ORAL ENGLISH TEST 1 (ONE) For W.A.S.S.C.E CANDIDATES (60 QUESTIONS) Trials

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Test 1

Listen carefully. In this test there are three words to a line. I am going to read one word from each line. Beside the word I read there is a letter. Shade this letter on your answer sheet. Here are two examples.

Example 1 A. fan B. fine C. file

A

B

C

The word I read was f-i-n-e, fine; so the correct answer for example 1 is B. This is recorded by shading answer space B against number 1.

Example 2 A. blade B. brake C. blaze

A

B

C

The word I read was b-l-a-z-e, blaze; so the correct answer for example 2 is C. This is recorded by shading answer space C against number 2.

Now get ready to answer the rest of Test 1 on your answer sheet. Start at number 1

1 A. Fright B. freight C. fret

2 A. Steak B. Stark C. Stock

3. A. purrs B. pairs C. peers

4. A. peak B. peep C. pip

5. A. fair B. fare C. fire

6. A. hurt B. heart C. hut

7. A. cheer B. chair C. char

8. A. pet B. pelt C. pit

9. A. home B. horn C. horne

10. A. mine B. main C. mane

Test 2

Listen carefully. In this test there are three words to a line. I am going to read one word from each line. Beside the word I read there is a letter. Shade this letter on your answer sheet. Here are two examples.

Example 1 A. seats B. seeds C. scenes

A

B

C

The word I read was s-e-e-d-s, seeds; so the correct answer for example 1 is B. This is recorded by shading answer space A against number 1.

Example 2 A. luck B. lack C. lark

A

B

C

The word I read was l-a-r-k, lark; so the correct answer for example 2 is C. This is recorded by shading answer space C against number 2.

Now get ready to answer the rest of Test 2 on your answer sheet. Start at number 11.

11. A. bend B. bum C. bun

12. A. choose B. juice C. use

13. A. charm B. jam C. yam

14. A. joke B. choke C. yoke

15. A. shop B. chop C. top

16. A. cheap B. chip C. jeep

17. A. test B. chest C. jest

18. A. patch B. perch C. purge

19. A. chew B. Jew C. shoe

20. A. advice B. advise C. device

Test 3

Listen carefully. In this test there are four words to a line. I am going to read one word from each line. Beside the word I read there is a letter. Shade this letter on your answer sheet. Here are two examples.

Example 1 A. stock B. stark C. stuck D. stork

A

B

C

D

The word I read was s-t-o-c-k, stock; so the correct answer for example 1 is A. This is recorded by shading answer space A against number 1.

Example 2 A. cot B. court C. cut D. coat

A

B

C

D

The word I read was c-o-u-r-t, court; so the correct answer for example 2 is B. This is recorded by shading answer space B against number 2.

This is recorded by shading answer space B against number 2.

Now get ready to answer the rest of Test 3 on your answer sheet. Start at number 21.

21.

A. tour B. tow C. toast D. tower

22.

A. gauge B. gorge C. gouge D. gourd

23.

A. grieve B. grave C. grief D. gravy

24.

A. vest B. vast C. verse D. veal

25.

A. watch B. wash C. witch D. wish

26.

A. pause B. port C. pot D. put

27.

A. hope B. hop C. hoop D. heep

Test 4

Listen carefully. In this test there are three sentences in each group. I am going to read one sentence from each group. Beside the sentence I read, there is a letter. Shade this letter on your answer sheet. Here are two examples.

Example 1 A. It was a cat B. It was a cart C. It was a cut

A

B

C

The sentence I read was B, ‘It was a cart’. So the correct answer for example 1 is B. This is recorded by shading answer space B against example 1.

Example 2 A. This steam has power B. This team has power C. This theme has power

A

B

C

The sentence I read was A, ‘This steam has power’. So the correct answer for example 2 is A. This is recorded by shading answer space A against example 2.

Now get ready to answer the rest of Test 4 on your answer sheet. Start at number 28.

28.

A. she said 'blaze'. B. she said 'blade' C. she said 'Blake'

29.

A. I saw a bed. B. I saw a bird. C. I saw a bud.

30.

A. he spelt ‘tong’ B. he spelt ‘ton’ C. he spelt ‘tan’

31.

A. it is a cot B. it is a court C. it is a cut

32.

A. He said ‘lathe’ B. He said ‘lake’ C. He said ‘laid’

33.

A. he wanted to say ‘advice’ B. he wanted to say ‘advice’ C. he wanted to say ‘adverse’

34.

A. it was hard B. it was heard C. it was held

Test 5

In this test, the word that you will hear on the tape does not appear on your word list. That word only rhymes with one of the words on the list.

Listen to this word: find. Which one of the four words in example 1 rhymes with ‘find’?

A (Rang)

B (rind)

C (sing)

D (wing)

The correct word is ‘rind.’ The other words do not rhyme with ‘find.’ The letter written against rind is B, and this is recorded by shading answer space B against example 1.

Listen to this word: tent. Which one of the four words in example 2 rhymes with tent?

