- 1. .... is the pronoun in the sentence: By whom was the poem written
A) Written
B) Whom
C) Was
D) By
- 2. ....is the pronoun in the sentence: The children played with us
A) With
B) Played
C) Us
D) The
- 3. .....is the pronoun in the following sentence: They were young
A) Were
B) Young
C) They
- 4. 'I own that car, it is mine' is an example of..... pronoun
A) Reflexive
B) Demonstrative
C) Possessive
D) Emphatic
- 5. Fill in the correct reflexive pronouns: He told me what happened......
A) herself
B) themselves
C) himself
D) him
- 6. She hurt ....... badly when she fell down
A) Him
B) himself
C) Myself
D) Herself
- 7. They agreed to do the homework.....
A) Theirself
B) himself
C) Themselves
D) Ourselves
- 8. Look at that dog choking......
A) Himself
B) Itself
C) Him
D) Herself
- 9. Another word that is synonymous to trembling is
A) Shaking
B) Hasty
C) Better
D) Stubborn
- 10. Another word that is synonymous to humiliation is
A) Studious
B) Embarrassment
C) Frightened
D) Important
- 11. What figure of speech is in: Is this your back that is bent?
A) Personification
B) Hyperbole
C) Irony
D) Oxymoron
- 12. Pick the correct spelling
A) Monring
B) Morning
C) Moning
D) Mornning
- 13. Pick the correct spelling
A) Pleassant
B) Pleasant
C) Plaesent
D) Plaesant
- 14. You should not allow anything to interfere....your studies
A) In
B) For
C) On
D) With
- 15. We are invited.... dinner at the White House.
A) With
B) At
C) To
D) In
- 16. ......is the antonym of elementary
A) Primary
B) Tertiary
C) Secondary
D) University
- 17. ......is the antonym of hostile
A) Essential
B) Friendly
C) Restaurant
D) Aggressive
- 18. An adverb.....a verb in a sentence
A) Simplify
B) Modify
C) Judify
D) Amplify
- 19. I saw him very recently: ...is the verb in the sentence
A) Recently
B) Him
C) Very
D) Saw
- 20. ....... are examples of the vowel sound /I/ except
A) Billy
B) Fill
C) Silly
D) Bat
- 21. Complete the sentence with the correct expression There was..... evidence that Ade was absent
A) claimed
B) clear
C) dived
D) kicked
- 22. The Olympic swimmer....... into a pool
A) dived
B) clear
C) gained
D) claimed
- 23. During the fight, Jason....... Jane in the stomach
A) claimed
B) clear
C) kicked
D) dived
- 24. Lost property can be.... between 9a.m and 5 p.m
A) gained
B) claimed
C) dived
D) kicked
- 25. The soldiers have......... control of the territory
A) gained
B) claimed
C) dived
D) kicked
- 26. Many television programmes are designed to reach a wide viewing.......
A) band
B) team
C) crowd
D) audience
- 27. Aishat and Rukayat hugged...... when they settled their differences
A) each other
B) themselves
C) theirselves
D) one another
- 28. Almost everyone I know has given...... smoking
A) off
B) to
C) away
D) up
- 29. You have not done your assignment,....... you
A) haven't
B) have
C) didn't
D) did
- 30. We seek for peace,.......we?
A) have
B) don't
C) didn't
D) seekn't
- 31. .....is the reported speech of "ola: This is my book".
A) Ola said this is my book
B) Ola said this is his book
C) Ola said that was his book
D) Ola said that was my book
- 32. The note was......is the passive form of "I was writing my note"
A) been writing by me
B) been written by me
C) being written by me
D) being writing by me
- 33. Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the word in capital letter: Oluchi used to be my ENEMY but on this occasion she behaved differently
A) companion
B) friend
C) foe
- 34. Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the word in capital letter: Please throw away that rotten egg, it has a PUNGENT smell
A) unpleasant
B) pleasant
C) sweet
- 35. Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the word in capital letter: The HUMBLE woman came here yesterday.
A) proud
B) modest
C) rich
- 36. I gave Tomiwa some money to MAKE UP for what he lost
A) include
B) compensate
C) reduce
- 37. Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the word in capital letter:He was FIRED by his employer because he committed fraud
A) sacked
B) killed
C) shot
- 38. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word in capital letter: Racheal is on a TEMPORARY appointment with the doctor
A) permanent
B) weekly
C) monthly
- 39. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word in capital letter: The FOOLISH woman came here yesterday
A) wise
B) proud
C) friendly
- 40. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word in capital letter: John WHISPERED the answer to her when the teacher turned away
A) shouted
B) grumbled
C) passed
- 41. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word in capital letter:I ADMIRE students who are serious with their studies
A) adore
B) ignore
C) detest
- 42. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word in capital letter:The woman's look is NATURAL
A) attractive
B) beautiful
C) artificial
- 43. Choose the word that has the same sound as heaD
A) break
B) friend
C) seat
- 44. Choose the word that has the same sound as Change
A) shape
B) watch
C) cage
- 45. Choose the word that has the same sound as Cup
A) knife
B) kettle
C) knit
- 46. Choose the word that has the same sound as Ball
A) tomb
B) bed
C) comb
- 47. How many syllables has the word "total"
A) 4
B) 2
C) 3
- 48. How many syllables has the word "triangle"
A) 1
B) 2
C) 3
- 49. How many syllables has the word "disregard"
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
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