Paper 1 – CBT Mode | 2023 BECE English Studies Objective

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate of the options.

PASSAGE I

A hunter had a magic cloak. This cloak could take its wearer anywhere he wished to go. With its help, the hunter went with a girl to a mountain where there were many rich jewels. He did not know that the girl had made a plan with a witch to deceive him.

The hunter and the girl collected the best jewels on the mountain but the magic of the witch began to make the hunter feel very tired, and so he sat down and immediately fell asleep. As soon as he was fast asleep, the girl unfastened the cloak from his shoulders and put it over her own. Then, picking up the jewels, she wished herself at home. Immediately, she disappeared.

When the hunter awoke, he saw that the girl had tricked him. He was alone in the strange mountain and did not know how to find his way down. Then, he saw three wicked giants coming towards him, as he did not know how to escape, he lay down again and pretended to be asleep.

The first two giants wanted to kill him, but the third said, “It’s not worth the trouble. Leave him alone. He can’t stay where he is. If he climbs higher to the top of the mountain, the clouds will carry him away.” So, they left him there and went away. As soon as they were gone, the hunter stood up and climbed to the top of the mountain. After a while, a cloud floated near; he got hold of it and was carried about in the sky for some time. He was then dropped into a garden of vegetables.

He felt hungry, and although he looked around in the garden, he found no fruits of any kind. Nothing grew in the garden except fresh vegetables. But he was so hungry that he decided to eat some of them. So he chose one, ate it, and at once felt very strange indeed. He felt himself changing completely. He developed four legs, a thick head and two long ears. To his horror, he was now a donkey. Still hungry, however, he ate another vegetable and discovered he was changing back to his human shape.

Before he left the garden, he took a bit of those vegetables. ‘These’, he said to himself, ‘will help me to get back my cloak and punish those who had deceived me.’ So, he went to search for the castle in which the girl and the witch lived. He painted his face brown so that even his own mother would not have recognized him, and he went up to the castle, asking to be allowed to stay there for one night.

According to the passage, the hunter and the girl went up to the mountain

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate of the options.

PASSAGE I

A hunter had a magic cloak. This cloak could take its wearer anywhere he wished to go. With its help, the hunter went with a girl to a mountain where there were many rich jewels. He did not know that the girl had made a plan with a witch to deceive him.

The hunter and the girl collected the best jewels on the mountain but the magic of the witch began to make the hunter feel very tired, and so he sat down and immediately fell asleep. As soon as he was fast asleep, the girl unfastened the cloak from his shoulders and put it over her own. Then, picking up the jewels, she wished herself at home. Immediately, she disappeared.

When the hunter awoke, he saw that the girl had tricked him. He was alone in the strange mountain and did not know how to find his way down. Then, he saw three wicked giants coming towards him, as he did not know how to escape, he lay down again and pretended to be asleep.

The first two giants wanted to kill him, but the third said, “It’s not worth the trouble. Leave him alone. He can’t stay where he is. If he climbs higher to the top of the mountain, the clouds will carry him away.” So, they left him there and went away. As soon as they were gone, the hunter stood up and climbed to the top of the mountain. After a while, a cloud floated near; he got hold of it and was carried about in the sky for some time. He was then dropped into a garden of vegetables.

He felt hungry, and although he looked around in the garden, he found no fruits of any kind. Nothing grew in the garden except fresh vegetables. But he was so hungry that he decided to eat some of them. So he chose one, ate it, and at once felt very strange indeed. He felt himself changing completely. He developed four legs, a thick head and two long ears. To his horror, he was now a donkey. Still hungry, however, he ate another vegetable and discovered he was changing back to his human shape.

Before he left the garden, he took a bit of those vegetables. ‘These’, he said to himself, ‘will help me to get back my cloak and punish those who had deceived me.’ So, he went to search for the castle in which the girl and the witch lived. He painted his face brown so that even his own mother would not have recognized him, and he went up to the castle, asking to be allowed to stay there for one night.

The hunter fell asleep after collecting jewels on the mountain because

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate of the options.

PASSAGE I

A hunter had a magic cloak. This cloak could take its wearer anywhere he wished to go. With its help, the hunter went with a girl to a mountain where there were many rich jewels. He did not know that the girl had made a plan with a witch to deceive him.

