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Answer all the questions

Each question is followed by four options lettered A to D. Find the correct option for each question and shade in pencil on your answer sheet, the answer space which bears the same letter as the option you have chosen. Give only one answer to each question.

Be sure you understand the instructions at the beginning of each section before you attempt any of the questions that follow them.

Do not spend too much time on a question. If you find a question difficult, leave it and go on and try it again later.

Use an HB pencil throughout. If you wish to change an answer, erase your first answer completely and shade the appropriate space for the new answer.

Do all rough work on this question paper.


SECTION 1

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined. An example is given below.

Example:bark

A. mass
B. ant
C. spa
D. ward

The correct answer is C because only spa contains the same vowel sound as the one underlined in bark. Therefore, answer space C would be shaded.

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Now answer the questions that follow.


1. chief
2. men
3. ban
4. sore
5. colour
6. low
7. hit
8. blue
9. storey
10. curb
11. may
12. care
13. pirate
14. must
15. scout

SECTION 2

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same consonant sound(s) as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined. An example is given below.

Example:ten

A. depot
B. listen
C. attack
D. christen

The correct answer is C because only attack has the same consonant sound as the one underlined in ten. Therefore, answer space C would be shaded.

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Now answer the questions that follow.


16. occasion
17. luggage
18. secret
19. phase
20. shield
21. yeast
22. bang
23. zero
24. badge
25. sports
26. crisis
27. catch
28. trek
29. knotty
30. word

SECTION 3

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that rhymes with the given word. An example is given below.

Example: sweet

A. suite
B. quit
C. sword
D. white

The correct answer is A because only suite rhymes with sweet. Therefore, answer space A would be shaded.

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Now answer the questions that follow.


31. mother
32. tense
33. scene
34. vanity
35. worry

SECTION 4

In each of the following questions, the main/primary stress is indicated by writing the syllable on which it occurs in capital letters.

From the words lettered A to D, choose the one that has the correct stress. An example is given below.

Example: exhibition

A. EX-hi-bi-tion
B. ex—HI—bi—tion
C. ex—hi—BI—tion
D. ex-hi-bi-TION

The correct answer is C because the main/primary stress of the word exhibition is on the third syllable. Therefore, answer space C would be shaded.


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Now answer the questions that follow.


36. catastrophe
37. moisturizer
38. diagnosis
39. information
40. neutrality

SECTION 5

In the following options lettered A to D, all the words except one have the same stress pattern. Identify the one with the different stress pattern and shade your answer in the usual way. An example is given below.

Example:

A. dessert
B. colour
C. instinct
D. risky

Options B, C, D are all stressed on the first syllable while option A is the only one stressed on the second syllable. So, A is the correct answer. Therefore, answer space A would be shaded.


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Now answer the questions that follow.


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42.
43.
44.
45.

SECTION 6

In each of the following sentences, the word that receives the emphatic stress is written in capital letters. From the questions lettered A to D, choose the one to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer. An example is given below.

Example: Ngozi loves POUNDED yam.

A. Does Ngozi love boiled yam?
B. Does Jane love pounded yam?
C. Does Ngozi hate pounded yam?
D. Does Ngozi love pounded plantain?

The correct answer is A because Ngozi loves POUNDED yam answers the question, Does Ngozi love boiled yam? Therefore, answer space A would be shaded.


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Now answer the questions that follow.


46. Our school won the QUIZ competition last year.
47. Emeka PASSED his English Language examination.
48. The principal often punishes ERRING pupils.
49. Uncle Ben was FALSELY accused of stealing the money.
50. John told the old man to LEAVE the room.

SECTION 7

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol. An example is given below.

Example: / θ /

A. bother
B. without
C. path
D. bathe

The correct answer is C because only path contains the sound represented by the given symbol. Therefore, answer space C would be shaded.


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Now answer the questions that follow.


51. /i:/ ?
52. /ɜ:/ ?
53. /s/ ?
54. /ɪ/ ?
55. /a:/ ?
56. /d/ ?
57. /j/ ?
58. /ə/ ?
59. /l/ ?
60. /w/ ?

END OF PAPER

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