ENGLISH

ANSWERS TO EXERCISE 10 QUESTIONS

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EXERCISE 10

ANSWERS TO EXERCISE 9 QUESTIONS

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EXERCISE 9

WEEK 12 - EXERCISE 8 ANSWERS

WEEK 11 - EXERCISE 7 ANSWERS

WEEK 12

EXERCISE 8

WEEK 6

EXERCISE 6

English Language

J.H.S 2

SEQUENCE OF TENSES.

Select the correct options lettered A to D to complete the following sentences.

1. The scramble for Africa was caused by many factors among  which ____________ the need for raw materials.

A. Were

B. Is

C. Was

D. Are

2. Since Mary and Alice have recovered very well,  both of them ___________ expected in school today.

A. Are

B. Were

C. Is

D. Was

3. The two boys were so angry that they ____________ to fight.

A. Begin

B. Began

C. Begun

D. Beginning

4. Two of the boys in the Art class ___________ doing self-portraits by looking at each other in the mirror.

A. Was

B. Were

C. Is

D. Are

5. John said that the Form Two girls ____________ fighting one another.

A. Were

B. Is

C. Are

D. Was

6. We learnt in our Social Studies lesson that  gold ___________ in Ghana.

A. Is found

B. Was found

C. Are found

D. Were found

7. Go to the kitchen and ____________for the visitors,  please.

A. Cooking

B. Cooked

C. Cookings

D. Cook

8. It’s high time we _____________ the lecture hall.

A. Leave

B. Lived

C. Left

D. Leaving

9. Among the five largest cities today ______________ Tokyo and New York.

A. Is

B. Are

C. Were

D. Was

10. Our cat and dog are always fighting and ____________ each other.

A. Biting

B. Bite

C. Bit

D. Bitten

11. The two students tried their best in the examination but neither ____________ exceptionally well.

A. Perform

B. Performing

C. Performed

D. Have performed

12. I _______________ for you and Mr. Acquah but none of you came.

A. Sending

B. Send

C. Sent

D. Had sent

13. The comedian made the crowd ___________

A. Laugh

B. Laughed

C. To laugh

D. To be laughing

14. We _________ the food.

A. Saw him eat

B. Saw him eaten

C. Saw him to have eaten

D. Saw him ate

15. I asked him if he ___________  to Esther.

A. Has ever been

B. Had ever been

C. Ever has being

D. Is been ever

16. The three-year Development Plan is ____________.

A. Being undertaken

B. Being undertaking

C. Been undertaking

D. Being undertake

17. George told the judge that nothing ___________ make him change his decision.

A. Can

B. Could

C. Will

D. Shall

18. Did she mind ____________ the others do the work?

A. To let

B. Letting

C. To have let

D. To be letting

19. I am looking forward to ___________ favourably from her.

A. Hear

B. Hearing

C. Heard

D. Have heard

20. I couldn’t help _____________ it out for use.

A. Giving

B. Given

C. To have given

D. To give

WEEK 5 - EXERCISE 5

WEEK 4 - EXERCISE FOUR (4)

Exercise 2.

J h s 2

Composition.

As a senior prefect of your school, write a speech you would give to fresh students 




telling them, at least , three things that can make their stay in the school successful.

Literature

Oliver Twist: Charles Dickens.

Read the extract below and answer questions 1 to 3.

It was chilly and his feet hurt but he was happy to leave his old , miserable life 




behind.

After walking for a week , Oliver came across a boy his own age who dressed and 







acted like a man.

1. What was the atmosphere?
   
   
   
   
2. “Who dressed and acted like a man” refers to
   
   
   
   
3. “And acted like a man” is an example of
   
   
   
   
4. How many miles did Oliver walk before reaching London?
   
   
   
   
5. Where did Oliver beg for food?
   
   
   
   
   
6. Where did he sleep?’’
   
   
   
   
7. How many weeks did Oliver walk in the city?
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
   “It was the biggest meal Oliver remembered having”

    


     8.Who gave it to Oliver?

     9.What was Jack Dawkins' nickname?

    10.Where was Oliver taken to for a bottle of beer?

SECTION B

Provide a word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word or 




expressions in each of the following sentences.

11. The students rejected the perfect chosen by the staff.

12. He seldom comes here.

13. The present day youth still indulge in all forms of drug abuse.

14. It is very unlikely that he will report before Saturday.

15. Yesterday my cousin looked very depressed.

Provide a word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word or expression in each 





of the following sentences.

16. The printing company has over a thousand agents here.

17. The thief was humiliated when he was caught.

18. Lucy was industrious so she was duly rewarded.

19. The headmaster had the privilege to shake hands with the chief.

20. Most doctors are cautious in treating patients.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE FORM TWO

GRAMMAR

Identify and underline adverb phrases in each of the following sentences.

1. Doreen visited us after school.

2. He went to London several times before the accident.

3. He was arrested last week.

4. He parked his car under the tent.

5. Phillip worked in the house.

6. Write five sentences on your own using an adjective phrase in each.

LITERATURE

OLIVER TWIST (CHARLES DICKENS)

Answer the following questions.

1. Why did Fagin visit Nancy and Sikes?

2. Why was Oliver perfect for the job?

3. What was Sikes doing when Nancy and Oliver met him?

4. What did Oliver tie around his neck?

5. What was Oliver led into?

6. What did Sikes give to Oliver?

Read the extract below and answer questions 7-9

“My gun is pointed at you so don’t try and act smart!”

7. Who is the speaker?

8. To whom is this addressed?

9. What is the meaning of the caution, “so don’t try and act smart”?

10. “A cold deadly feeling crept over the boy” is an example of ………………….