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Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follow.
When Mr. Appiah looked at the two happy faces of his nephews, he forgot about his aching feet and smiled. He had spent the whole day showing Asare and Attah, who came from the village, around Accra. He was satisfied that they were happy. It was not until they were seated on a bench in the public garden that he realized how hot, tired and dusty he was.
It was a long time since he had walked so much. Like many other successful men, Mr. Appiah had acquired the habit of going everywhere in his car, so that day's sight-seeing expedition had worn him out.
"Well, what do you think of Accra?"
He asked the boys.
"Oh!" exclaimed Attah. "it's a wonderful place!"
"I didn't imagine any place could be like this, Uncle" said Asare, "Everything is so splendid. The roads are very wide and the buildings magnificent".
"Boys, don't get the wrong impression. Today you've seen the best parts of our city, but there are bad areas with buildings falling apart, narrow streets and insanitary conditions. However, these buildings are being demolished", said Mr. Appiah.
1.
Mr. Appiah was hot, tired and dusty because ......
he had gone to bring his nephews from the village
he had taken his nephews to the high buildings
he had shown the boys around the city of Accra
he had helped them to demolish the buildings
he had been satisfied that the boys were happy
2.
Where were the boys living before visiting Accra?
In the high buildings
In the village
In the big houses
In the public gardens
In the building falling apart
3.
Everything is so splendid means everything is ......
satisfactory
magnificent
important
brilliant
special
4.
According to the passage many successful men are used to ......
walking around Accra
bringing their nephews from the village to Accra
going on sight-seeing in the city of Accra
talking with boys in the public gardens
riding in cars wherever they go
5.
Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?
Every part of the city is wonderful and splendid
Mr. Appiah normally rides in his car
Asare and Attah are in Accra for the first time
The boys rested in the public gardens
The boys as well as Mr. Appiah must have been hot, tired and dusty.
6.
Insanitary conditions in the last paragraph means ......
some people in Accra are insane
some places in Accra are dirty and unclean
insanitary is seen in all conditions in the city
unsatisfactory reports about the city
there are many sanitary inspectors in Accra
7.
Demolished as used in the passage means
replaced
repaired
painted
pulled down
hire out
The Akosombo Dam and the great Volta Lake are famous over the world. The two main reasons for building the dam were, to generate electricity and to use the electricity for the production of aluminium from bauxite.
Aluminium is used throughout the world; so both the production of electricity and the production of aluminium are of great value to Ghana.
It may seem strange to talk about producing electricity by building a dam, but in fact a lot of dams have been built all over the world for this purpose. What happens is that a concrete wall, called a dam, is constructed across a river at a narrow point. A large lake then develops behind the wall. Tunnels are made in the dam so that water from the lake can rush fiercely through them. This powerful flow of water is used to drive huge machines called turbines, to generate electricity. All that the engineers need is the water rushing down from the lake, and all this costs them nothing! But of course the building of the dam and the fixing of the machines cost a great deal of money.
Big dams have been built in many parts of the world. The Akosombo Dam is one of the biggest. However, the lake, which has been formed, is in fact the biggest man-made lake in the world.
8.
The main reasons why Akosombo Dam was built were ......
to produce electricity to manufacture aluminium
to produce electricity from aluminium and bauxite
to find the mineral called bauxite and use it
to use aluminium and electricity
to make aluminium, bauxite and electricity
9.
Aluminium is produced from ......
dams
electricity
bauxite
machine
tunnels
10.
From the passage, dams are built all over the world mainly to ......
produce aluminium from bauxite
provide water for the generation of electricity
extract bauxite from lakes
provide water for drinking
make electricity cheap
11.
Which of the following statements is not true according to the passage?
The Akosombo Dam is the biggest in the world
The production of both electricity and aluminium is of great value to Ghana
Water from the lake runs fiercely through tunnels
The Akosombo dam is valuable to Ghana
A great collection of water running through tunnels can produce electricity anywhere in the world
12.
According to the passage which of the following statements is true?
In building dams rivers are blocked at their broadcast points
Water is used to produce electricity
Building the dam and fixing machines to produce electricity cost nothing at all
In producing electricity engineers need a lot of petrol to drive the machines
Turbines are used in the production of electricity
13.
The most suitable title for the passage is
Akosombo and Bauxite
Electricity from water
Dams of the world
Electricity and power
Aluminium from electricity
Choose from the alternatives lettered A to D the one which is nearest in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence.
14.
Your dress material is inferior to what I bought from the shop. This means that your dress material is ......
of poor quality
very beautiful
brightly coloured
expensive
15.
The girl is a spendthrift: she used all her pocket money to buy a pair of shoes. This means ......
careless
bold
extravagant
kind
16.
The pupils in the town often help in communal activities. This means that they help in ......
all activities
interesting activities
public activities
usual activities
17.
The aroma of Kate's food made everyone hungry. This means the food ......
smells good
is tasty
is spicy
is valuable
From the alternatives lettered A to D, choose the one which most suitably fills the gap in each sentence.
18.
He wasn't at the scene of the accident, ......?
wasn't he
isn't it
did he
was he
19.
You don't speak Chinese, ......?
do you
can you
don't you
won't you
20.
We worked hard in our final year, ......?
did we
isn't it
aren't we
didn't we
21.
They have lost the match, ......?
didn't they
isn't it
haven't they
is it
22.
He has stolen the box ......
in which we kept the gold chain
which we kept in the gold chain
we kept the gold chain
where we kept the gold chain
23.
...... hard he tried, Adansi came last in the test.
Whatever
How
Whenever
However
24.
Akwetey did the exercise ......
even though he was sick
during which he was sick
but he was sick
for which he was sick
25.
We are not allowed ......
to walk at the lawn
to be walking across the lawn
walking across the lawn
to walk across the lawn
26.
Everybody was pleased ...... the pastor's sermon.
for
in
with
at
27.
John's father congratulated him ...... his success in the examination.
on
during
at
to
28.
The patient is generally recovering ...... his illness
from
with
for
during
29.
We have been in this school ...... three years.
since
in
by
for
30.
It would be unwise to ...... the chance of making extra money.
throw away
throw in
throw over
throw by
31.
Koku was sad when he lost his mother but he will soon ...... it
get along
get on
get by
get over
32.
...... these words in your dictionary.
Look around
Look on
Look up
Look about
33.
If he ...... the elections he would have become an assemblyman.
won
has won
had won
should win
34.
If he continues to work hard, he ...... his examination with ease.
will pass
is passing
has passed
would pass
35.
The news he brought ...... bad
are
were
has been
was
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.
36.
The headmaster thanked his teachers for a wonderful job done.
quick
difficult
big
bad
odd
37.
The present day youth still indulge in all forms of drug abuse.
avoid
increase
discourage
disallow
discontinue
38.
Some people prefer to eat lean meat.
uncooked
fatty
spoilt
bloody
tasty
39.
Kojo's teacher was reluctant to accept his explanation for being late to school.
willing
afraid
unable
planning
likely
40.
The workers wanted their director to hold the meeting.
continue
delay
cancel
support
interrupt
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