Second Term Examination
Class : JSS 2
Subject : English Studies
Duration : 2 Hours
Name : _______________________________________
Instruction : Answer all questions correctly .
Section A : Essay Writing
Answer only one question from this section .
1. Write a report to the Principal of your school on the fight that ensued between two of your classmates.
2. Write an expository essay on the topic : ” ENTREPRENEURSHIP”
3. Write a narrative essay on ” My Last Birthday Celebration ”
4. Your sister is about to enter JSS 1. Write a letter to her, stating at least three problems she is likely going to face in school and suggesting ways of solving them.
SECTION B : COMPREHENSION
Read the following passage carefully answer the questions that follows.
After a great downpour, an otherwise dry land is covered by standing water, which stays for a period of time. This is an example of flood.
Flooding is caused by different situations. In an area where the soil is sandy, rainwater sinks into the ground readily. This is however not the case if the soil is clayey. This is because clay retains water. As a result, the rain water does not sink readily. In areas where the soil is clayed. Therefore, flooding is possible after assort rainfall in coastal areas like Port Harcourt, Lagos and other places where the land and sea meet, the level of the water in the sea is referred to as the tide of the sea. Depending on the time of the year and the season, rides can be low, high or very high.
Tides are caused by the pull of the moon and the sun. Flood caused by seawater is more severe during the rainy season when the water level rises and spreads across the land. There is also an overflow of water from the sea into the nearby rivers. Excess water from the rivers also causes flooding of the land nearby.
Rivers may overflow their banks during the rainy season. If the rain is heavy, the river may overflow its banks to neighboring land, making the land flooded. This occurs more often with large rivers such as River Niger and River Benue . There are many ways to prevent flood. Construction of dams along rivers that overflow into neighboring land can help in preventing flood. This is because part of the water that is carried by the River is stored in the dam. The speed and the volume of water carried by the river is thereby reduced. This greatly reduces the tendency of flood. This is the case with River Niger in Nigeria, Mississippi and Missouri Rivers in the United States. Flooding can also be prevented through the construction of river or sea embankments. An embankment is an artificial bank usually made with stone to hold back water. Gutters can also be cleared to allow for the free flow of rainwater.
In urban areas, surface drainage path should be designed and constructed by competent engineers. The floor of the gutter is made of concrete and designed to flow away easily. The sides are made of concrete and therefore hold back water. The top of the drainage path may be covered with concrete slabs to prevent cars and bicycles running into it or children falling inside it. Another reason is that some people may throw rubbish into the drainage to block it, thereby causing a flood.
Comprehension Questions:
1. What is a tide ?
2. What is the name given in the passage to an artificial bank?
3. What type of soil encourages flooding?
4. During which season of the year are floods more common?
5. Describe two ways of preventing flood.
6. According to the passage, in which of the following areas is flood not likely to happen? (a) Lagos (b) Coastal areas (c) Abuja (d) Port Harcourt
7. The word downpour used in the first paragraph means ________. (a) a lot of sun (b) a lot of rain (c) a lot of water (d) a lot of clay
8. Flood can be prevented through all the following except _______. (a) dams (b) gutters (c) embankment (d) blocked drainage ditches
9. Which of the following should be constructed to prevent flood in urban areas? (a) Dams (b) Surface drainage ditches (c) Cars (d) Bicycles
10. A clayey soil is full of ________. (a) Loam (b) Clay (c) Black soil (d) Bricks
Section C : Lexis and Structure
Instruction : Fill in the blank with the most suitable words from the options lettered a – d.
