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SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE
CLASS: JSS1
TIME: 2 HOURS
SECTION A: OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS (40 marks)
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the passage carefully and pick the correct answer to the questions on it.
My grandfather’s mother on my Mother’s side of the family was Mary Wise, who lived in Ireland. Ed Mahur, the man to whom she was engaged, lived in the same village. He left for America, however, in 1837, two years before he was twenty.
She was to follow him when he had saved enough money to support a wife. Word came later that the ship on which he supposedly had sailed had sunk, with all on board.
Mary Wise was determined to go to America, anyway. She secured the work as a maid soon after reaching New York, as a sister had done before her.
An almost unbelievable thing happened then. Ed Mahur had not drowned, after all, having sailed on a different ship. Word from him had not reached his family until after Mary had sailed. He learned from them that Mary was in New York and where she was working.
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He found a job as a delivery boy in a grocery in the neighbourhood. He walked into the kitchen without warning one day. Mary almost fainted, thinking that he was a ghost, but he soon convinced her that he was very much alive. (I might never have arrived in this world if he hadn’t been would I?)
- Mary Wise is the writer’s—-(a) Mother (b) grandmother (c) great grandmother (d) aunt.
- Mary Wise is Ed Mahur’s—-(a) wife (b) fiance (c) fiancee (d) husband
- How old was Ed Mahur when he left for America? (a) 20 years old (b) 22 years old (c) 18 years old (d) none of the above.
- Why didn’t Mary Wise go to America with Ed Mahur? (a) Ed Mahur did not want her to (b) Ed Mahur did not have enough money for the transport (c) Mary Wise refused to follow Ed Mahur (d) Ed Mahur could not support a wife yet.
- When Ed Mahur left for America, news came that he had—-(a) died (b) arrived safely (c) married immediately (d) become a ghost
- On arrival in New York, Mary Wise got a job as a—-(a) teacher (b) sales girl (c) seamstress (d) maid
- Which of Mary’s relation has had a similar experience in New York? (a) Her sister (b) Her brother (c) Her mother (d) Her husband
- Why didn’t Mary receive the news from Ed Mahur that he was alive? (a) She was sleeping (b) She had left home before the news arrived (c) some persons delayed the news. (d) she did not have a television set.
- The shop in which Ed Mahur got a job in New York sold—-(a) clothes (b) food stuff (c) meat (d) shoes
- Which of the following statements is true according to the passage? (a) If Ed Mahur had died Mary Wise would not have sailed to New York (b) If Mahur had died, the writer would not have been born (c) Ed Mahur died and his ghost appeared to Mary Wise (d) Mary Wise never wanted to marry Ed Mahurd
From the options lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best fills the gaps in the following sentences.
11. Mrs. Amanda was taken to hospital, she was there—-three days (a) in (b) at (c) almost (d) for
12. Your shirt is the same colour as (a) he’s (b) me (c) her (d) his
13. My younger brother is not as—-as I am (a) tall (b) taller (c) talled (d) tallest
14. The police—-the boy who stole the money (a) find (b) are finding (c) may found (d) will find
15. We are all human,—-? (a) can’t we (b) Isn’t it (c) aren’t we (d) may we
16. You will perhaps make mistakes but the fewer the—-(a) less (b) more (c) least (d) better
17. Can you—-me? The line is rather faint (a) hear (b) hearing (c) hair (d) heir
18. My elder brother has gone—-for further studies (a) to overseas (b) overseas (c) in overseas (d) oversea
20. The—-of the four sticks is mine (a) long (b) much long (c) longer (d) longest20. Jane has—-my new book (a) tore (b) fear (c) fearing (d) torn
LITERARY TERMS
DIRECTION: Fill in the blank space with the most appropriate option.
- The man is a lion. This statement is an example of a __________.
- simile B. mood C. heroin D. metaphor E. villain
- A person in a story, or literary work is called _________.
- comedian B. antagonist C. plot D. character E. protagonist
- The three types of Literature are _________.A. story, essay and letter B. epic, elegy and sonnet C. poetry, drama and songs D. drama, poetry and prose E. dance, drama and songs
VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
Complete each of the following questions with the most appropriate of the options, lettered A – E
- The fruit was______ripe and ready to be eaten.A. fully B. much C. not D. too E. very
- The boy’s father warned him not to______with bad friends.A. be familiar B. engage C. go out D. keep company E. move
- Several____attended the workshop on capacity-building. A. delegates B. participants C. persons D. spectators E. witnesses
- Microsoft ware was________by an American, Bill Gates. A. developed B. invented C. introduced D. made E. formed
- The National Assembly will pass the________on child abuse next year.A. bill B. decision C. information D. law E. penalty
- The new principal stressed the importance of________amongst the students. A. disobedience B. hooligalism C. lateness D. punctuality E. truancy
- The staff gave the director a________ovation. A. sitting B. sounding C. standing D. surprising E. walking
- My mother-in-law who is my wife’s_______will visit us next month. A. grand mother B. mother C. old mother D. old woman E. step-mother
- The doctor examined the patient in his consulting room B. laboratory C. labour room D. theatre E. ward
- Air_______ has been described as a major health hazard in industrial communities. A crash B. diffusion C. mishap D. pollution E. raid
DIRECTION: Choose the correct answer from the lettered options.
34 A descriptive essay must contain all these except ____(a)Tittle (b)Body (c) conclusion (d) insults
35.____ are types of verb except (a)acttion verb (b) linking verb (c)transitive verb (d) intransitive verb
- _____ is a short story or novel (a) poetry (b)drama (c)prose (d) literature
- ____ are traditional and ancient story (a)prose (b)drama (c)poem (d)Myths
- ‘Always’ is an adverbial of?___(a) place (b).manner (c) frequency (d)degree
- There are _____ main rules to question tag (a)1 (b)6 (c)3 (d)2
- _____ is a type of narrative essay (a) Autobiography (b)drama (c)poetry (d)poem
THEORY
INSTRUCTIONS : Answer question All
Write your essay with not less than 350 words
- Write a descriptive essay of The person you admire the most
2(a) Explain 3 Types of Poetry in Literature
(b) what is Folktales
3 (a) What is an Adjective?
(b) Explain 2 types of Adverbials
