- 1. An article is used to modify a.....in the sentence
A) Noun
B) Adjective
C) Adverb
D) Pronoun
- 2. .... is a definite article
A) They
B) An
C) A
D) The
- 3. ....is an example of an indefinite article
A) Thus
B) The
C) They
D) An
- 4. Fill in the blank space: Mr. Ibrahim needs....pen
A) the
B) they
C) an
D) a
- 5. ..... umbrella was presented to me
A) A
B) An
- 6. Call .... gateman quickly
A) a
B) the
C) an
- 7. Fill in the blank space: ....... food is on the table.
A) Who
B) Whose
C) Whom
- 8. I am sure the book is ......
A) your's
B) you
C) yours
D) your
- 9. An adverb modifies a....
A) verb
B) noun
C) article
D) pronoun
- 10. A formal letter is the letter we write to
A) Our relatives
B) Our friend
C) Our principal
D) Our mother
- 11. .....is used in a formal letter
A) Yours faithfully
B) Yours lovely
C) Yours truly
D) Yours sincerely
- 12. A word that is synonymous to pleasantries is
A) Salutations
B) Remarks
C) Admonitions
D) Greetings
- 13. The superlative adjective of cool
A) More cool
B) Coolest
C) Cooling
D) Cooler
- 14. The comparative adjective of late is
A) Latest
B) Most late
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) Smart
B) Smarter
C) Smartest
D) More smart
- 17. The man lifted the.....end of road
A) Thickest
B) Thicker
C) More thicker
D) Most thicker
- 18. Literature helps to ....the bad things of the society
A) criticize
B) liken
C) interrogate
D) educate
- 19. There are...genres of literature
A) 5
B) 2
C) 4
D) 3
- 20. There are.... parts of a sentence
A) 2
B) 4
C) 3
D) 5
- 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) 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) problem
B) unrest
C) war
- 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) defendant
B) judge
C) lawyer
- 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) 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) eager
B) happy
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) admire
B) hate
C) love
- 31. Fill in the blank space with a correct expression:My father's brother is my......
A) cousin
B) sibling
C) uncle
- 32. The doctor specializes.....the treatment of chest diseases
A) on
B) in
C) over
- 33. Have you......the newspaper today
A) red
B) ride
C) read
- 34. A......of people gathered at the accident scene
A) colony
B) host
C) crowd
- 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) many
B) much
C) lots
- 37. I object...... your joining our school team
A) at
B) to
C) on
- 38. Adeola has no parents so,he is........
A) a bastard
B) an orphan
C) an outcast
- 39. The accused person was.......in prison
A) remanded
B) detained
C) punished
- 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) cemetery
B) students
C) frequency
- 42. There are...... consonant sounds in English
A) 24
B) 26
C) 20
- 43. Choose the word that contains the sound represented by each phonetic symbol: /:/
A) cod
B) cock
C) cord
- 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) house
C) hour
- 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) stick
B) machine
C) bright
- 48. Choose the word that has the same sound as villAge
A) class
B) blame
C) women
- 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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