- 1. Choose the word that is NEAREST IN MEANING to the CAPITALISED word.
1. The soldier showed that he was BRAVE during the battle.
A) Weak
B) Courageous
C) Afraid
D) Cowardly
- 2. Choose the word that is NEAREST IN MEANING to the CAPITALISED word.
2. Always try to be POLITE to everyone you meet.
A) Mean
B) Rude
C) Gentle
D) Harsh
- 3. Choose the word that is NEAREST IN MEANING to the CAPITALISED word.
3. The tortoise is a very SLOW animal.
A) Quick
B) Fast
C) Weak
D) Sluggish
- 4. Choose the word that is NEAREST IN MEANING to the CAPITALISED word.
4. My mother bought a BEAUTIFUL dress for the party.
A) Ugly
B) Plain
C) Pretty
D) Bad
- 5. Choose the word that is NEAREST IN MEANING to the CAPITALISED word.
5. The lion let out a LOUD roar that shook the trees.
A) Silent
B) Noisy
C) Quiet
D) Soft
- 6. Choose the word that is OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the capitalised word.
6. He is a STRONG boy who can lift heavy things.
A) Weak
B) Light
C) Brave
D) Heavy
- 7. Choose the word that is OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the capitalised word.
7. That mathematical problem was very EASY to solve.
A) Hard
B) Light
C) Difficult
D) Clear
- 8. Choose the word that is OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the capitalised word.
8. The classroom door was left OPEN during the break.
A) Shut
B) Unlock
C) Clear
D) Wide
- 9. Choose the word that is OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the capitalised word.
9. The road leading to the palace is very WIDE.
A) Long
B) Big
C) Broad
D) Narrow
- 10. Choose the word that is OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the capitalised word.
10. Do not HIDE your mistakes from your teachers.
A) Conceal
B) Cover
C) Show
D) Keep
- 11. Choose the option that best completes the sentence.
11. By the time we arrived, they _____ already eaten their dinner.
A) Having
B) Had
C) Has
D) Have
- 12. Choose the option that best completes the sentence.
12. He _____ just finished submitting his assignments.
A) Has
B) Have
C) Had
- 13. Choose the option that best completes the sentence.
13. They _____ been living in this town for five years.
A) Has
B) Had
C) Have
D) Will
- 14. Choose the option that best completes each sentence.
14. The boys _____ completed their homework before the teacher arrived.
A) Had
B) Have
C) Has
- 15. Choose the option that best completes the sentence.
15. _____ you ever visited Abuja?
A) Have
B) Had
C) Has
- 16. 16. A type of literature that uses rhythmic language, stanzas, and often rhyme is __.
A) Drama
B) Poetry
C) Prose
D) Myth
- 17. 17. Literature written in sentences and paragraphs, rather than in stanzas, is called __.
A) Drama
B) Poetry
C) Prose
D) Literature
- 18. 18. The person who writes a story, book, or play is called the __.
A) Actor
B) Author
C) Hero
D) Narrator
- 19. 19. A story that is acted out on stage is called a __.
A) Novel
B) Prose
C) Poetry
D) Drama
- 20. 20. The sequence of events that makes up a story is called the __.
A) Conflict
B) Plot
C) Settings
D) Dialogue
- 21. 21. The time and place in which a story happens is the __.
A) Character
B) Plot
C) Settings
D) Theme
- 22. 22. Saying the opposite of what you actually mean, often for humor or sarcasm, is called __.
A) Personification
B) Metaphor
C) Irony
D) Simile
- 23. 23. "Peter picked a peck of pickled peppers." This represents __.
A) Alliteration
B) Oxymoron
C) Metaphor
D) Simile
- 24. 24. The repetition of the same consonant sounds at the beginning of words in a sentence is ___.
A) Oxymoron
B) Simile
C) Alliteration
D) Personification
- 25. 25. A great exaggeration used to make a point is known as __.
A) Hyperbole
B) Personification
C) Oxymoron
D) Euphemism
- 26. 26. Identify the adverbial of manner in: "The boy ran swiftly across the field."
A) Across
B) Swiftly
C) Boy
D) Field
- 27. 27. "The principal spoke briefly." What type of adverb is used here?
A) Time
B) Frequency
C) Place
D) Manner
- 28. 28. Adverbs of frequency answer the question __
A) How often
B) Where
C) How
D) When
- 29. 29. "He hid UNDER THE TABLE." The CAPITALISED phrase is an adverbial of __
A) Frequency
B) Manner
C) Place
D) Time
- 30. 30. Identify the adverbial of place in the sentence: "The children played outside."
A) Played
B) The children
C) Outside
D) Children
- 31. 31. The /m/, /n/, and /ŋ/ sounds are all produced through the
A) Nose
B) Mouth
C) Nose
D) Throat
- 32. 32. Which of these words does not contain the /tʃ/ sound?
A) Chair
B) Catch
C) Machine
D) Watch
- 33. 33. In which of these words is the letter 'k' silent?
A) Keep
B) Kill
C) Kid
D) Knight
- 34. 34. •Identify the consonant sound in the word "sheep".
A) /tʃ/
B) /s/
C) /k/
D) /ʃ/
- 35. 35. The letters ‘ch’ in the word "school" make which sound?
A) /s/
B) /k/
C) /ʃ/
D) /tʃ/
- 36. 36. _____ the heavy rain, the students went to school.
A) Although
B) In spite
C) Because
D) Despite
- 37. 37. She refused to give up, _____ all the challenges she faced.
A) In spite
B) Although
C) In spite of
D) Despite of
- 38. 38. He failed the examination _____ studying very hard.
A) Inspite
B) Despite
C) Despite of
- 39. 39. She is coming to the party, _____?
A) Isn't she
B) Does she
C) Doesn't she
D) Is she
- 40. 40. Open the door, _____?
A) Won't you
B) Did you
C) Will you
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