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SECOND TERM EXAMINATION 2023/2024 ACADEMIC SESSION
SUBJECT: ENGLISH STUDIES CLASS: YEAR 8 SUBJECT CODE: 200109 TIME: 1 ½ HOURS SECTION B: THEORY
INSTRUCTION: Answer all questions 1. LETTER WRITING
(a) Write a letter to your friend in another school telling him or her
three reasons your school is better than his or her school and
persuading him or her to transfer to your school
(b) Write a composition on “My Hero”.
2. COMPREHENSION PASSAGE
Interestingly, Iyanda was not totally disappointed by the sheer
display of self-centredness of Mr Ballie, his master, who connived
with the fraudsters to raise the spirit and dash the hope of this
ambitious and enterprising young officer, Of course, he knew his
boss like the palm of his hand; very callous to the extreme,
However, he erroneously wrapped himself in a delusion of grandeur
presuming that he deserved maximum protection from his
superintendent being his local close aid. In not time, the rumour of
Mr Ballie’s maltreatment of his personal assistant became rife but
none of the co-workers was bold enough to ask questions on or
protest against this overt inhumanity to humanity. “ Wonders shall
never end.” Why would the manager invite con men to meet
Iyanda?” A staff member querulously murmured and consciously
looked around so as to be sure his soliloquy was free from
eavesdropping. Everyone was in the loop that the fear of Mr. Ballie
was the beginning of wisdom. After all the agony of losing a job was
better imagined than experienced. In one fell swoop, the police
officers, having followed many false leads for the first four days of
their preliminary investigations, arrested the criminals together with
Mr. Ballie in their hideout and were summarily brought to book.
Nostalgia rent the air as co-workers did not only jubilate the sack of
the devil but also mourned the pyrrhic justice for Iyanda who was at
the convalescent home recuperating from severe despondency
occasioned by unrequited loyalty. Nevertheless, the criminals were
cooling of their heels behind bars. QUESTIONS
1. Why was Iyanda disappointed?
2. What did the feelings of workers suggest about Mr Ballie according to the passage?
3. What does the expression “everyone was in the loop “ mean?
4. Quote a word from the passage that suggests workers were both happy and unhappy.
5. Give a suitable title to the passage. 3. SUMMARY
The teaching profession is one of the underrated professions in
Nigeria and does not earn the respect it deserves.
This profession is downgraded because teachers in Nigeria are poorly
renumerated compared to their counterparts in the medical field,
banking sector to mention but a few are all products of teachers.
One begins to wonder why products are rated higher than their
producers. The counterparts of teachers in other fields of human
endeavour are well renumerated and honoured. The situation is
lamentable when many of the students come to their alma mater for
one document or the other; look down on teachers simply because
they now live a life of luxury.
The situation is disheartening when parents bombard schools to beat
up a teacher for correcting their children thereby inflicting injuries on
the teacher. It suffices to say here that the students as well as their parents dislike teachers.
No wonder most children never wants to become teachers except
when circumstances of life force them to be and the few who have
the passion to become teachers are discouraged by the treatment of
teachers in our society. Looking at the standard of living in Nigeria,
certain premium residential areas can not be afforded by teachers.
Teachers who are supposed to be given kingly treatment are
subjected to nothing but slavery. Most teachers cannot ride desired
cars nor afford a simple life-style like their well renumerated counterparts. What a pity!
Well, teachers should not be discouraged because the greatest
assets any nation can have are teachers and the greatest reward of a
teacher is the joy derived from moulding lives rather than helping to destroy lives.
1. In one (1) sentence, state why teachers are looked down upon.
2. State the central idea of the passage.
3. Why don’t children like to become teachers?
4. In two (2) sentences, state the positive roles of teachers in the nation. SECTION C: GRAMMAR
Choose the correct verb for each sentence
1. Adamu (is, are) exercising in the gymnasium.
2. Moses who is poor but hard-working (is, are) well-liked.
3. Coal and wood (was, were) some of the fuel used in those days.
4. The crowd (is, are) getting restless with every passing minute.
5. The group of ‘hell-riders’ (gives, give) the town people a lot of problems.
6. Neither she nor we (was, were) at the scene of crime last night.
7. Stella, as well as her classmate (works, work) hard.
8. The government (does, do) not always provide subsidies for poor farmers.
9. All except the window next to the door (was, were) broken.
10. Not Bisi but her sister (is, are) interested in learning German.
Change these words to Abstract Nouns. 11. Happy: 12. Broad: 13. Amaze: 14. Dedicated: 15. Poor:
Complete the following with Collective Nouns. 16. A galaxy of: 17. A cluster of: 18. A string of: 19. A of rags. 20. A of cattle.
Identify the type of Adverb used in the following sentences
21. She completed the tasks easily: .
22. Someone is talking outside: . 23. I met him yesterday: .
24. He frequently complained about the problem: .
25. She never eats vegetables: .
Complete these sentences in Reported speech. Note the change of pronouns and tenses.
26. “What are you doing?” she asked.
27. “Are you going to the cinema?” he asked.
28. The teacher asked, “Who speaks English?”
29. “How do you know that?” she asked me.
30. “Has Caron talked to Kelvin?” my friend asked. SECTION D LITERATURE-IN-ENGLISH
ADDICTION BY Nicole Bertram Answer All Questions 1. Who is Israel?
2. Mention three themes in the play.
3. Mention five characters and their characterizations
4. Who exactly influence Sidney into drugs?
5. Briefly summarize the drama, “Addiction” in five lines.