M&M COLLEGE

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3RD TERM PROMOTIONAL examination 2023 2024 SESSION
NAME: ________________________________________________________________________________
SUBJECT: ENGLISH STUDIES (PAPER ONE) CLASS: JSS 2
TIME: 30 MINUTES

SECTION A
INSTRUCTION: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Saliva is a clear liquid made by several glands in the mouth area. Saliva is an important part of a healthy
body. It is mostly made of water. But Saliva also contains important substances that your body needs to
digest food and keep your teeth strong. Saliva is important because it:
 It keeps your mouth moist and comfortable.
 It helps you chew, taste and swallow.
 It fights in your mouth and prevents bad breath.
 It has proteins and minerals that protect tooth enamel and prevent tooth decay and gum disease.
 It keeps dentures securely in place.
You make saliva when you chew. The harder you chew the more saliva you make. Sucking on a hard candy
or cough drop helps you make saliva, too. Saliva glands that make saliva are called salivary glands. The
salivary glands sit inside each cheek, at the bottom of your mouth, and near your front teeth by the jaw bone.
There are six major salivary glands and hundreds of minor ones, Saliva moves through tubes called salivary
ducts. Normally, the body makes up 2 to 4 pints of saliva a day. Usually, the body makes the most saliva in
the late afternoon. It makes the least amount at night. But everyone is different. What doctors consider to be
a normal amount of saliva varies quite a bit. That makes diagnosing saliva problems a bit of a challenge.
Certain diseases and medicines can affect how much saliva you make. If you do not make enough saliva,
your mouth can become quite dry. This condition is called dry mouth {xerostomia}. Dry mouth causes the
gums, tongue, and other tissues in the mouth to become swollen and uncomfortable. Germs thrive in this
type of setting. A dry mouth leads to bad breath.
QUESTIONS
1. According to the passage what is saliva?
2. State three ways saliva is important.
3. How does one make saliva?
4. When is saliva most produce?
5. hospital Why is the mouth swollen and diseased?
In the passage below, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Fill in each numbered gap with the most
appropriate of the options.
A sick person goes to a for --6-- on arrival there, he goes to the outpatient department to obtain a card, and
from there he ushered into a doctor study or --7-- room. After listening to his complaints and examining him,
which may involve listening to sounds in his heart and lungs using a ----8--- checking his body --9--- using a
clinical ---10--.
A B C D
6. Treatment visitation diagnosis analysis
7. Dressing consulting injection operation
8. Microscope otoscope scanner stethoscope
9. Function hotness pulse temperature
10. Catheter cannula endoscope thermometer
Complete each of the following sentences with the most appropriate of the options lettered a –d
11. Government plans to ____ more Youths in skills development. A. Force B. initiate
C. train D. impose
 12. I bought this item at a very high ____. A. cost B. discount C. measure D. rate.
13. Doctors agree that drugs have psychological ____ on the users. A. advantages B. effects
C. problems D. signs.
14. The man who was _____ the dreaded disease was quarantined A. affected by B. attacked by
C. infected with D. infused with.
15. Giving _____ to the poor is encouraged by all religions. A. alms B. donations C. gifts
D. loans
16. When your train arrives, I will pick you up from the __________. A. airport B. station
C. jetty D. terminal.
In each of the following, choose from the options the one which is nearest in meaning to the word
underlined.
17. The supporters of the party applauded the speaker. A. cheered B. boycotted C. jeered
D. shouted
18. My mother advised me to be industrious if I want to pass my examination. A. clever
B. brilliant C. hard working D. smart.
Choose the word opposite in meaning to the given words.
19. The measures that has been introduced to accelerate the process of national development have in
actual fact ____ it. A. promoted B. stressed C. cast D. retarded
20. The ____ of the few rich in our society contrasts with the poverty of the masses. A. arrogance
B. authority C. affluence D. influence
Identify the word which does not rhyme in each set of words
A B C D
21. Part heart Heat Cart
22. Sat hat Mat Met
23. duck luck duke Buck
24. Head heap Wed spend
From the words lettered A-D, underline the word that has the same consonant sound as the one(s) underlined
Word A B C D
25. Worth Loathe Both bathe What
26. Shallow Preacher Start praise Chagrin
In each of the following questions, the main / primary stress is indicated by writing the stressed syllable in capital
letters. From the words lettered A-D, choose the one that has the correct stress.
27. Competitive a. COM-pe-ti-tive b. com-PE-ti-tive c. com-pe-TI-tive
d. com-pe-ti-TIVE
28. Mechanism a. ME-cha-ni-sm b. me-CHA-ni-sm c. me-cha-NI-sm
d. me-cha-ni-SM
From the questions lettered A-D, choose the one to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer
29. My sister is LEAVING for Jos today. A. Is my brother leaving for Jos today? B. Is my sister arriving from
Jos today? C. Is my sister leaving for Zaria today? D. Is my sister leaving for Jos tomorrow?
30. The FINAL match of the hockey competition was exciting. A. Was the final match of the hockey
competition boring? B. Was the final match of the hockey competition exciting? C. Was the
preliminary match of the hockey competition exciting? D. Was the final football match boring?
31. ______ means conversation between two or more people. A. monologue B. soliloquy
C. dialogue D. dialugue
32. An essay that gives an account of a story or event is ____. A. narrative essay B. expository essay
C. descriptive essay D. argumentative essay
33. A formal letter is also called ____. A. friendly letter B. African letterC. official letter D. office
letter
34. Hook the audience, set the scene, introduce the characters, climax, conclusion, are elements of ____ essay.
A. argumentative B. narrative C. expository D. descriptive
35. The first wife (iyale) of Chief Oluwo is _____. A. Ajihun B. Romoke C. Fadeke C. Faderera
36. Reverend Green and his wife Serena were Adewale’s ____. A. former employers B. employers C.
pastors D. foster parents
37. ____ is labelled as a nymphomaniac. A. Abike B. Kemi C. Omolara D. Faderera
38. Apart from Folake, Biodun Coker had ____ children with his wife. A. 3 B. 4 C. 2 D. 5
39. Venus lived in ____. A. Obalende B. Anthony Village C. Monatan D. Ajao Estate
40. “My sister, Nicole is becoming a spoilt child.” Who said this? A. Mrs. Edwards B. Mrs. Murphy
C. Mrs. Coker D. Mrs. Olawumi
 M&M COLLEGE
5-7 Coker Street, Adebiyi Estate, Atapa Command, Ipaja, Lagos State
08038394777; 08086433011; 07087164755
3RD TERM PROMOTIONAL examination 2023 2024 SESSION
NAME: ______________________________________________________________________________________
SUBJECT: ENGLISH STUDIES (PAPER TWO) CLASS: JSS 2
TIME: 1 HOUR 30 MINUTES

