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MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
PAPER 2
TIME: 2 HOURS
Name of Student:
Name of School:
ID Number of School:
Student's Number:
NCSE (LEVEL r) 2014
LANGUAGE ARTS PAPER 2
Question I
,ft.urrxlfiolr r
Question 3
Q*€stion 4
INSTRUCTIONS
2' In Section I, there are thirty (30) multiple-choice questions. Attempt all questions
and
record your answers on the Multiple-choice Answer Sheet provided.
3' Fill in the following information on the Multiple-Choice Answer Sheet using a2HBpencil
only (if this has not been completed already):
4' Section [r consists of four (4) topics. You must answer oNE (l) topic in this section.
5. write your answers on the blank pages at the end of the booklet.
a) Name of Student
b) Name of School
c) ID Number of School
d) Student,s Number
8. If you are finished before time is called, go back and check your responses.
In this section there are 30 questions. For each question, select the correct answer and
shade the letter that corresponds to your answer to that question in the answer sheet
provided.
SPELLING
In the lbllowing sentences (l - 5), one of the underlined words may be spelt incorrectly.
Select the error if there is one. If there is no error, choose D'
4. There are no definite boundries between the apartments and the playground. No Error
ABCI-)
5. During the controvercial football match, there were numerous appeals to the referee.
ABC
No Error
D
GRAMMAR
In the following sentences (6 - f 0), one of the underlined parts may contain a grammatical
error. Select the error. Ifthere is no error, choose D'
6. Have you ask your principal about the formation of the drama club? No Error
ABCD
1. The little girl was sitting beside me when the announcements was made
ABC
on the radio. No Error
D
9. Between you and I the barbeque at the school bazaar on Saturday wasn't as good as I had
AB C
hoped. No Error
D
10. Everyone felt that you could q.f come even though you had to complete your assignment.
A B C
No Error
D
PUNCTUATION
In the following sentences (ll - l5), one of the underlined parts may contain an error in
punctuation. Select the letter corresponding to the error. If there is no
error. choose D.
I 1. "Don't do it!" shouted Auntie Rose Ryan's aun!-as he was about to lift the
hot pot with bare
ABC
hands.
No Error
D
12. Sarahs uncle's car was found without its wheels in an old-abandoned
scrap yard. No Error
AB C D
13. [t's clear that these items are for the party; balloons, streamer!,snacks
and a banner.
AB C No Error
D
14' Who's the boy that wasn't on the bus when they traveled
to the science fair? No error
ABC D
15. "I planned a morning walk. an afternoon sleep and dinner with my family but
AB
you spoilt j!-said Granny.
No error
C
D
H*TGIE IT
GITITtrR LESSSHf,
Wsftt to bs et rfick stcr?
A. alone
B. bizarre
C. strange
D. exceptional
19. what does the expression, "Just want to rock it" suggest to the reader?
A. Classes are open to all rock players.
B. Rock bands are invited to play.
C. Anyone who joins the class can become a rock star.
D. Anyone wanting to enjoy playing rock music is invited.
20. Why are questions used in this advertisement?
When Christopher went out again after breakfast, he found a ladder propped against
the west wall of the house. This, he knew could only mean one thing. On the roof at his parents'
house was a large rain-water tank, big as a swimming pool. lt was not visible from the ground
since it lay below the level of the other roofs in order to gather the rain that had drained off
them. periodically - about once a year - the outlet to the tank became so clogged with fallen
leaves that allthe water had to be bailed out and the inside of the tank scraped and cleaned.
gang of men, bare
For this purpose a thirty-foot ladder was propped against the parapet* and a
footed and armed with buckets, climbed up. They threw the water over the side, clean at first
and then thicker and thicker with rotted leaves, until the ground below looked as if it had been
It had long been Christopher's ambition to watch this performance from a ringside
seat
- standing, for preference, in the water itself. lt would be even better, of course, if he were
bathe in the tank before it was cleaned. That was the most satisfactory way
of
allowed to
having a bath that he could imagine, particularly as the water, at this
time of day at any rate,
start work now, before they went - which gave him at least a couple of hours with the tank to
20 himself.
*Parapet Any low wall along the edge of a balcony, roof or bridge'
-
A. annually
B. daily
C. monthly
D. weekly
26. *... armed with buckets..." (Lines 7 - 8). What literary device is used here?
A. alliteration
B. metaphor
C. onomatopoeia
D. simile
27 . what two characteristics does christopher find appealing about the tank?
A. The ladder was safe to climb and he had enough time to play in the tank.
B. The ladder gave him access to the tank and no one was around to see him.
C. The ladder meant the gang of men would be back shortly so he had to hurry.
D. The ladder would not be up again, so he had to hurry.
INSTRUCTIONS
Your response to the chosen topic should be approximately 350 words in length.
You must write in Standard English. Dialect may be used in conversation only.
Choose ONE topic from either the PERSUASIVE WRITING or the NARRATIVE
WRITING section.
write your answer on the pages provided at the end of this paper.
PERSUASIVE WRITING
EITHER
l. Your friend is considering dropping out of school because of problems being faced.
Write an essay in which you convince your friend to change his or her mind.
OR
2' Your teacher announced that there will be no class field trips this term because
of problems
faced at the school.
Write an essay in which you convince your teacher to change his or her
mind.
NARRATIVE WRITING
OR
3' As Mahindra looked down from the mango tree, he spotted the pair of muddy
shoes, the
empty lunch box and the punctured football.
Write a story that includes these sentences. Include vivid descriptions that appeal
to the
reader's senses.
4. The girls opened the door of the Art Room, but what they discovered was not what they had
expected.
Write a story based on this situation. Be sure to include vivid descriptions that appeal to the
reader's senses.