KUULCHAT
ENGLISH MOCK
From the alternatives lettered A to D, choose the one which most suitably completes each sentence.
1.
Lariba sprang to her feet.
sprayed
struck
slew
splashed
Answer: A
2.
Had they completed the project before the deadline?
...... the project been completed by them before the deadline?
Were
Has
Had
Was
Answer: C
3.
Aminu is full of himself. This means that Aminu is ......
arrogant
dangerous
greedy
quarrelsome
Answer: A
4.
Little Asabea wondered why her grandfather walked so slowly.
was saddened that
felt frustrated that
was curious about why
thought about why
Answer: C
5.
The salient points of the topic have been thoroughly discussed.
highlighted
chosen
important
interesting
Answer: C
6.
Being the eldest child of the family, Joojo claimed the lion share of the father's property. This means that Joojo had.........
all the property.
half of the property.
the best part.
the largest part.
Answer: D
7.
I'm going to make you eat your words.
That means that you will.........
become shocked
be punished
admit you are wrong
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.
8.
He loves taking hasty decisions so he never makes ...... moves.
calculated
smart
delayed
final
Answer: A
9.
He said the story wasfictitious.
artificial
false
interesting
real
Answer: B
10.
The scarcity of doctors is a matter of public concern.
weakness
shortage
suffering
indiscipline
Answer: B
Synonyms (nearest in meaning) for scarcity
Dearth, drought, famine, inadequacy, insufficiency, lack, paucity, shortage, exiguity, infrequency, rareness, rarity, scantiness, sparsity, stringency, uncommonness, want
Antonyms (opposite in meaning) for scarcity
Abundance, enough, excess, plenty, sufficiency, commonness, surplus
11.
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.
12.
Dave walked briskly to the meeting.
slowly
carefully
reluctantly
clumsily
Answer: A
Antonyms (opposite in meaning) for briskly
Listlessly, slowly, sluggishly
Synonyms (nearest in meaning) for briskly
Nimbly, rapidly, vigorously, brusquely, enthusiastically, in a lively manner, promptly, quickly
13.
Though we expected ......, the judge handled the case with partiality.
fairness
happiness
patience
seriousness
Answer: A
14.
Araba's visit was a bolt from the blue. This means that the was..........
a most welcome one.
short.
a complete surprise.
timely.
Answer: C
15.
Have you enough money to buy a house?
plenty
much
sufficient
full
Answer: C
Enough: as much or as many as required
The nearest in meaning could be sufficient, adequate, ample, abundant
Choose from the alternatives lettered A to D the one which is nearest in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence.
16.
His dubious attitude has made him lose all his good friends.
deceitful
disrespectful
untrue
unforgiving
17.
Little Asabea wondered why her grandfather walked so slowly.
was saddened that
felt frustrated that
was curious about why
thought about why
18.
Nobody paid any attention to the workers' demands.
agitations.
complaints.
objections.
requests.
19.
Aminu's bushy eyebrows gave him a very severe look.
bad
serious
unpleasant
20.
It is impolite to talk loudly in the presence of the elderly.
incorrect
improper
unwise
rude
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.
"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.
didn't care about
couldn't wash for
was too weak to help
liked to discourage
22.
The chief advised his subjects not to allow anger to get the better of them.
This means that they should not let anger ...... them.
divide
sadden
control
deceive
23.
Nimo worked hard after his business had collapsed and soon found his feet. This means that he............
bought a new fleet of cars.
could walk again.
revievd the business.
sold the rest of the business.
24.
A desperate man may clutch at straws to save himself. This means that he may
decide to act bravely
seize any opportunity
try all clever means
use a secret strategy
Clutch at straws: to be willing to try anything to improve a difficult or unsatisfactory situation, even if it has little chance of success
25.
That tailor always takes pains over his sewing. This means that the tailor
does his sewing with great care.
finds sewing very painful.
is not happy sewing.
is often ill and cannot sew.
Take pains: To expend/spend a lot of time, effort, and care doing something
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 loves taking hasty decisions so he never makes ...... moves.
calculated
smart
delayed
final
27.
No one enjoyed the old man's humourless stories
funny
peculiar
familiar
cheerful
28.
The current is slow downhill.
abrupt
fresh
running
swift
29.
The policeman was reported to have concealed the evidence, but ...... it to the Jury.
disclosed
gathered
found
planted
30.
His expressions are rather colloquial.
informal
archaic
formal
modern
Antonyms (opposite in meaning) for colloquial
Correct, formal, standard, stilted
Synonyms(nearest in meaning) for colloquial
Conversational, vernacular, chatty, common, demotic, dialectal, everyday, idiomatic, jive, popular, street
Write an article for publication in your school magazine on why every student should be computer-literate.
