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PAPER 2

This Paper consists of three parts: A, B and C. Answer three questions in sll; ane
questionfrarn Part d. anrÌ all the questions in PartB and ParT C. Answer all the quesîions in
your answer bookleÍ.

Credit will be givenfor ciarity of expression and orderly presentation of material.

PART A
WRITING
t30 marksl
Answet'ome question ønly.irom this ¡sart

Your composÌrion should be abot¡t 250 w.orcls long.

Your clistrict sports council has invited your school to participate in an inter-school
footbail competition but the invitation cannot be honoured. ,{s the sports prefect write a
repl5a giving two reasons why your school cannot participate.

2 Your class embarked on an educational trip to a place of inierest in the country. Describe
the trip and give at least three reasons why you were impressed about the visi.
t
You have been newly elected as the president of your school's Readers Club. Write the
inaugural speech you will give on the need to cultivate reading habit.

PART B

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4. Read theþllowing passage carefttlþ and answer all the questions whichfollow"

Seven years was a long time to be awa)r from one's clan. A man,s place was not
always there, waiting for hiqr. As soon as he ieft, sonleone else rose and fìlled it. The clan
was like a lizard; if it lost its tail, it soon grew another.
Okonkwo knew those things. He knew that he had lost his place among the nine
masked spirits who administered justice in the clan. He had lost the chance tã lead his
warlike clan against the new religion, which, he was told, had gained ground. He had lost
the years in which he might have taken the highest titles in the clan. But some of these
losses were not permanent. He was determined that his retum should be marked by his
people. He would return with a flourish, and resain the seven wasted years.
Even in his first year in exile, he had begun to plan for his retrirn. The fir.,* iìiing he
would do would be to rebuild his compound on a more significant scale. He rv*uid buiid a
bigger barn than he had before and he would build two nêw huts for two new wives. T'hen
he would show his wealth by initiating his sons inthe ozo society. Only the really great
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in the clan were able to do this. Okonkwo saw clearly the high esteem in which he would
be held, and he saw himself taking the highest title in the land.
As the years of exile passed one by one, it seemed to him that he might now be
making amends for the past disaster, His yam grew aþlËdagtly, not only in his motherland
but also in Umuofia, where his friends gave them out year by year to share-croppers.
Then the tragedy of his first son had occurred. At f,rrst it appeared as if it might prove
too @! for his spirit. But it was a resilient spirit, and in the end Okonkwo overcame his
solrow. He had five other sons and he would bring them up in the way of the clan.
He sent for the five sons and they came and sat at his obi. The youngest of them was
four years old.
'You have all seen the great abornination of your bròther. Now he is no longer my son
or your brother. I will only have a son who is a man, who will hold his head up among r,ny
oeonle. If any one of you prefers to be like a woman, let him follow Nwoye now while I am
aiive so that I can curse him. If you turn against me when I am dead, I will visit you and
break your neck.'

(a) (i) Mention one loss that Okonkwo suffered for being away from his clan.
(ii) Why were some of Okonkwo's losses not permanent?
(b) Why did Okonkwo have high hopes of returning to his people?
(c) What made Okonkwo have hope when Nwoye disappointed him?
(d) What did Okonkwo decide to do to his sons who would copy Nwoye?
.

(e) V[ho are referred to as'my people'in the last paragraph?

(Ð Explain, in your own words, the following expressions as used in the passage:
(¡) be awuy-from;
(ii) hold his head up.
For each of the following words, give another word or phrase that means the same
and canfit into the passage:
(i) frlled;
(iÐ return;
(iii) regain;
(iv) clearly;
(v) amends;
(vi) abundantly;
(viÐ occurred;
(viii) greatr;

(h) ì(i) In not more than six words, summarize the main point in paragraph one;
(ii) , In two sentences of not rncrethan ten words each, state two things that
Clkonkwo plannei to do rvhen he returned.

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PART C
LITERATURE
[10 marks]

Answer aIIthe questions in this part

: SACKEY J.A and DARMANI t(COMp): The Coclcrow

5. Read thefollowing extract carefulty and answer euestion 5(a).

CHARLES DICKENS: Oliver Twist

Read thefol[owing extract carefully and answer

euestion 5(a)

"Sikes sat by the body for hours till sunrise, rocking back
and forth. He,finally got up and walked to the fire where he i

threw the club. He then washed the blood off him and.changed
his clothes. He decided not to stay there any longer',ì. -

(a) What did Sikes use the club to do?

