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Questions 1

Though Hitler is dead, many mysteries about him remain unravelled. especially the mystery of how he was able to rise to supreme
power. The source of his strength, the nature of his ultimate beliefs, and the workings of his fatal weaknesses, all these would be debated for
many years to come. No final assessment could be made at the time, nor can we reasonably expect to reach a final assessment in our
generation. Hitler's verdict on himself was given in the testament he drew up the day before his suicide. It is an astonishing and revealing
document. Having sacrificed millions of Germans to his own glory, he claimed that all his actions had proceeded out of love and loyalty to his
people. With perfect detachment and single-mindedness, he claimed that he had shown the German people the way which destiny had pointed
out to them, and it was not his fault that they had proved unworthy of the task. He urged the Germans to continue the struggle.

While he was dictating these words. the Russians had encircled Berlin and the Chancellery was being bombarded by Russian guns at
close range. Hitler wrote that he chose to die by his own hand rather than submit to cowardly abdication or capitulation. But the most
revealing paragraph of his testament referred to his possessions, which he bequeathed to the party, or if the party was no longer in existence
to the state. 'Should the state too be destroyed, no further decision on my part is necessary'.

(a) From the passage. what type of ruler was Hitler during his life?

(b) (i) How did Hitler die? (ii) Why?

(c) What was the last thing Hitler did before his death?

(d) At the time of his death, how was Germany performing in the war?

(e) What two options did Hitler give for disposing of his possessions?

(f) For each of the following words, find another word or phrase that means the same and which can replace it in the passage:

(i) mystery; (ii) verdict; (iii) astonishing, (iv) detachment; (v) submit; (vi) bequeathed.

(g) 'While he was dictating these words (i) What is the grammatical term used to describe the above expression, as used in the passage?
(ii) What is the function of the expression in the sentence?

Question 2

The chalkboard is by far the commonest teaching aid used at virtually.all levels of education from the nursery to the university. It is the
most enduring teaching aid and perhaps will be the most difficult to replace. In the advanced-countries of the world, it is being threatened by the
overhead protector. However, the overhead projector requires constant supply of electricity which is one reason we cannot rely on it yet. The
chalkboard used to be black, which why the name "blackboard" stuck for ages; but today, there are boards of various colours: blue, green, even
white.

Now, most chalkboards are made of wood nailed to the wall, instead of the concrete board made of cement and f ine sand that was
more common. some are also made of metal. The chalkboard has the advantages of low cost, availability and ease of maintenance, usually
involving mere cleaning and occasional retouching of the surface with the renovator. However, if the board is metal, the felt marker should be
protected against drying by replacing the cap When it is not in use. The major drawback in the use of the chalkboard is that the information on
it can only be temporary. if there is only one board for the class, it is usually impossible to leave the information there for more than a few
hours, since other teachers would want to use it.

It is not easy to draw complex diagrams showing minute details, such as part's of the body and contours, unless one is a good artist.
Where one has succeeded with laborious illustrations, using different colours, it could be painful when the board has to be cleaned by the next
teacher. However, there are nowadays various innovations, including foldable boards made of plywood, which allow teachers more room to
leave their materials for longer periods.

Finally, it is a great disadvantage that during the course of teaching, more time is spent writing on the board than when one is using
the overhead projector. So, in all, more time is needed for any lesson when one uses the board rather than the overhead projector.

(a) Why does the writer use the word chalkboard rather than blackboard most of the time?

(b) Mention two different types of chalkboard that have been in use.

(c) Mention two disadvantages of the chalkboard.

(d) Why should the cap of the felt pen be re placed when the pen is not in use?

(e) The major drawback in the use of the chalkboard (i) What grammatical name is given to the expression as it is used in the passage?
(ii) What is its function? (f) ...it is being threatened by the overhead projector... (i) What figure of speech is used in this expression? (ii) What
does it mean? (g) For each of the following words, find another word or phrase which means the same and which can replace it as it used in
the passage: (i) virtually (ii) constant (iii) various (iv) temporary (v) laborious (vi) room

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