J. S. S.

ONE

2023/2024 SESSION

ENGLISH LANGUAGE FOR SECOND TERM

(SECTION A)

INSTRUCTION- Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions that follows.

CHILDREN AND THE HOME

In every society, people like children and will do many things to protect and make them happy.
When a married couple does not have a child after many years of marriage, the husband and wife
make serious efforts to correct the situation, but why are children so important?

From the moment a child is born, the parents are happy. People come in ones and twos or in a
large numbers to rejoice with them. At the naming ceremony, the parents make a big feast.
People eat, drink, dance and rejoice with the lucky parents and the child. The parents' Joy
continues throughout life, especially when the child makes great achievements. Obviously,
children bring Joy to their parents.

Children sweep and mop the floor, make their beds, wash plates and tidy up the house depending
on what they can handle at a particular age. They water the flowers and make sure that they are
in good shape to make the house beautiful. Children also run errands for their parents and adults
in the home. Some wash their parents cars every morning before going to school, in this way,
children perform important duties that makes the home run well.

QUESTIONS

1. A married couple is _______________ (a) a man and his future wife (b) a man and his parents
(c) a husband and his wife
2. Children are useful in the home because they _____________ (a) eat less food (b) make their
beds early (c) perform important duties in the home (d) run around in the home

3. ___________ are occasions when two parents disagree. (a) their (b) dear (c) there (d) they're

4. What do married couple do when they do not have a child for many years? (a) they make
serious efforts to correct it (b) they visit a medical doctor (c) they visit a herbalist (d) they visit a
hospital

5. When do the parents of a born baby start to be happy? (a) the moment a child is born (b) after
the naming ceremony (c) before the naming ceremony (d) during the naming ceremony

6. A child's naming ceremony is done with __________ (a) a big feast (b) a party (c) a dancing
forum (d) a congregational ceremony

7. What do children bring to their parents? (a) too much expenses (b) too much noise (c) too
much consumption of food (d) Joy

8. Which of these is not done by children at home? (a) sweeping and mopping of the floor (b)
sweeping and making their beds (c) mopping of the floor and washing of plates (d) sweeping and
cutting vegetables

9. The children also water the flowers to make sure they are in ______________ (a) fine lines (b)
arranged order (c) fresh condition (d) good shape

10. What do the children do that makes the home run well? (a) fight one another (b) they are
disobedient to their parents (c) they perform important duties (d) they don't sweep regularly

SECTION B

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION TO FILL THE GAP

11. Simon, Jafe and Larry ___________ eaten the remaining food. (a) are (b) were (c) have (d)
can

12. Rice and beans ____________ my favourite meal. (a) are (b) were (c) is (d) was
13. __________ you know the way to the market square. (a) can't (b) does (c) do (d) have

14. Mande ___________ around this afternoon, while you peeped. (a) has (b) have (c) was (d)
came

15. Jude ___________ not like noisy environment. (a) do (b) does (c) can't (d) is

16. Who __________ the school bell everyday? (a) jingling (b) jingles (c) jingled (d) jingle

17. Lafe and Tana ___________ the new caretaker. (a) knows (b) know (c) knowing (d) knews

18. The dog is quite smart, it can _______________ the fence. (a) jump through (b) jump off (c)
jump on (d) jump over

19. _________ Nancy _________ her English language teacher? (a) does/like (b) do/like (c)
do/likes (d) does/likes

20. I tried sharing the packet of biscuits ___________ those five children. (a) among (b) for (c)
within (d) between

SECTION C

FILL THE SPACES WITH THE CORRECT OPTION

21. If I come to the lesson without my pen, will you __________ your own? (a) borrow (b) lent
(c) dash (d) lend

22. In case you forget your pen at home, I will ___________ you mine. (a) borrow (b) lend (c)
lent (d) dash

23. Mike, Peter and James ___________ classmates then. (a) are (b) were (c) where (d) is

24. That shirt is __________ and this is __________ (a) mine/your own (b) mine/yours (c) mine
own/your own (d) mine/for you

25. Which of _________ girls __________ your classmate. (a) this/are (b) these/is (c) those/are
(d) there/are
SECTION D

PICK THE RIGHT ANSWERS FOR THE SPACES BELOW

26. Your mummy's child from a different father is your _________ (a) half brother or sister (b)
step brother or sister (c) cousin (d) nephew

27. Your parents mother, either father or mother is your __________ (a) grandpa (b)
grandmother (c) uncle (d) grand relatives

28. My mummy younger or elder brother is my __________ (a) nephew (b) uncle (c) relative (d)
cousin

29. Prince is my aunt's son, so he is my ________ (a) niece (b) nephew (c) relative (d) cousin

30. My daddy's or mummy's father is my ________ (a) uncle (b) kinsman (c) big daddy (d)
grandfather

31. The sitting room is also known as the parlour or ____________(a) dining room (b) bedroom
(c) sleeping room (d) living room

32. Your father's or mother's younger sister is your ________ (a) big sister (b) mummy's and
daddy's sister (c) cousin (d) aunt

33. _________ is part of the house where meal is taken. (a) kitchen (b) parlour (c) dining room
(d) toilet

34. _________ are also known as your relatives. (a) cousins (b) nephews (c) grand relatives (d)
kinsmen

35. Your daddy's child from a different mother is ________(a) step friend (b) step ones (c) step
brother or sister (d) aunt

