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.

All the lax rules have been cancelled.

A.

mild

B.

previous

C.

weak

D.

wrong

Answer: A

Lax:not sufficiently strict, severe, or careful.

Mild: not severe, serious, or harsh

Lax nearest in meaning:mild,slack, slipshod, negligent, neglectful, remiss, careless, heedless, unmindful, inattentive, slapdash, offhand, casual, easy-going, lenient, permissive, soft, liberal, non-restrictive, indulgent, overindulgent, complaisant, over-tolerant, irresponsible, sloppy

2.

The four brothers haven't seen........... since June last year.

A.

theirself

B.

each another

C.

themselves

D.

each other

Answer: C

We use the reciprocal pronouns each other and one another when two or more people do the same thing.

Peter and Mary helped each other.
= Peter helped Mary and Mary helped Peter.

We sent one another Christmas cards.
= We sent them a Christmas card and they sent us a Christmas card.

They didn't look at each other.
= X didn't look at Y and Y didn't look at X.

Themselves is a plural pronoun. Since it is used reflexively, it is used in contexts where the subject of a sentence is also its object. And since it is plural, it refers to more than one person.

Themselves is a reflexive pronoun that refers to a group of people.

3.

The results will be released very soon.

A.

withheld

B.

confirmed

C.

withdraw

D.

cancelled

Answer: A

4.

Paul shed crocodile tears when his friend failed the exam. This means that Paul

A.

was genuinely sorry for his friend.

B.

felt very sad but did not cry.

C.

pretended he was sorry for his friend.

D.

cried uncontrollably.

Answer: C

Shed crocodile tears: to pretend to be sorry for somebody/something

5.

I'm going to make you eat your words.

That means that you will.........

A.

become shocked

B.

be punished

C.

admit you are wrong

D.

face the consequences of your actions

Answer: C

Eat your words be forced to admit that what you have said before was wrong

Example: Nick told everyone that he'd be picked for the team, but when he wasn’t chosen he had to eat his words.

6.

I learnt to paddle my own canoe. This means that I ......

A.

am independent and need no help from others

B.

do not interfere in other people's matters

C.

have no help in my fishing business

D.

work hard to feed myself and my family

Answer: A

7.

The curious child likes to ask a lot of questions.

A.

inquisitive

B.

pompous

C.

intelligent

D.

talkative

Answer: A

8.

The project is in the pipeline. This means that it is

A.

being dealt with

B.

being suspended

C.

No longer pursued

D.

stuck in the pipe

Answer: A

In the pipeline: in the process of being planned or developed.

9.

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.

Answer: C

10.

The minister publicly rebukes his assistant and always ...... his secretary.

A.

advises

B.

commends

C.

embraces

D.

harasses

Answer: B

11.

We won the game easily.

A.

giant

B.

general

C.

gentle

D.

goat

Answer: D

12.

Mr Nunyah slaughtered some of his bulls.

A.

killed

B.

treated

C.

examined

D.

castrated

Answer: A

Slaughter: kill (animals) for food

The nearest in meaning could be kill or butcher

13.

No one enjoyed the old man's humourless stories

A.

funny

B.

peculiar

C.

familiar

D.

cheerful

Answer: A

14.

The bread is stale.

A.

burnt

B.

delicious

C.

fresh

D.

mouldy

Answer: C

15.

There was mayhem as the crowd scattered.

A.

anger

B.

fear

C.

order

D.

riot

Answer: C

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.

Trading is a lucrative economic activity.

A.

profitable

B.

legitimate

C.

desirable

D.

cherished

Synonyms (nearest in meaning) for lucrative

Advantageous, cost effective, fruitful, good, money-making, profitable, worthwhile, fatness, gainful, high-income, in the black, paying, remunerative, sweet

Antonyms (opposite in meaning) for lucrative

Poorly paid, unprofitable

17.

The curious child likes to ask a lot of questions.

A.

inquisitive

B.

pompous

C.

intelligent

D.

talkative

18.

The radio is a potent medium of communication

A.

fast

B.

necessary

C.

powerful

D.

sound

Synonyms (nearest in meaning) for potent

Compelling, dominant, dynamic, great, impressive, influential, persuasive, robust, strong, useful, vigorous, stiff, almighty, authoritative, ball of fire, cogent, commanding , convincing, efficacious, forcible, full-bodied, go-getter, gutsy, lusty, mighty,powerful, puissant, punchy, spanking, sturdy, telling, trenchant

Antonyms (Opposite in meaning) for potent

Inactive, ineffective, ineffectual, infirm, insignificant, soft, unhealthy, unimportant, weak, disabled, fragile, helpless, impotent, incapable

19.

She is fond of talking about trivial matters.

A.

unpleasant

B.

unimportant

C.

unexciting

D.

unacceptable

20.

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

A.

bad

B.
p>deadly

C.

serious

D.

unpleasant

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.

We were taken to the police station like a lamb to the slaughter. This means that we were taken there.............

A.

with our clothes removed

B.

without resistance

C.

with difficulty

D.

in a violent manner

Like a lamb to the slaughter

If someone goes somewhere like a lamb to the slaughter, they go there quietly and obediently because they have not realized that it will be dangerous or unpleasant, or because they are powerless.

