ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAST QUESTIONS (JSS)

Choose the word which is nearest in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.

The new students pledged to abide by the rules and regulations of the school

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As things are now, I have to look for _________ tyre

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The promotion of literacy among our people is our major concern

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The younger wife invited all her ____________ to her father;s burial ceremony

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A cure for AIDS will be one of the major ______ in medical research

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He _____ my shoes but did not use polish

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Bees are noted for breeding in enormous numbers

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The man keeps his friends at arm’s length after the argument

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Where is the biro ________ was kept in the drawer?

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John is not prepared to many now, even though he brought his _______ home yesterdays

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These girls are the _______ daughters

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The lady whose son was ill refused to keep calm

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Glory is the _______ of the three girls

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Many

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The old couple enjoyed walking slowly down the road every evening

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Adamu asked for a lift but there was no _________ in the car.

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The central idea of a literary work of art is the ___________

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More than one student __________ absent

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He inspected the materials before sending them to the shop.

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The two brother fell out and refused to live _______ the same house

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This newspaper contains an authentic report of the accident

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A play that send sadly with the death of the protagonist is called _________

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Bus

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If Dele had succeeded in the venture, he _________ become a millionaire

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Joy could not conceal the truth from her mother

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Prize

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The _________ for the selection of winners were unfair

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An elephant can be a tamed animal

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This is an example of ________ in literature

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The teacher was skeptical about the story John told her.

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He took it _________ himself to spread unfounded rumours

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“you are the salt of my life” is an example of _________

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Joy said that she would not go back on her words. This means that Joy would not

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Free

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It is peter who __________ done this

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A story that teaches morals and in which animals behave like human beings is a/an _________

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Obi looked intoxicated after the fight

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Mr. Bello was at ________ with all his colleagues

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In a prose, the arrangement of events in sequence is known as “________”

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When the light went out, I threw myself down ______ my stomach