SECTION E

PICK THE WORD OPPOSITE IN MEANING TO THE UNDERLINED WORD

36. Mr Akpan seldomly go to farm. (a) regularly (b) purposely (c) actually (d) fastly

37. Please, kindly borrow me your textbook. (a) change (b) lend (c) give (d) allow

38. Do not look unkempt as a responsible student. (a) dirty (b) neat (c) colourful (d) rough

39. Mr Ape bought a new freezer. (a) purchased (b) sold (c) collected (d) sell

40. Are you one of his apprentices? (a) captains (b) masters (c) learners (d) students

SECTION F

CHOOSE THE WORD THAT IS NEAREST IN MEANING TO THE UNDERLINED WORD

41. The rat is not alive again because the cat has pressed its head. (a) fervent (b) good (c) living
(d) strong

42. Prisca is quite a diligent girl. (a) tough (b) tired (c) dutiful (d) lazy

43. The misunderstanding started before you arrived. (a) happen (b) begin (c) commenced (d)
came

44. The display happened last week. (a) came (b) left (c) occurred (d) flew

45. My mummy has bought my Easter gown. (a) purchased (b) sold (c) buy (d) sell

PICK THE WORD THAT HAS THE SAME VOWEL SOUND AS GIVEN BELOW

46. /a:/ (a) around (b) arrange (c) man (d) farm

47. /I:/ (a) met (b) rent (c) pit (d) meat

48. /I/ (a) feet (b) teeth (c) many (d) lift

49. /e/ (a) afar (b) curry (c) audience (d) car

50. /^/ (a) sum (b) case (c) book (d) pan
THEORY

1. What is the name given to someone who writes a drama __________

2. Give the title of your first literature text for this term _______

3. Who is the writer ___________

4. What genre of literature is it ___________

5. Who played the role of the secretary in the play? _________

6. _________ played the role of a councilor

7. _________ was the artistic direction.

8. Who was the chairman ___________

9. What role did Egberongbe Sulaiman play?

"Baba Femi, this is getting too much of you. It is high time........."

10. Who made the above statement?

11. Who was the person discussing with?

12. Why was Olufemi withdrawn from School?

"Which one have you not seen before in your life? Is he not the only one you have? What is his
offence?"

13. Who made the above statement?

14. Who was the person talking to?

15. What is the full meaning of F. F. A. P.

16. What is the title of your second literature text?

17. What genre of literature is the book?

18. What is the writer of the book called?

19. Give the name _____________________________________

20. What is the title of the second chapter?

21. Who was the first character mentioned in the literature text?

22. How was she described?

23. What did Egonna do when Ginika disappeared?

24. The topic of chapter 14 is _____________________________

25. Who was the housekeeper looking after Gozie?

J. S. S. TWO

2023/2024 SESSION

ENGLISH LANGUAGE FOR SECOND TERM

SECTION A

INSTRUCTIONS - Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follows.

EVILS OF UNEMPLOYMENT

People are unemployed when they have no jobs. They are idle. This causes a lot of problems for
them and the society.

Unemployed people are not happy, since they have no jobs, they have no money to buy the
things they need like food, clothes or accommodation. They also have no money to entertain
themselves or their friends like those who are employed. They often compare themselves with
people that have jobs and feel their standard is low, they feel inferior and sad.
In addition, persons who are unemployed often take to crime to provide what they need. Many of
the men steal or rob and that is why there are frequent cases of armed robbery in the cities. The
women become prostitutes and infect their customers with diseases. Some people are hired and
paid to kill others who have not offended them in any way. They are called hired killers or hired
assassin.

Unemployment also forces many children to stop schooling. They drop out because their
unemployed parents cannot pay school fees or provide the things they need in school.

QUESTIONS

1. "They are idle". Another word for idle is (a) unhappy (b) alone (c) jobless (d) idol

2. Lack of money makes unemployed people feel. (a) happy (b) accommodated (c) inferior (d)
entertained

3. Unemployment brings sufferings to ____________ (a) jobless persons and the society (b)
hired killers and their families (c) unemployed persons and their families (d) armed robbers and
prostitutes

4. Unemployed people feel their standard is low because _________ (a) they compare
themselves with people that have jobs (b) they don't eat balanced diet (c) they are highly
indebted (d) they are always ill

5. How do unemployed people get their needs? (a) by taking to crime (b) running about for
business (c) by borrowing money from people (d) by extorting people and advising about

SECTION B

COMPLETE THE SENTENCES BELOW WITH THE CORRECT OPTION

6. They ________ ________ here since last week. (a) have/been (b) has/being (c) has/been (d)
have/being
7. He ________that he will become a president in the future. (a) dreamed (b) saw (c) was
allowed (d) dreamt

8. Funke and Dupe ___________ dutiful. (a) was (b) is (c) is not (d) are

9. The fisherman ________ ________ the river last night. (a) swim/above (b) swam/behind (c)
swum/by (d) swam/across

10. Yesterday, the timekeeper _______ the bell wrongly. (a) jingle (b) ring (c) jingling (d)
jingled

11. Moreover, the fisherman _________ a lot of fish yesterday. (a) caught (b) catched (c) cut (d)
caughted

12. John ________ a cup of tea before going to school this morning. (a) drank (b) drink (c) take
(d) carry

13. Rose ________ ________ that dress before. (a) have/wear (b) has/worn (c) have/ worn (d)
had/wear

14. The woman went to the market ________ car. (a) of (b) by (c) with (d) on

15. Nigeria citizens __________ __________ their leader. (a) have/chose (b) have/ chosen (c)
has/chosed (d) had/chose

SECTION C

FILL THE GAP WITH THE CORRECT OPTION

16. He said, he won't keep long that he will be back __________ (a) without delay (b) in a jiffy
(c) and not keep long (d) in the nearest future

