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.

The queue moved slowly, yet no one seemed to mind.

A.

fee

B.

cool

C.

quest

D.

few

Answer: D

2.

He said the story wasfictitious.

A.

artificial

B.

false

C.

interesting

D.

real

Answer: B

3.

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

A.

each other

B.

one another

C.

themselves

D.

the other

Answer: A

4.

The boy's account of the incident was elaborate.

A.

clear.

B.

detailed.

C.

interesting.

D.

realistic.

Answer: B

5.

When the old woman heard the sound of the gun-shots, her hair stood on end. This means that the old woman

A.

started crying.

B.

became inactive.

C.

was frightened.

D.

was worried.

Answer: C

Hair stood on end: to cause fright or terror in someone.

6.

It is impolite to talk loudly in the presence of the elderly.

A.

incorrect

B.

improper

C.

unwise

D.

rude

Answer: D

7.

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

A.

declare

B.

call

C.

recommend

D.

move

Answer: D

8.

Her clothes would look better if she ...... them.

A.

will wash

B.

washes

C.

washed

D.

would wash

Answer: C

The sentence is a conditional sentence that talks about an unreal situation in the present. In such cases, we use the past simple tense in the if-clause and 'would' + base verb in the main clause.

9.

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

10.

The city grew quieter with each passing hour.

A.

bowl

B.

your

C.

tour

D.

owl

Answer: D

11.

The radio is a potent medium of communication

A.

fast

B.

necessary

C.

powerful

D.

sound

Answer: C

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

12.

When he lost his job. Yaro was left to sink or swim. That means that Yaro..........

A.

was depressed.

B.

shouted for help

C.

had to find another job.

D.

had to survive on his own

Answer: D

13.

Those two are arch rivals.

A.

splash

B.

patch

C.

path

D.

spark

Answer: D

14.

The commotion at the stadium was avoidable.

A.

trouble

B.

confusion

C.

issue

D.

violence

Answer: B

15.

The headteacher asked the pupils to disperse.

A.

assemble

B.

come

C.

meet

D.

stay

Answer: A

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.

Her ambition is to own a private jet.

A.

target

B.

joy

C.

plan

D.

desire

Ambition: a strong desire or what drives a person to do or achieve something.

The nearest in meaning could be drive, determination, desire, enterprise, initiative, eagerness, motivation, enthusiasm, zeal, commitment, a sense of purpose, longing, yearning, hankering, get-up-and-go

17.

We will not allow him to dampen our spirits.

A.

suppress

B.

break

C.

destroy

D.

lower

18.

The officials made a sudden visit to the school.

A.

an usual

B.

a strange

C.

a quick

D.

an unexpected

19.

Little Asabea wondered why her grandfather walked so slowly.

A.

was saddened that

B.

felt frustrated that

C.

was curious about why

D.

thought about why

20.

Lance only talks about trivial matters.

A.

unimportant

B.

unpleasant

C.

unacceptable

D.

unexciting

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.

Those children were born with a silver spoon in their mouth. This means that the children were born.............

A.

with their mouth full of silver.

B.

in good health

C.

in happy homes

D.

in wealth and luxury

born with a silver spoon
Born into a wealthy family.

Examples

We may both be wealthy now, but I was not born with a silver spoon. I had nothing when I was young, and all of my fortune is down to my own hard work.

Everyone who attends that university was born with a silver spoon, so I just don't think it's the right place for me.

22.

George has been relieved of his post. This means that George has been............

A.

dismissed.

B.

given another assignment.

C.

demoted.

D.

promoted.

23.

I was informed at the eleventh hour about his decision to leave. This means that I heard about his decision...........

A.

immediately.

B.

at eleven o'clock

C.

in good time

D.

very late

24.

The students were all ears during the presentation. This means that the students.......

A.

did not enjoy the presentation.

B.

had big ears.

C.

listened attentively.

D.

were very happy.

25.

