Vocabulary document (synonyms as words ) : - SS1 English Past Questions and Answers - page 1
By working hard, Benjamin outshone his elder brother instead of being ________
Overshadowed
Defeated
Demoted
Submerged
In each of the following sentences, there is one underlined word and one gap. from the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearest in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence (Jamb 2015).
He is quite an outspoken young man but his father is_____?
Humorous
Sober
Taciturn
Silent
The speaker's ________ speech was met with a ________ applause.
Scarcity
Thrift
Waste
Poverty
While some workers felt that the terms were amicable; others thought that they were....
Strange
Disagreeable
Bad
Satisfactory
The some teachers dissuade students from studying Mathematics, but others...them
Motivate
Lure
Instruct
Reward
The some teachers dissuade students from studying Mathematics, but others...them
Motivate
Lure
Instruct
Reward
(a) Why were the neighbors concerned about the robbery in the house of the Umorus?
(b) Identify the two types of sympathizers mentioned in the passage.
(c) (i) Were the Police careful enough in their search? (ii) Why do you think so?
(d) What finally happened to the robbers?
(e) 'Had a stray dog not given them away'
(i) What is the grammatical term used to describe the above expression, as used in the passage?
(ii) What is its function?
(f) Give one word that could replace each of the following as used in the passage: (i) immensely; (ii) vandalized; (iii) pin down (iv) comb; (v) structures; (vi) chase.
a) The Umorus were minding their business and contributed to the development of their community or area.
(b)(i) The first type of sympathizers were those who were there talking about the method of the robbers,
(ii) The second type were those who followed up their concern with action they went to call the police.
(c) (i) No, they were not (ii) In spite of their search, the police were not able to get the robbers.
(d) The robbers were discovered by a stray dog.
(e)(i)Adverbial clause of condition (ii) It is modifying the verb "escaped"
(f)(i) Immensely - greatly, a lot. (ii) vandalized - destroyed, damaged, broken
(iii) pindown - track down, get, arrest (iv) comb - search. ransack, rummage (v) structures - buildings (vi) chase - search, pursuit