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.

There is nothing with which to compare the infinite knowledge and power of Providence.

A.

endless

B.

immeasurable

C.

incomplete

D.

inconstant

Answer: A

2.

The robbers ransacked the house.

A.

torched

B.

destroyed

C.

invaded

D.

looted

Answer: D

3.

Kim is full of himself. This means that Kim is

A.

arrogant.

B.

dangerous.

C.

greedy.

D.

quarrelsome.

Answer: A

Full of oneself: to be very proud, arrogant or conceited, and think only of yourself

4.

The new school is ideal for Mr. Mensah's children.

A.

good

B.

perfect

C.

satisfactory

D.

suitable

Answer: B

5.

The unfavourable weather affected their health.

A.

beautiful

B.

pleasant

C.

cool

D.

promising

Answer: B

6.

My neighbour, ............ dog barks every night, has left town.

A.

which

B.

who

C.

who's

D.

whose

Answer: D

This is possession (the neighbor owns a dog) so whose and not who, possessive pronoun (whose) is the correct answer

7.

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

Answer: A

8.

That shop has been temporarily closed down.

A.

constantly

B.

deliberately

C.

legally

D.

permanently

Answer: D

Opposite of temporary is permanent

9.

The curious child likes to ask a lot of questions.

A.

inquisitive

B.

pompous

C.

intelligent

D.

talkative

Answer: A

10.

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.

Answer: D

11.

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.

Answer: C

12.

The chief advised his subjects not to allow anger to get the better of them.

This means that they should not let anger ...... them.

A.

divide

B.

sadden

C.

control

D.

deceive

Answer: C

13.

Samantha's main problem is that she can see no further than her nose. This means that Samantha

A.

lacks foresight.

B.

is easily deceived.

C.

has a long nose.

D.

cannot think

Answer: A

See no further than the end of one's nose

a. to be short-sighted; have myopia
b. to lack insight or foresight

14.

The price of petrol has fallen for no reason.

A.

aggravated

B.

doubled

C.

risen

D.

weakened

Answer: C

15.

Whole grains are healthier than polished ones.

A.

Gill

B.

Goal

C.

Gaul

D.

Gaol

Answer: B

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.

The youth should be ruled by the fundamental ideals of courtesy.

A.

essential

B.

known

C.

popular

D.

realistic

Fundamental nearest in meaning:basics, essentials, rudiments, foundations, basic principles, first principles, preliminaries, crux, essence, core, nucleus, heart, base

17.

He said the story wasfictitious.

A.

artificial

B.

false

C.

interesting

D.

real

18.

My father had the benefit of good education.

A.

luck

B.

advantage

C.

quality

D.

value

19.

He said the practice was alien to him.

A.

boring

B.

new

C.

modern

D.

unfamiliar

20.

The salient points of the topic have been thoroughly discussed.

A.

highlighted

B.

chosen

C.

important

D.

interesting

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.

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

A.

bloody

B.

enjoyable

C.

memorable

D.

rough

22.

Nimo worked hard after his business had collapsed and soon found his feet. This means that he............

A.

bought a new fleet of cars.

B.

could walk again.

C.

revievd the business.

D.

sold the rest of the business.

23.

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

24.

The driver passed out soon after the accident occurred. This means that the driver..........

A.

ran away

B.

died

C.

fainted

D.

vomited

Pass out

To fall asleep, faint, or lose consciousness.

Examples

He passed out as soon as he saw the blood.

They gave me so much to drink that I passed out cold by 10 PM.

I've been up since 5 AM, so I'm just going to go pass out after dinner.

25.

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.

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

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 price of petrol has fallen for no reason.

A.

aggravated

B.

doubled

C.

risen

D.

weakened

27.

The girl intentionally tore her dress.

A.

carelessly

B.

accidentally

C.

willingly

D.

foolishly

28.

The animal will perish under this condition.

A.

graze

B.

survive

C.

starve

D.

remain

Perish means die. The opposite of die is survive

29.

He loves taking hasty decisions so he never makes ...... moves.

A.

calculated

B.

smart

C.

delayed

D.

final

30.

The pupils are confident of passing the examination.