17. The deed has been done. You can't change it. It is ________ ________ (a) nollywood game
(b) sleeping dogs (c) fait accompli (d) valentine's day
18. Ordinary things that happen without special interest are termed ___________ (a) without
stress (b) fait accompli (c) run of a mill (d) in a jiffy

19. You cannot be a member of ________ except you are in movies organisation. (a) Aso rock
(b) constituency (c) nollywood (d) fait accompli

20. I observe that Ola knows mathematics excellently, so he is a __________ in that field. (a) J.
J. C (b) nollywood (c) guru (d) grata

21. Things are not well organized because we are at __________ (a) a clean bill (b) a bent corner
(c) bonafide (d) at sixes and sevens

22. He sent a gift of love to his mother on __________ (a) new year day (b) NYSC day (c)
Easter day (d) valentine's day

23. She is not secret reserve, she can easily _________(a) lie (b) murmur (c) shout (d) let the cat
out of the bag

24. I see you as a ___________ because things are quite strange in this deal of ours. (a) guru (b)
fait accompli (c) Nollywood (d) Jonny just come

25. They have done a lot of evil, so they are made to remain ___________ (a) persona non grata
(b) fait accompli (c) criminals (d) robbers

26. Which ___________ do you belong to in your state? (a) constituency (b) fait accompli (c)
guru (d) Aso rock

27. She ____________ because she cannot keep secret at all. (a) let the cat out of the bag (b)
does valentine (c) is J. J. C (d) goes to Aso rock

28. ___________ has been declared of Mr Nwankwo because he is completely healthy. (a) a
good news (b) a clean bill of health (c) a good information of health (d) a bonafide message

29. For the fact that he does not like problem, _______(a) he kept calm (b) he let the sleeping
dogs lie (c) he refused to argue (d) he kept enmity
SECTION D

USE THE CORRECT FORM OF ADJECTIVES TO COMPLETE THE SENTENCES BELOW

30. Francis has _________ trousers _________ James. (a) most/than (b)more/than (c) much/for
(d) less/for

31. Our daddy is the ________ man in our community. (a) fine (b) rich (c) tallest (d) dark

32. I want to be as ________ _________ a lion. (a) smart/than (b) good/from (c) quite/than (d)
strong/as

33. The ant is the _________ insect you can think of. (a) smaller (b) thinner (c) small (d)
smallest

34. Our class is _______ ________ yours. (a) finest/than (b) most/nice (c) cleanest/before (d)
cleaner/than

35. This is the _______ ________ thing you have ever done in your life. (a) more/wise (b)
most/wisest (c) most/good (d) most/foolish

36. This novel is _______ _______ _______ the one you are reading. (a) far/lowest/before (b)
more/interesting/than (c) less/farthest/after (d) most/low/before

37. He was fairly well yesterday, he is ________ today. (a) best (b) better (c) kind (d) handsome

38. Nike appears ________ ________ ________ Funke. (a) most/intelligent/than (b)
more/intelligent/than (c) quite/good/before (d) very/nice/after

39. They have solved the ________ ________ problem. (a) less/good (b) most/difficult (c)
more/difficult (d) least/ascending

SECTION E

CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT IS NEAREST IN MEANING TO THE UNDERLINED WORD

40. Ronke has chosen to disorganize our original plan. (a) scatter (b) arrange (c) bless (d) obey
41. My daddy bought a fine trousers for me. (a) purchased (b) buy (c) collected (d) sold

42. The given symbol is not in the word. (a) sound (b) letter (c) phonetic (d) pronunciation

43. How important are the shoes to you? (a) relevant (b) good (c) bad (d) organized

44. Wow! What an honest child you are. (a) good (b) truthful (c) organized (d) playful

45. Why are you acting as a foe to people? (a) friend (b) enemy (c) solider (d) force man

SECTION F

PICK THE WORD NEARLY OPPOSITE IN MEANING TO THE UNDERLINED WORD

46. Assuredly, I will be around tomorrow by God's grace. (a) seriously (b) hopefully (c)
normally (d) may be

47. Do not refuse all you are given by a dear one. (a) reject (b) accept (c) turn down (d) take and
drop

48. The old man can read because he is literate. (a) educated (b) illiterate (c) uneducated illiterate
(d) a farner

49. You look quite glad today. (a) happy (b) sad (c) cherry (d) lifted

50. Why are you learning to be a foe to your neighbours? (a) companion (b) enemy (c) lifter (d)
runner

THEORY

1. A drama's writer is called _______________________________________________________

2. The title of this terms first literature is _____________________________________________

3. Who wrote the literature text? ___________________________________________________

4. Which genre of literature does the book belong? ____________________________________

5. What is the full meaning of F. F. A. P?

6. Who is to be voted for in F. F. A. P?

"Ignorance! Oh my God! See barbarism in action"

7. Who made the above statement?

8. Why did the person make the statement?

"I mean the paper evident that you attended school".

9. Who made the above statement?

10. Who was the person talking with?

11. Who was the first lady?

12. Who was the stage manager?

13. Who acted the chairman?

14. Who is the first person in the crew?

“God will help you, Almighty God will always be with you".

