THEORY QUESTIONS
This paper consists of three parts: A, B and C. Answer three questions in all;one question from Part A
and all the questions in Part B and Part C. Answer all the questions in your answer booklet.
Credit will be given for clarity of expression and orderly presentation of material.
PART A
ESSAY WRITING
Answer one question only from this part.
Your composition should be about 250 words long.
Write an article for publication in your school magazine on the topic, My Role Model and how he/she has Influenced me.
Write an interesting story that ends with the expression, Unfortunately I realized when it was too late that my friend was a wolf in sheep's clothing.
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Write a letter to your friend describing two ways in which you prepared for your father's birthday party and tell him/her what made the party a memorable one.
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Ogboo was a very successful business man. He owned a fleet of vehicles. He was very generous and highly respected in his village. His children were very dear to him but he did not pamper them. He considered some modern gadgets dangerous, too expensive and a way of encouraging laziness among children. Therefore, no labour-saving gadgets were found in the kitchen. He insisted that food tasted better when prepared in the traditional way. He was also his children's barber.
At school, his children were the only pupils who received letters, popularly called snail mail. Akwesi, his eldest child, was always the object of ridicule among his peers. He patiently bore all the humiliation. When he completed school and his father made him manage his business, he decided to do things differently. He bought a cellular phone for his mother and equipped the house with modern gadgets. He also installed tracking devices on his father's vehicles and insisted on the drivers using mobile money transfer services. He swore the drivers to secrecy.
In an era when car snatching, drivers cheating their employers and armed robbery were the order of the day. Ogboo's transport business continued to flourish. He seemed to be insulated against theft. This amazed everyone. Soon, tongues began to wag. Ogboo was accused of possessing magical powers. Others insinuated that he was in leaque with the armed robbers. People shunned his company. One day, at a meeting organized by the transport owners, Akwesi let the cat out of the bag.
PART B
COMPREHENSION
[30 MARKS]
Read the following passage carefully and answer all the questions which follow.
Write two things Ogboo did that showed that he did not pamper his children.
... he decided to do things differently.
Identify two of the things that Akwesi did differently.
List two adjectives that can be used to describe Akwesi's drivers.
What were two of the problems that car owners faced?
Akwesi let the cat out of the bag
What did Akwesi do?
Why did he let the cat out of the bag?
Explain, in your own words, the following expressions as used in the passage:
order of the day;
tongues began to wag;
in league with.
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For each of the following words, give another word or a phrase that means the same and can fit into the passage:
highly
pamper
manage
installed
flourish