Read theþllowing extract carefuUy and answer euestion S(b)

'A child was born in the workhouse of a parish in England. Nobody

remembers when, but it was a day that a baby bo}, wai born *
orphun.
His mother died giving birth to him. A t*l
pity,Eñh",1v^ ,.r.h u young
and beautiful woman."

(b) (i) The atmosphere the writer employs is that of ...........d...t.........

(iÐ The repetition of the sound 'b' in the underlined expression is called ......

Read theþllowtng extract carefutty and answer

euestion 5(c)

LAWRENCE DARMANI: Sosu and the Bukari Boys

, '!The more he thought about what happened, the more he fert

if he was the one being punished in front of the whole school?

,
(c) which two characters in thè story are involved in the extract above?

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Read theþttowing extract carefulty and answer Ouestions 5(d)

THERESA ENNIN: Makola

"rhe ruryv-nos; supporred wirh

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teddY with an eYe
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(i) The above extract shows the theme of ...........
(iÐ What literary device is found in the underlined.expression?

Read the extract below and answer Question 5(e)

AMA ATA AIDO O: The Girl Who Can

'Nana: As I keep saying, if any woman decides to come

into this world with all of her two legs, then she should select
legs that have meat on them: with good calves. This is because
you are sure such legs would support solid hips. And a woman
must have solid hips to be able to have children".

(e) What is wrong with that person's legs?

Read thefollowing extract carefully and answer Question 5(f)

JEAN WATSON: The Old Man and His Children ':

, his twin grandsons could be heard all over the compound?"

(Ð What figure of speech is in the above extract?

Read the extract below and answer Question 5(g)

KAAKYIRE AKOSOMO NYANTAKY I: Tell My Son to Hold on to His Gun

In order forrne to take over from him some day, my father stæd sendingme to
the f,ar¡n wheu- [ was only six years o[d. Withiil tec years, t wæ abþtqhanélç-tt¡e
grrs [ikg,m,SüSÊ",.4*J.q.r.thc-\ráceding;no rnatterhaw hæêÉüied'I nevæ c.ou]d
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(g) Ttre underlined expression is an exarnple of the literary device catrled

Reod the extrqct below and answer Question 5{h)

AMA ATA AIDOO: The Dilemtna of a Ghost

"W'e came from left

'We
came from right
We came from left
''We
came from right"

(h) The dominant literary device in the above is a ."...........:.........

Read the extract below and answer Question 5(i) :

i: ï"î ä"ï,i:i:i i
^'[ï"'
(Ð The extract above suggests that ........ .......1., .......,"....""

Read the extract below and answer Qttestion 5(j)

When we were young, a woman cleared her eating place after the lasl
morsel had hardly touch her tongue... but now, they will allow their noise
rnaking pians to lie around for people to trip over.

û) In recalling the past, the speaker used the literary device called

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question and shade in peneil on your ànswer sheet the space which bears the.sanae letter æ tke
option you have'chosen. Give only one answer tp each questìon. An example is given below.
' From the options to D, choõse the one that lmrost suitaUty completes the frllowing ieøtence.
^ about this issue.
I had better ........you
A. saw
B. see
C. seen
D. seeing
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,, r,Exrs At{D STRUCTURE
SECTION A
From the alternatives lettered A to D, choose the one which most suitably complet es each
sentence.

My classmate is called
A. with
B. on
õ:
D. tõ
bt
, The only one to look ...........for help is God.
A. at
B. up to
C. around
D. up at
3. If that..........the case, Baba would have kept quiet.
A. were
B. should have bee¡r
C. had been
D. is
Let's start tþe work now, .........r..¡-¡
,
A. do we'
B. may we
C. shall we
D. c¿rn rse
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A. isn't it
B. don't you
C. aren't you
D. do you
You will the steps carefully.
A. to have follow
B. to follow have
C. have to follow
D. have follow to
8. We were made to complete questionnaire that was ...... to us.
A. handed in
B. given over
C. handed over
D. given out
9. The two-men are ............1he richest people in Ghana.
A. in
B. outof
C. among
D. betweén
10. The thieves swore that they knew ...........about the offence.
A. anything
B. something
ç. soTebody
D. nothing
11. This is the woãran.........car got burnt yesterday.
A. who's
B. which
C. whom the
D. whose
12. If the bottle is............vigorousl¡ it will break.
A. shaked
B. shaking '.:

C. shook
D. shaken
13. It was necessary for the candidate to...........the form.
A. fill in
B. niiðn
C. fill over
D. fill through
14. You shouldn't break any school regulation, ......
A. isn't it?
B. shall you?
C. should you?
D. won't you?
15 My father bought shoes.
A. new tw"o brown leather ':
B. new two leather brown
C. two new brown leather
D. two brown new leather
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SECTION B
Choose fi"om the alternatives lettered A to D the one which ¿s nearesú in meaning to the underlined
word in each sentence.
16. The boy dribbled his friend on the matter.
A. ignored
B. deceived
C. avoided
D. tossed
17. There is_no way our comnetitors. can- beat us.
A. detractors
B. enemies
C. survivors
D. rivals
18. Many p"opi. do not read newspapers nowâdavs.
A. previously
B. frequently
C. currently
D. daily
19. The new governrnent has promised to rid the city of errant school children.
A. wayward
B. noisy
C. dangerous
D. lazy
2t. Musa attempted to entice Memuna with the promise of a pack of pizza.
A. lure
B. force
C. trick
D" deny
SECTTON C

22. It'is y not adt isable to starve yourself.

A. stuff
B. overf,ee¡J
C. burden
D. fast
23. The ilow of watcr has been so erratic this year"
A" regular
B. slorr,
C. systemalic
D. poor
24- 9niy gatitgg rf ttlc ti--:ivn arc allowed to own property
A, visitors
B" friends
C. citizen.
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Peace and stability help to promote development.
l\-. Love
B. Unity
ñ Struggle
D. Conflict

SECTTOT{ E}
In each of the fotlowing sentences, of words_has been underlined. Choose^from-
G E:t oltp
*" ott"ink¡veí tettered"A. to D, the oná that b"est explains the underlined group of words.

26. The boy gave his parents a lot of hçAelashes. This means that the boy
A. conftised his parents.
B. hit th; h;;d; ãirtit parents.
' C.
worried his Parents.
D. did not allow his parents to streep.
27. Ás I spoke t"itré Àlrir, t äòti.e¿ "y"".tg lady lookirre daggerq at me. This means the lady
A. winked at me.
B. beamed with smiles
C. looked at me and claPPed.
D. looked angrilY at me.
2g. There was a ñftf-, éo the chairman had to wind up the meeting. This means the chairman
A. postponed the meeting
B. ended the meeting.
C. suspended the meèting
D. handed over the chairmanship to another person'
29. Our opponent in the game is a tough nut to crack. This means that the other team
A. has grown hard bodY.
B. is diff,rcult to defeat.
C. challenged our team strringlY.
D. played a tough game.
30 Kojo flåreá uo becaüsihis brother ate his food. This means that Kojo
.\ made some noise.
B. was very happy.
beoame angry.
D. was too worried.
SECTTON Ð
In theþllowing passage, the mtmbered gaps indi.cate.missing words..Againsf each' number
in the list U"lí,* the p,fitlif" ãre fovr options aTranged in c.olumns lettered A, to D. For each
"n"r,"*øiïàa
eipi, ch,oísefrom the optioni provided, tËe word that ß
most suitable.

When it became known that the elders had met with the chief to -31. over another
punishmen-ifot Uuum" Aliua,_people_became angry. The -3f; gneating-been the new yam should have
6ðe* iirte¿ tong ugo,-ìh¿t h;¿I'wã. [t wasn't trei -s¡- that it had not lifted. The gods have
"Uy'kiiiiäg yam. Many people rushed to her
ó;;iù;Aú-f"+- òne of her chilclren for eating the.new
'nóur" to -35- with her and'to têtl her they were sorry'fofthinking she was a witch'
A B t- D
31. select deliberate sing gosslp
32. 1ar,v cap discussion ban
33. permission revenge fauit case
34. severely dangerously bear"rtifully generousiy
J5. struggle discuss fight svmpathize
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PART B
ORAL LANGUAGE
SECTION F
[rrNtT l]
Choose from the options lenered A, to D, the one which has the søme vowel soantl as the word
underlined in the sentences below.

36. The girls cook food everyday.

A. sack
B. brush
C. booth
D. boat
37. The cleaner made the compound yg!.
A. tell
B. tall
õ:
D. neat
å"ir

choosefrom the options lettered Atov, ,t has the ssame cons;onarnt sound as the
word underlined in the sentences below. "l]#¡"iî]",
38. The fwo teams clash every time there is a competition
A. class
B. crass
C. case
D. float
39. Skipper. was the first to score a goal in the game.
A. load
B. crush
C. gave
D. boat.
[rrNrT 3]
Choosefrom the options lettered A to D, the one which has the søme or simílur ending'as
the
word underltned in the sentences below.

4È¡ Theboys weremade to finishthe race first.

A. fast
B- sixth
C. pitch
D. fish
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