- 1. An article is used to modify a.....in the sentence
A) Adverb
B) Adjective
C) Pronoun
D) Noun
- 2. .... is a definite article
A) A
B) The
C) An
D) They
- 3. ....is an example of an indefinite article
A) They
B) Thus
C) The
D) An
- 4. Fill in the blank space: Mr. Ibrahim needs....pen
A) they
B) a
C) an
D) the
- 5. ..... umbrella was presented to me
A) An
B) A
- 6. Call .... gateman quickly
A) a
B) an
C) the
- 7. Fill in the blank space: ....... food is on the table.
A) Whose
B) Who
C) Whom
- 8. I am sure the book is ......
A) your's
B) your
C) you
D) yours
- 9. An adverb modifies a....
A) pronoun
B) noun
C) article
D) verb
- 10. A formal letter is the letter we write to
A) Our mother
B) Our relatives
C) Our principal
D) Our friend
- 11. .....is used in a formal letter
A) Yours faithfully
B) Yours lovely
C) Yours truly
D) Yours sincerely
- 12. A word that is synonymous to pleasantries is
A) Greetings
B) Admonitions
C) Salutations
D) Remarks
- 13. The superlative adjective of cool
A) Cooler
B) Coolest
C) More cool
D) Cooling
- 14. The comparative adjective of late is
A) Later
B) Most late
C) More late
D) Latest
- 15. The comparative adjective of hurriedly is
A) Most hurriedly
B) Hurriedlier
C) More hurriedly
D) Hurriedliest
- 16. David was the....of the twins
A) More smart
B) Smarter
C) Smartest
D) Smart
- 17. The man lifted the.....end of road
A) Most thicker
B) Thicker
C) More thicker
D) Thickest
- 18. Literature helps to ....the bad things of the society
A) educate
B) criticize
C) interrogate
D) liken
- 19. There are...genres of literature
A) 3
B) 5
C) 4
D) 2
- 20. There are.... parts of a sentence
A) 4
B) 5
C) 2
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) 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) 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) kidnapped
B) arrested
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) 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) hate
B) love
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) over
B) in
C) on
- 33. Have you......the newspaper today
A) red
B) read
C) ride
- 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) much
B) many
C) lots
- 37. I object...... your joining our school team
A) to
B) on
C) at
- 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) remanded
B) punished
C) detained
- 40. The cloth was...... blue with the indigo by the designer
A) died
B) dyed
C) sewn
- 41. All these words have three syllables except....
A) students
B) cemetery
C) frequency
- 42. There are...... consonant sounds in English
A) 24
B) 26
C) 20
- 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) hour
C) honest
- 46. Choose the word that has the same sound as friENd
A) thief
B) serve
C) said
- 47. Choose the word that has the same sound as like
A) bright
B) machine
C) stick
- 48. Choose the word that has the same sound as villAge
A) blame
B) class
C) women
- 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) low
B) faeces
C) fowl
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