English Past Questions And Answers
choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.
She has always beengrateful that you saved her from kidnappers.
- A. content
- B. comforted
- C. happy
- D. thankful
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) whichbest fills the gap(s): All .... well with Peter
- A. are not
- B. have not been
- C. were not
- D. is not
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
The Mayor gave a glowing ________ at the funeral of the city's only curator.
- A. citation
- B. statement
- C. tribute
- D. commendation
The Principal suggests Efe ____ teaching in the school
- A. stop
- B. stops
- C. stopped
- D. has stopped
This question is based on Chinua Achebe's Arrow of God
'Thereafter, any yam harvest in the fields was harvested in the name of the son' The 'son' referred to in the above quotation is
- A. Ezeulu's dead son, Obika
- B. Ezeulu's Christian son, Oduche
- C. Mr. Good Country's son
- D. Jesus Christ
Do not bite the _____that feeds you.
- (A)hand
- (B) finger
- (C) mouth
- (D) tongue
From the word lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
We....the meeting indefinitely because we could not form a quorum.
- A. postponed
- B. reconvened
- C. adjourned
- D. ended
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.
The river............towards the sea
- A. meandered
- B. rolled
- C. ran
- D. trickled
Her younger sister likes conservative hair style but her cousin prefers---------hairstyle
- (a) Modest
- (b) New
- (c) Modern
- (d) Magnanimous
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 book has become dog-eared through use. This means that
- A. the corners of the pages of my book are crumpled
- B. my book is designed like dog's ears
- C. my book is torn
- D. my book is indispensable

