JSS 1 FIRST TERM ENGLISH

JSS 1 English First Term Examination

 Grammar

Fill the blank spaces with the suitable word from the options

1. No News.......... been heard yet about the missing boy (A)  have (B) is (C)  has (D)  will

2. The cash prize is for Mary and.......... (A) I (B) she (C) me (D) he

3. Mr Johnson speaks........ (A) loud (B) loudly (C) louding (D) low

4........ Mary live in London (A) Do (B)  Have (C) Does (D) Haven’t

5.  Frank as well as his sister........ coming to the party  (A) is (B) were (C) are (D) aren’t

6. Sue always...........   her flute in the afternoon (A) practice (B) practicing (C) practices (D) will practice

7. It......... Cloudy tomorrow (A)  will be (B) is (C) was (D) were

8. .My father______ to help people (A) love (B)  like (C)  loves (D) “is liking”

9.The  cake has gone half way,  because Ada ______ a part of it yesterday (A)  cutted (B) cut (C) share (D) give

10. Usman’s father has a ______ of cars.  (A) fleet (B) Bunch (C) Pride (D) pack

11.  Last year, I ______ to study every night, because I wanted to pass my exams. (a) am having (b) had (c) have (d) has having (e) would have

12. She dedicated the novel _______ her aunt. (a) at (b) for (c) in (d) on (e) to

13.Mariam won the race because she ran ______ than Esther. (a) fast (b) faster (c) fastest (d) more fast (e) more fastly

14.Musa brought ______ of sand to the construction site. (a) bunches (b) grains (c) heaps (d) pieces (e) piles

15.John  did not take part ______ the parade. (a) at (b) for (c) in (d) on (e) with

Speech work

Which of the words in questions 26 and 27 have the same sound as the Phonetic Symbol below

16. /ɜ: / (a) bud (b) chair (c) girl (d) met (e) pair

17./ʌ/  (a) bucket (b) future (c) journey (d) tailor (e) turn

18. Another name for a single vowel sound is....... (A) Diphthong (B) Tripthong (C) Syllable (D) pure Vowel

19. There are........... Short Vowel sounds in English language (A)  10 (B) 7 (C) 8 (D) 3

20. There are.......... Long vowel sounds in English language (A) 5 (B) 7 (C) 2 (D) 9

Section B (answer 3 questions from this section,  one from Essay,  and all the questions in the Grammar and speech work section)

SECTION B

Essay

In less than 250 words write an Essay on any of these topic

1.  My best friend

Or

2.  A market place

Grammar

3.Identify the parts of speech that is underlined in the following sentences

 (a) Amaka is such a beautiful gjrl

  (b) That book belongs to her

  (c) Most people love to travel to America

  (d) caught Ada hiding behind the door

  (e) She went towards the school

  (f) They couldn’t eat, although they were hungry

What type of adjective is used in the sentences below (quality,  quantity,   colour,  number )

  (g) I have a golden brown dog

  (h) My mother is generous

  (i) I was given a pair of shoes as a gift

  (j) you need enough  water to quench church your thirst

Speech work

4 (a) another name for speech organs is..............

(b) give two example of sounds that are described as bilabial sounds

(c)  give two examples of labiodental sounds

(d) describe a Vowel sound

(e) Define a voiced consonant

Give two examples each of words in which the following Phonetic sound occur

(f) / ɑ:/    

(g) /I:/    

(h) / ɜ:/  

(i) / æ/ 

(j) / ʌ/

Writing Acrostic: Young Writers

It was such a fun to watch these young writers as they described themselves with new words they learnt in acrostic poems. You never know how creative they are until you get them to write.

 I am                                                                                            

Just                                                                                          

Awesome                                                                                     

Successful                                                                              

Obedient and                                                                         

 Nice                                                                                        

I am JASON       
                                                                

I am                                                                                                                                                                                                        

Determined                                                                         

Energetic                                                                             

Light                                                                                   

Intelligent                                                                          

Gentle                                                                                  

Honest                                                                                 

Tough                                                                         

Smart                                                                                 

Obedient                                                                            

Motivating and

Excellent

                                                                                              

I am DELIGHTSOME              

I am                                                                                        

Determined                                                                         

Awesome                                                                            

Vibrant                                                                               

Intelligent and                                                                  

Delightful                                                                            

                                                                                             

                                                                                             

I am DAVID                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

                     

                                     

I am

Enviable    

Loving     

Visionary

Interesting and

Super

I am ELVIS          



I am                                                                                                                             

Motivating
Inspiring
Royal
Amazing
Courageous 
Loyal and
Energetic

I am Miracle

                                                                                                            

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THE POWER OF UNITY

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A story by Henry Ogude

JSS 2 student of THE ENTREP ACADEMY

Once in a town, there lived a man whose name was Daniel. Daniel was a part of the Military in that town. He led so many battles and never lost, because he and his men were in unity and co-operated with one another.

It was time for the General to choose who would be second in command after him and after thinking hard, he decided to choose Daniel. When the Parade Master heard about it, he kicked against it, but the General had already made up his mind and made it clear to the Parade Master;

“If you want to be second in command you must learn how to control your temper”.

 “Sir, but I have what it takes”, said the Parade Master.

Just as they spoke, they received a message that their enemy had come for revenge, and that same minute the General was hit by a stray bullet and fell down dead.

