Structure, vocabulary Building, Comprehension - SS2 English Past Questions and Answers - page 1

Give two reasons for the influence which parents have on their children.

How does the child demonstrate the influence which his model has on him?

How do children see their models?

Mention two factors which influence a child to take up aspects of his model’s behaviour

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?

……. a chip off the old block……

What does this expression mean?

List two “other social agents” which, according to the passage, which influence the child.

For each of the following words, give another word or phrase which means the same and can replace it in the passage:

i) survival ii) prime iii) confirm

iv) potent v) idols vi) attributes

The clearing of forests for human use is a major cause of what?

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences. 

It is always ________ that gets the blame