Examination on Asụsụ Igbo
Class: JSS 3
Term: Third Term
Time: 1 Hour
Total Marks: 70

SECTION A: AJỤJỤ NDỊ A NA-AHỌRỌ AHỌRỌ

Ejije: Uche na Obi
Odee ejije a, Tony Ubesie, kọrọ akụkọ gbasara ezinụlọ Obinna na nne ya, Nneka. Obinna bụ nwa okorobịa kwụrụ aka ọtọ ma na-akwanyere ndị okenye ùgwù. Isiokwu kachasị pụta ìhè n’ejije a bụ ịhụnanya na ịkpachara anya n’ihi na ndụ Obinna na-agbanwe mgbe niile. Onye bụ agwa kachasị mkpa n’ejije a bụ Obinna n’onwe ya, n’ihi na ihe niile mere gbasara ya.

Asụsụ nka odee ji dee ejije ahụ bụ ilu na akpaalaokwu, nke mere ka o doo anya ma jikwaa mma. Ihe mmụta kachasị mkpa anyị mụtara bụ na anyị kwesịrị ịkpachara anya n’ihe niile anyị na-eme. Omenala dị iche iche pụtara n’ejije ahụ, dị ka ịwa ọjị na ịlụ nwunye. Nchịkọta ejije ahụ gosiri ndụ ezinụlọ na nsogbu ha na-ezute.

Chinedu, enyi Obinna, na-egosi ịkwụwa aka ọtọ site n’inyere Obinna aka mgbe o nwere nsogbu. Eze, nwanne nne Obinna, were iwe n’ihi na o chere na a na-emegbu ya. N’ejije ahụ, okwu ‘mkparị’ pụtara okwu ọjọọ. Ihe odee chọrọ ime bụ ịkụzi omume ọma na ịkọ akụkọ. Agwa nwoke na-egosi ike na idu ndú. Ihe odide ejije a bụ ihe nkiri na-enye aka n’ịkụzi omume.

Instruction: Zaa ajụjụ niile.
Answer questions 1–15 based on the passage.

