SECOND MOCK EXAMINATION
(2023)
NAME…………………………………………………….
(OBJECTIVES AND THEORY)
SUBJECT: ENGLISH LANGUAGE
BS 9 TEPA SECONDARY JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL
PAPER 2
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 of clarity of expression and orderly presentation of material.
PART A
ESSAY. [30 MARKS]
Answer one (1) question only from this part. Your
composition should be about 250 words
1. Write a letter to your District /Municipal/
Metropolitan Chief Executive suggesting at least
two (2) thigs that could be done to develop your
District /Municipal/ Metropolitan assembly.
2. Write an article suitable for publication in your
school’s magazine on “the benefits of reading as
a student”
3. Narrate a story which ends with the words ‘It was
a memorable day’.
PART B
COMPREHENSION [30 MARKS]
4. Read the following passage carefully and answer
the questions on it
When I was about five years old, my dad, mum,
elder sibling and I lived in a single room. We had
no choice. My parents earned meagre income and
had to manage that. Though my brother was two
years older than me, we were both bedwetters at
time. From all indications my brother was leaving
that phase of life, but that wasn’t the same for me. I
was a habitual bedwetter who would not go no
recess for even a day.
My brother and I always slept on a piece of mat
which was spread on the floor every evening. On
days that one of us did the deed, our room would
stink all day long. My parents really abhorred that.
DURATION:
They always made the one who did it to face the
music. That way we would halt that bad practice.
As a clever young boy, I devised a means to escape
the wrath of my parents anytime I did it. After the
act anytime, I would wake up before anyone else,
change my clothes and the side of the mat I was
sleeping on and push my brother into the pool, I had
created. My brother would get beaten in the
morning. He always contended that he was not the
one who did it but my parents always turned deaf
ears to his argument and plea.
This continued until a day I was caught. Apparently,
my dad took notice of my clothes I wore to bed that
night as well as the side I slept on. The next
morning, he observed that both the clothes and the
side I slept on had changed. That was it. I was given
the beating of my life which I vividly remember till
now.
Answer all the questions
a. i. Why was the whole family living in a single
room?
ii. Mention two (2) situations that depict the
economic state of the family
b. Why were the writer and his brother bedwetters?
c. i. “……….. did the deed”. What deed is the
writer referring to?
ii. What was done to the one who did the act?
d. State two (2) things that gave the writer away as
the doer of the act
e. Explain, in your own words, the following
expressions as used in the passage
i. would no go on recess
ii. to face the music
iii. turned deaf ears to
f. For each of the following words, give another
word or phrase that means the same and can fit
into the passage
i. meagre
ii. habitual
iii. abhorred
iv. contended
v. vividly
PART C
LITERATURE [10 MARKS]
Answer all the questions in this part
SACKEY J.A and DARMAN L. (COMP)
The Cockrrow
5. Questions 5(a) to 5(c) are based on your prose of
study ‘The Old man and his children’
JEAN WATSON! The Old Man and His
Children
“It went spinning madly away and Njorage shouted
and lashed out angrily at his brother.
Soon blows and insults were flying to and fro
between the two boys (Page 17)
a) ‘It’ in the extract above refers to ……………..
b) What literary device is used in the underlined
expression in the extract?
c) What is the theme of the story?
Read the following extract carefully and answer
Questions 5(d) and 5(e)
CHARLES DICKENS: Oliver Twist
“The following morning, Fagin met Noah.
“I have an important job for you”
PART A
LEXIS AND STRUCTURE
From the alternatives lettered A-D, choose the one which most suitably completes each sentence
1. ‘Yes, ………………………. a cat,’ Ama said
“I hope it’s not dangerous”
“Not at all” Fagin reassured”
(Page 132)
d. What job did Fagin want Noah to do for him?
e. How much did he promise to pay Noah for the
job?
Read the following extract carefully and answer
Questions 5(f) and 5(h)
AMA ATA AIDOO: The Dilemma of a Ghost
Speaker X: Ah! And yet I thought I was alone in
this ………………
The lonely woman who must toil
From morn till eve,
Before a morsel hits her teeth
Or a drop of water cools her throat (Page 27)
f) Who is speaker X?
g) Why is the speaker referring to herself as a lonely
woman?
h) Briefly explain the expression “Before a morsel
hit her teeth.”
Read the following extract carefully and answer
Questions 5(i) and 5(j)
A. A AMOAKO: Sleep without wake
You vanished into the morning mist of
April’s last days, 1998
Precisely how and when is
Locked up in your wooden box’ (Page 156)
i. ‘You vanished into the morning mist’ is an
example of ……………….
j. ‘Precisely how and when is
Locked up in your wooden box’ means?
END OF ESSAY TEST
DO NOT TURN OVER THIS PAGE UNTIL YOU ARE
TOLD TO DO SO. YOU WILL BE PENALIZED
SEVERLY IF YOU ARE FOUND LOOKING AT THE
NEXT PAGE BEFORE YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO.
A. is
 B. its 9. I am looking forward to …………. the
C. it’s President.
D. it A. meeting
B. meet
2. I’d rather you ……………. Not disturb me. C. be meeting
A. did D. have met
B. ma
C. will 10. If Robert …………. The award, his parents will
D. do celebrate.
A. won
3. The children prefer sweets ………… good food B. had won
A. than C. win
B. to D. wins
C. for
D. on 11. Take that chair, ……………….?
A. do you
4. Simona has the ………… set of teeth in the class B. will you
A. nice C. don’t you
B. most nicest D. may you
C. nicer
D. nicest 12. The girl, as well as her brothers, …………
good.
5. The man gave all ……… he had to his son A. look
A. which B. do look
B. that C. looks
C. what D. are looking
D. this
13. the woman …………… house got burnt cried a
6. Listowell would say it if he ……………… lot.
A. know A. who’s
B. knows B. which
C. had known C. whose
D. knew D. why

