NYANGAO HIGH SCHOOL
FORM FIVE MONTHLY EXAMINATION
122/1 ENGLISH LANGUAGE 1
TIME: 3:00 hours FEBRUARY, 2025
INSTRUCTIONS
1. This paper consists a total of eight (8) questions.
2. Answer ALL questions in section A and three questions in section B
3. Cellular phones are not allowed in the examination room.
4. Write your Full Name on every page of your answer booklet(s)
Question Number Put a Tick Score(s) Examiner’s Initials
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SECTION A (40 MARKS)
Answer all questions from this section
1. Give the best definition of human language and show how the six components included in
your definition make it complete. Support your answers with vivid examples.
2. Explain the following concepts with concrete examples
(i) Intensive reading
(ii) Scanning
(iii) Skimming
(iv) Extensive reading
(v) Critical reading
3. write a phonetic description for the final sound in each of the following words:
i) Lamb
ii) Rough
iii) Breeze
iv) Public
v) Collapse
4. (a). write the function of the inflectional morphemes in each of the following sentences:
i) How long are you waiting for the driver?
ii) That student prefers to sit at the back of the class
iii) It is essential that they pay their annual bills immediately.
iv) John’s father will arrive in the afternoon and directly come here.
v) They announced the arrival of the aeroplane to the people at the airport.
(b) construct one sentence on each of the following words in their adjective form.
(i) Secrecy
(ii) Beauty
(iii)Privacy
(iv) Brain
(v) Danger
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SECTION B (60 MARKS)
Answer three questions from this section, question five (5) and seven (7) are compulsory.
5. Give reasons to why Chinese is not an international language? Eight reasons.
6. Listening is one of the four language skills which are very essential in the learning process.
By using vivid examples from your own experience, elaborate eight stumbling blocks for
effective listening.
7. Give and explain steps or processes of listening in sequential order.
8. Explain eight factors affecting the development of a bilingual society.
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