1. Odee ejije a anyị gụrụ bụ ________. (a) Chinua Achebe (b) Tony Ubesie (c) Wole Soyinka
2. Isiokwu kachasị pụta ìhè n’ejije ahụ bụ ________. (a) ịhụnanya (b) ịkpọasị (c) eziokwu
3. Onye bụ agwa kachasị mkpa n’ejije a? (a) Nneka (b) Obinna (c) Eze
4. Asụsụ nka odee ji dee ejije ahụ bụ ________. (a) okwu mkparị (b) ilu na akpaalaokwu (c) asụsụ Bekee
5. Ihe mmụta kachasị mkpa anyị mụtara n’ejije ahụ bụ ________. (a) ịtọrọ mmadụ (b) ịkpachara anya (c) ịgba nkwụ
6. Omenala ndị kara pụta n’ejije ahụ bụ ________. (a) ịwa ọjị (b) iri ji ọhụrụ (c) ile ọmụgwọ
7. Nchịkọta ejije ahụ gbasara ________. (a) ọgụ (b) ndụ ezinụlọ (c) njem
8. Agwa ________ na-egosi ịkwụwa aka ọtọ n’ejije ahụ. (a) Chinedu (b) Obi (c) Kene
9. N’ejije ahụ, gịnị mere Eze ji were iwe? (a) E zuru ya ohi (b) O nwere nsogbu (c) Ọ chọrọ ego
10. Omenala ________ bụ otu n’ime ihe ndị e mere n’ejije ahụ. (a) ịlụ nwunye (b) ịga akwụkwọ (c) ịrụ ubi
11. N’ejije ahụ, okwu ‘mkparị’ pụtara ________. (a) ekele (b) okwu ọjọọ (c) ịhụnanya
12. Ihe odee ejije chọrọ ime bụ ________. (a) ịkọ akụkọ (b) ịkụzi ihe (c) ịgba egwu
13. Agwa ________ na-egosi ike n’ejije ahụ. (a) nwaanyị (b) nwoke (c) nwatakịrị
14. Kedu ihe kpatara e ji dee ejije ahụ? (a) Ime ndị mmadụ ọchị (b) Ikụzi omume ọma (c) Ime ka ndị mmadụ mara akụkọ
15. Ihe odide ejije a bụ ________. (a) akwụkwọ akụkọ (b) egwu (c) ihe nkiri
16. Ibi ugwu bụ ________. (a) ide aha (b) igbutu akụkụ ahụ ụfọdụ (c) iri nri
17. Uru ile ọmụgwọ bara bụ ________. (a) inye nwa aha (b) ilekọta nne na nwa (c) ime emume
18. Kedu n’ime ihe ndị a ka e ji eme iri ji ọhụrụ? (a) Azụ (b) Ji (c) Akwụkwọ nri
19. Ebumnuche ịwa ọjị bụ ________. (a) ime mmemme (b) iji gọzie ihe (c) ịkpọ ndị mmadụ òkù
20. All of these are items used in iri ji ọhụrụ except ________. (a) ọjị (b) mmanụ nri (c) mmanụ ọkụ
21. Omenala ________ na-egosi mmalite oge oriri ji. (a) iri ji ọhụrụ (b) ile ọmụgwọ (c) ibi ugwu
22. N’oge gara aga, a na-eji ________ ebi ụmụaka ugwu. (a) mma (b) agụba (c) ihe dị nkọ
23. The main reason for ile ọmụgwọ is ________. (a) ịgba egwu (b) inye nne na nwa ike (c) ịga njem
24. Which of the following is NOT a benefit of ibi ugwu? (a) Ahụike (b) Ịdị ọcha (c) Ịba ọgaranya
25. Ọjị dị mkpa maka omenala ________. (a) ịwa ọjị (b) iri anụ (c) ịkọ ubi
26. Kedu ihe na-abụghị akụkụ nke ile ọmụgwọ? (a) Nlekọta nne (b) Nlekọta nwa (c) Ịga akwụkwọ
27. A na-eri ji ọhụrụ n’oge ________. (a) udu mmiri (b) ọkọchị (c) owuwe ihe ubi
28. The correct form of igosipụta ekele n’ime omenala bụ ________. (a) ịgba egwu (b) ịwa ọjị (c) iri nri
29. Which of these is not a type of kola nut? (a) Ọjị atọ (b) Ọjị anọ (c) Ọjị ise
30. Omenala ________ na-enyere aka ime ka mmekọrịta dị n’etiti ezinụlọ sie ike. (a) iri nri (b) ibi ugwu (c) ịwa ọjị
31. Nkebiahịrịokwu bụ ________. (a) otu mkpụrụokwu (b) mkpụrụokwu abụọ ma ọ bụ karịa na-arụ ọrụ dị ka otu (c) ahịrịokwu zuru ezu
32. The ________ is called nkebiahịrị keaha. (a) ahịrịokwu (b) mkpụrụokwu (c) otu mkpụrụokwu na-arụ ọrụ dị ka aha
33. An example of nkebiahịrị kenkọwa is ________. (a) ‘na-agba ọsọ’ (b) ‘nwaanyị mara mma’ (c) ‘n’ụlọ’
34. Which of the following is an adverbial phrase (nkebiahịrị kembuụzọ)? (a) ‘akwụkwọ ọhụrụ’ (b) ‘n’elu tebụl’ (c) ‘onye na-agụ akwụkwọ’
35. N’ahịrịokwu ‘Onye nkụzi ahụ dị mma’, ‘Onye nkụzi ahụ’ bụ ________. (a) nkebiahịrị kenkọwa (b) nkebiahịrị keaha (c) nkebiahịrị kembuụzọ
36. Which is NOT a type of phrase? (a) Nkebiahịrị keaha (b) Nkebiahịrị kenkọwa (c) Nkebiahịrị keahịrịokwu
37. N’ahịrịokwu ‘Ọ na-agba ọsọ ngwa ngwa’, ‘ngwa ngwa’ bụ ________. (a) nkebiahịrị keaha (b) nkebiahịrị kenkọwa (c) nkebiahịrị kembuụzọ
38. Identify the adjectival phrase in ‘Onye ahụ nwere uwe ojii’. (a) Onye ahụ (b) nwere uwe (c) uwe ojii
39. The correct form of a phrase that modifies a verb is ________. (a) nkebiahịrị keaha (b) nkebiahịrị kenkọwa (c) nkebiahịrị kembuụzọ
40. Ahịrịokwu ________ nwere nkebiahịrị kembuụzọ. (a) ‘Nwoke ahụ riri nri’ (b) ‘Ọ gara ahịa n’ụtụtụ’ (c) ‘Nwaanyị ahụ na-ekwu okwu’

SECTION B: THEORY

Instruction: Zaa ajụjụ atọ ọ bụla.