14. We have …………. water so we can’t prepare

7. Neither Gina nor Freda …………. basketball
dinner.
A. plays
A. few
B. play
B. little
C. have played
C. a few
D. were playing
D. a little
8. Her dress was …………… beautiful that people
couldn’t stop admiring her.
15. Your sister is not honest, ……………?
A. too
A. isn’t she
B. very
B. does she
C. so
C. isn’t it
D. quite
D. is she
 SECTION B
Choose from the alternatives lettered A – D, the one which is nearest in meaning to the underlined word
in each sentence.
16. They were unwilling to do the work. C. biased D. deceitful
A. euthusiastic 19. Farida was certain she would pass the exams.
B. ready A. sure
C. swift B. doubtful
D. reluctant C. wavering
D. hesitant
17. That room has a peculiar smell
A. usual 20. The baby was full of fear when the thunder
B. strange struck.
C. typical A. guts
D. common B. gallantry
C. boldness
18. The suspect was candid during the D. fright
interrogation.
A. unjust B. frank

SECTION C
In each of the following sentences, a group of words has been underlined. Choose from the alternatives
lettered A – D the one that best explains the underlined group of words
21. Solo hit the sack immediately he got home. This A. the man can control himself when he sees his wife
means Solo ………. when he got home B. the man hurt his head and heels because of his
A. went to the gym wife
B. slept C. the man feels abnormal with his wife
C. checked the sack D. the man is deeply in love with his wife
D. collected all the sacks

22. The man is head over heels in love with his

wife. This means ………………….
23. Eclipse of the sun occurs once in a blue moon. 24. After the incident Akosua led a dog’s life.
This means eclipse occurs ……………….. A. a fruitful life
B. a normal life
A. occasionally
C. a wretched life
B. at the end of the month
D. a special life
C. daily
D. during the night
25. Aba lives within a stone’s throw from the
station. This means Aba …………….
A. lives very close to the station
B. lives in a stony house
C. goes to the station
D. throws a stone at the station
 SECTION D
From the list lettered A – D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined
word in each sentence
26. He is optimistic he will win
A. reassuring
B. hopeful
C. doubtful
D. confident

27. They were advised to tame their enthusiasm

A. unleash
B. inhibit
C. regulate
D. suppress

28. It was obvious things weren’t working out.

A. Plain
B. Hidden
C. Notable
D. Lucid

29. Cowries are rare nowadays.

A. common
B. scarce
C. odd
D. sporadic

30. The referee was partial.

A. just
B. partisan
C. biased
D. prejudiced