END TERM 3 2024
101/2 ENGLISH PAPER TWO
MARKING SCHEME
Qs. 1 Comprehension
a) They had spent in the night in a cave, you can tell this by what the narrator says… sun peeped above
the lava wall pouring its cold…mouth of the cave
b) He had heard him sigh
He had felt vent Rogels back and it had felt very cold
He was sitting there among them, stone dead
c) Another dead body. This time of a white man
d) There limbs were half frozen
They were in a cave and it was not possible to rush out
e) The presence of the clef bone which he hold used the draw the map
The small wound on the dead man’s left arm
He had yellow/ivory crucifix round his neck
f) Personification
–the sun pouring its cold rays
-Golden arrows came slashing
-Glorious sun peeped.
-The sun came up slowly cutting through the cold morning
Idiomatic expression–stone dead – he had been dead for quite some time
g) He had never seen such a thing before
h) Guidelines
Instructions
i) -The cold
-The sun never get into the cave
-No animal ever got inside the cave
j) -Very shocked
-Holding light
-Got used
-Partly grey
Qs. 2 Excerpt
i) Dr Afolabi and Pastor Chiamaka have just met at The Seamount Hotel. They introduce themselves.
ii) Dr Afolabi:
He is shown to be open/ honest _ “No, she divorced me last year.”
He is portrayed as being keen/observant _ “Why was the Liberian Mauler calling you Joy instead?”
He is shown as being generous/sacrificial _ “I have taken a couch in the living room. Go take the bed in the bedroom.
He is shown to be inquisitive _ “Did she?” “Who? Pamela?”
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She is shown as being inquisitive _ “Do you?” “Did she?”
She is portrayed as being sarcastic _ “Yes, do you want me to draw a picture for you? Where are you from? Mars?
iii) Abiola wondered why people like telling lies.
iv) a) The phone rang, didn’t it?
b) No, I was divorced last year( by her )
v) sacrifice _ Dr Afolabi sacrifices the comfort of a bed for Fiona.
Honesty _ he admits to Fiona that he had a wife who divorced him the previous year.
vi) Rhetorical questions _ “Why do people like telling lies?”
Sarcasm _ “Yes, do you want me to draw a picture for you? Where are you from anyway? Mars?”
Direct address _ “Let’s see now. You studied in America at a marriageable age.”
“Let me guess.”
“Go ahead.”
“She is American”
vi)
a) streetwalker_ prostitute
b) wriggled _ moved
c) chided _ reproached angrily
Qs. 3 Poetry
a) A woman who had been promised heaven. She did not get it instead she was beaten thoroughly.
b) Domestic violence against women/ wife battery _ she is beaten until she is hospitalized.
c) At the beginning there is a lot of love between the couple as they share rings. A year later the beatings begin and they
continue until the woman is hospitalized.
d) Resigned/disappointed _ she was promised heaven but she was beaten to near death
e) Patient/hopeful/optimistic _ Patiently clung…….
Pessimistic _ She sees death awaiting …. Waiting for the angel of death
f) The persona was promised heaven and instead she is beaten to the point of dying
g) i) Hyperbole….. my guardian angel
ii) Metaphor …. Floodgate of blows
iii) contrast ….. The happy life at the beginning is contrasted with the hopeless life a year later
iv) Repetition …. He promised me heaven
h) Happy/blissful/ecstatic … As sweet sounding songs soothed our souls
As he whispered cream icing into my ears
i) a) As he whispered cream icing into my ears …. As he whispered sweet nothings to her as a lover
b) For he was my idol … She worshipped him for he was everything to her
NB. All answers must be illustrated otherwise award zero mark.
4. a) Rewrite the following sentences according to instruction after each. Do not change the meaning.
(4 marks)
i) Passing examination is a goal. Every candidate should aim at it. (Write as one sentence using ‘to’)
➢ Every candidate’s goal is to pass examination.
ii) I thought that you would like to hear what happened. (Rewrite using ‘occurred’ in
place of ‘thought’.)
➢ It occurred to me that you would like to hear what happened.
iii) I shall be saved a lot of trouble by that. (Begin: That)
➢ That will save me a lot of trouble.
iv) You will be punished by the teacher if you sneak out of school. (Begin: Unless…..)
Unless you sneak out of school, the teacher will not punish you.
(a) Fill in the blank spaces below with the correct form of the verb in brackets
(3mks)
i)The team was disqualified for coming late. (qualify)
ii)They were viciously attacked by the gangsters. (vicious)
iii)The gravity of the matter brought the president to their county. (grave)
(b) Use the correct collective nouns in the following sentences. (3mks)
i. The naughty boy stole my bunch of keys.
ii. The guest of honour was given a bouquet of flowers.
iii. She put a deck of cards on the table.
(c) Complete the sentences below by changing the verb in brackets, in each case, into the form indicated in the
instructions after each. (5mks)
i. To lie (lie) to your parents is a bad practice. (infinitive)
ii. John considers working (work) very seriously. (gerund)
iii. Farida expected to find everyone settled. (infinitive)
iv. Preferring (prefer) tilapia to mudfish is understandable in your circumstances. (gerund)
v. To steal (steal) from anyone is a sin. (infinitive)
