OAU English Language 2012/2013 Past Questions

Passage 2: The privilege of blackening one's stool is not granted to every dead chief or queen ........... mother without conditions. The honour is merited only on the fulfilment of certain conditions on the part of the occupant of a stool. The blackening of a king's stool is regarded as the greatest honour that could be conferred on a ruler, thus in many Akan states only the stools of kings who proved to be true leaders are blackened. i No royal person's stool is reserved unless he died while still a ruler. A destooled chief s the last person whose memory anybody wants to keep fresh. He must have broken a taboo or committed a serious crime to merit his degradation. He may have committed adultery with his servants' wives; he may have bought and sold slaves, who are considered as heirlooms to the stool; he may have used the oath unreasonably; he mat have cursed people. All these crimes can deprive a chief of his regal powers. Once this happens, he becomes, in the eyes of the people, more insignificant than a commoner who has no right whatever to be a chief. However, a chief may 'die on the stool', and yet not have his stool blackened. This is so because one must die a good death. Sudden death through an accident destroys the right to have ones stool blackened. So does death through an unusual disease like leprosy, lunacy, epilepsy and dropsy - which, if discovered in time, are causes for destoolment. The only exception here is death in war which magnifies ones fame and dignity. But even here, if it is found out that one fell when retreating, or running away, from the enemy, one is regarded as at treacherous and infamous leader who should be erased from all historical memory. A chief who suffered from an unclean disease, but got cured before dying, is said to have been engaged in a personal difficult star with the disease and emerged triumphant. Such a chief is worthy of respect. Suicide is, perhaps, one of the worst deaths a chief could undergo. Under no condition whatever will stool of a ruler who takes his own life. or is killed by a 'fetish' be concentrated the ruler Answer the following questions on the passage

Passage 2: The privilege of blackening one's stool is not granted to every dead chief or queen ........... mother without conditions. The honour is merited only on the fulfilment of certain conditions on the part of the occupant of a stool. The blackening of a king's stool is regarded as the greatest honour that could be conferred on a ruler, thus in many Akan states only the stools of kings who proved to be true leaders are blackened. No royal person's stool is reserved unless he died while still a ruler. A destooled chief is the last person whose memory anybody wants to keep fresh. He must have broken a taboo or committed a serious crime to merit his degradation. He may have committed adultery with his servants' wives; he may have bought and sold slaves, who are considered as heirlooms to the stool; he may have used the oath unreasonably; he mat have cursed people. All these crimes can deprive a chief of his regal powers. Once this happens, he becomes, in the eyes of the people, more insignificant than a commoner who has no right whatever to be a chief. However, a chief may 'die on the stool', and yet not have his stool blackened. This is so because one must die a good death. Sudden death through an accident destroys the right to have ones stool blackened. So does death through an unusual disease like leprosy, lunacy, epilepsy and dropsy - which, if discovered in time, are causes for destoolment. The only exception here is death in war which magnifies ones fame and dignity. But even here, if it is found out that one fell when retreating, or running away, from the enemy, one is regarded as at treacherous and infamous leader who should be erased from all historical memory. A chief who suffered from an unclean disease, but got cured before dying, is said to have been engaged in a personal difficult star with the disease and emerged triumphant. Such a chief is worthy of respect. Suicide is, perhaps, one of the worst deaths a chief could undergo. Under no condition whatever will stool of a ruler who takes his own life. or is killed by a 'fetish' be concentrated the ruler Answer the following questions on the passage

Passage 2: The privilege of blackening one's stool is not granted to every dead chief or queen ........... mother without conditions. The honour is merited only on the fulfilment of certain conditions on the part of the occupant of a stool. The blackening of a king's stool is regarded as the greatest honour that could be conferred on a ruler, thus in many Akan states only the stools of kings who proved to be true leaders are blackened. i No royal person's stool is reserved unless he died while still a ruler. A destooled chief s the last person whose memory anybody wants to keep fresh. He must have broken a taboo or committed a serious crime to merit his degradation. He may have committed adultery with his servants' wives; he may have bought and sold slaves, who are considered as heirlooms to the stool; he may have used the oath unreasonably; he mat have cursed people. All these crimes can deprive a chief of his regal powers. Once this happens, he becomes, in the eyes of the people, more insignificant than a commoner who has no right whatever to be a chief. However, a chief may 'die on the stool', and yet not have his stool blackened. This is so because one must die a good death. Sudden death through an accident destroys the right to have ones stool blackened. So does death through an unusual disease like leprosy, lunacy, epilepsy and dropsy - which, if discovered in time, are causes for destoolment. The only exception here is death in war which magnifies ones fame and dignity. But even here, if it is found out that one fell when retreating, or running away, from the enemy, one is regarded as at treacherous and infamous leader who should be erased from all historical memory. A chief who suffered from an unclean disease, but got cured before dying, is said to have been engaged in a personal difficult star with the disease and emerged triumphant. Such a chief is worthy of respect. Suicide is, perhaps, one of the worst deaths a chief could undergo. Under no condition whatever will stool of a ruler who takes his own life. or is killed by a 'fetish' be concentrated the ruler Answer the following questions on the passage

