SS 2 English Grammar Third Term Paper 2 Examination

    THIRD TERM

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SUBJECT ENGLISH LANGUAGE        CLASS: S. S. S TWO  DURATION:1HR 30MINS

OBJECTIVE                      PAPER 2

SECTION 1

In each of the following sentences, there is one underlined word and one gap. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences.

1. Micheal is stingy but his brother is …..   A.   generous   B.  kind  C.  humane  D.  hospitable.
2. Success is the reward of ….. not indolence  A.  prudence  B.  attentiveness  C.  diligence  D.  sharpness.
3. I don’t know how Yusuf became so proud; his parents have always been …. A.  gentle   B.  noble   C.   humble  D.  simple.
4. The once unknown musician became ….. in a very short time.   A.  popular   B.  accepted  C.  respected  D.  admirable.
5. Issa is very much interested in education while his sister is …..   A.  dull  B.  indifferent  C.  uncertain  D.  serious.
6. The comment I made at the conference was general; being… would have hurt some people.  A.  ordinary   B.  specific   C.  tactful   D.  candid.
7. Buba was purposeful in his search for a job but Bala was rather … about his  A.    ordinary  B.  specific  C.  tactful   D.  candid.
8. In recent tournaments I have seen amateurs play better than so-called….  A.  experts  B.  veterans  C.  specialists   D.  professionals.
9. The student appeared…. But we were all confident in his ability.   A.  afraid  B.  nervous  C.  unconvinced   D.  ignorant.
10. Giraffes are attractive animals but snakes are…. A.  repulsive  B.  ugly   C.  poisonous   D.   offensive.

                        SECTION 2

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.

1. Mr Uche was trying to…. a list of debtors   A.  compare  B.  compose   C.  compound  D.  compile.
2. He tried to…..the housemistress by entering the hostel through the back door.   A.   reject   B.  repel  C.  evade   D.  deflect.
3. He gives the…. That he ibs wealthy but he really isn’t   A.  impression   B.  opinion   C.   attribute   D.  indication.
4. Frank was….in the riot because his books were found at the scene.   A.  blamed   B.  caught  C.  implicated   D.  grafted.
5. The insurance company….my uncle for the loss of his car.   A.  redeemed   B.  relieved   C.   compensated   D.  paid.
6. Before giving his speech, the chairman….copies of it to the members of the council A.

duplicated B. spread  C.  circulated  D  printed

1.  We wished to win the tournament but we knew our ……….  Were slim.   A.    skills    B.    opportunities   C.      odds      D.      chances.
2. When all the members started arguing, the chairman called the meeting to ………  A.   silence         B.    order    C.      audience     D.     attention
3. The felling of trees contributes to environmental………..A.          pollution     B.     damage    C.   .

Degration    D.    destruction.

1. I had to put up my house as ………..for the bank loan.   A.     pledge    B.   agreement.                                                                                            

1. collateral    D.surety.  

                                   SECTION 3

After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretation is given. Choose the interpretation that is most appropriate for each sentences.

1. Our mother always warn us against washing our dirty linen in public.  This is means that 

She warn us

.A.Not to discuss private matters public

1. to fetch enough water washing 
2. Not to soil our clothes       
3. To keep our mouths shut.

1. Let us draw a veil over this matter.  This means that we should

1. Avoid discussing the matter
2. To take the matter to court
3. Cover our heads with a veil
4. Get the elders to resolve the matter

1. Children think their parents are behind the times.

This means that their parents are

1. Always late for work
2. Not worried about new things
3. Old fashioned
4. Not duty conscious

1. Ever since that issue came up. I have been sitting on the fence

This means that I have been

1. Countinously in trouble
2. Sitting alone in the house
3. Walking around to find a job
4. Avoiding stating my opinion

1. You must spare up to your problems. This means that to have to

1.  Deal with your problem effectively
2. Consider your problem from all angles
3. Forget your problems
4. Arrange your problem

1. Many of us escaped with the skin of our teeth during the crisis. This means that we 

1.  Lost some of our teeth
2. Narrowly escaped
3. Quickly escaped
4. Had marks on our skin

1. Peter and paul get along like a house on fire. This means that they

1. Have a very good relationship
2. Are not an speaking terms 
3. Avoid each other always
4. Pretend to like each other.

1. Where Victor’s father gave him a new car, he was lost for words. This means that it is 

A.did not like the car

1. forget to show his gratitude
2.   was overwhelmed
3.   was not grateful

1. This film is a cut above the others. This means that it is

1. Cut to like the others
2. Much better than the others
3. Different from the others
4. Inferior to the others

1. We knew our father was talking tongue-in-cheek when he spoke of a vacation abroad.

This means that our father was.

1.  Sincere    B.    courageous    C.    joking   D.   reasonable

SECTION 4

   From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word or groups of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.

1. The accused was asked to retract his statement.

1.  Recall      B.   withdraw    C.   make   D.  rewrite

32. On the death of her father, friends went to express their condolences A.   sympathy   B.      pity   C.  concerns  D.   worries.
33. The Chume’s house caught fire because their little girl had turned on the gas 

inadvertently.    A. automatically B.  hurriedly  C.  carelessly  D. unintentionally.

34. A magnificent structure was erected 

close to our house  A.  real  B.  splendid 

1. colourful    D.   fine.
2. Mediocrity in politics should not be

 tolerated   A.  promoted  B.  encouraged 

1. approved   D.   helped. 
2. A group of experts was brought into

 verify the authencity of the evidence   

1. support  B.  improve   C.   correct   
2.   ascertain..
3. Due to the pressure of work, the old 

man had no alternative but to relinquish his post  A.   give out   B.   give in  C.  give up   D.  give away. 

