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AI TIME:1HOUR40MINUTES
Readthebrokenpassageandfillblanks1to15
Thearomaofthe__1__meatwassodelicious__2__thecook__3__notresisttastinga__4__.Itwas
verytasty,he__5__more!“I__6__cookeddifferenttypesofmeat__7__Ihavenever__8__such__9__sweet
aroma.”Hetoldhimselfashetook__10__ofthelegsfromthepotand__11__it.Itwas__12__!__13___the
foodwascooked,he__14__thetableand__15__it.
1.A.cooks B.cook C.cooked D.cooking
2.A.that B.and C.but D.as
3.A.would B.can C.shall D.could
4.A.bite B.piece C.slice D.spice
5.A.wanted B.asked C.demanded D.requested
6.A.had B.have C.havebeen D.hadbeen
7.A.and B.morever C.but D.therefore
8.A.seen B.experienced C.heard D.tasted
9.A.the B.an C.a D.as
10.A.all B.one C.some D.more
11.A.ate B.eat C.chew D.swallowed
12.A.sweet B.delicious C.good D.soft
13.A.When B.While C.As D.Since
14.A.lain B.lay C.lie D.laid
15.A.served B.ate C.shared D.distributed
ForQuestions16-18,choosethewordthatmeans
thesameastheunderlinedwordinthegiven
sentence
16. TheBibledemandsthatweforgiveandpray
forourenemies.
A.asks B.forces
C.pleads D.requires
17. Useofmobilephonesisanovelinvention
A.early B.useful
C.original D.new
18. Everypersonwhoisfrankmusthavea
numberofenemies.
A.friends B.allys
C.aggressors D.foes
Forquestions19-21,choosethecorrecttag
19. Thatboyusedtobemyclassmate,____?
A.isn’the B.wasn’the
C.didhe D.didn’the
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20.Theywon’tbegoingforthetripnextterm,
______?
A.wouldtheyB.willthey
C.aretheyD.wouldn’tthey
21.Heneededtowearhisglasses,______?
A.needn’theB.needhe
C.didheD.didn’the
Choosethebestwordstofillblanksinquestions
22and23
22.Hewaswearing______T-shirtduring
gamestime.
A.redsmartcotton
B.smartredcotton
C.redcottonsmart
D.cottonsmartred
23.Asyou______shallyoureap.
A.saw,sewB.sow,so
C.sow,sawD.so,saw
InQuestion24and25,choosethecorrect
arrangementsmakeasensibleparagraph
24. i)thebodymustnotbeallowedtoescape
ii)tokeepthetemperature
iii)onefunctionofclothesis
iv)ofthebodyatabout370C(94.4F)
v)thereforeincoldweathertheheat
producesby
A.iii,ii,iv,v,i B.i,iii,ii,iv,v
25.i)NothingwaswrittenonitFredrickOyoo
TB,4/11/64
ii)Helookedattheyellowishcoverwith
interest
iii)Oyoosawthefile
iv)itwashiddenbehindtwobigfiles
v)insidewereonlafewpiecesofpaper
A.v,iv,iii,ii,iB.iii,iv,ii,v,i
C.i,iii,iv,v,iiD.ii,iii,v,iv,i
C.v,iv,iii,ii,i D.i,ii,iii,iv,v
Readthefollowingstoryandanswerquestions39-50
Thedaywaslong-awaitedsincetheworldcupwasatitsfinalsbutforme,itwasmuchbettersincemy
parentswereoutatagettogethermeeting.Thatmeantthatnoonewouldpushmearoundtobedpastmycurfew
becauseMondaywasschoolday.IknewwellenoughthatIhadtowakeupearlyforschoolsoIdecidedtoadda
secondalarmtotheoneIuseddaily.Itwasfunwatchingthegamewithmyoldercousinsandwewereveryexcitedwhen
Spainwon.Wecheeredandwaitinguntiltheyreceivedthetrophybeforeweretiredtobed.
Thealarmswentoffloud,andclearinthemorningandalthoughIstillfeltsleepy,IknewthatifIdidn’twakeup
Iwouldmisstheschoolbus.SoIrushedovermydailyroutineandluckyenoughIgottothebusstopjustintimeforthe
bus.NotsomanypeoplehadwatchedthematchsoIfeltlikeaheronarratinghowSpainhadscoredthewinninggoal
whileeveryonelistenedwithbaitedbreath.Inclass,wewentthroughlessonsthefirstlessonandIfeltsleepy.Ireally
didn’tdozeoffbecauseofthetoughmathematicscalculationsthatrequiredmyfullattention.
