ENGLISH 1998
Essay and Objective
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From the alternatives lettered A to D, choose the one which most suitably completes each sentence.
1.
The full form of if no one else did will be, 'if no one ......'
jumped.
looked.
was afraid.
praised him.
2.
I began to fend for myself means the speaker ......
defended himself.
protected his family.
looked after himself.
looked for yams.
3.
Being hard-hearted is to ......
be solid.
have no kind feeling.
be wild.
refuse to smile.
4.
Nwakibie refused to give yams to some young men because they were ......
lazy.
stingy.
unable to shoot well.
unable to trust him.
5.
According to the passage one can say that Okwonkwo is ......
always praising himself
a determined hardworking young farmer
always sucking his mother's breast
very stingy with yams
6.
What made the writer wake up?
The noise made by his father
The shouting of people in the house
His father's jumping out of bed
His father crashing into the pillar
7.
The father was holding his forehead because he ......
ran.
lay on his back.
did not put on the light.
hit his head against the pillar.
8.
Which of the following statements, according to the passage, is not true?
Mother retired as a nursing sister
Mother used Daddy's towel
Mother used iodine and ice-cubes
Mother applied warm water
9.
How did the tenant die?
He was a pathetic scene
He was killed by armed robbers
He was merciless
He had resisted armed robbers
10.
'Pathetic' in the passage means
sad
strange
mighty
merciless
11.
We were advised to make our handwriting legible.
crooked
clear
straight
deep
12.
Our supporters planned to jubilate after the match.
embrace the supporters
reward the players
rejoice
feast
13.
Bullying has been banned in this school.
encouraged
forbidden
discussed
introduced
14.
The penalty for stealing is dismissal from school.
trouble
cause
foul
punishment
15.
The talking ceased as soon as the teacher appeared.
changed over
dragged on
stopped
increased
16.
It will serve her right if she does not meet her friends at the airport. This means that ......
she will have what she likes.
it will be too much for her.
she will have what she deserves.
it will be her right to travel.
17.
Mr. Mensah appears to be an honest worker, but he leads a double life. This means that he ......
comes to work early
works harder than everybody
leads a bad private life
has two different jobs.
Choose from the alternatives lettered A to D the one which is nearest in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence.
18.
My uncle visits me once in a blue moon. This means that he visits ......
at the end of the month
rarely
during the night
daily
19.
Academically the Science Class is second to none in the school. This means that the class ......
always takes the second position.
does not do very well.
is the best.
is the second largest.
20.
If we had sent him to the hospital earlier he wouldn't have died. This means that we ......
sent him to the hospital.
didn't send him to the hospital at all.
sent him to the hospital late.
were told to send him to the hospital.
21.
The prefect was punished for being dishonest.
rough
respect
sincere
tactful
22.
Our teachers always advised us to be humble.
arrogant
gentle
hardworking
wicked
In each of the following sentences a group of words has been underlined. Choose from the alternatives lettered A to D the one that best explains the underlined group of words.
23.
Our headmaster has purchased a lot of books for the library.
selected
collected
sold
lent
24.
The meat I had was tough.
big
soft
slippery
rough
25.
Vegetation is scanty in desert countries.
green
dry
little
dense
26.
Anto should ...... his teeth before eating.
have cleaned
has cleaned
cleaned
cleans
27.
Mr Tawiah regularly ...... late in the night.
eat
eats
eaten
eating
From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word underlined in each sentence.
28.
Can you make ...... Issaka in the crowd?
of
up
out
away
29.
The earlier we ...... the work, the better.
have done
do
did
had done
30.
You will pass this examination, ......?
don't you
have you
may you
won't you
31.
He showed me the car ...... knocked him down.
who
which
whom
what
32.
The man is a good friend of ......
my
me
myself
mine
From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that correctly answers each question or completes the sentence.
33.
The national team is preparing ...... their next match.
with
by
on
for
34.
Look carefully around for those books; they must be ...... in this room.
somehow
everywhere
somewhere
anywhere
35.
Find out who is the ...... of the two boys.
most tall
taller
more tall
tallest
36.
...... boys are very happy with the toys.
they
those
this
that
37.
Julie wants to visit a relative of ......
hers
herself
themselves
ourselves
38.
The visitors don't know Krokrobite, ......?
is it
haven't they
do they
isn't it
39.
Was it not your sister who ...... this hole yesterday?
has dug
have dug
dig
dug
40.
I can't hear her; I wish she ...... louder.
was speaking
would speak
had spoken
might speak
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