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                    	 	   THIRD TERM  EXAMINATION, 2009/2010 SESSION.
                      	   SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE    			 
             CLASS: JSS 1	       	         TIME ALLOWED: 1½HRS
 
   INSTRUCTION: Answer ALL the questions.
SECTION A

CONTINUOUS WRITING
Write an essay of not less than 200 words on either of the topics: ‘My Mother’ or ‘My Father’.

SECTION B
COMPREHENSION
Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
The Campaigner
‘He is not going to win this election.’ Chief Mrs Deide said. She was a woman politician, very industrious and very influential.
‘He is going to win it, you mark my words,’ another influential woman Politician said. ‘Let’s bet.’
The women thrust out their forefingers, they were about to bet in the traditional way when a man appeared.
‘No, no, women don’t bet.  What are you betting about anyway?’ he asked.  He was a political stalwart. His nickname was A.C.C. of Nigeria.  A.C.C. was the name of his political party.  The women belonged to the same party.
Chief Mrs Deide looked at A.C.C. of Nigeria and withdrew her thrust-out forefinger.
‘You came in good time,’ she said. ‘Let’s go.  What I know is that the Hon. Mr. Ufume will not win the election. He will win over my dead body.’
The other woman, who was not a chief, but who was married and would soon be made a chief, looked at her in that contemptuous way common only to women.  She adjusted her wrappa and went her way.
Chief Mrs Deide thought all night.  She must see that the Hon. Mr Ufume did not win the election.  She was going to campaign against him.  She would use the women and some of the men.  She did not see the reason why the Hon. did not come to her first, discuss his chances with her, before he declared that he was going to stand in another election.  It was through her efforts that he won the elections five years ago. How dared he ignore her this	time? She must see that he not only lost the election, but spent all his ill-gotten wealth in the process.  A.C.C. of Nigeria would do anything she asked him to do. All he wanted was money.  She was going to pay him, and handsomely too.
The woman who tried to challenge her was of no consequence.  She knew how to deal with her.  She knew that she had been given plenty of money by the Hon. to campaign for him. The Hon. thought that she was cheaper, that was why he was using her.  He was mistaken.  Chief Mrs Deide would start with her first.
So she asked A.C.C.  of Nigeria to visit her. He came with another party stalwart and Chief Mrs Deide was not happy about it.  She did not want to talk in the presence of another person.  So she brought drinks for them and they talked in general….
Adapted from The Campainer by Flora Nwapa




Questions
‘He is not going to win this election’ (line 1) Who does the word he refer to?
Chief Deide.
The Hon. Mr Ufume.
A.C.C. of Nigeria
Chief Mrs Deide
We cannot tell from the text.

‘He will win over my dead body’  means
If he wins I shall die.
He will win if I die.
Mrs Deide was going to do everything possible to help him to win.
Mrs Deide was going to do everything possible to make him lose.
If he wins he will kill her.

Why did Mrs Deide want the Hon. Mr Ufume to lose the election?
Because he belonged to a different political party.
Because he had not come to see her before standing in the Election.
Because she disliked the other woman
Because she wanted to win her bet.
Because of his ill-gotten wealth.

It seems that the Hon. Mr Ufume had gone to the other woman because
He loved her
She was going to pay him.
It was through her efforts that he had won the election five years before.
She was cheaper.
He did not like Chief Mrs Deide.

Why was A.C.C of Nigeria going  to help chief  Mrs  Deide ?
Because she was going to pay him.
Because she hated the Hon. Mr Ufume
Because she hated the other woman
Because he supported the other party
Because he loved her












SECTION C
LEXIS AND STRUCTURE
Answer all the questions in this Section.  Pick the correct option from the options A-D given for each question and write the option you have picked in your answer sheet.

Vocabulary Development
It is Joseph’s wedding. He is the ___________________
bride  (b) bridesmaid      (c ) groom   (d)   fiancé

A child of your uncle is your ____________
brother       (b)   step child      (c)   cousin     (d)   blood relation

Dr. Bello has to climb up fifteen stairs to reach his flat; It is on the ___________
 ceiling       (b)  first floor    (c) bungalow    (d)   ground floor.

Remember before  cooking the yam  you have to _________ it.
boil    (b)  peel   (c)  scrape    (d)  pound

A driver must always be ready to show his _____________ to a policeman
chassis    (b) driving licence   (c)  bonnet   (d)  gears

The motorist forgot to ________ and so had  an accident
accelerate   (b)  point     (c)   trafficate    (d)  show

Chief Dada is a spare ________ dealer 
steel    (b)  part    (c) iron   (d)scrap

Mrs Ajayi sells in small quantity, She is a ______________
wholesaler      (b)   manager    (c)   distributor    (d)    petty trader

Haggling for price is done in the __________
 department store     (b)   church    (c) hospital      (d)   market.

