- 1. An article is used to modify a.....in the sentence
A) Adverb
B) Pronoun
C) Adjective
D) Noun
- 2. .... is a definite article
A) An
B) They
C) A
D) The
- 3. ....is an example of an indefinite article
A) They
B) An
C) The
D) Thus
- 4. Fill in the blank space: Mr. Ibrahim needs....pen
A) a
B) they
C) an
D) the
- 5. ..... umbrella was presented to me
A) A
B) An
- 6. Call .... gateman quickly
A) a
B) an
C) the
- 7. Fill in the blank space: ....... food is on the table.
A) Whom
B) Who
C) Whose
- 8. I am sure the book is ......
A) your
B) you
C) yours
D) your's
- 9. An adverb modifies a....
A) verb
B) pronoun
C) article
D) noun
- 10. A formal letter is the letter we write to
A) Our principal
B) Our relatives
C) Our mother
D) Our friend
- 11. .....is used in a formal letter
A) Yours faithfully
B) Yours sincerely
C) Yours truly
D) Yours lovely
- 12. A word that is synonymous to pleasantries is
A) Remarks
B) Greetings
C) Salutations
D) Admonitions
- 13. The superlative adjective of cool
A) Coolest
B) Cooling
C) Cooler
D) More cool
- 14. The comparative adjective of late is
A) More late
B) Most late
C) Later
D) Latest
- 15. The comparative adjective of hurriedly is
A) Hurriedliest
B) Hurriedlier
C) More hurriedly
D) Most hurriedly
- 16. David was the....of the twins
A) Smart
B) Smartest
C) Smarter
D) More smart
- 17. The man lifted the.....end of road
A) Thickest
B) More thicker
C) Thicker
D) Most thicker
- 18. Literature helps to ....the bad things of the society
A) criticize
B) educate
C) interrogate
D) liken
- 19. There are...genres of literature
A) 5
B) 3
C) 4
D) 2
- 20. There are.... parts of a sentence
A) 3
B) 5
C) 4
D) 2
- 21. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word in capital letter: The land is BARREN
A) rough
B) new
C) fertile
- 22. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word in capital letter:He had a NATURAL look but his wife has.......one
A) a beautiful
B) a fine
C) an artificial
- 23. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word in capital letter: We seek for PEACE not......
A) war
B) problem
C) unrest
- 24. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word in capital letter: Yemisi puts on LOOSE garments on Sundays but on week days
A) torn
B) tight
C) clean
- 25. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word in capital letter: The PLAINTIFF proved his case beyond any doubt unlike the.........
A) lawyer
B) judge
C) defendant
- 26. Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the word in capital letter: Chinua Achebe is a RENOWNED novelist
A) famous
B) witty
C) wonderful
- 27. Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the word in capital letter: When we could not find the boy,we suspected that he must have been ABDUCTED
A) killed
B) arrested
C) kidnapped
- 28. Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the word in capital letter: The students were told to be HARDWORKING
A) serious
B) diligent
C) industrious
- 29. Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the word in capital letter: The boy was ANXIOUS to see his benefactor
A) afraid
B) happy
C) eager
- 30. Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the word in capital letter: Because of a probable Denton one's image, some old politicians now ABHOR corruption
A) love
B) hate
C) admire
- 31. Fill in the blank space with a correct expression:My father's brother is my......
A) cousin
B) uncle
C) sibling
- 32. The doctor specializes.....the treatment of chest diseases
A) in
B) over
C) on
- 33. Have you......the newspaper today
A) ride
B) red
C) read
- 34. A......of people gathered at the accident scene
A) host
B) crowd
C) colony
- 35. You prefer soccer to volley ball,.... you
A) will
B) won't
C) don't
- 36. There were........ cars at the motor park
A) lots
B) many
C) much
- 37. I object...... your joining our school team
A) at
B) to
C) on
- 38. Adeola has no parents so,he is........
A) a bastard
B) an orphan
C) an outcast
- 39. The accused person was.......in prison
A) remanded
B) punished
C) detained
- 40. The cloth was...... blue with the indigo by the designer
A) died
B) sewn
C) dyed
- 41. All these words have three syllables except....
A) cemetery
B) students
C) frequency
- 42. There are...... consonant sounds in English
A) 24
B) 20
C) 26
- 43. Choose the word that contains the sound represented by each phonetic symbol: /:/
A) cock
B) cord
C) cod
- 44. Choose the word that has the same sound as:/k/
A) character
B) knotty
C) knit
- 45. Choose the word that has the same sound as/h/
A) hour
B) house
C) honest
- 46. Choose the word that has the same sound as friENd
A) said
B) serve
C) thief
- 47. Choose the word that has the same sound as like
A) machine
B) stick
C) bright
- 48. Choose the word that has the same sound as villAge
A) class
B) blame
C) women
- 49. Choose the word that has the same sound as Cake
A) cease
B) break
C) chair
- 50. Choose the word that has the same sound as nOw
A) fowl
B) faeces
C) low
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