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ENGLISH LANGUAGE Plan OF EXAMINATION
There will be three papers - Papers 1, 2 and 3, which must all be taken. Papers 1 and 2 will be joined in a composite paper to be taken at one sitting.
PAPER 1: Will comprise of eighty different decision questions, which should all be
replied in somewhere around 1 hour for 40 imprints.
PAPER 2: Will comprise of five exposition points and an entry each to test competitors'
cognizance and rundown abilities. Competitors will be supposed to compose an exposition on one of the subjects and answer every one of the inquiries on Comprehension and Summary sections. The paper will most recent 2 hours and convey 100 imprints.
PAPER 3: Will comprise of sixty various decision things on Test of Orals for competitors
in Nigeria and Liberia, and that on Listening Comprehension for applicants in Ghana, The Gambia and Sierra Leone. Every one of the inquiries will be responded to shortly for 30 imprints.
Test QUESTIONS
PAPER 1 SECTION 1
In every one of the accompanying sentences, there is one underlined word and one hole. From the rundown of words lettered A to D, pick the one that is generally almost inverse in importance to the underlined word and that will, simultaneously, accurately fill the hole in the sentence.
1. Most African nations face neediness while few appreciate … … … … … … … … … .
A. impact
B. cash
C. riches
D. power
2. Last year our ranchers developed a larger number of harvests than they… … … … … … … … … .
A. obliterated
B. evacuated
C. reaped
D. yielded
Area 2
From the words lettered A to D, pick the word that best finishes every one of the accompanying sentences.
3. There would have been an uproar in our school yet for the ideal… … … … … ..of our staff.
A. mediation
B. interference
C. obstruction
D. attack
4. The equipped burglars … … … … … each room in the bank to search for cash.
A. investigated
B. stripped
C. raked
D. cleared
Segment 3
After every one of the accompanying sentences, a rundown of potential understandings is given. Pick the translation that you consider generally proper for each sentence.
5. Ade is excessively astute significantly. This implies that Ade is
A. far cleverer than others.
B. very idiotic in his way of behaving.
C. annoyingly smart.
D. acting to be astute however isn't.
6. Ameh is truly being affordable with reality. This implies that Ameh
A. is being lauded for tell the truth.
B. doesn't know enough.
C. realizes more than he is ready to say.
D. isn't coming clean.
Segment 4
From the words lettered A to D beneath every one of the accompanying sentences, picked the word or gathering of words that is closest in importance to the underlined word as it is utilized in the sentence.
7. By neglecting to go to the meeting, Idoko has lost a once in a lifetime chance.
A. favored
B. splendid
C. great
D. awesome
8. I trust the chief would be sufficiently thoughtful to pardon us.
A. friendly
B. affable
C. lenient
D. delicate
Part 5
From the words or gathering of words lettered A to D, pick the word or gathering of words that best finishes every one of the accompanying sentences.
9. A productive member of society stands … … … … .. the standards of the land.
A. with
B. in
C. at
D. by
10. Since his swearing in, the lead representative … … … … … … .. his old neighborhood.
A. had not been visiting
B. has not visited
C. didn't visit
D. had not visited
PAPER 2
Segment A (50 MARKS)
Answer one inquiry just from this part. All questions convey equivalent imprints. Your response ought not be under 450 words.
You are encouraged to spend around 50 minutes on this segment.
1. Your companion in one more school has mentioned data about your school to empower him to settle on moving over to your school. Compose a letter to him examining something like three regions in which your school succeeds.
2. Write an article for distribution in your school magazine, examining the motivations behind why youngsters in your space exit school and proposing approaches to limiting it.
3. As the leader of your childhood club, compose a letter to the director of your Local Government Association grumbling about the rising pace of kid work and recommending approaches to controling it.
4. You are the main speaker in a discussion on the subject: Women ought not be in that frame of mind while as yet bearing youngsters. Compose your commitment possibly in support of the point.
5. 5. Compose a story that closures with the words: That experience will wait at the forefront of my thoughts for quite a while.
Part B
Understanding
(20 imprints)
Dele moaned and got up. There was no clock on the shelf piece and the room was as yet dull, yet he realize that he was at that point behind schedule for work, presumably by 60 minutes. He was a business transport driver and needed to begin as soon as 5.00a.m. what's more, go nearly constant till around 9.00 p.m. to have the option to make the day to day returns that the transport proprietor requested.
