WASSCE 2013

Test of Orals



SECTION 1

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the lettered(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 one underlined in seat. Therefore, answer space D would be shaded. [A] [B] [C] [D] Now answer the questions that follow


1. fussy

A. buffalo

B. burn

C. could

D. about


2. guard

A. slack

B. gourd

C. father

D. haven


3. ship

A. peep

B. feast

C. wine

D. brick


4. purpose

A. kernel

B. pun

C. mustache

D. sage


5. flee

A. sway

B. creative

C. breaches

D. dread



6. Cook

A. pool

B. pull

C. cooled

D. schooled


7. Jaw

A. shot

B. short

C. jam

D. jack


8. Coin

A. doing

B. coke

C. boy

D. course


9. Sew

A. dew

B. go

C. sane

D. seer


10. People

A. pie

B. pole

C. key

D. pear



11. Bar

A. bat

B. chat

C. father

D. arrow


12. Heir

A. here

B. air

C. ear

D. hear


13. Round

A. fun

B. road

C. now

D. brought


14. Ear

A. heard

B. cheer

C. fare

D. bear


15. High

A. hill

B. heel

C. buy

D. coat



SECTION 2

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same consonant sound(s) as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined. An example is given below. Example: vice A. cat B. dress C. show D. chalk 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. Sober

A. climb

B. plumber

C. lumber

D. lamb


17. mate

A. funny

B. comb

C. knew

D. bran


18. chaos

A. chiffon

B. match

C. clinic

D. smash


19. note

A. design

B. song

C. solemn

D. bring


20. dose

A. debris

B. goes

C. goose

D. lose



21. days

A. freeze

B. island

C. face

D. thanks


22. cheap

A. joggle

B. sober

C. sachet

D. culture


23. insure

A. pleasure

B. cheap

C. vision

D. ocean


24. mixed

A. pumped

B. thronged

C. climbed

D. sponged


25. gear

A. gesture

B. germ

C. ghetto

D. neighbor



26. drink

A. sting

B. dent

C. snag

D. singe


27. axe

A. sacks

B. slumped

C. school

D. bask


28. whole

A. whale

B. hour

C. hide

D. heir


29. grip

A. cart

B. fearing

C. burnt

D. courting


30. thrive

A. wreathe

B. thus

C. though

D. tooth



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 ‘detain rhymes with obtain. Therefore, answer space A would be shaded. [A] [B] [C] [D] Now answer the questions that follow.


31. clone

A. crown

B. lawn

C. brown

D. loan


32. monk

A. smack

B. pluck

C. sunk

D. shock


33. pride

A. sprout

B. kite

C. spade

D. wide


34. hind

A. void

B. laud

C. signed

D. speed


35. disdain

A. convey

B. curtain

C. avail

D. ordain



SECTION 4

In each of the following questions, the main/primary stress is indicated by writing the syllable on which it occurs in capital letters. From the words lettered A to D choose the one that has the correct stress. An example is given below.

Example: democratic

[A] [B] [C] [D] Now answer the questions that follow.


36. Indoctrinate

A. IN-doc-tri-nate

B. in-DOC-tri-nate

C. in-doc-TRI-nate

D. in-doc-tri-NATE


37. Refinery

A. RE-fin-e-ry

B. re-FIN-e-ry

C. re-fin-E-ry

D. re-fin-e-RY


38. phenomenal

A. PHE-no-me-nal

B. phe-NO-me-nal

C. phe-no-ME-nal

D. phe-no-me-NAL


39. consistency

A. CON-sis-ten-cy

B. con-SIS-ten-cy

C. con-sis-TEN-cy

D. con-sis-ten-CY


40. acrobatic

A. AC-ro-ba-tic

B. ac-RO-ba-tic

C. as-ro-BA-tic

D. ac-ro-ba-TIC



SECTION 5

In the following options letter 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 would 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. swindle B. sandals C. bucket D. extreme


42. A. convenient B. excellent C. durable D. camouflage


43. A. accede B. convey C. dissuade D. closure


44. A. tradition B. affiliate C. beautiful D. consistent


45. A. constructive B. technical C. necessary D. plentiful



SECTION 6

In each of the following sentences, the word that receives the emphatic 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 friend 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. The playwright gave a TRIBUTE to her mother.

A. Did the playwright give a gift to her mother?

B. Did the singer give a tribute to her mother?

C. Did the playwright dedicate a tribute to her mother?

D. Did the playwright give a tribute to her father?


47. The WRITER sold a million copies of his new book.

A. Did the wrier sell a thousand copies of his new book?

B. Did the writer publish a million copies of his new book?

C. Did the artist sell a million copies of his old books?

D. Did the writer sell a million copies of his old book?


48. The union congratulated the ELECTED president.

A. Did the union congratulated the ousted president?

B. Did the management congratulate the elected president?

C. Did the union reject the elected president?

D. Did the union congratulate the elected chairman?


49. A good description INCLUDES specific nouns.

A. does a good description include specific verbs?

B. Does a good description exclude specific nouns?

C. Does a poor description include specific nouns?

D. Does a good description include obscure nouns?


50. The MANAGEMENT will continue to retrench hardworking staff?

A. Will the management continue to retrench hardworking staff?

B. Will the principal continue to encourage hardworking staff?

C. will the management refuse to encourage hardworking staff?

D. Will the management continue to encourage hardworking clients?



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: /ƆΙ /

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 [A] [B] [C] [D] Now answer the questions that follow.


51. /i /

A. dream

B. seize

C. fee

D. funny


52. /ə /

A. coral

B. draft

C. then

D. spleen


53. /Ʋ/

A. cook

B. dew

C. blunt

D. bloom


54. /٨ /

A. council

B. fulfill

C. plunge

D. wiles


55. /i: /

A. early

B. pile

C. putrid

D. cleave



56. /ʃ/

A. measure

B. huge

C. pressure

D. church


57. / Ι /

A. helm

B. calm

C. palm

D. alms


58. / s/

A. purse

B. bees

C. whose

D. ways


59. / ð/

A. theme

B. smooth

C. method

D. bath


60. /dӠ/

A. gauge

B. match

C. gear

D. wag



WASSCE JUNE 2013 ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST OF ORALS

ANSWERS

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