WASSCE Readiness Assessment – English Language (Test of Orals) – Set 1 – Questions with Answers and Explanations

Choose from the options lettered A to E, the one that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s). (Nos 1 – 15).

last

reason

sun

marry

good

verb

him

stadium

pot

by

stool

hell

mouse

broker

SECTION 2

Choose from the options lettered A – E, the one that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s) (Nos. 16 – 30).

explain

debt

honk

yawn

animal

bang

petrol

chalk

mother

wisdom

weigh

august

wrong

oath

SECTION 3

Choose from the options lettered A – E, the one that rhymes with the word given (Nos. 31 – 35).

health

claw

care

tenor

SECTION 4

Choose from the options lettered A – E, the one that shows the correct stress with the word given. In each question, only one syllable has the main/primary stress and the syllable is written in capital letters (Nos. 36 – 40).

inconvenience

professionally

representation

industrialist

SECTION 5

Choose from the options lettered A – E the one that has a different stress pattern from the other four (Nos. 41 – 45).

A. ostrich
B. perfect
C. picture
D. pirate
E. relic

A. ligament
B. marble
C. nursery
D. shower
E. tornado

A. effective
B. infinity
C. monopoly
D. recreation
E. remnant

A. secret
B. title
C. uncover
D. violence
E. website