- 1. Choose the correct option from the given alternatives.
The boys .......football every afternoon.
A) Play B) Plays C) Playing D) Played
- 2. Choose the correct option from the given alternatives.
She has not eaten anything........ morning.
A) From B) At C) Since D) For
- 3. Choose the correct option from the given alternatives.
If I ....... enough money, I will buy a bicycle.
A) Has B) Have C) Having D) Had
- 4. Choose the correct option from the given alternatives.
The teacher asked us to keep....... during the lesson.
A) quietly B) quite C) quiet D) queiteness
- 5. Choose the correct option from the given alternatives.
Neither Ade nor his friend....... present yesterday.
A) Was B) Be C) Were D) Are
- 6. Choose the option that best answers the question.
Which of these is a formal letter?
A) A letter to the principal to request for a transfer certificate B) A letter to your sister about your exam C) A letter to your cousin about your holiday D) A letter to your friend about her last trip
- 7. The address of the writer in a formal letter is written at the ...... of the page.
A) Middle B) Top Right C) Bottom left D) Bottom right
- 8. Which of the following is a good topic for a narrative essay?
A) How to Wash your cloth B) The importance of education C) The day I will never forget D) The use of water
- 9. The closing of a friendly letter is usually........
A) Yours faithfully B) Your obedient servant C) Yours affectionately D) Yours yours
- 10. What should come immediately after the date of a formal letter?
A) Signature B) Receiver's address C) Subject D) Salutation
- 11. Choose the word with the correct sound as the one capitalised.
The vowel sound in SHIP is the same as in
A) Sheep B) Seat C) Heat D) Hit
- 12. The word WRITE begins with a ......sound.
A) /r/ B) /w/ C) /t/ D) /i/
- 13. Which of these words has the silent letter?
A) King B) Kick C) Kind D) Knife
- 14. Which of the following words has three syllables?
A) Banana B) Teacher C) School D) Table
- 15. The stress in the word "photograph" falls on.......
A) Third syllable B) Second syllable C) Last syllable D) First syllable
- 16. From the options provided, choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one CAPITALISED.
maCHine
A) Measure B) Chief C) shoulder D) Chuff
- 17. From the options provided, choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one CAPITALISED.
kIng
A) Greet B) Fill C) Graph D) Break
- 18. From the options provided, choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one CAPITALISED.
bUy
A) Pant B) Ugly C) Fry D) Come
- 19. The following are types of nouns except_______
A) Common noun B) Collective noun C) Abstract noun D) Feature noun
- 20. _______is a term used to describe work of creative imagination.
A) Writing B) Narrative C) Literature D) Composition
- 21. Literature is divided into _______genres
A) Two B) Four C) Three D) Five
- 22. _________is a short well known statement that gives advice or expresses something that is generally true.
A) Proverb B) Literature C) Prose D) Descriptive writing
- 23. What comes immediately after the closing remark in a formal letter?
A) Full name B) You're sincerely C) Yours faithfully D) Signature
- 24. Fill in the possessive form of the nouns given in the options provided below.
Femi enjoys playing with the_____brigade.
A) Boys's B) Boys' C) Boy's
- 25. Fill in the possessive form of the nouns given in the options provided below.
You can use the ____room on the floor.
A) Ladies' B) Ladie's C) Lady's
- 26. Fill in the possessive form of the nouns given in the options provided below.
Mrs Bako is______mother
A) Roland's B) Rolands' C) Rolands's
- 27. Fill in the possessive form of the nouns given in the options provided below.
Everyone praised the ________performance.
A) Dancer's B) Dancer C) Dancers
- 28. Fill in the possessive form of the nouns given in the options provided below.
The mean guard threw away the _____bags.
A) Girls B) Girls' C) Girl
- 29. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate options from the options provided below.
I've drunk all _______juice, so can I have some of _______?
A) Mine, your B) My, yours C) You, yours
- 30. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate options from the options provided below.
Tell Dayo not to forget ______homework. And you mustn't forget _______
A) You, your B) His, Yours C) Is. your
- 31. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate options from the options provided below.
I just heard from that friend of _____i told you about.
A) mine B) my C) me
- 32. While in Durban, we stayed with a South African friend of ________
A) my B) ours C) you
- 33. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate options from the options provided below.
We've had ______lunch. Have they had________?
A) my, yours B) ours, yours C) our, theirs
- 34. From the options provided below, choose the word that best completes the sentence.
My mother and my sister ____travelling to Kano next week.
A) Am B) Was C) Are D) Is
- 35. From the options provided below, choose the word that best completes the sentence.
You____well today
A) Am looking B) Is looking C) Are looking D) Were looking
- 36. From the options provided below, choose the word that best completes the sentence.
We have to leave now, it____ late.
A) Is getting B) Is got C) Was getting D) Has gotten
- 37. From the options provided below, choose the word that best completes the sentence.
They _______their homework when they fell asleep.
A) Are doing B) Were doing C) Did D) Is doing
- 38. From the options provided below, choose the word that best completes the sentence.
He____his leg when he was playing
A) Is hurting B) Hurts C) Was hurting D) Hurt
- 39. From the options provided below, choose the word that best completes the sentence.
You should not allow anything interefere ______your studies
A) For B) On C) In D) With
- 40. From the options provided below, choose the word that best completes the sentence.
The children were tired _____excited.
A) If B) And C) Yet D) Or
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