ENGLISH GRAMMAR PAPER 2 FIRST TERM EXAMINATION SS 3

   FIRST TERM

SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE  PAPER 3                   TIME: 45MINS             CLASS: SS  3

SECTION 1

From the words lettered a – d, chose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined. An example is given below:

Example : seat         Q(a) sit       (b) cite          (c) set      (d) key

The correct answer is (d) because only key contains the same vowel sound as the one underline in seat. So, answer space (d) would be shaded.

1. Bill (a) seal (b) need                      (c) bit                       (d) ninth
2. Bag (a) lack (b) was                      (c) pass                     (d) class
3. Heat (a) wife (b) beard                      (c) legal                     (d) sieve
4. Fed (a) pays                      (b) regal                     (c) face                      (d) says
5. Mark (a) lad (b) morale                       (c) ballot                      (d) vocal
6. Good (a) wool (b) fool                     (c) hoot                     (d) boot
7. Sun (a) coat (b) lock                     (c) gone                      (d) run
8. Port (a) word (b) board                      (c)pod                      (d) tough
9. Purge (a) bus (b) fork                     (c) bush                     (d) worm
10. Plot (a) wonder            (b) border                       (c) ponder                       (d) month
11. Now (a) bough (b) mow                      (c) snow                     (d) though
12. Cheer (a) dare (b) wear                      (c) bear                     (d) mere
13. Know (a) how                      (b) show                      (c) allow                     (d) brow
14. Care (a) dear (b) leer                     (c) pair                      (d) hear
15. Fire (a) sheer (b) tyre                     (c) pier                      (d) gear

SECTION 2

From the word lettered a – d, choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(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. Therefore, answer space (b) would be shaded.

16. Dim (a) stopped            (b) walked                      (c) shamed                      (d) asked
17. Post (a) receipt            (b) heap                     (c) pneumonia    (d) psalm
18. Vase (a) off            (b) ferry                     (c) of                       (d) leafy
19. Rain (a) wretch                      (b) park                     (c) light                     (d) surge
20. Leisure (a) sugar            (b) pressure                       (c) compulsion   (d) decision
21. Charge (a) nonchalant (b) chagrin                      (c) chapter                      (d) brochure
22. 22. Journal (a) gentle (b) guess                     (c) goose                      (d) colleague
23. Zone (a) horse (b) verse                      (c) haste                     (d) cause
24. Filth (a) though (b) wrath                     (c) worthy                      (d) those

25.Pass          (a) pose                     (b) result                      (c) menace                      (d) dissolve

26.Ash           (a) chamber                      (b) monarch                      (c) moustache     (d) chasm

27. Tailor (a) walk (b) lamb                     (c) calm                     (d) talk
28. Gold (a) guide (b) gem                     (c) gist                      (c) gene
29. Ask (a) gasp            (b) tax                       (c) scene                     (d) masque
30. Toast (a) added (b) rushed           (c) tossed                 (d) posed

SECTION 3

Choose from the options lettered a – d, choose the word that rhymes with the word given word. An example is given below:

Example: obtain

(a) detain                     (b) detail                     (c) claim                     (d) relay

The correct answer is (a) because only ‘detain rhymes with obtain. Therefore, answer space (e) would be shaded.

31. averse (a) rehearse             (b) revise                     (c) reverts                     (d) review
32. mountain (a) country            (b) fountain                   (c) bounty                     (d) contain
33. tension (a) season (b) prison                     (c) equation                      (d) mention

34  father   (a) platter                     (b) further                      (c) rather                     (d) later

35. labour (a) cater (b) neighbour                 (c) mirror            (d) terror

SECTION 4

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–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 following questions.

circumstances

36. (a) CIR-cum-stan-ces (b) cir-CUM-stan-ces (c) cir-cum-STAN-ces      (d) cir-cum-stan-CES
37. contribution (a) CON-tri-bu-tion (b) con-TRI-bu-tion  (c) con-tri-BU-tion    (d) con-tri-bu-TION

