ANOINTED GATE HIGH SCHOOL

THIRD TERM EXAMINATION 2023/2024

ENGLISH LANGUAGE JSS TWO
COMPREHENSION
There are four different species of kangaroo – the Red Kangaroo, the Eastern Grey Kangaroo,
the Western Grey Kangaroo and the Antelope Kangaroo. They are the only large animals that
use hopping as their primary method of locomotion. Their large tails provide balance as they
hop around quickly on two legs or walk around slowly on all four legs.

Kangaroos can jump very high, sometimes three times their own height and they can also
swim. On land, they move their own legs together, however in water; they kick each
leg independently to swim. They eat grass, leaves, herbs and roots. They need little water to
enable them go far distances. Kangaroos are social animals which stay in group of at least three
or four individuals. Some groups can have up to one hundred kangaroos, most of which are
active at night.
They usually have one young annually. Females have a bag in which babies live and drink milk
for eight months. Kangaroos usually live about six years in the forest.

Read the passages above and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate of

1. The passage is mainly ______ in nature (A) argumentative (B) descriptive (C)

expository (D) narrative (E) persuasive

2. Which of these is NOT true according to the passage? (A) All kangaroos are active at

night (B) Antelope kangaroo is a species of the kangaroo (C) Baby kangaroos drink

milk for eight months (D) Kangaroos have large tails (E) Most kangaroos are active at

night

3. Kangaroos are social animals because they (A) are active mostly at night (B) are

always in clusters (C) can swim (D) can travel far (E) give birth to young ones yearly

4. From the passage, it can be deduced that kangaroos are _____ animals (A) aquatic (B)

carnivorous (C) domestic (D) herbivorous (E) omnivorous

5. Which of the can replace the word ‘independently’ as used in the passage? (A)

carefully (B) confidently (C) forcefully (D) quickly (E) separately

SECTION B : VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete each of the following sentences with the most appropriate of the options

lettered A – E (Nos. 11 – 20)

6. Taiwo was taken to see a ____ when he had mental disorder (A) dentist (B) doctor (C)

paediatrician (D) psychiatrist (E) psychologist

7. The ____ landed the plane safely (A) captain (B) chauffeur (C) driver (D) operator (E)

sailor

8. Our family doctor ______ some drugs for my sick daughter (A) diagnosed (B)

dispensed (C) prescribed (D) recommended (E) selected

9. The boy , who is a drug ____ , died after an overdose (A) addict (B) eater (C)
administrator (D) baron (E) peddler

10. The hospital ____ is now stocked with enough drugs (A) ambulance (B) store (C)

pharmacy (D) theatre

11. The cardiologist attended to patients that had ___ problems (A) heart (B) brain (C) ear

(D) eye (E) bone

12. The bank gave Musa five percent ____ on his savings account (A) dividend (B)

increase (C) interest (D) profit (E) rate

13. He performed in front of a great crowd of ___. (A) congregation (B) seers (C)

overseers (D) spectators (E) onlookers

14. A _____ of people gathered at the accident scene (A) colony (B) crowd (C) horde (D)

host (E) collection

15. The ___ that used to supply newspapers to our office has left the town (A) editor (B)

printer (C) vendor (D) trader (E) agent

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY From the options lettered A – D, choose the passive form of each of

the given sentences.

16. Obi threw away the piece of chalk [A] The piece of chalk is being thrown away by Obi

[B] The piece of chalk was thrown away by Obi [C] The piece of chalk is thrown away

by Obi [D] The piece of chalk was being thrown away by Obi

17. During the dry season , farmers grow tomatoes through irrigation [A] During the dry

season , tomatoes are being grown by farmers through irrigation [B] During the dry
season , tomatoes are grown by farmers through irrigation [C] During the dry season

,tomatoes were being grown by farmers through irrigation [D] During the dry season

, tomatoes were being grown by farmers through irrigation

From the options lettered A – D, choose the active form of each of the given sentences

