THE LORD OF HOST SCHOOLS

SSS 1 (3rd term)

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

COMPREHENSION PASSAGES

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follows

It was a little past 10 a.m. but the medium-sized hall that served as a prayerhouse was already
brimming with people from different parts of the metropolis,who had come to seek cure or answers to
their problems. The majority of this lotwere those with seemingly intractable mental health condions.
The superintendent of the prayer house in question was often spoken of in whispers as possessing
uncanny spiritual powers to exorcise evil spirits. It was also believed that he had answers to numerous
illnesses that deed orthodox medical on. Wednesday of each week was set aside for these healing
session.

On this parcular Wednesday, noisy supplications to the Most High and ceaseless invocation of
His name to free those supposedly held captive by alleged evil spirits had reached fever pitch. Suddenly,
a middle-aged man broke loose from the crowd and ran as fast as his wobbly legs could permit. Some
male workers from the prayer house gave him a hot chas.

At first bemused by-standers rained curses on the seeing man, wondering why a man in his
right senses would in broad daylight rob a house of God. They obviously mistook the man for a robber
seeing from the scene of his crime. But he was not. Minutes later, he was caught and chained hands and
feet, despite his struggle against his captors who intermitently lashed him with horse-whip. As he was
being violently dragged along the street, the man ceaselessly muttede in comprehensible words that
sounded like the muttering of a colony of baboons.Then, a clear picture of the situation dawned on the
on-lookers. The man, after all, was not a thief and had stolen nothing; rather, his ability to think and
reason properly had taken light of him. Simply put, he was mentally deranged.

The above incident is a common occurrence in many parts of the country. Itaptly underscores
the devastang mental health conditionns plaguing a sizeable number of people in recent mes. It also
points to the unspeakable and inhuman treatment which people with such health disorders super at the
hands of self-styled spiritualists. This is the usual lot of mental parents whose family members refuse to
take advantage of orthodox treatment.

QUESTIONS

a) What brought the people to the prayer house?

b) State the functions of the superintendent of the prayer house.

c) What was wrong with the on-lookers' assessment of the run-away man?
d) Mention two instances of in human treatment in the passage.

e) What is the writer's attiude towards the treatment of lunancs at prayerhouse?

f)"... like the muering of a colony of baboons." What figure of speech is contained in this expression?

g) "... Whose family member refuse to take advantage of orthodox treatment.

I) What grammatical name is given to this expression as it is used in the passage?

ii) What is its function?

h) For each of the following words, nd another word or phrase which means thesame and which can
replace it as it is used in the passage.(i)Intractable (ii) supplications (iii) wobbly; (iv) bemused (v)
intermittently (vi) deranged

SECTION B: OBJECTIVE

Choose the word that best conveys the meaning of the underlined word in the following sentence

1.The bill has to wait as we are now insolvent(a) overworked (b) bankrupt (c)unseled (d) insoluble (e)
auent

2.All his plans fell through(a) failed (b) were accomplished (c) had to bereviewed (d) were rejected (e)
fell

3.The balance sheet at the end of the business year shows that we broke even (a) lost heavily (b) made
prot (c) neither lost nor gained (d) had nomoney to connue business (e) were heavily indebted to our
bankers

4.He was appointed specically to put the recruits through(a) assignthem to work (b) train them (c)
discipline them (d) assist them at work (e)supervise them at work

5.The result of his experiment represents a breakthrough in medical science(a) an outstanding success
(b) catastrophe (c) an end to such experiments(d) breaking point (e) a colossal failure

6.Being an opimist, our professor always sees the bright side of most things(a) charming (b) illumined (c)
brilliant (d) pleasing (e) cheerful

7.The state government appointed a commission of inquiry to go into thecommunity's complaints

carefully and without prejudice (a) invesgate (b)search (c) look for (d) account for (e) ascertain

In each of the following questions, choose the word pposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase
underlined

8.The players were delirious but the coach was impassive(a)enthusiasc (b) emoonless (c) angry (d)
observant
9.Ase was always indiscreet in her acons(a) circumspect (b)careless (c) creave (d) arrogant

10.His behavior last night was out of character (a) usual (b) untypical (c)surprising (d) wonderful

11.The manager described him as an unindustrious worker (a) a courageous(b) a diligent (C) a careful (d)
an intelligent

12.The judge who passed the sentence was disinterested(a) paral (b)interested (c) wicked (d) fair

Choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentences.

13.Very few students have sasfactory ______ these days because thestudents’ populaon has
increased tremendously(a) accommondation (b)accommodation (c) accomodation (d) acommodation

14.Whilst the thief was ______ the passengers, he kept apologizing for the inconvenience he was
causing them(a) robing (b) rubbing (c) rubing (d)robbing

15.The officer was compelled to _____ the suspect’s car (a) seize (b) cease(c) sieze (d) sease

16.He did not aend the final burial ____(a) rite (b) rights (c) rites (d)right

17.The choice to go is ______ (a) your’s (b) your (c) yours (d) yours’

From the words or group of words labelled A-D below each of the followingsentences, choose the
word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or group of words

18.Climbing great heights terrifies me (a) threatens (a) annoys (c) shook (d)frightens

19.I would regard what he has done has a treacherous act(a) noble (b)reliable (c) commendable (d)
dangerous

20.To become an artisan one has to under a period of apprenceship (a)directorship (b) testing (c)
tutorship (d) training

SECTION C: THEORY

PART ONE

Instruction: Answer one question from part one. Your essay should not be more than 450 words

1.Your country’s transport system is not functioning properly, write a letter tothe minister of transport
highlighting the causes and suggesting at least,two measures to remedy the situation.

2.Tell a story that ends with the words, ”It was a bitter experience, but I learnt my lesson”.

3.You’re the chief speaker in a debate on the topic, ‘Examination malpractice in school is worse than
stealing’ write to support or oppose the motion

PART TWO
Answer all questions in these part

1a. What is adjuncts

1b. List and explain all types of essay

1c. Construct 4 sentences and underlined the adjuncts in each sentence

2a. What is clauses

2b. Explain all types of clauses with examples

2c. Contrast these sounds 5 examples each

/S/ /z/ and /v/ /f/

3a. Write out 5 examples for each prefixes

Sub, ante, pre, im, inter

3b. What is simple polite request

3c. Give 5 examples of simple polite request