UNIPORT English Language 2020/2021 Past Questions

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Question 1
```Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow:
When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the bands that have connected them with another, and to assume, among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and natures God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of humanity requires that they declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all human beings are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We affirm also that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men. deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute a no government, laying its foundations on such principles, and organising its power in such form. a5 to them shall seem most likely to secure their safe). and happiness. Adapted from The Declaration of Independence.```
Why does the writer find it necessary to state the reasons that the colonies have for breaking away from their colonial masters?
  • A.Because they have had a long relationship with the colonial power
  • B.Because they were obedient to laws
  • C.In order to show that they respect world
  • D.Because they have been a colony for a long time
Objective
Question 2
```Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow:
When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the bands that have connected them with another, and to assume, among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and natures God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of humanity requires that they declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all human beings are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We affirm also that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men. deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute a no government, laying its foundations on such principles, and organising its power in such form. a5 to them shall seem most likely to secure their safe). and happiness. Adapted from The Declaration of Independence.```
When, according to the author, can people, excusably put an end to any form of government?
  • A.when that government rigs elections
  • B.when the literate citizens no longer respect the government
  • C.when the government has stayed too long in power
  • D.when the government stops protecting the rights of the people
Objective
Question 3
```Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow:
When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the bands that have connected them with another, and to assume, among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and natures God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of humanity requires that they declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all human beings are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We affirm also that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men. deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute a no government, laying its foundations on such principles, and organising its power in such form. a5 to them shall seem most likely to secure their safe). and happiness. Adapted from The Declaration of Independence.```
By saying that some truths are self-evident, the writer means that those assertions
  • A.Can be defended
  • B.Cannot be disputed
  • C.Need evidence
  • D.None of the above
Objective
Question 4
```Read the passage below and answer the questions that follow:
When, in the course of human events, it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the bands that have connected them with another, and to assume, among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the laws of nature and natures God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of humanity requires that they declare the causes which impel them to the separation. We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all human beings are created equal, that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights; that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. We affirm also that to secure these rights, governments are instituted among men. deriving their just powers from the consent of the governed. Whenever any form of government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the right of the people to alter or abolish it, and to institute a no government, laying its foundations on such principles, and organising its power in such form. a5 to them shall seem most likely to secure their safe). and happiness. Adapted from The Declaration of Independence.```
The right of a Nation to self-governance derives ultimately from
  • A.The strength of that nation
  • B.A respect for the opinions of human beings
  • C.The laws of God
  • D.The laws of nature
Objective