15. Who made the above statement?

16. Who was the person discussing with?

17. What is the title of your second literature text?

18. Who is the writer?

19. Who do you call the writer?

20. Who is the protagonist of the play?

21. How many chapters are in the text?

22. What is the topic of chapter three?

23. Give the topic of chapter seven

24. What genre of literature does the text belong?

25. Myths and legends could be true or false stories. True of False

J. S. S THREE

2023/2024 SESSION

ENGLISH LANGUAGE FOR SECOND TERM

SECTION A

WALKING FOR LIFE

Walking is a wonderful exercise, but we tend to take it for granted. Let’s take a look at a
toddler. When she takes those first unsteady steps, she looks happy and excited. She sees it as
fun. She feels she has made a major achievement and seems to say, “This is exactly what I
should be doing!” We human beings are designed to walk a lot. However, so many factors in our
modern lifestyle work against this. Cars, remote controls and jobs that require sitting at our desk
will reduce our chances of walking. You will be amazed at the many benefits that go along with
walking regularly. Fat melts away clothes fit, food taste better and health problem disappear.
You feel happy and full of energy. If an exercise can do all these for us, then, why does
everybody not get some?

It is not hard to fix exercise in because you don’t need hours to do it everyday, fifteen minutes a
day is just enough for a starter and all the benefits will follow: trimmer tummy, tighter muscles,
lower blood pressure, reduced stress level and the feeling of satisfaction at the end of the day.
What is it about walking that makes it more successful than other exercises? The first thing is the
simplicity. Everyone can walk. It is so easy. In fact, some people doubt whether you can really
get in shape by just walking. Walking thirty minutes a day, three times a week, reduces the risk
of death from all natural causes by fifty five percent. You burn more fats through simple sports
like walking than through tough activities that keep you gasping for breath such as weight-lifting
or high-energy aerobics. Not only that, you can also continue to burn fat, long after walking,
even when you are sitting or sleeping. There are also things that don’t happen when you are
walking. You don’t crash, you don’t get injured and you don’t compete with anyone else.

QUESTIONS

1. In the first paragraph, the writer (a) wonders why some people do not walk regularly (b) wants
toddlers to take unsteady steps while walking (c) condemns people for being amazed at some
benefits (d) says walking is wonderful but not important

2. According to the passage, walking is wonderful because (a) it is simple, yet effective (b) many
people walks regularly (c) everybody can walk if they choose to (d) it reduces the risk of death

3. What part of speech does “designed” represent in the passage? (a) noun (b) adverb (c) verb

4. “exercise” in the passage stands as what part of speech? (a) adjective (b) noun (c) verb (d)
preposition

5. Which of these cannot lead to exercise as analysed in the passage? (a) just walking (b) walking
thirty minutes a day (c) walking three times a week (d) tough activities that makes one grasp for
air.

SECTION B

COMPLETE EACH SENTENCE WITH THE MOST CORRECT OPTION

6. My ___________, the son of my sister, is coming home for Christmas. (a) brother (b) cousin
(c) nephew (d) niece
7. There was an __________ of COVID 19 in that community. (a) outburst (b) outbreak (c)
attack (d) influx

8. The __________ gave my daddy a receipt after paying my school fees. (a) bursar (b) principal
(c) proprietor (d)H.M

9. The party _________ was presented to the electorate. (a) manifesto (b) policy (c) rules and
regulations (d) report

10. The secretary read the _________ of the previous meeting. (a) agenda (b) policy (c) minutes
(d) letter

11. The driver paid a _________ for violating a public law. (a) sum of money (b) bill (c) fine (d)
fee

12. Lawrence __________ his wife ten years ago. (a) divorced (b) discharged (c) fired (d)
dismissed

13. The kidnappers demanded a huge _________ before they set free their captive. (a) bribe (b)
levy (c) ransom (d) wage

14. The customer entered the banking hall when the ATM could not _________ cash. (a) give (b)
release (c) issue (d) dispense

15. Bola visited a ________ when she had a toothache. (a) chemist (b) pharmacist (c) surgeon (d)
dentist

SECTION C

PICK THE CORRECT ANSWER TO FILL THE GAP FROM THE OPTIONS

16. A ________ of cattle was grazing in the field. (a) collection (b) flock (c) group (d) herd

17. I found _________ money in my brother’s pocket. (a) few (b) some (c) large (d) many

18. Olu had slept ________ his wife finished cooking. (a) after (b) before (c) immediately (d)
when
19. Dayo is good ________ singing (a) at (b) for (c) in (d) on

20. The boys remained indoors because it was ________ cold. (a) absolutely (b) deeply (c) so (d)
extremely

21. _________ did you ask for the missing book? (a) Which (b) Who (c) Whose (d) Who’s

22. The President flew to London yesterday, ________ he? (a) was (b) didn’t (c) did (d) wasn’t

23. A large group of people _________ the occasion (a) attend (b) attended (c) attends (d) have
attended

24. I will ask ________ Stella or Mary to give me the documents. (a) both (b) neither (c) either
(d) whether

25. The matron instructed the students on table _________ (a) etiquette (b) etiquete (c) ettiquette
(d) etiquuette

26. Active verb: I bought the book

Passive verb: __________________________

(a) The book have been bought (b) The book was bought by me (c) I am buying the book (d) The
book was bought by us

27. ___________ Ronke nor friends were at the party. (a) Either (b) May be (c) But (d) Neither

28. What suffix will you add to ‘soft’ to give a new word? (a) –en (b) –y (c) –ant (d) –al

29. Will you be at the _________ venue tomorrow? (a) comference (b) confference (c)
confirence (d) conference

30. Juliet injured ________ yesterday. (a) himself (b) oneself (c) herself (d) by self

31. In “Somayina”, the boy Ginika led through the track road was _________ year old. (a) five
(b) six (c) seven (d) eight

