2008 English Language WAEC SSCE (School Candidates) May/June

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English Language 1 - Objective Questions

Section A - Essay Writing

All questions carry equal marks. Your answer should not be less than 450 words. You are advised to spend about 50 minutes on this section.

You have learnt that your brother intends to involve himself in examination malpractice during the WASSCE. Write a letter to him warning him of the dangers of such an action and urging him to concentrate on His studies instead.
Write an article suitable for publication in one of your national dallies discussing the vandalization of public facilities in your country and its effects.
Write a letter to the Minister of works in your country complaining about the deplorable condition of the roads in your area and the effects this has on the lives of your people.
You are the chief speaker in a debate on the topic; The television has done more harm than good. Write your speech for or against the topic.
Write a story to illustrate the saying: The early bird catches the worm.

Section B - Comprehension

You are advised to spend about 30 minutes on this section.

I have sympathy for the common fear that is suffered by young people when examinations are looming ahead. Sometimes it is the actual they fear but equally likely to excite fear are the expectations of the parents who are keen on their offspring achieving good results. Pressure in these circumstances only leads to more fear and often results in failures which could be avoided.

My very last examination was an oral and I knew that everything depended on the kind of impression I made on the government representative who I expected, had difficult questions for me. This, though, was not the only reason for my apprehension. As a youth, I was often teased because I was small in stature. I was obsessed with it. I was very self-conscious, therefore, about meeting this important man. Fortunately, the previous day I had learned another lesson from nature, one which was to help me in my face-to-face encounter with the examiner.

I had been staying with my aunt and uncle in other to do some last-minute preparations. I went through my books that afternoon, sitting outside in the sunshine until about three o'clock, when the weather took a turn for the worse. The sky looked menacing and, as the clouds gathered in the distance, I heard the rumble of thunder. The lovely sunny afternoon was changing to a dark and dismal evening. Several times I broke my concentration to look at a very beautiful water lily in the pond. As I quickly gathered up my books, I remembered the lily and went over to see it for the last time that day. I was just in time to see the flower close its petals as the rumble of the distant thunder grew louder. I didn't mind getting wet as I realized that the rain could do nothing to damage the delicate, inner beauty of the lily.

This simple act of nature restored my confidence and I realized that I too could muster courage to face the examiner I could, in fact, protect the inner me from the outside world. My new-found philosophy worked! Of the eight people who sat for the examination that day, only two succeeded and the government representative congratulated me on being the youngest candidate ever to have passed.

Read the following passage carefully and answer the question on it.
1. According to the writer, what two things excite fear in young people going for examinations?
2. Give two reasons for the writer's apprehension before the examination.
3. Why was the writer almost obsessed with his small stature?
4. How did the observation of the lily affect the writer?
5. What proof is there in the passage that the writer actually passed the exam?
6. The sky looked menacing.......... What figure of speech is contained in this expression?
7. ...... because i was small in stature. (i) What grammatical name is given to this expression as it is used in the passage? (ii) What is its function?
8. For each of the following words, find another word or phrase which means the same and which can replace it as it is used in the passage: (i) excite (ii) offspring (iii)apprehension (iv)dismal (v)delicate (vi)muster.
Read the following words, find another word or phrase which means the same and which can replace it as it is used in the passage:
Work can be an essential part of children's education and a means of transmitting vital skills from parent to offspring. In some countries, children are often involved in workshops and small-scale services, and gradually become fully pledged workers later in life. In other countries, teenagers work a few hours a week to earn pocket money. Such work are beneficial as it enhances a child's physical, mental, spiritual, moral and social development without interfering with their schooling, recreation and rest.

Child labour, on the other hand, is about children who work long hours for low wages often under conditions harmful to their health. this type of work is destructive and exploitative. Child labour takes different forms. By and large, most child workers are in domestic service. Domestic service need not be hazardous, but it often is. Children in domestic service are poorly paid or not paid at all. Their masters set the terms and conditions of their work entirely to their time. They are deprived of affection, schooling, play and social activity. They are also vulnerable to physical abuse.

Poverty is the most powerful force driving children into hazardous labour. for poor families, the small contributions of a child's income at home can make the difference between hunger and survival. The parents of child workers are often unemployed or underemployed. They are desperate for a secure income. In developing countries, for examples, classrooms do not have seats, half of the students have no textbooks, and half of the classrooms have no blackboards. It is not surprising that many children who attend such schools abandon schooling for work.

