1. Which of these is not a type of listening? A. Generational listening B. Transactional listening C.

Critical
listening D. Recreational listening

2. _______ is the person being spoken to directly and has equal speaking rights. A. The participant B.
The overhearer C. The addressee D. The audience

3. ________ is the one spoken to directly but with limited right to respond. A. The addressee B. The
participant C. The audience D. The overhearer

4. _________ is not being addressed although he is within earshot. A. The overhearer B. The audience C.
The participant D. The addressee

5. One of this is a factor which affects effective listening. A. Linguistic factors B. School factor. C. Mode
factor D. Political factor.

6. Inferencing enables us to _______. A. Make connections between what we hear and what we know.
B. Forget what we are not interesting in hearing. C. Listen attentively to details D. Read quickly.

7. What is content knowledge? A. Our familiarity with a topic. B. Knowledge gotten from lectures. C.
Knowledge generated from reading a novel. D. Getting to know a topic better

8. Pre-listening activities include all except_______ A. Evaluation B. Brainstorming C. Onset question D.

9. How many basic tones are there in English? A. 3. B. 4 C. 6. D. 5

10. Which of these is not amongst the basic tones in English? A. Expectant tone B. Falling tone C. Rising
tone D. Combination tone.

11. What is the explication of the acronym PQRST? A. Preview, Question, Read, Summarise, Test. B.
Prepare, Question, Read, Survey, Test. C. Preview, Question, Re-evaluate, Summarise, Test. D. Prepare,
Question, Re-evaluate, Survey, Test.

12. Explicate SQ3R. A. Survey, Question, Read, Recall, Review. B. Summarise, Question, Read, Recall,
Review. C. Submit, Question, Review, Recall, Read. D. Source, Question, Re-evaluate, Recall, Review.

13. Note taking during lectures requires which skills? A. Listening and Writing B. Interacting and writing.
C. Asking questions and jotting. D. Responding and writings.

14. How many consonant sounds are there in English? A. 24 B. 20. C. 23. D. 22

For questions 15-20, pick the correct words that match the sounds below:

15. /p/ A. Pet B. Phone C. Comb. D. Bomb

16. /dz/ A. Joy B. Zip C. Decimal D. Zoom

17. /j/ A Yet B. Jet C. Jam D. Geezer

19. /ai/ A. Eye B. Bat C. Day D. Know

20. /au/ A. Cow B. Boat. C. Come D. Tough

21. The act of representing speech sounds by means of phonetic symbols is ________ A. Transcription B.
Translation C. Interpretation D. Symbolism

22. Words with two syllables are called_____ A. Disyllables B. Duosyllable C. Monosyllables D.
Polysyllabes.

23. Which one the following is a part of intensive reading? A. Scanning B. Citations C. Summary D.
Epilogue

For questions 24-28, choose the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined words and most
appropriate in the sentence.

24. The harvest is abundant. A. Plentiful B. Few. C. High D. Many

25. He arrived here yesterday. A. Got B. Come C. Traveled D.

26. I bought the TV yesterday. A. Purchased B. Rented C. Got. D. Sold

27. The gate to hell is broad. A. Wide B. Open. C. Narrow D. Large

28. He is as magnanimous as they come. A. Generous B. Huge C. Large D. Stingy

For questions 29 - 32, choose the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined words and most
appropriate in the sentence.

29. I made a good profit from the sales. A. Loss B. Increase C. Decrease D. Loose.

30. Okocha won a landslide victory. A. Narrow B. Great C. Overwhelming D Partial

31. Okon is a loquacious neighbour. A. Closemouthed B. Busybody C. Persistent D. Conservative

32. Kalu is usually ferocious in a fight. A. Gentle B. Aggressive C. Strong D. Weak

33. ______ is an example of effective study habits. A. Study time/planning B. Hazy goals C. Wrong choice
of place of study D. Bad habit

34. Developing effective study skills include the following except_____ . A. Wrong place of study B.
Conducive environment C. Timed reading D. Exploiting the resources of the language

35. ________ is a deliberate, reception, analysis and processing of information. A. Listening B. Reading
C. Skimming D. Scanning.
36. The following are elements needed for communication to be complete except ______ A. Academic
B. encoder C. Decoder D. Message

