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ENGLISH STUDIES 2016
SECTION A: OBJECTIVE (QUESTIONS 1 - 60)
INSTRUCTIONS: Answer all questions. Choose the
correct options leltered A-E, the one that best
answers each of the following questions and write outin
your answer sheet the correc! ‘letter’ only.
Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to
each of the underlined words in nos. 1-5.
4, The students were advised to register all the
compulsory subjects in the examination.
A. easy B. important’ C. negligible
D. optional €. unimportant
2. My father purchased various articles from the
supermarket
‘A. accepted —B. bought
D. distributed E. sold
3. Themanager was prudentin his expenditure.
A. careful B. extravagant C. fearful
D. miserly £. thoughtful
4, He intentionally hid the documents from his
secretary.
A. accidentally B. careful C.
D. willingly E._ wisely
5, Ese's flambayance often keep people wondering
‘A. arrogance B. stupidity C. modesty
D. pretension E. timidity
C. destroyed
foolishly
Choose from the list of words lettered A-E, the
option which is nearest in meaning as the words
or group of words underlined in sentences 6-10.
6. Only onelitte gir witnessed the accident
A. explained —B. heard = C._knew
D. proclaimed E. saw
7. Hereloping with the manisa stigma to the family.
A. calamity B. disgrace C. disaster
D. glery E, pride
8 Adawas compelled to marry Austin
A. assisted B. deceived ©.
D. frustrated E. intimidated
9. The speaker was given an ovation after his speech.
A. anapplause 8. certificate
C. acriticism —_D. anencouragement
E. astandingfan
10, He apologised for being unable to recall myname.
A. call B. echo C. remember
D. repeat spell
forced
in questions 11-15, choose the correct word or
phrase that best completes each of the blank spaces.
11. The principal was..... because of illegal collection.
‘A. fought 8. praised C. promoted
D. sacked —E._uplifted
12, Bisi borrowed some money .... Dupe at the end of
thelastmonth, A. under B. on
C. beyond —-D." from. over
43.1 don't like people who blame their failures .
others. A. by B. with —C. on
D. over through
44, Daniel... awhite dress,
A. dressed B. tied C. wear
D. wore E. wrap
45. They were prepared to win election... all cost.
A. on B. wih C. as
D. under. at
Choose the word thats correctly speltto fill each
ofthe gap in questions 16-20.
16. Some... were injuredin the road accident
A. padastrianns 8, Pedestrians
C. pedestrians —D._pidesttrians
E, perdestrians
17. ...ofbadan isthe oldest,
‘A. Unaversity 8. Univarsity C. Universiti
D. University. University
18. ... feveris a deadly disease.
A. Larssa B. Larssar C. Lasar
D. Lassa E. Lassar
19. The... frowned at the services ofthe fre fighter.
A. govamor —B. governar C. governor
D. governor —E. guvemnor
20. The singers were all
A paised B. praised. C.praixed.
D. praized. —E._preised.
Choose the letter that represents the correct part of
speech of the underlined words in questions 21-25.
21. The teacher rejected the explanation of the prefect.
AL Verb B. Adverb ——C. ‘Noun
D. Preposition E. Adjective
22. Gaga makes friends easily.
A. Adjective B. Conjunction C. Noun
D. Preposition £. Verb
23. The lost money was found tinder the bed.
‘A. Adverb— B. Conjunction C. Interjection
D. Preposition E. Verb
24. Bisiis the mostintelligent studentin the class.
A. Adjective 8. Adverb C. Conjunction
D. Pronoun &. Verb
25. The children were washing their school bags wher:
Ivisited them.
A. Adverb
D. Preposition
8. Conjunction C. Noun
E. Verb
In the passage below, the gaps numbered 26-35 indicates missing words. Choose from options A-E, the
words that are most suitable tofill gaps.
Fo
know wnat kind of 26 they have on theit
mers like Tunde have to know a lot about the best ways of growing crops and raising livestock, They need to
farm, This is because different kinds of crops need different kinds of sol.
Fermersalso need toknow about the 27 , because weather condition affect what crops they grow.
Inthe hotand humid south, the most common farming implements the simple 28. The farmer 29 apiotof land
for a year or two, and then allows ito lie
‘i maybe used.
0 for same time to regain its fertility. On a large farm, a machine such as a
‘Subsistence crops include yams, cocoa, plantain, maize and 32. While cash crops include cotton, coffee and 33
Farmers can improve their crops by using 34 or compost to make their soil richer. Drier areas can be 35 with the
help of water from local streams and rivers.
Livestock-raising includes the rearing of cattle, sheep, goats and poultry.
BECE| 4 26.
27.
28.
29.
30.
31
32,
33,
34,
38.
Choose the word that contains the sound represented
by the phonetic symbols in questions 36-39.
36.
37.
38.
39)
POETRY (QUESTIONS 40-45)
40.
44
42.
43,
48.
GENERAL LITERATURE (Questions 46-50)
Choose the correct options to fill the blank space.
46,
47.
48.
49,
50,
A 8 c
soil trees rain
weather shelter timate
cutlass rake hoe
cultivates: plants, protects
irrigated fallow soil
tractor hoe shovel
subber tree cocoa millet
tobacco pepper onions
animal ‘sand gamalinzo
fallowed irrigated planted
Gate A /e/ B. Jal! C.lel! D. Jal E. /k/
loul A. choice B. clap C. moat
D. mouse &. run
If] A Pal B. Psalm C. Phrase
D. View E. Rose
Hear A. /ea/ B. /ua/ C./la/ D./9/ £131
Why blame the flower for revealing the weakness
of womanhood? Is an example of what?
A. Assonance B. Hyperbole
CC. Metaphor D. Personification
E. Rhetorical question
Inlines 4, the'd'in Dancing ...dance ... deadis an
example of
A alliteration, B. hyperbole.
C. onomatopoeia. _D. personification.
E. simile.
‘toiling and tiling til sunset the “
is anexampleof,
in the above lines
A. aliteration. B. personification. C. simile.
D. paradox. _E. hyperbole.
In“The Blessed One” by Okoedo Adodo, the poet
portrays the gains of....
A. contentment. B. education. —C. music.
D. technology. __E. womanhood.
In“Birthday” according to the poet, at birth a child's
crysymbolises
A. gratitudetoGod. B. joy. C. peace.
D. pains. E. weakness.
In “One Tree" by R. Debru the figure of speech
used inallthe stanzas for emphasis is
A. alliteration. B. hyperbole. C. metaphor.
D. personification E. repetition
Another name for adirgeis.
A. elegy. —B. epics. C. lyrics.
D. ode. E. satire.
Apiece of poem having fourteen tinesis..
A epic. —_B. lyrics, C. ode.
D. satire, E. sonnet
Poems are divided into.
A. chapters. B. scenes. C. paragraphs.
D. stanzas. E. acts,
How many genres ofliterature dowe have?
Aoi G72) CiseiDi4e es
‘The oldest form of poetryis the
A. allegory. B. ballad. C. elegy.
D. ode. E, sonnet.
D E
seed cutlass
situation rake
shovel tractor
harvest hoe
lowe cocoa
cutlass Pepper
cashew soil
cocoyam seed
fertilizer shelter
cultivated trees
SECTION B: ESSAY
INSTRUCTIONS
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courage with which my grandfathercarried out
difficult task of tiling the farm. Most surpri
‘Attempt all questions.
All questions carry equal marks. Credit will be