18. Our school was built by the community last year [A] The community was building our

school last year [B] The community has built our school last year [C] The community

built our school last year [D] The community had built our school last year

19. A snake was killed by Moses in the classroom [A] Moses killed a snake in the

classroom [B] Moses is killing a snake in the classroom [C] Moses has been killing a

snake in the classroom [D] Moses was killing a snake in the classroom
From the options lettered A – D, choose the indirect/reported speech of each of the given

direct speeches

20. The man said , “I shall teach Kemi a lesson tomorrow” [A] The man said that I shall

teach Kemi a lesson tomorrow [B] The man said that he will teach Kemi a lesson the

following day [C] The man said he will Kemi a lesson tomorrow [D] The man said that

he would teach Kemi a lesson the following day

21. I asked, “Will the man meet us here?” [A] I asked will the man meet us here [B] I

asked if the man would meet us there [C] I asked whether the man will meet us here

[D] I asked if the man will meet us here

Complete each of the following questions with the most appropriate of the options

lettered A – D

22. I am not sure when the stadium was built , but this encyclopedia ____ [A] may have

told us [B] might tell us [C] should have told us [D] can be able to tell us

Servicing a Mercedes Benz car is ____ (A) working hard (B) hard work (C) a work (D)

hardworking

23. I must go out and buy some more ______ (A) stationeries (B) stationary (C) stationery

(D) stationaries

Adeoye was at _____ with all her colleagues (A) loggerheads (B) logger head (C)

loggers head (D) loggarhead

24. The young wife invited all her ____ to her father’s burial ceremony (A) brother-in-law

(B) brothers-in-law (C) brother-inlaws (D)brother-in-laws

25. Abu seems to be the ___ boy in the class (A) worstest (B) worst (C) bad (D) worse

26. A beautiful ____ came to our house yesterday (A) young black American woman (B)

black young American woman (C) American young black woman (D) woman young

black American

27. As things are now , I have to look for ___ tyre (A) a cheap rubber second-hand (B) a

cheap second-hand rubber (C) a rubber cheap second-hand (D) a second-hand

rubber cheap.

28. It was a peaceful afternoon and everyone ____ (A) slept (B) had slept (C) was sleeping
(D) has slept

29. The thieves took to their heels when they saw the policemen. This means the thieves

____ (A) ran away (B) shot at the policemen (C) disappeared (D) fought with the

policemen.

30. Does your mother always ___ her new car? (A) drives (B) is driving (C) drive (D) drove

31. The robbers ____ before the police arrived (A) was gone (B) has gone (C) have gone

(D) had gone

32. The suffix __ can be added to ‘rare’ to form new word (A) –an (B) –ish (C) –ly (D) –ness

33. The staff of the department presented a……….to the retired director. A. souvanire B.

souvenir C. souviner D. sovanir E. Soveni

34. Our parents will return today,………… A.are’t they? B. can’t they? C. shouldn’t they D.

will they? E. won’t they?

35. The generous rich man……….gives alms. A. frankly B. grudgingly C. hardly D.

reluctantly E. Willingly
SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options lettered A-E, the one that contains the given phonetic symbol
36. /e/ pleasure B. reveal C. spray D. tear E. water
37. /j / buy B. bye C. jug D. jump E. Yam
38. /s/ A. Ship B. Shirt C. Tumbles D. Rest E. Touch
39. /f/ A. Phlegm B. Psychology C. British D. glutton E. Pry
40. /^/ A. Ariel B. Blood C. Leg D. Heir E. Wright

SECTION B

ESSAY WRITING

Answer only one question in this section. Each of your work in this section should not be

less than 200 words. Extra marks shall be awarded for orderly and well-paragraphed
essay, with correct use of figurative expressions.

A. Write a letter to your friend in another school telling him/her how you are preparing for

your forth coming examination.

OR

B. Write a narrative essay on the titled “pride goes before a fall”

(10mks)

LITERATURE

1. What is the major theme in “Iye” by Julie A. Omeneike (2mks)

2. Did Chief Durojaye accept Dehinde as his would be son in law initially. Yes/No

(1mk)

3. What is the major theme in “Rag to Riches” by Adenike Akinjobi (2mks)

Match the words to their antonyms

Dislike Genuine Tender Reserved Powerless

1. False-

2. Adores-

3. Tough-

4. Outspoken-

5. Powerful- (5marks)