The hunter and the girl collected the best jewels on the mountain but the magic of the witch began to make the hunter feel very tired, and so he sat down and immediately fell asleep. As soon as he was fast asleep, the girl unfastened the cloak from his shoulders and put it over her own. Then, picking up the jewels, she wished herself at home. Immediately, she disappeared.

When the hunter awoke, he saw that the girl had tricked him. He was alone in the strange mountain and did not know how to find his way down. Then, he saw three wicked giants coming towards him, as he did not know how to escape, he lay down again and pretended to be asleep.

The first two giants wanted to kill him, but the third said, “It’s not worth the trouble. Leave him alone. He can’t stay where he is. If he climbs higher to the top of the mountain, the clouds will carry him away.” So, they left him there and went away. As soon as they were gone, the hunter stood up and climbed to the top of the mountain. After a while, a cloud floated near; he got hold of it and was carried about in the sky for some time. He was then dropped into a garden of vegetables.

He felt hungry, and although he looked around in the garden, he found no fruits of any kind. Nothing grew in the garden except fresh vegetables. But he was so hungry that he decided to eat some of them. So he chose one, ate it, and at once felt very strange indeed. He felt himself changing completely. He developed four legs, a thick head and two long ears. To his horror, he was now a donkey. Still hungry, however, he ate another vegetable and discovered he was changing back to his human shape.

Before he left the garden, he took a bit of those vegetables. ‘These’, he said to himself, ‘will help me to get back my cloak and punish those who had deceived me.’ So, he went to search for the castle in which the girl and the witch lived. He painted his face brown so that even his own mother would not have recognized him, and he went up to the castle, asking to be allowed to stay there for one night.

The giants believed that the hunter would

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate of the options.

PASSAGE I

A hunter had a magic cloak. This cloak could take its wearer anywhere he wished to go. With its help, the hunter went with a girl to a mountain where there were many rich jewels. He did not know that the girl had made a plan with a witch to deceive him.

The hunter and the girl collected the best jewels on the mountain but the magic of the witch began to make the hunter feel very tired, and so he sat down and immediately fell asleep. As soon as he was fast asleep, the girl unfastened the cloak from his shoulders and put it over her own. Then, picking up the jewels, she wished herself at home. Immediately, she disappeared.

When the hunter awoke, he saw that the girl had tricked him. He was alone in the strange mountain and did not know how to find his way down. Then, he saw three wicked giants coming towards him, as he did not know how to escape, he lay down again and pretended to be asleep.

The first two giants wanted to kill him, but the third said, “It’s not worth the trouble. Leave him alone. He can’t stay where he is. If he climbs higher to the top of the mountain, the clouds will carry him away.” So, they left him there and went away. As soon as they were gone, the hunter stood up and climbed to the top of the mountain. After a while, a cloud floated near; he got hold of it and was carried about in the sky for some time. He was then dropped into a garden of vegetables.

He felt hungry, and although he looked around in the garden, he found no fruits of any kind. Nothing grew in the garden except fresh vegetables. But he was so hungry that he decided to eat some of them. So he chose one, ate it, and at once felt very strange indeed. He felt himself changing completely. He developed four legs, a thick head and two long ears. To his horror, he was now a donkey. Still hungry, however, he ate another vegetable and discovered he was changing back to his human shape.

Before he left the garden, he took a bit of those vegetables. ‘These’, he said to himself, ‘will help me to get back my cloak and punish those who had deceived me.’ So, he went to search for the castle in which the girl and the witch lived. He painted his face brown so that even his own mother would not have recognized him, and he went up to the castle, asking to be allowed to stay there for one night.

Which of the following can replace horror as used in the passage?

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate of the options.

PASSAGE I

A hunter had a magic cloak. This cloak could take its wearer anywhere he wished to go. With its help, the hunter went with a girl to a mountain where there were many rich jewels. He did not know that the girl had made a plan with a witch to deceive him.

The hunter and the girl collected the best jewels on the mountain but the magic of the witch began to make the hunter feel very tired, and so he sat down and immediately fell asleep. As soon as he was fast asleep, the girl unfastened the cloak from his shoulders and put it over her own. Then, picking up the jewels, she wished herself at home. Immediately, she disappeared.

