- 1. An article is used to modify a.....in the sentence
A) Adjective
B) Adverb
C) Pronoun
D) Noun
- 2. .... is a definite article
A) They
B) An
C) The
D) A
- 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) they
B) an
C) a
D) the
- 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) Whose
B) Whom
C) Who
- 8. I am sure the book is ......
A) you
B) your's
C) your
D) yours
- 9. An adverb modifies a....
A) pronoun
B) article
C) verb
D) noun
- 10. A formal letter is the letter we write to
A) Our relatives
B) Our mother
C) Our friend
D) Our principal
- 11. .....is used in a formal letter
A) Yours faithfully
B) Yours lovely
C) Yours sincerely
D) Yours truly
- 12. A word that is synonymous to pleasantries is
A) Greetings
B) Remarks
C) Salutations
D) Admonitions
- 13. The superlative adjective of cool
A) Cooling
B) Cooler
C) Coolest
D) More cool
- 14. The comparative adjective of late is
A) Most late
B) Later
C) Latest
D) More late
- 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) Smartest
C) More smart
D) Smart
- 17. The man lifted the.....end of road
A) Most thicker
B) Thickest
C) Thicker
D) More thicker
- 18. Literature helps to ....the bad things of the society
A) educate
B) liken
C) interrogate
D) criticize
- 19. There are...genres of literature
A) 3
B) 5
C) 4
D) 2
- 20. There are.... parts of a sentence
A) 5
B) 4
C) 3
D) 2
- 21. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word in capital letter: The land is BARREN
A) rough
B) fertile
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) 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) unrest
C) problem
- 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) lawyer
B) defendant
C) judge
- 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) 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) industrious
B) diligent
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) love
B) hate
C) admire
- 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) over
B) on
C) in
- 33. Have you......the newspaper today
A) red
B) ride
C) read
- 34. A......of people gathered at the accident scene
A) colony
B) host
C) crowd
- 35. You prefer soccer to volley ball,.... you
A) won't
B) will
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) on
B) to
C) at
- 38. Adeola has no parents so,he is........
A) a bastard
B) an outcast
C) an orphan
- 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) sewn
B) dyed
C) died
- 41. All these words have three syllables except....
A) students
B) cemetery
C) frequency
- 42. There are...... consonant sounds in English
A) 26
B) 20
C) 24
- 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) character
B) knotty
C) knit
- 45. Choose the word that has the same sound as/h/
A) house
B) honest
C) hour
- 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) bright
B) stick
C) machine
- 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) low
B) faeces
C) fowl
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