First Term Examination English Studies Jss 1 JSS 2 JSS 3 Exam Questions

ENGLISH STUDIES 

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION 

JUNIOR SECONDARY SCHOOL 

JSS 1 JSS 2 JSS 3 EXAM QUESTIONS 

JSS 1 ENGLISH STUDIES EXAM QUESTIONS

Section A – Theory (Comprehension)

INSTRUCTION – Read the following passage and answer the questions that follow.

MY FATHER’S HUT

My father’s hut was near the workshop, and I would often play there beneath the veranda that ran round the outside. It was my father’s private hut. It was built like all our huts, of mud that had been pounded and mounded into bricks with water, it was round, and proudly helmeted with thatch; it was entered by a rectangular doorway. Inside, a tiny window let in a thin shaft of daylight. On the right, there was bed, made of beaten earth like the bricks, spread with simple wicker work mat on which was a pillow stuffed with kapok.

At the rear of the hut, right under the window where the light was strongest, were the toolboxes. On the left were the boubous and the prayer-rugs. Finally, at the head of the bed, hanging over the pillow and watching over my father’s slumber, there are a series of pots that contained extracts from plants and the bark of trees. These pots all had metal lids and they were profusely and curiously garlanded with chaplets of cowrie shells; it did not take me long to discover that they were the most important things in the hut; they contain the magic charms, those mysterious liquids that keep evil spirits at bay, and smeared on the body, make it invulnerable to black magic. My father, before he went to bed, never failed to smear his body with a little of each liquid, first one, then another, for each charm had its own peculiar property; but exactly what property I do not know. I left my father’s house too soon.

Questions

1. Where was the author’s father’s shop situated?

2. Describe clearly the hut.

3. What were the most important things according to the passage?

4. What did the author say was his father’s daily routine before going to bed?

5. Did the author stay long in his father’s house?

SECTION B – Objective Questions

Instruction – Choose the correct answers from the given alternatives.

1. John is not prepared to marry now, even though he brought his ________ home yesterday.

(a) fiancée

(b) bride

(c) woman

(d) aroma

2. The ________ of the food coming out of our neighbour’s kitchen is tantalizing.

(a) smell

(b) scent

(c) fragrance

(d) aroma

3. As the hens in their cages sighted their keeper, they started ________ in excitement.

(a) crowing

(b) cacking

(c) shouting

(d) singing

4. The two ruffians were hitting wildly at ________.

(a) each other

(b) one another

(c) themselves

(d) theirselves

5. The boy was snoring ________ when we found him on the bed.

(a) deeply

(b) heavily

(c) soundly

(d) roundly

INSTRUCTION – Choose the preposition which best completes each sentence.

6. You will soon get ________ school discipline.

(a) use to

(b) used for

(c) used for

(d) used at

7. How did Wole come ________ all his money?

(a) with

(b) across

(c) at

(d) by

8. Their teacher is angry ________ them.

(a) of

(b) on

(c) by

(d) with

9. She has been very ill, but will soon ________ her illness.

(a) get through

(b) get over

(c) bet by

(d) get on

10. Share the oranges ________ the class pupils.

(a) between

(b) among

(c) within

(d) round

INSTRUCTION – Choose the alternative which best completes each sentence.

11. A ________ of ladies were at the party.

(a) litter

(b) pack

(c) bevy

(d) herd

12. The house belongs to my Mofe and Jumobi. It is ________ house.

(a) their

(b) there’s

(c) theirs

(d) there

13. I saw Dele and Ariyo ________ were playing on the field.

(a) whom

(b) who

(c) which

(d) whose

14. Amina ________ with her sister everyday.

(a) playing

(b) plays

(c) to play

(d) play

15. I found ________ books on the table. Are they yours?

(a) a

(b) that

(c) the

(d) some

INSTRUCTION – Correct the errors in the following sentences.

16. The eagles has won the match.

17. The boys is playing football.

18. She arrives yesterday.

19. The girl have break the bottle.

20. The house are very old.

INSTRUCTION – Write the correct form of the verbs given in the brackets.

21. The man ________ by the gate (stand).

22. We are ________ the hill (climb).

23. I ________ Sorry (be).

24. He ________ his acting career early (begin).

25. They ________ Rich (be).

INSTRUCTION – Underline the adverb in each of the following sentences and circle the verb it modifies.

26. The girl ate the food slowly.

27. Chinedu and Abdul arrived yesterday.

28. Taye talked proudly about his father.

29. My uncle frequently drives a car.

30. Mary looked everywhere for her pen.

INSTRUCTION – Use the words below to fill the blank spaces. 

Much, too, very, so, quite, really.

31. I ________ enjoyed the movie.

32. My mother is ________ important to my father.

33. There are ________ many motor cycles on the road.

44. An aero plane is not ________ as fast as a rocket.

35. I told John that the music was ________ loud.

36. Abdullahi’s car is ________ bigger than mine.

INSTRUCTION – Use somebody, anybody, everybody or nobody.