Mr Shehu is very happy he made fifty percent _______ on his goods
loss       (b)  bargain     (c)    change       (d)   profit.










GRAMMAR
The word ‘idea’ is an example of a/an ……….      noun
	(a)  common    (b)  abstract    (c)  proper     (d) collective

‘Faith Academy’ is an example of a ____________noun
	(a)  common    (b)  collective    (c)  abstract     (d)   proper

The word ‘dust’ is an example of a/an ___________ noun
	(a)  proper    (b)  uncountable    (c)  abstract     (d)   collective

I need a…….. salt in my soup 
	(a)   much    (b)   little     (c)   some     (d)   many

The progressive/continuous form of the word ‘forget’ is
	(a)   forgets    (b) forget    (c)   forgotten    (d)  forgetting.

The past tense of the word ‘burst’ is ___________
	(a)  bursts    (b) bursting   (c)  bursted   (d)  burst

‘What colour is your hair?’
	The underlined word is an example of ______ adjective
(a) interrogative    (b) possessive   (c)   demonstrative   (d)   distributive.

Our School is owned by a Church.
	The underlined word is an example of ----------------------- adjective
 	(a) possessive    (b) interrogative    (c)   partitive     (d) quality

The little girl is playing _________ in her room
(a)   quiet    (b)   quieter,    (c) quieting     (d)   quietly

He did all his home work _________
(a)  careful   (b)  cared    (c)  carefully    (d)  caringly.

The essay topic “My Last Summer Holiday” is an example of __________ essay
(a)  narrative   (b) descriptive   (c) argumentative    (d) Expository

An informal letter has ______ address(es)
(a)  One   (b) two    (c) three   (d)  four

________ is the correct way of writing the date in letter writing.
(a) 5th july, 2010    (b)   5 – 7 – 10   (c)   5/7/2010   (d) 5th July, 2010

The essay topic ‘My School’ is an example of ________ essay
(a)  descriptive    (b)   argumentative       (c)  expository      (d)   narrative.


ORAL

In which word will you find this phonetic symbol?
/U:/
 (a)  coup     (b)   pull     (c)   could     (d)   sugar

/D/
(a)  pot    (b) pat   (c)  port     (d)  park

/æ/
(a)  bark    (b) pet    (c) late    (d) back

/   /
(a)  sore    (b) cot   (c)   hurt    (d)   boil

Brother                                                                                                                                                          
(a)  /   /     (b) /   /    (c)   /d/       (d) /j/

Write the 25th letter of the English Alphabet in capital letter.

Literature

The story of a man’s life written by himself is __________
(a)   fiction      (b)   biography   (c)  autobiography   [d] drama

“The ripest fruit First falls” is an example of _________
(a)   alliteration    (b)   simile    (c)   repetition    (d)   metaphor

In the book ‘Like Father Like Son ____ is the class teacher for Js1 A
(a)  Mrs Hassan    (b) Mrs Williams     (c)  Mrs Ibironke     
(d)   Mrs Redford

__________ is the student popularly called ‘PENARICED’
(a)  Yemi     (b)   Damola     (c)   Alade    (d)  Tommy

___________ is the teacher a psychiatric patient attacked in her office
(a)   Mrs Redford    (b)   Miss Cooker     (c)   Mrs   Williams     
(d)   Mrs Hassan

The book Vengeance is an example of a ________________
(a)  prose     (b)   poetry    (c)   drama       (d)     essay








Students of Otutuechi University call  Dr. Biatu   B-energy because
(a)  he was a miler in secondary school
(b)  he use to teach students very well
(c )  of his flair for ladies
(d)  he was a boxerl

The poem ‘Africa’ is written by _________
(a)   Chinua Achebe      (b)   Wole Soyinka      (c)   David Diop     
(d)   Kayode Adeyemo

In the poem ‘Piano and Drums’, ‘drums’ represent __________
(a)	European culture
(b)	drums used in the Church
(c )	traditional African life and values
(d)	drums used at parties.

Which is not true of the poem ‘Let’s Live in Peace’ by Michael  Dei-Anang
(a)	Man is his own enemy
(b)	We are like tenant here on earth.
(c )	Man will die and return to dust.
(d)	It is good to fight and claim your right because you are going to live on this earth forever.