When the hunter awoke, he saw that the girl had tricked him. He was alone in the strange mountain and did not know how to find his way down. Then, he saw three wicked giants coming towards him, as he did not know how to escape, he lay down again and pretended to be asleep.

The first two giants wanted to kill him, but the third said, “It’s not worth the trouble. Leave him alone. He can’t stay where he is. If he climbs higher to the top of the mountain, the clouds will carry him away.” So, they left him there and went away. As soon as they were gone, the hunter stood up and climbed to the top of the mountain. After a while, a cloud floated near; he got hold of it and was carried about in the sky for some time. He was then dropped into a garden of vegetables.

He felt hungry, and although he looked around in the garden, he found no fruits of any kind. Nothing grew in the garden except fresh vegetables. But he was so hungry that he decided to eat some of them. So he chose one, ate it, and at once felt very strange indeed. He felt himself changing completely. He developed four legs, a thick head and two long ears. To his horror, he was now a donkey. Still hungry, however, he ate another vegetable and discovered he was changing back to his human shape.

Before he left the garden, he took a bit of those vegetables. ‘These’, he said to himself, ‘will help me to get back my cloak and punish those who had deceived me.’ So, he went to search for the castle in which the girl and the witch lived. He painted his face brown so that even his own mother would not have recognized him, and he went up to the castle, asking to be allowed to stay there for one night.

A suitable title for this passage could be

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate of the options.

PASSAGE II

Worry is a disquieting thought, fear and anxiety about known realities and unknown future realities. It is deadly and has nothing positive to offer its victims other than to load them with distress, disability and disease.

Worry wreaks havoc on one’s health. When one worries, one feels a rush of adrenaline; one’s heart rate and blood pressure go up. This is often known as the fight-and-flight response. This response is the body’s reaction to danger either to fight or to run away. When this is activated, the body releases some stress hormones from the brain.

These hormones bring about different reactions that prepare the body for action. One of such hormones is cortisone. It is one important body hormone that helps the body in regulating and modulating many of the changes that occur in the body in response to stress. But its long-term release has negative effects that disrupt the body’s processes and put one at increased risk of numerous health problems.

It opens the body to virus and bacterial attacks since the immune system – the body’s defence system – has been weakened. It could also lead to digestive problems, heart diseases, infertility and miscarriages since the immune and reproductive processes have been either shut down or disrupted.

However, worrying is a choice. The first thing to do when one is faced with the urge to worry is to take time out so that one can physically calm down; take short deep breaths, face one’s fears, imagine the worst and resolve never to be overwhelmed by one’s worries.

According to the writer, one of the main sources of worry is

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate of the options.

PASSAGE II

Worry is a disquieting thought, fear and anxiety about known realities and unknown future realities. It is deadly and has nothing positive to offer its victims other than to load them with distress, disability and disease.

Worry wreaks havoc on one’s health. When one worries, one feels a rush of adrenaline; one’s heart rate and blood pressure go up. This is often known as the fight-and-flight response. This response is the body’s reaction to danger either to fight or to run away. When this is activated, the body releases some stress hormones from the brain.

These hormones bring about different reactions that prepare the body for action. One of such hormones is cortisone. It is one important body hormone that helps the body in regulating and modulating many of the changes that occur in the body in response to stress. But its long-term release has negative effects that disrupt the body’s processes and put one at increased risk of numerous health problems.

It opens the body to virus and bacterial attacks since the immune system – the body’s defence system – has been weakened. It could also lead to digestive problems, heart diseases, infertility and miscarriages since the immune and reproductive processes have been either shut down or disrupted.

However, worrying is a choice. The first thing to do when one is faced with the urge to worry is to take time out so that one can physically calm down; take short deep breaths, face one’s fears, imagine the worst and resolve never to be overwhelmed by one’s worries.

Which of the following is not caused by worry?

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate of the options.

PASSAGE II

Worry is a disquieting thought, fear and anxiety about known realities and unknown future realities. It is deadly and has nothing positive to offer its victims other than to load them with distress, disability and disease.

