ENGLISH LANGUAGE THIRD TERM EXAMINATION SENIOR SECONDARY SCHOOLS (SS 2) EXAM QUESTIONS

SECTION A – COMPREHENSION

INSTRUCTION – Read the following passage carefully and answer the QUESTIONS. 

IF WOMEN GO UNCLAD, MEN WILL STOP STARING

Some years ago, while walking somewhere on the streets of Lagos, Some young Jobless men shouted at a woman walking past, “ Sister, cover your bosoms, she wasn’t unclad, really, Just wearing a low neckline blouse which l thought was not inappropriate, for a very hot Lagos weather.

Well l turned round and responded to those guys,“ Why should she cover them when you can take your dirty eyes away? For effect, l struck out my tongue at them and walked away. l didn’t wait to see if the girl involved appreciated my unpaid solicitation or not l did it more for myself than for her.

Sometimes a woman needs some air on her body and l don’t think she should always factor some yeye guys into equation.

Anyway, in the past few days, l have spent some time vacating in New york city. The weather is warm, not as hot as Nigeria. But for people who probably live in perpetual cold weather, it seems a big deal. One thing l noticed is that everybody is wearing something short and with a low neckline. Young, Old, fat, thin, obese, voluptuous, everybody seems to want to get sometimes, l am walking on the street and wondering if l could cut my jeans into pieces too just to prove a point.

l also noticed that even though the women are exposed, their men are not starting; Unlike Naija Men who hiss when they see a woman in bum shorts even through all sorts of thoughts are running in their minds, the guys here are not even looking twice. When you are surrounded by too much flesh, It is likely to move you much, l guess.

As an aside, l think Nigerian men molest in the first place because the women are too covered. If we let them see what we are hiding, l suppose they’ll lose the taste. Well, that’s what l think. l have a feeling it will work if we try it.

So, here is how to solve the problem with Naija men who cannot get out of their heads that sometimes women dress scantily because the weather is not , let all women wear something scanty, especially when the weather demands it. We need to l know a lot of folks are not going to like this – do away with the mystique of a covered up body because there is really none. When we find out that behind all those long skirts are legs made of flesh and bones, When they find that cleavage is just a mass of flesh, they’ll look for other idleness because there’ll be so many of those things that they won’t even care to stare.

 

QUESTIONS

1. Why did the writer not see the lady’s dress as inappropriate?

2. l did it more for myself rather than for her ‘ Why did the writer say this?

3. How did the writer know that the young men are jobless?

4. What happens in other places when people dress in the fashion described in the passage?

5. What reason does the writer say makes men rape?

6. “ If women go unclad, men will stop staring; What literary device is contained in this expression?

7. ______ While walking somewhere on the street of Lagos.

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 words or phrase that means the same and can replace it as it is used in the passage.

I. Bosoms

II. Unclad

III. Inappropriate

IV. Mystique

V. Idleness

 

In each of the following sentences, there is one bold word and one gap. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one the is most nearly opposite in meaning to the bold word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap.

9. That road which used to be wide now appears ______ because of the new drainage.

(a) winding

(b) limited

(c) narrow

(d) reduced

 

10. In the past any person who angered the gods was made to ______ them.

(a) appease

(b) reward

(c) settle

(d) beg

 

11. Rather than being sensitive to the plight of the workers, the manager remained ______.

(a) disdainful

(b) curious

(c) negligent

(d) indifferent

 

12. A keen student makes progress but the ______ one hardly does well.

(a) inactive

(b) lowly

(c) nervous

(d) reluctant

 

13. Unlike you, I thought the message was quite ______ not ambiguous.

(a) reasonable

(b) clear

(c) apt

(d) persuasive

 

14. Good policies alleviate poverty whereas bad ones ______ it.

(a) prolong

(b) activate

(c) aggravate

(d) listed

 

15. One expects books in a library to be well ______, not jumbled.

(a) numbered

(b) documented

(c) arranged

(d) listed

 

From the words lettered A – D choose the one with the correct stress. 