On the earlier day, he hosted went to an all-night get-together - a late uncle's entombment function - where he had plastered himself practically silly prior to slithering home in the early hours of the morning. Presently, he got up shakily, sprinkled water all over and rushed off to work, yet not before cautiously securing on his upper left arm the talisman he had consistently worn for assurance against mishaps. A comparable talisman hung covered under the guiding segment of his transport. On his way, actually feeling sleepy, he got his left toe against a stump and made them misgive. It was a terrible sign, and he should return home and afterward set out once more. However, there was no time for that now, so he rushed on.
At the bus stop, Dele immediately stacked his transport and hurried off with next to no of the fundamental minds the vehicle. He needed to compensate for some recent setbacks. It was the busy time, so the transport was over-burden as it frequently was, with numerous travelers holding tight to the entryways. The tires were ragged, the brakes were defective and the street was wet, yet, as yet feeling somewhat sluggish, Dele sped on. Numerous travelers fought about his foolish driving, yet he wouldn't tune in. All things considered, didn't he have security against mishap?
As the vehicle took the last turn before its objective, Dele saw a stalled truck hindering his roadside. Under typical conditions, he might have stopped the transport securely, bramble the conditions were not even close to ordinary. The careering transport hit the left vehicle, turned fiercely across the street and dove into a trench.
Dele's shock before he sank into insensibility was the disappointment of his apparently defensive ornaments.
(a) Why did Dele get up late?
(b) … he got his left toe against a stump and had a few doubts. What does this inform us concerning Dele?
(c) Give two justifications for why Dele drove foolishly.
(d) Why was Dele incapable to stop his broken vehicle?
(e) What was Dele's condition after the mishap?
(f) After all, didn't he have assurance against mishap? What scholarly gadget is utilized in this articulation?
(g) … fiercely across the street…
(I) What linguistic name is given to the articulation as it is utilized in the entry?
(ii) What is its capability?
(h) For every one of the accompanying words, find another word or expression which implies something very similar and
can supplant it in the entry:
I. most likely;
ii. returns;
iii. tired;
iv. apprehension
v. frayed
vi. wild.
Part C
(Synopsis) [30 MARKS]
You are encouraged to spend around 50 minutes on this segment.
Peruse the accompanying section cautiously and answer the inquiries on it.
You can't anticipate carrying on with existence without meeting issues. Hardships, perplexities and dissatisfactions are an inescapable piece of human experience. Tolerating this thought of the certainty of issues will assist you with moving toward them in a vigorous temper as opposed to imagining that you are a casualty uncommonly singled out by dangerous destiny. When stood up to with an issue, the main thing to do is accumulate all pertinent information to get to know current realities of the case. Then record precisely exact thing the issue is, expressing it just clearly. This gives you something distinct with which to settle. The issue is surveyed and you will presently have something cement to manage.
Then, give serious idea to the issue, ensuring that such thought doesn't decline into stress as stress doesn't achieve anything. Focus on clear, impartial idea, seeing the issue as though it were a companion's and not your own. Take a gander at it from all points and according to the perspective of all concerned. You court catastrophe in the event that you are totally self centered in your viewpoint. The single significant motivation behind this is to find all potential answers for the issue.
Having inspected the issue extensively and unbiasedly, cautiously look at every one of the potential arrangements or strategies. The information that you have done this will keep you from futile laments later, when you can help yourself that all courses to remember activity were inspected and you picked what seemed, by all accounts, to be awesome. Then, dispose of all proposed arrangements which are seen on additional idea to be unrealistic.
You will currently find that your rundown has been trimmed down to a few prospects. At this stage it is in many cases a decent arrangement to get out of the dark air. Take a walk or a ride, ideally some place with wide skylines. There, out in the open, survey the issue once more. You will find it shows up less imposing. Ask yourself how the trouble will show up in decade's time or even one! This new survey will empower you to settle on a ultimate conclusion as you go to the leftover arrangements and, before you get back, conclude which one you will embrace. As you nod off that evening, let your last considerations be upon your choice. On the off chance that,
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