SET 2

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

PAPER 1

INSTRUCTIONS

Paper 1 has two parts: Part A and B. Part A has 50 questions on Lexis and Structure. Part B
has 4 questions on Literature-in-English. Paper 2 has 3 essay questions, a comprehension and
summary passages.

PART A

LEXIS AND STRUCTURE

Answer all questions

From the alternatives lettered A to D, choose the word that has a similar pronunciation to the
word underlined in sentences 1 to 3.

1. Which word has the same vowel sound as the word join?

A. cold
B. joke
C. toy
D. tool

2. Which word has the same vowel sound as the word float?

A. block
B. board
C. coat
D. pool

3. Which word has the same vowel sound as the word door?

A. chore
B. knock
C. open
D. window

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Choose the word that best completes sentences 4 to 15.

4. Our friends _____ meet us at the lorry station this afternoon.

A. are
B. are going to
C. go to
D. will be to

5. I think the weather ______ be nice today.

A. had
B. is going to
C. shall
D. would

6. We are aware that one of the balls in the room ______ stolen.

A. have been
B. has been
C. had being
D. has being

7. The woman, as well as her uncles, ______been given free accommodation.

A. have
B. has
C. are
D. is

8. The police ______ doing good work in Ghana.

A. are
B. is
C. has
D. have

9. Did you borrow the _____ of my umbrellas?

A. fine
B. finer

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 C. finest
D. finally

10. Between them, he is the ______ nurse at the hospital.

A. bad
B. worse
C. worst
D. west

11. Sally’s dress is ______ than yours.

A. light
B. lighter
C. lightest
D. lightening

12.⁠ ⁠I will come around to see you in an _____ time.

A. hours
B. hours’
C. hour’s
D. ours

13. They ______ reported the case to the police if the chief had been informed.

A. will
B. will have
C. would
D. would have

14. If I had known that you would be here, I _____ prepared adequately to receive you.

A. will have
B. will have been
C. would have
D. would have been

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15. If you believe in yourself, you ______ see positive results.

A. will
B. will have
C. would
D. would

Use the passage below to answer questions 16 to 19.

(i) Ben goes to his farms daily until it is late in the evening. (ii) He is very strong and handsome.
(iii) His wife wakes up early, but their children sleep until the sun is up in the morning. (iv)
Ben weeds his farm and plants his crops himself because he wants better yields from his crops.
(v) I like him because he is a hardworking person.

16. Sentence (i) is an example of ______ sentences.

A. complex
B. compound
C. compound complex
D. simple

17. Sentence (ii) is an example of ______ sentences.

A. complex
B. compound
C. compound complex
D. simple

18. Sentence (iii) is a ______ sentence.

A. complex
B. compound
C. compound complex
D. simple

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19. Sentence (iv) is a ______ sentence.

A. complex
B. compound
C. compound complex
D. simple

Use the passage below to answer question 20 to 23.

(i) What a mark you scored in mathematics! (ii) Help me understand simple ratio. (iii) I have
been struggling in mathematics all along. (iv) Have you studied well enough to pass the test
this week? (v) Indeed, I need to get a good mark this time round.

20. Which of these numbered sentences is a declarative sentence?

A. Sentence (i)
B. Sentence (ii)
C. Sentence (iii)
D. Sentence (iv)

21. Which of these numbered sentences is an interrogative sentence?

A. Sentence (i)
B. Sentence (ii)
C. Sentence (iii)
D. Sentence (iv)

22. Which of these numbered sentences is an exclamatory sentence?

A. Sentence (i)
B. Sentence (ii)
C. Sentence (iii)
D. Sentence (iv)

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23. Which of these numbered sentences is an imperative sentence?

A. Sentence (i)
B. Sentence (ii)
C. Sentence (iii)
D. Sentence (iv)

Read the following passage and answer questions 24 to 27.

(i) I know the lady who manages the school. (ii) Whatever the man tells her sounds good to
her. (iii) She defends him whenever someone complains about him. (iv) No matter what, he
would do whatever he wants in the school.

