Read the extract and answer the question

My heart leaps up when I behold

A rainbow in the sky:

So was it when my life began,

So is it now that I am a man,

So be it when I shall grow

The child is father of the man

The subject of the extract is

• A. childishness
• B. the adverse effects of the rainbow on man
• C. the unchanging cycle of nature
• D. the adverse effects of old age

The property of chlorine which causes hydrogen chloride to be more ionic than the chlorine molecules is its

• A. electrovalency
• B. electron affinity
• C. electropositivity
• D. electronegativity

one of the advantages of localization of industry is that firms

• A. make abnormal profits
• B. are given tax holidays
• C. are unified under one management
• D. can have a large pool of skilled labours

Montesquieu's political theory of separation of powers was meant to

• A. promote unity in government
• B. prevent dictatorial rule
• C. ensure social justice
• D. enhance state security

Points X and Y are respectively 12m Nonh and 5m of point Z. Calculate XY

• A. 7m
• B. 12m
• C. 13m
• D. 17m

The dominant trait exhibited by the lsraelites following the ill-report of the spies about Canaan was

• A. boldness
• B. humility
• C. despair
• D. unfaithfulness

''....Incline thy ear, O LORD, and hear; open thy eyes, O LORD, and see; and hear the words of Sennacherib which he has sent to mock the living God....'' This was the prayer of

• A. Josiah
• B. Isaiah
• C. Rabshakeh
• D. Hezekiah

UNSEEN PROSE AND POETRY

Read the passage and answer the question

''Diversion through Larteh!'' This is the sign in the middle of the road. They have diverted the 24 - Kilometre Mamfe-Aburi-Adenta Road because of the major read works. The Mamfe-Larteh-Adenta diversion makes the journey twice as long. The longer route is the shorter.

\The little jeep flashes past the deserted police checkpoint. The howling wind, like a stretching comb, stretches Kwyeiwa's hair in flapping furrows behind her as she stands clinging to metal support in the back of the open jeep, petrified. The jeep negotiates the hairpin bend below the overhang near Tamara's place at breakneck speed; now it is on the stretch to the Kodiable junction.The little vehicle laps up the distance. Presently the travellers arrive at the last crossroads. Kodiabe lies as the crow flies, Somanya to the left. The jeep turns right towards Accra.

''The little vehicle laps up the distance'' conveys the impression of

• A. leizure
• B. pleasure
• C. strength
• D. speed

Which of the following statements is true?

• A. Ptyalin acts on proteins to give amino acid
• B. Lactase acts on maltose to give amino acid
• C. Pepsin acts on proteins to give peptide
• D. Peptide acts on starch to give maltose

ind the positive value of x if the standard deviation of the numbers 1, x + 1 is 6

• A. 1
• B. 2
• C. 3
• D. 4