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Western Delta University, Oghara Delta State

department of general studies
college of general studies
western delta university

second semester examination 2022/2023 session

GST102 - use of english time: 1hr: 30mins

answer ALL questions

  1. Figures of Speech.

    Provide the figures of speech of these statements numbered 1-15 below.

    1. The moon smiled at me.
    2. He is as meek as a lamb.
    3. The President of Nigeria, Bola Ahmed Tinubu is a just man.
    4. Michael Jackson was a Saint on earth.
    5. His aged grandmother is actually a virgin.
    6. Failure is a pathway to success.
    7. I will cry a river if that happens.
    8. The rich also cry.
    9. A dry-wet blanket.
    10. All fingers are not equal.
    11. I was weak this week.
    12. The sun shall soon shine.
    13. The ball danced its way to the post.
    14. A living dog is better than a dead lion.
    15. The man kicked the bucket yesterday.

  2. Test of Orals.

    Provide the appropriate sounds for the underlined letters in these words below.

    1. Girl
    2. Nurse
    3. Lantern
    4. Song
    5. Cupboard
    6. Market
    7. Unbelief
    8. Yellow
    9. Loath
    10. Favour

  3. Intonations

    Using the appropriate symbol, sign or words, indicate the appropriate tones used in these sentencess below i.e. ↓ (falling tone) or (rising tone) ↑

    1. Are you there?
    2. Whose bag is this?
    3. Please shut the door!
    4. I love you.
    5. The day is bright.

  4. Registers

    Choose the appropriate word which fills the gap from the brackets provided.

    1. On the doctor's appointment, I met him using a _______ fixed on a patient' chest (rod, wire, stethoscope).
    2. The pregnant woman was writhing in pains as she was about to give birth to a child, she had to be admitted into the _______ (emergency ward, labour ward, women room).
    3. One of the newly employedd nurses was told to undergo _______ to be able to see insider her respiratory organs. (Xray, Tray, Film Room).
    4. The _______ is trained to assist women during childbirth. (nurse, midwife, doctor).
    5. In the emergency ward, most severe medical cases may need _______ (blood transfusion, blood clotting, blood relations).