ENGLISH 2019
OBJECTIVE TEST PART I LEXIS AND STRUCTURE
From the alternatives lettered A to D, choose the one which most suitably completes each sentence.
One of the balls............ from the herd.
I saw the dog.......... out of the house.
Habib goes to school............ train.
This phone is not mine; it is............
Their sister wore a............ dress to the party.
I wish I............ my friend next week.
Aba took............ her mother to many ways.
That girl is allergic............ dust.
My brother, with his children, ............ travelling to Salaga next week.
It is high time we............ for the meeting.
The accused person refused to appear before the............ pane.
The stories her children told her made her............
They have not bought............ of the two prescribed books.
The boy found the assignment............ to do.
The oxen lay on bare floor,............?
Choose from the alternatives lettered A to D, the one which is nearest in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence.
The officials made a sudden visit to the school.
Some of the students grumbled about the assignment.
It is impolite to talk loudly in the presence of the elderly.
She is fond of talking about trivial matters.
The curious child likes to ask a lot of questions.
In each of the following sentences a group of words has been underlined. Choose from the alternatives lettered A to D the one that best explains the underlined group of words.
Araba's visit was a bolt from the blue. This means that the was..........
My uncle loves to cast his bread upon waters. This means that my uncle..........
When he lost his job, Yaro was left to sink or swim. That means that Yaro..........
I was informed at the eleventh hour about his decision to leave. This means that I heard about his decision...........
John had to eat his words when our team won the match. This means that John..........
From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word underlined in each sentence.
The girl intentionally tore her dress.
We initiated several projects last year.
Most of the rules were observed.
The results will be released very soon.
No one enjoyed the old man's humourless stories.