JANUARY, 2023

J. H. S. 2
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BOSOMTWE STEM ACADEMY

ENTRANCE EXAMINATION
ENGLISH LANGUAGE
THEORY & OBJECTIVES
PAPER 2 & PAPER 1
1hr/45mins.
1. Use 2B Pencil throughout
2. On the pre-printed answer sheet, check that the following details are correctly printed:
Your surname followed by your other names, the Subject Name, your Index Number,
Centre Number and Paper Code.
3. In the boxes, marked Candidate Number, Centre Number and Paper Code, reshade
each of the shaded space.
THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATION COUNCIL, GHANA
BASIC EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION
OBJECTIVE ANSWER SHEET

1. Use HB Pencil. Press firmly. 4. If only four alternatives are given

2. Answer each question by choosing one for each question, ignore the letter E.
letter and then shade through the letter. 5. Your question paper may have fewer than
chosen like [A] [B] [C] [D] [E] 60 questions
3. If you want to change an answer, rub out
your first mark completely.

CANDIDATE NAME: NANA WASCO SUBJECT NAME: ENGLISH LANGUAGE

CANDIDATE NUMBER CENTRE NUMBER PAPER CODE SEX
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PLEASE DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO

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 SECTION B
COMPOSITION
Answer one question from this part
1. Write a letter to your friend in another town describing at least two exciting
things in your school.
2. Describe your favourite teacher.
3. Describe what you normally do on Sundays.
4. Write a story that ends, “and we finally escaped through the window”.

SECTION A
COMPREHENSION
Read the passage carefully and answer all questions that follow
There is an open secret few students guess; Mrs. Tatuani never goes anywhere
without empty spectacle’s case. One will ask why such a gorgeous woman will
do that. The spectacles case is as vital to her life, yet, she does not wear glasses.
Mrs. Tutuani is a trained teacher who teaches in one of the Basic Schools in
Accra. She never reads in front of her class nor does mark class register. The
students think this is her style of teaching but this is one step short of the truth.
Her problem is that she cannot read. One will wonder how she managed to
become a teacher. Only God knows. She will never go anywhere without it.
The reason is obvious; she can neither read nor write. If ever she gets into any
situation where she might be expected to do either of these things, she fishes
around her for the spec’s case. She finds it empty and asks the person concerned
to do the reading for her. This mostly occurs at staff meetings.

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She has many ways to conceal her difficulty. She never lingers near a phone for
fear of writing something down. If fact, it is easier for illiterates to conceal the
truth than the rest of us might imagine.
Now that about eighty percent of the students are proficient readers, Mrs.
Tutuani can skilfully get them to read for her. She has been very successful in
her job until recently for the five years, she was without any rank. Now she has
been upgraded for the position of a superintendent. She goes to the office of the
Director of Education to render votes of thanks. She is called but cannot utter a
word, this time she is not to read from paper rather, she should speak orally.
What a shame! The last straw that breaks the Camel’s back is the moment
when the Director asks; “what has come over you?” She becomes speechless.
For a few moment, tears begin to stream down her cheek. Then, she confesses of
being illiterate. What an irony!
Answer the questions below
a. Suggest a suitable title for the passage.
b. What does the writer describe as an open secret?
b. State one practice that helps her to conceal her weakness?
c. Why will Mrs. Tutuani not walk near the telephone?
d. What is her weakness actually?
f. For each of the following word, give another word or phrase that means the
same and can fit into the passage:
i. gorgeous
ii. obvious
iii. conceal
iv. difficulty
v. proficient

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 SECTION C
LEXIS AND STRUCTURE
SECTION A
From the alternatives lettered A to D, 6. Six million cedis .......... needed for
choose the one most suitably the project.
completes each sentence a. is
b. are
1. After Stephen ............. the dress,
c. we
he looked round for a pair of shoes
d. does
that would match it.
a. has bought 7. Either the man or his children ....
b. had bought here.
c. is buying a. live
d. was buying b. living
c. lives
2. I .......... took the pen. d. is lives
a. himself
b. myself 8. Neither Matilda nor Daniella .....
c. me well in mathematics.
d. herself a. does
b. is
3. The boys did not go there .......... c. do
a. theirselves d. are
b. himself
9. What .......... the news making
c. themselfs
rounds.
d. themselves
a. are
b. has
4. You need to talk to ......... for me.
c. will
a. him
d. is
b. they
c. you
10. Everything about you .......
d. us
wonderful.
a. look
5. ........... this cap fit me? b. looks
a. Isn’t c. looking
b. Doesn’t d. are looking
c. Aren’t
d. Don’t

