THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL ‘West African Senior School Certificate Examination for School Candidates sc 2020 ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1 at Bo not open this booklet until you are told to do so. While you are waiting, reg the following instructions carefully. Write your name and index number in (Spat provided above. The paper is an Objective Test and carries $0 marks. Answer the questifgs on your objective answer sheet.The paper will last 1 hour « 1, Use 2B peneil throughout. 2. On the pre-printed answer sheet, check that the follow ar@correctly printed: (a). Inthe space marked Name, check your ed by your other names (4) In the spaces marked Examination, Y "aper, check * WASSCE’ “SC 2020", ENGLISH LANGUAG! hat order. 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Shade in pencil on your answer sheet the answer space which bears the ‘same letter as the option you have chosen. Give only one answer to each question. Be sure You undersfand the instructions at the beginning of each section before you try to answer ‘any of the questions that follow them, Do not spend too much time on a question. If you find a question difficult, leave it and go on and try it again later. Use pencil throughout. If you wish to change an answer, erase your first answer completely and shade the appropriate space for the new answer, An example is given below: From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes sug sence The three-month notice of resignation which the manager gave time, A. expires B. lapses C. disrupts D. develops } The correct answer is expites which is lettered A for answer space A would be, shaded. we cB CC, cES Now answer the following questions. " ‘ sa 6 y a o In each of the following ser *e is a word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A to D, o that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, ime, correctly fill the gap in the sentence. 1, Geraldine is very céigteouNgut her brother, Gerald is unbelievably A... arrogs ‘eo c % D. f 2. whl caME ....« in the course of the contest, Lena was confident, uring B stful incensed jitery is We thought Jane was the instigatar of the take-over; it tumed out that she was rather B. _troubleshooter C. advisor D. —cool-head 4. When they appeared before the disciplinary committee, Rex was unrepentant but Ray WAS eens A.” sober : B: reformed “Cc. remorseful D. quiet seiSc3021/0)Rbfaa205. Mama thought what I had done was smazt but Dad said it 2S 3 As dumb B. kame ‘ C. wicked : D. rough ow 6, Even though Joyce was panised for what she had done, her opponeti het ‘A. admonished B.. mocked C wamed D. provoked “ 7, Instead of being gentle with the frightened child, Tom was rather . A. brisk ww . Ba firm, . Crash D> harsh. 8. felt very agitated yet | maintained a... demeanour, A. brave - calm ¢ C. strict D. gentle . ot 9. Adding much salt to food at table is... t0 tye C icia, ‘A hurtful ot B, abusive Cy. injurious DY offensive 10, The sound from Lamry’s record: -A. muffled ws B peaceful ” x: i ey noisy An D. blued a Secrios I ve & From the Medien A to D, choose the one that best completes.each of the following senten ‘« WW «how difficult itis, a r fet ‘ 8 a minute, u 13. The ambulance sped .......the hill. “ A. downwards o -B. down Co C. between v De upward - nf 14. You....... a scratch on your neck the last time we met. } A. arehavin H B. were having y Chad \ D. have 7 se/SC3021/B/jki/tad/20 yo, Turn over15. He... they should be punished immediately, A. isthinking “Bo think Chas thought D. thinks 16. _..... midnight, Tom fell asleep. “A. By Bo Until Cc. During D. On 17. Elorm and Jacob were then ...... war with each other. A. into Bo with Ce at Dit 18, Though Tay had heard their cries for help, he... them. e A. has ignored B- ignores C. isignoring Died oO 19. Aliiand Maria are good friends; they seldom Sg. ‘A. have argument B. —willargue <. argue D. argued 20. Kennedy and Portia... li ! Ax used to B. use to C. once’ D. then g Secnion IIL Choose fil lternatives lettered A to D the ome which is nearest in meaning to the underlined Reggerpression in each sentence. 21. Myhc™Mnessage was motivational; it gingered the children to work hard, aspirational sensational inspirational D. devotional Thave a bunch that the programme will not go well “A. convietion : ~ B. suspicion C. revelation D. notion 23. Desmond admonished his people not to go to war. A. reproved B. threatened C. inspired -D. warned se/SC302 U/BAW/Fad2024 25, 26 | | ' 27. 