32. The hamlet up the hills of udokamma is called _________ (a) Tozo (b) Uzodi (c) Kokomma
(d) Elkoro
33. What did the little boy eat for breakfast before the journey to Udokamma? (a) beans (b) Okpa
(c) akara (d) corn

34. The little orphan, Ginika took up the hill is called _________ (a) Somapayi (b) Sopumchi (c)
Somayina (d) Rerele

35. ___________ is someone who writes play. (a) author (b) poet (c) playwright (d) playwriter

36. A character who makes people to laugh in order to entertain them is called _________ (a)
hero (b) protagonist (c) clown (d) artist

37. One of the most important attribute of a drama is _________ (a) tragedy (b) comedy (c)
dialogue (d) play

38. Which of this elements of poetry reflects the poet’s state of mind? (a) mood (b) tone (c)
rhyme (d) elergy

39. The mental picture which a writer uses word to create in the reader’s mind is called
__________ (a) imagery (b) picture (c) object (d) dream

40. The main character in a literary work is ___________ (a) antagonist (b) protagonist (c) actor
(d) actress

41. __________ refers to characters in a play (a) members (b) dramatis personae (c) audience (d)
on lookers

42. In “Addiction”, where was Sidney and the other children at the beginning (a) verander (b)
bedroom (c) living room (d) kitchen

43. Who was the corp member in “Addiction” (a) James (b) Peter (c) Andrew (d) John

44. Who is the protagonist in “The Clock” (a) Mama Nwako (b) Mama Nwankwo (c) Mama
Nwoko (d) Mama Nneka

45. Who was terribly ill in “The Clock” (a) Mama Nwako (b) Mama Nwankwo (c) Mama
Nwoko (d) Mama Nneka

46. Who was the story teller’s assistance? (a) Adaka (b) Chiamaka (c) Kelechi (d) Chizoba
47. What is the age of their girls to married? (a) 19 (b) 25 (c) 29 (d) 30

48. In “The Thinking Head”, what was Femi’s morning tonic (a) eating (b) sweeping (c) singing
(d) beating/flogging

49. Which of Baba Femi’s neighbours always stops him at the beating of his son? (a) Mama
Tunde (b) Sola (c) Baba Tunde (d) Itunu

50. Who gave himself the title of “Misita”? (a) Councillor (b) candidate I (c) Jejelola (d)
Candidate II

SECTION D

CHOOSE THE ANSWER THAT CONTAINS THE GIVEN PHONETIC SYMBOL

51. /I:/ - (a) symbol (b) piece (c) mill (d) mile

52. /I/ - (a) heel (b) queue (c) fill (d) kite

53. /^/ - (a) fine (b) move (c) money (d) quiet

54. /S/ - (a) ceiling (b) sheep (c) sweet (d) smile

55. /ts/ - (a) church (b) machine (c) nice (d) sell

56. /dӡ/ - (a) gecko (b) joke (c) praise (d) search

57. /s/ - (a) certain (b) reserve (c) reason (d) pressure

58. /ϴ/ - (a) thin (b) those (c) dear (d) tone

59. /ծ/ - (a) there (b) thing (c) thank (d) two

60. /ə/ - (a) brother (b) many (c) farm (d) move
THEORY

JSS THREE

CHANGE THESE ACTIVE TO PASSIVE VERBS

1. I saw the bag. _______________________________________________________

2. He ate the food. _____________________________________________________

CHANGE THESE PASIVE TO ACTIVE VERBS

3. It was done by me. ___________________________________________________

4. The note was written by me. ____________________________________________

CHANGE THESE DIRECT SPEECHES TO INDIRECT SPEECHES

5. Direct speech: Larry asked James, “do you see him?”

Indirect Speech: ______________________________________________________________

6. Direct speech: He asked, where are they going to stage the play.

Indirect speech: ______________________________________________________________

7. Who is the writer of “The Clock”?

8. Who is the protagonist?

9. Give the name of the prophet in “The Clock”.

10. Who is the male doctor?

11. Who is the female doctor?

12. Who is the writer of “Somayina: The Little Smart Orphan”?

13. Who wrote the “Stigma”?

14. The Thinking Head was written by _________________________

15. “Addiction” was written by ___________________________

16. What is the writer of a poem called?

17. What is the identification of a drama writer?

18. Prose or novel is written by _______________

GIVE THE QUESTION TAGS OF THE FOLLOWING

19. Fefeye comes late to school on daily basis, _____________ she?

20. Jackson regularly disobeys his teachers, ___________ ________

J. S. S ONE

THIRD TERM 2023/2024 SESSION

ENGLISH LANGUAGE FOR THIRD TERM

SECTION A

YOUR RIGHTS AS A CHILD

The word 'right' means different things. It can mean the opposite of 'wrong' or the opposite of
'left'. Right can also mean how you are supposed to get free under the law because of who you
are. Therefore, we have human rights, parents' right, child rights, and even animal rights. Let us
look at the rights of a child. A child is a person below eighteen years.

Every child has right to live. From the moment a child is formed in the womb, he or she has a
right to live. That is why, in most countries of the world, it is wrong to kill a child in the womb.
For one reason or the order, pregnant girls or women sometimes wants to remove the child in
their womb. They want it even though they know that the child will first be killed and cut into
pieces before removing it, this is called abortion. It is against the rights of the child, moreover
after a child is born, the child has a right to live and nothing should be done to take his or her
life.

