UNIBEN General Paper 2007/2008 Past Questions

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Question 1
Read the extract below and answer questions 1 to 5 that follow
Joseph turned around, "be careful yo don't slip," he called. Her heel dug for a third step and then the moss stripped off a little. Her hands gripped the moss and tore it out. Joseph saw her head describe a little arc and strike the ground, As he ran toward her, she turned slowly on her side. Her whole body shuddered violently for a second and then relaxed. He stood over her for an instant before he ran to spring and filled his hand with water. But when he came back to her, he let the water fall to the ground, for he saw the position of her neck, and the grey that was stealing into her cheeks. " it was too simple, too easy, too quick," he said.
The setting of this extract is the
  • A.field
  • B.stream
  • C.farm
  • D.mountain
Objective
Question 2
Read the extract below and answer questions 1 to 5 that follow
Joseph turned around, "be careful yo don't slip," he called. Her heel dug for a third step and then the moss stripped off a little. Her hands gripped the moss and tore it out. Joseph saw her head describe a little arc and strike the ground, As he ran toward her, she turned slowly on her side. Her whole body shuddered violently for a second and then relaxed. He stood over her for an instant before he ran to spring and filled his hand with water. But when he came back to her, he let the water fall to the ground, for he saw the position of her neck, and the grey that was stealing into her cheeks. " it was too simple, too easy, too quick," he said.
The mood of the narrator is one of
  • A.shock
  • B.indifference
  • C.happiness
  • D.kindness
Objective
Question 3
Read the extract below and answer questions 1 to 5 that follow
Joseph turned around, "be careful yo don't slip," he called. Her heel dug for a third step and then the moss stripped off a little. Her hands gripped the moss and tore it out. Joseph saw her head describe a little arc and strike the ground, As he ran toward her, she turned slowly on her side. Her whole body shuddered violently for a second and then relaxed. He stood over her for an instant before he ran to spring and filled his hand with water. But when he came back to her, he let the water fall to the ground, for he saw the position of her neck, and the grey that was stealing into her cheeks. " it was too simple, too easy, too quick," he said.
The narrator's companion had just
  • A.died
  • B.arrived
  • C.relaxed
  • D.collapsed
Objective
Question 4
Read the extract below and answer questions 1 to 5 that follow
Joseph turned around, "be careful yo don't slip," he called. Her heel dug for a third step and then the moss stripped off a little. Her hands gripped the moss and tore it out. Joseph saw her head describe a little arc and strike the ground, As he ran toward her, she turned slowly on her side. Her whole body shuddered violently for a second and then relaxed. He stood over her for an instant before he ran to spring and filled his hand with water. But when he came back to her, he let the water fall to the ground, for he saw the position of her neck, and the grey that was stealing into her cheeks. " it was too simple, too easy, too quick," he said.
The extract is an example of
  • A.narrative prose
  • B.descriptive prose
  • C.imaginative prose
  • D.expository prose
Objective
Question 5
Read the extract below and answer questions 1 to 5 that follow
Joseph turned around, "be careful yo don't slip," he called. Her heel dug for a third step and then the moss stripped off a little. Her hands gripped the moss and tore it out. Joseph saw her head describe a little arc and strike the ground, As he ran toward her, she turned slowly on her side. Her whole body shuddered violently for a second and then relaxed. He stood over her for an instant before he ran to spring and filled his hand with water. But when he came back to her, he let the water fall to the ground, for he saw the position of her neck, and the grey that was stealing into her cheeks. " it was too simple, too easy, too quick," he said.
The underlined expression is an example of
  • A.hyperbole
  • B.metaphor
  • C.simile
  • D.personification
Objective