- 1. Choose the word that is nearly opposite in meaning to the CAPITALISED word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap.
1. That road which used to be WIDE now appears __________ because of the new drainage.
A) Reduced
B) Narrow
C) Winding
D) Limited
- 2. Choose the word that is nearly opposite in meaning to the CAPITALISED word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap.
2. In the past any person who ANGERED the gods was made to __________ them.
A) Settle
B) Beg
C) Reward
D) Appease
- 3. Choose the word that is nearly opposite in meaning to the CAPITALISED word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap.
3. A KEEN student makes progress but the __________ one hardly does well.
A) Inactive
B) Lowly
C) Reluctant
D) Nervous
- 4. Choose the word that is nearly opposite in meaning to the CAPITALISED word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap.
4. Unlike you, I thought the message was quite __________ not AMBIGUOUS.
A) Reasonable
B) Clear
C) Persuasive
D) Apt
- 5. Choose the word that is nearly opposite in meaning to the CAPITALISED word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap.
5. It is only natural to feel NERVOUS when you first take the stage but you soon become __________.
A) Normal
B) Composed
C) Peaceful
D) Balance
- 6. Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the CAPITALISED word as it is used in the sentence.
6. It's always better to buy DURABLE products.
A) Lasting
B) Permanent
C) Expensive
D) Authentic
- 7. Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the CAPITALISED word as it is used in the sentence.
7. The management APPLAUDED the staff for their hard work.
A) Commended
B) Adored
C) Encouraged
D) Recommended
- 8. Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the CAPITALISED word as it is used in the sentence.
8. This is one decision you cannot DEFEND.
A) Explain
B) Express
C) Justify
D) Support
- 9. Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the CAPITALISED word as it is used in the sentence.
9. I really hope Beatrice would be KIND enough to let us stay the night.
A) Gentle
B) Generous
C) Polite
D) Gracious
- 10. Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the CAPITALISED word as it is used in the sentence.
10. He did all he could to FORTIFY the building against attack.
A) Defend
B) Shield
C) Secure
D) Support
- 11. 11. Identify the adjunct in the sentence: "She walked across the road slowly."
A) Across
B) Slowly
C) Walked
D) She
- 12. 12. Which of the following is an adjunct of time?
A) They are running.
B) I will see you tomorrow.
C) He lives in Abuja.
D) She shouted loudly.
- 13. 13. "He came to the school BECAUSE HE WANTED TO LEARN." The CAPITALISED part is an adjunct of ________.
A) Time
B) Place
C) Manner
D) Reason
- 14. 14. What question does an adjunct of manner answer?
A) Where?
B) How?
C) Why?
D) When?
- 15. 15. In the sentence, "They play football in the field," which word/phrase acts as an adjunct of place?
A) Played
B) Foot ball
C) in the field
D) They
- 16. 16. The principal decided to look into the matter. What does "look into" mean?
A) Investigate it
B) Look at it visually
C) Ignore it
D) Look behind
- 17. 17. The firemen were able to put out the raging fire. "Put out" means to ________.
A) Start
B) Extinguish
C) Ignite
D) Increase
- 18. 18. Due to the heavy rain, the football match was called off. "Called off" means ________.
A) Delayed
B) Postponed
C) Started
D) Cancelled
- 19. 19. I am looking forward to seeing you again. "Looking forward to" expresses ________.
A) Regret
B) Anger
C) Confusion
D) Anticipation
- 20. 20. The thieves managed to break into the bank last night. "Break into" means ________.
A) Demolished
B) Enter legally
C) Build
D) Enter by force
- 21. In the following passage, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Choose the word that is most suitable to fill the number gaps in the passage.
