ENGLISH 1995
Essay and Objective
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From the alternatives lettered A to D, choose the one which most suitably completes each sentence.
1.
According to the passage, members of the chorus can sing without any difficulty because they ......
have to sing.
easily learn to sing.
have good songs.
are born good singers.
2.
The male songbirds sing to ......
encourage others.
attract the females
entertain others.
praise nature.
3.
The most interesting songs are produced ......
during competitions.
in the morning.
during mating periods.
in the evening.
4.
Unique in the passage means
suitable.
similar.
exciting.
special.
5.
According to the passage which of the following is true? Birds ......
are impressive.
are awesome.
make too much noise.
are ridiculous.
6.
Most of the village people were excited about the coming of the locusts because they ......
were moving slowly.
had come in a swarm.
were not common.
had covered the sky.
7.
Why was it easier to catch the locusts in the night? Because the locusts ......
could not fly.
were settling down.
did not like darkness.
were feeling sleepy.
8.
According to the passage, the locust were ......
brown.
black.
blind.
bold.
9.
Turned out in the passage means
played outside.
slept out.
cried aloud.
came out.
10.
Which of the following expressions from the passage indicates that there were a lot of locusts?
amazing sight
fairly small swarm
unfamiliar sight
slow-moving mass
11.
According to the passage, which of the following is not true?
Locusts are delicious
Only the aged knew about the locusts
The locusts come only in the dry season
The locusts created a beautiful sight
12.
The government has banned the use of hard drugs in the country.
destroyed
forbidden
controlled
reduced
13.
Our Headmaster invited many prominent citizens to our speech day.
known
popular
distinguished
good
14.
The dry season is imminent.
very close
partly over
severe
gone
15.
The meeting was postponed to another date.
cancelled
removed
called
shifted
16.
The man was furious when his son failed the examination.
angry
anxious
shocked
frightened
17.
By the end of the lesson, we were completely at sea. This means that we were ......
fast asleep
totally confused
quite disturbed
very inspired
Choose from the alternatives lettered A to D the one which is nearest in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence.
18.
She did her best to keep on the right side of her teacher. This means she did her best not to ...... her teacher.
interrupt
mislead
misunderstand
offend
19.
You shouldn't have hit Kuuku so hard; it was rather unkind of you. From this we know that Kuuku was ......
being naughty.
hurt.
kind.
hit.
20.
If we hadn't gone to the beach so early, we would have met our visitor. This means that ......
we went to the beach late.
we did not meet our visitor.
our visitor waited for us.
we met our visitor at the beach.
21.
There are guards on our border because the government wants to eliminate smuggling.
notice
manage with
encourage
investigate
22.
The candidate worked the problem with a great deal of precision.
sense
energy
inaccuracy
detail
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.
My grandmother likes old fashioned clothes.
special
decorated
modern
stylish
24.
I am going to arrange the books in the cupboard.
display
scatter
list
spill
25.
Most of the men were sacked by the company.
used
punished
warned employed
employed
26.
It's a pity I have hardly ...... food to give you.
a little
too much
some
any
27.
I was given ...... money than you were given.
much more
many
much
many more
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.
The book you gave me was not ...... than the one I had before.
any better
much better
any good
very better
29.
Are you sure ...... shirts on that table were the ones I gave you?
that
these
those
some
30.
Give me the book ...... I lent you yesterday.
whom
what
whose
which
31.
Of the three girls, Awo is the ......
shorter
more shortest
most short
shortest
32.
The soldier was promoted because he was the ...... among the lot.
most courageous
courageous
more courageous
much courageous
From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that correctly answers each question or completes the sentence.
33.
Your nephew could not pass the interview because he was not ...... before the panel members.
confident much
confident quite
confident enough
confident somehow
34.
Mr. Amakye has been robbed ...... his property.
from
for
by
of
35.
The patient went ...... a lot of body exercises
in out
out
through
ahead
36.
Can I have a chat ...... you?
to
with
by
on
37.
Kwesi learnt harder so he ...... the examination
passed
would have passed
can pass
passes
38.
Let's go out and play,......?
will we
do we
would we
shall we
39.
Can I come to your house on Saturday,......?
all right
of course
certainly
please
40.
You aren't hungry, are you?
No, you aren't
Yes, I am not
No, I am not
No, I am
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