37. Reading impediments include the following except _____ A. Group reading B. Hand movement C.
Pointing of fingers D. Vocalisation

38. _________ is reading quickly to find the main facts or ideas. A. Skimming B. Critical reading C.
Creative reading D. Scanning

39. ________ is reading for specific information. A. Scanning B. Critical reading C. Creative reading D.
Skimming

40. ________ is not a type of summary. A. Facebook B. Blurbs C. Notices D. Abstract

41. ________ is a means which students record most information. A. Note taking B. Paraphrase C.
Quotation D. Abstract

42. __________ enables information to be retrieved, revised and used. A. Note taking B. Summary C.
Note making D. Note copying

43. All are tools of note taking except ____ A. Abstract B. Book C. Pen. D. Shorthand

44. __________ is not a technique of note taking. A. Quotation B. Abbreviation C. Use of shorthand D.
Leaving space to fill information

45. ________ is not a part of speech in English. A. Concord B. Verb. C. Adjective D. Noun

46. _______ is a group of words with no finite verb and makes no complete sense. A. Phrase B. Clause C.
Sentence D. Noun

47. _________ is a group of words with a finite verb and makes complete sense. A. Clause B. Noun.
C.Verb D. Phrase

48. _______ is the doer of the action in a sentence. A. Subject B. Object C. Predicate. D. Verb.

49. The object in a sentence refers to the ________. A. The receiver of the action B. The addressee C.
The participant D. Tye doer of the action

50. Another word for the verb in a sentence is _______ A. Predicator B. Noun C. Adverb D. Pronoun

51. What sentence type according to function is "I had a dream". A. Declarative sentence B. Imperative
sentence C. Interrogatory sentence D. Exclamatory sentence

52. What sentence type according to function is "Who are you?". A. Interrogatory sentence B.
Exclamatory sentence C. Declarative sentence D. Imperative sentence

53. What sentence type according to function is "Come here!" A. Imperative sentence B. Declarative
sentence C. Interrogatory sentence D. Exclamatory sentence
54. ________ is a mistake arising from confusing two words that mean almost the same thing in most
speaker's first languages. A. Malapropism B. Interference C. Mistake D. Borrowing

55. Ambiguity arises when ______ A. An utterance has more than one meaning. B. A sentence is
opposite in nature C. A sentence has no meaning D. An utterance is meant for two listeners.

56. ________ is used when somebody does not want to quote the speaker/writer verbatim. A. Indirect
reporting B. Quotation C. Direct speech D. Passive sentence.

57. __________ occurs when an individual reports word for word or verbatim what he heard some other
person say. A. Direct reporting B. Indirect reporting C. Double quotation D. Example

58. _______ is a sentence that contains a main clause and a subordinate clause. A. Complex sentence B.
Simple sentence C. Improper sentence D. Balanced sentence

59. _______ is a type of sentence that contains two simple sentences. A. Compound sentence B. Di-
sentences C. Compound-simple sentence D. Complex sentence

60. A type of sentence which contains two or more independent clauses and one or more dependent
clauses is called a _____ A. Compound-complex sentence B. Multiple sentence C. Dynamic sentence D.
Elongated sentence

For questions 61-63, identify the adverb in the sentences;

61. Mary is extremely happy. A. Extremely B. Happy C. Is D. Mary

62. She sings slowly. A. Slowly B. She C. Sings D. None of the above

63. She comes here often. A. Often B. Comes C. Here D. She

For questions 64-66, identify the adjective in the sentences;

64. She is such a prudent lady. A . Prudent B. Lady C. She D. Such

65. Anthony is an inquisitive fellow. A. Inquisitive B. Fellow C. Anthony D. None of the above

66. Uche is beside the red car. A. Red B. Beside C. Car D. Uche

67. ________ is the sequence in which events unfolds in a story. A. Plot B. Setting C. Theme D. Message

68. ________ is the physical, social, cultural environment against which the story takes place. A. Setting
B. Situation C. Style D. Plot

69. ______ is a leading or main character in a novel or play. A. Protagonist B. Cast C. Crew D. Villain

70. _______ is the medium through which literature expresses itself. A. Language B. Text C. Literature D.
Novel.
71. _______ is a struggle or contest. A. Conflict B. Complication. C. Crisis D. Problem.