The young doctor looked sprightly in his white coat. Displaying his ______ (21) very conspicuously on his neck, he walked through the ______ (22), greeting each of the ______ (23) who greeted him in return. Then suddenly, his eyes caught a woman on a nearby ______ (24). He went closer, held her hand, feeling for her ______ (25), and then carried out some other minor ______ (26). After he had elicited one or two answers from the woman, the young doctor ordered, “Stretcher, quickly; take her to the ______ (27)!” Even the ______ (28) who had been supervising her treatment were amazed. As the woman was being wheeled to the operating room, one of the nurses asked, “Are you sure doctor that she is for surgery?” The young doctor did not mince words; he said to her, “This is an ectopic pregnancy, no mistake about it. The ______ (29) must be taken out promptly.” That was it. Within minutes, the operation began. While this was going on, blood was being prepared for ______ (30). Before long, the surgery was completed.
A) Chain
B) Stethoscope
C) Badge
D) Watch
- 22. In the following passage, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Choose the word that is most suitable to fill the number gaps in the passage.
The young doctor looked sprightly in his white coat. Displaying his ______ (21) very conspicuously on his neck, he walked through the ______ (22), greeting each of the ______ (23) who greeted him in return. Then suddenly, his eyes caught a woman on a nearby ______ (24). He went closer, held her hand, feeling for her ______ (25), and then carried out some other minor ______ (26). After he had elicited one or two answers from the woman, the young doctor ordered, “Stretcher, quickly; take her to the ______ (27)!” Even the ______ (28) who had been supervising her treatment were amazed. As the woman was being wheeled to the operating room, one of the nurses asked, “Are you sure doctor that she is for surgery?” The young doctor did not mince words; he said to her, “This is an ectopic pregnancy, no mistake about it. The ______ (29) must be taken out promptly.” That was it. Within minutes, the operation began. While this was going on, blood was being prepared for ______ (30). Before long, the surgery was completed.
22.
A) Room
B) Aisle
C) Office
D) Ward
- 23. In the following passage, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Choose the word that is most suitable to fill the number gaps in the passage.
The young doctor looked sprightly in his white coat. Displaying his ______ (21) very conspicuously on his neck, he walked through the ______ (22), greeting each of the ______ (23) who greeted him in return. Then suddenly, his eyes caught a woman on a nearby ______ (24). He went closer, held her hand, feeling for her ______ (25), and then carried out some other minor ______ (26). After he had elicited one or two answers from the woman, the young doctor ordered, “Stretcher, quickly; take her to the ______ (27)!” Even the ______ (28) who had been supervising her treatment were amazed. As the woman was being wheeled to the operating room, one of the nurses asked, “Are you sure doctor that she is for surgery?” The young doctor did not mince words; he said to her, “This is an ectopic pregnancy, no mistake about it. The ______ (29) must be taken out promptly.” That was it. Within minutes, the operation began. While this was going on, blood was being prepared for ______ (30). Before long, the surgery was completed.
23.
A) Patients
B) Invalids
C) Customers
D) Clients
- 24. In the following passage, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Choose the word that is most suitable to fill the number gaps in the passage.
The young doctor looked sprightly in his white coat. Displaying his ______ (21) very conspicuously on his neck, he walked through the ______ (22), greeting each of the ______ (23) who greeted him in return. Then suddenly, his eyes caught a woman on a nearby ______ (24). He went closer, held her hand, feeling for her ______ (25), and then carried out some other minor ______ (26). After he had elicited one or two answers from the woman, the young doctor ordered, “Stretcher, quickly; take her to the ______ (27)!” Even the ______ (28) who had been supervising her treatment were amazed. As the woman was being wheeled to the operating room, one of the nurses asked, “Are you sure doctor that she is for surgery?” The young doctor did not mince words; he said to her, “This is an ectopic pregnancy, no mistake about it. The ______ (29) must be taken out promptly.” That was it. Within minutes, the operation began. While this was going on, blood was being prepared for ______ (30). Before long, the surgery was completed.
24.
A) Wheelchair
B) Bed
C) Bench
D) Stretcher
- 25. In the following passage, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Choose the word that is most suitable to fill the number gaps in the passage.
