Third Term Examination on English Language JS 1

OBJECTIVES

Choose from the options, the one that contains the given phonetic symbols

1. /ɑː/

2. /e/

3. /i/

5. /i:/

Complete each of the following sentences with the most appropriate of the options

6. We were told that the man has left Kano ------ Lagos

7. We heard the news --------- the radio

8. Determination and Hard work ------- to success

Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the the word or group of words in capital letters

9. Contrary to his nature, Chike has suddenly become HOSTILE to everybody in the house

10. All his efforts to remove the man were FUTILE

11. The man did everything possible to RECTIFY his mistakes

Choose the best interpretation of the underlined group of words in capital letters

12. My bank account is IN THE RED. This means that the bank account is

13. The labourer promised to do the work IN NO TIME. This means that he would do the work-----

Choose the word opposite in meaning to the one in capital letters

15. Our elders have worked hard to PRESERVE our culture

14. Mary's husband returned from work DRUNK as usual

Identify the part of speech of the words in capital letters

16. The students STOOD up to greet teacher

17. My mother is a KIND woman

LITERATURE

18. Example of a fictional prose is ------

19. The message the writer wants to express through the story is called ------

20. The major character in a story is called ------

21. The tea was ----- for me to drink

Fill in the blank spaces with the appropriate options

22. Pins and needles are to a tailor as stethoscopes are to a -------

23. A woman who is not my mother but married to my father is my ---

24. The dispute has been going on for too long, I think someone should ----

25. Our teacher is always ------- when we do badly in our examination

26.The president, with his entourage, ------ are here

27. His bag and shoes ------ in the room

28. The advantage of reading novels ------- that one's vocabulary will improve

29. The strike has been called -----

30. Has the boy recovered ---- malaria?

READING COMPREHENSION

Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions that follow

Dele Akinola ,who was very poor , went to Oba Adeline , and said that he wanted a hundred naira. 'But why should I give you hundred naira ', asked the Oba.' Because we relatives , said Dele.Oba Adeline was surprised. He did not know Dele Akinola and had never seen him before." Do you belong, ' he said to Dele, "to my mother's family or to my father's? Dele replied that was not what he meant. ' You see,' he said, ' according to both the Bible and Quran,we are all children of Adam;so, because of that, part of your wealth is really mine '. The Oba said,' But this something I must think about. ''Come and see me again tomorrow morning ' when Dele went to the Oba Palace the next morning, Oba Adekunle handed him one Kobo. He said, If we are all children of Adam,then everyone in the world is my relative. So your share , like everyone else's, is exactly one kobo.

QUESTIONS

1. How is Dele Akinola described in the passage?

2. What did he request from Oba Adekunle?

3. What reason did he give the OOba for asking for money?

4. What reason did Dele give for saying that he and the Oba were relatives?

5. What did the Oba then tell Dele to do?

ESSAY WRITING

Choose only one question from this section

1. Write a letter to your friend in another school , telling him or her the changes that have taking place in your school

2. Write an essay on: My school