Objective Test C.

be leaving
45 minutes D. to leave
LEXIS AND STRUCTURE 9. Kwame asked his friend to
From the alternatives lettered A to D, choose the one ……………..him a pen.
which most suitably completes each sentence. A. borrow
1. John has given ……………..smoking B. excuse
A. in C. lend
B. off D. spare
C. out 10. She ended the letter, ………………….
D. up A. ‘Yours sincerely’
2. The crowd was ………………….large that B. ‘Your’s sincerely’
the Director became frightened. C. ‘Yours’ sincerely’
A. quite D. ‘Your sincerely’
B. so 11. The woman refused to sell me
C. too ……………….kerosene.
D. very A. any
3. When we got there, the buses B. little
………………left. C. plenty
A. are D. some
B. had 12. ‘Yes, ....…….a book,’ he said.
C. have A. is
D. were B. its
4. The book was ……………to me. C. it’s
A. gave D. it
B. given 13. I know you are much ………………..than
C. giving Esi.
D. to give A. tall
5. Auntie is the lady to ……………..I gave B. taller
the list. C. tallest
A. who D. the taller
B. whom 14. Neither John nor his friend, ……………..
C. which a play to the end.
D. whose A. watch
6. He’s your friend, ……………..? B. watches
A. doesn’t he C. was watching
B. does he D. were watching
C. isn’t he 15. Araba and Osei are a devoted couple who
D. isn’t it love ………………
7. Kay: You didn’t go to Accra did you? A. each other
Lee: ………………. B. one another
A. No, I did C. themselves
B. No, I didn’t D. the other
C. Yes, did I Choose from the alternatives lettered A to D the one
D. Yes, I didn’t which is nearest in meaning to the underlined word in
8. You had better ………………now. each sentence.
A. left 16. The welfare of students should be the
B. leave concern of teachers.
 A. growth B. enjoyable
B. joy C. memorable
C. wealth D. rough
D. well-being 24. George has been relieved of his post. This
17. He said the practice was alien to him. means that George has been
A. boring A. dismissed
B. new B. given another assignment
C. modern C. demoted
D. unfamiliar D. promoted
18. He said the story was fictitious. 25. Foli and Adzovi hit if off quite well. This
A. artificial means they
B. false A. fight often.
C. interesting B. get on very well.
D. real C. play as a team.
19. The man placed an order for rice and stew D. present good arguments
at the restaurant. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one
A. a command that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word
B. a demand underlined in each sentence.
C. a request 26. People in our village are polite to
D. a directive strangers.
20. There is nothing with which to compare A. cruel
the infinite knowledge and power of B. mean
Providence. C. rude
A. endless D. unfair
B. immeasurable 27. Fishes are plentiful in the pond.
C. incomplete A. little
D. inconstant B. scarce
In each of the following sentences a group of words C. small
has been underlined. Choose from the alternatives D. unusual
lettered A to D the one that best explains the 28. The price of petrol has fallen for no reason.
underlined group of words. A. aggravated
21. Nimo worked hard after his business B. doubled
collapsed and soon found his feet. C. risen
This means that he D. weakened
A. bought a new fleet of cars. 29. Cann worked hard to stock the shop.
B. could walk again. A. decorated
C. revived the business. B. empty
D. sold the rest of the business. C. fill
22. Manna lay aside some money for Baaba’s D. reinforce
party. This means that Manna 30. There was mayhem as the crowd scattered.
A. refused to host the party A. anger
B. saved money for the party B. fear
C. spent money on the party C. order
D. took a loan to organise the party D. riot
23. Mary described the occasion as a red-letter
day. This means that the occasion was very
A. bloody