WASSCE 2018

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 letter(s) underlined.


1. Coin,

(a) toy

(b) rod

(c) lord

(d) ride.


2. Blow,

(a) brown

(b)blew

(c) road

(d) now.


3. Lawyer,

(a) lawless

(b) lorry

(c) adapt

(d) flying.


4. Decided,

(a) bled

(b) hid

(c) skew

(d) hide.


5. Cup

(a) oven

(b) cot

(c)crop

(d) curl.



6. Pure

(a) sure

(b) you

(c) curse

(d) more.


7. How

(a) low

(b) drought

(c) bowl

(d) bought.


8. Short

(a) but

(b) shoot

(c) spot

(d) jaw.


9. Stew

(a) slow

(b) blue

(c) gnaw

(d) good.


10. Could

(a) cold

(b) cod

(c) pull

(d) cool.



11. League

(a) lick

(b) pleasure

(c) people

(d) learn.


12. High

(a) yell

(b) bye

(c) quay

(d) toil.


13. Stay

(a) height

(b) rake

(c) rise

(d) rose.


14. Burn

(a) barn

(b) owl

(c) girl

(d) pus.


15. Parse

(a) spice

(b) irk

(c) chart

(d) eye.



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.


16. kin

(a) knife

(b) scheme

(c) scene

(d) known


17. same

(a) isle

(b)dies

(c)daze

(d) loose.


18. parent

(a) pious

(b) physics

(c) corps

(d) pharmacy.


19. tax

(a) ask

(b) ached

(c) lacks

(d) kiss.


20. zero

(a) days

(b) cease

(c) seizure

(d) measure.



21. flame

(a) dough

(b) pillar

(c) psyche

(d) photo.


22. cheek

(a) chemist

(b) campaign

(c) sharp

(d) cheque.


23. apt

(a) rapid

(b) taped

(c) packed

(d) prefect.


24. sing

(a) examine

(b) sinner

(c) miner

(d) kingship.


25. shadow

(a) treasure

(b) century

(c) chess

(d) thrash.



26. wept

(a) begged

(b) bombed

(c) caused

(d) stopped.


27. strict

(a) indict

(b) incite

(c) inflict

(d) listen.


28. jump

(a) digest

(b) geese

(c) dozen

(d)gear.


29. scratch

(a) secret

(b) screen

(c) street

(d) school.


30. think

(a) smart

(b) tooth

(c) tiny

(d) worthy.



SECTION 3 From the words lettered A - O, choose the word that rhymes with the given word.


31. leisure

(a) razor

(b) sure

(c) measure

(d) pressure.


32. ballet

(a) palate

(b) tablet

(c) chalet

(d) blanket.


33. imbue

(a) undue

(b) defuse

(c) recruit

(d) outdone.


34. waste

(a) placed

(b) caged

(c) host

(d) forged.


35. thrive

(a) move

(b) clime

(c) shrine

(d) arrive.



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.


36. installation

(a) IN-stal-!a-tion

(b) in-STAL-la-tion

(c) in-stal-LA-tion

(d) in-stal-la-TION.


37. Unwillingness

(a) UN-wil-ling-ness

(b) un-WIL-ling-ness

(c) un-wil-LING-ness

(d) un-wil-ling-NESS.


38. Circumstances

(a) CIR-cum-stan-ces

(b) cir-CUM-stan-ces

(c) cir-cum-STAN-ces

(d) cir-cum-stan-CES.


39. manipulate

(a) MA-ni-pu-late

(b) ma-NI-pu-late

(c) ma-ni-PU-late

(d) ma-ni-pu-LATE.


40. Apologize

(a) A-pol-o-gize

(b) A-POL-o-gize

(c) A-pol-O-gize

(d) A-pol-o-GIZE.



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.


41. (a) attention (b) amplify (c) alluring (d) important.


42. (a) interest (b) revenge (c) profess (d) support.


43. (a) concept (b) control (c) confess (d) confuse.


44. (a) decision (b) incursion (c) mutation (d) motionless.


45. (a) cargo (b) cater (c) cover (d) cartoon.



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.


46. AYO asked Mary to come today,

(a) Did Chike ask Mary to come?

(b) Did Ayo order Mary to come today?

(c) Did Ayo ask Dad to come today?

(d) Did Ayo ask Mary to come today?


47 Wood is cheap in the South THIS year,

(a) Is cassava cheap in the south?

(b) Is wood expensive in the south this year?

(c) Is wood cheap in the north this year?

(d) Is wood cheap :n the south every year?


48. NEW students should pay tuition fees,

(a) Should new pupils pay tuition fees?

(b) Should old students pay tuition fees?

(c) Should new students pay hostel fees?

(d) Can new students pay tuition fees?


49. Dad requested the DRIVER to open the door,

(a) Did mum request the driver to open the door?

(b) Did dad order the driver to open the door?

(c) Did dad request the gardener to open the door?

(d) Did dad request the driver to shut the door?


50. Ade's BICYCLE is made of steel,

(a) Is Bola!s bicycle made of steel?

(b) Is Ade's car made of steel?

(c) Was Ade's bicycle made of steel?

(d) Is Ade's bicycle made of plastic?



SECTION 7

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol.


51. / u /

(a) choose

(b) tool

(c) book

(d) scoop,


52. / c /

(a) beer

(b) says

(c) isle

(d) raid


53. / ) /

(a) coy

(b) law

(c) cot

(d) plow,


54. / b /

(a) bugle

(b) doubt

(c) subtle

(d) lamb,


55. / ei /

(a) alone

(b) greet

(c) height

(d) neigh,



56. / /

(a) dear

(b) chair

(c) night

(d) reign,


57. / u /

(a) choir

(b) chair

(c) pour

(d) pure,


58. / õ /

(a) thyme

(b) pith

(c) smooth

(d)thin.


59. / n /

(a) ankle

(b) knock

(c) hymn

(d) hung,


60.` / j /

(a) cue

(b) quit

(c) judge

(d) cheer.



WASSCE JUNE 2018 ENGLISH LANGUAGE TEST OF ORALS

ANSWERS

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