Child labour is aggravated by a modern society that is preoccupied with the demand for low-priced products. For people seem to care that these may have been produced by millions of anonymous, exploited children. The effect of child labour on the psychological, emotional and intellectual growth of the victims are grave. Suh children are deprived of affection. Beatings, insults and punishment by being deprived of food are very common. Ultimately most child labourers are condemned to lifelong poverty, misery, sickness and illiteracy.
1. Identify two types of work that are beneficial to children?
2. According to the passage, what is child labour?
3. Give two causes of child labour?
4. In one word, describe the effect of child labour?
5. According to the passage, why do children drop out of school?
6. ....who work long hours for low wages? (i) What is the grammatical name given to this expression as it is used in the passage? (ii) What is its function?
7. ..... most child labourers are condemned to lifelong poverty ..... What is the meaning of the expression?
8. For each of the following words, find another word of phrase which means the same and which can replace it as it is used in the passage: (i) transmitting (ii) enhances (iii) vulnerable (iv) preoccupied (v)anonymous (vi)grave.

Section C - Summary

You are advised to spend about 40 minutes on this section.

Many cities in the world have now become overcrowded because everyday people migrate to them from the countryside in search of work and better living conditions. This problem is far worse in Third World countries, where the harsh living conditions and the lack of gainful employment opportunities in rural areas usually compel a ceaseless and massive rural-urban drift.

This desperate state of affairs is not without its direct consequences for the cities. Facilitates like accommodation, schools, hospitals, water supply and public transport cannot cope with the demands on them from increased numbers of people, and so they are under severe strain. House rents soar astronomically, and so too many tenants crowd into inadequate spaces. Markets, streets and motorways are congested with people and vehicles. And as the garbage disposal is inefficient, the garbage piles up everywhere, contributing to environmental pollution.

Many of the migrants come to the big cities in the hope of finding employment. However, because a majority of them are unskilled workers or fresh school-leavers not equipped in any way for gainful self-employment, they simply end up swelling the ranks of the desperate unemployed in the city.

The devil, they say, makes work for idle hands. With no means of livelihood in the relatively more expensive cities, many of these disillusioned young people resort to prostitution, fraud and crime in order to survive. No wonder the crime rate in the cities is forever rising, and there are daily reports of victims who lose their money, possessions of even their lives to dare-devil robbers.

How can this deplorable state of affairs in the cities be reversed? Since the search for jobs accounts for much of the rural-urban drift, one way is to encourage the creation of jobs outside the cities. For example, certain businesses such as banks and manufacturing industries could be encouraged to set up branches in rural areas. if rural dwellers have ready access to the same jobs they go to look for in the city, the need for migrating will be reduced.

It should be admitted that in this modern age, life without basic amenities of pipe-borne water, electricity, good roads, schools and hospitals is just not good enough. Many rural dwellers are lured to the cities because of the lack of amenities, so providing them in these rural communities will not only contribute to stemming the tide of migration but also create a favourable environment for investment.

It has also been argued that rural farming is gradually being abandoned tot the aged. The primitive, labour-intensive methods and the relatively low yields have made it unattractive to the youth, who would rather seek their fortune in the cities. If farming is made attractive, for examples, through mechanization, it will become another source of employment for rural dwellers and thus reduce the necessity to migrate to the city.

Rural-urban migration causes a serious population imbalance, and has all sorts of attendant problems that can get worse if not tackled effectively. So, the sooner a solution is sought the better.

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions on it.

In three sentences, one for each, summarize the three negative consequences of rural-urban migration discussed in the passage.
In three sentences, one for each, summarize the writer's suggestions for tackling the problem.

English Language 2 - Objectives

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 sentence.

Good teaching stimulates the interest of students, whereas bad teaching ........... it.
1. dampens.
2. encourages.
3. supersedes.
4. retracts.
Some youths of this generation are often heart-hearted compared to those of past generations who were ........
1. indifferent.
2. fastidious.
3. proficient.
4. compassionate.
The doctor does not think the patient will recover; the signs are ominous rather than ...........
1. encouraging.
2. feasible.
3. obvious.
4. gloomy.
The purpose of education is to enhance progress and not to .............
1. proscribe.
2. intercept.
3. impede.
4. confuse.
The teacher gave him high marks and wrote complimentary remarks in the margin, which surprisingly gave him ........ feelings.
1. doubtful.
2. secret.
3. unpleasant.
4. serious.
Many people find cod liver oil disgusting but soldiers find it ...........
1. refreshing.
2. medicinal.
3. pleasant.
4. bitter.
The investigators relied solely on conjectures, which were not as reliable as ........
1. facts.
2. hearsay.
3. figures.
4. fabrications.
It was obvious that Modou committed the crime, but his friends were still ...............
1. unhappy.
2. doubtful.
3. suspicious.
4. confident.
The government was blamed for implementing policies that favoured the elite at the expense of the ............
1. workers
2. wealthy.
3. masses.
4. oppressed.
His suggestion on how to deal with the thief was invaluable, but the police considered it .........
1. useless.
2. impossible.
3. necessary.
4. timely.

