Choose the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:
The prefect came to the class five minutes after the lesson ….
- A. has started
- B. had started
- C. have started
- D. is started
- E. has been started
Choose the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:
You cannot have a vague idea of the content of this comprehension text unless you first …. the whole passage for few minutes, said the teacher to his pupils
- A. digest
- B. decipher
- C. skim through
- D. chew through
- E. master
Choose the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:
I was able to …. Olu my book because he promised to return it the following day
- A. borrow
- B. give
- C. lend
- D. lease
- E. secure
Choose the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:
If Remi perform poorly in her forthcoming examination,then either her mother or i …. to blame
- A. must
- B. has
- C. will be
- D. are
- E. am
Choosing the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:
If i were the Head of the English Department in my school, i …. make oral English a compulsory subject
- A. would
- B. could
- C. should
- D. might
- E. had
Choosing the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:
Dume …. in Abraka for three years when i met her
- A. lived
- B. had lived
- C. would have lived
- D. was living
- E. was lived
Choosing the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:
the principal was able to establish a functional language laboratory for school because he acted …. the advice of experts on the subject
- A. through
- B. at
- C. from
- D. on
- E. by
Choosing the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:
As a result of the injury sustained on the football field, Segun was …. with a broken leg for months
- A. laid down
- B. laid out
- C. laid on
- D. laid up
- E. laid off
Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:
In civilized society, it is unseemly to emit a loud belch at the end of a meal
- A. noisy
- B. annoying
- C. stupid
- D. outrageous
- E. impolite
Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:
Sitting majestically on his throne is the Oba of Benin flanked by some of his wives
- A. surrounded
- B. supported
- C. guarded
- D. protected
- E. neglected
Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:
In some parts of our society, people are ostracized purely on the basis of their parentage
- A. hated
- B. disrespected
- C. shut off form others
- D. locked up
- E. abandoned
Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:
For a priest to be successful, he should, from time to time review his actions
- A. inspect
- B. examine
- C. stare at
- D. visualize
- E. conceptualized
Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:
While the mother and father were arguing furiously their small-boy sat patiently taking in everything they said
- A. absorbing
- B. accommodating
- C. embracing
- D. accepting
- E. noting
Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:
The two boxers were neck and neck up till the sixth round but in the seventh and final round, the bigger one lost ground
- A. could no longer stand on his feet
- B. failed to maintain his position
- C. was beaten
- D. became dizzy
- E. became a punching bag
Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:
When a man is immune to an illness, he is
- A. opposed to it
- B. attached to it
- C. hated by it
- D. protected against it
- E. addicted to it
Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:
I listened with rapt attention as he never suspected that i knew he was telling me a cock and bull story
- A. a story about a cock
- B. a story about bull
- C. an incredible story
- D. an interesting
- E. an eye witness story
Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:
The vote of thanks which was elaborately moved by the social secretary did not ring true particularly as the fund raising had been a big failure
- A. was all lies
- B. was not honest
- C. was inaudible
- D. was not genuine
- E. was distorted
Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:
After the wife had covered her misdeeds by prevaricating on several occasions, the poor husband accused her point blank of adultery
- A. bluntly
- B. pointedly
- C. emphatically
- D. unreservedly
- E. unmistakingly
Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:
He has never been a good mediator, even in minor family disputes, because in most cases his views are always jaundiced
- A. coloured
- B. sick
- C. suspicious
- D. unscrupulous
- E. prejudiced
Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:
Writing for newspaper is exciting and lucrative especially when one is a freelance journalist
- A. a forthright
- B. an eloquent
- C. an unattached
- D. a political
- E. a convincing
Complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:
I started writing this test at 8 : 00 a.m It is 10 : 00 a.m now. By 11 : 00 a.m. I …. it for three hours
- A. shall be writing
- B. have been writing
- C. shall have been writing
- D. am writing
- E. was writing