English Past Questions And Answers
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
In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A - D, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences.
He didn't lose the fight because of hisbraverybut for his.............
- A. ignorance
- B. strength
- C. cowardice
- D. rashness
When my mother gave me the money, I bought myself a ___ gown
- A. yellow new silk
- B. new yellow silk
- C. silk new yellow
- D. new silk yellow
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
The principal warned the students not to take the....... hands?
- A. law into their
- B. laws into their
- C. law into their own
- D. laws into their own
Wale: Do you know where my chemistry book is?
Tom:
- A. Toyin is with it
- B. it is with Toyin
- C. Toyin has it
- D. Toyin lent it
Choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the options below palatable
- A. PAL—a—ta—ble
- B. pal—A—ta—ble
- C. pal—a—TA—ble
- D. pal—a—ta—BLE
Bisi is older than Ore ,Dele is older than Bisi.Who is the youngest of all?
- A. None
- B.Bisi
- C. Ore
- D.Dele
Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s) Her mother brought her some.......
- A. clothes
- B. yards
- C. cloth
- D. clothing
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 newly acquired air-bus plane is a white elephant. This means that the plane is
- A. very costly but worthless
- B. very useful
- C. as big as an elephant
- D. the biggest plane on the fleet
Choose a word which has the same or nearly the same meaning as the first word. Permanent:
- A. temporary
- B. old
- C. lasting
- D. complete