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ENGLISH LANGUAGE Index number: ………………………………
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This Paper consists of three parts: A, B and C. Answer three questions in all; one
question from Part A and all the questions in Part B and Part C. Answer all the questions in your answer
booklet.
Credit will be given for clarity of expression and orderly presentation of material .
PART A
ESSAY WRITING
[30 marks]
Answer one question only from this part
Your composition should be about 250 words long
Credit will be given for clarity of expression and orderly presentation of material
1. Write a letter to the headmaster of your school suggesting three things that the school
should do to prepare students well before they write the Basic Education Certificate
Examinations.

2. Write an argument for or against the topic: It is more advantageous to travel on foot
than on a bus.
3. In an article suitable for publication in your school magazine, describe three things
that need to be improved in your school.

PART B
COMPREHENSION
[30 marks]
4. Read the following passage carefully and answer all the questions which follow.

Accidents do happen on the road almost every day. Interestingly, even good roads
that we believe should make travelling safe see accidents often. When accidents happen,
we are interested in the various kinds of injury that occur, how to prevent accidents, and
how to give first aid and manage victims. We can say that accidents on the road have
become the order of the day. It is likely that most of us have seen one kind of road
accident or another. The normal reaction of eye-witnesses is panic as they rush to the
scene and stand there looking in shock. Accidents on the road pull crowd greatly as
everyone wants to stop and have a look. However, the three most useful things you can
do if you are at the scene of a road traffic accident are to help in the rescue of trapped
victims, to give first aid treatment to victims, and help in carrying injured people to the
nearest hospital.
Accidents on the road can easily cause injury to the human body. What leads to an
increase in injury are the high speed at which the motor-car is travelling, the sudden
stopping of the motor-car, and the hard nature of the motor-car body. Probably, the most
dangerous accident on the road is the one that involves motor-cyclists. Motor cycles do
not have solid body to protect cyclists from the direct hitting of oncoming motor-car. In
fact, such accidents tend to be deadly. Accidents that involve motor-cyclists are the
cause of high level of death because the human skull is often fractured when it hits the
hard surface of the road.
Accidents that involve motor-cars often get their passengers trapped in the body of
the car. This means that the crumpled car’s body need to be cut away before the victims
can be saved. If the road accident results in a fire, then this can be disastrous as the fire
will prevent rescuers from coming near which will result in the quick death of the

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 victims from burns. This is why every car-driver must have a fire extinguisher in the
motor-car. This little advice may help save lives in some situations. We all have the duty
to prevent accidents from happening or do all we can to reduce the danger that accidents
bring. A word to the wise is enough.

(a) What do eye-witnesses usually do once an accident happens?

(b) What two things does the writer suggest that an eye-witness should do?
(c) Mention two factors that can increase injuries when road accidents happen.
(d) Why is road accident involving motor-cycles the most dangerous?
(e) Why does the writer say every car-driver should have a fire extinguisher in his car?
(f) Explain the following expressions in your own words:
(i) the order of the day;
(ii) tend to be deadly;
(g) For each of the following words, give another word or phrase that means the same,
and can fit into the passage:
(i) likely';
(ii) panic;
(iii) pull;
(iv) rescue
(v) solid;
(vi) trapped;
(vii) disastrous;
(viii) advice.

PART B
LITERATURE
[10 marks]
Answer all the questions in this part
5. Read the excerpt below and use it to answer the Questions5 (a) to (b)
“They huddled together like chickens
Who have seen the shadow of hawk.
The instructor gave them the note and,
beat out the time. The children sang,
without any pauses in the a language
which was not their own German but
the strange gibberish thing”

a) What literacy device is used in the first line?

b) The children are portrayed as people who are …………………
Read the extract below and use it to answer Question 5 (c) to (e)
“One morning I saw a spider use
Her beautiful death –trap to capture a victim.
A yellow and black spider was sleeping her web,

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 Which was stretched between two branches
like a silvery veil.”

c) “………..beautiful death – trap” is an example of …………………

d) What name will you give to the following device? “……like a silvery veil”
e) Who is the main character in this little episode?