QUESTIONS

1. What is child rights? (a) how a child is supposed to be treated under the law (b) when a child
uses the right hand (c) when a child fights for what belongs to him (d) when animals are too be
treated well

2. When does a child's right starts? (a) when he is formed in the womb (b) when he starts school
(c) when he is born (d) when the child starts moving in the womb

3. Why is it not right for a child not to be killed in the womb? (a) it is because he has a right to
live (b) he must not be killed (c) it is his mother's womb (d) it is just growing in the womb

4. When a child is killed and cut into pieces before the removal from the womb, what is it called?
(a) adultery (b) abortion (c) machinery (d) constipation

5. What does this passage discuss? (a) hatred of child rights (b) child rights (c) when should child
right be introduced

6. What are the meaning of right? (a) control, right, authority and victory (b) control, how to be
treated and authority (c) opposite of wrong and left, the right to get something free by law and
how to be treated (d) how to get something by law, opposite and right and wrong and authority

7. When does a child has the right to live. (a) from the age of one (b) from the period the child
starts school (c) from the moment the child is formed in the womb (d) from the beginning of the
earth

8. The four types of rights are __________ (a) human rights, animal rights, academic rights,
believer right (b) human rights, parents' right, children right and farmer right (c) human rights,
parents' right, child rights and animal rights (d) farmer right, worker right, teacher right and
human rights

9. Who are those that like removing pregnancy? (a) ladies and women (b) boys and girls (c)
women and traders (d) girls and women
10. In this passage, what is the range of a child age? (a) 1 - 19+ (b) 18 - 25 (c) 18 - 32 (d) 1 - 17+

SECTION B

CHOOSE THE MOST CORRECT OPTION TO FILL THE GAP

11. Amaka did not __________ the room yesterday. (a) swept (b) sweeping (c) dusted (d) sweep

12. Ronke ___________ her leg with a broken bottle this morning. (a) cuts (b) cutted (c) cutting
(d) cut

13. __________ you __________ Amarachi last week? (a) did/saw (b) did/seeing (c) did/see (d)
do/see

14. The greedy contractor __________ the job. (a) abandon (b) abandons (c) abandoned (d)
abandoning

15. Who __________ the composition for Arit? (a) writes (b) written (c) wrote (d) writing

16. Mrs Akpan _________ __________ her wrapper. (a) have/sown (b) has/sewing (c) has/sown
(d) has/sewed

17. They ________ ________ the container. (a) has/push (b) have/press (c) had/spoil (d)
have/spoilt

18. John ________ _________ for his good. (a) have/pay (b) have/paying (c) has/pays (d)
has/paid

19. Where did you ___________ your tomatoes yesterday? (a) grind (b) grounded (c) grinded (d)
ground

20. This morning, I fetched __________ water into the drum. (a) many (b) few (c) some (d)
fewer

SECTION C
PICK THE WORD OR PHRASE WHICH IS OPPOSITE IN MEANING TO THE
UNDERLINED WORD

21. Mr. Jegede does subsistence farming. (a) arid (b) orchard (c) commercial (d) irrigation

22. Jude hails from Igbo land. (a) comes (b) visited (c) is not (d) arrives

23. Mr. Yayi erected a duplex three month ago. (a) constructed (b) raised (c) demolished (d) built

24. Brenda borrowed his friend her pen.(a) lent (b) dashed (c) sold to (d) borrow

25. Prisca is a very diligent girl. (a) dutiful (b) lazy (c) hardworking (d) stubborn

SECTION D

FILL THE BLANK SPACES WITH THE CORRECT OPTION TO ADDRESS THE FUTURE

26. I __________ be with my friend tomorrow. (a) would (b) shall (c) am (d) are

27. They ___________ congratulate us if we win. (a) shall (b) will (c) couldn't (d) shouldn't

28. The bus _______ _______ at 4 pm. (a) shouldn't be/arrive (b) will/arrive (c) can/arrived (d)
would/arrived

29. You __________ definitely make it in life. (a) might (b) will (c) could (d) should

30. I __________ be graduating from Hillcrest school five years time. (a) could have (b) shall (c)
should have (d) will

31. The president _______ ________ to make a speech. (a) will/going (b) shall/going (c)
as/going (d) is/going

32. The students _______ _______ their exams next week. (a) are/finish (b) will/finished (c)
are/finished (d) are/finishing

33. The wedding _______ _______ tomorrow. (a) shall/take(b) will/taken (c) shall/took (d)
will/take
34. Frank _______ _______ ________ to London. (a) shall/be/travelling (b) could/be/travel (c)
will/be/travelling (d) should/be/travel

35. I ___________ be with you at weekend. (a) will (b) would have (c) shall (d) could have

SECTION E

PICK THE MOST CORRECT PREPOSITION TO FILL THE BLANK SPACES

36. Mr James' house and Mr Jones are __________ each other. (a) facing (b) before (c) opposite
(d) after

37. Their school is situation __________ the road. (a) for (b) to (c) across (d) with

38. She is my younger sister, so she is __________ me in my family. (a) after (b) with (c) around

39. They waited for the director __________ he arrived. (a) until (b) before (c) between (d)
during

40. Please, can you share the loaf of bread __________ these five children? (a) for (b) with (c)
among (d) between

SECTION F

CHOOSE THE WORD THAT HAS THE SAME VOWEL(S) WITH THE UNDERLINED
LETTER(S)

41. Bus (a) good (b) bull (c) cold (d) blood

42. Head (a) perm (b) car (c) verb (d) ten

43. Food (a) how (b) crab (c) bus (d) phone

44. Bird (a) son (b) turn (c) bone (d) bed

45. Alive (a) fan (b) player (c) dress (d) land
SECTION G

CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT DOES NOT HAVE THE SAME SOUND AS PRESENTED
BY THE SYMBOL(S)

46. /p/ (a) paper (b) phone (c) pin (d) pear

47. /k/ (a) climb (b) know (c) chorus (d) can

48. /g/ (a) good (b) ghost (c) badge (d) drag

49. /dӡ/ (a) gist (b) adjust (c) cartridge (d) good

50. /ts/ (a) kitchen (b) rich (c) machine (d) picture

THEORY

ANSWER ALL THE QUESTIONS BELOW

List the two poems that are used to mourn the dead.

