FIRST TERM EXAMINATION ON ENGLISH FOR JSS3 NEW

Identify the word with the given symbol

1. /a:/

2./ʌ/

3. /3:/

4./eə/

5. /ə/

Choose the interpretation of the group of words in capital letters

6. Chike has THROWN DUST IN MY EYES

7. Nonso's learning HAS GONE TO HIS HEAD. This means that Nonso ,

Choose the option that is nearest in meaning to the words in bold letters

8. I CONCEDE that I am wrong on this issue

9. With great determination, the man SURMOUNTED all the problems

10. He worked very hard all his life, but he died in PENURY

Fill in blank spaces in the sentences below with the most appropriate options

11. The woman, together with her children ______ is here

12. The woman bought a _____shirt for her husband.

13. Hardly had my mother returned _____ the thieves broke into the compound

Choose the words opposite in meaning to the words in bold letters

14. Emeka is quite REFINED in his manners but his colleague is rather____

15. The taxi driver pleaded that the splashing of water was_____ ACCIDENTAL but the lady insisted that it was_____

Identify the part of speech of the words in capital letters

16. It is very easy to teach INTELLIGENT students

17. He made breakfast FOR his brother

18. The repetition of consonant sound in literature is called_____

19. The sequential arrangement of events in a story is called _____

20. "The whole world attended the wedding". The figure of speech used in the expression is_____

PART 1

SECTION B

COMPREHENSION

The perennial issue of how far the Federal Government should subsidize or not subsidise’ the price of refined petroleum products is again on the front burner. The Governors under the chairmanship of Rotimi Amaechi, the Governor of Rivers State, are calling on the Federal Government to immediately abolish the subsidy, which is costing N500 billion yearly. According to the Governors, the reason for this request is to enable them pay the N18,000 national minimum wage already passed into law. The President has so far not made any pronouncements on the issue. In the meantime, an angry protest has been mounted by the two main labour unions-the Nigeria Labour Congress (NLC) and the Trade Union Congress (TUC)-warning of dire consequences, should the government go ahead with a unilateral removal of the subsidy. They have issued a two-week ultimatum as a prelude to a general strike. Civil society groups fearing the deleterious effects of a crass removal of the subsidy on the people have decried any move in that direction. Without subsidy, the authorities claim that the current price for a litre of premium motor spirit (PMS) would double from ^65 to around N120. Since the time of General Ibrahim Babangida, Nigerian governments have constantly preached the reduction of the fuel subsidy. It has become an endless sermon. The argument then was that with the removal of the subsidy, needed resources would be released to improve agriculture, health, education, transport and so on. Another reason advanced for the reduction was to ensure the constant availability of petroleum products at the filling stations, thereby eliminating perennial fuel queues.

1. What do you understand by the phrase “the perennial issue” as used in the description of the talk of fuel subsidy removal in Nigeria?

2. Quote a sentence from paragraph 4 to support your answer.

3. What has the two labour unions done over the fuel subsidy issue ?

4. Why does the government want to remove fuel subsidy

5. Another word that can replace “abolish” in paragraph one is what?

PART II

Essay and Letter Writing

Answer only one question from this part

1. Write a letter to your brother telling him of your intention to travel to Lagos to spend your holiday with your older sister after your basic Education certificate Examination (BECE)

2. Write an essay on “The causes of Examination Malpractice

Choose one of the options lettered A-D to fill in the numbered gaps. Write the letter only. The.....21..... was consulted to know the quantity of.....22....., .....23..... and.....24..... needed to form the required concrete for the.....25..... The.....26..... was shown the.....27..... at the corners of the land and was told to work within the space. He was also given.....28.....to enable him know the.....29....? Occasionally, the.....30.....visited to further interpret his drawing.