KUULCHAT
ENGLISH MOCK
From the alternatives lettered A to D, choose the one which most suitably completes each sentence.
1.
Those two are arch rivals.
splash
patch
path
spark
Answer: D
2.
Asua had to eat his words when Asante Kotoko lost to Tano Bofoakwa FC.
This means that Asuo ......
admitted that he was wrong
denied everything he had said
became very ashamed
lost his appetite
Answer: A
3.
Mary described the occasion as a red-letter day. This means that the occassion was...........
bloody
enjoyable
memorable
rough
Answer: C
4.
The girl intentionally tore her dress.
carelessly
accidentally
willingly
foolishly
Answer: B
5.
The commotion at the stadium was avoidable.
trouble
confusion
issue
violence
Answer: B
6.
Foli and Adzovi hit it off quite well. This means they............
fight often
get on very well.
play as a team.
present good arguments.
Answer: B
7.
Some exercises may seem easy in theoretical terms but can be really difficult in ...... aspects
practical
natural
logical
actual
Answer: A
8.
He said the practice was alien to him.
boring
new
modern
unfamiliar
Answer: D
9.
The officials made a sudden visit to the school.
an usual
a strange
a quick
an unexpected
Answer: D
10.
He said the story wasfictitious.
artificial
false
interesting
real
Answer: B
11.
The four brothers haven't seen........... since June last year.
theirself
each another
themselves
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.
12.
Prosper is the new chef.
chord
chair
shield
scheme
Answer: C
13.
Manna lay aside some money for Baaba's party. This means that Manna............
refused to host the party.
saved money for the party.
spent money on the party.
took a loan to organise the party.
Answer: B
14.
When he lost his job, Yaro was left to sink or swim. This means that Yaro
had to find another job.
shouted for help.
had to survive on his own.
was depressed.
Answer: C
Sink or swim
If you are left to sink or swim, you are given no help so that you succeed or fail completely by your own efforts: My employer gave me no help when I started my new job - I was just left to sink or swim.
15.
The chosen poems are very relatable
preferred
selected
prescribed
given
Answer: B
Chosen nearest in meaning: select, pick, pick out, opt for, plump for, go for, take, settle on, decide on, fix on, come down in favour of, vote for, single out, hand-pick, set, designate, determine, specify, appoint, name, nominate, adopt, espouse
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.
mild
previous
weak
wrong
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
17.
Some of the students grumbled about the assignment.
questioned
talked
complained
bothered
18.
Mr Nunyah slaughtered some of his bulls.
killed
treated
examined
castrated
Slaughter: kill (animals) for food
The nearest in meaning could be kill or butcher
19.
The boy's account of the incident was elaborate.
clear.
detailed.
interesting.
realistic.
20.
Nobody paid any attention to the workers' demands.
agitations.
complaints.
objections.
requests.
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.
The interview was conducted to separate the sheep from the goats. This means that the interview aimed at......... .
finding people who could rear sheep.
keeping the sheep in a different pen.
selecting only the humble candidates.
selecting the best candidates.
22.
Aminu is full of himself. This means that Aminu is ......
arrogant
dangerous
greedy
quarrelsome
23.
The two boys have often been at loggerheads with each other. This means that they ......
are usually seen walking together
have often exchanged ideas
have often had strong disagreements
usually have the same views on issues
24.
We tried all we could to amuse her but she kept a straight face. This means that she
did not listen to us.
looked straight ahead.
refused to laugh.
cried all the more.
A straight face
A blank or serious facial expression, especially when trying not to laugh.
Example: My father kept a straight face when he joked.
25.
When he lost his job, Yaro was left to sink or swim. This means that Yaro
had to find another job.
shouted for help.
had to survive on his own.
was depressed.
Sink or swim
If you are left to sink or swim, you are given no help so that you succeed or fail completely by your own efforts: My employer gave me no help when I started my new job - I was just left to sink or swim.
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.