Worry wreaks havoc on one’s health. When one worries, one feels a rush of adrenaline; one’s heart rate and blood pressure go up. This is often known as the fight-and-flight response. This response is the body’s reaction to danger either to fight or to run away. When this is activated, the body releases some stress hormones from the brain.

These hormones bring about different reactions that prepare the body for action. One of such hormones is cortisone. It is one important body hormone that helps the body in regulating and modulating many of the changes that occur in the body in response to stress. But its long-term release has negative effects that disrupt the body’s processes and put one at increased risk of numerous health problems.

It opens the body to virus and bacterial attacks since the immune system – the body’s defence system – has been weakened. It could also lead to digestive problems, heart diseases, infertility and miscarriages since the immune and reproductive processes have been either shut down or disrupted.

However, worrying is a choice. The first thing to do when one is faced with the urge to worry is to take time out so that one can physically calm down; take short deep breaths, face one’s fears, imagine the worst and resolve never to be overwhelmed by one’s worries.

According to the passage, the best remedy for worry is to

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate of the options.

PASSAGE II

Worry is a disquieting thought, fear and anxiety about known realities and unknown future realities. It is deadly and has nothing positive to offer its victims other than to load them with distress, disability and disease.

Worry wreaks havoc on one’s health. When one worries, one feels a rush of adrenaline; one’s heart rate and blood pressure go up. This is often known as the fight-and-flight response. This response is the body’s reaction to danger either to fight or to run away. When this is activated, the body releases some stress hormones from the brain.

These hormones bring about different reactions that prepare the body for action. One of such hormones is cortisone. It is one important body hormone that helps the body in regulating and modulating many of the changes that occur in the body in response to stress. But its long-term release has negative effects that disrupt the body’s processes and put one at increased risk of numerous health problems.

It opens the body to virus and bacterial attacks since the immune system – the body’s defence system – has been weakened. It could also lead to digestive problems, heart diseases, infertility and miscarriages since the immune and reproductive processes have been either shut down or disrupted.

However, worrying is a choice. The first thing to do when one is faced with the urge to worry is to take time out so that one can physically calm down; take short deep breaths, face one’s fears, imagine the worst and resolve never to be overwhelmed by one’s worries.

What part of speech is the word ‘danger’ as used in the passage?

Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate of the options.

PASSAGE II

Worry is a disquieting thought, fear and anxiety about known realities and unknown future realities. It is deadly and has nothing positive to offer its victims other than to load them with distress, disability and disease.

Worry wreaks havoc on one’s health. When one worries, one feels a rush of adrenaline; one’s heart rate and blood pressure go up. This is often known as the fight-and-flight response. This response is the body’s reaction to danger either to fight or to run away. When this is activated, the body releases some stress hormones from the brain.

These hormones bring about different reactions that prepare the body for action. One of such hormones is cortisone. It is one important body hormone that helps the body in regulating and modulating many of the changes that occur in the body in response to stress. But its long-term release has negative effects that disrupt the body’s processes and put one at increased risk of numerous health problems.

It opens the body to virus and bacterial attacks since the immune system – the body’s defence system – has been weakened. It could also lead to digestive problems, heart diseases, infertility and miscarriages since the immune and reproductive processes have been either shut down or disrupted.

However, worrying is a choice. The first thing to do when one is faced with the urge to worry is to take time out so that one can physically calm down; take short deep breaths, face one’s fears, imagine the worst and resolve never to be overwhelmed by one’s worries.

The main purpose of the writer in this passage is to

SECTION B: Vocabulary Development No. 11 – 35

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

Government plans to ______ more youths in skills development.

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

I bought this item at a very high _______.

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

The boy infected with _______ had red spots all over his body.

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

Doctors agree that drugs have psychological __________ on users.

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

The man who was _______ the dreaded disease was quarantined.

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

Giving _______ to the poor is encouraged by all religions.

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

The _____ recommended a pair of reading glasses for Mary.

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

When your train arrives, I will pick you up from the ________.

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

The football match began as soon as the ________ blew the whistle

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

When you _______ a book from the library, remember to return it.

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

The storey building was designed by a famous _______.

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

The _______ checked us in when we arrived at the hotel.

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

The _______ presented enough evidence against the defendant.

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

The sick girl was _______ malaria.

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

The _______ was inspected before the plane took off.

