- 1. An article is used to modify a.....in the sentence
A) Pronoun
B) Adverb
C) Noun
D) Adjective
- 2. .... is a definite article
A) A
B) The
C) They
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) an
B) a
C) the
D) they
- 5. ..... umbrella was presented to me
A) An
B) A
- 6. Call .... gateman quickly
A) the
B) a
C) an
- 7. Fill in the blank space: ....... food is on the table.
A) Whose
B) Whom
C) Who
- 8. I am sure the book is ......
A) yours
B) you
C) your's
D) your
- 9. An adverb modifies a....
A) noun
B) verb
C) pronoun
D) article
- 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 truly
B) Yours lovely
C) Yours sincerely
D) Yours faithfully
- 12. A word that is synonymous to pleasantries is
A) Greetings
B) Salutations
C) Remarks
D) Admonitions
- 13. The superlative adjective of cool
A) More cool
B) Cooler
C) Cooling
D) Coolest
- 14. The comparative adjective of late is
A) More late
B) Latest
C) Later
D) Most late
- 15. The comparative adjective of hurriedly is
A) More hurriedly
B) Hurriedlier
C) Most 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) Most thicker
B) Thickest
C) Thicker
D) More thicker
- 18. Literature helps to ....the bad things of the society
A) liken
B) educate
C) criticize
D) interrogate
- 19. There are...genres of literature
A) 5
B) 2
C) 4
D) 3
- 20. There are.... parts of a sentence
A) 3
B) 2
C) 5
D) 4
- 21. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word in capital letter: The land is BARREN
A) rough
B) fertile
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) 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) wonderful
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) industrious
C) diligent
- 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) love
B) hate
C) admire
- 31. Fill in the blank space with a correct expression:My father's brother is my......
A) cousin
B) uncle
C) sibling
- 32. The doctor specializes.....the treatment of chest diseases
A) over
B) in
C) on
- 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) will
B) don't
C) won't
- 36. There were........ cars at the motor park
A) many
B) much
C) lots
- 37. I object...... your joining our school team
A) on
B) at
C) to
- 38. Adeola has no parents so,he is........
A) an orphan
B) a bastard
C) an outcast
- 39. The accused person was.......in prison
A) detained
B) punished
C) remanded
- 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) cord
C) cock
- 44. Choose the word that has the same sound as:/k/
A) knit
B) character
C) knotty
- 45. Choose the word that has the same sound as/h/
A) hour
B) house
C) honest
- 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) machine
B) stick
C) bright
- 48. Choose the word that has the same sound as villAge
A) blame
B) class
C) women
- 49. Choose the word that has the same sound as Cake
A) break
B) cease
C) chair
- 50. Choose the word that has the same sound as nOw
A) faeces
B) fowl
C) low
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