- 1. An article is used to modify a.....in the sentence
A) Noun
B) Pronoun
C) Adjective
D) Adverb
- 2. .... is a definite article
A) The
B) They
C) An
D) A
- 3. ....is an example of an indefinite article
A) Thus
B) They
C) An
D) The
- 4. Fill in the blank space: Mr. Ibrahim needs....pen
A) an
B) the
C) a
D) they
- 5. ..... umbrella was presented to me
A) An
B) A
- 6. Call .... gateman quickly
A) an
B) the
C) a
- 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) your
B) yours
C) you
D) your's
- 9. An adverb modifies a....
A) verb
B) article
C) pronoun
D) noun
- 10. A formal letter is the letter we write to
A) Our principal
B) Our relatives
C) Our friend
D) Our mother
- 11. .....is used in a formal letter
A) Yours faithfully
B) Yours truly
C) Yours sincerely
D) Yours lovely
- 12. A word that is synonymous to pleasantries is
A) Salutations
B) Admonitions
C) Remarks
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) Later
B) Latest
C) More late
D) Most late
- 15. The comparative adjective of hurriedly is
A) Most hurriedly
B) Hurriedliest
C) Hurriedlier
D) More hurriedly
- 16. David was the....of the twins
A) Smartest
B) More smart
C) Smart
D) Smarter
- 17. The man lifted the.....end of road
A) Thicker
B) Most thicker
C) Thickest
D) More thicker
- 18. Literature helps to ....the bad things of the society
A) liken
B) criticize
C) educate
D) interrogate
- 19. There are...genres of literature
A) 4
B) 3
C) 2
D) 5
- 20. There are.... parts of a sentence
A) 5
B) 4
C) 3
D) 2
- 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) 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) war
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) clean
B) torn
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) defendant
C) judge
- 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) killed
C) arrested
- 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) industrious
C) serious
- 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) hate
C) love
- 31. Fill in the blank space with a correct expression:My father's brother is my......
A) sibling
B) uncle
C) cousin
- 32. The doctor specializes.....the treatment of chest diseases
A) in
B) over
C) on
- 33. Have you......the newspaper today
A) read
B) ride
C) red
- 34. A......of people gathered at the accident scene
A) crowd
B) host
C) colony
- 35. You prefer soccer to volley ball,.... you
A) won't
B) will
C) don't
- 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) an outcast
B) a bastard
C) an orphan
- 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) died
C) dyed
- 41. All these words have three syllables except....
A) cemetery
B) frequency
C) students
- 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) cord
B) cock
C) cod
- 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) honest
B) hour
C) house
- 46. Choose the word that has the same sound as friENd
A) said
B) serve
C) thief
- 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) break
B) chair
C) cease
- 50. Choose the word that has the same sound as nOw
A) low
B) fowl
C) faeces
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