- 1. An article is used to modify a.....in the sentence
A) Pronoun
B) Noun
C) Adjective
D) Adverb
- 2. .... is a definite article
A) They
B) An
C) The
D) A
- 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) a
B) the
C) they
D) an
- 5. ..... umbrella was presented to me
A) A
B) An
- 6. Call .... gateman quickly
A) the
B) a
C) an
- 7. Fill in the blank space: ....... food is on the table.
A) Who
B) Whom
C) Whose
- 8. I am sure the book is ......
A) your's
B) your
C) you
D) yours
- 9. An adverb modifies a....
A) noun
B) article
C) pronoun
D) verb
- 10. A formal letter is the letter we write to
A) Our friend
B) Our mother
C) Our relatives
D) Our principal
- 11. .....is used in a formal letter
A) Yours sincerely
B) Yours truly
C) Yours lovely
D) Yours faithfully
- 12. A word that is synonymous to pleasantries is
A) Remarks
B) Admonitions
C) Greetings
D) Salutations
- 13. The superlative adjective of cool
A) Coolest
B) More cool
C) Cooling
D) Cooler
- 14. The comparative adjective of late is
A) Latest
B) Later
C) Most late
D) More late
- 15. The comparative adjective of hurriedly is
A) Hurriedliest
B) Hurriedlier
C) Most hurriedly
D) More hurriedly
- 16. David was the....of the twins
A) Smart
B) Smarter
C) More smart
D) Smartest
- 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) liken
B) interrogate
C) criticize
D) educate
- 19. There are...genres of literature
A) 2
B) 3
C) 4
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) 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) unrest
B) problem
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) tight
C) clean
- 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) judge
B) defendant
C) lawyer
- 26. Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the word in capital letter: Chinua Achebe is a RENOWNED novelist
A) famous
B) wonderful
C) witty
- 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) 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) 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) love
C) hate
- 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) over
B) in
C) on
- 33. Have you......the newspaper today
A) red
B) ride
C) read
- 34. A......of people gathered at the accident scene
A) host
B) colony
C) crowd
- 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) lots
B) much
C) many
- 37. I object...... your joining our school team
A) on
B) at
C) to
- 38. Adeola has no parents so,he is........
A) a bastard
B) an outcast
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) died
B) dyed
C) sewn
- 41. All these words have three syllables except....
A) frequency
B) cemetery
C) students
- 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) character
B) knotty
C) knit
- 45. Choose the word that has the same sound as/h/
A) hour
B) honest
C) house
- 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) bright
B) machine
C) stick
- 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) cease
B) break
C) chair
- 50. Choose the word that has the same sound as nOw
A) low
B) fowl
C) faeces
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