In the passage below the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, five options are offered in the options. Fill each numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options.

A sick person goes to a hospital for – 26 -. On arrival there, he goes to the outpatient department to obtain a card, and from there, he is ushered into a doctor’s study or – 27 – room. After listening to his complaints and examining him, which may involve listening to sounds in his heart and lungs using a – 28 -, checking his body – 29 – using a clinical – 30 -, checking his – 31 – and blood – 32 -, the doctor may be able to – 33 – what he is suffering from based on the – 34 – and doctor’s findings. If, however, he is not very sure of this, he may send the patient to the – 35 – department to have his specimens tested.

In the passage below the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, five options are offered in the options. Fill each numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options.

A sick person goes to a hospital for – 26 -. On arrival there, he goes to the outpatient department to obtain a card, and from there, he is ushered into a doctor’s study or – 27 – room. After listening to his complaints and examining him, which may involve listening to sounds in his heart and lungs using a – 28 -, checking his body – 29 – using a clinical – 30 -, checking his – 31 – and blood – 32 -, the doctor may be able to – 33 – what he is suffering from based on the – 34 – and doctor’s findings. If, however, he is not very sure of this, he may send the patient to the – 35 – department to have his specimens tested.

In the passage below the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, five options are offered in the options. Fill each numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options.

A sick person goes to a hospital for – 26 -. On arrival there, he goes to the outpatient department to obtain a card, and from there, he is ushered into a doctor’s study or – 27 – room. After listening to his complaints and examining him, which may involve listening to sounds in his heart and lungs using a – 28 -, checking his body – 29 – using a clinical – 30 -, checking his – 31 – and blood – 32 -, the doctor may be able to – 33 – what he is suffering from based on the – 34 – and doctor’s findings. If, however, he is not very sure of this, he may send the patient to the – 35 – department to have his specimens tested.

In the passage below the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, five options are offered in the options. Fill each numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options.

A sick person goes to a hospital for – 26 -. On arrival there, he goes to the outpatient department to obtain a card, and from there, he is ushered into a doctor’s study or – 27 – room. After listening to his complaints and examining him, which may involve listening to sounds in his heart and lungs using a – 28 -, checking his body – 29 – using a clinical – 30 -, checking his – 31 – and blood – 32 -, the doctor may be able to – 33 – what he is suffering from based on the – 34 – and doctor’s findings. If, however, he is not very sure of this, he may send the patient to the – 35 – department to have his specimens tested.

In the passage below the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, five options are offered in the options. Fill each numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options.

A sick person goes to a hospital for – 26 -. On arrival there, he goes to the outpatient department to obtain a card, and from there, he is ushered into a doctor’s study or – 27 – room. After listening to his complaints and examining him, which may involve listening to sounds in his heart and lungs using a – 28 -, checking his body – 29 – using a clinical – 30 -, checking his – 31 – and blood – 32 -, the doctor may be able to – 33 – what he is suffering from based on the – 34 – and doctor’s findings. If, however, he is not very sure of this, he may send the patient to the – 35 – department to have his specimens tested.

In the passage below the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, five options are offered in the options. Fill each numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options.

A sick person goes to a hospital for – 26 -. On arrival there, he goes to the outpatient department to obtain a card, and from there, he is ushered into a doctor’s study or – 27 – room. After listening to his complaints and examining him, which may involve listening to sounds in his heart and lungs using a – 28 -, checking his body – 29 – using a clinical – 30 -, checking his – 31 – and blood – 32 -, the doctor may be able to – 33 – what he is suffering from based on the – 34 – and doctor’s findings. If, however, he is not very sure of this, he may send the patient to the – 35 – department to have his specimens tested.

In the passage below the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, five options are offered in the options. Fill each numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options.

A sick person goes to a hospital for – 26 -. On arrival there, he goes to the outpatient department to obtain a card, and from there, he is ushered into a doctor’s study or – 27 – room. After listening to his complaints and examining him, which may involve listening to sounds in his heart and lungs using a – 28 -, checking his body – 29 – using a clinical – 30 -, checking his – 31 – and blood – 32 -, the doctor may be able to – 33 – what he is suffering from based on the – 34 – and doctor’s findings. If, however, he is not very sure of this, he may send the patient to the – 35 – department to have his specimens tested.