"Do not be such a wet blanket, Afua. Your brother needs all the support you can give him", Auntie Araba chided her daughter.

This means that Afua ...... her brother.

A.

didn't care about

B.

couldn't wash for

C.

was too weak to help

D.

liked to discourage

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.

He normally alights at the station.

A.

A. ascends

B.

boards

C.

enters

D.

joins

Opposite of alight is board

27.

People in our village polite to strangers.

A.

cruel

B.

mean

C.

rude

D.

unfair

28.

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

A.

practical

B.

natural

C.

logical

D.

actual

29.

It is good to get a cure for a disease, but it is better to ...... the disease.

A.

prevent

B.

protect

C.

avoid

D.

counter

30.

Cann worked hard to stock the shop.

A.

decorate

B.

empty

C.

fill

D.

reinforce

THEORY QUESTIONS

1.

Read the following passage carefully and answer all the questions which follow.

 

One major cause of environment degradation in Ghana is gold mining. In the name of natural resource development, land is given to mining companies owned by foreigners. These foreigners milk the country dry and destroy the heritage of the people.

 

From the vast concessions granted them by the government, they extract the gold, destroy the rivers and other water bodies in the communities before going home, leaving the land worthless. Yet their operations are legal.

 

Approved mining is, however, not the sole gold mining activity. There is also what is regarded as unauthorized mining, called galamsey. In this enterprise, adventurous Ghanaians set out to do private mining as a livelihood. They dig up the earth with tools that are not as sophisticated as those of foreigners who also dig for the precious metal.

 

Mining activities destroy the environment. So far, it appears that nothing can be done to reclaim the land degraded by miners; the damage is irreversible. Vast tracts of arable land have become desolate mounds because of gold digging. Nothing can grow where galamsey has taken place.

 

Besides, the main water sources of communities have been polluted by the activities of both legal and illegal miners. The gold extracted from dirt requires cleaning with chemicals and rinsing in water. By the time the gold searchers succeed in producing a glittering handful, large stretches of rivers, ponds of water and some lakes have become poisoned.

 

Pollution leaves little drinking water for man and beast. Fishes die and human contract various diseases.

 

(a) Name the types of mining activities discussed in the passage.

 

(b)I. Which groups of people engage in mining?

(b)II. Why does government give licences to miners?

 

(c) How are the people and the land affected by the mining activities?

 

(d)I. How does the writer feel about mining?

(d)II. Why does the writer think that nothing can be done about the effects of mining?

 

(e) Explain the following expressions in your own words:

I. milk the country dry;

II. leaving the land worthless.

 

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

I. vast;

II. sole;

III. reclaim;

IV. mounds;

V. glittering.

a)

Legal/approved/auhorized/lawful mining and illegal/unapproved/unauthorized/unlawful mining/galamsey

b)

i)

Foreigners and Ghanaians

ii)

Government gives licences to miners because it wants to develop/add value to the natural resources/minerals.

c)

How people are affected by the mining activities

1)

The people lose their sources of drinking water.

2)

They contract diseases.

3)

They lose their farm lands.

How land is affected by the mining activities

1)

The land becomes desolate/poor/worthless.

2)

Nothing can grow on the land.

3)

The land loses its rivers.

4)

Fishes die.

d)

i)

He disapproves of mining/he dislikes/hates mining/he feels bad about mining.

ii)

Nothing can be done about the destruction/the destruction is irreversible/the land cannot be reclaimed

e)

i)

Take away the country's wealth/resources/to make the country poor.

ii)

Taking away the nutrients of the land/making the land infertile/rendering the land useless/unproductive.

f)

i)

vast → large,big,extensive,expansive,very wide

ii)

sole → only, lone, exclusive,main

iii)

reclaim → redeem, restore,recover,salvage,replenish

iv)

mounds → piles, heaps, hills

v)

glittering → shining, sparkling, glistering, glistening

2.