16. Democratic

(a) De – mo – cra – tic

(b) de – MO – cra – tic

(c) de – mo – CRA – tic

(d) de – mo – cra – TIC

 

17. Communicate

(a) COM – mu – ni – cate

(b) com – mu – ni – CATE

(c) com – MU – ni – cate

(d) com – mu – NI – cate

 

18. Jubilation

(a) ju – BI – la – tion

(b) ju – bi – LA – tion

(c) ju – bi – la – TION

(d) JU – bi – la – tion

 

In each of the following sentences, the word that receives the emphatic stress is written in capital letter. Choose the right sentence.

19. MARY loves brown shoes.

(a) what colour of shoes does Mary loves?

(b) Does Mary have brown shoes?

(c) Who loves brown shoes?

(d) Does Mary love brown dresses?

 

20. It rained ALL day yesterday?

(a) for how long did it rain yesterday?

(b) When did it rain all day?

(c) Was it dry all yesterday?

(d) Did it rain all day last week?

 

21. Honesty is ALWAYS the best policy?

(a) Is honesty always the best policy?

(b) Is honesty seldom the best policy?

(c) Is honesty always the worst policy?

(d) Is honesty the best legacy?

 

From this section pick the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol. 

22. / U:/

(a) full

(b) pool

(c) flood

(d) pull

 

23. /ꓥ /

(a) hot

(b) blood

(c) lurk

(d) verse

 

24. / ϴ /

(a) them

(b) den

(c) think

(d) tank

 

25. / dჳ /

(a) date

(b) grace

(c) guage

(d) yam

 

Pick the correct spelt words. 

26. ______

(a) Bureaucracy

(b) Bureaucracy

(c) Bureaucracy

 

27. ______

(a) Succinctly

(b) Succntly

(c) Succntly

 

28. Bhjk

(a) Gynaecology

(b) Gynecology

(c) Gynecology

 

29. Njkk

(a) Hellucination

(b) Hallucination

(c) Hallucination

 

30. ______

(a) Rhematism

(b) Rheumatism

(c) Rheumatism

 

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 the most suitable to fill the numbered gaps in the passage.

The young doctor looked sprightly in his white coat. Displaying his ____ 31 ___ very conspicuously on his neck, he walked through the ___ 32 ___, greeting each of the ___ 33 ____ who greeted him in return. Then suddenly, his eyes caught a woman on a nearby ___ 34 ____. He went closer, held her hand, feeling for her ____ 35 ___, and then carried out some other minor ___ 36 ___. After he had elicited one or two answers from the woman, the young doctor ordered, “Stretcher, quickly; take her to the ___ 37 ___!” Even the ___ 38 ___ who had been supervising her treatment were amazed. As the woman was being wheeled to the operating room, one of the nurses asked, “Are you sure doctor that she is for surgery?” The young doctor did not mince words; he said to her, “This is an ectopic pregnancy, no mistake about it. The ___ 39 ___ must be taken out promptly.” That was it. Within minutes, the operation began. While this was going on, blood was being prepared for ___ 40 ___. Before long, the surgery was completed.

 

31. A. chain B. badge C. stethoscope D. watch

32. A. aisles B. office C. room S. ward

33. A. patients B. clients C. invalids D. customers

34. A. stretcher B. bed C. wheelchair D. bench

35. A. breathing B. pulse C. response D. pressure

36. A. experiments B probes C. drills D. checks

37. A. theatre B. laboratory C. clinic D. casualty

38. A. orderlies B. aprons C midwives D. attendants

39. A. baby B. child C. infant D. foetus

40. A. dripping B. pumping C. transfer D. transfusion

 

SUMMARY

Read the passage and answer the questions.

Impure water can be purified in several ways, The simple way is by filtering. Large quantities of water can be filtered using a clean white sheet of cloth folded several times. Another way is to prepare a simple filter bed. This kind of bed helps to remove solid particles from water. To make water safer for drinking, chemicals are added to kill harmful micro – organisms. An example is chlorine. The best way to get pure water is by distillation. This involves boiling the water. The steam produced is condensed by cooling to form pure water.

 

QUESTION

In three sentences, one for each , state the ways impure water can be purified.