Example

His young bride walked down the aisle like a lamb to the slaughter.

Note: People sometimes use sheep instead of lamb.Example, I had no idea what the interview would be like and went to it like a sheep to the slaughter.

22.

Araba's visit was a bolt from the blue. This means that the was..........

A.

a most welcome one.

B.

short.

C.

a complete surprise.

D.

timely.

23.

Mary described the occasion as a red-letter day. This means that the occassion was...........

A.

bloody

B.

enjoyable

C.

memorable

D.

rough

24.

On seeing the angry mob approaching the school, our school prefect told us to take to our heels. This means that the prefect told us to ......

A.

hurry up

B.

join them

C.

run away

D.

walk gracefully

25.

Ammon has always kept his enemies at arm's length. This means that he

A.

abused them

B.

shunned them

C.

threatened them

D.

trusted them

At arm's length: avoid/shun intimacy or close contact.

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.

Those children think their uncle is miserly yet he is ...... to strangers.

A.

friendly

B.

generous

C.

strict

D.

wicked

27.

That shop has been temporarily closed down.

A.

constantly

B.

deliberately

C.

legally

D.

permanently

Opposite of temporary is permanent

28.

The prefect rebuked the student for his rude behaviour

A.

defended

B.

justified

C.

pardoned

D.

praised

Opposite of rebuke/condemn/disapprove is praise

29.

There was mayhem as the crowd scattered.

A.

anger

B.

fear

C.

order

D.

riot

30.

Some exercises may seem easy in theoretical terms but can be really difficult in ...... aspects

A.

practical

B.

natural

C.

logical

D.

actual

THEORY QUESTIONS

1.

Write a letter to your pen-pal telling him why you like your school.

You are required to write a letter to your pan-pal (a stranger you write to particularly via postal mail) telling him/her why you like your school.

Organisation

This is an informal letter and the following features are required:

(1) Writer’s address (without name)
(2) Date
(3) Salutation (Dear Smith, Donald, Page, Pal)
(4) Body
(5) Subscription - Yours sincerely, Yours, Yours ever
(6) First name

2.

Write an article to a newspaper on at least two problems which worry the people of your town or village and suggest what can be done to solve them.

Your essay must have the following features:

i. Title/heading
ii. Body
iii. Conclusion
iv. Your name

3.

Write an article for publication in one of the national newspapers on the topic: The usefulness of the mobile phone.

Your content must be on the usefulness of mobile phone

Your essay must have the following features:

i. Title or heading
ii. Body
iii. Your name
iv. Your school/class/form/house

Possible points to write on

1. Communicating through voice, messages and mails
2. Surfing the internet
3. Voice/Video calling
4. Typing document or making powerpoint presentations
5. Taking photos/videos
6. Video/voice recording
7. Learning

Your paragraphs should be well developed and properly linked.

The language should be descriptive and formal and remember to use appropriate vocabularies

NOTE: This is not a letter so your essay must not be in a letter format

You must check your spellings and punctuations and construct meaningful sentences.

Ensure that you use capital and small letters correctly at their appropriate places, thus for instance I for the pronoun "I" and not "i", etc.

4.

The government has announced the addition of new public holidays. Write an article to be published in a national newspaper on two effects of public holidays on teaching and learning.

CONTENT: 10 marks

You should discuss the positive or negative effects of public holidays. At least two points, well discussed and illustrated, should be used to support or oppose the observance of public holidays.

ORGANIZATION: 5 marks

The essay should have the following features:

i.

Title/Heading

ii.

Writer's name(either after the title or at the end of the article)

iii.

Writer's address

Marking Notes

1. Paragraphs should be well developed and properly linked.

2. Mark this aspect out of 3 marks if you write any feature of a letter.

EXPRESSION: 10 marks

The use of formal, decent and polite expressions is expected. There is no room for slang and colloquialism. Sentence patterns should vary and the vocabulary should be appropriate.

MECHANICAL ACCURACY: 5 marks

Ring all errors in concord(subject-verb, noun-pronoun), tense, determiners, prepositions and punctuation whenever they occur.

Ring the wrong spelling of the same word once. Subsequently, underline them.

Each sentence and proper noun should begin with a capital letter. Ring the use of "i" instead of "I" for the first-person pronoun.

Marking Notes

PENALIZE

1. Each grammatical

2. Wrong spelling - the wrong spelling of the same word should be penalized only once.

3. Faulty construction

4. Punctuation error and the wrong use of the capital or small letter.

5. The pronoun "I" if written as a small letter (i).

Each of these errors should be ringed and half a mark ( 1 2 ) deducted up to a total of 5 marks.

5.

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

You are required to write a letter to your friend in another town describing not less than two interesting things in your hometown.

Organisation

This is an informal letter and the following features are required:

(1) Writer’s address (without name)
(2) Date
(3) Salutation (Dear Kofi, Ama, Adjei, Atswei, Adzovi)
(4) Body
(5) Subscription - Yours sincerely, Yours, Yours ever
(6) First name