From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
……..of the two pencils is yours?
- A. where
- B. who
- C. which
- D. whose
From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
I’d like to know………he ‘ll wriggle out of this case
- A. how
- B. whenever
- C. where
- D. what
From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
I honestly don’t understand….you hate that man
- A. when
- B. where
- C. why
- D. how
From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
The pencil…you gave me yesterday is lost
- A. that
- B. whose
- C. whom
- D. who
From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
The lady……you were talking about yesterday is here now
- A. which
- B. whom
- C. who's
- D. whose
From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
The author………book you are reading now, won the Nobel Prize for Literature last year
- A. which
- B. that
- C. whose
- D. whom
From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
The musicians ………….waxed that record died fifty years ago
- A. who
- B. whom
- C. which
- D. whose
From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
Nigeria’s economy was buoyant…..the 1970s
- A. through
- B. on
- C. in
- D. with
From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
…….the terms of the agreement with your landlord, you should not sub-let the house
- A. on
- B. under
- C. upon
- D. by
From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
The two brothers came in ……the back door
- A. within
- B. along
- C. across
- D. through
From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
I don’t want anything to interfere…my project
- A. with
- B. on
- C. over
- D. by
From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
Cats sleep…….day and hunt at night
- A. at
- B. by
- C. in
- D. during
From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
Unemployment has been……the increase since last year
- A. of
- B. at
- C. on
- D. in
From the words or group of words labelled A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
The team has suffered defeat……..defeat
- A. before
- B. with
- C. over
- D. after
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
This is an improvement ……your last essay
- A. on
- B. with
- C. by
- D. for
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
It is really hard to come to terms with going blind. This means that if one goes blind one
- A. finds it easy to accept
- B. has no choice but to adjust
- C. finds if difficult to accept
- D. gradually gets used to it
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
My brother’s driving could make one tear one’s hair out. This means that his driving could make one
- A. get very worried
- B. enjoy one's journey
- C. feel very bored
- D. feel very relaxed
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
He said he was a master of electronics, but I knew he was talking through his hat. This means that I knew he was
- A. relying on some else's ideas
- B. merely relying on what he had studied
- C. talking very modestly
- D. claiming what he knew nothing about
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
The boys ran away with their tails between their legs: This shows that the boy left
- A. as great winners
- B. completely defeated
- C. utterly confused
- D. after destroying so much
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
The party was really going with a swing when somebody called me out. This means that when I was called out the party was
- A. just starting
- B. almost ended
- C. about mid-way
- D. very enjoyable
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
I was struck by the broad sweep of her argument. This means that her argument
- A. covered all parts of the subject
- B. focused only on a specific aspect of the subject
- C. was well presented and in good lauguage
- D. was poorly presented and not well focused.