- 1. Choose the correct option from the given alternatives.
The boys .......football every afternoon.
A) Plays
B) Play
C) Played
D) Playing
- 2. Choose the correct option from the given alternatives.
She has not eaten anything........ morning.
A) Since
B) From
C) At
D) For
- 3. Choose the correct option from the given alternatives.
If I ....... enough money, I will buy a bicycle.
A) Has
B) Had
C) Having
D) Have
- 4. Choose the correct option from the given alternatives.
The teacher asked us to keep....... during the lesson.
A) queiteness
B) quiet
C) quite
D) quietly
- 5. Choose the correct option from the given alternatives.
Neither Ade nor his friend....... present yesterday.
A) Was
B) Were
C) Are
D) Be
- 6. Choose the option that best answers the question.
Which of these is a formal letter?
A) A letter to your friend about her last trip
B) A letter to your cousin about your holiday
C) A letter to your sister about your exam
D) A letter to the principal to request for a transfer certificate
- 7. The address of the writer in a formal letter is written at the ...... of the page.
A) Top Right
B) Bottom right
C) Bottom left
D) Middle
- 8. Which of the following is a good topic for a narrative essay?
A) The day I will never forget
B) The use of water
C) The importance of education
D) How to Wash your cloth
- 9. The closing of a friendly letter is usually........
A) Yours affectionately
B) Yours yours
C) Yours faithfully
D) Your obedient servant
- 10. What should come immediately after the date of a formal letter?
A) Signature
B) Receiver's address
C) Salutation
D) Subject
- 11. Choose the word with the correct sound as the one capitalised.
The vowel sound in SHIP is the same as in
A) Heat
B) Seat
C) Sheep
D) Hit
- 12. The word WRITE begins with a ......sound.
A) /i/
B) /w/
C) /r/
D) /t/
- 13. Which of these words has the silent letter?
A) Kick
B) King
C) Kind
D) Knife
- 14. Which of the following words has three syllables?
A) Teacher
B) Table
C) School
D) Banana
- 15. The stress in the word "photograph" falls on.......
A) First syllable
B) Second syllable
C) Last syllable
D) Third syllable
- 16. From the options provided, choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one CAPITALISED.
maCHine
A) shoulder
B) Chief
C) Measure
D) Chuff
- 17. From the options provided, choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one CAPITALISED.
kIng
A) Fill
B) Graph
C) Greet
D) Break
- 18. From the options provided, choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one CAPITALISED.
bUy
A) Fry
B) Pant
C) Ugly
D) Come
- 19. The following are types of nouns except_______
A) Collective noun
B) Abstract noun
C) Common noun
D) Feature noun
- 20. _______is a term used to describe work of creative imagination.
A) Writing
B) Composition
C) Literature
D) Narrative
- 21. Literature is divided into _______genres
A) Two
B) Four
C) Three
D) Five
- 22. _________is a short well known statement that gives advice or expresses something that is generally true.
A) Literature
B) Proverb
C) Descriptive writing
D) Prose
- 23. What comes immediately after the closing remark in a formal letter?
A) You're sincerely
B) Signature
C) Full name
D) Yours faithfully
- 24. Fill in the possessive form of the nouns given in the options provided below.
Femi enjoys playing with the_____brigade.
A) Boy's
B) Boys's
C) Boys'
- 25. Fill in the possessive form of the nouns given in the options provided below.
You can use the ____room on the floor.
A) Lady's
B) Ladies'
C) Ladie's
- 26. Fill in the possessive form of the nouns given in the options provided below.
Mrs Bako is______mother
A) Rolands's
B) Rolands'
C) Roland's
- 27. Fill in the possessive form of the nouns given in the options provided below.
Everyone praised the ________performance.
A) Dancer's
B) Dancers
C) Dancer
- 28. Fill in the possessive form of the nouns given in the options provided below.
The mean guard threw away the _____bags.
A) Girls'
B) Girls
C) Girl
- 29. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate options from the options provided below.
I've drunk all _______juice, so can I have some of _______?
A) Mine, your
B) You, yours
C) My, yours
- 30. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate options from the options provided below.
Tell Dayo not to forget ______homework. And you mustn't forget _______
A) His, Yours
B) Is. your
C) You, your
- 31. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate options from the options provided below.
I just heard from that friend of _____i told you about.
A) mine
B) me
C) my
- 32. While in Durban, we stayed with a South African friend of ________
A) my
B) you
C) ours
- 33. Fill in the blanks with the appropriate options from the options provided below.
We've had ______lunch. Have they had________?
A) ours, yours
B) our, theirs
C) my, yours
- 34. From the options provided below, choose the word that best completes the sentence.
My mother and my sister ____travelling to Kano next week.
A) Was
B) Are
C) Am
D) Is
- 35. From the options provided below, choose the word that best completes the sentence.
You____well today
A) Am looking
B) Are looking
C) Were looking
D) Is looking
- 36. From the options provided below, choose the word that best completes the sentence.
We have to leave now, it____ late.
A) Has gotten
B) Is got
C) Was getting
D) Is getting
- 37. From the options provided below, choose the word that best completes the sentence.
They _______their homework when they fell asleep.
A) Is doing
B) Did
C) Were doing
D) Are doing
- 38. From the options provided below, choose the word that best completes the sentence.
He____his leg when he was playing
A) Hurt
B) Hurts
C) Was hurting
D) Is hurting
- 39. From the options provided below, choose the word that best completes the sentence.
You should not allow anything interefere ______your studies
A) With
B) For
C) On
D) In
- 40. From the options provided below, choose the word that best completes the sentence.
The children were tired _____excited.
A) If
B) Yet
C) Or
D) And
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