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WHAT MATTERS IS WHO YOU ARE TODAY, AND WILL BE TOMORROW. EDUCATION IS ONE
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It is cold today, _________?

Not so

Is it

Isn‟t
Does it

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We should all rejoice that we have won ___ ?

Isn‟t it

Shouldn‟t we
Should we
Not so

He didn‟t believe he has come, ___________?

Did he

Does he

Has he
Hasn‟t he

Love is priceless. Mean love is ______

Valuable

Valueless
Of little value
Of no price
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The cause and solution to the problem ….. this.

Is

Are

None of the above

All of the above

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Slow and steady……the race.

Win

Wins
None of the above
All of the above

Every man and woman…..to contribute to the church fund.

Has

Have

None of the above

All of the above

Corned beef and cabbage….. Irish tradition.

Is

Are
None of the above
All of the above
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The wages of sin…. death.

Is

Are

None of the above

All of the above

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I don‟t suppose you have met him,…………?

Haven‟t you

Don‟t I
Did you
Have you

Which of these is not a type of verb?

Lexical

Regular

Catenative
Superlative

A verb that changes in structure is ________

Regular

Transitive
Subjunctive
Finite
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The verb form of the word “diagnosis” is:

Diagnose

Diagnonise

Diagnosim
Diagnosia

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All their plans fell through, means……

Succeeded

Materialized
Passed through
Failed

I prefer bread ……………….. rice.

Than

For

To
With

Shola was told to …………………back her car.

Move

Reverse
Take
Carry
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I think the blue will ……….. you best.

Fit

Suit

Sweet
None of the above.

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“She is a woman of easy virtue” is an example of

Paradox

Metaphor
Euphemism
Simile

Our car is no longer ………

Servisable

Serviceable

None of the above

All of the above

Inter-city……buses tend to go too fast on the roads.

Luxurious

Express
Courier
Luxury
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The boys have not …….

Quarreled

Quarrelled

None of the above

All of the above

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Death lays his icy hand on kings.

Personification

Simile
Metaphor
Paradox.

The camel is the ship of the desert.

Metonymy

Metaphor

Euphemism
Oxymoron

Revenge is a kind of wild justice.

Hyperbole

Personification
Oxymoron
Metaphor
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The righteous shall flourish as the palm tree.

Hyperbole

Simile

Metaphor
Synecdoche

2
He has fallen asleep.

Hyperbole

Simile
Metaphor
Euphemism

I congratulate you ____your victory_______ the polls.

For /at

On /at

For / in
On / in

It brought people from different ____of life together.

Work

Walks
Works
Walk
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The dog broke one of ____leg in the fight.

It‟s

Its‟

Its
It

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Box office, auditorium and crew are registers of…...

Education

Theatre
Transport
Advertising

Dock, cabin, and anchor are registers of….

Sports

Manufacturing

Transport
Entertainment

Locomotive, coach and car are registers of….

Sports

Entertainment
Telecommunication
Transport
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The mower is in front of the shed. The underlined group of words is a…….

Adverb

Adjective

Preposition
Conjunction

3
The concert will start by nine barring rain. The underlined word is …..

Noun

Preposition
Adverb
Noun

I know little about American. The underlined word is….

Adverb

Preposition

Adjective
Interjection

I went there. The underlined word is…..

Adjective

Adverb
Conjunction
Noun
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I like that. The underlined word is ….

Adjective

Adverb

Conjunction
Pronoun

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He doesn‟t like the food that much. The underlined word is ….

Adjective

Adverb
Verb
Noun

He said that the man would beg. The underlined word is…
Adjective

Adverb

Conjunction
Noun

She was so pretty that I loved her at first sight. The underlined group of words is
an example of

Subordinate clause of:

Place
Time
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Noun
Result

She was happier than I imagined. – The underlined group of words is an example
of Subordinate
Clause of:

Manner

Time

Noun

Comparison
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That she left the school is known to all. – The underlined group of words is an
example of

Subordinate clause of:

Manner

Time

Noun
Purpose

I know when to apply for bank loan. – The underlined group of words is an
example of Subordinate

Clause of:
Result
Time

Noun
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Reason
3

We believe that love is blind. -- The underlined group of words is an example of

Subordinate clause:

Manner
Condition

Noun

Concession

It is high time we ___uncertainty for certainty.

