This section of Senior High School question is section B' It involves mostly
composition,
comprehension and
summary.
SENIOR HIGH
SCHOOL 2
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
SECTION A 21/2HRS
ESSAY
Answer
one question only from this section
All
questions carry equal marks. Your answer should not be less than 450 works.
You
are advised to spend about 50 minutes on this section
1. A
friend of yours who has been living in Europe for some years has written to
invite you to join him. Write a reply to his letter giving, at least, three reasons why you would
rather remain in your country.
2. Write
an article suitable for publication in you school magazine on the need to
inculcate good moral values in the youth.
3. Write
a letter to the Minister of Education in your country, discussing at least three ways by which the
quality of education could be improved
4. You
are the main speaker in a debate on
the topic:
Technology has made the world a better place. Write
your arguments for or against the motion
5. Write
a story to illustrate the saying: The
devil makes work for idle hands
SECTION B
COMPREHENSION
Answer all the questions in this section
You are advised
to spend about 20 minutes on this section
Read
the following passage carefully and answer the questions on it.
The case of David Akide
drives home the point that nobody should be written off a failure as long as he
has not died. As far as I can recall, he was one of the weakest in the class
throughout our primary school career. Right from the second grade, he was the
butt of most of our jokes. Indeed, whether the teacher referred a question to
him, most of us waited eagerly to have a good laugh. But we all admired him for
two things. For one thing, he was the only one who never wrote with the right
hand as he was a complete southpaw. Then, he endures all jokes cheerfully and indeed referred
to himself as “Mr. Why Hurry”. For ever sociable,
he was a friend to everybody who came close enough.
Not surprising we left
him behind in the primary school as he could not get admitted to any of the
secondary schools to which he took an admission examination. That was why, from
the time I entered the secondary school, I lost contact with him. Nor did any
of my mates whom I closely associated with ever mention meeting him anywhere.
As far as most of us were concerned, David had faded away into obscurity. I imagined that he must have ended
up in one of the low-grade vocations since he was at least good in handcraft.
Then, a few months ago
thirty-eight years after I last saw him in the primary school, while I was watching a 9 o’clock
television network programme, I saw David being interviewed by a team
of reporters. He was introduced as a specialist surgeon who had made mark in
heart surgery in the nation’s leading teaching hospital. The questions were on
his recent feat in his successful correction of abnormality in the heart of a
patient who had been written off by most other specialists. The patient fully
recovered and was now back in his vocation
as a mechanic.
I was amazed. I was
pleasantly surprised. From the interview it became clear that he had
experienced a surge in intellectual prowess late in his secondary school career
and zoomed into and through the
university as a medical student. Thereafter, it had been one major achievement after another for
him in his chosen field.
a. What
evidence is there that the writer is not a young?
b. For
what two things was David Akide admired by others in the primary school?
c. Why
could he not move into a secondary school along with the other
d. What
did the writer assume and had been fate of David after leaving the primary
school?
e. What
is established by the fact that David Akide was being interviewed by panel of
reporters on the nation’s network programme?
f. Why
was the writer amazed?
g. ….while
I was watching a 9 o’clock television network programme….
1) What
is the grammatical name given to this expression as it is used in the passage
2) What
is its function
h. …..zoomed into and through the university…..
1) What
figure of speech is used in this expression
2) What
does it mean
i.
For each of the following words, find
another word or phrase which means the same and which can replace it as used in
the passage
i)
Cheerful
ii)
Sociable
iii)
Imagined
iv)
Vacation
v)
Achievement
SECTION C
SUMMARY
You
advised to spend about 50 minutes on this section
Read
the following passage carefully and answer the question on it
Have you ever
considered the vast difference between the conventional desktop telephone and
the modern handset telephone? The desktop telephone has one distinct function:
that of making and received calls. Apart from that, perhaps the other use is
aesthetic-adding some beauty to the furniture pieces in the room. The
conventional telephone set was a status symbol, as only the rich and highly
privilege could afford it.
To obtain it, one had
to fill many forms and have three well known citizen to attest to one’s sterling
qualities as a highly responsible member of the society. Then, after paying
several fees, one had to wait for several months before the telecommunications
department officials would come to install the wires, in order to get one’s set
connected to the national grid. After that, the application might count himself
among the privileged ones in the community. But he must not heave a sigh of
relief yet: his problem may just be beginning. The inclement weather may remind
him that his use of the facility is at its mercy. A rainstorm or even a strong
wind can destroy some of the wire-bearing poles, thus cutting him off from
other telephone users. Besides, a vehicular accident may knock down a pole or
several of them. It is not even uncommon for termites of render wooden poles
useless. Finally, there are the problems of the communications department
officials who are noted for bringing bills late and cutting off failure to pay
up promptly. Most often, the bills bear little resemblance to actual
consumption. Thus, the telephone is not always there at one’s service.
Like the conventional
desktop telephone set, the handset has the primary function of making and
receiving calls. Beyond that, there are vast differences between them. To begin
with, the small handset is not much of a status symbol now. It is very easy to
carry about and it can be used everywhere by all and sundry. The telephone
service providers have flooded the market with lines at very low prices, such
that most users can boast of two or more line. Gone are the days when one had
to apply for a set and wait for months. Today, all that it takes is to purchase
the handset, which could be very cheap or very costly depending on one’s
preferences and purse. Once it is purchased, its user could have access to
dozens of functions. Apart from making and receiving calls, one could send text
messages and receive responses within minutes. The set could be used to take
pictures which could be as clear as any taken with a professional camera. One
could also connect to the internet to read newspapers and send mails. Besides,
the set could be used to store songs; it could also be used as radio receiver.
One could use the handset to programme schedules of activities. The reliable
time piece on it could be used as a watch. Young ones play games on their handsets
and store pictures of loved ones on them.
However, with all these
advantages, the handset has one obvious shortcoming: it can easily be lost or
stolen. This is whether the conventional desktop telephone is not vulnerable.
a. In
three sentences, one for each, summarize the problems associated with owning
the desktop telephone.
b. In
three sentences, one each, summarize the advantages which the handset telephone
has over the desktop telephone
CORE
LITERATURE
DRAMA
IN
THE CHEST OF A WOMAN BY EFO KODZO MAWUGBE
1.
“Hahahahaha…..only fools plunge
themselves into battle without doing homework about their enemy’s strength.
Hahahaha……lets go on with the game play my child, it’s your turn. Who made the
statement a. Nana Yaa b. Owusu c.
Queen mother d. Okyeami Bonsu
2.
With reference to acquisition one (1)
what is the setting of this comment a.
in the room of the queen mother b. inner
court of Nana Yaa Kyeretwie’s palace c.
in the compound of the palace d.
under the tree in the palace
3.
Look here! Must I keep reminding you that
each time you talk to me you must go down? What did Okyeami Bonso do in
response to this question a. he
performed three armed pressing b. he kelt
down before Nana c. he prostrated
before Nana d. He laid on his back
before Nana
4.
Akosua’s description of Owusu Agyemang
as having feminine beauty is a. ironic b. fake c. factual d.
traditional.
GOOD LUCK
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