24. The underlined clause in sentence (i) is a

A. adjectival clause
B. noun clause
C. noun phrase
D. verb phrase

25. Which word is the clause in sentence (i) modifying?

A. I
B. lady
C. school
D. who

26. The clause in sentence (ii) is an example of a/an

A. adjectival clause.
B. adverbial clause.
C. nominal clause.
D. relative clause.

27. What word is the clause in sentence (iv) modifying?

A. overheard
B. saying
C. will be able
D. would do

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Two people are engaged in a dialogue. Choose from the options A to D, the one which best
represents the direct speech form of the indirect speech.

28. The teacher said, “The children are tired.”

A. The teacher said that the children will be tired.

B. The teacher said that the children are tired.
C. The teacher said that the children were tired.
D. The teacher said that the children would be tired.

The President said, “I appoint Ms. Ansah as the secretary.”

29. The President said that ______ as secretary.

A. he appointed Ms. Ansah

B. I appoint Ms Ansah
C. Ms Ansah have been appointed
D. Ms. Ansah has been appointed

30. He asked, “Will you be my friend?”

A. I asked if he wanted to my friend.

B. I asked if he will be my friend.
C. I asked if he would be his friend.
D. I asked if I will be his friend.

Use the passage to answer questions 31 to 33.

(i) Baduwa always leaves her books in school, ______ (ii) You and I
will do that too, ______ (iii) I am doing the same thing already,
aren’t I?

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31. Which of these question tags best completes sentence (i)?

A. doesn’t she?
B. don’t she?
C. isn’t she?
D. aren’t they?

32. Which of these question tags best completes sentence (ii)?

A. won’t we?
B. Don’t we?
C. isn’t it?
D. will we?

33. Which of these is the best answer to sentence (iii)?

I am doing the same thing, aren’t I?

A. No, you are.

B. No, you haven’t.
C. Yes, you are.
D. Yes, you have.

Read the passage below and answer question 34 to 36

(i). They haven’t sold the building, ______ (ii). It will be good my brother will purchase it
before it is too late, ______ (iii). He is going to get a good price for it, isn’t it?

34. Which of these question tags best completes sentence (i)?

A. are they?
B. have they?
C. haven’t they?
D. will they?

35. Which of these question tags best completes sentence (ii)?

A. is it?
B. will it?
C. won’t it?

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 D. would it?

36. Which of these is the best answer to sentence (iii) in the passage?

A. No, he isn’t.
B. No, it isn’t.
C. Yes, is it?
D. Yes, it is.

37. Which of these sentences is appropriately capitalised and punctuated?

A. Linda’s books were given to kwesi

B. Linda’s books were given to Kwesi.
C. Lindas books were given to Kwesi
D. lindas’ books were given to kwesi.

38. Which of these sentences is appropriately capitalised and punctuated?

A. Kwesi will cook the food, but you will wash the clothes and iron them.
B. Kwesi will cook the food but you will wash the clothes, and iron them
C. kwesi will cook the food but, you will wash the clothes and iron them.
D. Kwesi will cook the food, but you will wash the clothes and iron them

For questions 39 to 41, choose the word which is nearest in meaning (synonyms) to the
underlined word.

39. Sarah wants me to be fearless.

A. brave
B. crazy
C. scary
D. timid

40. People delight in making fun of their friends.

A. dislike
B. enjoy
C. hate

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 D. use

41. The spectators abandoned their seats during the match.

A. inhabit
B. occupy
C. stayed in
D. vacated

For questions 42 to 444, choose the word which is nearly opposite in meaning (antonyms)
to the underlined word.

42. They frequently shouted during the concert.

A. leisurely
B. occasionally
C. often
D. usually
43. In the near future we will become independent.

A. close
B. darker
C. distant
D. short
44. The film was interesting in the end.

A. biting
B. boring
C. budding
D. dragging

Choose from the options lettered A – D, the one that best gives the meaning of the underlined
expression.

45. He went extra mile in order to pass the English paper. This means he

A. travel one hour more.

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 B. travelled with effort.
C. worked harder.
D. wrote another English paper.

