Temple Christian International

School
Cambridge Lower Secondary
Midterm exams – Term 2 (February, 2023)
Student’s Name:

Subject: English Language

Year: 8 Duration: 1hr 10min

READ THESE INSTRUCTIONS FIRST

Write your full name in the space provided above.

Write in dark blue or black pen. You may use a soft pencil for any diagrams or
graphs.
Do not use staples, paper clips, highlighters, and glue or correction fluid.

Answer All questions.

Do not open this booklet until you are told to do so.

At the end of the examination, fasten all your work securely together.
All questions should be answered in spaces provided.
For Examiner’s Use
Questions Score

BRITISH COUNCIL ATTACHED CENTRE

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COMPREHENSION
Read the passage below carefully and answer the questions below. Use your own words as far as
possible.

Mr. Antwi looked through his window that early morning and was shocked by what he saw, or
rather what he did not see. He rubbed his eyes vigorously in an attempt to clear his blurred sight.
But that did not help him. He slumped into his chair totally dejected. He could not find his car
where he had packed it the night before.
He found himself in a predicament. It was not that he particularly liked the car but he desperately
needed it. How was he to go to work without it? He was living in a secluded neighbourhood far
from the city. Very few public vehicles plied that route.
He remembered very vividly his experience the previous week and could not guess the problem
he would face now that he was deprived of his car. That was when repeatedly failed to give a lift
to Mr. Bediako, the only neighbour who owned a car. He was not a hard-hearted man who would
cherish denying a man in distress a favour but the deplorable condition of his car made him
behave that way.
Earlier that week, Mr. Antwi found many faults with the car; most seriously, he could not easily
start it, and it was extremely difficult to stop it. One morning, he reluctantly entered the car and
tuned the ignition key; the car would not start.
After many attempts, the engine finally coughed and roared to life but the car would not move.
When it eventually did, grudgingly, he realized that the brakes would not work efficiently and so
he had to drive at a snail’s pace to his workplace.
That morning, Mr. Antwi sat behind his table drenched in sweat and was in no mood to tolerate
laziness by his employees. When Rose arrived late, he exploded in anger and would not accept
any of her excuses. He drove her out of the office to the utter surprise of Rose who was shocked
by the extraordinary behavior of her employer. She returned thirty minutes later only to find her
boss drooping in his seat with his head resting on the table.

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2. Give two reasons why Mr. Antwi would find it difficult to go to work without his car.
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3. Why did Mr. Antwi refuse to accept Rose’s excuses when she came to work late?
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4. Why was it strange that Mr. Antwi didn’t give Mr. Bediako a lift?
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5. Quote two words or expressions to indicate Mr. Antwi’s mood that day
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From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of
the following sentences.
1. The problem was as difficult for the master………. for the student.
A. so it was
B. as it was
C. like it was
D. than it was

2. Fiifi would have been fluent in French if he ………………. tertiary education

A. Has
B. Had
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D. Has had

3. …………. for you, I would have died.

A. But
B. As
C. Except
D. Unless

4. The doctor kept his patients waiting for hours…………….

A. Without end
B. At length
C. On end
D. By hours

5. I’d rather Kojo …………….. here

A. didn’t smoke
B. hasn’t smoke
C. won’t smoke
D. isn’t smoking

6. There is no place like home, ………….?

A. Is it
B. Not so
C. Is there
D. It is

7. You would have stolen my book………..?

A. didn’t you
B. wouldn’t you
C. won’t you
D. don’t you

8. There isn’t …………... sugar left in the bag, is there?

A. Plenty
B. More
C. Much
D. Many
 9. I haven’t seen my friend ..................... he’s been gone.
A. When
B. Till
C. Since
D. That

10. The school store was so untidy that we thought it ................... burgled.
A. Is being
B. Has been
C. Had been
D. Was being

COMPOSITION WRITING – WRITE NOT MORE THAN 250 WORDS

Choose one of the questions below
1. Write a letter to your friend in another city telling him or her about three of your favorite
childhood memories.
2. A birthday party was thrown at the school’s Multi-Purpose Hall for your classmate but
your class teacher was not there. Narrate the celebration to her.

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