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AVE-AFIADENYIGBA E. P. BASIC SCHOOL

FEBRUARY 2020 MOCK EXAMS
ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2&1
PAPER 2
SECTION A
ESSAY WRITING
Answer one question only from this side.
1. Write a letter to the Presiding Member of your district assembly telling him or her about two of the
achievements of your community over the last five years and the plans for the future.
2. Your friend has informed you that his or her uncle has decided not to look after him or her in school anymore.
Write a letter to your friend’s uncle giving him at least, two reasons why he should change his mind.
3. Write arguments for or against the topic: It is more advantageous to live in the village than in the city.
SECTION B
COMPREHENSION
4. Read the following passage carefully and answer all the questions which follow.
The dry season was very long. The people waited anxiously for the rains to plant their seeds.
The rain clouds that appeared occasionally were deceptive. To while away time, they wove baskets and kente; others
carved stools or sat under trees, playing games and drinking palm wine.
Sentu and his family were on the verge of starvation. They had just one cassava farm left to feed on. The maize
in the barn was all gone. In fact, they had started eating the seed maize. Sentu kept wondering how he would get seeds
to plant when the rain season eventually started. He went to inspect the traps he had set for the rodents that had been
feasting on the cassava. If the traps caught any animals, it would be double blessings; he would get meat and reduce the
population of ‘his enemies’. The pests. While inspecting his traps, he saw some smoke. He dashed towards it. He tried to
put out the fire but could not. He shouted for help. In a twinkling of an eye, the whole farm had been destroyed. Sentu
wept uncontrollably.
When he reached the village, his neighbours rushed to his house to console him. They gave him food stuff and
promised to get him back on his feet. Tutu, the pam-wine tapper, visited Sentu that evening. He was accompanied by
two elderly and highly respected men in the village. Their mission was simple. Tutu had asked them to apologise to
Sentu on his behalf. It was the fire from Tutu’s torch that had caused the havoc and brought such agony to Sentu’s
family. What could Sentu say?
a) I) What was the main occupation of the people?
II) State two other things they did that could earn them income.
b) I) What does ‘pests’ refer to?
II) Why did the writer refer to the pests as ‘his enemies’?
c) I) How did Sentu feel when his farm got burnt?
II) Why did he feel that way?
d) I) For what two reasons did Tutu choose the elderly respected men to accompany him to visit Sentu?
e) Explain the following expressions in your own words.
i. a double blessing;
ii. wept uncontrollably
iii. get back to his feet;
f) for each of the following words, give another word or phrase that means the same and can fit into the passage:
i. anxiously;
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ii. deceptive;
iii. dashed;
iv. mission;
v. agony.
SECTION C
LITERATURE
SACKEY J. A. AND DARMANI L (COMP); the Cockcrow
5. Questions 5(a) to 5(c) are based on one of the prescribed short stories for your studies. Provide short answers to
them.
MERRILL corney: Debbe, Sandy and Pepe
a. What is referred to as poor little thing in the story?
b. What s the setting of the story?
c. The attitude of the girls to the baby bird is that of the……………………………….
Read the following extract carefully and answer questions 5(d) and 5(e).
KAAKYIRE AKOSOMO NYANTAKYI: Tell My Son to Hold On to His Gun
“Be courageous, be courageous, Kwame, be courageous”!
“I will be, Father, I will be,” I answered,
and entered the thick forest…………….
d. Be courageous, be courageous, Kwame, be courageous is an example of the literary device termed
……………………………….
e. How did Kwame showed that he was courageous at the end of the story?
Read the following extract carefully and answer questions 5(f) and 5(g).
JEAN WATSON: The Old Man and His Children.
Once there was an old man who had seven sons.
They should have been his pride and joy.
But they were not.
f. The above extract is a/an ………… to a story.
g. The idea expressed in the second line is that of ………………….
Read the following extract carefully and answer questions 5(h) to 5(j).
Yes, my young woman, I shall remember you.
