- 1. An article is used to modify a.....in the sentence
A) Adverb
B) Pronoun
C) Noun
D) Adjective
- 2. .... is a definite article
A) A
B) An
C) They
D) The
- 3. ....is an example of an indefinite article
A) Thus
B) An
C) They
D) The
- 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) Whose
B) Who
C) Whom
- 8. I am sure the book is ......
A) yours
B) your
C) your's
D) you
- 9. An adverb modifies a....
A) pronoun
B) verb
C) article
D) noun
- 10. A formal letter is the letter we write to
A) Our principal
B) Our friend
C) Our mother
D) Our relatives
- 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) Admonitions
C) Remarks
D) Salutations
- 13. The superlative adjective of cool
A) Cooler
B) Coolest
C) Cooling
D) More cool
- 14. The comparative adjective of late is
A) Most late
B) Latest
C) More late
D) Later
- 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) Smarter
B) Smart
C) More smart
D) Smartest
- 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) criticize
B) interrogate
C) liken
D) educate
- 19. There are...genres of literature
A) 5
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
- 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) new
B) rough
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) an artificial
B) a beautiful
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) tight
B) torn
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) 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) 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) happy
B) eager
C) afraid
- 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) admire
C) hate
- 31. Fill in the blank space with a correct expression:My father's brother is my......
A) sibling
B) uncle
C) cousin
- 32. The doctor specializes.....the treatment of chest diseases
A) in
B) over
C) on
- 33. Have you......the newspaper today
A) read
B) red
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) will
B) won't
C) don't
- 36. There were........ cars at the motor park
A) much
B) lots
C) many
- 37. I object...... your joining our school team
A) to
B) on
C) at
- 38. Adeola has no parents so,he is........
A) an orphan
B) an outcast
C) a bastard
- 39. The accused person was.......in prison
A) punished
B) detained
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) students
B) frequency
C) cemetery
- 42. There are...... consonant sounds in English
A) 26
B) 24
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) knit
B) knotty
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) thief
B) said
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) cease
B) break
C) chair
- 50. Choose the word that has the same sound as nOw
A) faeces
B) fowl
C) low
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