ENGLISH 2004
Essay and Objective
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From the alternatives lettered A to D, choose the one which most suitably completes each sentence.
1.
There was famine means that ......
all the animals died.
food was scarce.
there were no farmers.
food was not sold.
2.
Which of the following statements is true?
Tortoise had not eaten for three months
The villagers gave food to tortoise
Tortoise got food from his own farm
Tortoise stole the villagers' food
3.
Tortoise arrived at the nearby village ......
at sunset.
in the night.
at dawn.
in the afternoon.
4.
The villagers went to the playground because ......
they wanted to find out who made the noise.
they wanted to hear an announcement.
Tortoise had fallen.
the drum had fallen.
5.
The villagers did not see Tortoise at the playground because he ......
ate fast.
hid in the drum.
stole their food.
hid in the bush.
6.
Abora's teeth chattered because ......
he had a toothache.
the night was cold.
he wore a clock.
the owl hooted.
7.
From the beginning the police knew where the traveller was when ......
he made a noise.
the blood dripped.
he stammered.
the torchlight flashed.
8.
Sergeant Abora and Corporal Abaidoo hid themselves in order to ......
keep warm.
avoid being seen.
load their guns.
have some sleep.
9.
The police arrested the late traveller ......
behind the trees.
near the police station.
in the centre of the town.
near the town.
10.
'... gave him away' in the passage means
frightened him.
warned him.
exposed him.
disgraced him.
11.
Mary's mother is confident that her daughter will win a prize.
anxious
proud
certain
determined
12.
The troops retreated when they were attacked.
escaped
scattered
fought
withdrew
13.
Our teacher advised us to be courteous always.
punctual
mannerly
hard-working
kind
14.
All latecomers were promptly punished.
immediately
mercilessly
roughly
severely
15.
We should all learn to restrain our anger.
avoid
control
apply
delay
16.
The two brothers are always quarrelling: they never see eye to eye. This means they do not ...... each other
agree with
admire
respect
trust
17.
You must be off your head if you really believe that the moon is a huge cake. This means that you must be ......
crazy
joking
unintelligent
dreaming
Choose from the alternatives lettered A to D the one which is nearest in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence.
18.
Amale does not earn much, but she has some money put by. This means Amale has some money ......
to live on.
for charity.
saved for the future.
to pay her children's fees.
19.
Several passengers were killed in the accident, but the driver escaped by the skin of his teeth. This means that the driver ......
missed death narrowly.
lost all his teeth.
ran into the bush.
had only a scratch on his skin.
20.
When the armed robbers could no longer fight the police, they gave in. This means the armed robbers ......
fled.
surrendered.
shot themselves.
cried for help.
21.
The Prefect was commended for his good work.
admired
promoted
rejected
rebuked
22.
The teacher's stern looks helped maintain discipline in the class.
proud
indifferent
friendly
concerned
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 Assemblyman had declined our invitation to talk to us.
regretted
denied
rejected
accepted
24.
Though her friend asked for some water, Divine callously drank all of it.
mercifully
greedily
playfully
intentionally
25.
Rain makes the soil moist for planting.
fertile
loose
solid
dry
26.
The students can go home when they ...... the work.
had finished
finished
finish
will finish
27.
Most people are not kind to animals, ......?
weren't it
isn't it
wasn't it
are they
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.
Afua ...... her clothes on the line to dry.
hung
folder
hang
stretched
29.
Kwesi went to school after he ...... his teeth.
had brushed
has brushed
brushing
brushed
30.
Kate is the ...... pupil in her class.
well-behaved
more-behaved
very well-behaved
most well-behaved
31.
A bag of money, with some documents ...... stolen from the car.
were
are
was
have been
32.
It is necessary sometimes to resort ...... violence.
through
to
into
with
From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that correctly answers each question or completes the sentence.
33.
Clara understood all ...... her teacher taught.
what
which
that
this
34.
Ali agrees that the rice project is ...... good.
so
much
too
very
35.
Charles does not expect ...... his teacher today.
seeing
having seen
being seen
to see
36.
Kweku thinks that life is difficult ...... you are old.
if
while
when
as
37.
Many countries ...... the world use English.
across
inside
by
on
38.
Do you like this dress? I made ...... myself.
for
that
which
it
39.
Ashanti Goldfields is the ...... of gold.
nation's producer largest
largest nation's producer
producer nation's largest
nation's largest producer
40.
Neither Kwesi nor Yaw ...... there when I got to the house.
are
is
was
were
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