- 1. An article is used to modify a.....in the sentence
A) Pronoun
B) Noun
C) Adverb
D) Adjective
- 2. .... is a definite article
A) A
B) The
C) An
D) They
- 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) they
B) the
C) an
D) a
- 5. ..... umbrella was presented to me
A) A
B) An
- 6. Call .... gateman quickly
A) the
B) an
C) a
- 7. Fill in the blank space: ....... food is on the table.
A) Whom
B) Who
C) Whose
- 8. I am sure the book is ......
A) yours
B) your
C) your's
D) you
- 9. An adverb modifies a....
A) pronoun
B) article
C) verb
D) noun
- 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 faithfully
C) Yours lovely
D) Yours sincerely
- 12. A word that is synonymous to pleasantries is
A) Remarks
B) Greetings
C) Salutations
D) Admonitions
- 13. The superlative adjective of cool
A) Cooler
B) Cooling
C) Coolest
D) More cool
- 14. The comparative adjective of late is
A) Later
B) More late
C) Most late
D) Latest
- 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) Smarter
B) More smart
C) Smartest
D) Smart
- 17. The man lifted the.....end of road
A) More thicker
B) Thickest
C) Most thicker
D) Thicker
- 18. Literature helps to ....the bad things of the society
A) educate
B) liken
C) criticize
D) interrogate
- 19. There are...genres of literature
A) 3
B) 5
C) 4
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) new
B) rough
C) fertile
- 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) a beautiful
C) an artificial
- 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) 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) 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) arrested
B) killed
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) 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) afraid
B) happy
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) uncle
B) sibling
C) cousin
- 32. The doctor specializes.....the treatment of chest diseases
A) over
B) on
C) in
- 33. Have you......the newspaper today
A) read
B) red
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) 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) an outcast
B) a bastard
C) an orphan
- 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) sewn
C) died
- 41. All these words have three syllables except....
A) students
B) frequency
C) cemetery
- 42. There are...... consonant sounds in English
A) 26
B) 20
C) 24
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