KUULCHAT
ENGLISH MOCK

OBJECTIVE TEST

PART I
LEXIS AND STRUCTURE

SECTION A

From the alternatives lettered A to D, choose the one which most suitably completes each sentence.

1.

He normally alights at the station.

A.

A. ascends

B.

boards

C.

enters

D.

joins

2.

Dave walked briskly to the meeting.

A.

slowly

B.

carefully

C.

reluctantly

D.

clumsily

3.

The city grew quieter with each passing hour.

A.

bowl

B.

your

C.

tour

D.

owl

4.

Arming the police does not halt crime.

A.

avoid

B.

prevent

C.

stop

D.

suspend

5.

The chosen poems are very relatable

A.

preferred

B.

selected

C.

prescribed

D.

given

6.

Choose from the options A to D, the word that is most suitable to fill the gap

A.

advertisements

B.

announcements

C.

information

D.

notices

7.

We're so excited because Amuzu's proposal has been accepted.

A.

suggestion

B.

offer

C.

opinion

D.

view

8.

Lance only talks about trivial matters.

A.

unimportant

B.

unpleasant

C.

unacceptable

D.

unexciting

9.

Araba and Osei are a devoted couple who love............

A.

each other

B.

one another

C.

themselves

D.

the other

10.

The price of petrol has fallen for no reason.

A.

aggravated

B.

doubled

C.

risen

D.

weakened

11.

My twin brother is very inquisitive.

A.

curious

B.

brilliant

C.

friendly

D.

talkative

12.

She accidentally tore her dress.

A.

intentionally

B.

willingly

C.

carelessly

D.

foolishly

13.

Foli and Adzovi hit it off quite well. This means they............

A.

fight often

B.

get on very well.

C.

play as a team.

D.

present good arguments.

14.

When we went to Nina's house, we were told that she had gone away bag and baggage. This means that Nina had gone away

A.

leaving all her children.

B.

leaving all her belongings.

C.

without informing anyone.

D.

with all her belongings.

15.

The headteacher asked the pupils to disperse.

A.

assemble

B.

come

C.

meet

D.

stay

SECTION B

Choose from the alternatives lettered A to D the one which is nearest in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence.

16.

All the lax rules have been cancelled.

A.

mild

B.

previous

C.

weak

D.

wrong

17.

The salient points of the topic have been thoroughly discussed.

A.

highlighted

B.

chosen

C.

important

D.

interesting

18.

The internet is of enormous benefit to education.

A.

enviable

B.

great

C.

much

D.

suitable

19.

Aminu's bushy eyebrows gave him a very severe look.

A.

bad

B.
p>deadly

C.

serious

D.

unpleasant

20.

Nobody paid any attention to the workers' demands.

A.

agitations.

B.

complaints.

C.

objections.

D.

requests.

SECTION C

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.

21.

Asua had to eat his words when Asante Kotoko lost to Tano Bofoakwa FC.

This means that Asuo ......

A.

admitted that he was wrong

B.

denied everything he had said

C.

became very ashamed

D.

lost his appetite

22.

Dallies is the pick of the bunch. This means that Dallies..........

A.

is a farmer.

B.

is an athlete.

C.

is preferred to all others.

D.

works on a banana plantation.

23.

Yaaba hit the nail on the head when she told us that we could only succeed through hardworking.

This means that Yaaba ......

A.

was a good hairdresser

B.

told us the truth

C.

tried to deceive us

D.

showed that she disliked us

24.

My uncle loves to cast his bread upon waters. This means that my uncle..........

A.

behaves strangely

B.

feeds his fish with bread.

C.

is wasteful.

D.

loves to help people.

25.

Aminu is full of himself. This means that Aminu is ......

A.

arrogant

B.

dangerous

C.

greedy

D.

quarrelsome

SECTION D

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.

26.

The arrogant storekeeper lost all his customers.

A.

respectful

B.

obedient

C.

modest

D.

sympathetic

27.

The price of petrol has fallen for no reason.

A.

aggravated

B.

doubled

C.

risen

D.

weakened

28.

She accidentally tore her dress.

A.

intentionally

B.

willingly

C.

carelessly

D.

foolishly

29.

Abeiku feels unsafe in his house

A.

afraid

B.

rejected

C.

secure

D.

unhappy

30.

We initiated several projects last year.

A.

funded

B.

completed

C.

executed

D.

organized

THEORY QUESTIONS

1.

Your friend who lives in another town thinks that school life is boring and wants to leave school to start petty trading. Write a letter to encourage him/her to remain in school. In the letter, discuss two aspects of school life that you find enjoyable.

2.

Write an article for publication in your school magazine on the topic, My Role Model and how he/she has Influenced me.

3.

Ogboo was a very successful business man. He owned a fleet of vehicles. He was very generous and highly respected in his village. His children were very dear to him but he did not pamper them. He considered some modern gadgets dangerous, too expensive and a way of encouraging laziness among children. Therefore, no labour-saving gadgets were found in the kitchen. He insisted that food tasted better when prepared in the traditional way. He was also his children's barber.

At school, his children were the only pupils who received letters, popularly called snail mail. Akwesi, his eldest child, was always the object of ridicule among his peers. He patiently bore all the humiliation. When he completed school and his father made him manage his business, he decided to do things differently. He bought a cellular phone for his mother and equipped the house with modern gadgets. He also installed tracking devices on his father's vehicles and insisted on the drivers using mobile money transfer services. He swore the drivers to secrecy.

In an era when car snatching, drivers cheating their employers and armed robbery were the order of the day. Ogboo's transport business continued to flourish. He seemed to be insulated against theft. This amazed everyone. Soon, tongues began to wag. Ogboo was accused of possessing magical powers. Others insinuated that he was in leaque with the armed robbers. People shunned his company. One day, at a meeting organized by the transport owners, Akwesi let the cat out of the bag.

(a)

Write two things Ogboo did that showed that he did not pamper his children.

(b)

... he decided to do things differently.

(i)

Identify two of the things that Akwesi did differently.

(ii)

List two adjectives that can be used to describe Akwesi's drivers.

(c)

What were two of the problems that car owners faced?

(d)

Akwesi let the cat out of the bag

(i)

What did Akwesi do?

(ii)

Why did he let the cat out of the bag?

(e)

Explain, in your own words, the following expressions as used in the passage:

(i)

order of the day;

(ii)

tongues began to wag;

(iii)

in league with.

(f)

For each of the following words, give another word or a phrase that means the same and can fit into the passage:

(i)

highly;

(ii)

pamper;

(iii)

manage;

(iv)

installed;

(v)

flourish.

4.

Describe an interesting place you have visited and say what you gained in the visit.

5.

Write a letter to your friend in another town describing not less than two interesting things in your hometown.