1. ______________________

2. ______________________

3. __________ poem is used to hill a baby to sleep.

4. __________ is a poem of fourteen line

5. A commendation or praise poem is ___________

6. ___________ is an anonymous poem for tragic event.

7. Which poem is based on stories telling? ___________

8. __________ poem celebrates heroes and their achievements.

9. What is the title of your first literature text?

10. Who is a playwright?

11. Who is the chief priest of Ologbun town?

12. Who is the leader of market woman?

13. The crown prince of king Adelegan is _________

14. ___________ is the only son of Baba Fegbemi.

15. Who is the first or senior wife of king Adelegan?

"I am very sorry baba, I am only zealous about the issue. In fact, I am overzealous"

16. Who made the above statement?

17. Who was the person referring to?

18. Where was Act one scene one acted?

19. Who was the first person to start advertising goods for sale in number 18?

20. Give the title of your second literature text.

21. Who is the author?

22. What genre of literature is it?

23. What is the full meaning of VCT?

24. Who are those referred to as twins in your second literature text?

25. Who was born with a silver spoon?

J. S. S TWO

THIRD TERM 2023/2024 SESSION

ENGLISH LANGUAGE FOR THIRD TERM

INSTRUCTION - Read the passage carefully before answering the questions below

SECTION A

THE WORLD: A GOOD PLACE

People have different opinions about the world. While some say that the world is good, many see
if as full of evil, others believe the world is mixture of good and bad. Unfortunately, those who
see the world as bad are in the majority. As a person who is just starting the journey of life, you
have to look at the issue carefully before you form an opinion.

People often have difficult experiences that cause them so much pain that they want to say that
the world is evil. On a number of occasion, you trust or rely on as friends disappoint you by
acting in ways that cause you pain. This makes some say that human beings cannot be trusted.

Again, you sometimes see people suffering for no fault of theirs. After working hard for about
thirty years, a man bought a car and some items needed to make him and his family live happily.
One night, robbers broke into his house and stole his car and some valuable property at gun
point. He was left with nothing and have to start all over again to acquire new property as
replacement for the stolen ones. The man may see the attack as the work of enemies or the devil
in this 'evil' world.

QUESTIONS

1. The major fact mentioned in the passage is that? (a) people have different view about the
world (b) nobody sees the world as good or bad (c) most people see the world only good (d) the
writer says the world is bad
2. Those who see the world as bad are in the majority. 'in the majority' means what? (a) most of
the people (b) part of the people (c) almost all the people (d) partially everybody available in the
world

3. Which of these statements is a fact mentioned in the passage?(a) the robbery attack was the
work of the devil (b) there is a big party at the naming of every child (c) many good things
happen to people in their lifetime (d) goats and chickens were slaughter for party.

4. The writer says that life is ________ or ________ (a) problem or challenges (b) full of evil or
annoyance (c) good and bad (d) nice or not alright

5. Why do people take the world to be bad? (a) because of bad relatives (b) as a result of poor
economy situation (c) as a result of the difficult experiences

6. How is a person just starting the journey of life suppose to behave? (a) to look at issue
carefully before forming opinion (b) to during the environment very well (c) to argue points out
when the need comes (d) to go for borrowing of money to manage life

7. In life or a number of occasion, how do people you rely on behave? (a) they change their
environment without notification (b) they disappoint you in ways that cause you pain (c) they
charge you to law court (d) they stop coming to your house

8. From the passage, this clause......."to acquire new property as replacement"? (a) achieve (b)
borrow (c) search (d) steal

9. What part of speech is "acquire" in that statement? (a) verb (b) noun (c) adverb (d) preposition

10. In conclusion, the world is "quite" evil. The word "quite" in the above statement is what part
of speech? (a) adverb (b) adjective (c) noun (d) verb

SECTION B

CHOOSE THE CORRECT OPTION TO FILL THE BLANK SPACES

11. Mrs Alake shared the meal _________ her three children and her neighbours children. (a)
around (b) between (c) for (d) among

12. Mrs George __________ us English language on daily basis. (a) teach (b) taught (c) teaching
(d) teaches

13. Miss Tope ________ sister Felly her slippers. (a) lent (b) borrowed (c) lend (d) borrow

14. Have you shared the piece of meat __________ Femi and Andy?(a) for (b) with (c) between
(d) among

15. Jande lies a lot _________ the fact that he steals. (a) for (b) from (c) besides (d) through

16. Who is the _________ boy _________ five boys? (a) tall/between (b) taller/between (c)
tallest/among (d) taller/among

17. Who _________ that beautiful building? (a) buy (b) owned (c) owns (d) sell

18. Which of the sentences below is the most correct. (a) this is Janet skirt (b) that is Janet skirt
(c) this is Janet's skirt (d) these is Janet's skirt

