MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA
2010 COMMOM ENTRANCE EXAMINATION
LANGUAGE ARTS – PAPER 2
June 02, 2010
70 Marks
1 Hour and 30 Minutes
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Section 1
Comprehension
(20 Marks)
Read the following passage carefully then answer each of the questions.
In some parts of the world, the ground may suddenly begin to shake or
crack without any warning. This happens when rocks under the land or in
the ocean begin to move. The shaking may last for a minute or more; it may
also last only a few seconds but can cause a great deal of damage. This is
called an earthquake. A strong earthquake may shake buildings and bridges
until they collapse. People are sometimes buried under the rubble.
Although the earth seems firm, it is not. Below the surface is so hot that
some rocks melt. The hard crust on the outside of the earth is the ground on
which we live, but it is cracked in several places. The cracks are called
faults. Some faults run across the land. Rocks may suddenly slip along a
fault and cause an earthquake.
The strongest earthquakes happen in earthquake zones. These are the
places where huge pieces of the earth’s cracked crust are moving. The
pieces of crust are called plates. They fit together like a jigsaw puzzle, but
are shifted around by the movements of hot liquid rock inside the earth. The
edges of most of the moving plates are hidden under the ocean, but some of
them are on land. When the plates under the ocean move, the seafloor
shakes, and this causes an earthquake under the ocean.
There are approximately 500 000 earthquakes every year. Most of them
are so weak that people do not feel them. Many occur under the ocean far
from land. In China, scientists have noticed that animals often behave
strangely before an earthquake. Chickens and horses run around because
they are frightened. Pandas moan, and snakes come out of the ground.
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Adapted from BRIDGES READING COMPREHENSION
Section 1A
(5 marks)
Write true or false at the end of each statement.
1. People usually know when an earthquake will occur. ___________
2. All earthquakes cause great damage.
___________
3. Some earthquakes happen in the sea. ____________
4. The surface of the earth is cracked in several places. _____________
5. Five hundred million earthquakes occur annually. _____________
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Section 1 B
(7 Marks)
Circle the letter beside the best answer.
6. What is the meaning of the word
9. Places where there are cracks in the
“collapse” in line 6?
earth’s crust are called
A. lean
A. faults
B. crack
B. plates
C. fall to the ground
C. rubble
D. move from side to side
D. zones
7. The word “rubble” in line 6 means
10. Pieces of crust that fit together like a
A. scattered pieces of materials
puzzle are called
especially from broken down buildings A. cracks
B. strong pieces of materials used to
B. plates
build houses
C. rocks
C. shallow holes under broken down
D. zones
buildings
D. houses that are built very closely
together
8. Two words from the passage that are
11. People do not feel most of the
synonyms are
earthquakes because
A. damage and shake
A. they are always moving.
B. happen and occur
B. the houses are usually strong.
C. move and crack
C. most of the earthquakes are weak.
D. plates and rubble
D. most of the earthquakes occur when
people are sleeping.
Section 1C
(8 marks)
Complete the following using information from the passage. Answer in
complete sentences.
12. What causes an earthquake?
13.
(2 marks)
“Although the earth seems firm, it is not.” Line 7: What does this statement
mean?
(2 marks)
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14. Two kinds of damage usually caused by earthquakes are:
(2 marks)
(i) ____________________________________________________
(ii) ____________________________________________________
15. Why do you think animals often behave strangely before an earthquake?
(2 marks)
Section 2
(5 marks)
A school vendor recorded her sales of snacks which were sold at the same price
during Term Two. Study the information on the graph carefully and answer the
following questions.
35
30
Cases of Snacks Sold
25
20
15
10
5
0
Chocolate
Cheese Curls
Peanuts
Oreo
Cheese Balls
Potato Chips
Name of Snacks
16. Which snack was sold most often?
A. Cheese Curls
B. Chocolate
C. Oreo
D. Peanuts
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17. Which snack was the least sold?
A. Cheese Balls
B. Cheese Curls
C. Peanuts
D. Potato Chips
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18. How many cases of chocolates were
19. How many cases of cheese curls,
sold?
cheese balls and potato chips were
A. 20
sold altogether?
B. 15
A. 85
C. 10
B. 65
D. 5
C. 55
D. 50
20. Which of the following is NOT an opinion statement?
A. Students do not like peanuts.
B. Cheese curls taste better than corn curls.
C. The vendor sold 20 cases of potato chips.
D. Oreo is the best tasting cookie.
Section 3
(6 marks)
Read this poem carefully then answer all the questions.
Down goes the golden moon
Up comes the shining sun,
Now wakes the sleeping land
With sunbeams in her hand.
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Fresh and fair the air
When birds their music share
When lazy clouds go floating by
And winds their melodies make.
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The bacon sizzles in the pot
The water drips on plates and cups,
Whirring and swishing the laundry washer
Amidst the children’s cries and laughter.
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In the crowded, busy street
The engines come alive
Chugging and purring in the blazing heat
Tooting their horns as the day goes by.
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Adapted from:Uriel Narinesingh, Rainbow Readers: A
Caribbean Reading Series
21. What time of day is the poet writing
about?
A. morning
B. afternoon
C. evening
D. night
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22. The expression “Now wakes the
sleeping land” in line 3 is an
example of the use of
A. alliteration
B. onomatopoeia
C. personification
D. simile
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23. “Chugging and purring in the
25. How many stanzas does the poem
blazing heat
have?
