- 1. An article is used to modify a.....in the sentence
A) Adverb
B) Pronoun
C) Adjective
D) Noun
- 2. .... is a definite article
A) An
B) A
C) They
D) The
- 3. ....is an example of an indefinite article
A) Thus
B) They
C) An
D) The
- 4. Fill in the blank space: Mr. Ibrahim needs....pen
A) an
B) they
C) the
D) a
- 5. ..... umbrella was presented to me
A) A
B) An
- 6. Call .... gateman quickly
A) the
B) a
C) an
- 7. Fill in the blank space: ....... food is on the table.
A) Whom
B) Whose
C) Who
- 8. I am sure the book is ......
A) you
B) your
C) your's
D) yours
- 9. An adverb modifies a....
A) article
B) verb
C) noun
D) pronoun
- 10. A formal letter is the letter we write to
A) Our friend
B) Our principal
C) Our mother
D) Our relatives
- 11. .....is used in a formal letter
A) Yours lovely
B) Yours faithfully
C) Yours sincerely
D) Yours truly
- 12. A word that is synonymous to pleasantries is
A) Salutations
B) Greetings
C) Admonitions
D) Remarks
- 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) Hurriedlier
B) More hurriedly
C) Hurriedliest
D) Most hurriedly
- 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) Most thicker
B) Thickest
C) Thicker
D) More thicker
- 18. Literature helps to ....the bad things of the society
A) educate
B) criticize
C) liken
D) interrogate
- 19. There are...genres of literature
A) 3
B) 2
C) 5
D) 4
- 20. There are.... parts of a sentence
A) 5
B) 2
C) 4
D) 3
- 21. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word in capital letter: The land is BARREN
A) rough
B) new
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 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) unrest
B) war
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) clean
B) tight
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) 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) killed
B) arrested
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) serious
B) industrious
C) diligent
- 29. Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the word in capital letter: The boy was ANXIOUS to see his benefactor
A) eager
B) afraid
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) sibling
B) cousin
C) uncle
- 32. The doctor specializes.....the treatment of chest diseases
A) in
B) over
C) on
- 33. Have you......the newspaper today
A) read
B) ride
C) red
- 34. A......of people gathered at the accident scene
A) host
B) colony
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) many
C) lots
- 37. I object...... your joining our school team
A) at
B) on
C) to
- 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) died
C) dyed
- 41. All these words have three syllables except....
A) frequency
B) students
C) cemetery
- 42. There are...... consonant sounds in English
A) 20
B) 26
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) knit
C) knotty
- 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) 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) blame
B) women
C) class
- 49. Choose the word that has the same sound as Cake
A) chair
B) cease
C) break
- 50. Choose the word that has the same sound as nOw
A) fowl
B) low
C) faeces
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