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11. The doctor gave ...... to the patient. 17. In fact, I wish I ........ your brother.
a. some good advice a. were
b. many good advices b. was
c. much good advices c. am
d. some good advices d. have been

12. If the boat had been maintained Choose from the alternatives lettered
properly it ......... capsized. A to D the one which is nearest in
a. had not meaning to the underlined word in
b. would not have each sentence
c. will not have 18. The pupils were jubilating because
d. might have not they had passed their examination.
a. singing
13. If I ............ with my grandmother, b. shouting
I would have enjoyed village life. c. rejoicing
a. had lived d. dancing
b. have lived 19. The man was vindicated from all
c. have been living accusations.
d. am living a. exempted
b. released
14. Stephen has given .......... smoking. c. taken way
a. off d. cleared
b. up
c. out 20. We have to unravel the mystery
d. in behind her death.
a. discover
15. Abigail, could you ......... me your b. see
English book? c. show
a. lend d. know
b. afford
c. borrow 21. His fame rested purely on his
d. buy wealth.
a. personality
16. ........... students were present. b. temper
a. The whole c. nature
b. Much of the d. popularity
c. The several
d. All the
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22. The house by the sea has been
abandoned. In each sentences, choose from the
a. destroyed alternatives the one that best explains
b. infested the underlined word or group of
c. deserted words
d. robbed 27. As soon as the man left, she let the
cat out of the bag. This means that
Choose from the options the word that she .........
is opposite in meaning to the a. bought a cat
underlined word b. took the cat from the bag
23. The minority leader is speaking on c. revealed the secret
air. d. left her house
a. minor
b. famous 28. Before the rich man died, he gave
c. majority out all his property.
d. popular a. distributed
b. destroyed
24. Some of my classmates are very c. willed
timid. d. demanded
a. wild
b. bold 29. Benedict can always talk his way
c. slender out of trouble. This means that
d. happy Benedict is .....
a. troublesome
25. The people do a voluntary work. b. can defend himself
a. compulsory c. can avoid trouble
b. dynamic d. is talkative
c. willingly
d. complex 30. The woman entered the room to
find her daughter with her eye
26. Learning from adults is a gradual glued to the television. This
process. means that her daughter was .....
a. diligent the television.
b. complex a. smiling at
c. common b. dismantling
d. sudden c. intently watching
d. cleaning

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 SECTION D
35. Which type of poem is the
LITERATURE
above extract?
31. The main idea in a novel or play a. sonnet
is the …………………. b. couplet
a. suspense c. quatrain
b. plot d. cinquain
c. gist
d. theme 36. The place and time of an action
of a play or novel is its……..
32. The three main forms of a. bad
literature are prose, drama and .. b. fake
a. novel c. damaged
b. satire d. setting
c. poetry 37. A character in a play that
d. prosody opposes the hero or heroine is
the …………………..
Read the extract below and a. antagonist
answer questions 33-35 b. challenger
Time, like an ever-rolling stream c. opponent
Bears all its sons away d. protagonist
They fly forgotten as a dream
Dies at the opening day
Read the extract below and
33. Time in this stanza is being answer questions 38-40
used as………………….
a. symbol Here lies our Great king,
b. simile Whose word no man relied on,
c. synecdoche Who never said a foolish thing;
d. personification Nor ever did a wise one.

34. The rhyme scheme of the stanza 38. From the poem the Great King .
is…………………. a. is sitting in state
a. abba b. is at a meeting
b. bbaa c. is dead
c. abab d. is a wise king
d. baba

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39. According to the poem the king
was…………….
a. great
b. wise
c. foolish
d. kind
40. The rhyme scheme of the poem
is……………. .
a. abac
b. ababc
c. abba
d. aaba