Question Options Answer
JSS ONE ENGLISH LANGUAGE Underline the word with a different vowel sound. A) cloak
B) folks
C) soaks
D) book
optionD
Choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letters underlined.: Knowledge A) lamb
B) throws
C) farm
D) pneumonia
optionD
English A) pant
B) language
C) next
D) ten
optionB
Rhetoric A) clear
B) share
C) arrest
D) arm
optionC
Yesterday A) unity
B) unfold
C) day
D) play
optionA
One A) won
B) only
C) found
D) count
optionA
Fill in the blank spaces with the correct words: I was tired _______I finished my homework A) since
B) at least
C) although
D) otherwise
optionC
Dogs bark ________ sheep bleat A) whereas
B) although
C) despite
D) inspite
optionA
________ his age, grandma still crack bones A) although
B) otherwise
C) because
D) inspite of
optionD
We all ________a goal A) has
B) have
C) having
D) get
optionB
My sister _______ a lot of toys A) have
B) having
C) has
D) own
optionC
The part of speech that replaces a noun in a sentence is A) pronoun
B) noun
C) verb
D) preposition
optionA
______ is an example of auxiliary verb A) go
B) asking
C) to eat
D) is
optionD
_______ is used to modify a verb A) adjective
B) adverb
C) verb
D) preposition
optionD
Kolawole __________ at the headquarters regularly A) worship
B) worshiping
C) worships
D) regularly
optionC
Choose the correct option to complete the sentences below: My mother told my brother to take his clothes out of the laundry basket and put them in the _______ machine A) washer
B) wash
C) washed
D) washing
optionD
Jane, once you finish washing your clothes, put them in the __________ A) dryer
B) drying machine
C) dry
D) dryer machine
optionA
John, why did you put the cutlery in the wrong _________? A) closet
B) consent
C) basket
D) drawer
optionD
To make your clothes super-smooth, unexpected an ironing _______ A) boarder
B) border
C) board
D) boarding
optionD
We were taught to use clothes ______to hang up our clothes. A) hangars
B) hang
C) hang-ups
D) hangers
optionD
I need to get a white _________ for our table A) top-cloth
B) table cloth
C) table top
D) table cleaner
optionB
A chair without arm or back rests is a _________ A) stand
B) stool
C) stood
D) couch
optionC
My brother ate in the kitchen yesterday because he didn't feel like sitting in the ________ A) dining room
B) bedroom
C) dining room
D) sitting room
optionA
Choose the correct answer from the options provided below: Which figure of speech uses words to copy sounds? A) Irony
B) hyperbole
C) metaphor
D) Onomatopoeia
optionD
It uses exaggeration to create an effect A) hyperbole
B) simile
C) euphemism
D) personification
optionA
It compares using as or like A) simile
B) metaphor
C) repetition
D) Irony
optionA
________ refers to the emphatic repetition of words A) euphemism
B) rhetorical question
C) simile
D) repetition
optionD
_________ is a statement that seem to mean the opposite A) metaphor
B) Irony
C) hyperbole
D) euphemism
optionB
Identify the figure of speech the following statements represent: "I want to go to the ladies (toilet)”. A) euphemism
B) litotes
C) paradox
D) metaphor
optionA
Why do we eat? A) question tag
B) polar question
C) rhetorical question
D) simile
optionC
I will never leave my wife in a million years A) millennium
B) hyperbole
C) euphemism
D) simile
optionB
The crow of the cock woke me from sleep A) Onomatopoeia
B) hyperbole
C) Irony
D) hyphen
optionA
Mr Sada saw some snakes on his way to Sambisa forest A) simile
B) repetition
C) metaphor
D) alliteration
optionD
Choose the correct answer from the options given: _______ can be used to identify a letter A) date
B) writing
C) greeting
D) address
optionD
A letter written to your cousin is a _________ letter A) formal
B) informal
C) semi-formal
D) composite
optionB
The letter that requires writer's full name is a _________ letter A) ordinary
B) semi-formal
C) formal
D) informal
optionC
"My best local dish" is an example of _________ essay A) expository
B) narrative
C) argumentative
D) letter writing
optionA
"Day school is better than Boarding School" is an example of ________ essay A) argumentative
B) narrative
C) dialogue
D) descriptive
optionA
Which of the essays is meant to convince the reader? A) narrative
B) expository
C) descriptive
D) argumentative
optionD
The letter written to one's friend is ________ letter A) informal
B) formal
C) semi-formal
D) semi foreign
optionA
"Yours truly" can be found in _________ letter A) formal
B) informal
C) business
D) family
optionB
The kind of writing that explains in details the event that took place in a place is known as ________ writing A) narrative
B) letter
C) reported