Leave
Leaved

Left

Leaves
3

I saw the presidential campaign ____on TV.

Life
Live

Living

Life
2

The problem is _____

Theirs
Theirs‟
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Their‟s
Theres

We must all ______our resources together.

Pull
Pole

Pool
3

A range of options ……made available to the politicians.

Is
Are
None of the above

All of the above

1
Truth and honesty….. a nation.

Exalt

Exalts
None of the above

All of the above

2
The governor, as well as the driver …in the accident.

Die
Dies
None of the above
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All of the above

2

Ten years ….. a decade.

Make

Makes
None of the above

All of the above

2

Bacon and eggs ……favourite food in English.

Is
Are
None of the above

All of the above

1
You need to ____the appetite of your audience.

Wet

Wett
Wept

Whet

1
They ordered for two plates of rice and ………

Cow meat
Pig meat
Beef
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None of the above

3

It is possible to predict the……

Occurrence

Occurence
Ocurrence

Ocurence
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We were………….by his action.

Embarrassed
Embarassed
Embarrased

Embbarased

1
The President has refused to give his……

Ascent

Assent
Accent

Asset

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The…………of our troops was high.

Morale
Moral
Morals
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Morel
1

He has appointed a commission to ……the disaster.

Investigate

Examine
Inquire

Require
1

Our class………….of both boys and girls.

Comprises
Consists
Contains

Includes

2
He was……tired that he could no longer stand.

Very

so too
Extremely

Contingents, sprint and podium are items in……register.

Football

Aviation
Athletics
Legal
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“The school was shut down last week” The underlined word is in
its_________________________

Past form

Present form
Past participle form

Past continuous form

Are we________________________ here at this time of the day?

Save
Safe
Saved

Safed

2
The letter is ___________________________ forwarded to you.

Been

Being
Be

Has being

2
The computation of tariff rates_____________________based on AFEM rate.

Is
Are
Have
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Were
1

Students‟ registration for courses _______________________ been suspended.

Was

Is
Have

Has
3

In what way_________________________ your schools like ours?

Is
Are
Have

Were

1
The dog___________________ one of our guests yesterday.

Beat

Bate
Bit

Bite

3
The dog has_______________________ one of our guests.

Beaten
Bitten
Bite
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Bit
2

The accused person was __________________________with a club.

Bitten

Beat
Beaten

Being bitten
3

What ____________________________it worth?

Did
Was
Had

Has

2
“Dreadful and ugly is the face of death”. The complement of this sentence is

___________________

Death
The face of death

Dreadful and ugly

None of these
2

The food is for you and ________________________

I
Me
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Mine
We

Cruel and sudden _____________________ the attack that followed.

Were
Was

Had
Have

My interest in music, literature and culture ____________________ necessitated

that I spend hours in
The library.

Have

Has
Is

Was

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Not ____________that he was in danger, the man walked into their net.

Realized

Being realized
Realizing

Been realizing
3
Having ______dismissed from the army, the man took to armed robbery
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Being
Been

Be

Haven

2
I was _____________________________ in 1985

Born
Borne

Burn

Bone
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I sing better than you______________________________

Do

Are
Does

Sung

1
“The spectators were cheerful” The word „cheerful‟ is:

An adverb

A noun
The complement

A prepositional object
3
You _________________________ to say that
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Did not suppose

Were not suppose

Do not supposed

Were not supposed

2
“Incessant outages in the neighborhood have damaged the fridge”. The subject of
this sentence is:

Outages

Neighbourhood

Our fridge
None of the above
1

„The census figures are usually controversial‟, the word usually in the sentence is:

A verb
An adverb

An adjective

A preposition
2

Redness of the eyes________________________ caused by yellow fever.