Tooting their horns as the day goes
A. 3
by”
B. 4
C. 5
These lines contain an example of
D. 6
A. alliteration
B. onomatopoeia
C. personification
D. simile
24. Which word would you use to
26. Which of these pairs of lines rhyme?
describe the mood of the poem?
A. Lines 1 and 2
A. angry
B. Lines 3 and 4
B. lively
B. Lines 7 and 8
C. sad
D. Lines 13 and 14
D. frightening
Section 4
PROVERBS AND THEIR MEANINGS
(4 marks)
Circle the letter near the meaning of each proverb.
27. Birds of a feather flock together.
29. One man’s meat is another man’s
A. All black birds live in the same place.
poison.
B. People with the same kind of
A. Always taste your food before you
animals live near each other.
begin to eat.
C. Birds with the same length of
B. Do not try to please people.
feathers are always together.
C. Never eat another person’s food.
D. People who like the same things are D. What suits one person may not suit
usually in each others company.
another.
28. Every dark cloud has a silver lining.
A. Even though things seem gloomy,
there is always hope.
B. Choose your friends wisely.
C. People don’t care about your
troubles.
D. When clouds are in the sky you
must be careful.
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30. Look before you leap.
A. Before you jump, be sure the way is
clear.
B. Do not be hasty in making decisions.
C. Make big decisions.
D. Look in both directions before
crossing the street.
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Section 5
Grammar, Vocabulary & Spelling
(35 Marks)
Section 5A
Circle the letter beside the word that
underlined word in each sentence.
31. The athletes ran around the track
several times.
A. adjective
B. adverb
C. conjunction
D. preposition
(4 marks)
names the part of speech of the
32. The polite strangers usually wave at
us.
A. adjective
B. adverb
C. noun
D. verb
34. It is extremely difficult to pass an
examination if you did not prepare.
A. adverb
B. conjunction
C. interjection
D. pronoun
33
A high wave covered the rocks on
the seashore.
A. noun
B. preposition
C. pronoun
D. verb
Section 5B
(4 marks)
Circle the letter near the word that names the part of the sentence that is
underlined.
35. A flock of black birds flew over the
37. Mrs James gave me a gift because I
school.
was always helpful in class.
A. adjective phrase
A. adjective phrase
B. adverb phrase
B. adverb phrase
C. a clause
C. dependent clause
D. a sentence
D. independent clause
36. The clown with the pony tail
38. We went to watch the game after
performed exceptionally well.
we had completed our homework.
A. adjective phrase
A. adjective phrase
B. adverb phrase
B. dependent clause
C. dependent clause
C. independent clause
D. independent clause
D. sentence
Section 5C
Circle the letter beside the word that
sentence.
39. After our music classes we bought
pizza for the new student.
A. music
B. classes
C. pizza
D. student
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is the DIRECT OBJECT in each
40. Carlos asked the visitor an important
question.
A. Carlos
B. visitor
C. important
D. question
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41. The blackbird built a huge nest in the genip tree.
A. bird
B. huge
C. nest
D. tree
Section 5D.
(3 marks)
Circle the letter that names the tense used in each of the following
sentences.
42. Jeremy stopped to look at some
43. Aunt Catherine is making guava
unusual trees.
jelly.
A. simple present tense
A. present continuous tense
B. simple past tense
B. past continuous tense
C. present perfect tense
C. simple present tense
D. simple future tense
D. simple past tense
44. Shauna writes well on the chalkboard.
A. present perfect tense
B. past perfect tense
C. simple present tense
D. simple future tense
Section 5E.
(4 marks)
Indicate whether the verbs in the sentences are transitive or intransitive.
Write TRANSITIVE or INTRANSITIVE on the line at the end of each
sentence.
45. Thomas picks oranges in Florida. ____________
46. Fruits contain vitamins. ____________
47. Most farmers work hard to produce healthy crops. _____________
48. Mr. Thomas lives on a large farm. ____________
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Section 5F
(3 marks)
Change sentences 49 and 50 from the ACTIVE VOICE to the PASSIVE
VOICE.
49. Alesha plays the piano.
50. The photographer took pictures of the waterfall.
Change sentence 51 from the PASSIVE to the ACTIVE VOICE.
51. A meeting was held by the cricketers.
Section 5G
(3 marks)
Join each pair of sentences to form a complex sentence. Use a word from
the box to help you. Do not use one word more than once.
while
because
which
who
that
E.g. Maria lives in a big, wooden house. It was built by her father.
Maria lives in a big, wooden house which was built by her father. complex
52. The donkey fell. It was pulling a heavy load.
53. I know the man. He drives the school bus.
54. Arianne made mistakes in reading. She could not see well.
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Section 5 H
(4 marks)
Underline the correct verb in the brackets to complete each sentence.
55. That bunch of keys (belong, belongs) to Mrs. Martin.
56. Each of the girls (play, plays) in the steel band.
57. Chocolate, ice cream and cake (seem, seems) to be the favourite desserts.
58. I (likes, like) the new principal.
Section 5 I
(3marks)
For numbers 59-61, choose the correct prefix from the box and write it in
the space provided in each sentence.
auto
bi
semi
anti
trans
mal
mis
59. The class was arranged in the shape of a/an _____circle.
60. Have you read the _______biography of Samuel Jones?
61. The hibiscus plant was _______planted from the edge of the garden to the
middle.
Section 5 J
(4 marks)
Form adjectives from the words in the brackets and use the new words to
correctly complete the sentences.
62. Mr. Smith is a ________________ man. (courage)
63. A diamond ring is usually ________________. (expense)
64. A graduation ceremony is a _______________occasion. (memory)
65. What a _______________ day it is! (beauty)
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