19. They did the work neatly, _________? (a) didn't they? (b) wasn't they? (c) aren't they? (d)
did they?

20. Juliana is a beautiful, _________? (a) wasn't she? (b) isn't she? (c) is she?

SECTION C

FILL THE GAP WITH THE WORD THAT IS NEAREST IN MEANING TO THE
UNDERLINED WORD

21. The twins are identical. (a) different (b) correct (c) similar (d) confusing

22. The prose was analysed by the literature teacher. (a) jotted (b) painted (c) taught (d)
explained

23. Money is used as a medium of exchange. (a) road (b) chance (c) place (d) means
24. They purchased the piece of land together. (a) bought (b) buy (c) sell (d) sold

25. Before the advent of money, people exchange goods. (a) arrival (b) arrangement (c) issue (d)
conclusion

SECTION D

CHANGE THE DIRECT SPEECHES BELOW TO INDIRECT SPEECHES

26. Nafe said "Adam is a brilliant boy".

(a) Nafe said "Adam was a brilliant boy" (b) Nafe said "Adam is not a brilliant boy" (c) Nafe
said "Adam were a brilliant boy" (d) Nafe said "Adam wasn't a brilliant boy"

27. "I will help you", he said.

(a) he said, that "he would help you"(b) he said, that "he can help you" (c) he said, that "he has
already helped you" (d) he said, that "he has helped you"

28. "I do not want to go home", she said.

(a) she said, "she wants to go home" (b) she said, "she is interested in going home" (c) she said,
"she did not want to go home" (d) she said, "she can go home"

29. "I like apples", he said.

(a) he said, that "he loves apples" (b) he said, that "he liked apples" (c) he said, that "he loved
apples" (d) he said, that "he hates apples"

30. She said, "it is cold".

(a) she said, "it was very cold" (b) she said, "it has cold" (c) she said, "it was cold" (d) she said,
"it cannot be cold"

SECTION E
CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT IS NEARLY OPPOSITE IN MEANING TO THE
UNDERLINED WORD

31. You should always be calm to hear the details of things. (a) quiet (b) extremely dumb (c) a
talkative (d) different

32. I have bought some goods in that supermarket before. (a) purchased (b) buy (c) sold (d)
purchase

33. Why are you always against all your friends in your decision? (a) direct in (b) a view to (c)
not for (d) in support of

34. I observe that he is always punctual to work on daily basis. (a) behind schedule (b) dutiful (c)
lazy (d) fast

35. Mrs Akpan is a very generous woman in her community. (a) stingy (b) big hearted (c) kind
(d) tough

SECTION F

CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT HAS THE SAME SOUND AS THE ONE REPRESENTED
BY THE LETTER(S) UNDERLINED

36. Bus (a) good (b) bull (c) cold (d) flood

37. Now (a) solemn (b) gnash (c) crush (d) damn

38. Bird (a) bed (b) burn (c) bone (d) son

39. Head (a) perm (b) many (c) car (d) very

40. Food (a) bus (b) phone (c) car (d) very

SECTION G
CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT DOES NOT HAVE THE SOUND REPRESENTED BY THE
SYMBOL WRITTEN OUT

41. /g/ (a) gear (b) good (c) ring (d) ghost

42. /J/ (a) band (b) sang (c) bank (d) bang

43. /p/ (a) paper (b) pear (c) phone (d) pin

44. /dz/ (a) garden (b) judge (c) germ (d) solider

45. /w/ (a) ware (b) hawk (c) one (d) when

SECTION H

CHOOSE THE RIGHT WORD POWER FOR THE SENTENCE

46. Don't __________. Wait until it is time to speak. (a) sine die (b) jump the gun (c) keep
fingers across (d) heal the wound

47. Since we could not influence his decision over the matter, we have to ___________ to see
the matter. (a) post mortem (b) keep the fingers across

48. There is no fixed date for the committee to meet. So it is ___________. (a) sine die (b) post
mortem (c) Romeo and Juliet (d) sacred cow

49. Mr Akpan the doctor is standing in place of the senior doctor because he is not around. So, he
is acting as his __________. (a) locum (b) 419 (c) EFCC (d) jump the gun

50. Actually, the pain stayed for a long time, along the line as __________ , we forgot. (a) walls
have ears (b) sacred cow (c) EFCC (d) time healed the wound

THEORY

WRITE OUT THE PREPOSITION IN THE SENTENCES BELOW

1. Mrs Afe stays across the road.

2. The ball is beneath the table.

3. His shop is opposite mine.

4. He stays towards the north.

5. She is intelligent beyond ones imagination.

STATE THE TYPE OF ADVERBIAL CLAUSES BELOW

6. Merry did the work untidily above imagination.

7. He passed his exams because he read well.

8. Francis stays in Moniya, Ibadan.

9. They arrived on time this morning.

10. Lanre finished his house chores at noon.

11. Identify this term's literature text.

12. What genre of literature does it belong?

13. Who is the playwright?

Who are the Youth corp members?

14. _____________________

15. _____________________

16. _____________________

17. Who was the lecturer?

18. Where was Act 1 scene 1 acted?

19. What is the number of acts in this literature text?

 "My parents are no more and there is a little the old woman can do"

20. Who made the above statement?

21. Who was the person chatting with?

"Na little I dey wonder because if I wonder very big, commissioner don go be that o!"

22. Who made the above statement?

23. Which people was the person discussing with?

24. Whose signature is forged?

25. What rank is given to kunle?