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INTERNATIONAL SCHOOLS,
ILESA.
2ND TERMINAL EXAM, 2023/2024
SESSION
SUBJECT: English Studies Class: JSS 1
Time Allowed:

PART I
SECTION A: COMPREHENSION
Read the passages below and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most
appropriate of the options lettered A-E (Nos. 1-5).

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 on the strange mountain and did
not know how to find his way down. Then, he saw three wicked giants coming
towards him, and 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 little 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, although he looked round 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

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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 that 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 went up to the castle, asking to be allowed to
stay there for one night.

1. According to the passage, the hunter and the girl went up to the mountain
A. for an adventure. B. for sightseeing. C. to hunt for treasure. D. to search for the
giants. E. to test the magic cloak
2. The hunter fell asleep after collecting Jewels on the mountain because
A. he saw three giants coming towards him. B. he was tired. C. he wished to do so.
D. the girl collected the magic cloak from him. E. the magic of the witch took its
toll on him.
3. The giants believed that the hunter would
A. be carried away by some clouds. B. be rescued in the end. C. be taken to a
vegetable garden. D. change to a donkey. E. go to the mountain top and die.
4. Which of the following can replace ‘horror’ as used in the passage?
A. Delight B. Disdain C. Dismay D. Fear E. Hope
5. A suitable title for this passage could be
A. How the Hunter was tricked. B. The Hunter and the Magic Garden. C. The
Hunter and the Witch. D. The Magic Cloak. E. The Wicked Giants.

SECTION B: VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete each of the following questions with the most appropriate of the options
lettered A-E (Nos. 6-15).
6. The boy is a cheat, he cleverly____ his father’s signature. A copied B forged C
imitated D signed E wrote
7. Having lost his wife, the man has remained a____for fifteen years. A bachelor B
groom C spouse D widow E widower
8. His poor mother advised him to borrow books from the ____ so that he can
improve in his studies. A. archives B. bookshop C laboratory D library E school

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9. Determination is the key to in life. A. employment B. hard work C. movement D.
recognition E. success
10. The youth of nowadays need a lot of A. career B. counselling C. instruction D.
talk E. warning
11. ___ mangoes over there look fresh. A. That B. These C. This D. Those E. Which
12. The ailing boy was admitted into the children ____ in the hospital. A office B
part C room D section E ward
13. My barber-neighbour gives me a nice hair A. cot B. court C. cult D. curt E. cut

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

14 , are not only important as play 15 they are 16 for 17 . A lot of 18 should,
therefore, go into the 19 of toys for 20 . The 21 of a toy to a child 22 partly on
the type of toy 23 .

A B C D E
14. Dolls Cartoon Games Pets Toys
15. Equipment Gadgets Implement Materials Substances
16. Apparatus Appliances Facilities Tools Utensils
17. Consideration Learning Reading Schooling Writing
18. Energy Ideas Studies Thinking Thought
19. Quality Range Option Rejection Selection
20. Adolescents Adults Children Parents Youths
21. Alertness Appropriateness Aptness Uniqueness Usefulness
22. Banks Concerns Confides Depends Permits
23. Invented Manufactured Produced Rejected Selected

Choose from the options lettered A — E the one that contains the given phonetic
symbol (Nos. 51-60)
24. /i/ (a) bed (b) set (c) sit (d) red (e) gel
25. /a:/ (a) man (b) fat (c) father (d) chief (e) rat

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 PAPER II
LITERARY APPRECIATION
26. Literature is categorized into three A. branches. B. divisions. C. forms. D. genres.
E. types.
27. A literary work that ends happily is A. comedy. B. farce. C. melodrama. D.
tragedy. E. tragic-comedy.
28. Literature as an art is a A. collection of books. B. gallery of books. C. library of
oral poetry. D. mirror of life. E. written historical events.
29. A question which does not require an answer is said to be A. classical. B. direct.
C. indirect. D. medieval. E. rhetorical.

Olakunle Adegoke: Bad Influence

30. The main character that died in the Novel is ___A. Dele B. Moni C. Lola
D. Bola E. Wale
PAPER III
COMPOSITION

INSTRUCTION: answer ONE question only. words 1 and 2. Your answer to each
question should not be less than 200 words. You are free to use the hints below each
question and/or any other ones you like. Each question carries Twenty-five (25)
marks.
1. Write a composition on a birthday party you attended.
Hints:
(i) Introduction
(ii) Your relationship with the celebrant
(iii) How the party was celebrated
(iv) Activities you participated in during the party
(v) Conclusion
2. Write a letter to your friend who has been ill and absent from school for a while,
informing him/her of what has been going on in the school.
Hints:
(i) Introduction and pleasantries
(ii) Ask after his/her health
(iii) Give him/her news about the school
(iv) Conclusion

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