3rd Term Examination on English Language JSS 1 (2025)

Welcome to your 3rd Term Examination on English Language JSS 1 (2025)

Choose the option that contains the given phonetic symbol

1. /É™/

2. /u:/

3. /g/

4. /au/

5. /b/

Choose one of the options lettered A-- D to fill in the numbered gaps

6. The house ----- he lives is spacious

7. Nigerians will have ------ to blame for withdrawing from the competition at the last minute

8. ------- are seven female teachers in our school

9. -------- in his right senses will give shelter to a known thief

10. -------- had he entered when it started to rain

11. As soon as he heard the bell, he -------- to the door

12. Your mobile phone has ------ ten times in the last hour.

13. Please let me have ------- small salt in my soup.

14. Ada is ------ to do that

15. The boy ------- his father in everything

16. The friendly match will kick ------ at 4:00 p.m today

17. The robbers ------- all the rooms, looking for money

18. Coming from the kitchen was the sweet ------ of mummy's soup

19. One of the victims -------- rushed to the hospital

20. I enjoy ------ my grandson to school every morning

21. wale couldn't have said a thing like that, -------?

22. Whenever you travel, buy me --------

23. He bought new set of ------- television

Choose the option that is nearest in meaning to the word in capital letters

24. You are all CONSCIOUS of this examination

25. The chairman was APPLAUDED for the beautiful speech

Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters

26. Even when the truth is carefully CONCEALED, it will eventually be

27. The students were commended for being SMARTLY dressed

28. The pilot told the passengers to FASTEN their seat belts

Change these sentences to passive voice

29. Ngozi prepared a delicious meal. A delicious meal ------ by them

30. Emeka is sweeping the classroom. The classroom ------- by Emeka.

COMPREHENSION

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follows.

A war is an act of fighting between two or more countries or opposing groups within a country, involving large numbers of soldiers and weapons. when a war breaks out, a lot of tragic consequences usually follow. Wars are fought for many reasons, such as: to gain a territory, for economic gain, to defend one's country, to change a bad ruler, to avenge a wrong, to show that one county is superior to another. In Africa, civil wars have been fought in Libya, South Sudan, Nigeria, Northern Mozambique, and Ethiopia. Civil wars take place inside the territory of a country. International wars occur between two or more countries, e.g. Russian-Ukraine war, Arab-israeli war etc. wars can also involve government battling terrorist insurgency. A terrorist is a person who deliberately kills innocent people at random to spread fear and demand things from the government. Examples of wars involving insurgency can be found in Nigeria, Chad, Mali, Egypt, where governments have have been fighting insurgents for years. Wars have short--term and long--term effects. The immediate effect of war is the death of people in large numbers, especially the youth. Soldiers not only suffer on the battlefield, veterans also suffer physically and psychologically. Because people are so close during wartime condition, diseases, such as tuberculosis could easily spread. Some emissions that come out of the weapons used in war can cause asthma, heart and respiratory conditions. Nerve gas leads to instant death. War can also have a dramatic impact on the health of civilian populations. The atomic bombs dropped on the Japanese cities of Hiroshima and Nagasaki had a horrendous immediate effect, killing thousands. The radiation sickness and birth defects of children were problems experienced long after the buildings destroyed by the bomb were rebuilt. In the same vein, the Nigerian civil war of 1967 was estimated to have cost the people of Nigeria, especially those from the south eastern part of the country a lot. Up to three million people may have died due to the conflict, mostly from hunger and diseases. The old ethnic and religious tension has remained a constant feature of Nigerian politics. Wars also have environmental impacts. The application of weapons, the destruction of buildings and oil fields, fires, military transport movements and chemical spraying are all examples of the destroying effects of war on the environment. Air, water and soil are polluted, humans and animals are killed, and many health problems are left for those still living to nurse.

Questions

1. What is war?

4. How does war affect the environment?

2. Mention two long- term effects of war according to the passage.

3. How has war affected civilian populations?

5. What is the immediate effect of war?

7. Example of war that can be found in Nigeria is what?

6. Four things that can make war happen between two countries.

9. List the countries that are fighting insurgency.

8. Differentiate between international wars and civil wars

10. One contagious disease experienced during wars.

Essay and Letter writing

Attempt only one exercise

1. Write a letter to the principal of your school, suggesting three things that can improve your school

2. Write a letter to your friend, telling him or her why you love your parents very much.

3. Write a narrative essay that ends with the expression; " I learnt the lesson of my life"

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