37. The exam is easy ________ will pass it.

38. I am expecting ________ to drive me out.

39. He came yesterday and did not meet ________.

40. I came very early but met ________.

Section C – English Composition

Write a composition on the topic on ‘My School’ in not less than 200 words.

JSS 2 ENGLISH STUDIES EXAM QUESTIONS

Section A – Comprehension

INSTRUCTION – Read the passage below and answer the questions. 

THE DANGEROUS GAME

I was a little boy playing round my father’s hut. How old would I have been at that time? I cannot remember exactly. i still must have been very young: five, may be six years old. My mother was in the work shop with my father and I could just hear their familiar voices above the noise of the anvil and conversation of the customers.

Suddenly, I stopped playing. My whole attention was fixed on a snake that was creeping round the hut. He really seemed to be ‘taking a turn’ round the hut. After a moment I went over to him. I had taken in my hand a reed that was lying in the yard; there were always some lying around; they used to get broken off the fence of plaited reeds that marked the boundary of our compound and I thrust this reed into the reptile’s mouth. The snake did not try to get away; he was beginning to enjoy our little game; he was slowly swallowing the reed; he was devouring it, I thought, as if it were some delicious prey, his eyes glittering with voluptuous bliss; and inch by inch his head was drawing nearer to my hand. At last, the reed was almost entirely swallowed up, and the snake’s jaws were terribly close to my fingers. I was laughing. I had not the slightest fear, and now know that the snake would not have hesitated much longer before burying his fangs in my fingers if, at that moment. Damany, one of the appretices, had not come out of the workshop. The apprentice shouted to my father, and almost at once I felt myself lifted off my feet: I was safe in the arms of one of my father’s friends.

There was terrific commotion going on round me and my mother was shouting harder than anyone: and she gave me a few sharp slaps. I began to weep more upset by the sudden uproar than by the blows I had received. A little later, when I had calmed down a little and the shouting had died down around me, my mother solemnly warned me never to play such a game again: and I promised, although I could not really see where the danger in it lay.

QUESTIONS

1. Where was the author’s mother?

2. Why did the author suddenly stop playing?

3. What did the author thrust into the snake’s mouth?

4. Who saved the author from being hurt by the reptile?

5. What game did the author’s mother warn him not to play again?

Section B – Objective Questions

INSTRUCTION – Fill in the gaps with the most suitable words from the options.

1. I must go out and buy some more ________.

(a) stationeries

(b) stationary

(c) stationery

(d) stationaries

2. The students fought ________ during the rampage.

(a) theirself

(b) each other

(c) theirselves

(d) one another

3. Abu seems to be the ________ boy in the class.

(a) worstest

(b) worst

(c) bad

(d) worse

4. Dele ________ his name down and took a card.

(a) wrote

(b) has written

(c) was writing

(d) writes

5. It was a peaceful afternoon and everyone ________.

(a) slept

(b) had slept

(c) was sleeping

(d) has slept

6. The sun ________ surrounded by nine major planets.

(a) was

(b) is being

(c) is

(d) has been

7. She ________ my shoes but did not use polish.

(a) has cleaned

(b) cleans

(c) is cleaning

(d) will clean

8. As soon as he ________, he went out.

(a) has eat

(b) have eaten

(c) had eaten

(d) had ate

9. Adam ________ living there for six years when his father died.

(a) was

(b) has been

(c) had been

(d) is

10. Mary was only in the office for ten minutes ________ she was called by the supervisor.

INSTRUCTION – Read each of the following sentences carefully and decide which of these words listed out can suitably fill each of the blanks.

Cruise, caravan, tourist, commuters, passersby, pedestrian, globetrotter, traffic warden, nomad, day trippers

11. Many ________ Undertake a journey to and from a place within a day.

12. A desert ________ of Arab traders was attacked by thieves.

13. My uncle enjoyed a ________ on a big ship during his last holiday.

14. My father was nicknamed ________ Because he has travelled to many countries.

15. A traveller who visits places of interests is a ________.

INSTRUCTION – Choose any suitable words listed out in the following sentences;

quickly, well, soundly, bitterly, early, better, sooner, anxiously, attentively, freely.

16. Bunmi sings ________ now.

17. I always sleep ________.

18. The Biology teacher asked the pupils to listen ________.

19. We went ________ to school yesterday.

20. The little boy writes ________.

INSTRUCTION – Complete the following with the appropriate adverbs.

Positive comparative superlative

21. easily, ________, ________

22. much, ________, ________

23. far, ________, ________

24. clearly, ________, ________

25. well, ________, ________

INSTRUCTION – In the sentences given below, fill in the correct form of the future continuous and the simple present tenses, using the verbs given in the brackets.

26. It is  ________ when she ________ home (rain, get).

27. The girl is ________. when her mother ……………. (sleep, arrive)

28. I ________ by the time my father ________ (eat, return).

29. We ________ by the time the plane ________ (leave, land).

30. The ship ________ into the harbor by the time your mother ________ (sail, come).

INSTRUCTION – Change these sentences from active to passive voice.

