| 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 |