Duringthenextlesson,WhichwasEnglish,sleepgotthebestofmeandIfoundmyheadhittingthedeskseveral
times.ItriedmybesttostayawakebutIeventuallydozedoffonmybook.Luckily,myseatisinthebackrowsothe
teachercouldnotspotmeeasily.Mydeskmatetriedwakingmeupinvain.Unfortunately,Istartedsnoringoutloud.My
deskmatetriedwakingmeupbutbythetimeIfelthershakingme,itwastoolate.WhenIliftedmyhead,theteacherwas
standingnexttomydesk.
BeforeIcouldsayaword,sheshouted,“Getofmyclassandwaitoutside!”Afterawhile,shewalkedoutand
orderedmetotake10lapsroundthefieldin20minutesorelsemypunishmentswouldbedoubled.Isetoffimmediately
asfastasIcouldsoasnottoangerherfurther.Thoughitwasembrassingtobeseenrunningroundthefieldduringlesson
time,Ilearntmylesson.Todate,IgotobedwhenIamsupposedto.
26. Thedaywaslong-awaitedsincetheworld
cup...... Whichdaywasthis?
A.Monday
B.Friday
C.Saturday
D.Sunday
27. Thewordcurfewasusedinthepassage
suggestallofthefollowingexcept.
A.Thewriterwasalwayssupposedtosleep
early
B.Thewritersparentsallowedhimtowatch
theworldcupfinals
C.Thewriterwouldnothavewatchedthe
finalmatchiftheparentswerein
D.thewriterhadneversatuplateonschool
days
28. Whydidthewriterhadtoaddasecond
alarmtotheonehealwaysused?
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A.Inordertowakeupearlyforschool
B.Onealarmwasnotenoughtowakehim
fromdeepsleep
C.Heintendedtoextendhissleepabit,the
followingday
D.Hismotherhadadvisedhimtodoso
29.WhichoneofthefollowingsentencesisTRUE
accordingtothepassage?
A.Thewriterwatchedthefinalsincompany
ofhisparents
B.Thewriterwasveryexcitedwatchingthe
matchunlikehiscousins
C.Itwasnotuntilthewinningteamgotthe
trophythatthewriterwenttobed
D.Thewritersparentsdidnotallowhimthe
secondhalfsinceitgotlate
30.Althoughthewriterwasstillsleepy,hehadto
wakeupowingtothefactthatifhedidn’the
would,______
A.missthefirstlesson
B.missthebus
C.bepunished
D.missbreakfast
31. Thewriterfeltlikeaheronarratinghow
Spainscoredthewinninggoal.Whatmainly
madehimfeellikeahero,accordingtothe
passage?
A.Thefactthathehadsatuplateandwas
notsleepy
B.Manyofclassmateshadnotwatchedthe
finals
C.Hehadmanagedtogettheschoolbus,
afterall
D.Hewastheschoolheadboy
32. “...... .everyonelistenedwithbaited
breath.”Theexpressionfromthestory
suggestthatthepupilslistened______
A.seriously
B.attentively
C.inturns
D.suddenly
33. Whatmadethewriternotdozeoffduring
thefirstlesson?
A.Thetoughmathematicsteacher
B.Themorningcold
C.Themathematicscalculations
D.TheywereoffforP.E
34.Thewordeventuallyhasbeenunderlinedin
thethirdparagraph.Whichoneofthe
followingwordscanbeusedinitsplace?
A.AtlastB.Formerly
C.LastlyD.Tobeginwith
35.Duringwhichlessondidthewriterfindhis
headhittinghisdeskseveralstimes
A.Mathematics
B.Science
C.English
D.C.R.E
36.Thewordfurtherisunderlinedinthelast
paragraph.Itisusedtoshowthattheteacher
A.wasalreadyangry
B.wasfarfromthewriter
C.wantedtopunishthewriter
D.wasveryharshtothewriter
37.Whatwouldhavemadetheteachertodouble
thepunisment?Ifthewriter
A.tooknotlessthantwentyminutesto
completetenlaps
B.failedtocompletethetenlaps
C.failedtorunroundthefieldfortwenty
minutes
D.failedtocompletetenlapsintwentyminutes
38.Whichoneofthefollowingstatementscan
bestsummarisesthestory?
A.Hewholaughslast,laughsbest
B.Oncebittentwiceshy
C.Everycloudhasasilverlining
D.Nopainnogain
Readthepassagebelowandthenanswerquestions39to50
Thechildren’sActseekstocaterforchildren’sinterestsbymakingprovisionsfortheirprotectionby
parents.This,however,isonlyoneamongtheobjectivesoftheAct.IntheAct,Parentsareexpectedtoexercise
parentalresponsibility.Thismeansalltheduties,rightsandpowersandauthoritywhichaparenthasoverachild.