Section 2

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

The woman's behaviour clearly shows that her love for her husband was merely ...........
1. superstitious.
2. superlative.
3. elusive.
4. superficial.
The man was told in his own interest to .............. the statement he had made.
1. cancel.
2. recast.
3. erase.
4. retract.
Mum made soothing remarks in order to ............... Dad.
1. incense.
2. pacify.
3. rekindle.
4. protect.
Ebou maintained his stand in ............. of the proncipal's orders.
1. defiance.
2. deference.
3. obedience.
4. defence.
The out-doing president warned his successor to beware of ................. who praise every action of government, good of bad.
1. enthusiasts.
2. sycophants.
3. radicals.
4. favourites.
Salimata came into ................. when she won the beauty contest.
1. public.
2. limelight.
3. focus.
4. view.
The current economic crisis has led to the ........ of many workers.
1. rejection.
2. retrenchment.
3. isolation.
4. ejection.
We all agree that the television is a more powerful ............. of communication than the radio.
1. agent.
2. way.
3. instrument.
4. medium.
He won the election by a .......... of 500 votes.
1. consensus.
2. margin.
3. surplus.
4. gap.
Daylight armed-robbery is a common .............. in big cities.
1. plan.
2. site.
3. exercise.
4. phenomenon.

Section 3

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

When Joe was threatened with suspension he made a clean breast of his offence. This means that Joe
1. ran away.
2. made friends with the other offenders.
3. told the whole truth.
4. pleaded innocents.
When Eunice was discharged from hospital she was a shadow of her former self. This means that she
1. looked like a shadow.
2. was withdrawn.
3. had changed a little.
4. was thin and weak.
Chinwe can be stubborn yet I have a soft spot for her. This means that I
1. am fond of Chinwe even though she is stubborn.
2. alone know how to control Chinwe.
3. dislike Chinwe for stubbornness.
4. have a cure for her stubbornness.
The principal is high-handed with his staff. This means that the principal
1. respect his staff highly.
2. is very friendly and easy-going with his staff.
3. shakes hands with his staff frequently.
4. uses his authority over his staff sternly.
The loan was taken on a gentleman's agreement. This means that
1. there was no documentation of the loan.
2. two gentlemen witnessed the loan.
3. the loan was granted.
4. the loan was not to be repaid.
Constructing the road along the coast was difficult but the men had already broken the back of the work before the rains. This means they had
1. completed the preparations.
2. completed the most difficult part of it.
3. completed it altogether.
4. broken the road.
Whenever Nkoyo finds herself at a loose end, she goes visiting people. This means that Nkoyo goes visiting people whenever she.
1. is happy.
2. feels worried and confused.
3. had nothing to occupy her.
4. has no visitors.
Kola will get the job because his father will surely pull strings for him. This means that his father will
1. give him useful information.
2. remove some of his difficulties.
3. influence the right people.
4. attract attention towards him.
To give a bronze medal to the athlete who was deliberately intercepted on the track was cold comfort. This means that the bronze medal was
1. acceptable to him.
2. too cold.
3. not adequate compensation.
4. rejected by him.
The students planned to confront the principal with their grievances but as they got closer to his officer, they developed cold feet. This means that
1. they could no longer walk.
2. they lost courage.
3. they lost interest.
4. their feel became numb.