I shall remember you in the hours of the night
In my sleep,
In my sleepless sleep.
h. “…………. young woman” refers to …….
i. The “sleepless sleep” shows that the speaker is ……………..

PAPER 1
SECTION A
LEXIS AND STRUCTURE
From the alternatives lettered A to D, choose the one which most suitably completes each sentence.
1. John has given ……. Smoking. c. Out
a. In d. up
b. Off
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2. The crowd was …… that the director became 9. Kwame asked his friend to …..... him a pen.
frightened. a. Borrow
a. Quite b. Excuse
b. So c. Lend
c. Too d. Spare
d. Very 10. She ended the letter, ………………..
3. When we got there, the buses …….left. a. ‘Yours sincerely’
a. Are b. ‘Your’s sincerely’
b. Had c. ‘Yours’ sincerely’
c. Have d. ‘Yours sincerely’
d. Were 11. The woman refused to sell me ………….
4. The book was ……… to me. kerosene.
a. Gave a. Any
b. Given b. Little
c. Giving c. Plenty
d. To give d. Some
5. Aunty is the lady ……… I gave the list. 12. ‘Yes, ……… a book, ‘he said.
a. Who a. Is
b. Whom b. Its
c. Which c. It’s
d. Which d. It
6. He’s your friend. …………………? 13. I know you are much ………. than Esi.
a. Doesn’t he a. Tall
b. Does he b. Taller
c. Isn’t he c. Tallest
d. Isn’t it d. The taller
7. Kay: You didn’t go to Accra, did you? 14. Neither John nor his friend …….. a play.
Lee: ……………….. a. Watch
a. No, I did b. Watches
b. No, I didn’t c. Was watching
c. Yes, did d. Were watching
d. Yes, I didn’t 15. Araba and Osei are devoted couple who love
8. You had better ……………. now. ………………..
a. Left a. Each other
b. Leave b. One another
c. Be leaving c. Themselves
d. To leave d. The other
SECTION B
Choose from the alternatives lettered A to D the one which is nearest in meaning to the underlined word in each
sentence.
16. The welfare of students should be the concern d. Well-being
of teachers. 17. He said the practice was alien to him.
a. Growth a. Boring
b. Joy b. New
c. Wealth c. Modern
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d. Unfamiliar b. A demand
18. He said the story was fictitious. c. A request
a. Artificial d. Directive
b. False 20. There is nothing with which to compare the
c. Interesting infinite knowledge and power of Providence.
d. Real a. Endless
19. The man placed an order for rice and stew at b. Immeasurable
the restaurant. c. Incomplete
a. A command d. Inconstant
SECTION C
In each of the following sentences a group of words has been underlined. Choose from the alternatives lettered A to D
the one that best explains the underlined group of words.
21. Nimo worked hard after his business collapsed b. Enjoyable
and soon found his feet. c. Memorable
This means that he d. Rough
a. Bought a new fleet of cars. 24. George has been relieved of his post. This
b. Could walk again. means that George has been
c. Revived his business. a. Dismissed
d. Sold the rest of the business. b. Given another assignment
22. Manna lay aside some money for Baaba’s party. c. Demoted
This means that Manna d. Promoted
a. Refused to host the party. 25. Foli and Adzovi hit it off quite well. This means
b. Saved money for the party. they
c. Spent money on the party. a. Fight often
d. Took a loan to organise the party. b. Gent on very well
23. Mary described the occasion as a red-letter day. c. Play as a team
This means that the occasion was very d. Present good arguments.
a. Bloody
SECTION D
From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word underlined in
each sentence.
26. People in our village are polite to strangers. c. Risen
a. Cruel d. Weakened
b. Mean 29. Cann worked hard to stock the shop.
c. Rude a. Decorate
d. Unfair b. Empty
27. Fishes are plentiful in the pond. c. Fill
a. Little d. Reinforce
b. Scarce 30. There was mayhem as the crowd scattered.
c. Small a. Anger
d. Unusual b. Fear
28. The price of petrol has fallen for no reason. c. Order
a. Aggravated d. Riot
b. Doubled