Passage 2: The privilege of blackening one's stool is not granted to every dead chief or queen ........... mother without conditions. The honour is merited only on the fulfilment of certain conditions on the part of the occupant of a stool. The blackening of a king's stool is regarded as the greatest honour that could be conferred on a ruler, thus in many Akan states only the stools of kings who proved to be true leaders are blackened. i No royal person's stool is reserved unless he died while still a ruler. A destooled chief s the last person whose memory anybody wants to keep fresh. He must have broken a taboo or committed a serious crime to merit his degradation. He may have committed adultery with his servants' wives; he may have bought and sold slaves, who are considered as heirlooms to the stool; he may have used the oath unreasonably; he mat have cursed people. All these crimes can deprive a chief of his regal powers. Once this happens, he becomes, in the eyes of the people, more insignificant than a commoner who has no right whatever to be a chief. However, a chief may 'die on the stool', and yet not have his stool blackened. This is so because one must die a good death. Sudden death through an accident destroys the right to have ones stool blackened. So does death through an unusual disease like leprosy, lunacy, epilepsy and dropsy - which, if discovered in time, are causes for destoolment. The only exception here is death in war which magnifies ones fame and dignity. But even here, if it is found out that one fell when retreating, or running away, from the enemy, one is regarded as at treacherous and infamous leader who should be erased from all historical memory. A chief who suffered from an unclean disease, but got cured before dying, is said to have been engaged in a personal difficult star with the disease and emerged triumphant. Such a chief is worthy of respect. Suicide is, perhaps, one of the worst deaths a chief could undergo. Under no condition whatever will stool of a ruler who takes his own life. or is killed by a 'fetish' be concentrated the ruler Answer the following questions on the passage

Passage 2: The privilege of blackening one's stool is not granted to every dead chief or queen ........... mother without conditions. The honour is merited only on the fulfilment of certain conditions on the part of the occupant of a stool. The blackening of a king's stool is regarded as the greatest honour that could be conferred on a ruler, thus in many Akan states only the stools of kings who proved to be true leaders are blackened. i No royal person's stool is reserved unless he died while still a ruler. A destooled chief s the last person whose memory anybody wants to keep fresh. He must have broken a taboo or committed a serious crime to merit his degradation. He may have committed adultery with his servants' wives; he may have bought and sold slaves, who are considered as heirlooms to the stool; he may have used the oath unreasonably; he mat have cursed people. All these crimes can deprive a chief of his regal powers. Once this happens, he becomes, in the eyes of the people, more insignificant than a commoner who has no right whatever to be a chief. However, a chief may 'die on the stool', and yet not have his stool blackened. This is so because one must die a good death. Sudden death through an accident destroys the right to have ones stool blackened. So does death through an unusual disease like leprosy, lunacy, epilepsy and dropsy - which, if discovered in time, are causes for destoolment. The only exception here is death in war which magnifies ones fame and dignity. But even here, if it is found out that one fell when retreating, or running away, from the enemy, one is regarded as at treacherous and infamous leader who should be erased from all historical memory. A chief who suffered from an unclean disease, but got cured before dying, is said to have been engaged in a personal difficult star with the disease and emerged triumphant. Such a chief is worthy of respect. Suicide is, perhaps, one of the worst deaths a chief could undergo. Under no condition whatever will stool of a ruler who takes his own life. or is killed by a 'fetish' be concentrated the ruler Answer the following questions on the passage

In the following sentences, choose the option that is most nearly opposite to the underlined word.

In the following sentences, choose the option that is most nearly opposite to the underlined word.

In the following sentences, choose the option that is most nearly opposite to the underlined word.

In the following sentences, choose the option that is most nearly opposite to the underlined word.

In the following sentences, choose the option that is most nearly opposite to the underlined word.

For questions 21 and 22, choose the letter which contains the correct phonetic symbol in the underlined sounds below.

For questions 21 and 22, choose the letter which contains the correct phonetic symbol in the underlined sounds below.

For questions 23 -25, choose the best options from letters a — d that best summarises the information contained in the underlined sentence:

For questions 23 -25, choose the best options from letters a — d that best summarises the information contained in the underlined sentence:

For questions 23 -25, choose the best options from letters a — d that best summarizes the information contained in the underlined sentence: