WASSCE 2006

Test of Orals



SECTION 1

From The Words Lettered A To D, Choose The Word That Has The Same Vowel Should As The One Represented By The Letter(S) Underlined. An Example Is Given Below:

Example: Seat A. Sit B. Cite C. Set D. Key

The Correct Answer Is D Because Only Key Contains The Same Vowel Sound As The Ne Underlined In Seat. Therefore, Answer Space D Would Be Shaded. [A] [B] [C] [D] Now answer the questions that follow:


1. sit

A. guilt

B. clique

C. marine

D. sardine


2. wed

A. days

B. says

C. meal

D. deal


3. card

A. bat

B. hat

C. class

D. glad


4. bought

A. grouse

B. loss

C. worse

D. horse


5. who

A. bull

B. wood

C. rush

D. lose



6. serve

A. harp

B. come

C. journey

D. beg


7. man

A. dam

B. basket

C. parch

D. park


8. bottle

A. holy

B. prowess

C. grower

D. modern


9. cut

A. butcher

B. touch

C. pouch

D. pull


10. should

A. push

B. mould

C. cousin

D. gush



11. great

A. neighbour

B. meat

C. lead

D. peasant


12. boat

A. comfort

B. host

C. golf

D. mother


13. boil

A. mail

B. sour

C. coin

D. mayor


14. fair

A. sheer

B. here

C. heir

C. fear


15. ear

A. chair

B. wear

C. cheer

D. earnest



SECTION 2

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined. An example is given below. The correct answer is B because only dress has the same consonant sound as the one underlined in vice. Therefore, answer space B would be shaded. [A] [B] [C] [D] Now, answer the questions that follow.


16. huge

A. bug

B. fog

C. hug

D. joy


17. wanted

A. reduce

B. handsome

C. sandwich

D. handkerchief


18. match

A. machine

B. charade

C. moustache

D. chunk


19. gas

A. debris

B. reverse

C. island D. aisle


20. those

A. thrive

B. scathing

C. worthless

D. threat



21. knife

A. sink

B. bank

C. gnaw

D. single


22. feather

A. victor

B. vendor

C. physics

D. brave


23. face

A. lose

B. shoes

C. tease

D. rats


24. nation

A. anxious

B. decision

C. explosion

D. equation


25. cool

A. ceiling

B. architect

C. attaché

D. brochure



26. cause

A. course

B. sauce

C. pores

D. toss


27. thread

A. bath

B. booth

C. writhe

D. northern


28. flood

A. plead

B. fillip

C. burglar

D. ruffle


29. exact

A. exceed

B. excess

C. exhaust

D. excel


30. conduct

A. attached

B. resist

C. indict

D. impact



SECTION 3

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

Example: obtain A. detain B. detail C. claim D. relay

The correct answer is A because only obtain rhymes with detain. Therefore, answer space A would be shaded. [A] [B] [C] [D] Now answer the questions that follow.


31. money

A. honey

B. monkey

C. donkey

D. Yankee


32. country

A. mountain

B. bounty

C. country

D. shanty


33. shallow

A. hallowed

B. mellow

C. callow

D. gallows


34. rushed

A. washed

B. dashed

C. stashed

D. hushed



SECTION 4

In each of the following questions, the main/primary stress is indicted by writing the syllable on which it occurs in capital letters. From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the correct stress. An example is given below. Example: democratic A. DE-mo-cra-tic B. de-MO-cra-tic C. de-mo-CRA-tic D. de-mo-cra-TIC The correct answer is C because the main/primary stress of the word democratic is on the third syllable. Therefore, answer space C would be shaded. [A] [B] [C] [D] Now answer the questions that follow:


36. intimacy

A. In-ti-ma-cy

B. in-TI-ma-cy

C. in-di-Ma-cy

D. in-di-ge-cy


37. indigenous

A. IN-di-ge-nous

B. in-DI-ge-nous

C. in-di-GE-nuos

D. in-di-ge-NOUS


38. participate

A. PAR-ti-ci-pate

B. par-TI-ci-pate

C. par-ti-CI-pate

D. par-ti-ci-PATE


39. fundamental

A. FUN-da-men-tal

B. fun-DA-men-tal

C. fun-da-MEN-tal

D. fun-da-men-TAL


40. constitution

A. CON-sti-tu-tion

B. con-STI-tu-tion

C. con-sti-TU-tion

D. con-sti-tu-TION



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 away B. apart C. behind D. river

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


41. A. pursue B. local C. river D. country


42. A. review B. surplus C. surprise D. concise


43. A. cruel B. moral C. humane D. terror


44. profession A. B. proposal C. agreement D. resolute


45. condolence A. B. suspicion C. attachment D. personnel



SECTION 6

In each of the following sentences, the word that receives the empathic 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: My mother’s FRIEND hates pets. A. does your mother’s boss hate pets? B. does your mother’s friend love pets? C. does your mother’s friend hate toys? D. does your father’s hate pets?

The correct answer is A because My mother’s FRIEND hates pets answers the question. Does your mother’s boss hate pets? Therefore, answer space A would be shaded. [A] [B] [C] [D] Now answer the questions that follow.


46. Tamuno bought his WIFE an expensive car?

A. did Musa buy his wife an expensive car?

B. did Tamuno buy his daughter an expensive car?

C. did Tamuno buy his wife a cheap car?

D. did Tamuno buy his wife an expensive car?


47. Father REBUKED Kemi for being dishonest?

A. did mother rebuke Kemi for being dishonest?

B. Did father praise Kemi for being dishonest?

C. Did Father rebuke tuned for being dishonest?

D. Did father rebuke Kemi for being dishonest?


48. Bola’s mother is a very PATIENT teacher.

A. is Amina’s mother a very patient teacher?

B. is Bola’s mother a barely patient teacher?

C. is Bola’s mother a very impatient teacher?

D. is Bola’s mother a very patient doctor?


49. Chinwe is usually HOSPITABLE to strangers.

A. is Ada usually hospitable to strangers?

B. is Chinwe seldom hospitable to strangers?

C. is Chinwe usually hostile to strangers?

D. is Chinwe usually hospitable to foes?


50. LAZY workers often fail as bosses

A. Do industrious workers often fail as bosses?

B. Do lazy workers sometimes fail as bosses?

C. Do lazy workers often succeed as bosses?

D. Do lazy workers often fail as subordinates?



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: /Ͻ i/ A. yell B. holy C. boy D. idiot

The correct answer is C because only boy contains the sound represented by the given symbol. Therefore, answer space C would be shaded. Therefore, answer space A would be shaded. [A] [B] [C] [D] Now answer the questions that follow. Now answer the questions that follow:

51. /ae /

A. mango

B. market

C. branch

D. plant


52. / D /

A. border

B. bother

C. boring

D. brother


53. / U: /

A. full

B. bush

C. shampoo

D. wool


54. /3:/

A. courage

B. favour

C. perhaps

D. scourge


55. /d3 /

A. warning

B. party

C. exhaust

D. grandeur



56. /d/

A. handsome

B. adjust

C. round

D. passed


57. /ω /

A. write

B. world

C. wrestle

D. wring


58. /∫ /

A. rush

B. chimney

C. vision

D. charity


59. / d3 /

A. beige

B. gorge

C. prestige

D. barrage


60. /k/

A. champion

B. chief

C. chorus

D. champagne



WASSCE JUNE 2006 ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST OF ORALS

ANSWERS

​1.B 2.B 3.C 4.D 5.D 6.C 7.A 8.D 9.B 10.A 11.A 12.B 13.C 14.C 15.B 16.D 17.A 18.D 19.B 20.C 21.C 22.C 23.C 24.A 25.B 26.C 27.A 28.C 29.C 30.D 31.A 32.B 33.C 34.D 35.C 36.A 37.B 38.B 39.C 40.C 41.A 42.A 43.D 44.C 45.C 46C 47.D 48.A 49.A 50.C 51.A 52.B 53.C 54.D 55.D 56.C 57.B 58.A 59.B 60.C