Opaque ballot boxes are no longer used in elections.
covered
transparent
painted
dark
Antonyms (opposite in meaning) for opaque
Bright, clear, intelligent, light, luminous, smart, sparkling, sunny, thin, vivacious, crystal-clear, easy, lucid, translucent, transparent, unambiguous, unclouded, understandable
Synonyms (nearest in meaning) for opaque
Blurred, cloudy, dirty, dull, frosty, gloomy, hazy, impenetrable, murky, thick, dark, darkened, dim, dusky, filmy, foggy, fuliginous, lusterless, misty, muddied , nontranslucent, nontransparent, nubilous, obfuscated, shady, smoky, sooty, turbid
27.
The pupils are confident of passing the examination.
determined
doubtless
uncertain
uneasy
28.
Dora was exhausted after the exercise.
A. cheerful
active
refreshed
strong
Exhausted means tired. If you are not tired, then you are active
29.
These simple rules were infringed.
observed
violated
changed
formulated
Antonyms (opposite in meaning) for infringe
Give, obey, receive, comply, discharge, observe
Synonyms (nearest in meaning) for infringe
Breach, contravene, disobey, encroach, impose, intrude, meddle, offend, trespass, borrow, break, crash, entrench, infract, invade, lift, obtrude, pirate, presume, steal, transgress
30.
She accidentally tore her dress.
intentionally
willingly
carelessly
foolishly
Write a story which ends, ".............but everybody was happy".
You are to write a story which ends with: ".............but everybody was happy".
Content
This is an imaginative composition. The story therefore can be real or imagined/imaginary. It could be your own experience or that of somebody else's.
Organisation
A good story should have a beginning, climax and a conclusion. It should have a clear setting and its events should be arranged in time sequence.
Note:You are not to write a fable i.e. a story with animal characters.
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.
Read the following extract carefully and answer Questions 5(a), 5(b) and 5(c).
AMA ATAA AIDOO: The Dilemma of a Ghost
Nana:Yes, I am sitting here. So you thought I was dead?
No, I am not. Go home, good nighbours and
save your tears for my funeral. It cannot be long now ...
(a)
Who are the good neighbours?
(b)
It cannot be long now
Why does Nana think she will die soon?
(c)
Nana is in a/an ...... mood.
Read the following extract carefully and answer Questions 5(d) and 5(e).
KOBENA EYI ACQUAH: A Wreath of Tears
Your funeral
was so quiet, and small-
almost too small, it is said
for a man your stature
You must
Have preferred it that way
(d)
This poem is an example of a/an ......
(e)
You must
Have preferred it that way
The above lines show that the dead person was ......
Read the following extract carefully and answer Questions 5(f) and 5(g).
EVELYN TOOLEY HUNT: Mama is a Sunrise
When she come slip-footing through the door,
she kindles us
like lump coal lighted
and we wake up glowing.
She puts a spark even in Papa's eyes
and turns out all our darkness.
(f)
The literary device in turns out all our darkness is ......
(g)
Mama is a Sunrise is an example of which literary device?
Read the following extract carefully and answer Questions 5(h), 5(i) and 5(j).
ERNEST HEMMINGWAY: A Day's Wait
I thought perhaps he was a little light-headed
and after giving him the prescribed capsules
at eleven o'clock, I went out for a while.
(h)
One thing that made Schatz's father think the boy was a little light-headed is ......
(i)
What exactly did the writer do when he "went out for a while"?
(j)
How did Schatz feel at the end of the story?
(a)
First Woman and Second Woman
1 mark
(b)
Because of the sorrow Ato's marriage has caused her.
OR
She is heartbroken because her grandson has married the descendant of slaves.
OR
Because of Ato's marriage to Eulalie.