Section 4

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

The woman stifled a cry of astonishment as she discovered the identity of the robber.
1. suppressed.
2. shouted.
3. forced.
4. hid.
That rock is a potential danger to fishing boats.
1. a possible.
2. an unexpected.
3. an obvious.
4. a serious.
His contribution to the development programme in the village remains unrivalled.
1. unbroken.
2. unparalleled.
3. undisputed.
4. unknown.
Members of the party agreed that some serious thinking is required before a final decision can be taken.
1. meeting.
2. consultation.
3. consideration.
4. appraisal.
Our chief is very intelligent but he could be parochial in his judgements.
1. deep.
2. broad.
3. narrow-minded.
4. kind-hearted.
All that was left after the riot were the charred remains of the victims.
1. burnt.
2. black.
3. broken.
4. scattered.
The incessant chatter of the pupils irritated the visitor.
1. unceasing.
2. meaningful.
3. excited.
4. loud.
Musa won the debate because he articulated his argument convincingly.
1. pronounced.
2. presented.
3. arranged.
4. summarized.
I was surprised at the gallantry of the Senegalese peace-keepers.
1. cowardice.
2. strength.
3. bravery.
4. height.
The clerk was dismissed for dereliction of duty.
1. ignorance.
2. lateness.
3. carelessness.
4. negligence.

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.

This is a bad case, .............. hard you try to defend the accused.
1. however.
2. whatever.
3. whichever.
4. whenever.
............. pain has been taken to make the party a success.
1. such.
2. much.
3. every.
4. many.
School children are advised to refrain ............. smoking.
1. with.
2. against.
3. to.
4. from.
The principal, as well as the teacher, .............. in school.
1. is.
2. were.
3. all are.
4. are all.
Fatima ............ come to work today since she is still sick.
1. needn't had.
2. needn't have.
3. needn't has.
4. needn't to.
Aminata has ............. her engagement to Sule.
1. broken off.
2. broken up.
3. broken away.
4. broken down.
............ who knows the times will not open his door to strangers at night.
1. somebody.
2. nobody.
3. anybody.
4. everybody.
All the final year students will attend ................ party.
1. tomorrow's
2. tomorrows'
3. tomorrows
4. tomorrow.
My friend's son stole the ...... briefcase.
1. director's-general.
2. director-general's.
3. directors'- general.
4. director-generals'
This isn't your ring; it is your .............
1. daughter-in-law
2. daughter-in-law's
3. daughters-in-law
4. daughter-in-laws
He brought us ................
1. a good news.
2. many good news.
3. some good news.
4. several good news.
I was asked whether I ............. to go on the outing.
1. would intend.
2. intended.
3. have intended.
4. intend.
Our teacher is leaving our school in July to ............. a new job.
1. take in
2. take to.
3. take on.
4. take up.
The old woman had no children and no real friends ...........
1. tool.
2. again.
3. either.
4. neither.
Certain tasks may be unpleasant at first, but gradually one may get ............ them.
1. to liking
2. to like.
3. to be liking
4. to have liked.
.......... in their youth is a source of pleasurable reminiscence for elderly persons.
1. to be travelling.
2. to travel.
3. by travelling.
4. have traveling.
The minister told his congregation that on day ............. would be rewarded
1. the faithfuls
2. the faithful
3. any faithfuls
4. a faithful.
Maram liked the exhibits at trade fair but she really enjoyed ........... the most
1. the amusements
2. amusements.
3. the amusement.
4. amusement.
The jury gave ........ verdict of guilty in the murder case
1. it's
2. 'tis
3. it.
4. its
The room in ........... they lived was quite large and well-lit
1. where.
2. that.
3. which.
4. there.
The great gates of the ancient palace were ...............
1. beautiful pieces of iron works.
2. the beautiful pieces of iron works.
3. beautiful pieces of iron work.
4. a beautiful piece of iron works.
The reports said that although the country rich .............. formed a substantial part of the population .
1. old and neglected
2. the old and neglected.
3. some old and some neglected
4. the olds and neglected
I had a phone call from her yesterday' so she ...... have found out my telephone.
1. can
2. could.
3. must.
4. might.
I cannot imagine that a man ........... his standing could stoop so low as to accept bribes.
1. with.
2. at
3. of
4. on.
Lamin and Micheal washed .............. but mummy washed Yeanie
1. himself
2. themselves
3. one another.
4. the other.
The principal has gone to freetown and will come back in .........time
1. two weeks.
2. two week.
3. two week's
4. two weeks'
The students have not come back from their school farms, ..........?
1. isn't it
2. hadn't they
3. didn't they.
4. have they.
We haven't confirmed ..................... signature this
1. what
2. whose
3. who's
4. which
I said 'John saw Mary' ......?
1. didn't I
2. didn;t he
3. hadn't he
4. do I
The moon seems to be sailing through the clouds
1. as
2. to
3. be
4. like
The school's high jump champion has been..........
1. off very much form most of the time
2. very much off-form most of the time.
3. very most off-form much of the time
4. off-form most of the time very much.
The new bridge was a waste of money and ............ build in the first placed
1. need not have been
2. needs not have been
3. needed not to have been
4. need not to have been
Araba took up an appointment as a part-time instructor as a means ............. his meager income.
1. to supplement.
2. of supplementing
3. to supplementing
4. for supplementing
............. opportunity we now have to rid the nation of corruption.
1. what excellent
2. what an excellent
3. how excellent
4. so excellent an

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 most suitable to fill the numbered gaps in the passage.