Read the following extract carefully and answer Question 5(f) to (h)

“ O incomprehensible God! Shall my pilot be

My inborn stars to that final call to thee?”

f) Which kind of poem is the above extract?

g) The theme of the above extracts is ……………..
h) What expression from the extract suggest the theme you chose for (g)
i) The place and time of the action of a play or novel is its ……………………….
j) A character in a play a play that oppose the hero or the heroine is the ………………

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Your Surname followed by your Other Names, the Subject Name, Your Index
Number,
Centre Number and the Paper Code.
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shade each of the shaded spaces.
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 OBJECTIVE TEST
Answer all the questions.
Each question is followed by four options lettered A to D. Find the correct option for each question and shade
in pencil on your answer sheet the space which bears the same letter as the option you have chosen. Give only
one answer to each question. An example is given below.
From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word
underlined in the sentence.
By our constitution, it is obligatory to vote.
A. allowed
B. optional
C. necessary
D. right
The correct answer is optional, which is lettered B and therefore answer space B would be shaded.
A B C D
Think carefully before you shade the answer spaces. Erase completely any answer you wish to change.
Do all rough work on this question paper.
Now answer the following questions.
PART A
LEXIS AND STRUCTURE
SECTION A
From the alternative lettered A to D choose the one which most suitable to completes each sentence.

1. The baby surprisingly ………. on 6. ………. my explanation, your father

the television. would have beaten you.
A. switched A. However
B. took
C. turned B. Besides
D. tuned C. In spite of
2. So that we can finish on time, Mansa D. Without
swept the room …… Naana washed 7. ……….. more to this matter than
the dishes. you are willing to tell me..
A. before A. There is
B. when B. How is it
C. while
D. until C. There have been
3. I have been in this school …….four D. There were
years. 8. All district assemblies are
A. before authorized. to…........ bye-laws.
B. through A. pass
C. for B. do
D. since
4. ……. is known to everyone in the C. switch
school. D. take
A. That thief is he 9. Jane works ……. in the nursery school.
B. That he is a thief A. hardly
C. He is that a thief B. presently
D. A thief is that he C. well
5. I have no friend …………. you D. Lively
A. than 10. That book isn’t mine, it is ………….
B. as A. somebody else
C. but B. somebody else’s
D. aside C. somebody’s else
D. somebody’s else’s

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 11. Certainly, he will deny that he broke the glass, …………?
A. will he
B. isn’t it
C. isn’t he
D. won’t he
12. Bring me .... books from the shelf far off.
A. those
B. that
C. these
D. this
13. My father came …….… to save me from being cheated.
A. through
B. on
C. forth
D. in
14. The dumping site gave … bad smell.
A. off
B. out
C. of
D. in
15. We cannot shut up the man that ………..
A. easily
B. easy
C. quite easily
D. quite easy

SECTION B
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.
16. Mr Mensah’s anger gave way to ….. 18. Their bravery makes us comfortable.
… A. anger
A. murmuring B. humility
B. calmness C. timidity
C. joy D. courage
D. boredom 19. The student shows admirable
17. Kelvin lauded his brother’s good qualities.
results. A. shinning
A. criticised B. interesting
B. admired C. subtle
C. praised D. unacceptable
D. supported 20. The boy wrote the note anyhow.
A. carelessly
B. carefully
C. neatly
D. in pieces

SECTION C
Choose from the alternative lettered A to D, the one which is nearest in meaning to the
underlined word in each sentence.
21. The baby received an ecstatic welcome.
A. gloomy
B. hilarious
C. powerful
D. Faulty
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 22. The young boy’s loss is a riddle that can only be solved by the police.
A. miracle
B. difficulty
C. puzzle
D. task
23. The winner got a loud applause.
A. praise
B. clapping
C. demise
D. sentence
24. Cynthia wrote the answer cleverly.
A. correctly
B. properly
C. smartly
D. sharply
25. I have met a lot of celebrated poets from different countries.
A. clever
B. major
C. famous
D. known

SECTION D
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.
26. The teacher advised Elvis to think twice before stopping school. This means that Elvis
A. should think about two things.
B. should consider things carefully.
C. should stop school.
D. should continue school.
27. My teacher was beside himself with joy at the good news. This means that my teacher
A. was lonely despite the good news.
B. was sad in spite of the news.
C. was extremely happy at the good news.
D. stayed happy for a short time.
28. The man is my close pal. This means that the man
A. is my penpal.
B. fights for me.
C. is my closest friend.
D. knows all my secrets.
29. Emile stood shoulder to shoulder with his friend. This means that Emile
A. defeated her friend.
B. challenged her friend.
C. worried her friend.
D. supported her friend.
30. My favourite football team is a hard nut to crack. This means that the team
A. is very difficult to beat.
B. cannot be broken.
C. is hard like a nut.
D. is too old.
END OF PAPER
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