- 1. An article is used to modify a.....in the sentence
A) Adjective
B) Adverb
C) Noun
D) Pronoun
- 2. .... is a definite article
A) A
B) The
C) An
D) They
- 3. ....is an example of an indefinite article
A) Thus
B) They
C) The
D) An
- 4. Fill in the blank space: Mr. Ibrahim needs....pen
A) they
B) a
C) an
D) the
- 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) Whose
B) Who
C) Whom
- 8. I am sure the book is ......
A) your
B) your's
C) yours
D) you
- 9. An adverb modifies a....
A) pronoun
B) verb
C) noun
D) article
- 10. A formal letter is the letter we write to
A) Our friend
B) Our principal
C) Our relatives
D) Our mother
- 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) Greetings
C) Admonitions
D) Salutations
- 13. The superlative adjective of cool
A) More cool
B) Cooling
C) Cooler
D) Coolest
- 14. The comparative adjective of late is
A) Latest
B) Most late
C) Later
D) More 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) Smartest
B) Smart
C) More smart
D) Smarter
- 17. The man lifted the.....end of road
A) Thickest
B) Thicker
C) More thicker
D) Most thicker
- 18. Literature helps to ....the bad things of the society
A) interrogate
B) liken
C) criticize
D) educate
- 19. There are...genres of literature
A) 3
B) 2
C) 5
D) 4
- 20. There are.... parts of a sentence
A) 3
B) 4
C) 2
D) 5
- 21. Choose the word that is opposite in meaning to the word in capital letter: The land is BARREN
A) rough
B) new
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) 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) clean
B) torn
C) tight
- 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) 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) killed
B) arrested
C) kidnapped
- 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) afraid
C) happy
- 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) love
B) admire
C) hate
- 31. Fill in the blank space with a correct expression:My father's brother is my......
A) uncle
B) sibling
C) cousin
- 32. The doctor specializes.....the treatment of chest diseases
A) in
B) over
C) on
- 33. Have you......the newspaper today
A) ride
B) read
C) red
- 34. A......of people gathered at the accident scene
A) colony
B) host
C) crowd
- 35. You prefer soccer to volley ball,.... you
A) will
B) won't
C) don't
- 36. There were........ cars at the motor park
A) many
B) lots
C) much
- 37. I object...... your joining our school team
A) to
B) on
C) at
- 38. Adeola has no parents so,he is........
A) an orphan
B) an outcast
C) a bastard
- 39. The accused person was.......in prison
A) detained
B) remanded
C) punished
- 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) students
B) cemetery
C) frequency
- 42. There are...... consonant sounds in English
A) 20
B) 24
C) 26
- 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) character
B) knit
C) knotty
- 45. Choose the word that has the same sound as/h/
A) hour
B) house
C) honest
- 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) machine
C) stick
- 48. Choose the word that has the same sound as villAge
A) women
B) class
C) blame
- 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) fowl
B) faeces
C) low
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