Jss.

2 Second term 2020/21 session

SECTION A(ESSAY)

INSTRUCTIONS: Answer only ONE Question From This Unfortunately, despite the seriousness of the
Section. Your essay or letter should not be less than 200 disease, there is still widespread ignorance about it,
words. Write clearly and neatly. especially in the rural areas where Aids is widely
attributed the activities of witches and juju. AIDS is a
1.You have just come back from a long vacation which you condition in which the immune system in our bodies
spent with your uncle in Lagos. Write a letter of which protect us from diseases, usually become
powerless. This results in cells in our body not being
appreciation to him, telling him the experiences you had
able to fight off illness anymore. After a period of
on your way back home. between eight and fifteen years, the victim dies
(Adapted from NECO 2008 English Language
2. Write a composition on: “My Future Career”
Examination for JSCE).
3. Write a letter to your Principal, complaining about the
Comprehension questions
lack of discipline in school and how the situation can be
1. How many children, according to Who, have lost their
addressed. parents to HIV/AIDS?
SECTION B (COMPREHENSION) 2. How many years did it take for the number of HIV/AIDS
victims to rise to 209 in Nigeria?
Read the passage below and answer the questions that
follow by choosing the most appropriate of the options
3. Where does the HIV virus stay in human body?
lettered A – E (Nos. 1 – 10)
PASSAGE I
4. According to the writer, which country may have the
highest number of HIV/AIDS victims in Africa?
Since 1996, when the first Acquired Immune
Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS) case was reported in
5.What is AIDS?
Nigeria, the disease has spread like wildfire. By 1991,
the number had gone up to 209. Nobody knows the
6. Which of the following is true about HIV/AIDS,
exact figure today as many cases go unreported.
according to the passage?
At the beginning of the 21st century, experts were
a. Some people believe that witches and juju are
of the opinion that the disease was so nearing
responsible for HIV/AIDS.
epidemic proportions that by the year 2013 about
b. Some major means of transmitting HIV/AIDS is through
two million cases may be diagnosed in the country. In
transfusion.
the same vein, the World Health
c. The virus that causes HIV is AIDS.
Organisation(WHO)reports that by 2013, more than
d. No HIV/ACID cases goes unreported.
five million children throughout the world would be
7. The word their used in last part of the third paragraph
orphaned as a result of the death of their AIDS-
refers to
infected parents.
a WHO
There is no doubt that the virus that causes AIDS,
b Nigeria
known as HIV (Human immunodeficiency virus), is
c HIV/AIDS
contained in the body fluids. Therefore, the main way
d a female HIV/AIDS victim.
it is passed from one person to another is through sex
8.The word epidemic as used in the second paragraph
with an infected person. Other ways include blood
means.
transfusion and the use of unsterilized needles or
a. restricted.
knives used for operations. Many countries are now
b. sad
suffering from the scourge of AIDS. Nigeria, with a
c. restrictive
population of over 120 million, remains Africa’s most
d. widespread.
populous country. It is clear that unless drastic steps
9.Which of the following can correctly replace the word
are taken by the government, the nation will have a
orphaned used in the second paragraph?
big problem on their hands.
a. left lifeless
b. made powerless (D) theatre
c. left parentless (E) ward
d. kept bloodless 8. The insurance company paid him a ____ of one
10. what part of speech does the word populous belong million naira for the
to? loss of his car
a. noun (A) bonus
b. adjective (B)Compensation
c. advert (C)Discount
d. pronoun (D)Dividend
(E)Premium
9. Most books kept on the ____ library are foreign
SECTION B (A) catalogue
VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT (B) cupboards
Complete each of the following questions with the most (C) drawers
appropriate of the options lettered A – E (Nos. 11 – 25) (D) guide
1. Michael was_______ with anger when he saw that his (E) shelves
car had been scratched. 10. Mr. Williams _____ was written by his friend
(A) autobiography
(A) stored (B) biography
(B) fixed (C) brief
(C) loaded (D) history
(D) filled (E) story
2. His ……………. Of the safely regulations really can’t be 11. The judge ____ the case to 2nd March, 2022.
ignored any longer. (A) adjourned
(A) disregard (B) annulled
(B)unfamiliarity (C) cancelled
(C)carelessness (D) dismissed
(D)inattention (E) disqualified
3. None of us has ever ……….. of taking any rash steps 12. Poetry is the most interesting of the three ____ of
against illegal broadcasting literature
(A) declared (A) genres
(B)persisted (B) parts
(C) approved (C) sections
(D) concluded (D) segments
4. For a short while, I managed to catch ………… of the (E) units
