MOCK EXAM ENGLISH
  • 1. ENGLISH LANGUAGUE
    Read the passage carefully and answer the questions below it.
    BLIND MAN AND LAME MAN
    There were two men who lived together in hut, one was blind and the other was lame. It was a time of famine and all the people suffered from hunger. These two men where hungry also. As they sat in their hut, lame man saw a troupe of monkey in their yard. He thought of monkey stew and smacked his slips then he groaned.
    “What is the matter with you, friend? Are you not well?, asked blind man. Lame man answered “Oh, I am well enough, but I am hungry if I could only walk, I would shoot a monkey and cook a tasty stew to eat” blind man laughed , I laugh to that I will not cry. My belle is empty too and the bush is empty if game. The hunters in our village go out each clay and find nothing to shoot .where would you find monkeys?
    “Right in the yard if our hut” said the lame man. “Because you cannot see them there, don’t think I am blind too. There are monkeys outside”.
    This convinced the blind man and he said “climb on my shoulders, and tell me where to walk and where to stop. I will carry you and the gun to shoot the game”
    Lame man got on blind man shoulders and directed his steps. They came out where the monkey where in the papaw trees. BOOM! Lame man fired the gun and a money fell. the other fled speedily out of range.



    1
    The two men were hungry because
A) They were poor
B) They lived in a hot
C) It was a time of famine
D) They were lazy
E) They were handicapped
  • 2. 2
    the lame man smacked his lips because
A) something touched his lips
B) he thought of monkey stew
C) he wanted to shoot a monkey
D) his belly was empty
E) he dreamt about monkeys
  • 3. 3
    the lame saw some monkeys in
A) the backyard
B) the yard of their hut
C) the hut
D) the forest
E) the village
  • 4. 4
    one of the men could not see the monkey because
A) the monkey where in the forest
B) there was nothing to shoot
C) he was dying of hunger
D) he was blind
E) he was in the hut
  • 5. 5
    the blind man carried the lame man on his shoulders because
A) the gun was hot
B) They wanted to shoot a monkey.
C) the monkey where in the pawpaw trees
D) the lame man could not walk
E) the blind man was his servant
  • 6. 6
    the monkey where shoot at by
A) the hunter
B) the villagers.
C) the lame man
D) the blind man
E) the blind man and the lame man
  • 7. Find the list of words lettered a-e choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word underlined.
    7
    The old woman SMILED at me and walked away
A) Frowned
B) Whispered
C) Laughed
D) Shouted
E) Whistled
  • 8. 8
    She is a very PROUD girl
A) Stubborn
B) Arrogant
C) Humble
D) Rude
E) Beautiful
  • 9. 9
    The paper was washed away by the SWIFT Current.
A) Stagnant
B) Slow
C) Moving
D) Stormy
E) Fast
  • 10. 10
    The birthday party took place on a very DULL day
A) Cold
B) Rainy
C) Cloudy
D) Sad
E) Bright
  • 11. 11
    Yusuf is a very TIMID boy.
A) Bold
B) Sad
C) Weak
D) Shy
E) Small
  • 12. 12
    Ada was advised to attend church REGULARLY.
A) Suddenly
B) Often
C) Immediately
D) Early
E) Occasionally
  • 13. 13
    I hate my uncle because he is very SELFISH
A) Miserly
B) Proud
C) Wicked
D) Generous
E) Arrogant
  • 14. 20 the soldiers RETREATED because, their commander was shot
A) Advanced
B) Mourned
C) Disappeared
D) Ran away
E) Scattered
  • 15. From the words or group of words lettered a-e, choose the one that is NEAREST in meaning to the words underlined in each sentence.
    21 We were EAGER to hear our results.
    (a)

    (b)

    (c)
    (d)