1. (a) Depụta agwa atọ (3) dị mkpa n’ejije anyị gụrụ. (3)
(b) Kọwaa ọrụ agwa abụọ (2) n’ime ha rụrụ n’ejije ahụ. (3)
(c) Gịnị bụ isiokwu ejije ahụ? Kọwaa ya nkenke. (4)

2. (a) Kọwaa omenala ‘iri ji ọhụrụ’. (3)
(b) Depụta ihe atọ (3) e ji eme omenala a. (3)
(c) Kọwaa uru abụọ (2) omenala iri ji ọhụrụ bara. (4)

3. (a) Kọwaa ihe bụ ‘nkebiahịrịokwu’. (3)
(b) Depụta ụdị nkebiahịrịokwu atọ (3) ị ma. (3)
(c) Jiri ‘nkebiahịrị keaha’ na ‘nkebiahịrị kembuụzọ’ mee ahịrịokwu abụọ (2) dị iche iche. (4)

4. (a) Depụta omenala abụọ (2) pụtara ìhè n’ejije anyị gụrụ. (3)
(b) Kọwaa otu (1) n’ime omenala ndị ahụ ka o si pụta n’ejije ahụ. (3)
(c) Gịnị bụ ihe mmụta abụọ (2) dị mkpa anyị mụtara site n’ejije ahụ? (4)

OBJECTIVE MARKING SCHEME

Question 1 – ✅ (b) Tony Ubesie
Question 2 – ✅ (a) ịhụnanya
Question 3 – ✅ (b) Obinna
Question 4 – ✅ (b) ilu na akpaalaokwu
Question 5 – ✅ (b) ịkpachara anya
Question 6 – ✅ (a) ịwa ọjị
Question 7 – ✅ (b) ndụ ezinụlọ
Question 8 – ✅ (a) Chinedu
Question 9 – ✅ (b) O nwere nsogbu
Question 10 – ✅ (a) ịlụ nwunye
Question 11 – ✅ (b) okwu ọjọọ
Question 12 – ✅ (b) ịkụzi ihe
Question 13 – ✅ (b) nwoke
Question 14 – ✅ (b) Ikụzi omume ọma
Question 15 – ✅ (c) ihe nkiri
Question 16 – ✅ (b) igbutu akụkụ ahụ ụfọdụ
Question 17 – ✅ (b) ilekọta nne na nwa
Question 18 – ✅ (b) Ji
Question 19 – ✅ (b) iji gọzie ihe
Question 20 – ✅ (c) mmanụ ọkụ
Question 21 – ✅ (a) iri ji ọhụrụ
Question 22 – ✅ (b) agụba
Question 23 – ✅ (b) inye nne na nwa ike
Question 24 – ✅ (c) Ịba ọgaranya
Question 25 – ✅ (a) ịwa ọjị
Question 26 – ✅ (c) Ịga akwụkwọ
Question 27 – ✅ (c) owuwe ihe ubi
Question 28 – ✅ (b) ịwa ọjị
Question 29 – ✅ (a) Ọjị atọ
Question 30 – ✅ (c) ịwa ọjị
Question 31 – ✅ (b) mkpụrụokwu abụọ ma ọ bụ karịa na-arụ ọrụ dị ka otu
Question 32 – ✅ (c) otu mkpụrụokwu na-arụ ọrụ dị ka aha
Question 33 – ✅ (b) ‘nwaanyị mara mma’
Question 34 – ✅ (b) ‘n’elu tebụl’
Question 35 – ✅ (b) nkebiahịrị keaha
Question 36 – ✅ (c) Nkebiahịrị keahịrịokwu
Question 37 – ✅ (c) nkebiahịrị kembuụzọ
Question 38 – ✅ (c) uwe ojii
Question 39 – ✅ (c) nkebiahịrị kembuụzọ
Question 40 – ✅ (b) ‘Ọ gara ahịa n’ụtụtụ’