This paper consists of three parts: A, B and C.

Answer three questions in all; one question from

Part A and all questions in Part B and C.
Answer all questions in your answer booklet.
Credit will be given for clarity of expression and orderly presentation of material.
 PART A
WRITING
{ 30 marks }

Answer one question only from this part.

Your composition should be about 250 words long.

1. Write about the last time you sat down and had a conversation with one of your grandparents.
When was it? What did you talk about?

2.Write about how technology has changed the way students learn today.

3.Have you ever lost a friend? What happened? How did it make you feel?

PART B
READING
{ 20 marks }
Read the following passage carefully and answer all questions that follow.

Ogboo was a very successful business man. He owned a fleet of vehicles. He was very generous
and highly respected in his village. His children were very dear to him but he did not pamper
them. He considered some modern gadgets dangerous, too expensive and a way of encouraging
laziness among children. Therefore, no labour-saving gadgets were found in the kitchen. He
insisted that food tasted better when prepared in the traditional way. He was also his children's
barber.

At school, his children were the only pupils who received letters, popularly called snail mail.
Akwesi, his eldest child, was always the object of ridicule among his peers. He patiently bore all
the humiliation. When he completed school and his father made him manage his business, he
decided to do things differently. He bought a cellular phone for his mother and equipped the
house with modern gadgets. He also installed tracking devices on his father's vehicles and
insisted on the drivers using mobile money transfer services. He swore the drivers to secrecy.

In an era when car snatching, drivers cheating their employers and armed robbery were the order
of the day. Ogboo's transport business continued to flourish. He seemed to be insulated against
theft. This amazed everyone. Soon, tongues began to wag. Ogboo was accused of possessing
magical powers. Others insinuated that he was in leaque with the armed robbers. People
shunned his company. One day, at a meeting organized by the transport owners, Akwesi let the
cat out of the bag.

(a)Write two things Ogboo did that showed that he did not pamper his children.

(i)... he decided to do things differently.

(ii)Identify two of the things that Akwesi did differently.

(b)List two adjectives that can be used to describe Akwesi's drivers.

(c)What were two of the problems that car owners faced?

(d)Akwesi let the cat out of the bag

(i)What did Akwesi do?

( ii) Why did he let the cat out of the bag?

(e) For each of the following words, give another word or a phrase that means the same and can
fit into the passage:

(i)humiliation

(ii)pamper

(iii)manage

(iv)possessing

(v)flourish

PART C
LITERATURE
{ 10 marks }
Answer all questions in this part.
What figurative devices are used in the following extracts?

1. The slogan "Butterkist bakes better biscuits exampleifies?

2. My friend's father? His heart was a block of ice.

3.We ate pink and purple popsicles at the park today.

4. The cup danced joyfully across the table but I caught before it fell.

5. The baby is as heavy as a rock.

6. She was humming a melodious song and dancing to the rhythms.

7. Necessity is the mother of inventions

8. Death! Where is thy sting? O Grave! Where is thy victory? Is an example of.............

9. My uncle passed away in 1970 is an example of.............

10. The expression "Morning I'd anew sheet of paper for you to write on is ..............

Answer all questions from this part

PART A
LEXIS AND STRUCTURE
SECTION A
Choose the word or phrase that best complete each sentence

1. Our vicar is always ……………money for for one cause or another.

A. lifting B. gathering C. raising D. asking

2. The experts were not fully …………… that the animal was puma.

A. convinced B. believed C. found that D. realized

3. It was not until the thirteenth stroke …………… the bell stopped.

A. so that. B. that. C. before. D. when

4. They were amazed to find that the goddess …………… to be a very modern-looking woman.

A. turned into B. turned over C. turned down D. turned out

5. Editors of newspapers and magazines often go to extremes to provide their ………….. withunimportant facts
and statistics.