46. Davida threw caution to the wind by jumping over the tall wall. This means that Davida

A. escaped.
B. got to the other side.
C. had caution to throw.
D. took a risk.

PART B
LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH

Read the following lines and answer the questions 47 and 48.
The chickens run helter skelter

The maize they will scatter

The pot will be their future

The children enjoy to see this venture

47. The passage is an example of a ______

A. dialogue.
B. drama.
C. poetry.
D. prose.

48. The words - skelter, scatter, future, venture – have their parts that sound similar. This
literary device used is called a ______

A. metaphor.
B. monologue .
C. rhyme.

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 D. rhythm.

Read this extract from Debbie, Sandy and Pepe and answer questions 49 and 50.

Debbie, Sandy and Pepe by Merrill Corney

Debbie lay awake a long time that night. She could remember how warm and soft he was;
how fragile and delicate his bones felt under the feathers. Rather ugly. And that oversized
yellow plastic peak taking up all his face, but she knew that when he grew up, he would be
very handsome. (page 9)

49. Who does the pronoun she refer to in the extract?

A. Debbie
B. Mrs. Atkin
C. Mum
D. Sandy

50. Why did she give him that name?

A. He makes a noise like that.

B. That was the name he had.
C. Their mum gave him that name.
D. They decided to give him that name.

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 PAPER 2

PART A

ESSAY

Write an essay with a maximum of 250 words on any of the questions below.
1. Some of your classmates are against the idea of doing homework. Discuss two reasons
why it is good to do homework.
2. Two of your mates want to stop attending school because they want to be assistant bus
drivers. Discuss with them two reasons why they should continue attending school.
3. You want to own a mobile phone that has internet connection. Write a letter to your
parents explaining two reasons why they should buy such a phone for you.

PART B

COMPREHENSION

Carefully read the passage and answer all the questions that follow it.

One day, some friends who came from coastal towns decided to travel home with Aminu who
has lived in Tamale all his life. Aminu kept his fear of the deep vast sea to himself for the
reason that his friends would tease him. In spite of this, he travelled with them.

They had learned in class that a harbour is a place at the coast where ships come to offload
goods and take other products away. Aminu and his friends decided to go to the harbour for an
excursion. They made friends with a woman who works at the harbour who told them a lot
about what goes on there. They learned that Accra once had a harbour. Ships could not come
to this shallow and rough coast. So, they stopped in the deep seas while paddle canoes carried
their goods to the shore. This method caused a lot of delays. Queues of ships were always seen
off the coast of Accra Harbour waiting for their turn.

A modern and safe harbour was built along the coastline in Tema. The deep and stable sea allow
all sizes of ships to travel close to the coast. Goods sheds fitted with electric cranes have been
built there to make it easier and faster to load and offload goods. As a result, trading has
increased rapidly. Other states in West Africa import and export products through Tema
Harbour which is helping in Ghana’s development. Countries pay for their goods and the people
around the harbour have jobs to do.

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After a long day, Aminu and his friends came home happy that he did not get drowned as he
had thought.

Questions

1. Give one reason Aminu did not want to travel to the coast.
2. How different was Tema Harbour from that in Accra?
3. What is the contribution of harbours to the growth of Ghana?
4. Why was it good for Aminu to travel to the coast?
5. Why was Tema harbour constructed?
6. Replace the following words as used as used in the passage.
i. decided
ii. tease
iii. shore
iv. development
v. queue

SUMMARISING

Read the passage and answer the questions

One sunny day, Kwame and Esi, his sister, decided to water the plants in their backyard.
Kwame and Esi always help each other so that the work is finished faster. They, together with
their parents, enjoy gardening and farming during vacations. It’s like a family ritual.

While Kwame watered the tomato and pepper, Esi watered the mango and orange trees.
Kwame loves the smell of the flowers, and Esi enjoys eating fruits like mangoes, oranges and
bananas.

They both carefully poured the right amount of water needed by each plant. The sun was
blazing, and the weather was considered perfect for the growth of the plants. The soil was
moist and fresh and both Kwame and Esi placed the seeds deep within it.

Questions

A. Summarise in your own words, the reason why Kwame and Esi like the holiday.
B. In two sentences, state the crops Kwame and Esi cared for in their garden.
C. In two sentences, state the ingredient for plant growth according to the passage.

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