There was confusion everywhere, because the General did not succeed in choosing a second in command before he died. Everyone began to run in all direction, as there was no one to coordinate them. Some ran into the forest, some into river, while some ran into the hands of their enemy. Even the ones who were in the river and bushes were at more risk than the ones who ran into the hands of their enemy. The Parade Master tried to show some authority, but everyone ignored him as they were all running to find a safe place.

Daniel was confused, but he remembered one of the training they had, when the General said; “if you are being attacked unknowingly, disguise yourself to find out the strategy of your enemy and fight back.”

So, Daniel disguised himself, went into the camp of their enemy and learnt their strategy. By the time he came back, he was ready to attack. He noticed however, that he had just one hundred men to go to battle with, compared to a thousand from their enemy. He was informed that the Parade Master had gone ahead for the battle and that he was almost killed.

The Parade Master returned from the battle and thought hard. After narrowly escaping death, he knew what to do. He looked for Daniel. He asked for his forgiveness and together they discussed the strategy of their enemy. They came up with their own plan and fought back their enemy. They finally defeated their opponent and won the battle, because they were united. 

MORAL LESSON

United we stand divided we fall.

The Brave Promise

A story by Promise Miller

JSS 2 student of The Entrep Academy

Once upon a time, in a village called Afia, was a twelve -year- old boy, called Promise. Promise was obedient, honest and a peaceful boy. The other part of Afia village was a forest known as ‘The Fearful Kingdom’. In that forest, were three notorious boys, who moved between Afia village and The Fearful Kingdom, stealing people’s things.

The villagers complained to the local police in the village, but the police made light of it. They tried to make the villagers feel comfortable by telling them that nothing like that was happening. One day, Promise went to fish in a river that was a boundary between Afia village and The Fearful kingdom. As he was waiting for his hook to catch a fish, he saw three boys swimming and moving things as they moved. He looked closely and saw that some of the things they were moving were household things.

Promise ran quickly to the local police station to complain, but the policemen on duty took it as the complaint of a child who doesn’t know what he was saying. Promise got upset and ran out quickly. As he ran, he saw two of the boys whom he saw moving things. They had a big sack in their hands. Promise quietly followed them and saw that they were moving towards the chief’s house in the village. The boys felt someone was watching them and stopped to look around, but Promise hid himself behind a tree. The two boys spoke to themselves and quickly walked away from the chief’s house.

Promise came back home, but didn’t say anything to anyone. He wanted to have evidence. He remembered his uncle bought a camera for his father about a year ago. His father did not mind if he used it, so Promise went to the shelf in the sitting room and took the camera.

He ran back to the river and hid himself while he waited. After a while, he heard footsteps. He knew the thieves were back. He watched again as they moved things across the river. Promise quietly brought out the camera and took a quick shot, then quickly went down before he would be noticed. As the thieves got to the other side of the river and were about to get into the forest with the stolen items they had, Promise took another shot of them and started running. The three boys heard the sound of running footsteps at the other side of the river but were not sure if it was a human being.

Promise ran straight to the police station again and this time, he just showed them the pictures from the camera. The police saw that he was telling the truth and apologised to him, for not believing him earlier. They went with him to the river side and raided The Fearful Kingdom. The thieves were caught and arrested.

When the chief of Afia village heard of the brave acts of Promise, he inquired of his parents and sent for them. The chief appreciated the brave boy’s parents with the sum of fifty thousand naira. Promise was happy. He knew his school fees would be paid.

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The Rising Star by Uche Osondu

A Chapter by Chapter summary

Chapter 1

The result of the first school leaving certificate of the primary six pupils in Itutu Educational Destrict is out. The news of the result spreads and is everywhere, some pupil did well while some did not.  The district head, Mr Akpabio, promises a scholarship of one hundred and fifty thousand naira to any pupil who does well in all the papers. Bassey who  is from  Ikot Ansa primary school, was the lucky pupil who wins the scholarship with his brilliant performance, as a result of his determination.

Chapter 2

Bassey is at home with his friends when his mother calls him. He spends some time joking with his mother before his father joins in on their joke. Bassey ‘s mother tells Bassey how  his father worked so hard to marry her. They all talk for a while about uncle Richard’s visit to the village with his new wife. When Ekaete, Bassey’s mother left. Ubong continues to talk with his son, and he advises him about women.

Chapters 3

Bassey’s parents are not in agreement of Bassey  travelling with his uncle to the city. They both argue about it. Bassey however doesn’t agree with his mother because he wants to go to the city. Finally his father decides that Bassey would go and he advices  Bassey to behave well and keep good company.  Bassey’s mother is sad about it.

Chapter 4

Bassey’s father  unfolds the visit of Bassey’s uncle to the village with his wife. Uncle  Richard  gifts for a lot of people and promises to buy a bicycle for Bassey, because of his excellent performance in the first school leaving certificate examination.  Bassey cannot  wait to go to the city where he would see many things.  His uncle spends ten days in the village before leaving the village.  

  

Chapters 5 Bassey is packing  excitedly to go to the city. He spends  some time  with his friend Mfon, and they both talk about the city. Mfon  tells Bassey how his uncle Udofia went to the city and forgot about the village.  Bassey’s mother is sad that Bassey is going away, she advices ...

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