president entering the palace.
(A)vision 13. The plane ____ along the runway before taking off.
(B) notice (A) cruised
(C)view (B) ran
(D) sight (C) sped
5. What are you saying is quite ………., so give us ,please, (D) taxied
more details on the situation. (E) wheeled
(A) famous 14. Joan bought some kitchen ____ recently
(B) accustomed (A) equipment
(C) obvious (B) items
(D) familiar (C) objects
6. The current law on human trafficking was _____ by (D) tools
the 8th National Assembly (E) utensils
(A) annulled 15. The _____ rights of any citizen should not be infringed
(B) composed upon
(C) created (A) fundamental
(D) enacted (B) negotiated
(E) imposed (C) privileged
7. The hospital ____ is now stocked with enough drugs (D) reserved
(A) ambulance (E) respected
(B) laboratory
(C) pharmacy
16. The ------- had several training sessions with the
team at the stadium. SECTION C
a. Coach
b. Commissioner GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY
c. Instructor Complete each of the following questions with the most
d. Referee appropriate of the options lettered A – E (Nos. 36 – 65)
17. After the death of her husband, the ------ received her 36. I was immensely ______ to hear that none of my
rightful inheritance without delay. relatives was killed in the bus accident.
a. Damsel (A) relieved
b. Widower (B) improved
c. Widow (C) recovered
d. Deceased (D) healed
18. Bola visited a ------ when he had a toothache. (E) exposed
a. Dentist 37. You should be ashamed______ what you have done.
b. Surgeon Don’t you ever hit your brother again!
c. Paediatrician (A) with
d. Physiotherapist (B) of
19. None of the students ------ in the class when the (C) in
teacher entered. (D) by
a. Are (E) from
b. Is 38. If your diet is deficient_______ vitamins and minerals,
c. Was the risk of developing a serious disease is higher.
d. Were (A) in
20. One of the soldiers ------- killed in the battle. (B) from
a. were (C) at
b. Have been (D) on
c. Is (E) with
d. Was 39. I did my best to be helpful _______ planning the
21. She wore a ------ gown to the party excursion, but they seemed to pay no attention to my
a. Beautiful red turkey remarks.
b. Beautiful turkey red (A) on
c. Red beautiful turkey (B) in
d. Red turkey beautiful (C) from
22. The captain along with some players ------ selected for (D) for
the finals. (E) under
a. Has been 40. Five participants have been expelled _____ the
b. Have been survival course for their abject disobedience.
c. Was being (A) at
d. Is being (B) from
23. He ----- indulging in regular exercise of late. (C) in
a. Is being (D) with
b. Has been
c. Have been
d. Had been
24. I bought ------ mangoes for my son 41. They did the work
a. Ripe some sweet (A) because
b. Some sweet ripe (B) ourselves
c. Sweet some ripe (C) theirselves
d. Sweet ripe some (D) themselves
e. (E) yourself
25. Rose’s wedding came ------ as planned 42. ____ would like to finish the renovation ourselves
a. In before Christmas
b. On (A) He
c. Out (B) I
d. up (C) They
(D) We
 (E) Youu d. Mazi Udeh
43. My brother plans to study ____ at the university 53. What is the name of Ngozi’s second suitor?
(A) pcyschology a. Johnny
(B) psychology b. Okpoko
(C) psychology c. Obiekwe
(D) scyhology d. Okoro
(E) sychology 54. What is the name of Ngozi’s first suitor?
44. The principal encouraged the students to study hard a. Obiekwe
_____ the examination b. Okpoko
(A) at c. Okoro
(B) for d. Ozo Mike
(C) in
(D) on 55. ‘ Who is the main character of the story?
(E) over a. Ngozi
45. The teacher and the parents ____ meeting later today b. Okpoko
(A) can be c. Orgi-Ugo
(B) is d. Okoro
(C) was
(D) were 56. Barakemi is disflowered by_____
(E) will be
a. Mitini
b. Joseph
SECTION D c. Davies
SPOKEN ENGLISH d. Ibe
Choose from the options lettered A – E, the one that
contains the given phonetic symbol (Nos. 66 – 80) 57. Agnes lost her womb because of past____
46. /iᶕ/
(A) Mary (B) here a. Abortion
(C) head (D) chair b. Sickness
(E) egg c. Accident
d. Failure
47. /uᶕ/
(A) Ladder (B) fork (c) fair 58. “ The murmuring of the bees kept us awake” is an
(D) park (E) pure example of
48. /eᶕ/
(A) raw (B) chair (C) knit a. Onomatopoeia
(D) law (E) poor b. Alliteration
49. /i:/ c. Paradox
(A) Sin (B) bee (C) hawk d. Simile
(D) pitch (E) bin
50. /i/ 59. Sarah swam smoothly and silently across the stream
(A) Heed (B) rain (C) sign illustrates the use of
(D) tin (E) time
a. Metaphor
SECTION E( LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH) b. Euphemism
Answer the questions below correctly c. Irony
VENGEANCE OF THE SPIRIT d. Alliteration
51. One of the themes of the themes of the play is
a. Tribal conflict 60. The holy time is as quiet as a Nun is an example of
b. childbearing
c. racism a. Simile
d. forced marriage b. Metaphor
52. Who else did Ngozi meet to talk about her parents’ c. Personification
opinion of her marriage d. onomatopoeia
a. Father Amadi
b. Ezedibia
c. Ozo Mike