28 29 30 5 Parliamentary proceedings have been adjourned until January. A. annulled B. scheduled 4. suspended D. abolished ‘What the professor said was alien to all his students A. offensive B. pleasing © unfamiliar D. fantastic ‘The unwholesome practice is anathema to decent people. A. adanger B acurse C. a taboo D. — amalady When Joanita was declared winner, pandemonium broke out a4 A. catastrophe B. chaos Cc riots 1, demonstrations ‘The subject of sanitation was accentuated at Mnedipe because of its importance. “A. emphasized B. mentioned C. considered D. analysed AL stifled -C. strangled D. caged ‘ & drug to suppress his hyperact Section IV Mier cach of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of all or part ee Hence is given. Choose the interpretation you consider most appropriate for each e. ne 31. Eversince Uche disgraced my niece in public, she has kept him at arm’s length. This means that my niece ~ 32. “A. doesn’t want to get close to Uche. B. has broken ties with Uche, C. calls Uche frequently. D. hates everything that Uche does. If Seth really wants to be helped, he has to put his cards on the table, This means that Seth. ‘A. hasto write a detailed application to offices. *B. has to be truthful, honest and frank. C. needs to be more sociable. D. needs to reach out to everybody. se/SC302 L/B/jkb/fad/20 Turn over33. 34 35, 36. 37, 38. 39, courteous. self-centred, ‘C. hypocritical, 40. 6 We consider the day our daughter first went to school as a red-letter day. This means that we believe the day to be “A. of importance and therefore should be celebrated B. a very sad one for our daughter: C. full of danger and uncertainties. D. when she would start her scholarship. When the officer challenged the order, the commander hit the ceiling. This means that t comimatider vas A. siiptised. B. “Wértied. €. Méty’angry. D. embarrassed. © News athe ‘chief's death spread like wildfire. This means that thegews A. “lade the people feel uncomfortable. B. was disseminated in a haphazard manner. C. reached many people within a short time. D. . produced fiery reactions from all angles. LO It looks like Selina got out of bed on the wrong’ i fs that Selina As woke up very late. . B. felt weak and unwell. - C. © didnotsleep well. : -D., was ina very bad mood. James developed cold feet x: Capon to discuss his transfer. This means that James A. suddenly felt feve B. had second thou ~~ what he wanted to do. €. became ner table to talk. D. —decidgd to: is mind. The priest’s 4 bolt from the blue. This means that the priest A ‘and unexpectedly. B. g wadhijied by unknown assailants. ler mysterious circumstances. eacefully and quietly. Ings two-faced in her interactions with her friends. This means that Anne is D. accommodating. ‘When Joe got there, he decided to strike while the iron was hot. This means that Joe ‘A. attacked the people he met there. -B, finished all his work in good time, C. took daring decisions. D, _ took advantage of the situation, suse tus niniivtaeeheSecrion V In the following passage the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Agaiinst each number in the list below the passage, four choices are offered in columns leuered ‘A to D. For each numbéred gap, choose from the options provided for that number, the worlt that is most suitable fo fill the gap. vier ‘Two months after moving into our new house, we hadn’t noticed any —41— gn the building tll one Sunday moming when water started —42— from a comer of the shayver in —43— bedroom. We assumed it was a simple —44— and therefore asked my sine apprentice, to fix it for us. He did , but the —45— lasted for that day only. The next mg started dropping heavily from both the bedroom and adjoining room. : Frantically, | called the —46— who promptly came to our rescue. A thorugh clfgek revealed that two roofing —47—had been blown away causing water to coll . The water had —49— gradually through the joints until that fateful Sunday when Wings became worse. ‘We therefore had to reroof that —50— of the house. +" A. B. ves. 41. ~damages plemishes SO. sl) defects 42. flowing pring NY ing 08 cipping 43. inner guest @ amaster , bib big 44, outflow Heal trickling Stering 45.0 ch repal i) * mending * blockade 46. technician plumber