SS2 English Examination- Third Term

THIRD TERM EXAMINATION 

 CLASS: SS2

SUBJECT: ENGLISH 1

Instruction: Answer all the questions in sections 1 to 4; and any six (6) questions in section 5

SECTION 1

Instruction: from the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

1. Chick    breath     B. pick     C. hike     D. heard
2. Card    grab      B. palm     C. glade      D. guest
3. Sport    was      B. plough     C. dog    D. pause
4. Air here      B. deer      C. care       D. weird
5. Cook    stew     B. sew      C. book     D. pool

Instruction: from the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

6. Swing snag      B. bank      C. wine      D. sign
7. Dumb flame     B. rubber     C. sing      D. funny
8. Phrase cease     B. fleece     C. sees     D. price
9. Tough psyche    B. phoneme     C. though     D. goitre
10. Dine     bathe      B. then      C. hide     D. they

Instruction: from the words lettered A to D, choose the word that RHYMES with the given word.

11. Catch     leech    B. fish     C. batch      D. perch
12. Sown      swam    B. lawn     C. broom      D. loan
13. Rise       rims    B. risk       C. price      D. size
14. Route    hoot    B. show     C. sweat     D. bloat
15. Slime     brim     B. cry      C. dream     D. grime

SECTION 2

Instruction: from the words lettered A to D, choose the word that BEST COMPLETES each of the following sentences.

16. George Orwell isn’t the real name of the writer of “Animal Farm”.
17. code-name     B. misnomer    C. nickname    D. pseudonym
18. The news was read by the ______.     A. reporter     B. broadcaster     C. newscaster    D. editor
19. The school has moved to its new _______ .
20. area    B. surroundings    C. premises    D. environment
21. All the accident victims were taken to the hospital and placed in the same _______ .
22. ward     B. hall     C. room     D. lounge
23. Much ________ was given to the chieftaincy ceremony by the news media.
24. publication    B. advertisement    C. information     D. publicity
25. He made _______ his bungalow to the orphanage.   A. over    B. up     C. in       D. on
26. No _____ than fifty miners were killed in the explosion.     A. lesser    B. many     C. fewer     D. much
27. This is the same man _______ we saw yesterday.    A. who    B. which    C. whom    D. whose

24. The teacher wore a _______ blouse.
25. pale yellow chiffon sleeveless     B. chiffon sleeveless pale yellow
26. chiffon pale yellow sleeveless    D. sleeveless pale yellow chiffon
27. Yejide has no regard ______ the rule of law.    to    B. with   C. for    D. over
28. Draughts ____ a popular game.    is      B. were      C. are     D. have been
29. _______ of the two boys played excellently.     A. each     B. all    C. some    D. both
30. Do you know who broke the pot?  “____”
31. Yes, I don’t     B. No, I don’t     C. No, I do     D. Yes, I am
32. A man convinced _______ his own will is of the same opinion still.
33. towards    B. against    C. about    D. around
34. That’s where the girl is, ____?    A. is she     B. is it      C. isn’t she     D. isn’t it

SECTION 3

Choose from the options lettered A to D, the question that is best answered by the statement containing the stressed word which is written in capital letters.

31. He BLAMES my cousin
32. Did he blame my cousin?
33. Does he blame his cousin?
34. Does he blame my niece?
35. Does he praise my cousin?
36. Our teacher is PROUD
37. Is our matron proud?
38. Is our principal proud?
39. Is our teacher humble?
40. Is their teacher proud?
41. There are many PLANES at the airport
42. Are there few planes at the airport?
43. Are there many cars at the airport?
44. Are there may planes on the airstrip?
45. Are there several planes near the airport?
46. All final year students PASSED the examination
47. Did all final year pupils pass the test?
48. Did all final year students fail the test?
49. Did all final year students fail the examination?
50. Did most final year students pass the examination?
51. Francisca is a brilliant LAWYER
52. Is Francisca the brilliant lawyer?
53. Is Francisca a brilliant judge?
54. Was Francisca a brilliant lawyer?
55. Is Grace a brilliant lawyer?

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SECTION 4

Instruction: After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider MOST APPROPRIATE for each sentence.

36. We heard that Bada has served time. This means that Bada has    A. always been punctual    B. been the time keeper    C. been to prison    D. been a faithful servant
37. Mary and I have never seen eye to eye on politics. This means that we have never     A. agreed on politics    B. engaged in politics   C. discussed politics    D. benefited from politics
38. Please, don’t let them get under your skin. This means you should not let them   A. infect you    B. defeat you    C. bully you    D. annoy you
39. He is at the crossroads of his life. This means that it is time for him to    A. make a very important decision    B. retrace his steps    C. make peace with everyone    D. take his studies seriously
40. Mathematics is a closed book to me. This means that I    A. do not have to study Mathematics    B. do not understand Mathematics    C. have never passed Mathematics    D. cannot avoid studying Mathematics

SECTION 5: THEORY

Instruction: answer any SIX (6) questions from this section.

1. Write out the transcribed words below;
2. [kl̥i:n]
3. [weɪstɛd]
4. [bɪtwin]
5. [bikɔz]
6. [beɪsɪk]
7. /ˈtrʌ.bəl/
8. /ˈseɪ.vɪŋ/
9. /ˈmɪ.sɪŋ/
10. /kætʃ/
11. /ˈfʌ.ni/
12. Identify and state the function of the prepositional phrases in the sentences below;
13. The book on the counter belongs to my mother.
14. I want to meet the girl in the green sweater.
15. The book is on the counter.
16. In the morning, I have to go to school
17. After breakfast, we are going swimming.
18. Put your dishes in the sink.
19. The carpet in our house is brown
20. Lisa succeeded in life by virtue of honesty.
21. He was absent because of his illness.
22. On the ground of safety concerns, the event was cancelled.
23. What is a phrasal verb?
24. Make a sentence with each of the following phrasal verbs
25. Get on with
26. Get through with

• Look up to

1. Put up with
2. Look down on
3. Add appropriate prefixes to the following words
4. Polite
5. Biography
6. Regular
7. Night
8. Mobile

Add appropriate suffixes to the following words

1. Laugh
2. Joy
3. Diction
4. Accident
5. Imagine
6. Change the following active sentences to passive
7. He loves me.
8. Rita wrote a letter.
9. Bob is drawing a diagram
10. He will repair her cycle
11. I had eaten the food
12. Correctly stress the following words
13. Revelation
14. Photography
15. Geology
16. Clever
17. Compound (verb)
18. Guarantee
19. Aerobics
20. Ancient
21. Unselfish
22. Gardener
23. Choose the correct subject verb combinations in the sentences below.
24. The captain with his crew was/were
25. Many a boy is/aredoing their work.
26. If you work/will workhard, you will pass.
27. Each of those mangoes is/are
28. Neither he nor I was/were
29. Either he or his brother has/havemade the mistake.
30. Man and woman is/arecomplementary to each other.
31. Plenty of mangoes and bananas is/heravailable in this season.
32. A dictionary and an atlas is/aremissing from the library.
33. The leader as well as his brothers belong/belongsto the same tribe.

8. Identify the underlined words as either adjunct, conjunct or disjunct.
9. She walked yesterday
10. Personally, I think it’s nonsense.
11. The people upstairs are noisy in the evening
12. He was disturbing, soI sent him out
13. Honestly, his presentation was great
14. I love chocolate, however,I’m allergic to it.
15. She told him the instructions repeatedly, yet he just sat there.
16. The game was tough; inevitably, I lost
17. There was a power outage
18. Frankly, Martha is a lazy student

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