In the passage below the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, five options are offered in the options. Fill each numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options.

A sick person goes to a hospital for – 26 -. On arrival there, he goes to the outpatient department to obtain a card, and from there, he is ushered into a doctor’s study or – 27 – room. After listening to his complaints and examining him, which may involve listening to sounds in his heart and lungs using a – 28 -, checking his body – 29 – using a clinical – 30 -, checking his – 31 – and blood – 32 -, the doctor may be able to – 33 – what he is suffering from based on the – 34 – and doctor’s findings. If, however, he is not very sure of this, he may send the patient to the – 35 – department to have his specimens tested.

In the passage below the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, five options are offered in the options. Fill each numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options.

A sick person goes to a hospital for – 26 -. On arrival there, he goes to the outpatient department to obtain a card, and from there, he is ushered into a doctor’s study or – 27 – room. After listening to his complaints and examining him, which may involve listening to sounds in his heart and lungs using a – 28 -, checking his body – 29 – using a clinical – 30 -, checking his – 31 – and blood – 32 -, the doctor may be able to – 33 – what he is suffering from based on the – 34 – and doctor’s findings. If, however, he is not very sure of this, he may send the patient to the – 35 – department to have his specimens tested.

In the passage below the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage, five options are offered in the options. Fill each numbered gap with the most appropriate of the options.

A sick person goes to a hospital for – 26 -. On arrival there, he goes to the outpatient department to obtain a card, and from there, he is ushered into a doctor’s study or – 27 – room. After listening to his complaints and examining him, which may involve listening to sounds in his heart and lungs using a – 28 -, checking his body – 29 – using a clinical – 30 -, checking his – 31 – and blood – 32 -, the doctor may be able to – 33 – what he is suffering from based on the – 34 – and doctor’s findings. If, however, he is not very sure of this, he may send the patient to the – 35 – department to have his specimens tested.

SECTION C: Grammatical Accuracy No. 36 – 65

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

The businessman deals ________ children’s clothes.

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

Who else has heard the story _______ me?

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

Dare and  ________ travel tomorrow.

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

Mother brought ______ mangoes.

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

The accident victim was rescued by some ________.

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

Which of the following prefixes can be used with the word ‘adjust’ to form a new word?

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

Active voice: Someone stole my book.

Passive voice: My book ______ stolen by someone.

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

My father _______ worked with the company for twenty years before he retired.

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

Joy _______ to work regularly.

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

Direct Speech: ” Our teacher is from Lagos,” the boy said.

Indirect Speech: The boy said that ______ from Lagos.

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

If I had travelled to the village, I ______ have brought palm oil.

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

Passive voice: All the latecomers will be punished by the principal.

Active voice: The principal ______ all the latecomers.

The student who is ill will have recovered by the time school ________.

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

I ______ my friend and her twin sister at the supermarket yesterday.

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

Direct Speech: “Birds fly,” my sister said.

Indirect Speech: My sister said that birds

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

He ________ from the palm tree while he was tapping palm wine.

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

Neither the boy nor his parents _______ the whereabouts of the girl.

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

It was you who _____ asked to represent our class.

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

The cost of food items ______ risen in the market.

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

One of the boys who _____ for the school team was injured.

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

My niece is _______ talkative that she hardly allows you say any word when you are with her.

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

The violent protest by some of the students may have a ________ on the entire school.

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

He eats bread everyday, _______ he?

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

Abdul is not a good footballer, _______ he?

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

The novel was so interesting ______ I had to read it again.

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

Contrary to what some people may think, age is not ________ with wisdom.

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

I lost a ______ of keys yesterday.

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

A mouse ran across the room _______ you were on the phone.

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

She signed ________ the dotted line after reading through the documents.

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

I shared the cherry _______ Jane and her siblings.

SECTION D: Spoken English No. 66 – 80

Choose from the options, the one that contains the given phonetic symbol.

/ʃ/

Choose from the options, the one that contains the given phonetic symbol.

/ʒ/

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/æ/

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/u:/

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/ʌ/

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/ɑ:/

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/z/

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/ɔ:/

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/t/

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/ɔɪ/

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/ʊə/

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/əʊ/

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/dʒ/

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/k/

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/ŋ/