Who,accordingtotheAct,hasparentalresponsibility?Morethanonepersonmayhaveparental
responsibilityforthesamechildatthesametime.Butapersonwhoacquiresthatresponsibilityforachildat
anytime,shallnotstoptohaveit.Theresponsibilitycannotbesurrenderedortransferredtoanotherindividual.The
Act,however,allowsforsomeoralltheparentalresponsibilitytobeexercisedbyanotherpersonontheparent’s
behalf.
Parentalresponsibilitycan,insomecasesbewithdrawnbyanorderofcourt.Achildcanapplytohave
parentalresponsibilityterminated.Thiscouldbeincasesofchildabuseincludingsexualabuse,physicalviolenceand
denialofbasichumanneeds.
Allparentshaveadutytomaintainachildinparticulartoprovidethechildrenwithabalanceddietinorder
toensurethattheygrowuphealthyandstronganddonotsuccumbtoillness.Childrenarealsoentitledtoadequate
shelter,clothingandmedicalcare.Knowledgeisthekeytosuccessandparentsshouldmakesuretheirchildren
attendschool.
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Itispossibleforapersontohavethecareandcontrolofachildwithoutlegalparentalresponsibility.Sucha
personisexpectedtodowhatisreasonableinordertosafeguardandpromotethechild’swelfare.
TheActhasreservedsomebasicrighttoparents.theseincludetherighttogiveparentalguidanceinreligious,moral,
socialandculturalvalues.Thewayachildisbroughtupwilltoalargeextentdependonwhattheparentsbelievein.
Theymustensurethattheirbeliefsareinthebestinterestsofthechild.Parentshavetherighttodeterminethenameofa
child.Whiledifferentculturesascribetoavarietyofnamingmethods,aparenthasthefinalsayonthenameofthechild.
39. WhatisthepurposeoftheChildren’sAct?
A.Itprotectsbothchildrenandtheirparents
B.Ittellsparentsexactlywhattheyoughttodo
C.Itistoensurethatchildren’srightsare
knownandprotected
D.Itencouragespeopletotakeinterestin
Children’swelfare
40. AccordingtotheChildren’sAct,parents
A.shouldexerciseparentalresponsibilities
B.mayexerciseparentalresponsibility
C.willexerciseparentalresponsibility
D.shallexerciseparentalresponsibility
41. Whichoneofthefollowingistrueaccording
tothepassage?
A.Nomorethanonepersoncanexercise
parentalresponsibility
B.Onlyone’sownparentscanhaveparental
responsibility
C.Parentshaveauthority,dutiesandpowers
overothers
D.Onewhogetsparentalresponsibilitiescan
surrenderortransferit
42. Whichoneofthefollowingcanreplacethe
word“stop’?
A.Lose B.cease
C.End D.Deny
43. TheChildren’sActallowsparentstoask
otherpeopleto______
A.beparentsoftheirchildren
B.someoftheirchildren
C.takeupsomeoftheresponsibilities
D.takeoversomeoftheirchildren
44. Parentalresponsibilitycan,insomecases,be
withdrawnbyanorderofacourt.Thisimplies
that
A.courtsdonotfavorparents
B.parentscantaketheirchildrentocourts
C.parentscaneasilygetacourthearing
D.courtscantakeawaytherightsof
irresponsibleparents
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45.Whatcanchildrendoifparentsmistreat
them?
A.Theycantakethemtocourt
B.Theycanstopbeingtheirchildren
C.Theycanrunawayfromhome
D.Theycangotootherrelatives
46.Whatwouldhappenifchildrenweredenied
abalanceddiet?
A.Theywouldgrowthin
B.Theywouldgetsickeasily
C.Theywouldaccusetheirparents
D.Theywouldconstanlybehungry
47.Whichoneofthefollowingconstitutebasic
needs?
A.Food,family,educationandmedicalcare
B.Clothes,air,doctorsandteachers
C.Food,Medicine,healthandhousing
D.Educatedpeoplecanopendoorseasily
48.“Knowledgeisthekeytosuccess”means
A.Educationmakespeoplepowerful
B.Educatedpeopledowellinlife
C.Educationcanmakeyougetajob
D.Educatedpeoplecanopendoorseasily
49.WhyisParentalguidanceimportantina
child’supbringing?
A.Itisarightparentshavebeengiven
B.Itisimportantforaparenttohavemoral
values
C.Itmeansthataachildwillhavegood
beliefs
D.Itdeterminesthekindofpersonthechild
becomes
50.Whichoneofthefollowingisthebesttitle
forthispassage?
A.Protectionofchildren’srights
B.Children’sresponsibility
C.Thebasicneedsofchildren
D.Theinterestsofchildren