31. Jude is buying some pencils.

32. Ken plays football.

33. She wrote the letter.

34. Did I eat the fruits?

35. Benjamin was washing his uniform.

INSTRUCTION – Change these sentences from passive to active voices.

36. The work is done by the students.

37. The bag is being carried by the girl.

38. Will you be awarded by the school?

39. The beans was cooked by her.

40. Those girls have been sent away by the man.

INSTRUCTION – Change the following words to past tense.

41. He gives the money.

42. They wait for us.

43. I do my assignment.

44. My father drives a new car.

45. She sings her song.

JSS 3 ENGLISH STUDIES EXAM QUESTIONS

Section A – Comprehension Passage

INSTRUCTION – Read the passage carefully.

THE NARROW ESCAPE

With some ten hours journey befote them, Mr.Dare, English teacher and his colleagues at first thought of accepting Pa Chukwuka’s advice that they stay till Monday morning. Pa Chukwuma was an 80 year-old gatekeeper at the secondary school where Mr. Dare taught. But, Mr. Dare knew that the senior classes which he handled would almost be paralysed for a whole day if he and his colleagues should stay on. That he did not like. So, the journey started and a little later, it began to rain heavily.

In spite of this, the five cars sped on. They crossed the River Niger a little after 4p.m., and Asaba was soon behind the travellers. In front was Mr. Dare’s car with his two relatives, himself and his bride. Their mission was the formal marriage ceremony. Behind them was the principal’s car.

Gradually, the convoy went on. Yet, for hundreds of kilometers, the rain persisted; lighter in some places, heavier in others but present in one form or the other throughout. Darkness fell little by little over the landscape. The accident that almost claimed their lives struck them a few kilometers outside Abah-Unor. The on-coming lorry dazzled him with its powerful headlights. As it went towards him, his bespectacled eyes were momentarily blinded. He swerved off the road for the devil of the long lorry. Regrettably, because of the muddy. Wide gutter which worsened the swerve, by the time the lorry had gone past, Mr. Dare and his fellow travellers were struggling to get off the terrible fire that started after the accident.

QUESTIONS

1. What had the travellers been told before the journey started?

2. Why did Mr. Dare and his colleagues decide to travel in spite of the advice?

3. When did they drive past Asaba?

4. How many people were in Mr. Dare’s car?

5. What was the mission of the travellers?

Section B – Objective Questions

INSTRUCTION – Choose the most suitable word to fill the gaps. 

1. Our teacher ________ us for this examination.

(a) preparing

(b) prepare

(c) is preparing

(d) has prepared

2. John and ________ are friends.

(a) me

(b) we

(c) I

(d) us

3. By the time I left him, he ________ so many letters.

(a) had written

(b) has written

(c) have written

(d) is writing

4. Neither of the girls ________ present last night.

(a) is

(b) are

(c) were

(d) was

5. The car belongs to Mrs Smith; it is ________.

(a) hers (b) her’s (c) hers’ (d) her

6. These boxes are bigger than ________ over there.

(a) this

(b) them

(c) those

(d) these

7. Of the three girls, Tola is the ________.

(a) beautiful

(b) most beautiful

(c) beautifullest

(d) more beautiful

8. To ________ do you wish to speak?

(a) which

(b) who

(c) whose

(d) whom

9. The latecomer sneaked ________ into the class.

(a) quietly

(b) noisily

(c) carelessly

(d) happily

10. The boy ________ to the market.

(a) go

(b) gone

(c) went

(d) going

INSTRUCTION – Use ‘is’ or ‘are’. 

11. The Policemen ________ marching.

12. Everybody ________ looking worried.

13. The mice ________ behind the cupboard.

14. Each of the soldiers ________ holding a gun.

15. The Lawyer, with his wife ________ traveling.

INSTRUCTION – Use ‘has’ or ‘have’. 

16. The two classes ________ female students.

17. One of the birds ________ flown away.

18. it ________ a long peak.

19. Cars ________ four wheels

20. The foreman ________ told the workers to work hard.

INSTRUCTION – Complete the following using (had better, ought to, would and will). 

21. You ________ see a doctor immediately.

22. The novel is interesting. You ________ read it.

23. There is heavy traffic now. We ________ take another route.

24. I ________ clear the debris before the inspectors come.

25. Bako ________ apologize to his neighbor.

26. ________ you buy some books for me?

27. She ________ refund the payment.

28. The Caterers ________ have arrived now.

29. I ________ tell you everything in the afternoon.

30. They ________ tell the truth now.

INSTRUCTION – Write out the comparatives and superlatives of the following adverbs.

                   Positive Comparative Superlative 

31. late, ________, ________

32. hardly, ________, ________

33. soon, ________, ________

34. badly, ________, ________

35 fast, ________, ________

Section C – English Composition

Writing: Write an essay to describe the present principal of your school. (not less than 250 words.)