11. The plane ________ at 2 O’ clock yesterday. (a) take off (b) took up (c) took of (d) took off
12. Sola takes ________ her mother, she is her exact image. (a) after (b) over (c) from (d) with
13. I ______ him point blank that I needed my money. (a) tell (b) am telling (c) told (d) was telling
14. A loyal citizen ought not to abstain ________ voting . (a) in (b) against (c) for (d) from
15. The visitor was very u comfortable because of his _______ nose. (a) runny (b) watery (c) flowing (d) running
16. I won’t be able to come to the party as the day’s work has tired me _______. (a) through (b) down (c) out (d) on
17. I saw Akin when he were going to school, ________? (a) weren’t they (b) didn’t I (c) didn’t he (d) did I
18. They gave my friend and ______ the money. (a) I (b) me (c) us (d) we
19. While mine is white, _______ is green . (a) your (b) your’s (c) yours (d) yours’
20. Please excuse _______ to bed now. (a) me to go (b) my going (c) me to be going (d) me to have gone
21. Twenty years _______ not enough for one to prepare for life. (a) were (b) was (c) is (d) should not be
22. Either Olú or I _______ to be blame for the mistake. (a) is (b) am (c) was (d) were
23. She got home and _____ off immediately. (a) sleep (b) sleeps (c) sleeping (d) slept
24. I prefer drinking ______. (a) than eating (b) to eating (c) to eat (d) than eat
Choose from the list of words / phrases lettered a – d, the one which is nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined in the sentences below.
25. The party started at dawn and ended at _________. (a) noon (b) midnight (c) evening (d) dusk
26. The young man boarded the bus where I _________. (a) alighted (b) descended (c) dropped (d) entered
27. I did an elementary study of the plant. (a) secondary (b) primary (c) studious (d) tertiary
28. The boy refused to work obstinately while his friend did it _______. (a) angrily (b) willingly (c) excellently (d) stubbornly
29. The impudent student was ordered out of the class while the _______ one was allowed. (a) rascally (b) stupid (c) humble (d) indolent
Choose the word nearest in meaning to the the underlined word/ expression in the sentences below .
30. The road leading to the secretariat is narrow (a) broad (b) rough (c) unmemorable (d) wide
31. The School was founded in 1980. (a) constituted (b) established (c) discovered (d) organized
32. Dele has tarnished his father’s image by the theft scandal. (a) stained (b) defaced (c) defiled (d) disfigured
33. Offenders in private schools are given mild punishment by their teachers. (a) severe (b) tough (c) strict (d) lenient
34. The thief vanished into the woods. (a) lost (b) disappeared (c) missed (d) went
Choose from the alternatives lettered a – d , the interpretation that is most appropriate to each of the sentences below :
35. She turned a cold shoulder to him mean that _______. (a) she neglected him completely (b) she rejected him (c) she loved him (d) she embraced him
36. He was carried away by the music. This means that he was _______. (a) lifted up during a concert (b) sent to sleep by the music (c) irritated by the music (d) he was engrossed by the music
37. I want to get the matter off my chest once and for all . This means that I need to _______. (a) say something with each other (b) interested in catching feather (c) the noisy girls in the whole class (d) I want to settle the matter
38. He is thorn in my flesh. This means that ________. (a) he likes my flesh (b) he is hindrance to me (c) he turns me on (d) there is a thorn in my flesh.
39. Either of the two girls is going to London. This means that _______. (a) one of them is going to London (b) both are going to London (c) both are not going to London (d) none is going to London
40. Ugoh shed crocodile tears. This means that ________. (a) a few tears (b) fake tears (c) tears like that of crocodile (d) heavy tears
Section D : Literature
Instruction : Choose from the alternatives lettered a – d, the one that correctly answers the questions.
41. The central character of a literary work is also known as _______. (a) antagonist (b) protagonist (c) clown (d) foe
42. How many genres of literature do we have? (a) 3 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 6
43. A figure of speech of which a speaker says opposite of his intention is a / an __________. (a) alliteration (b) assonance (c) irony (d) metaphor
44. Poem or play dealing with the life of shepherds is _______. (a) ballad (b) pastoral (c) dirge (d) ode
45. A device in which a character speaks to himself is _______. (a) soliloquy (b) prologue (c) epilogue (d) dialogue
46. A character in a play that is always looking for the weakness or downfall of the central character is called _________. (a) Antagonist (b) Protagonist (c) foe (d) prompter
47. The summary of a short account of a story is called the ______. (a) plot (b) setting (c) theme (d) character
48. Myth have the following features: (a) streams, rock and trees (b) Magical, supernatural and superstitious (c) creation (d) folktales.
49. The central main characters in a work of art is known ________. (a) actor (b)director (c) hero (d) heroine
50. Legends are _________. (a) Adventures (b) old well known stories about brave people (c) important roles (d) the story of a greedy girl.
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