A. public B. common C. audience D. viewers

6. He feels that his rise in …………. is well worth the loss of money.

A situation B. environment C. status D. circumstance

7. The dogs are allowed to …………….. outside the enclosure.

A. graze B. drift C. wonder D. wander

8. After …………. at the display for several minutes, Mr. Taylor went back into his shop.

A. admiring B. gazing. C. glancing D. observing

9. The silence was suddenly …………. when a large car roared down the decade.

A. broken B. banned C. abolished D. postponed

10. Theatrical …………….. and artificial blood had been used to make the injuries look realistic.

A. get-together B. make-up C. look-out D. go-between

11. You will feel better after you …………. a rest. A. will have B. are having C. will have had D. have had

12. When you …………….. next year, the children ………… much taller.

A. return / will have grown. B.return / will grow. C. will return / have grown. D. will return / will grow

13. Active: I never hear him shout at his children. Passive: ………………….

A. His children are never heard shout at.

B. His shout at his children are never heard.

C. He is never heard shout at his children.

D. He is nerver heard to shout at his children.

14. Had I known she was sick, I ………… her.

A. visited B. had visited C. would visit D. would have visited

15. It is imperative that he ……………. The school regulations.

A obey B. obeys C .would obey D. will obey

SECTION B

Choose from the options lettered A to D, the one which is most nearest meaning to the
underlined words in each sentence.

16. The loud music made it difficult to concentrate on studying.

A. focus
B. relax
C. sing along
D. eat

17. The athlete showed great determination to win the competition.

A. doubt
B. fear
C. laziness
D. perseverance

18. The delicious smell of cookies wafted through the air.

A. disappeared
B. blew strongly
C. filled pleasantly
D. tasted strange

19. The magician performed a mystifying trick that left everyone speechless.
A. boring
B. confusing
C. easy to understand
D. colourful

20. We need to be courteous to others, even when we disagree.

A. loud
B. rude
C. polite
D. messy
SECTION C

From the list of words lettered A to D choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to
the words underlined in each sentence.

21. After presenting a compelling defence, the defendant was acquitted the jury, as they found
insufficient evidence to support the charges brought against them.
A. convicted
B. exonerated
C.absolutated
D. vindicated

22. The teacher’s icy stare petrified the little kid.

A. terrified
B. horrified
C. appalled
D. lissomed

23. Instead of going out for partying with friends, Samantha preferred to sit in the serenity of
the quiet lake.
A. tranquillity
B. composure
C. calmness
D. frenzy

24.The bowler was accused of tampering with the ball by the batsman.
A. interfering
B. tinker
C. slander
D. meddle

25. It took a fortnight for her to recuperate from her illness.

A.succumb
B. tremendous
C. conspire
D. degenerate
SECTION D

In each of following sentences, a group of words have been underlined. Choose from
alternatives lettered A to D, choose the one that best explains the underlined group of words.

26. After taking a test, Maria said it was a piece of cake. All of her studying paid off. How did
Maria feel about the test.

A. She was worried

B. It made her hungry
C. It a long time
D. It was easy

27. "Your brother is already in a bad mood. Don't add fuel to the fire by laughing at him " said
mom.What did mom mean?

A. Don't make him laugh

B. Don't burn yourself
C. Don't make the situation worse
D. Don't start a fire

28. Michael was disappointed when his invention failed and he had to go back to square one.
What did Michael have to do?

A. Work backwards
B. Give up
C. Start over from the beginning
D. Ask for help

29. After an exhausting day of work on the farm, Mrs. Jackson decided to hit the hay than
usual. What was Mrs. Jackson going to do?
A. Wake up
B. Get some hay for her animals
C. Punch something
D. Go to bed

30. The detectives thought they had solved the case. It turned out they were barking up the
wrong tree. What can you tell about the detectives?

A. They used a police dog

B. They solved the case
C. They looked for clues behind the tree
D. They were wrong about the case

SECTION E
In the following passage, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in
the list below the passage are four options arranged in columns lettered A to D. For each
numbered gap, choose from the options provided, the word that I most suitable.

The coronavirus is a type of (31)................. that can be.................(32) between animals and
humans. The (33)................. of this particular coronavirus (Covid19) has been (34).................to
a market in Wuhan.
Although the authorities did everything they could to (35)....................the virus, there has now
been a widespread throughout the world.

31. bacteria fungi virus sickness

32. transitioned transmitted transferred transformed
33. breakdown outbreak up-down break
34. tracked in traced back trapped on tamed at
35. communicate control calm crush

PART B
ORAL LANGUAGE
SECTION F

Choose the word whose part is pronounced differently from that of the others in each group.

35. A. Of B. Feel C. First D. Five

36. A. Ghetto B. Ghana C. Laugh D. Ghost
37. A. Weigh. B. Cough C. High D. Thigh
38. A. Five B. Devide C. Vine D. Ski
40. A. Fly B. Very C. Every D. Sleepy