Diphthongs ; Comprehension, - SS2 English Past Questions and Answers - page 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.
feel
Beat
Buffet
Head
Seer
Which of the following words contains the diphthong /ai/?
Light
Play
Boy
Pair
Which of the following words does not contain a diphthong
Buy
Day
They
Bear
Which of the following sentences contains all 8 diphthongs?
The boy played outside with his dear friends.
The sure thing to do is to go out now.
The pair of shoes were new and sure to last.
The light was on in the room, and the boy played outside.
Give two reasons for the influence which parents have on their children
- Parents are mostly the earliest human beings the child comes into contact with.
Parents have much longer contact with children than other agents of socialization
How does the child demonstrate the influence which his model has on him?
His behaviour tends to be similar to that of his model.
How do children see their models?
They see them as objects of power greatness and admiration.
Mention two factors which influence a child to take up aspects of his model’s behaviour.
i) The child must identify with or love his model
ii) The child must believe that he is capable of imitating his model
Although the child’s parents are his earliest and most important models….
i) What is the grammatical name for this expression as used in the passage?
ii) What is its grammatical function?
i) Adverbial clause of concession
ii) It is modifying the verb phrase, “exposed”.
……. a chip off the old block……
What does this expression mean?
The child has close similarity to the parent.