The young doctor looked sprightly in his white coat. Displaying his ______ (21) very conspicuously on his neck, he walked through the ______ (22), greeting each of the ______ (23) who greeted him in return. Then suddenly, his eyes caught a woman on a nearby ______ (24). He went closer, held her hand, feeling for her ______ (25), and then carried out some other minor ______ (26). After he had elicited one or two answers from the woman, the young doctor ordered, “Stretcher, quickly; take her to the ______ (27)!” Even the ______ (28) who had been supervising her treatment were amazed. As the woman was being wheeled to the operating room, one of the nurses asked, “Are you sure doctor that she is for surgery?” The young doctor did not mince words; he said to her, “This is an ectopic pregnancy, no mistake about it. The ______ (29) must be taken out promptly.” That was it. Within minutes, the operation began. While this was going on, blood was being prepared for ______ (30). Before long, the surgery was completed.
25.
A) Breathing
B) Pressure
C) Pulse
D) Response
- 26. In the following passage, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Choose the word that is most suitable to fill the number gaps in the passage.
The young doctor looked sprightly in his white coat. Displaying his ______ (21) very conspicuously on his neck, he walked through the ______ (22), greeting each of the ______ (23) who greeted him in return. Then suddenly, his eyes caught a woman on a nearby ______ (24). He went closer, held her hand, feeling for her ______ (25), and then carried out some other minor ______ (26). After he had elicited one or two answers from the woman, the young doctor ordered, “Stretcher, quickly; take her to the ______ (27)!” Even the ______ (28) who had been supervising her treatment were amazed. As the woman was being wheeled to the operating room, one of the nurses asked, “Are you sure doctor that she is for surgery?” The young doctor did not mince words; he said to her, “This is an ectopic pregnancy, no mistake about it. The ______ (29) must be taken out promptly.” That was it. Within minutes, the operation began. While this was going on, blood was being prepared for ______ (30). Before long, the surgery was completed.
26.
A) Probes
B) Experiment
C) Drills
D) Checks
- 27. In the following passage, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Choose the word that is most suitable to fill the number gaps in the passage.
The young doctor looked sprightly in his white coat. Displaying his ______ (21) very conspicuously on his neck, he walked through the ______ (22), greeting each of the ______ (23) who greeted him in return. Then suddenly, his eyes caught a woman on a nearby ______ (24). He went closer, held her hand, feeling for her ______ (25), and then carried out some other minor ______ (26). After he had elicited one or two answers from the woman, the young doctor ordered, “Stretcher, quickly; take her to the ______ (27)!” Even the ______ (28) who had been supervising her treatment were amazed. As the woman was being wheeled to the operating room, one of the nurses asked, “Are you sure doctor that she is for surgery?” The young doctor did not mince words; he said to her, “This is an ectopic pregnancy, no mistake about it. The ______ (29) must be taken out promptly.” That was it. Within minutes, the operation began. While this was going on, blood was being prepared for ______ (30). Before long, the surgery was completed.
27.
A) Theatre
B) Laboratory
C) Casualty
D) Clinic
- 28. In the following passage, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Choose the word that is most suitable to fill the number gaps in the passage.
The young doctor looked sprightly in his white coat. Displaying his ______ (21) very conspicuously on his neck, he walked through the ______ (22), greeting each of the ______ (23) who greeted him in return. Then suddenly, his eyes caught a woman on a nearby ______ (24). He went closer, held her hand, feeling for her ______ (25), and then carried out some other minor ______ (26). After he had elicited one or two answers from the woman, the young doctor ordered, “Stretcher, quickly; take her to the ______ (27)!” Even the ______ (28) who had been supervising her treatment were amazed. As the woman was being wheeled to the operating room, one of the nurses asked, “Are you sure doctor that she is for surgery?” The young doctor did not mince words; he said to her, “This is an ectopic pregnancy, no mistake about it. The ______ (29) must be taken out promptly.” That was it. Within minutes, the operation began. While this was going on, blood was being prepared for ______ (30). Before long, the surgery was completed.
