- 1. An article is used to modify a.....in the sentence
A) Pronoun
B) Adjective
C) Noun
D) Adverb
- 2. .... is a definite article
A) An
B) A
C) They
D) The
- 3. ....is an example of an indefinite article
A) The
B) They
C) Thus
D) An
- 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) An
B) A
- 6. Call .... gateman quickly
A) a
B) the
C) an
- 7. Fill in the blank space: ....... food is on the table.
A) Whose
B) Who
C) Whom
- 8. I am sure the book is ......
A) you
B) yours
C) your's
D) your
- 9. An adverb modifies a....
A) noun
B) pronoun
C) article
D) verb
- 10. A formal letter is the letter we write to
A) Our relatives
B) Our principal
C) Our mother
D) Our friend
- 11. .....is used in a formal letter
A) Yours faithfully
B) Yours truly
C) Yours lovely
D) Yours sincerely
- 12. A word that is synonymous to pleasantries is
A) Salutations
B) Admonitions
C) Remarks
D) Greetings
- 13. The superlative adjective of cool
A) Coolest
B) Cooler
C) More cool
D) Cooling
- 14. The comparative adjective of late is
A) More late
B) Later
C) Most late
D) Latest
- 15. The comparative adjective of hurriedly is
A) Hurriedliest
B) More hurriedly
C) Hurriedlier
D) Most hurriedly
- 16. David was the....of the twins
A) Smart
B) Smartest
C) More smart
D) Smarter
- 17. The man lifted the.....end of road
A) Most thicker
B) More thicker
C) Thicker
D) Thickest
- 18. Literature helps to ....the bad things of the society
A) interrogate
B) liken
C) educate
D) criticize
- 19. There are...genres of literature
A) 2
B) 5
C) 3
D) 4
- 20. There are.... parts of a sentence
A) 3
B) 5
C) 4
D) 2
- 21. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word in capital letter: The land is BARREN
A) fertile
B) rough
C) new
- 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 fine
B) an artificial
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) 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) 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) diligent
B) serious
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) sibling
B) cousin
C) uncle
- 32. The doctor specializes.....the treatment of chest diseases
A) on
B) over
C) in
- 33. Have you......the newspaper today
A) ride
B) read
C) red
- 34. A......of people gathered at the accident scene
A) colony
B) crowd
C) host
- 35. You prefer soccer to volley ball,.... you
A) don't
B) will
C) won't
- 36. There were........ cars at the motor park
A) much
B) many
C) lots
- 37. I object...... your joining our school team
A) on
B) to
C) at
- 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) punished
B) remanded
C) detained
- 40. The cloth was...... blue with the indigo by the designer
A) sewn
B) dyed
C) died
- 41. All these words have three syllables except....
A) frequency
B) students
C) cemetery
- 42. There are...... consonant sounds in English
A) 26
B) 20
C) 24
- 43. Choose the word that contains the sound represented by each phonetic symbol: /:/
A) cock
B) cod
C) cord
- 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) honest
B) house
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) bright
C) stick
- 48. Choose the word that has the same sound as villAge
A) women
B) class
C) blame
- 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) faeces
B) fowl
C) low
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