SS 2 Oral English Third Term Examination

THIRD TERM

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Subject: ORAL ENGLISH        Class: SS 2      DURATION ; 50Mins

PAPER 3

Section A

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letters(s) underlined. An example is given below:

Example: seat  (a)    sit   (b)    cite    (c)  set 

  (d)   key.

The correct answer is D because only ‘key’

 contains the same vowel sound as the one 

underlined in ‘seat’.

Now, answer the questions that follow:

1. Burn   (a)   barn    (b)  owl    (c)   girl   (d)   cousin.

1. Crew  (a)   tool    (b)   tour   (c)   throw    (d)  throve.

1. Reed   (a)  spice    (b)   irk    (c)   chief    (d)  eye.

1. Fill   (a)  hit   (b)  ice    (c)  piece   (d)   file.
2. Let   (a)  tried   (b)   trade   (c) throw   (d)  thread.
3. Cup   (a)  curt  (b)  coach   (c)  tough   (d)  cot.
4. Hot    (a)  sport   (b)   most    (c)   host   (d)  rock.
5. Corn   (a)  cock  (b)   form  (c) lust  (d) fun.
6. Sat  (a)  mane  (b)  man   (c)  main   (d)  mart.
7. Last   (a)  pat    (b)  late   (c)  painter    (d)   pass.
8. Buy   (a)   ice   (b)  ease   (c)  obey   (d)   buoy.
9. Oath  (a)  ooze  (b)  oar   (c)  hold 

  (d)  urban.

1. Stay   (a)   height   (b)  rake   (c)  rise   (d)  rose.
2. How   (a)   about   (b)   agree  (c)  ago   (d)   argue.
3. Air    (a)   here   (b)  hear   (c)  ear  

 (d)   hare.

Section B

From the words Ato D, choose the word that has the same consonant sound(s) as the one represented by the letters(s) underlined.

An example is given below:

Example: vice   (a)   cat  (b)  dress   (c)  show  

 (d)   chalk.

The correct answer is B, because only ‘dress’ 

contains the same consonant sound as the one

 underlined in ‘vice’.

So, answer the questions that follow:

1. Kin   (a)   knife   (b)   queen (c)  scene   (d)  know.
2. Parent  (a)  pious   (b)  pneumonia   (c)  corps   (d) psychology.
3. Tax  (a)  thump   (b)   irrigation   (c)  asked   (d)  fetch.
4. Bar   (a)   comb   (b)   plumber   (c) stab  (d)  lamb.
5. Same  (a)   isle   (b)   dies   (c)  daze   (d)  dice.
6. Axe  (a)  sinks  (b)  ask   (c)  exact  (d)  lack.
7. Jury  (a)  gang  (b)  gnat   (c)   image   (d)  anger.
8. How   (a)  path   (b)  photo  (c)  hour   (d)  half.
9. Lamb   (a)  half   (b)  glare   (c)  slab   (d)   calm.
10. Shine   (a) measure   (b)  massive  (c)  census    (d)  mission.
11. Zip   (a)  lose   (b)  loss    (c)   lost    (d)  loose.
12. Street  (a)  lustre   (b)   style   (c)   strength   (d)   austere.
13. Flame   (a)   phlegm   (b)  play  (c)  alpha   (d)  apply.
14. Voice   (a)   yellow   (b) win  (c)   sure   (d)  save.
15. Erect   (a)  elect   (b)  connect   (c)  correct  (d)  collect.

Section C

From the words lettered A to D, choose 

the word that rhymes with the given word. An example is given below:

Example: detain

1.   Obtain   B.  Detail   C.   Claim  

1.   Relay

The correct answer is ‘A’ because only ‘obtain’ rhymes with ‘detain’.

Now, answer the questions that follows:

1. Handsome   A.   Some   B.  Dancing  C.  Hasten   D.   Ransom. 
2. Cheer   A.  Charm  B.  Chair   C.  Air  D.  Hear.
3. Flour     A.   Floor   B.    Flier   C.  Flower   D.  Louvre.
4. Loins   A.  Loans   B.  Corns   C.  Lions   D.   Coins.
5. Keys   A.  Kiss   B.   Quays   C.   Ease   D.   King.

Section D

In each of the following questions the main/primary stress is indicated by writing

 the syllable on which it occurs in capital

 letters.

From the words lettered A to D ,choose 

the one that has the correct stress.

An example is given below:

Example:  democratic     (a)  DE- mo-cra-tic    (b)  de-MO-cra-tic     (c)  de-mo-CRA-tic   (d)   de-mo-cra-TIC.

The correct answer is C because the main/

primary stress of the word ‘democratic’ is on

 the third syllable.