28.
A) Attendants
B) Midwives
C) Orderlies
D) Matrons
- 29. In the following passage, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Choose the word that is most suitable to fill the number gaps in the passage.
The young doctor looked sprightly in his white coat. Displaying his ______ (21) very conspicuously on his neck, he walked through the ______ (22), greeting each of the ______ (23) who greeted him in return. Then suddenly, his eyes caught a woman on a nearby ______ (24). He went closer, held her hand, feeling for her ______ (25), and then carried out some other minor ______ (26). After he had elicited one or two answers from the woman, the young doctor ordered, “Stretcher, quickly; take her to the ______ (27)!” Even the ______ (28) who had been supervising her treatment were amazed. As the woman was being wheeled to the operating room, one of the nurses asked, “Are you sure doctor that she is for surgery?” The young doctor did not mince words; he said to her, “This is an ectopic pregnancy, no mistake about it. The ______ (29) must be taken out promptly.” That was it. Within minutes, the operation began. While this was going on, blood was being prepared for ______ (30). Before long, the surgery was completed.
29.
A) Infant
B) Baby
C) Foetus
D) Child
- 30. In the following passage, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Choose the word that is most suitable to fill the number gaps in the passage.
The young doctor looked sprightly in his white coat. Displaying his ______ (21) very conspicuously on his neck, he walked through the ______ (22), greeting each of the ______ (23) who greeted him in return. Then suddenly, his eyes caught a woman on a nearby ______ (24). He went closer, held her hand, feeling for her ______ (25), and then carried out some other minor ______ (26). After he had elicited one or two answers from the woman, the young doctor ordered, “Stretcher, quickly; take her to the ______ (27)!” Even the ______ (28) who had been supervising her treatment were amazed. As the woman was being wheeled to the operating room, one of the nurses asked, “Are you sure doctor that she is for surgery?” The young doctor did not mince words; he said to her, “This is an ectopic pregnancy, no mistake about it. The ______ (29) must be taken out promptly.” That was it. Within minutes, the operation began. While this was going on, blood was being prepared for ______ (30). Before long, the surgery was completed.
30.
A) Pumping
B) Dripping
C) Transfusion
D) Transfer
- 31. Identify the figure of speech used in the following sentence by choosing the correct option.
31. If I don't eat soon, I'm going to die of hunger.
A) Irony
B) Hyperbole
C) Metaphor
D) Personification
- 32. Identify the figure of speech used in the following sentence by choosing the correct option.
32. He was an onion; to understand him, she had to peel back the layers
A) Hyperbole
B) Metaphor
C) Irony
D) Personification
- 33. Identify the figure of speech used in the following sentence by choosing the correct option.
33. The clock goes tick tock
A) Metaphor
B) Personification
C) Onomatopoeia
D) Hyperbole
- 34. Identify the figure of speech used in the following sentence by choosing the correct option.
34. The wind howled in the night
A) Hyperbole
B) Irony
C) Metaphor
D) Personification
- 35. Identify the figure of speech used in the following sentence by choosing the correct option.
35. Her smile was the sun that brighten my day.
A) Metaphor
B) Personification
C) Hyperbole
D) Irony
- 36. 36. How many consonant sounds are there in the English phonemic alphabet?
A) 44
B) 8
C) 24
D) 12
- 37. 37. Which pair of words contains the consonant sound /tʃ/ ?
A) Catch and Watch
B) Chef and chair
C) Church and machine
D) Character and School
- 38. 38. In the word "judge", how many times does /dʒ/ sound occur?
A) Two
B) Zero
C) Three
D) One
- 39. 39. Which consonant sound is represented by the CAPITALISED letters in the word "thINK" ?
A) /n/
B) /ŋ/
C) /g/
- 40. 4o. Identify the consonant sound at the end of the word "sing"
A) /g/
B) /n/
C) /ŋ/
D) /k/
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