Is
Are

Were
Have
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„That is not proper‟ .The word proper is:

An adjective

An adverb

A noun

A preposition
3

The family‟ income doubled within two years‟. The word doubled is:
A noun

An adjective

An adverb
None of these
4

„Spectacular things are happening here‟. The verb in this sentence is:

Are
Happening

Are happening

Things
3

„The argument is sound‟. The word sound is _________________________

A verb
An adjective

An adverb
A clause
2
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„The letters have been written by Sola‟. This sentence is derived

from_______________________

Sola wrote the letters

Sola could have written the letters

Sola was writing the letters

Sola has written the letters

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„The problems were being solved by the principal‟. This sentence is derived from

___________________

The principal was solving the problems

The principal has been solving the problems
The principal has solved the problems

The principal would solve the problems

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An ambiguous statement is:

Confusing

Disappointing
Open to two or more interpretations

Meaningless

3
The Chairman will lead us to the site where there is a large deposit of lead The two
forms of lead in
This sentence are known as:
Homophones
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Homographs
Synonyms

Homonyms

I will go and deposit the money in the bank, after which I will go and relax at the
bank of the River Osun

The two forms of the word bank are examples of:

Homonyms

Homophones

Hyponyms
Synonyms
2

„I am satisfied‟. This sentence form is derived from_________________________

X satisfied me
X satisfies me

X is satisfying me

X has satisfied me
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Careless and frivolous are the country‟s delegates.

The underlined item is ____________________________

The subject

The object
The compliment
Adjunct
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„Swinging and swaying are the palm trees under the wind‟

The subject of the above sentence is………

The wind swaying

Swinging
The palm trees

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We left... at the railway station

Our luggages

Some luggages
Our luggage
Several luggage

There are two pencils over there; please give me...

Either pencils

Either pencil.

Each pencils.
Both pencil.

All the children in Class III have been beating ... since you left.
One another

Each other
Themselves
Theirselves
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What are you doing here? You ... to be at school.

Are suppose

Are supposing

Are supposed
Suppose

3
She explained that she ... home early.

Has to leave

Had to leave
Is leaving
Has left

I can't help ... you how I feel.

To tell

Telling

Tell
To be telling

My father made us ... up late.

Stayed

To stay
Stay
To be staying
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My parents ... a house near the lagoon.

Are having

Have

were having
Have been having

2
I wish I... in a city!

Am living

Live can
Live
Could live

He…from Apapa to Victoria Island every morning

Is driving

Drives

Use to drive
Go drive

We are asked to …to the standards laid down.

Conform

Comply
Request
Depend
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She had been entrusted ... the delicate assignment.

To

With

For
On

2
1 is sorry I lost my temper all of a sudden; I don't know what came ... me.

Upon

Round
Across
Over

The roof of the building ... as a result of the violent storm.

Caved in

Gave way

Blew out
Blew up

The accused pleaded not guilty and was ... without any punishment.
Left off

Given up
Sent down
Let off
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I don't have ... to declare.

Something

Anything

Nothing
Some

2
We are aware that he has resigned,... ?

Aren‟t we

Are we
Not so
Isn‟t it

"When will you clear the table?" The manager asked the waiter when ... clear the
table. will

He would he

He will
He would

It appears ... he was there.

That

Whether
If so
That
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Drop your gun ... I'll shoot!

Whereas

Although

Nevertheless
Or else

4
You are tired; so ....

Are we

We are
She is
They are

The receptionist! called out, "Mr. Bello!" and I answered, "...!"

Here am I

Here I am

There I am
There am I

That episode ended in a war between the two countries.

Accident

Incident
Confrontation
Accusation
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To ensure that the students remember the lecture, the lecturer reiterated the main
points of the

Lecture.

Summarized
Announced

Developed

Repeated

The offending soldier was subjected to a court-martial.

Military drill
Military trial

Military discipline

Legal disqualification
2

We are indebted to those who have contributed to this fund.

Owe
Praise

Thanks

Recognize
3

The damages are to be shared pro rata among the injured parties.
Proportionally
Fractionally
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Rationally
Respectively

There is a telephone booth near the market.

Stand
Stall

Rank
Kiosk

She became unconscious when she learnt of her husband's death.

Passed away
Passed out

Passed off

Gave up
2

A gentleman does not go back on his word.

Fail to give
Fail to return

Fail to keep

Fail to mention
3

The company has decided to give in to the worker's demands.

Sympathize with
Yield to
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Refer to
Consider to

The offender was given a severe punishment.

Harsh
Mild

Dull
Heavy

They were compensated for the loss of their car.

Rewarded
Paid

Penalized

Rebuked
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