PASSAGE A

One of the indicators of-76- underdevelopment in this country is the backward state of the transport sector. This is typified by the poor state of the rallway-77-. In advanced countries, commuter trains carry passengers from city to city and within suburbs. The-78- train goes a lot faster connecting major cities and even states; such trains have-79-only.

In the intra-city, it is only shelter and seats that are provided. There are no-80-. In some cases, and because of the long hours or service of inter-city or inter-state train,-81- and-82- are available in addition to coaches.

Apart from the very fast electric trains, there are passenger trains that are-83- powered. There are others that use coal or steam as-84-. Some trains offer-85- services, transporting goods. Such train stop at specific-86- to deliver goods or to refuel. Most trains have-87- to push or pull them to prevent them from turning around.

	A	B	C	D
76	structural	infrastructural	fiscal	systematic
77	system	framework	industry	business
78	intra-city	in-city	inter-city	sub-city
79	wagons	coaches	cabins	decks
80	bookshops and libraries	gyms and clubs	meals and refreshments	parks and salons
81	dining cars	lunch tables	refectories	bars
82	closets	sleeping cars	cloackrooms	control suites
83	battery	engine	diesel	solar
84	petrol	alternative	converter	fuel
85	freight	delivery	postal	courier
86	checkpoints	duty-posts	stations	centres
87	gadgets	locomotives	compasses	bearings

PASSAGE B

It is interesting to watch a modern-88- spring up and get completed in a matter of months. A few months ago, a building company brought some-89- tot the virgin forest next to our school. The trees were-90-, the ground was cleared and-91-, and the workers brought out various-92- with which they measured and marked-93-. Then, the-94-was dug and the-95- were brought from somewhere else,-96- was made from a mixture of sand, cement and water, and the walls grew before our very eyes. Before the end of the second month, we realized it was not going to be a-97- but a storeyed building. The-98- was cast in only one day by the workers who-99- for the whole day. Thereafter, things moved even faster. By the end of the third month, the whole-100- was in place.

	A	B	C	D
88	construction	building	erection	fabrication
89	trailers	bull-dozers	tractors	machines
90	felled	pulled	cut	broken
91	levelled	paved	demolished	destroyed
92	apparatus	items	machinery	equipment
93	plan	trenches	ground	space
94	base	foundation	pavement	gutter
95	boreholes	lintels	fences	blocks
96	concotion	gravel	mortar	compound
97	basement	mansion	bungalow	sky-scraper
98	roofing	decking	floor	beam
99	struggled	grumbled	suffered	toiled
100	root	structure	wall	apartment

English Language 3 - Test of Orals

Section 1

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(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.

feast
1. head
2. caprice.
3. suffice.
4. practice.
apple
1. carry
2. rather
3. can't
4. market.
cost
1. country
2. associate
3. month
4. bother
sick
1. marine
2. tribunal
3. knowledge
4. vital
bullet
1. bush
2. hoof
3. rude
4. cull
mood
1. crux
2. crude
3. book
4. took
bed
1. weight
2. receive
3. leisure
4. height
supper
1. don
2. dove
3. hovel
4. super
lawn
1. word
2. purse
3. wan
4. sword
car
1. aunt
2. rack
3. plan
4. gaunt
tie
1. chief
2. relief
3. buy
4. belief
shout
1. tough
2. should
3. drought
4. mould
say
1. heifer
2. heinous
3. either
4. says.
know
1. stroll
2. cloth
3. rot
4. loss
hear
1. swear
2. bear
3. pear
4. fear

Section 2

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same consonant sound(s) 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 has the same consonant sound as the one underlined in vice.

bang
1. plunge
2. singe
3. mangle
4. danger
smooth
1. without
2. ethics
3. tooth
4. panther
fad
1. adjust
2. adjective
3. double
4. adjourn
court
1. city
2. ocean
3. cell
4. hike
garb
1. thumb
2. stab
3. limb
4. climb
lump
1. pain
2. coup
3. receipt
4. phase
flash
1. lunch
2. choose
3. ancient
4. question
boat
1. watch
2. batted
3. mortgage
4. wrestle
gaze
1. debris
2. routes
3. ways
4. corpse
thick
1. writhe
2. weather
3. rather
4. wrath
seed
1. reason
2. resign
3. mouths
4. consult
pale
1. luck
2. alms
3. chalk
4. half
fact
1. indict
2. impact
3. function
4. diction
judge
1. grandeur
2. vision
3. measure
4. mirage
print
1. fritter
2. pleat
3. blanket
4. problem

Section 3

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that rhymes with the given word. An example is given below.

