- 1. An article is used to modify a.....in the sentence
A) Adverb
B) Noun
C) Pronoun
D) Adjective
- 2. .... is a definite article
A) They
B) The
C) A
D) An
- 3. ....is an example of an indefinite article
A) The
B) Thus
C) They
D) An
- 4. Fill in the blank space: Mr. Ibrahim needs....pen
A) a
B) they
C) an
D) the
- 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) yours
B) your's
C) your
D) you
- 9. An adverb modifies a....
A) article
B) pronoun
C) verb
D) noun
- 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 sincerely
B) Yours lovely
C) Yours faithfully
D) Yours truly
- 12. A word that is synonymous to pleasantries is
A) Salutations
B) Admonitions
C) Greetings
D) Remarks
- 13. The superlative adjective of cool
A) Cooler
B) More cool
C) Cooling
D) Coolest
- 14. The comparative adjective of late is
A) More late
B) Later
C) Latest
D) Most late
- 15. The comparative adjective of hurriedly is
A) Hurriedliest
B) Most hurriedly
C) More hurriedly
D) Hurriedlier
- 16. David was the....of the twins
A) Smartest
B) Smart
C) More smart
D) Smarter
- 17. The man lifted the.....end of road
A) Most thicker
B) Thicker
C) Thickest
D) More thicker
- 18. Literature helps to ....the bad things of the society
A) criticize
B) liken
C) educate
D) interrogate
- 19. There are...genres of literature
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 2
- 20. There are.... parts of a sentence
A) 5
B) 2
C) 3
D) 4
- 21. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word in capital letter: The land is BARREN
A) fertile
B) new
C) rough
- 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) judge
C) defendant
- 26. Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the word in capital letter: Chinua Achebe is a RENOWNED novelist
A) wonderful
B) witty
C) famous
- 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) happy
B) afraid
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) admire
B) love
C) hate
- 31. Fill in the blank space with a correct expression:My father's brother is my......
A) uncle
B) cousin
C) sibling
- 32. The doctor specializes.....the treatment of chest diseases
A) on
B) over
C) in
- 33. Have you......the newspaper today
A) red
B) read
C) ride
- 34. A......of people gathered at the accident scene
A) colony
B) crowd
C) host
- 35. You prefer soccer to volley ball,.... you
A) won't
B) don't
C) will
- 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) 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) dyed
B) died
C) sewn
- 41. All these words have three syllables except....
A) frequency
B) cemetery
C) students
- 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) cock
B) cord
C) cod
- 44. Choose the word that has the same sound as:/k/
A) knotty
B) character
C) knit
- 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) serve
B) thief
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) women
C) class
- 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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