72. The full explication of SVCO is _____ A. Subject, Verb, Complement, Object. B. Subject, Verb,
Conjunction, Object. C. Subordinate, Verbal, Coordination, Object. D. Subject, Verb, Coordination,
Object.

73. The different forms of summaries are all except A. Information B. Advertisements C. Outlines D.
Reports

74. ________ is a type of essay which seeks to explain and inform on how to make or understand
something. A Exposition B. Narrative essay C. Argumentative essay D. Descriptive essay

75. ________ is a type of essay that requires the writer to describe a scene, a situation, a person or a
thing. A. Descriptive essay B. Narrative essay C. Informative essay D. Factual essay

76. _______ essay aims at recreating real or imaginary events in the mind of the reader. A. Descriptive B.
Imaginative C. Narrative D. Fictional

77. An essay written to persuade or appeal is a ______ A. Argumentative essay B. Persuasive essay C.
Imaginative essay D. Outspoken essay

78. A thesis statement contains the _____ of a passage. A. Key idea B. Additional information. C.
Complementary information D. Background information

79. Ideally, a sentence should embody_____ A. A single main idea. B. Many information. C. A command
D. An instruction

80. A good paragraph should be _____ A. Complete and unified B. Concise and free C. Understandable
and long. D. None of the enough.

For questions 81-85, choose the most appropriate word lettered A-D to fill in the blank spaces

81. Each of these companies had ___ books audited. A. Its B. Their C. It's D. They.

82. Neither Okon nor Etim ____ that the evidence is circumstantial. A. Feels B. Feel C. Feeling D. Feel's.

83. A fountain and an hanging basket _____ the entrance. A. Adorn B. Adorns C. Adornment D. None of
the above.

84. The study of words ____ facilitated by breaking them down into prefixes and suffixes and roots. A. is
B. Are C. All of the above D. Have

85. The choir is writing ____ own music. A. Its B. Their C. They D. None of the above.

86. _____ gives more information about a noun. A. Adjective B. Verb. C. Pronoun D. Preposition.

87. _____ can be used in place of a noun. A. Pronoun B. Verb C. Preposition. D. Conjunction.
88. ____ is the most important part of speech of in a sentence. A. Verb B. Noun C. Subject D. Adverb

89. ____ is a reference material designed to guide a learner's knowledge of a new language. A.
Dictionary B. Encyclopedia C. Vocabulary D. Lexis

90. A dictionary is used for all of the following except A. Language complexity B. Transcription C.
Etymology D. Spelling

91. Prefixes are attached at the ____ of a root word. A. Beginning B. End C. Middle D. None of the above.

92. Suffixes are attached at the_____ of a root word. A. End B. Middle C. Beginning D. Beginning and
end.

93. im, il and de are examples of A. Prefixes B. Infixes C. Suffixes D. All of the above.

94. er, dom and al are examples of A. Suffixes B. Prefixes C. Infixes D. Unfixes.

For questions 95-98, choose the correct spelling of the words.

95. A. Entrepreneur B. Enterpreneur C. Enterprenor D. Intrepreneur

96. A. Parallel B. Parrallel C. Parallell D. Paralell

97. A. Cemetery B. Cematary C. Cemetry D. Cematary

98. A. Hierarchy B. Hirachy C. Hierachy D. Hierahchy

99. Breakdown the following into their structure: She sings A. S V. B. S O. C. O V D. V C

100. A simple sentence has ____ A. One main verb B. More than one verb C. Multiple subjects D. None
of the above.

For questions 101-105, choose the appropriate words to fill the blanks.

101. The ______ is made of marble. A. Altar B. Alter C. Alltar D. Alter

102. Please, _____ with the school authority. A. Bear B. Bare C. Bere D. Beer

103. The _____ in the car is bad. A. Brake B. Break C. Brek D. Broke

104. The journey of life is not an easy_____ A. Course B. Cause C. Curse D. Cost

105. The _____ is sunny today. A. Weather B Whether C. Whither D. Wither