Question (a) to (c) are based on the abridged and simplified version of Charles Dicken's Oliver Twist.

CHARLES DICKENS: Oliver Twist

'Mr. Bumble mad Oliver miserable and the boy couldn't wait to get away from the workhouse.'

(Page 104)

(a)

Mr. Bumble made Oliver miserable because .....

(b)

Who is Mr. Bumble?

(c)

How did Mr. Bumble try to get rid of Oliver?

KEN SARO-WIWA: Home Sweet Home

Read the following extract carefully and answer Questions (d) and (e).

"They came in the usual assortment of rags:gowns picked up from the stores of second-hand clothes traders, singlets bearing the words, Oxford University, mildewed blouses. Some women wore shirts that are meant for men; one of them was in a printed cotton nightgown that had fade beyond recognition."

(Page 178)

(d)

They refers to .......

(e)

An imagery of .......... is created in the extract.

Read the following extract carefully and answer Questions (f) and (h).

AMA ATA AIDOO:The Dilemma of a Ghost

EULALIE: Ya, I remember I bought the idea, but I got the feeling ...

ATO: Heavens, women! They are always getting feelings. First, you got the feeling you needed a couple of years to settle down and now you are obviously getting a feeling.

(Act 2, Page 46)

(f)

What idea did Eulalie buy?

(g)

What feeling has she got now?

(h)

How does Ato react to her feelings?

Read the following extract carefully and answer Questions (i) and (j).

V.B AAKYE: The colour of God

How sily man is, laughs the rose
Why should he be black or white
Or green or yellow or even red?

(i)

The literary device used in laughs the rose is ...

(j)

According to the poem, what is the color of God?

(a)

Oliver/he asked for more food/supper.

(b)

A church/parish official or a care taker of the workhouse or he is in charge of the workhouse.

(c)

By offering a reward (of five pounds) to anyone who would take Oliver away from the workhouse.

(d)

The people from the village/community or the people of Dukana or the people who went to welcome the narrator.

(e)

Poverty/penury/destitution/impoverishment

(f)

To have children later/not to start a family now or to have children when she has settled down or to practice family planning/to delay in having children

(g)

To start a family/to give birth/to have children

(h)

He is surprised/alarmed/confused/he opposes it

(i)

Personification

(j)

Multi-colour/rainbow colours/all the colours/many colours

3.

Give an account of a fearful experience you have had or witnessed.

Content

This is an imaginative composition. The story/narration therefore can be real or imagined/imaginary. It could be your own experience or that of somebody else's or a story you've read or been told.

Organisation

A good story/narration should have a beginning, climax and a conclusion. It should have a clear setting and its events should be arranged in time sequence.

Expression

The language should be clear and easy to understand to make the actions of the characters come to life. The choice of vocabulary should be appropriate to the subject matter.

4.

Your class teacher has punished you for something you did not do. Write a letter to your headmaster or headmistress explaining why you think you have been punished unfairly.

The letter is a formal letter and must contain the features below:

i. Your address
ii. Date
iii. Recipient's address
iv. Salutation - Dear + Sir/Madam,
v. Heading/Title of the letter in block letters and underlined
vi. Body
vii. Subscription - Yours faithfully, Yours sincerely, etc.
viii. Signature
ix. Your full name (in brackets)

The language should be formal with no room for slang or colloquialism and there should be politeness of expression. A good blend of varied sentence patterns and a good use of vivid idiomatic expressions.

Your paragraphs should be well developed and properly linked.

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.

5.

Write the speech you would give at your school's graduation day on The school's achievements and failures in the academic year.

You are expected to identify what to you were achievements and failures of your school in a particular year.

There should be a logical presentation of what the achievements were and the failures. At least two achievements and one failure is expected.

Possible Achievements

1. Academic performance
2. Discipline
3. Provision of learning and teaching materials
4. Winning of a competition

Possible Failures

1. Absence of learning and teaching materials
2. Poor academic performance