A.

determined

B.

doubtless

C.

uncertain

D.

uneasy

THEORY QUESTIONS

1.

Your school performed very well in the inter-zonal athletics competition held recently. As Sports Prefect, write a report on the competition to your headmaster.

You are to write a report on the competition. Your essay should contain these features:

1. Title
2. Body
3. Conclusion

The body should contain:
1. The brief details of the inter-zonal athletics competition
2. Your performance in the inter-zonal athletics competition

2.

Write an interesting story that ends with the expression, Unfortunately I realized when it was too late that my friend was a wolf in sheep's clothing.

Your story should have a plot, a setting and a conclusion.

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.

3.

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

 

Nobody wanted Ananse to succeed in drinking the cup of hot water and win, Adiefe, the Chief's beautiful daughter.

 

Ananse grabbed the cup of hot water, bowed as gracefully as possible and smiled confidently. He lifted the cup and said, slowly and calmly, 'Nana, look...................!' Nana Apo barked, 'yes, it's hot. Drink it right now!' But Ananse kept a cool head. Then, in the full glare of all present, he shook the cup vigorously for some time in order to cool its content. After this, he began to sip the now-lukewarm water as if it was still hot. Between the sips, the pain he seemed to be going through made him frown. He shut the left eye and his right eye shone brightly. He deliberately let his left hand drop loosely by his side.

 

Nana Apo smiled. Queen Amola grinned. Adiefe giggled-all in happy anticipation of Ananse's failure.

 

Suddenly Ananse began to drink the warm water more quickly and noisily. Soon, all was gone. He turned the cup upside down towards Nana and, indeed, there was not a single drop in it. Lo and behold, Kweku Ananse, the notorious trickster, had succeeded where all others has failed. There was complete silence. Even the wind seemed to have stopped blowing. The impossible had happened and people's expectation that Kweku Ananse would lose the contest had failed. Eventually, Kweku Ananse's victory had won him the hand of the pretty Princess, Adiefe.

 

Nana Apo and Queen Amola, with great relunctace, led their daughter, Adiefe, and handed her over to victorious Kweku Ananse.

 

(a) What was the attitude of the people present before the contest?

 

(b) Why do you think Ananse shook the cup?

 

(c) State the three tricks Ananse used to show that he was in pain.

 

(d)I. Why did Ananse turn the cup upside down?

II. What was the mood of Nana Apo and Queen Amola in the end?

 

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

I. 'Ananse kept a cool head'

II. 'all was gone'

III. 'The impossible had happened'

 

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

I. grabbed;

II. barked;

III. deliberately;

IV. Eventually;

V. pretty.

a)

They wanted Ananse to fail

OR

They despised/disliked/resented Ananse.

b)

To cool the content of hot water.

c)

i)

He frowned.

ii)

He shut the left eye.

iii)

He let his hand drop.

iv)

His right eye shone brightly.

d)

i)

To show that he had drunk all he water.

OR

To show that the cup was empty.

OR

To show that there was no drop of water in the cup.

ii)

They were not happy.

OR

They were sad/displeased/disappointed.

e)

i)

Anase remained calm/undisturbed/quiet/unperturbed.

ii)

There was no water left.

iii)

What everybody thought was not possible had happened

OR

He had done what everybody thought he couldn't.

f)

i)

grabbed → gripped, held, took, seized, took hold of

ii)

barked → shouted, exclaimed, screamed, spoke loudly, yelled, thundered

iii)

deliberately → intentionally, knowingly, consciously, purposely

iv)

Eventually → finally, lastly, in the end, at last, in the long run, at long last

v)

pretty → beautiful, lovely, attractive, nice, good-looking

4.

Write a letter to your brother living in another region of your country informing him about the latest news at home.

You are required to write a letter to your brother informing him about the latest news at home.

Content

You are expected to describe the latest news.

Organisation

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

(1) Writer’s address (without name)
(2) Date
(3) Salutation (Dear Kofi, Sena, Yaw, Akwasi, Adjei, Bortey, Mawuli)
(4) Body
(5) Subscription - Yours sincerely, Yours, Yours ever
(6) First name

5.

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