- 1. An article is used to modify a.....in the sentence
A) Adverb
B) Noun
C) Pronoun
D) Adjective
- 2. .... is a definite article
A) An
B) A
C) They
D) The
- 3. ....is an example of an indefinite article
A) The
B) Thus
C) They
D) An
- 4. Fill in the blank space: Mr. Ibrahim needs....pen
A) the
B) an
C) a
D) they
- 5. ..... umbrella was presented to me
A) An
B) A
- 6. Call .... gateman quickly
A) an
B) the
C) a
- 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) you
B) yours
C) your
D) your's
- 9. An adverb modifies a....
A) article
B) pronoun
C) noun
D) verb
- 10. A formal letter is the letter we write to
A) Our relatives
B) Our friend
C) Our mother
D) Our principal
- 11. .....is used in a formal letter
A) Yours lovely
B) Yours sincerely
C) Yours truly
D) Yours faithfully
- 12. A word that is synonymous to pleasantries is
A) Remarks
B) Greetings
C) Admonitions
D) Salutations
- 13. The superlative adjective of cool
A) Cooler
B) More cool
C) Cooling
D) Coolest
- 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) Hurriedliest
B) More hurriedly
C) Most hurriedly
D) Hurriedlier
- 16. David was the....of the twins
A) Smarter
B) More smart
C) Smart
D) Smartest
- 17. The man lifted the.....end of road
A) More thicker
B) Most thicker
C) Thicker
D) Thickest
- 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) 2
B) 5
C) 4
D) 3
- 21. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word in capital letter: The land is BARREN
A) fertile
B) rough
C) new
- 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) an artificial
B) a fine
C) a beautiful
- 23. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word in capital letter: We seek for PEACE not......
A) problem
B) war
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) tight
B) clean
C) torn
- 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) defendant
B) judge
C) lawyer
- 26. Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the word in capital letter: Chinua Achebe is a RENOWNED novelist
A) famous
B) wonderful
C) witty
- 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) kidnapped
C) killed
- 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) serious
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) 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) admire
B) love
C) hate
- 31. Fill in the blank space with a correct expression:My father's brother is my......
A) uncle
B) sibling
C) cousin
- 32. The doctor specializes.....the treatment of chest diseases
A) in
B) on
C) over
- 33. Have you......the newspaper today
A) red
B) read
C) ride
- 34. A......of people gathered at the accident scene
A) host
B) crowd
C) colony
- 35. You prefer soccer to volley ball,.... you
A) don't
B) will
C) won't
- 36. There were........ cars at the motor park
A) many
B) much
C) lots
- 37. I object...... your joining our school team
A) at
B) to
C) on
- 38. Adeola has no parents so,he is........
A) an orphan
B) a bastard
C) an outcast
- 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) dyed
B) died
C) sewn
- 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) cod
B) cord
C) cock
- 44. Choose the word that has the same sound as:/k/
A) knotty
B) knit
C) character
- 45. Choose the word that has the same sound as/h/
A) honest
B) hour
C) house
- 46. Choose the word that has the same sound as friENd
A) said
B) thief
C) serve
- 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) women
C) blame
- 49. Choose the word that has the same sound as Cake
A) break
B) chair
C) cease
- 50. Choose the word that has the same sound as nOw
A) faeces
B) low
C) fowl
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