Looe Worker 47, rafters sheets thatches, JN beams sing @ sp chimney ai 49. soakei spread seeped by west Sopped 50. side —phase area oth tine se/SCSOR/AUkkIEr20Paxr B Lrrerature: Answer 30 questions in this part. 10 questions on Prose, 10 que 10 questions on Poetry. stions on Drama and Prose Answer any set 0f 10 questions numbered $1 10 60 in either Section or Section 1. SecTion 1 Chtantes Dickens: Great Expectations Read the following extract and answer questions $1 to 54 My father, Pip he were given to drink and when he were t0o| drink, he hammered at my mother, most on merciful. Pe38 a4 51. Who spoke these words? { A. Ioe B. — Wopsle Cc. Estella | D. Biddy | 52. What was being discussed? \ A. Purmblechook’s new job B. _Estella’s trip to London c. Going to school D. Miss tavisham’s tng’ fF 53. he hammered away at not is an example of 7 hyperbole. ‘oxymoron. Wopsle’s wife. Miss Havisham’s daughter, C. Pip’sgirtfriend. Dz v Estella’s sister. Bt Read the following extrac and answer questions 56 to 60 Moming made a considerable difference in my general prospect of life, and brightened it so mnuch that it scareely scemed the same. What lay heaviest on my mind wee he Consideration that six davs intervened between me and the day of departure, pg. 124, SeISC¥" aR /rasl2037. 58 59. 60, 9 The speaker was about to travel to A. Birmingham. B. London, C. Sandhurst. D. Portsmouth. Two other characters present were A. Joe and Pumblechook. B. Biddy and Estella C. Estella and Miss Havisham. D. Joe and Biddy. ‘The speaker was thinking about the A. uncertainty of his future B. _brightprospects at his new destination. C. prospect of being an apprentice. D. —_joyof living with Miss Havisham, ‘The speaker was A. Bstella BL Pip i O D. ‘Biddy, What is the meaning of the underlined ‘efract? ~ _ F'mgoing through the six most dlijguRaiag of my lite Thave six more days to go. | will be spending six Iwill reconcile with thin SecrioN II AiD00: No Sweemess Here ‘acfJand answer questions 51 to $3 there must be something wrong when young girls who have seen toons gone, go sleeping with men who are old enough to be their efficir grandfathers. And no one is saying anything . pig men. They have the money com> Read the folld I'm saying, Z: their blood fathers, Pelt the big men because they sleep around with underage gir steal money belonging to the state. are involved in crooked businesses, exploit the poor and vulnerable. Ln 53, Setu and Zirigu are A. business partners. B. staff of a guesthouse. C. husband and wife. D. village farmers. big men as used in the extract symbolizes A. state officials B. semi literates. C. wealth and well being D. affluence and corruption.Read the extract below and answer questions $4 10 57. Maybe its better that all mothers are not like you, Otherwise the land would be flowing with the blood of all the big men. pe. 13 $4. The speaker is AL Sissie Bo Fiifi C. KodjoFi. -D. Zirigu, 55. The figure of speech contained in this extract is A. imagery. B. symbolism. C. metaphor. D. allusion, ° 56. — What had occasioned this speech? A. The high handedness of the authorities é B. —Immorality ofthebigmen oo 3 C. Extortion by the big men : ‘ ‘ D. The gap between the rich and the. po @ , 57. The mother referred to in the extract i A. Setu. . a > B, — Maami Fante. ! “ Maami Ama, D. — Sissie. o Read the following exer. wer questions 58 (0 60. , Please little sister, ‘0 interfere in your private life. You said yourself'a_, little while ago that ‘aman of your own. That man belongs io so many women already. : pg. 109 58. Little rs ‘ A. > B, yomson. Cc. Bic. ae O- is ‘ Esi Amofa, B. Connie, Cc. Yaa Gyawaa, D. Mercy, 60, That man in the extract is A. Kojo Fi. ‘ B. Mensah Arthur. Cc. Fiifi Koomson. Dz Chicha, /SC3ORI/B/ikkltad20Dranta Answer any set of 10 questions numbered 61 10 70 in either Section U or Section UL. 61, 62, 63, 64. 