ENGLISH 2005
Essay and Objective
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From the alternatives lettered A to D, choose the one which most suitably completes each sentence.
1.
Why is Ayele not talking today?
She does not like Esinam's new bag
She wants to get to school early
She is moody
Esinam is making her angy
2.
For Esinam, It's great to be young means
having everything one wants.
being able to go to school.
having a mum and dad.
being cheerful.
3.
We learnt from the passage that Ayele's parents are ......
sort of poor.
rich but miserly.
hardworking.
honest and cheerful.
4.
In the passage, Ayele comes across as one who is ......
proud.
hard to please.
hardworking.
thoughtful.
5.
The word tremble means
disturbance.
quiver.
drop.
loudness.
6.
According to the passage, people laugh when they ......
wear new clothes.
see something funny.
are at a party.
are going to school.
7.
From the passage we learn that laughter makes people look ......
strong
healthy
queer
ugly
8.
People who laugh a lot ......
look strange.
blame others.
hurt their bodies.
make friends easily.
9.
Societies can use laughter to ......
create fun.
annoy people.
correct behaviour.
praise people.
10.
The word awkwardly in the passage means
foolishly.
happily.
respectably.
eagerly.
11.
Our dependable goalkeeper saved us from disgrace.
reliable
tall
smart
muscular
12.
A neutral referee handled the final match.
foreign
local
impartial
athletic
13.
The pupils were jubilating because they had passed their examinations.
singing
shouting
dancing
rejoicing
14.
Kuuki's dream is to become a celebrated musician.
gospel
rich
famous
reggae
15.
Appiah is a talented football player.
strong
gifted
dull
lucky
16.
Andy returned to school after playing truant for three days. This means that Andy was ......
expelled.
kidnapped.
deliberately absent.
very sick.
17.
Ama was the only one who was close-lipped about the theft. This means that Ama ......
did not cry.
was serious.
did not talk.
was relaxed.
Choose from the alternatives lettered A to D the one which is nearest in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence.
18.
Issah was asked to toe the line or quit the team. This means that Issah was asked to
apologize.
resign.
change.
obey.
19.
The students were advised to give up smoking. This means that the students were asked to ...... smoking.
suspend
stop
prevent
hate
20.
Mrs. Vesa has a heart of gold. This means that Mrs. Vesa is very ......
bright.
clever.
kind.
smart.
21.
My grandfather is a robust ninety-year-old.
troublesome
inquisitive
weak
cheerful
22.
I consented to his suggestion because it was useful.
disagreed
submitted
replied
applied
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.
A sharp cutlass is one of the items on the prospectus.
new
used
short
blunt
24.
The J.S.S students are reading the abridged versions of Shakespeare's Macbeth.
old
original
cheap
paperback
25.
The best pupil was awarded a prize.
rewarded
shown
denied
robbed
26.
Ashia is used to ...... her parents every weekend.
visit
have visited
visited
visiting
27.
...... students were present.
The whole
The several
Much of the
All the
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.
Jenny has ...... on her head.
plenty hair
a lot of hair
many hairs
much hairs
29.
Korkoi is a ...... of twelve
tall, shapely, girl
shapely, tall, girl
girl, shapely, tall
tall, girl, shapely
30.
The man of God preached that we should love ......
another.
each other.
one another.
one other.
31.
Mansah is ...... beautiful than any of her three sisters.
very
most
more
much
32.
Appiah was appointed prefect of his class, ......
wasn't it?
didn't he?
isn't he?
wasn't he?
From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that correctly answers each question or completes the sentence.
33.
Anytime Ataa went to school, she ...... into trouble.
got
gets
is getting
has got
34.
My dream school is for ...... only
boy
boy's
boys
boys'
35.
Sam, have you ever ...... in this river?
swam
swum
swim
swims
36.
Susie and Tim are friends; they like ......
each other
themselves
the other
one another
37.
Aunt Ekuwa ...... be able to solve the problem.
can
has
will
ought
38.
For one week I went to school ...... foot.
by
on
at
in
39.
The committee has been meeting over the case ...... 2pm.
over
by
since
until
40.
I hope you are not ...... tired to run an errand for me.
very
so
as
too
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