D) report
optionA
The kind of letter that requires the writer's full name is _________ letter A) personal
B) credit
C) formal
D) informal
optionD
/I/ A) soup
B) come
C) employ
D) sort
optionC
/j/ A) say
B) bull
C) chew
D) union
optionD
/s/ A) tissue
B) dessert
C) distance
D) vision
optionC
/a:/ A) low
B) foal
C) cow
D) caught
optionC
Choose the word that has the same sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined: Appear A) wrap
B) Psalm
C) cupboard
D) psychology
optionA
Toad A) third
B) hustle
C) while
D) attend
optionD
Bosom A) frost
B) cushion
C) dote
D) bust
optionB
Bag A) catch
B) gnome
C) grease
D) many
optionA
Choose the correct option to complete each of the following: He doesn't play guitar, _________? A) doesn't he
B) does he
C) does it
D) is he
optionB
You haven't seen him, __________? A) have
B) haven't you
C) has he
D) have you
optionD
I found _______books on the table. Are they yours? A) a
B) that
C) the
D) some
optionD
The old woman carried ________ heavy load A) an
B) bit
C) a
D) easy
optionA
Tunji talked _________ A) proudly
B) proud
C) proud
D) prouding
optionA
Recently, Femi ______ an accident A) have
B) has
C) had
D) having
optionC
The picture was __________taken by the photographer. A) handsomely
B) hard
C) beautifully
D) fast
optionC
I enjoy looking at the news _______ the radio A) on
B) in
C) at
D) under
optionA
A person who writes a poem is called a _________ A) poet
B) poemist
C) writer
D) audience
optionA
Poem is written in __________ A) chapters
B) acts
C) scenes
D) stanza
optionD
Drama is acted on ________ A) field
B) classroom
C) bedroom
D) stage
optionD
A poem that has two lines per stanza is called A) triplet
B) couplet
C) quadruplet
D) sextet
optionB
__________ are old, well-known stories about brave people, adventures or magical events A) Signs
B) Wonders
C) Miracles
D) Legends
optionD
A kind of story that may not be true but people believe is true is known as _________ A) myth
B) literature
C) drama
D) novel
optionC
Traditional stories that are fictional are called A) folktales
B) religions
C) narrations
D) creativities
optionA
To be didactic means to A) scold
B) teach moral lesson
C) imbibe in
D) praise someone
optionB
Complete the following sentences with one of the options provided: Our family doctor __________ some drugs for me A) recommended
B) prescribed
C) persuaded
D) inscribed
optionB
The doctor expected the patient to make a _________recovery in seven days A) fully
B) fool
C) foolish
D) full
optionD
A doctor can _________ a patient to a specialist A) refer
B) bring
C) report
D) reverse
optionA
A test that is done to check your blood is called a __________ A) blood exam
B) blood test
C) blood trial
D) blood scan
optionB
Dr. AbdulRamon was able to __________and treat my sister's illness A) tell
B) diagnose
C) say
D) find
optionB
It's summer and my _____________ are acting up again. A) allergens
B) allegories
C) allergies
D) allergic reaction
optionD
A person who is __________ to a drug is unable to stop taking it A) convicted
B) addicted
C) abused
D) conveyed
optionB
Many children usually have ______noses during winter A) running
B) raining
C) runny
D) raining
optionC
After Obi fell off his bike, the matron dressed his _________ A) injury
B) blood
C) bomb
D) face
optionA
A pharmacist who __________ fake drugs will be penalized by the government. A) disperses
B) dispenses
C) takes
D) disposes
optionA
Choose the correct answers from the given options below ________is used to identify a letter A) date
B) title
C) signature
D) address
optionD
The type of essay that' teaches' is _________ essay A) expository
B) argumentative
C) narrative
D) letter
optionC
________ essay tells stories A) expository
B) descriptive
C) argumentative
D) narrative
optionD
The kind of letter that is written to a best friend is _________ letter A) formal
B) informal
C) semi-formal
D) business
optionB
The kind of letter that requires a signature is A) formal letter
B) personal letter
C) office letter
D) significant letter
optionB
'Letter of complaint' is a ___________ letter A) semi-formal
B) informal
C) personal
D) formal
optionD
"Farmers are better than Doctors" is an example of _________ essay A) argumentative
B) expository
C) narrative
D) descriptive
optionA
"A day I will never forget' Is an example of _________ essay A) narrative
B) expository
C) argumentative
D) letter
optionA
'My favorite local dish' is an example of ___________ essay A) narrative
B) debate
C) descriptive
D) argumentative
optionC
The kind of letter that gives room for abbreviation in _______ letter A) informal
B) formal
C) semi-formal
D) business
optionA