Example: detain A. obtain B. detail C. claim D. relay. The correct answer is A because only obtain rhymes with detain.

shirt
1. hut
2. surpass
3. curt
4. short
worry
1. lorry
2. curry
3. awry
4. furry
coven
1. covenant
2. oven
3. cover
4. covert
greenish
1. foolish
2. rakish
3. tarnish
4. churlish
wonder
1. louder
2. border
3. neither
4. asunder

Section 4

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

moisturizer
1. MOIS-tur-iz-er
2. mois-TUR-iz-er
3. mois-tur-IZ-er
4. mois-tur-iz-ER
neutrality
1. NEU-tral-i-ty
2. neu-TRAL-i-ty
3. neu-tral-I-ty
4. neu-tral-i-TY
catastrophic
1. CA-ta-stro-phic
2. ca-TA-stro-phic
3. ca-ta-STRO-phic
4. ca-ta-stro-PHIC
information
1. IN-for-ma-tion
2. in-FOR-ma-tion
3. in-for-MA-tion
4. in-for-ma-TION
electrify
1. E-lec-tri-fy
2. e-LEC-tri-fy
3. e-lec-TRI-fy
4. e-lec-tri-FY

Section 5

In the following options lettered A to D, all the words except one have the same stress pattern. Identify the one with the 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 Option A, B, C are all stressed on the first syllable. so, D is the correct answer.

1. forfeit
2. expert
3. succour
4. extent
1. concise
2. defer
3. exchange
4. comment
1. entity
2. decision
3. attention
4. expressway
1. satisfy
2. congregate
3. implicit
4. bastardize
1. partisan
2. prophecy
3. millionaire
4. saboteur

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 to 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 friend hate toys? D. Does your father's friend hate pets? The correct answer is A because My mother's FRIEND hates pets answer the question, Does your mother's boss hate pets? Therefore, answer space A would be shaded.

The principal often flogs ERRING pupils.
1. Does the principal flog disciplined pupils?
2. Does the principal often ignore erring pupils?
3. Does the matron often flog erring pupils?
4. Does the principal often flog erring teachers?
My elder brother was appointed minister of FINANCE.
1. Was your younger brother appointed Minister of finance?
2. Was your elder sister appointed Minister of Finance?
3. Was tour elder brother appointed Commissioner for Finance?
4. Was your elder brother appointed Minister of Works?
Uncle Ben was FALSELY accused of stealing the money.
1. Was Auntie Sophie falsely accused of stealing the money?
2. Was Uncle Ben rightly accused of stealing the money?
3. Was Uncle Ben falsely accused of stealing the cheque?
4. Was Uncle Ben falsely accused of hiding the money?
The village head lived to be A HUNDRED years.
1. Did the family head live to be a hundred years?
2. Did the village priest live to be a hundred years?
3. Did the village head live to be ninety years?
4. Did the village head live to be a hundred months?
John told the old man to LEAVE the room.
1. Did Paul tell the old man to leave the room?
2. Did John tell the young man to leave the room?
3. Did John tell the old man to remain in the room?
4. Did John tell the old man to leave the compound?

Section 7

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol. An example is given below.

Example: / )I/ A. yell B. holy C. boy D. idiot.

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

/ I /
1. favourite
2. police
3. rice
4. chief
/ae/
1. land
2. dance
3. task
4. basket
/ʒ:/
1. judge
2. month
3. surprise
4. surface
/D/
1. water
2. host
3. model
4. home
/au/
1. hostel
2. bone
3. roster
4. dove
/b/
1. amber
2. doubt
3. crumbs
4. debt
/s/
1. resign
2. deserve
3. sense
4. lose
/ʒ/
1. gradual
2. gender
3. badge
4. barrage
/ʃ/
1. chart
2. chassis
3. chemist
4. choose
/ h/
1. hospital
2. vehicle
3. honest
4. hour