- 1. An article is used to modify a.....in the sentence
A) Noun
B) Adverb
C) Adjective
D) Pronoun
- 2. .... is a definite article
A) An
B) A
C) The
D) They
- 3. ....is an example of an indefinite article
A) They
B) The
C) An
D) Thus
- 4. Fill in the blank space: Mr. Ibrahim needs....pen
A) they
B) a
C) the
D) an
- 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) Whom
B) Who
C) Whose
- 8. I am sure the book is ......
A) yours
B) you
C) your's
D) your
- 9. An adverb modifies a....
A) pronoun
B) article
C) noun
D) verb
- 10. A formal letter is the letter we write to
A) Our principal
B) Our mother
C) Our relatives
D) Our friend
- 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) Greetings
C) Salutations
D) Admonitions
- 13. The superlative adjective of cool
A) More cool
B) Coolest
C) Cooler
D) Cooling
- 14. The comparative adjective of late is
A) Later
B) Latest
C) Most late
D) More late
- 15. The comparative adjective of hurriedly is
A) Most hurriedly
B) Hurriedlier
C) Hurriedliest
D) More hurriedly
- 16. David was the....of the twins
A) Smarter
B) Smartest
C) Smart
D) More smart
- 17. The man lifted the.....end of road
A) Most thicker
B) Thicker
C) More thicker
D) Thickest
- 18. Literature helps to ....the bad things of the society
A) interrogate
B) criticize
C) liken
D) educate
- 19. There are...genres of literature
A) 3
B) 4
C) 5
D) 2
- 20. There are.... parts of a sentence
A) 2
B) 3
C) 5
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) an artificial
B) a beautiful
C) a fine
- 23. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word in capital letter: We seek for PEACE not......
A) problem
B) unrest
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) defendant
B) lawyer
C) judge
- 26. Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the word in capital letter: Chinua Achebe is a RENOWNED novelist
A) famous
B) witty
C) wonderful
- 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) kidnapped
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) industrious
B) diligent
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) 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) sibling
B) uncle
C) cousin
- 32. The doctor specializes.....the treatment of chest diseases
A) over
B) on
C) in
- 33. Have you......the newspaper today
A) red
B) read
C) ride
- 34. A......of people gathered at the accident scene
A) host
B) colony
C) crowd
- 35. You prefer soccer to volley ball,.... you
A) won't
B) will
C) don't
- 36. There were........ cars at the motor park
A) many
B) much
C) lots
- 37. I object...... your joining our school team
A) on
B) at
C) to
- 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) punished
B) remanded
C) detained
- 40. The cloth was...... blue with the indigo by the designer
A) sewn
B) dyed
C) died
- 41. All these words have three syllables except....
A) frequency
B) students
C) cemetery
- 42. There are...... consonant sounds in English
A) 20
B) 26
C) 24
- 43. Choose the word that contains the sound represented by each phonetic symbol: /:/
A) cock
B) cord
C) cod
- 44. Choose the word that has the same sound as:/k/
A) knotty
B) character
C) knit
- 45. Choose the word that has the same sound as/h/
A) honest
B) hour
C) house
- 46. Choose the word that has the same sound as friENd
A) serve
B) thief
C) said
- 47. Choose the word that has the same sound as like
A) bright
B) stick
C) machine
- 48. Choose the word that has the same sound as villAge
A) blame
B) women
C) class
- 49. Choose the word that has the same sound as Cake
A) chair
B) cease
C) break
- 50. Choose the word that has the same sound as nOw
A) low
B) fowl
C) faeces
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