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END OF THIRD TERM EXAMINATION SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE CLASS: JHS 2

UPDATE GHANA NETWORK 9. He has no confidence ……… his abilities

A. of B. with
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C. to D. in
ENGLISH LANGUAGE JHS 2 10. Affrakoma shouted …… us to come in
A. at B. to
C. with D. into
From the alternatives letter A to D, choose the
option that best complete each sentence 11. Elizabeth was…..surprised that he could
1. Richie said we …… go there not talk.
A. has B. have A. enough B. so
C. would D. in accordance with C. what D. which

2. …… being a teacher, he spent some time 12. The two rivals are fond of insulting ….
writing stories for children. A. each other B. one another
A. instead of B. apart from C. one and the other D. themselves
C. due to D. in lieu of 13. Neither Akomea..... Edna is clean in this
3. She wasted all the chances ……. Laziness. A. but B. or
A. on behalf of B. by means of C. nor D. and
C. due to D. in accordance with 14. John hit …… as he tried to kill the
4. They got married a year later …….the mosquito
customs of the land. A. himself B. his
A. in accordance with B. due to C. himselves D. itself
C. in lieu of D. out of 15. We could not buy many things …… most
5. You cannot deprive me ……… my due shops were closed
share. A. while B. because
A. of B. for C. but D. and
C. with D. on Choose from the alternatives A to D the
6. I don’t like the idea ……..married. one which is nearest in meaning to the
A. to get B. of getting underlined word in each sentence.
C. for getting D. as getting 16. One essential item for making local
7. Neither Mansah nor her children….. here soap is soda ash.
A. was B. were A. correct B. main
C. has D. is C. real D. important

8. Gari and beans……… a nice food 17. Pupils are to read the instructions
A. is B. are carefully
C. were D. have A. notices B. demands
C. commands D. directives
18. Hanny saw her image in the water 25. Mr. Acheampong took him to task. This
A. nature B. condition means that……
C. reflection D. attraction A. Mr. Acheampong rebuked him
B. Mr. Acheampong praised him
19. We shall have final rehearsal for the
C. Mr. Acheampong promoted him
play tonight
D. Mr. Acheampong dismissed him
A. meeting B. practice
C. trial D. preparation From the alternatives letter A to D, choose
the one that is nearly opposite in meaning
20. My mother is skilled in domestic affairs
to the underlined word in each sentence
A. local B. internal
C. everyday D. household 26. It pays to be courteous rather than
being
In each of the following sentences, a group
A. rude B. wicked
of words has been underlined. Choose from
C. disobedient D. boastful
the alternatives lettered A to D the one
that best explains the underlined group or 27. Drivers who drive with care are
words sometimes charged with ……………………….
A. speeding B. drunkenness
21. Grace was taken aback on seeing a
C. disobedient D. recklessness
stranger in her room. This mean Grace was
very 28. Florence mistakenly killed the cat
A. angry B. afraid A. willingly B. intentionally
C. confused D. surprised C. carelessly D. hastily

22. The priest was in high spirit during the 29. Diana had applied for temporal job.
sermon. This means that he was
A. a dull B. a boring
A. content B. confused
C. an exciting D. a permanent
C. cheerful D. spiritual
30. Dora was honoured in public
23. The opponents decided to bury the
hatchet. This means that they decided to…. A. accepted B. respected
A. make peace C. disgraced D. welcomed
B. bury their guns
C. hold discussion
D. suspend the fighting LITERATURE
24. Benjamin has been jobless for a while Answer all questions in this section.
and it is his wife who keeps the pot boiling.
Debbie, Sandy and Pepe(pg 10)
This means that………
A. his wife is angry "They spent most of the break searching for
B. his wife keeps firing fresh worms, insects and seeds."
C. his wife boils water
D. his wife avoids starvation
1 Who does the 'they' in the extract above
refer to?
SECTION B
2 What was the fresh worms, insects and
PART A
seeds for?
ESSAY WRITING (30 MARKS)
Answer only one question from this part.
Scribbler's Dream(pg 98)
1. Write a letter to your friend describing to
The dream in your mind
him/her, how you spent your long vacation.
fills the shelf
2. Describe the market day of your
When upon the shelf you gaze community
Vacuum stares at you 3. Write an article for publication in your
school magazine on the topic;
the relationship between parents and their
3 what's the dream in his mind? children should be cordial.

4 which literary device is used in the last

line of the extract?
PART B
5 Who is a scribbler?
Read the passage below carefully and
answer the questions that follows.

The generous hunter(164

The dry season was very long. The people
6 Who told the chief and his elders that waited anxiously for the rains to plant their
Asempa visited the palace at odd times? seeds. The rain clouds that appeared
occasionally were deceptive. To while away
7 According to the story, who married the
the time, they wove baskets and kente;
Princess?
others carved stools or sat under trees,
8 State two lessons drawn from the story playing games and drinking palm wine.

Richard and his family were on the

verge of starvation. They had just one
Dilemma of a Ghost
cassava farm left to feed on. The maize in
But you will not listen to me. I say my wife is the barn was all gone. In fact, they had
as black as we all are started eating the seed maize. Richard kept
wondering how he would get seeds to plant
9 Who is the speaker in the extract above?
when the rainy season eventually started. He
went to inspect the traps he had set for the
rodents that had been feasting on the
cassava. If the traps caught any animals, it
would be a double blessing ; he would get
meat and reduce the population of ‘his iii. Dashed
enemies’ , the pest. iv. mission
v. agony
While inspecting his traps, he saw some
smoke. He dashed towards it. He tried to put
out the fire but could not. He shouted for
help. In a twinkling of an eye, the whole
farm had been destroyed. Richard wept
uncontrollably.

When he reached the village, his

neighbours rushed to his house to console
him. They gave him foodstuffs and
promised to help him get back on his feet.
Boateng, the palm wine tapper, visited
Richard that evening. He was accompanied
by two elderly and highly respected men in
the village. Their mission was simple.
Boateng had asked them to apologise to
Richard on his behalf. It was the fire from
Boateng’s torch that had caused the havoc
and brought such agony to Richard’s family.
What could Richard do or say?

ANSWER THE FOLLOWING QUESTIONS.

A. What was the main occupation of the

people?

B. State two other things they did that could

earn them an income.

C. How did Richard feel when his farm was

burnt?

D. Why did the writer refer to the pests as ‘his

enemies’?

E. What does ‘pests’ refer to?

F. For each of the following words, give another

word or phrase that means the same and can fit
into the passage:

i. anxiously
ii. Deceptive