- 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) They
C) An
D) The
- 3. ....is an example of an indefinite article
A) They
B) Thus
C) The
D) An
- 4. Fill in the blank space: Mr. Ibrahim needs....pen
A) they
B) an
C) a
D) the
- 5. ..... umbrella was presented to me
A) A
B) An
- 6. Call .... gateman quickly
A) an
B) a
C) the
- 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) you
B) your's
C) yours
D) your
- 9. An adverb modifies a....
A) pronoun
B) verb
C) article
D) noun
- 10. A formal letter is the letter we write to
A) Our principal
B) Our friend
C) Our mother
D) Our relatives
- 11. .....is used in a formal letter
A) Yours lovely
B) Yours faithfully
C) Yours truly
D) Yours sincerely
- 12. A word that is synonymous to pleasantries is
A) Remarks
B) Admonitions
C) Salutations
D) Greetings
- 13. The superlative adjective of cool
A) Cooling
B) Cooler
C) More cool
D) Coolest
- 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) More hurriedly
B) Hurriedliest
C) Hurriedlier
D) Most hurriedly
- 16. David was the....of the twins
A) More smart
B) Smarter
C) Smartest
D) Smart
- 17. The man lifted the.....end of road
A) Most thicker
B) More thicker
C) Thickest
D) Thicker
- 18. Literature helps to ....the bad things of the society
A) liken
B) interrogate
C) educate
D) criticize
- 19. There are...genres of literature
A) 3
B) 4
C) 2
D) 5
- 20. There are.... parts of a sentence
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
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) 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) 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) 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) serious
C) industrious
- 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) admire
B) love
C) hate
- 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) in
B) on
C) over
- 33. Have you......the newspaper today
A) ride
B) read
C) red
- 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) to
B) on
C) at
- 38. Adeola has no parents so,he is........
A) an outcast
B) an orphan
C) a bastard
- 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) dyed
B) died
C) sewn
- 41. All these words have three syllables except....
A) frequency
B) cemetery
C) students
- 42. There are...... consonant sounds in English
A) 26
B) 24
C) 20
- 43. Choose the word that contains the sound represented by each phonetic symbol: /:/
A) cock
B) cod
C) cord
- 44. Choose the word that has the same sound as:/k/
A) character
B) knit
C) knotty
- 45. Choose the word that has the same sound as/h/
A) house
B) hour
C) honest
- 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) women
B) blame
C) class
- 49. Choose the word that has the same sound as Cake
A) cease
B) chair
C) break
- 50. Choose the word that has the same sound as nOw
A) faeces
B) low
C) fowl
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