EXAMINATION JSS 1 Talent Discovery SCH

TALENT DISCOVERY SCHOOL
FIRST TERM EXAMINATION

SUBJECT; ENGLISH LANGUAGE
CLASS;JSS 1
COMPREHENSION
SECTION A
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions
Ibrahim and Lami had never seen the sea until they went to spend the holiday with
their aunt and uncle in Lagos. When their uncle stopped the car at Victoria Beach,they
jumped out at once .”Wait for us, children “.
“Sorry, uncle”,Lami and Ibrahim waited while their uncle shut the car doors and put
the key in his pocket.Then they tried to run up the hill made of sand in front of them.But it
was not easy,sand got into their sandals so they could not walk fast.
“Can we take our sandals off,”please? they asked “Of course you can.But don’t lose
them and stop when you reach the top”.
Ibrahim and Lami stood on top of the little sand –hill and looked at the sea.There
were big waves rushingup the beach.One minutes ,the waves looked like high,dark,green
walls with white tops. The next minute,they had fallen down ,and all the water in them was
flowing quickly towards the children.
1) who visited the Victoria Beach?

2) why did Ibrahim and Lami jump out as soon as the car stopped?
3) who stop the car at Victoria Beach?
4) Who said this statement “Can we take our sandals off,”please?
5) How does the waves looks like?
INSTRUCTIONS
Choose the question that has the sentence as its right answer
6) She is swimming. a) Does the girl like swimming? b)Do you like swimming? c)How
often does she swim? d)What is the girl doing?
7) Our school team. a)who won the football match b) How many teams played? c)when
did they finish the match? d)Was there any match in your school?
8) I went to the hospital.a)Was the nurse kind to you b) Where did you go this morning
c)Did the doctor attend to you? d)Where there many patients?
9) Yes,I do. a) Is this your house? b)Did they know you? c)Do you like your country? d)
Why don’t you wait?
10) Cyprain Ekwensi. a)When was the book written? b)Do you find the book enjoyable?
c)Who wrote “Restless City”? d) Do you know the publisher?
LEXIS AND STRUCTURE

From the words letter A-E, choose the one that best fill each of the gaps numbered
A. With B. Of C. In D.From E. Down
My Mother had just returned ……1….. the market. When I came …..2…. She put
…..3…. her basket full …..4….. vegetables ,fruits,and provisions.I helped her to pick
the vegetables.She was very pleased …,5….. me.
Choose the word that is similar in meaning to the words underline in each
sentences
6)The boy insulted the old man. A. praised B.helped C.welcome. D)abused
7)The messenger was very loyal to his master. A. rude B.dishonest C.wicked
D.faithful
8)The stolen money was hidden in a very dirty bag. A. found B. lost C. kept D.
forgotten
9) I met Ada crying when he saw the state of her pet cat.A.roaring B.smilling C.
sobbing D. mourning
10) If you are not careful Tunde,you will harm yourself.A.injure B.hammer C.lift
D.arm
From the list of words letter A-D ,choose the word that is most nearly opposite in
meaning to the words underlined
11) My father hates lazy children. A. beats B. loves C. heals D.leaves

12) Lara was present in the class yesterday. A.bent over B. decent C.absent D. sent
13) Dauda was generous to his friend. A. unkind B.bad C. kind D. stingy
14) Amina’s dog has vomited its food. A. swallowed B. licked C. bitten D. chewed
15) I do not like bright colours. A. fair B. dull C. sharp D.opposing
GRAMMAR
Fill in the blank spaces with article ‘a’,’an’,’the’ where necessary
16. Please give me _____ cup_____ plate.
17. Do you need ______ spoon to eat your rice?

18. What ____ lovely gown! I am going to buy____ gown for myself too
19. He saw _____ earthworm on his shoes.
20. It was _____ surprise to see ______ old man among ____ young people.
21. I bought ____ dozen apples for _____ price of six.
22. She went to see ____ dentist since she had _____ toothache.
23. ____ football match was postponed. All ____ players were very sad.
24. Adamu is buying ____ car. He will drive ____ car to work everyday.
25. ____ uncle of mine is visiting me next week. He is ____ youngest in his family.
Fill in the gaps with correct words for each of the following sentences.
26. _______ is the name of a person,animal, place or things.a) noun b) verb c) pronoun
d) adverb
27. All are parts of speech except ______ a) verb b) pronoun c) conjunction d)
principle
28. A ______ is a word used to replace a noun .a) verb b) preposition c) adverb
d)pronoun
29. Predicate are words that does not make ____ a) position b)complete sense
c)complete nonsense d)a verb
30. ____ ,____ and _____ are the types of articles. a) this,that ,those
b)them,their,these c) a,an,the d) the,us,we
SPEECH
Choose the words which does not rhyme with the others in each group
31. A) jaw B) Joy C) toy D) boy

32. A) coil B) call C) ball D) tall
33. A) nose B) boys C) toys D) rays
34. A) join B) coin C) loin D) bout
35. A) gone B) down C) dawn D)town
Choose the right words for each of the sounds
36. /j/ a. joy b.yam c.jump d.badge
37. /e/ a. peg b. sack c. rag d. name
38. /w/ a.write b. wrong c. one d.rite
39. /r/ a. ring b.wrote c. grate d. fried
40. /m/ a. lamb b. sum c. comb d. climb
LITERATURE
1. Literature is __________ a) a written work such as poems,novels,stories b)a
composing word c) rhyming word d) is a doing word
2. The major two types of literature are _________ and ___________ a) oral and
written b) poem and poetry c) poem and fiction d) non fiction and poetry
3. Which of the following is not a concepts of literature. a) creativity b) identity c) culture
d) dancing
4. Literature teaches ________ a) talking b) morals c) music d) facts
5. _______ is not a genres of literature a) drama b) prose c) poetry d) fraction
6. Pa Oni lives in _____ community a) Egbeda b)Dosumu c) Era d) Egbe
7. What is the name of pa Oni’s eldest wife? a) madam Bimpe b) madam Ruth c) madam
Asa d) madam Ade
8. Who graduated from the university? a) Tobi b) Rita c) Sayo d)Peter
9. She was posted to General Hospital as a _______ a) pharmacist b) banker c) dentist d)
optician
10. Sayo met a man called _________ a) Caleb b) Jacob c) Bright d) Obodah
ESSAY
Answer only one question
1. Write a narrative essay on the topic “My best friend”
2. Write a narrative essay on the topic “My Mother”

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TALENT DISCOVERY SCHOOL

FIRST TERM EXAMINATION

INSTRUCTIONS: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions

1) who visited the Victoria Beach?

LEXIS AND STRUCTURE

11) My father hates lazy children. A. beats B. loves C. heals D.leaves

16. Please give me _ cup_ plate.

17. Do you need ______ spoon to eat your rice?

31. A) jaw B) Joy C) toy D) boy

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