65, 67 sels Mislike me not for my complexion, Section I WILLIAM SHaKesreane: Merchant Of Venice, Read the following extract and answer questions 61 to 64, ‘To whom I am a neighbour and near bi ‘The speaker is A.” Bassanio. B. Salerio. C. Morocco, D. Shylock ‘The underlined part of the extra. ‘A. is at the mercy of the sun. B. is at war with the sun, C. regards the sun as a god, D. does not like'the sun. The addressee is A. Orlando. BL Nerissa. C. Antonio: D. Portia. tues, sometimes from her eyes did receive fair speechless messages. ‘These words were spoken at the Rialto. in Portia’s house. in a street in Belmont, in a street in Venice. B. c. D. To whom were these words spoken? The shadowed liver Act I sel lines 160- 163 of the burnished sun Act IT sel “C ct suggests the INO) 4 Oo Turn over2 68. What is the meaning of the first line of the extiact? A. Alady with substantial fortune lives in Be! B. Therich lady in Belmont has left C. » There iso rich lady left in Belmont D. There isonly one rich lady in Belmont, 69. The speaker intended to... the lady in question A. dobusiness with B. woo ©. borrow from D. make friends with QO 70. The lady in question is A. dessica. B. Portia C Nerissa D. Juliet ° Yaw Asare: Ananse In The I ots Read the folowing extract and answafe qui 1 fo 65, body the watchful vigikmee of an Just look at him! How can such a sleagysoMgcrene empire? Tell me somebody. pg.l9 61, Who is referred to in the e» A. Pootagyiiri Bo Mbasil -C.Akpall D. — Sodziisd 62. The figure of nd in the expression sleepy scarecrow is A cf B . c Db neeffoche. 63 ker is Odudu. . Mbasila, Pootagyiir D.~ Ananse. Lt. |. The speaker was being A. cunning, “BL sarcastic Co hair. D. symbolic. 65. The sleepy scarecrow was supposed to be a A. drummer. B. war captain C. leader of the royal archers. Do guard wo vane tad2066, 67. 63, 69. 70. i Read the following extract and answer questions 66 (0 70. What sort of request is that? What purpose would that serve ...? You are a condemned man striving 10 buy back your life pela The speaker and the addressee are A. Odudu and Mbasila. B. King and Akpala C.—Ananse and Akpala. D. Elder and Ananse. The request was that A. two bodyguards be provided, B. the princess and her peers sing and dance C. a secure place in the forest be reserved. D. _aroyal title be bestowed on the persona One other character present at the scene is, AW King. Bo Mbasila C Guard. Lo Queen \ The underlined part of the extract is NY A symbolic. AB. metaphorical. Cc. satirical. D. comic. Which 0 A B. Courteous C Sinart D. Friendly @ Poriky Answer any festions mumbered 71 to 80 in either Section 1 or Section UL Secrow | Nov Arsican Poetry Awprew Marvett: The Definition of Love fagnanimous despair in the poem illustrates synecdoche. SS B. personification, C. antithesis. D. —metonymy. As lines so love oblique may well themselves in every angle greet The lines above contrast with the poet's feeling of A, togetherness. B. separation. C. hatred D. anger. s/SC3ORIENIRWad!20 Turn over4 Pency B Sueuiy: Ozymandias 73. The theme of the poem is best expressed as time triumphs over all things. mighty people are dispraced. C. the greatness of a sculptor, D. the hazards of deser: traveling, 74. The end of the poem is A. dramatic. Bo satiric. ©. ironic D. __hyperboticat Roser Frost: The Road Not Taken 75. The setting of the poem is moming, B:aftemoon, C. evening D. night. the last stanza, the poet’s mood is solemn, oO 76. In A B. triumphant. c D. fiant. sad, James StEpuENS: What G ind Pub i 77. The poem is dominated by images A. sight Bo taste. . NX. : of Cc smell, D. hearing. : " 7 78. Part of the poem’s mess ed by A. repetition B. simile Cc! thyme. Di alltggatio Svima Prati: Mirror thful . 79, id woman, Fyoung girl, mirror. oem is about A. "the fear of ageing. B. the shape of a mirtér. C. aterrible fish DB. alake, . Section IT AFRICAN PoeTRY Kwesi Brew: Lest We Should Be The Last 71. The setting of the poem is, dawn, Be dusk C ariverside. D. the countryside, so/SC3O21/B,jaereu20 2 «73 14. 75. 76. 77. 80, se/SC3021/8Ri/tU9 | xs re A. argument. B. shame. Cc. confusion, D. disappointment Laven Prives: Low Briends Lost friends in the poem are the A.” dead. B. drunkards, Cc. lite D. poor. Their new addiction refers to A. interests. B. passion. ) D. ‘The poem is best described as A. narrative, B. aballad, : C. descriptive, . D. alytic, appetite. work, a4 ‘THERESA ENNIN C Why must it all be in his terms, @yjs Coridnience? illustrates ‘A. metaphor. B. _thetorical questign, ‘ C. hyperbole. D. pathetic fallac ENA Busta: Silver Wedding the reward of ima associated with the celebration appeal mostly to our sense of mel Kort Anvinonio: They Hunt The Night In they sought to put us away’... they refers to the A. opressors. B. ballies. C. people. D. foreigners. The poem ends on a tone of A. reconciliation B. defiance. ‘ C. submission. D. anguish, END OF PAPER