38. The obstinate boy soon met his            Waterloo when the war broke out  A. Proud  B.  stubborn  C.  careless  D.  rude. 
39. The prescribed textbooks are difficult to find in the bookshops  A.  highlighted 
40. right  C.  actual   D.  recommended. 
41. Our stationery supplies are exhausted   A.  completed  B.   finished   C.  consumed   
42. destroyed. 

                                       SECTION 5

 From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

41. My sympathies are……..the victims of 

the flood   A.  on   B.   to    C.    with    

1.   about. 
2. Your application for employment……at 

this very moment   A.  was being considered  B.   is considered   C.  is being considered   D.  was considered. 

43. ……..the court orders,  he went ahead to build on that land.    A.   In spite of      
44. besides    C.   But for    D.  although. 
45. He almost got ………With the crime   
46. up.   B.  off  C.  Over   D.   away. 
47. …….an accident, the police should be

 informed immediately.     A.  in the event of  B.   in view of   C.  in view to   D.  in place 

of.

46. If you don’t get off my property,  I’ll set the dog….you      A.   off    B.  on    C.   unto   D.  into.
47. The task…..to them was very difficult    A.   giving    B.  given      C.  give   D.  gave. 
48. Two boys in the art class were doing 

self-portraits by looking at…….in the mirror.     A. oneself    B.   each other   C.  one another     D.   themselves. 

49. Hardly a day passes by…….his thinking of her.   A.   that   B.   without    C.   While   D.  when.
50. Each time he opens his mouth, he…….something foolish     A.   says   B.    said    
51. saying  D.  say
52. ……I would love to be at your party, I

 really can’t  A.  in as much as  B.   as much as  C.   much as  D.   as much. 

52. The spectators had to endure the heat………   A.  as they could   B.   as best as they 

could  C.  as best they could   D.   as they 

could best. 

53. The sick man was……emaciated that I 

could hardly recognized him.   A.  too  B.  

 very    C.  quite   D.   so.

54. One of the muggers wo snatched the handbag…..been arrested by the police  
55. have   B.    was   C.    is    D.   has.
56. She is not the right candidate for the job…….. ?    A.  is she     B.    is it    C.   was she   D.   isn’t it.
57. She……to excuse herself ten minutes ago.    A.   has had   B.   had    C.   have had    D.   has.
58. Many a man….., to endure hardship in 

life.   A.  have had   B.   are   C.    were    

1.   has had.
2. She……….as a very intelligent person      A.   comes in   B.   comes about    C.   comes up    D.   comes across. 
3. You have to be in school early……….. ?     A.   shouldn’t you   B.   shall you 
4.   haven’t you   D.   aren’t you. 
5. Either he or you……to clean up the mess right now     A.  has B.  was  C.  have 
6. were. 
7. He would rather resign………part in such a dishonest deal.     A.   Instead of taking  
8. than talking    C. than takes  D. than take
9. The farmer, with his sons …millet   
10.     grows   B.   grow    C.  were growing    D. have been growing. 
11. The teachers wants…………….
12.   modern, attractive, well-equipped

 schools.

1. attractive, well-equipped, schools modern
2. well-equipped, attractive, modern schools

D.schools, well-equipped, attractive, modern

64. She suddenly came…..a lot of money   
65. into   B.   up   C.   over   D.  through. 
66. My mother……to my leaving the dishes unwashed last night   A.  did not take kind   B.  does not take kind    C.  did not take 

kindly   D.  does not take kindly. 

66. The place was quite neat except for…..

on the floor   A.  dirty     B.  a dirt  

1. dirtiness  D.   some dirt.
2. He dabbles………politics from time to 

time   A.     in   B.    about   C.   through   

1.     into
2. The shot hit………you want me to.   
3.   neither I nor he   B.  neither me or he   C. either I nor him   D.   neither me nor him.
4. I will do for you……..you want me to   
5.   whenever   B.  whichever  
6.   whatever    D.     However.
7. The students’ week was rounded…….

.with a dance   A.   off   B.    up   C.   out    D. down.

                           SECTION 6

In the following passage, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each 

number in the list below the passage, four 

options are given in columns lettered A to D. Choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gaps in the passage.

  The farmer -71- the nation and can be said to 

be the most important professional. But low

 many people would make farming their first

 choice of professional. But low many people 

would make farming their choice of 

professional? The arduous task of turning a 

virgin rain forest into a farmland, of battling the land until -72- are carved out and crops are -73-, of fighting off the weeds and -74- the tender 

crops from pest, and of preparing the harvested crops in -75- for long months, could scare off 

the lily livered. Family is really not for the faint hearted who are easily defeated by the -76- of

 the weather and the uncertainties of the soil.

   But the fruits of farming are sweet. Farmers are assured of the -77- yields of their farms. A farmer worth his salt can never go

 hungry, never mind that the dishes may not be -78- in a palatial mansion. Besides, the 

physical rigours demanded of him ensure

 that he is constantly kept -79-, that his 

muscles are forever well shaped. The clean air surrounding him ensures that his eyes

 remain sharp, that 

his breath is pure, and that his immunity

 level is always high. Finally good and -80-

 harvest, especially in these days of 

mechanise farming, do ensure that a good 

farmer is immune to poverty.

               A               B              C               D

1.     feeds           tends       nourishes   develops
2.   hedges        crests           ridges           folds
3.   deposited   planted       lodged          buried
4.   defending screening  covering     shielding
5.     barns           huts            pits            shelter
6.     ways    fancies        adjustments   vagaries
7.   newest      freshest       brightest       latest
8.   provided  supplied          taken         served
9.   healthy        huge           alert              stout
10.  overflowing generous    bountiful      great