- 1. An article is used to modify a.....in the sentence
A) Adjective
B) Adverb
C) Noun
D) Pronoun
- 2. .... is a definite article
A) The
B) A
C) An
D) They
- 3. ....is an example of an indefinite article
A) Thus
B) The
C) They
D) An
- 4. Fill in the blank space: Mr. Ibrahim needs....pen
A) they
B) a
C) the
D) an
- 5. ..... umbrella was presented to me
A) A
B) An
- 6. Call .... gateman quickly
A) an
B) a
C) the
- 7. Fill in the blank space: ....... food is on the table.
A) Who
B) Whose
C) Whom
- 8. I am sure the book is ......
A) your's
B) you
C) yours
D) your
- 9. An adverb modifies a....
A) article
B) noun
C) verb
D) pronoun
- 10. A formal letter is the letter we write to
A) Our friend
B) Our relatives
C) Our mother
D) Our principal
- 11. .....is used in a formal letter
A) Yours truly
B) Yours lovely
C) Yours faithfully
D) Yours sincerely
- 12. A word that is synonymous to pleasantries is
A) Admonitions
B) Greetings
C) Salutations
D) Remarks
- 13. The superlative adjective of cool
A) More cool
B) Coolest
C) Cooling
D) Cooler
- 14. The comparative adjective of late is
A) More late
B) Most late
C) Latest
D) Later
- 15. The comparative adjective of hurriedly is
A) More hurriedly
B) Most hurriedly
C) Hurriedlier
D) Hurriedliest
- 16. David was the....of the twins
A) Smartest
B) More smart
C) Smarter
D) Smart
- 17. The man lifted the.....end of road
A) Thicker
B) Most thicker
C) Thickest
D) More thicker
- 18. Literature helps to ....the bad things of the society
A) liken
B) interrogate
C) educate
D) criticize
- 19. There are...genres of literature
A) 5
B) 2
C) 4
D) 3
- 20. There are.... parts of a sentence
A) 4
B) 3
C) 5
D) 2
- 21. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word in capital letter: The land is BARREN
A) fertile
B) new
C) rough
- 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) an artificial
C) a fine
- 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) clean
C) tight
- 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) judge
B) defendant
C) lawyer
- 26. Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the word in capital letter: Chinua Achebe is a RENOWNED novelist
A) witty
B) famous
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) arrested
B) killed
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) diligent
B) industrious
C) serious
- 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) eager
C) happy
- 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) hate
B) admire
C) love
- 31. Fill in the blank space with a correct expression:My father's brother is my......
A) cousin
B) sibling
C) uncle
- 32. The doctor specializes.....the treatment of chest diseases
A) on
B) over
C) in
- 33. Have you......the newspaper today
A) red
B) read
C) ride
- 34. A......of people gathered at the accident scene
A) colony
B) crowd
C) host
- 35. You prefer soccer to volley ball,.... you
A) don't
B) won't
C) will
- 36. There were........ cars at the motor park
A) much
B) many
C) lots
- 37. I object...... your joining our school team
A) on
B) at
C) to
- 38. Adeola has no parents so,he is........
A) an outcast
B) an orphan
C) a bastard
- 39. The accused person was.......in prison
A) detained
B) punished
C) remanded
- 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) frequency
C) students
- 42. There are...... consonant sounds in English
A) 20
B) 24
C) 26
- 43. Choose the word that contains the sound represented by each phonetic symbol: /:/
A) cod
B) cord
C) cock
- 44. Choose the word that has the same sound as:/k/
A) knit
B) knotty
C) character
- 45. Choose the word that has the same sound as/h/
A) house
B) hour
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) stick
B) bright
C) machine
- 48. Choose the word that has the same sound as villAge
A) class
B) women
C) blame
- 49. Choose the word that has the same sound as Cake
A) break
B) cease
C) chair
- 50. Choose the word that has the same sound as nOw
A) low
B) fowl
C) faeces
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