii) …………………………………………………..
5. Ada was crowned the best pupil in FSCL examination 2020. Write in full;
FSLC:…………………………………………………………………………………………………
..
6. If Dipepa’s parents do not have money to send her to college, propose any two job
opportunities she can do in order to earn her living.
i)………………………………………………..ii)…………………………………………………
….
7. Adamou Ibrahim has four herds of cattle. He rears them and pays taxes to the state.
a) Identify the type of tax he pays to the
state…………………………………………………….
b) Show one way the state spends this money for the benefits of the citizens.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
…
8. Ndi tells his friend that his father has two wives and the wives always argue to take
decisions as the head of the family which is incorrect.
a) What type of marriage has his father involved in?.............................................................
b) Who is supposed to take decisions as the head of family?........................................
9. Sama enters the school while others were singing the anthem but keeps walking. The
head teacher calls him after and gave him a piece of advice.
a) What advice did he give Sama?.........................................................................
b) Which personality represents the Minister of Basic Education in a primary school
…………………………………
10. A minister was accused of bribery and corruption by his boss, who is the head of
government in Cameroon. After investigations, the matter was sent to the highest court in
Cameroon.
a) Identify the head of government in Cameroon………………………………………………
b) Which is the highest court in Cameroon?.......................................................................
HUMAN RIGHTS. (5MKS)
Read through the texts or questions and supply best answers.
1. The teacher was teaching sets in class and at the end, Ngwa raised his hand but the
teacher bullied at him and did not attend to him. Which right of ngwa was violated by the
teacher?
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
2. Mary attend church services on Sundays with her friends. Which right does she enjoy.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………
3. Tom was playing tennis and accidentally shot his friend’s head with the ball and his
friend grabbed his shirt what should Tom do to make peace?.............................................
4. The police surprised Mrs. Shella one morning and wanted to search her house. What
should the police do first before searching her house?.................................................
…………………………………………………………………………………………………
5. Ekoto works very hard, respects his parents and as a result, he enjoys all his rights.
Write two rights of a child at home.
i)………………………………………………….ii)…………………………………………………
…..
MORAL EDUCATION. (5MKS)
Provide your own answers.
1. One day, Esther got up, prayed, brushed her teeth ate and wore her Christmas dress to
school. At school, the head teacher sent her back home because she disrespected school
rules and regulations.
a) When she got up, what was she supposed to do to her parents before going to brush
her teeth?..............................................................................................................................
b) Which school rule did she violate?..........................................................................
2. Ndi was appointed as the class prefect and when he writes names of noise makers, his
friends give him bread before he wipes the names. Mary who saw it reported and Ndi
fought her.
a) What crime did Ndi commit?..........................................................................................
b) What should be done to Ndi?........................................................................................
3. In war, there’s no peace. Show one way we should make peace to stop conflict.
……………………………………………………………………………………………………….
A) dialogue with others B) fight more C) forgive others D) A and C are correct
4. We are advised to be careful and maintain safety measures at home. Advise a boy who
plays with fire.
…………………………………………………………………………………………..
5. Ndi picked a used blade and cut his nails and accidentally cut his fingers. Few months
later he was HIV/AIDS positive. Advise others in one way on how to prevent HIV/AIDS.
………………………………………………………………………………………………………
 MARKING GARDE (MOCK 2)
GENERAL PAPER I
SECTION A: HISTORY
I:I-Native land was to remain native property
-the respect of treaties already signed with other nations
-There was to be no force labour nor torture
ii-Gustav Nachtigal
1) I-Little was known about the interior of Africa
ii-Basel mission
2) I-England
ii-pollution, people lose their jobs etc
3) Slave Trade was the buying and selling of human beings.
4) I-Reuben Um Nyobe II- 1960
5) I-Nsanakang II- 1916
6) I-The league of Nations. II- Assimiliation
7) There was a lot of gold deposits or was very rich in gold
8) I-Written History ii- wild fruits, raw meat.
9) I- Iraq ii- Barberians
II: a) John Hawkins b) Toscaneli c) Martin luther d) Hammurabi e) Characters
III: 1-B (Athens) 2- D (Mummies) 3- A (11th Febraury. 4-A(Rio dos Cameroes) 4-C (Fire)
SECTION B: Geography 15mks
I=1) Rotation 2)Steppes 3) Pacific 4) Ibadan 5) Pretoria 6) SONARA 7) Everest 8)
Peninsula 9) West Canal 10) Waza Park.
II=1) a- Earth b-Orbit
2) a-Education, jobs, illnesses etc. b- Douala
3) a-Mr Roger b- Mr Ekema
4) Africa, Europe, America
5)a-Tourist b) Waza Park, Botanical gardens etc
6) a-Railway b-Ngaoundere
7) a-Revolution b-The moon
8) a-1:00pm b-Veldt
9) a-Nigeria b- Naira
10) a- Equator b-Namib desert
 SECTION C:( Citizenship)
CIVICS:
1) Mayor b- National anthem 2) The President 2b) 11th February ( Youth Day) 3a) National
identity card. 4) Television, Radio
5) FSLC-First School Leaving Certification
6)Hair dressing, Police, Call box etc
7) a-Jangali tax, b-building schools, hospitals, electricity, road construction etc
8) a-polygamy b-the husband ( father )
9) a-to stand at attention when singing the National anthem
b-the Head Teacher
10) A-The Prime Minister B-The Supreme Court
Human Rights
1) Freedom of expression ( speech ) 2) Freedom of worship 3) Apologize, ask for
forgiveness etc 4) Present a search warrant. 5) Right to eat, play, rest etc
Moral Education
1) A- To greet them, B-Not wearing a uniform
2) A-Bribery and corruption, B- He should be punished
3) A and B are correct
4) Stop playing with fire because
-it can burnt you, - it can burnt the house ( home )
5) Avoid sharing sharp objects like blades, needles etc
- abstinence