Your content should be why every student should be computer-literate
Your essay must have the following features:
i. Title or heading
ii. Body
iii. Your name
iv. Your class/form/house
Possible Points for the need to be a computer-literate
1. Job Opportunities
2. Staying up to date
3. Being prepared for the future
4. Cheap and better communication
5. It enhances professionalism
6. Better connectivity to friends, families and relatives
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.
SACKEY J.A AND DARMINI L(COMP): The Cockcrow
Questions 5(a) to 5(c) are based on the abridged and simplified version of Charles Dicken's Oliver Twist.
CHARLES DICKENS: Oliver Twist
"Oliver was given a slice of bread and a simple outfit with a brown cap to wear outside. He meekly followed him outside the workhouse to his new home. Once there, he was brought before a committee of ten men"
5a. Write the name of the one referred to as "him" in the extract.
5b. One thing Oliver learns from "committee of ten men" is..........
5c. How does Oliver react to the information he gets from the committee?
Read the following extract carefully and answer Question 5(d) and 5(e)
PETER PAUL ADOLINAMA; Ripples
"Abi, which of your sons died recently or was it your business which collapsed?............ You have not been yourself these few days"
5d. Identify the speaker in the extract.
5e. What is Abi worried about?
Read the following extract carefully and answer Questions 5(f) to 5(h)
AMA ATA AIDOO: The Dilemma of a Ghost.
1st WOMAN:
If her son gets goodly bag by the month.
Why has Esi Kom still not..........
2nd WOMAN: They never ask "Why".
Is it not the young man's wife?
1st WOMAN: What has she done now?
2nd WOMAN: Listen. I hear she swallows money
As a hen does corn.
5f. Who is referred to "the young man's wife?
5g. State the literary device used in "Is it not the young man's wife"?.
5h. What is the meaning of "she swallows money as a hen does corn"?
Read the following extract carefully and answer Questions 5(i) and 5(j).
A. A. AMOAKO: Sleep Without Wake
"You put me through my infant paces
On Gold Coast Ga ShikpƆŋ
Taa taa, tuu tuu, in your maternal steps,
Maame Tutuaa, condolences!"
5i. Identify the main literacy device used in the title of the poem Sleep Without Wake.
5j. The words Taa taa, tuu tuu appeal to the reader's sense of............
a)
Mr Bumble
b)
(Oliver/He learns that) he is an orphan or he has neither a mother nor a father or He learns the meaning of 'orphan' or He learns what being an orphan means.
c)
Oliver or He cries or bursts into tears or He is shocked.
d)
Mama Adamu or Mama or Sayibu's first or oldest wife or Abis's oldest step mother.
e)
(Abi or She is worried about) her being forced into an early marriage or the kind of man she is getting married to or the possibility of Mr Ambrose Yakubu failing to or not being able to save or rescue her.
f)
Eulalie or Eulalie Rush or Eulalie Yawson or Ato's wife
g)
Rhetorical question
h)
She is wasteful or extravagant or profligate or prodigal or a spendthrift or she spends or uses money wastefully or in a wasteful way or manner or anyhow or she wastes or misuses money.
i)
Euphemism
j)
Hearing
Describe a day you will never forget in your life.
This is a descriptive essay.
You are to write the series of actions flowing forward to the end.
You should also be mindful of your tenses. This essay is in the past and so your tenses must be in the past.
Your essay must have the following features:
i. Title/heading
ii. Introduction
iii. Body
iv. Conclusion
Possible Points
1. Some days either happy or sad leave a lifelong impression on our minds.
2. The day I will never forget in my life was when I left the city where I was born.
3. My father/mother was transferred to a different city.
4. I was very sad on that day to leave my house.
5. The last goodbye to my friends was very painful.
6. I missed everyone very much along the way.
7. The feeling of seeing this surrounding for the last time made me sad.
8. I didn't even take lunch that day.
9. I cried very much and asked my parents not to leave the place.
10. By remembering that day I still become sad.
You have not returned to school after vacation. Write a letter to you headmaster/ headmistress explaining why you are still at home.
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.
You spent the Christmas holidays with a friend. Write a letter to your brother telling him all about the holidays.
This is an informal letter and the following features are required:
(1) Writer’s address (without name)
(2) Date
(3) Salutation (Dear Bro, Brother, Kofi, Adjei, Mawuli)
(4) Body
(5) Subscription - Yours sincerely, Yours, Yours ever
(6) First name