ENGLISH GRADE 10 TEST,QUESTIONS(2022)

QUESTION 1: CREATIVE WRITING (20 MARKS) 1.Write a composition beginning with the following : It all started as a rumour but no one in the family took it seriously until ……….……………………………………………………………………………………….. ………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………… QUESTION 2: CLOZE TEST (10 MARKS) Fill in the blank spaces in the passage below with the most appropriate word. It is with a humble_______________________(1) of God’s will that the ___________________ (2) of Mr. and Mrs Jared Agwoturumbe_____________________(3) the passing on of their beloved grandmother, AnyikaAhurole. Ahurole lost her life while receiving _____________________ (4) at Ibadan General Hospital. She had been suffering from breast__________________ (5), which had necessitated the removal of her left breast. Despite that, the disease had ____________________ (6), affecting other vital body organs. Family and friends are _____________________ (7) daily at Agwoturumbe’s __________________ (8), located in the fourth street, Abuja, Nigeria. Ahurole’sbody will be laid to______________ (9) on 5th April, 2022, at her ancestral home in Nssuka. The __________________ (10) leaves Ibadan General Hospital Mortuary on 4th April, 2022, at 6:00 P.M, for an overnight travel to Nsukka. QUESTION 3: ORAL SKILLS (10 MARKS) a) Identify the letter that represents a silent sound in each of these words ( 3mks). (i) Fracas (ii) Lesson (iii) Feign