    (e)
A) Ready
B) Nonchalant
C) Anxious
D) Early
E) Undaunted
  • 16. one of the examination questions BAFFLED me completely
A) Impressed
B) Tempted
C) Deterred
D) Confused
E) Interested
  • 17. 23 my father places much reliance on his doctor.
A) Emphasis
B) Demand
C) Trust
D) Importance
E) Request
  • 18. Choose the correct interpretation that best explain the meaning of the sentence.
    24 My father always advise me never to put the cart before the horse. This means that
A) I always do things in their natural other.
B) I should never ride alone in the
C) I should never ride alone in the
D) If you want to feed the horse,
E) you must put the hay in front of it.
  • 19. Tunde’s Grandmother is hard of hearing. This means that
A) Its hard to hear the voice of tunde’s grandmother.
B) I have been trying very hard to hear about tunde’s grandmother
C) It’s a long time since we heard last tunde’s grandmother.
D) We don’t hear of tunde’s grandmother nowadays.
E) Tunde’s grandmother is almost deaf.
  • 20. 26 ibrahim fell out with Halima on their way to the mosque. This means that
A) Ibrahim joked and laughed with Halima.
B) Ibrahim quarreled with Halima
C) Ibrahim and Halima took the wrong way to the mosque
D) Halima pushed Ibrahim and he fell down
E) Halima pushed Ibrahim and he fell down
  • 21. 27 I was happy to come by the missing boy. That means
A) I was happy that I found the missing boy.
B) I was happy that I walked past the missing boy.
C) In was happy that I didn’t catch the boy.
D) I was unhappy that I knew the missing boy.
E) I was happy that I met the missing boy.
  • 22. Below each of the following sentences are five questions lettered a-e, choose the question that has the sentence as its right answer.
    28 Yes, I did
A) Did you think I should pass?
B) Don’t you know my house?
C) Did I not pay my school fess?
D) Did john visit?
E) Did you help the beggar?
  • 23. No, they haven’t.
A) Have they left the school compound?
B) Do you have much money in your pocket
C) Do they have nice meal in the school?
D) Do they have nice meal in the school?
E) Are they in the library?
  • 24. she opened her bag.
A) hy did she opened her bag
B) Who opened my bag?
C) What did Juliet and Felicia open?
D) What did she opened?
E) how gave her a bag?
  • 25. At the Airport
A) Is he coming?
B) Where did you first meet him?
C) Did you meet him?
D) Will you meet him?
E) Have I met him?
  • 26. From the words given choose the one which correctly and most suitably fill the gaps in the sentence.
    32 As he entered the room he………………… off his hat.
A) Taking
B) Took
C) Will have taken
D) Take
E) Would take
  • 27. 33 Auntie bisi …………………… to mecca two years ago.
A) Goes
B) Is going
C) Shall go
D) Went
E) Had gone
  • 28. when malam Garba arrived we…………… dinner.
A) Are having
B) Has
C) Have
D) Had
E) Were having
  • 29. I ……………….. that film last week.
A) Saw
B) Shall have seem
C) Had seen
D) Have seen
E) Am seeing
  • 30. the rice we ate last was full of …………..
A) beans
B) goat
C) sheet
D) rice
E) Stones
  • 31. 36 we drank tea with ……………………. this morning.
A) Sugars and milks
B) Sugars only.
C) Sugars and milk
D) Sugar with milk
E) Sugar and milk
  • 32. wise men hate………………….
A) The war
B) A war
C) Wars
D) The wars
E) Some war
  • 33. 39 the teacher saw the boy ………………into the bush.
A) Running
B) Was running
C) Who ran
D) Ran
E) Has runs
  • 34. 40 its is not mine . it is……………….
A) therere
B) Theirs’
C) therere
D) Theres’
E) Theirs
  • 35. 39 the teacher saw the boy ………………into the bush.
A) Who ran
B) Running
C) Ran
D) Was running
E) Has runs
  • 36. 40 its is not mine . it is……………….
    (a)
    Theirs
A) nffkfmk
B) Theirs
C) kffjjfj
D) urnfdjf
E) kffjfj
  • 37. that is the man…………..car was stolen.
A) Who’s
B) Whom
C) Which
D) That
E) Whose
  • 38. 42 ngozi is the ……….of the three sisters
A) Taller
B) Most tall
C) Tall
D) Tallest
E) More tall
  • 39. …………………………. He goes I must follow
A) Then
B) Since
C) Wherever
D) For
E) In that place
  • 40. 44 yemisi loves reading late …………….the night
A) For
B) Into
C) As
D) With
E) By
  • 41. 45 the purpose…….. this meeting is to discuss the student’s result.
A) With
B) Of
C) By
D) In
E) For
  • 42. 46 we decided to walk………….the dusty road
    (a)

    (b)

    (c)

    (d)

    (e)
A) In
B) For
C) With
D) Across
E) At
  • 43. All…… well with me.
A) May
B) Is
C) Weren’t
D) Were
E) Are
  • 44. 48 she enjoys ……………..to music.
A) Listened
B) To be listening
C) To listen
D) Listen
E) Listening
  • 45. 49 he has no trust…… anybody
A) for
B) on
C) in
D) at
E) with
  • 46. 50 congratulation…….. your success
    (a)

    (b)

    (c)

    (d)

    (e)
A) On
B) For
C) In
D) At
E) To
  • 47. 51 Ali ……... tonye arrived for the music lesson
A) As
B) But
C) Both
D) And
E) Even
  • 48. 52 the work is hard…………we must do our best.
    (a)

    (b)

    (c)

    (d)

    (e)
A) As
B) because
C) But
D) Since
E) With
  • 49. we shall not go …………..you pay our transport fare.
A) Since
B) Although
C) For
D) Even
E) Unless
  • 50. Choose the word that is NEAREST in the meaning to the word underlined in each sentence.
    54 it is difficult to give up the idea.
A) Stop questioning
B) Stop trying
C) Forget about
D) Give out
E) Push up
  • 51. 55 food we served to the people who attend the worship service.
A) Members
B) Congregation
C) Spectators
D) Multitude
E) Crowd
  • 52. the state governor implored his people to work for the advancement of the people at the grass roots.
A) Publicity
B) Pleasure
C) Progress
D) Coming
E) Advent
  • 53. 57 the girl quickly recovered from the accident
A) Got in
B) Got into
C) Got up
D) Got over
E) Got out
  • 54. 58 madam bello is very wealthy
A) Influential
B) Rich
C) Strong
D) Popular
E) Great
  • 55. 59 members of the management were united about the decision to suspend offending workers.
A) Agreed
B) Praised
C) clear
D) Determined
E) Happy
  • 56. Amina was punished for cheating in the examination hall.
A) Playing
B) Stealing
C) Talking
D) Crying
E) Fighting
  • 57. 8 madam bello is very wealthy
A) tyriou
B) rich
C) qior
D) flor
E) pooor
  • 58. we shall not go …………..you pay our transport fare.
A) tolet us
B) rplot
C) useless
D) unless
E) fnfnufnr
  • 59. bonus
    you the best
A) yes you are
B) jfjfuffj
C) yes i am
D) yes am not
E) uifbffjj
  • 60. Amina was punished for cheating in the examination hall.
A) saiiiging
B) Stealing
C) willing
D) jfjfndfnkf
E) trui
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