38.criticism  (a) CRI-ti-ci-sm  (b) cri-TI-ci-sm           (c) cri-ti-CI-sm           (d) cri-ti-ci-SM

39. inadequate (a) IN-ad-e-quate (b) in-AD-e-quate   (c) in-ad-E-quate             (d) in-ad-e-QUATE
40. manipulate (a) MA-nip-u-late (b) ma-NIP-u-late     (c) ma-nip-U-late (d) ma-nip-u-LATE

SECTION 5

In the following options lettered a – d, all the words except one have the same stress pattern. Identify the one with the different stress pattern and shades your answer in the usual way. An example is given below:

Example:                 (a) away             (b) apart                     (c) behind                     (d) river

Option a,b,c, are all stress on the second syllable while option (d) is the only one stressed on the first syllable. So, (d) is the correct answer. Therefore, answer space (d) would be shaded

41. (a) comment (b) despite          (c) purchase                      (d) genuine
42. (a) diverse (b) defer (c) challenge            (d) profess
43. (a) exhibit (b) confident (c) satisfy                      (d) devastate
44. (a) refugee (b)referee (c) understand    (d) importance
45. (a) continent (b) opponent (c) exciting                      (d) ingredient

SECTION 6

In each of the following sentences, the word that receives the emphatic stress is written in CAPITAL LETTERS. From the questions lettered a – d, choose the one to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer. An example is given below:

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 friends hate toys?

(d) Does your mother’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? Therefore, answer space (a) would be shaded.

46. Tunde is visiting his UNCLE in Abuja next month.

(a) Is Tunde visiting his aunt in Abuja next month?

(b) Is Tunde visiting his uncle in Kaduna next month?

(c) Is Tunde visiting his uncle in Abuja next week?

(d) Is Tunde visiting his uncle in Abuja next month?

47. Yemi scrubs the floor every SATURDAY.

(a) Does Ngozi scrub the floor every Saturday?

(b) Does Yemi sweep the floor every Saturday?

(c) Does Yemi scrub the floor every Sunday?

(d) Does Yemi scrub the wall every Saturday?

48. The PASSENGER boat docked at Accra yesterday.

(a) Did the passenger boat dock at Accra last week?

(b) Did the cargo boat dock at Accra yesterday?

(c) Did the passenger boat dock at Tema yesterday?

(d) Did the cargo boat sail from Accra yesterday?

49. Kemi’s watch is made of GOLD.

(a)Is Bisi’s watch made of gold?

(b)Is Kemi’s necklace made of gold?

(c) Is Kemi’s watch plated with of gold?

(d) Is Kemi’s watch made of silver?

50. The FINAL match of the hockey competition was exciting.

(a) Was the final match of the hockey competition boring?

(b) Was the final match of the football competition exciting?

(c) Was the preliminary match of the hockey competition exciting?

(d) Was the final match of the football competition boring?

SECTION 7

From the word lettered a-d, choose the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol. An example is given below:

Example: /Éi/                     (a) yell                     (b) holy                    (c) boy                     (d) idiot

The correct answer is (c) because only boy contains the same sound represented by the given symbol. Therefore, answer space (c) would be shaded.

51. /e/ (a) people           (b) heinous               (c) ewe                     (d) jeopardy
52. // (a) wonder (b) dough                 (c) wander                (d) cough
53. / ɔ:/ (a) pour (b) clerk                   (c) journal                (d) surprise
54. /əʊ / (a) folly           (b) toll                      (c) curly                   (d) bout
55. /a: / (a) sack (b) card                    (c) search                 (d) fact
56. // (a) bathe (b) faith                    (c) month                 (d) length
57. / / (a)mission           (b) shoe                    (c) attach                  (d) character
58. /t/ (a) begged           (b) carved                 (c) urged                  (d) attend
59. /Ӡ / (a) equation           (b) addition              (c) impression           (d) pressure
60. /z/ (a) consist     (b) insist                   (c) design                 (d) reverse