JSS3 English Examination Past Question-First Term

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JSS3 English Examination Past Question-First Term

Class: JSS3

TIME: 2hrs

SECTION A:

Instructions: Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions which follow:

Passage

Kangaroos live together in small family groups, each group usually keeping to its own district. But in the hot, dry weather, when the grass has died down and food is scarce, they often have to wander great distances in search of food and water.

Sometimes, during very hot weather, a thunderstorm will water the ground in a certain place and make the grass grow green there, when the rest of the land is still dry.

The kangaroos will travel from far and near to eat the good food to be found there. Full-grown male kangaroos fight seriously and very fiercely. A fighting kangaroo stands up on the tips of his toes, and leans back on to his tail.

He pushes his chest out and looks as fierce as he can. He may strike at his enemy with his front paws, but usually he grabs his opponent and then tries to bite him.

But he is most dangerous when he fights with his great hind feet: a blow from these strong, steely claws is like a cut from a knife. He will sometimes kick upwards with both feet at once, using his strong tail to support him, and in this way a large male can kill his enemy with one blow.

Kangaroos can usually escape from their enemies by leaping away, for they can hop very fast indeed; an adult can travel about twenty miles in two hours when he is being pursued by hunters.

The hunters keep large, fierce dogs for hunting kangaroos, but even these dogs sometimes cannot conquer a large male kangaroo when he is fighting with his back against a tree or rock.

Sometimes he will wade out into a pond or lake and wait for them there. When the dogs swim out to attack him, he tries to grab them and hold them under the water to drown them.

QUESTIONS

Do kangaroos live alone or in groups? —————————————————————-
Do they always stay at home, or do they sometimes travel? ————————————-
What does a big male kangaroo sometimes do? —————————————————–
What is his fighting position? ——————————————————————————
What does he use his front paws for? ——————————————————————-
When is he most dangerous? ——————————————————————————
Do kangaroos run or hop? ———————————————————————————–
What animals help men to hunt kangaroos? ————————————————————
Do these animals always win? ——————————————————————————
What sometimes happens when a kangaroo goes into a pond? ————————————-

Instructions: Complete each of the following statements with the most appropriate of the options lettered (a) to (d)

11. I must obtain………..university degree this year.

(a) a (b) an (c) some (d) the

12. We………. the senior students recently. (a) are seeing (b) saw (c) see (d) seen
13. Nelson has already……..in the competition.

(a) been run (b) ran (c) run (d) running

14. Our teachers teach very well…………….

(a) did they? (b) didn’t they? (c) do they? (d) don’t they?

15. James and Jane had to sweep the room…………..

(a) herself (b) himself (c) ourselves (d) themselves

16. ……..else is coming to the party?

(a) what (b) when (c) where (d) who

17. The maid……. offered a helping hand after much persuasion.

(a) politely (b) probably (c) readily (d) willingly

18. Radio and television are two major source of ……..….and ……..….

(a) programmes, news (b) bulletins, news (c) news, entertainment (d) current affairs,

commentaries

19. The person who reads the news on television is the………….

(a) news man (b) journalist (c) editor (d) newscaster

20. We have a …………television set in our house.

(a) coloured (b) colouring (c) white (d) colour

Instructions: From the list of words lettered A to E, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence.

21. All the crooked roads in the town are being reconstructed beautiful B. narrow C. rough D. old E. straight
The headmaster knows the pupils who break school rules. mend B. make C. obey D. bend E. confuse
The ‘Kangaroo’ is a dangerous harmless B. weak C. wild D. domestic E. strange
The teacher rejected the explanation of the prefect wrote B. accepted C. received D. saw E. praised
The innocent lamb was sacrificed to appease the gods. admonish B. offend C. obey D. pacify E. amuse

Instructions: From the list of words lettered A to E, choose the one that is most nearly Similar in meaning to the word.

26. Remote a. automatic b. distant c. savage d. mean

27. Detest a. argue b. hate c. discover d. reveal

28. Gracious a. pretty b. clever c. Kind d. present

29. Predict a. foretell b. decide c. prevent d. discover

30. Kin a. exult b. twist c. friend d. relative

Choose the word from Letter A-D the word that has the same vowel sound as the underlined sound

/I:/ (a)beat (b)sit (c)bit (d) right
/a/ (a)cat (b)mart (c)late. (d)bait
/i/ (a) beat (b)sit (c)kit (d)site
/au/ (a)low (b)how (c)cool (d)pool
/ai/ (a) Main (b)claim (c)bit (d)bite

Answer the following questions correctly

_______ is the performer of an action (a) Subject (b) verb (c) object (d) predicate
_______ is not a type of adverb (a)adverb of manner (b)adverb of maner (c)adverb of place (d) adverb of degree
What part of speech is Beautiful(a)Adverb (b)Noun (c)pronoun (d) Adjective
In the sentence “go and Man the door” what part of speech is MAN (a)Noun (b)Verb (c)Adverb (d) pronoun
The man has kicked the bucketis what fugure of speech (a) Euphemism (b) exaggeration (c)pun (d)irony

SECTION B

THEORY

Answer 2 Questions Only

Answer the questions with not more than 450 words

Write an essay on an “Armed robbery incident that took place in your street“
Write an essay on the “Happiest day of your life”
Narrate briefly “How you spent the last Covid19 holiday” talking about what you achieved and what you failed to achieve

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