2nd Term Examination on Reading and Expression Skills JS 3

Welcome to your 2nd Term Examination on Reading and Expression Skills JS 3

TEACHERS ON STRIKE by Ngozi Chuma Udeh

1. One of the crimes that increased as a result of teachers strike is -------

2. Dife's daughter who turned to prostitution is ----

3. The name of Nebe's wife ------

4. The teachers strike was caused by -------

5. -----and ------ rejected the offer of bribe from ------

6. Nebe's little daughter is named ------

7. Irukwe'a wife who died in pregnancy is named -----

TRAPPED IN OBLIVION by Ifeoma Theodore jnr. E

8. The person who is trapped in oblivion in the novel is -----

9. Nnenna's parents hid the cause of Dozie's death from their children because they believe that ------

10. Nnenna's family travelled to the village for the burial of her uncle called ------

11. The baby girl which Nnenna and Kunle gave birth to is called -------

12. According to the novel, HIV/AIDS can be contracted by all except ------

THE FATAL DECISION by Nzekwe Kenneth Tochukwu

13. "Nonso and his classmates were busy as bees studying hard" is an example of figure of speech called ------

14. The themes of this novel includes all except -------

15. "Listen to me and do not neglect my words as the words of an old man who is no longer current". This advice was given to Nonso by ------

16. Nonso was deceived to join cult by ------

ARROW OF GOD by Chinua Achebe

17. Ezeulu's son, Obika died ------

18. After Obika died, Ezeulu believed that his punishments is caused by ------

19. Arrow of God is a -----

20. People of Umuaro start to believe in the white man's religion when --------

21. Ezeulu was becoming afraid that the new religion was" like a leper" is an example of ------

AUGUST INMATES by Chidubem Iweka

22. The major theme in this play is the theme of ------

23. The author of the play creates awareness of the following except -------

ANOTHER WEEKEND GONE by Chukwuma Anyanwu

24. The way James died shows that ------

POEM

MY PRIMARY PEN

25. "My last year of secondary school, found my primary pen stood with me in many periods of examination ". This line of poem is example of a figure of speech called -----

26. "My primary school pen" is an example of type of poem called ------

27. "Your inner essence freely flowing to register my thought". " Your inner essence " here mean -------s

28. "Poundings of bygone wars turned pen an " idle wimp". This line shows that ------

CODE OF SILENCE

29. The title of this poem shows that the participants in the Yam Harvest of Ugep is expected to --------

30. According to the poem, the festival is a tribute to " a vital factor of our common existence" known as --------

THEORY

1. Discuss the theme of Corruption among government officials in the novel August Inmates by Chidubem Iweka.

2. Is the downfall of Ezeulu in 'Arrow of God' caused by his "Chi" or his stubbornness?. Discuss your opinion.

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