1 mark
(c)
Sad/sorrowful/depressed/unhappy
1 mark
(d)
Dirge/eulogy/tribute/elegy/apostrophe
1 mark
(e)
Humble/simple/modest
1 mark
(f)
Hyperbole/metaphor
1 mark
(g)
Metaphor
1 mark
(h)
Schatz refused to sleep/relax
OR
He was not interested in anything
OR
He told his father to leave him alone.
1 mark
(i)
He took his dog for a walk
OR
He hunted (for quails)
OR
He killed two birds(coveys)
1 mark
(j)
He felt relaxed/relieved.
1 mark
1. Deduct half a mark () for any grammatical/expression error(s) at each scoring point
2. If you gave two answers to a question and one of them is wrong, award zero. If, however, both answers are correct, award full marks.
3. An answer, taken as a whole, must make sense before any part of it is accepted for scoring.
4. Award zero (0) if you spell a name, a literary device, etc. wrongly.
As the Senior Prefect of your school write a letter to your District Chief Executive telling him about three problems which worry the pupils of your school.
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.
Read the following extract carefully and answer Questions 5(a) to 5(c)
KEN SARO-WIWA: Home Sweet Home
"My friend, Sira, was Waale's only daughter. As I said, we had grown up together, and had attended school together. She had not been able to complete her elementary schooling, although she was a brilliant girl."
(Page 181)
a)
Who is Waale?
b)
Sira could not complete her elementary schooling because ......
c)
Sira was not among the people who came to welcome the writer because ......
Read the following extract carefully and answer Questions 5(d) and 5 (e).
AMA ATA AIDOO: The Girl Who Can
"They say that I was born in Hasodzi; and it is a very big village in the Central Region of our country, Ghana ......"
(Page 142)
d)
The extract is the ...... of the story.
e)
"They say that I was born ......" shows that ......
Read the following extract carefully and answer Questions 5(f) to 5(h).
AMA ATA AIDOO: The Dilemma of a Ghost
MONKA [To herself]: I remember the time he was preparing to go to the white man's land ......
The money ...... the money ...... This is something which no one should hear anything about.
(Act 3, Page 56)
f)
According to Monka, one of the things no one should hear anything about is ......
g)
The extract is an example of a/an ......
h)
The money ...... the money ...... is an example of a literary device called ......
Read the following extract carefully and answer Questions 5(i) and 5(j).
EVELYN TOOLEY HUNT: Mama Is a Sunrise
When she comes slip-footing through the door,
she kindles us
like lump coal lighted
and we wake up glowing.
(Page 184)
i)
The extract brings out the theme of ......
j)
... she kindles us
like lump coal lighted ...
The dominant figure of speech in the lines above is ......
a)
Sira's mother/Mama's friend/Narrator's mother's friend/Narrator's friend's mother
b)
Her parents did not want the family to die off/Her parents wanted her to have children/to procreae
c)
She had left the town/She had to leave Dukana because she had given birth to twins/She had been banished/She was forced to travel/leave the village
d)
The prelude/beginning/introduction/setting/location/locale
e)
there is no birth certificate/the narrator's parents are illiterate/she is not sure of where she was born.
f)
a great part of the family land was sold/the oldest and most valuable family inheritance/property/heirloom/kente/gold ornaments were pawned.
g)
aside/monologue/soliloquy
h)
repetition
i)
Mother's love/comfort/Mother's comforting presence/hope/compassion/comfort/A caring mother/happiness/joy/excitement
j)
simile/alliteration
You are a speaker in a debate on the motion: The use of mobile phones in school by students should be banned. Write your contribution for or against the motion.
1. Bring all the sides you do not support (opposing view)
2. Follow with the side you support. Your point of view should refute all the opposing views that you have presented earlier
3. Declare your stand at the end of the composition
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.
Arguing For
1. Distract students
2. Allow cheating in Schools, and they can be dangerous
3. Distract students in school
4. Reduced educational performance
5. High levels of screen time have a negative effect on children's emotional stability
Arguing Against
1. Learning/Researching
2. Typing document or making powerpoint presentations
3. Emergency calls