SPEECH WORK
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS FROM THIS SECTION
1. Categorize the vowel sounds into monophthongs and diphthongs with one example each.
2. Categorize consonant sound into voiced and unvoiced sounds with one example each.
(10 marks)
CREATIVE WRITING
WRITE ON ANY ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ESSAYS
1. Write a well-seasoned story on the topic “The rich also cry”.
2. Write for or against this topic “Village life is better than city life ”
3. Write the essay “The day I would not like to remember”.
4. Formulate a dialogue on any topic.
5. Write on the topic “A memorable journey I once made”.
6. Write a composition on the topic “The responsibilities of government”.
(10 marks)
GRAMMAR
ANSWER THREE QUESTIONS IN ALL FROM THIS PART
1. Complete the sentences with the correct tag ending
a) You were not sleeping ----------
b) Your mother likes salad ________
c) He is studying _____?
d) I didn’t pay you _____?
2. A. Define antonym and synonym respectively.
b. Provide synonym for the words
 Frosty
 Fearless
 Splendid
 Inactive
 Diminutive

3. A. List five types of adverbial you know.

b. In brief explain each of them with the aid of one example for each.
4. A. Turn the following prefixes to meaningful word
 Anti
 Im
 Inter
 Semi
 Super
b. Turn the following suffixes to words
 -age
 -ance
 -ess
 -able
  -ish
5. Construct five positive statements and provide the tag questions.

(10 marks)
LITERATURE
ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS FROM THIS SECTION
A. Define characterization.
B. State the figure of speech represented in each of these sentences
i. The honey of my life, the dew of my life.
ii. Some people are determined to kill the fire of love made by the gods.
iii. Its twinkling light brightens the night as the stars in the sky.
PROSE
Mention 4 characters in the book “Nowhere to Run” and state the role each character played in the story.
DRAMA
Discuss three themes derived from the drama text “Dance of Fury”

(10 marks)