A (sent)

B (belt)

C (bet)

D (part)

The correct word is 'sent.' The other words do not rhyme with 'sent.' The letter written against sent is A, and this is recorded by shading answer space A against example 2.

Now get ready to answer the rest of Test 5 on your answer sheet. Start at number 35.

35.

A. rat B. rate C. freight D. Right

36.

A. could B. cloud C. cord D. cold

37.

A. grace B. graze C. great D. grate

38.

A. place B. prays C. brace D. blaze

39. A. bale B. bail C. boil D. aisle

40. A. text B. test C. nest D. Cud

41. A. seep B. deep C. zip D. peep

42. A. cut B. cot C. court D. cud

Test 6

You are now going to hear some questions and answers. The questions will all be different and the answers always the same. You have to choose the one question which goes with the repeated answer.

Example 1

A. Question: Who borrowed your newspaper? Answer: He borrowed my Newspaper

B.Question: Did he borrow your newspaper? Answer: He borrowed my Newspaper

C. Did he steal your newspaper? Answer: He borrowed my Newspaper

The correct answer is C because He borrowed my newspaper answers the question ‘Did he steal your newspaper?’. This is recorded by shading answer space C against number 1.

Example 2

A. what is the capital of Britain? Answer: London is the capital of Britain

B. is London the capital of Britain? Answer: London is the capital of Britain

C. what country is London the capital of? Answer: London is the capital of Britain

The correct answer is A because London is the capital of Britain answers the question what is the capital of Britain ‘?’. This is recorded by shading answer space A against number 2.

Now get ready to answer the rest of Test 6 on your answer sheet. Start at number 43.

43.

A. Did he buy a book? B. What did he do? C. Did he steal a book?

44.

A. who works all day? B. Does John sleep all day? C. Did John work all day?

45.

A. Did Esther come here two yesterday? B. Did Esther leave here yesterday? C. When did Esther come here?

46.

A. Who loved Phillipa? B. Does Kwame love Mary? C. Did Kwame hate Phillipa?

47.

A. Did he score a point? B. Did she score a goal? C. Does she score a point?

48.

A. Did Smith marry last month? B. Did Tom marry last year? C. Did Smith divorce last year?

49.

A. Did she watch the video show? B. Did he watch the TV show? C. Did he ignore the video show?

50.

A. Who loves playing with beautiful ladies? B. Does Osei hate playing with beautiful ladies? C. Does Osei love playing with ugly ladies?

51.

A. Who were hungry? B. Were they hungry? C. Were they full?

52.

A. Did she steal a laptop? B. Who stole a laptop? C. Did she buy a laptop?

Test 7

You are now going to hear some short conversations. After each conversation, read the three statements on your question paper and decide which of them is correct. Shade the appropriate space on your answer sheet. Here is an Example

Example

Man:

He said the exercise was well-done

Woman:

That’s what he said.

A. The man is certain that the exercise was well-done, but the woman is doubtful.

B. The man is doubtful as to whether the exercise was well-done, but the woman is certain.

C. Both are doubtful as to whether the exercise was well done.

C Both are doubtful as to whether the exercise was well done. The correct answer is therefore statement C. this is recorded by shading answer space C.

Now get ready to answer the rest of Test 7 on your answer sheet. Start at number 53.

53.

A. Both are unconcerned about the plane crash. B. The man is concerned about the plane crash but the woman is unconcerned. C. The woman is concerned about the plane crash but the man is unconcerned.

54.

A. The man is polite but the woman is impolite. B. Both are polite. C. The man is impolite but the woman is polite.

55.

A. The man is certain it will rain, but the woman is uncertain. B. The woman is certain it will rain but the man is uncertain. C. Both are certain.

56.

A. Both are not doubtful that his car is beautiful. B. Both are doubtful that his car is beautiful. C. The woman is doubtful that his car is beautiful, but the man is doubtful.

Test 8

You are now going to hear a short conversation between two speakers, a man and a woman, and a narrative. Both the conversation and the narrative will be played to you twice. Immediately after hearing each of them, you will be asked two questions. From your question paper, decide on the correct answers. On your answer sheet, shade the space of the appropriate letter.

There are no examples for this test. Therefore get ready to start at number 57.

Now get ready to answer the rest of Test 8 on your answer sheet. Start at number 57.

57. According to the conversation.

A. Most men are poor because they were born to poor parents. B. Most men are poor because of the wrong choice of profession. C. Most men are poor because of poor government policies.

58. From the Conversation we learn that?

A. One cannot choose parents. B. One can choose parents. C. One cannot choose his profession.

59. According to the Narrative

A. Developed nations need the oil of developing nations while developing nations need the food surplus of developed nations. B. Developed nations need the food surplus of developing nations while developing nations need the oil of developed nations. C. Both developed and developing nations are independent.

60. From the Conversation we learn that?

A. All nations must increase substantially production of food and energy. B. All nations must achieve a level of prices of food and energy. C. All nations must produce their own food and energy.