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PAPER 1 – ENGLISH STUDIES AND VERBAL REASONING 

PART 1 – ENGLISH LANGUAGE

SECTION 1 – Reading Passages

Read the passages below carefully and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate of the options lettered A-E (Nos. 1-12). 

PASSAGE A – ENGLISH LANGUAGE 

A long time ago, there lived a spider named Anansi. Like all spiders then, Anansi had a body the size of a bird and eight thick legs, the thickness of a pencil. Anansi was quie lazy.While most spiders spun webs to trap flies, Anansi asked other animals for food.

One day, he approached Rabbit,who had spent hours collecting greens. Anansi called out,”What luscious greens!Would you share some with me?”

Rabbit said,”They are not ready, but if you wait a short while, I will share.”

Anansi was impatient. He thought,then said, “I’ll attach one end of a silk thread to you, and the other to one of my legs. When the food is ready,pull the thread and I will return.”

So Anansi tied his leg to the Rabbit with a thread of silk and left. The spider soon encountered some monkeys who were busily peeling bananas.

“Would you share one?”Anansi asked. The monkeys explained that it was impolite for anyone to eat one until all the bananas were peeled, but if Anansi waited,they would gladly share. Instead, Anansi tied another thread to his leg, Anansi wandered the forest. He found bees,busy making honey,and tied a and asked the monkeys to tug when the bananas were peeled.

thread to them. He found a pig,sweating as he dug chestnuts up from the soil, and tied a thread to him. Anansi did this until all eight legs were tied to another animal

Suddenly, Anansi felt a tug on one of the threads. The Rabbit was ready! Then, another tug. The monkeys! Then all eight threads pulled at once from every direction. In no time, the tugging stretched each of the spider’s legs until they were twice as long and half as thick.

QUESTIONS

1. Why did Anansi tie his leg to the Rabbit?

A. He thought the thread would remind him to wait patiently.

B. He wanted to see what the monkeys could offer before eating the greens.

C. He was too impatient to wait for the greens to be ready.

D. He was so hungry that he needed to eat the silk thread first.

E. He was concerned that he would not be able to find Rabbit later.

 

2.Why did the monkeys ask Anansi to wait?

A. They had not decided yet if they would share with him.

B. They thought it was rude for anyone to eat until all food was ready.

C. They were too busy peeling bananas to stop and share with him.

D. They wanted Anansi to do his fair share of the work first.

E. They did not have enough bananas for themselves and Anansi.

 

3. What caused Anansi’s legs to become long and thin?

A. All eight animals pulled his legs to punish him

B. Anansi’s legs became long and thin from hunger

C. Anansi’s legs became weakened from wandering the forest for so long.

D. Anansi became tangled in his own web,which pulled hard on his legs.

E. All eight animals pulled the threads at the same time when their food was ready.

 

4.Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

A. Anansi encountered the monkeys before the rabbit.

B. The monkeys were the first to tug on a silk thread.

C. Anansi’s body,like all spiders, had the wings and beak of a bird.

D. All eight of Anansi’s legs were eventually connected to an animal.

E. Anansi often spun webs to trap flies for his food.

 

5. In this passage,wandered means:

A. grew weak

B. grew impatient

C. moved about

D. spun a web

E. begged

 

6. In this story, Anansi was punished for his…

A. hunger

B. dishonesty

C. impatience

D. weakness

E. greed

PASSAGE B – ENGLISH LANGUAGE 

Whales are the largest type of sea creature on our planet. In fact, the blue whale is the largest animal that has ever lived-on land or water. Blue whales can measure up to 30 metres in length and weigh 173 tonnes, which is about the weight of 15 busses.

Although they are huge and seem frightening,scientists believe that whales can feel as mang types of emotions as humans, maybe more.

For example,male humpback whales can feel very competitive. During breeding season, they fight for the right to breed with a female. The whales angrily charge into each other,scraping their rough skin against each other for hours until one wins

On the other hand, mother whales lovingly place their babies on their noses and patiently teach them to sim and breathe One male whale called an escort travels with the mother and baby to protect them from predators that attack them, like shark.

 

QUESTIONS

7. In this passage, charge means ….

A. crosh

B. scream

C. breed

D. order

E. frighten

 

8. Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Humpback whales are the largest animals to ever live.

B. Whales can feel many of the same emotions as humans.

C. Most humpback whales only protect their own kind

D. Sharks do not attack escort whales

E. Male and female humpback whales compete for the right to breed.

 

9. An escort whale travels with a female and baby whale in order to….

A. ensure that the mother can teach the baby to breathe.

B. patiently teach the baby to swim.

C. ensure their safety against predators.

D. compete for the right to breed.

E. help other species of animals along the way.

 

10. A suitable title for this passage might be:

A. The Sizes and Weights of Blue Whales

B. The Discovery of the Humpback Whale

C. How Humpback Whales Avoid Predators

D. The Emotions of Whales

E. How Mother Whales Teach Their Young

 

11. From the list below,choose the fact about whales that was not mentioned in the passage:

A. Blue whales are the largest animal to have ever lived on land or water.

B. Male humpbacks fight each other to compete for breeding.

C. Whales can feel as many emotions as humans, or more.

D. Whales are mammals, which means they need to breathe air.

E. Escort whales protect baby whales from predators.

 

12. According to the passage,why do male whales attack each other?

A. Male humpbacks are predatory animals.

B. Whales become fearful when they see other animals under attack.

C. Males need to shed their rough skin by scraping against each other.

D. Males compete for breeding rights with a female.

E. Whales enjoy the emotions associated with competition.