Now, answer the questions that follow:

1. Dedication    (a) de-di-CA-tion   (b)   DE-di-ca-tion   (c)   de-DI-ca-tion.
2. Resuscitate  (a)   re-sus-ci-TATE   (b)   re-sus-CI-tate   (c)  re-SUS-ci-tate   (d)   RE-sus-ci-tate.
3. Certificate  (a)  cer-TI-fi-cate  (b)  CER-ti-fi-cate  (c)   cer-ti-FI-cate   (d)  cer-ti-fi-CATE.
4. Introduction  (a)   IN-tro-duc-tion  (b)  in-tro-DUC-tion  (c)  in-tro-duc-TION   (d)  in-TRO-duc-tion.
5. Questionable  (a)  quest-TION-a-ble   (b)   ques-tion-A-ble   (c)   ques-tion-a-BLE   (d)  QUEST-tion-a-ble.

Section E

In the following options lettered A to D, all the words except one have the same stress pattern.

 Identify the one with different stress pattern and shade your answer in the usual way.

    An example is given below:

Example:    A.  Away   B.   Apart  C.   Behind    D.   River.

Options A, B, C, are all stressed on the second 

syllable, while option D is the only one stressed on the first syllable. So D is the correct answer.

Now, answer the questions that follow:

1. A     people      B.    Unused   C.   Sportsman    D.   Lorry.
2. A    trader   B.  pupil   C.   prefer  

1.   perfect
2. A   reprimanded   B.  pupil   C.   prefer   D.   mosquito. 
3. A   appear   B.   enough   C.    detain 
4.   modest
5.   A    principal   B.   civilian   C. 

  tomorrow    D.   sensation

SECTION 6

In each of the following sentences, the word that receives the emphatic stress is written in capital letters.  From the questions letteted A to D, choose the one to which the given sentences is the appropriate answer.

  Example:  My mother’s FRIEND hates pets

   A    Does your mother’s boss hate pets?

   B    Does  your mother’s friend love pets? 

   C   Does your mother’s friend hate toys?

   D    Does your father’s friend hate pets?

The correct answer is A. because “My 

mother’s FRIEND hates pets” answers the 

question,

“Does your mother’s boss hate pets?”

Now, answer the questions that follow:

46. Nigeria hosted the 1995 African Youth FOOTBALL competition. 
47.   Did Qatar host the 1995 Afican Youth Boxing competition? 
48. Did Nigeria host the 1995 Africa Youth Boxing competition? 
49.   Did Nigeria host the 1973 Afica Youth Football competition? 
50. Did Nigeria lose the 1995 Africa Youth Football competition? 
51. GHANA is the largest producer of

 Cocoa

1. Is Brazil the largest producer of Cocoa? 
2. Is Ghana the smallest producer of

Cocoa?

1. Is Ghana the largest exporter of Cocoa? 
2. Is Ghana the largest producer of 

groundnut? 

48. Our school is the BEST in the village. 
49.   Is our school the best in the country? 
50. Is their school the best in the village?
51. Is our  club the best in the village?
52. Is our school the worst in the village? 
53. The JUNE presidential election result 

was annulled.

1.   Was the june councillorship election 

annulled?

1. Was the july presidential election 

released? 

1.   Was the July presidential election 

annulled? 

1. Was the june presidential debate 

annulled?

50.   The bus driver was polite to the 

POLICEMAN. 

1. Was the bus driver rude to the 

policeman? 

1.   Was the tax driver polite to the 

policeman? 

1.   Was the bus driver polite to the judge? 
2. Was the bus conductor polite to the 

policeman? 

SECTION 7

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetics symbol.

  An example is given below:

Example: /ↄ:/  

1.   yell    B.   holy    C.    boy   D.   idiot.

 The answer is C because only ‘boy’ contains the sound represented by the given symbol. 

Now, answer the questions that follows:

51. /ɔ/   A.  pot    B.   pat   C.  port   D.  park
52. /a:/  A.   firm   B.  fine  C.  farm   D. fun
53. /ↄ:/  A.   work    B.   wink   C.   wine    D.   jaw.

54   /ei/   A.   live   B.  play  C.   act    D.  try

55   /ₔʋ/   A.  knew   B.  no   C. who   D. how

56   /ð/   A.  hose   B.   those    C.  dose    

1.   truth.

57   /    /   A.   answer   B.   augur    C.   nicer   D.   anger.

58   /j/   A.    you   B.   joy   C.   wonder  

1.   under.

59   /t/   A.  watch   B.   motion    C.   ten  

1.   lotion.

60   /tʃ/   A..  child   B.   cash   C.  marsh 

1. machine.