English Studies Mock Exam Questions for JSS3

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Objective Questions

1.The Student Union Leader was ______ in the wake of students’ unrest that claimed some lives.

A. dismissed
B. driven away
C. punished
D. rusticated
E. sacked

2. Ships berth at the ______ to load and unload.
A. airport
B. harbor
C. hanger
D. park
E. station

3.Having lost his wife, the man has remained a ______ for fifteen years.
A. bachelor
B. groom
C. spouse
D. widow
E. widower

4.His poor mother advised him to borrow books from ______ so that he can improve in his studies.
A. archives
B. bookshop
C. laboratory
D. library
E. school

5.Politicians, unlike the military, are expected to formulate policies that will be beneficial to the people in their ______.
A. constituencies
B. localities
C. parties
D. wards
E. zones

6.The ailing boy was admitted into the children ______ in the hospital.
A. office
B. part
C. room
D. section
E. ward

7.In the banking hall, the ______ attends to customers behind the counter.
A. accountant
B. cashier
C. manager
D. operator
E. receptionist

8.The railway authority has ordered for more ______ to be imported into the country.
A. buses
B. coaches
C. seats
D. stations
E. wagons

9.Since the house is going to be a three ______ building, the wood supporting the decking must be very strong.
A. level
B. stage
C. step
D. storey
E. unit

10.The president had a ______ knowledge of the coup.
A. bi
B. fore
C. mis
D. pre
E. re

11.What prefix can be added to the word “trace” from the list below?
A. de
B. dis
C. mal
D. re
E. with

12.He is my ______ since he was born to my father by another woman.
A. cousin
B. half brother
C. nephew
D. sibling
E. step brother

13.A pregnant woman is advised to start attending the ______ natal clinic early enough.
A. ante
B. anti
C. bi
D. post
E. trans

14.He likes ______ power to himself.
A. acclaiming
B. admitting
C. arrogating
D. ascribing
E. attributing

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

15.“I am hungry” is re-written in reported form as ______ hungry.
A. He said he was
B. He says I was
C. He said I am
D. I am
E. I was

16.The noun form of the word inhabit is ______.
A. inhabited
B. inhabits
C. inhabitant
D. inhabitable
E. uninhabitable

17.The children look forward to ______ from their parents soon.
A. be heard
B. be hearing
C. have heard
D. hear
E. hearing

18.The lady about ______ I spoke to you last week is here now.
A. which
B. who
C. whom
D. whose
E. who’s

19.The patients attended the clinic yesterday, ______ they?
A. aren’t
B. didn’t
C. don’t
D. weren’t
E. won’t

20.“He said he might see you the following day,” re-written in direct speech becomes:
A. He can see you tomorrow
B. He may see you the following day
C. I can see you tomorrow
D. He said “I could see you the following day”
E. He said “I may see you tomorrow”

21.As a team, we need ______ efforts to win the trophy.
A. each other
B. everybody
C. everyone’s
D. one another’s
E. oneself

22.The customer left the store without buying anything ______ the price of the good was too expensive.
A. as
B. if
C. provided
D. so
E. then

23.Tolu lost his golden pen ______ he has found it now.
A. and
B. but
C. so
D. therefore
E. yet

24.The turn-off of participants at the programme was poor because the timing ______ not conducive.
A. are
B. had been
C. is
D. was
E. were

25.They did the work ______.
A. ourself
B. ourselves
C. theirselves
D. themselves
E. yourself

26.My brother plans to study ______ at the university.
A. psychology
B. Research
C. psychological
D. dsychology
E. esychology

27.The man with his wife ______ coming to visit the family today.
A. are
B. have being
C. is
D. was
E. were

28.He has been waiting for this day, ______ he?
A. aren’t
B. hasn’t
C. isn’t
D. mustn’t
E. wasn’t

29.Neither Mary ______ Rachael knows the way home.
A. and
B. but
C. nor
D. or
E. with

30.“She is preparing the meal” rewritten in passive voice becomes:
A. has been prepared
B. is been prepared
C. is being prepared
D. was been prepared
E. was being prepared

31.There was a roadblock ______ the junction.
A. at
B. for
C. in
D. on
E. over

32.In the 2000 ______ many inventions have been achieved.
A. Millennium
B. Millennium
C. Millenium
D. Millienium
E. Milleenium

33.“I have sewn the dress,” said the seamstress.
The indirect speech becomes:
A. She said she has sewn the dress
B. She said she had sewn the dress
C. She says she had sewn the dress
D. She said she sew the dress
E. She said she is sewing the dress

34.Jumai was so terrified ______ she shivered for a while.
A. and
B. but
C. that
D. so
E. because

35.“The guest speaker is addressing the students” in passive form becomes:
A. The students are being addressed by the guest speaker
B. The students are addressed by the guest speaker
C. The students were addressed
D. The students have been addressed
E. The students are addressing

36.He took ______ his shirt because it was very short.
A. off
B. out
C. up
D. away
E. in

37.The patient is still at ______ the hospital but will be discharged in a week’s time.
A. at
B. by
C. from
D. in
E. with

38.No sooner had the match ended ______ the protest started.
A. and
B. than
C. then
D. that
E. when

39.Obi was transferred to a new school ______ last year.
A. at
B. during
C. for
D. from
E. since

40.Old people don’t like cartoon networks, ______ they?
A. do
B. don’t
C. did
D. does
E. didn’t

ORAL ENGLISH

41. Choose the word with the same sound as /uː/:
A. book
B. cheese
C. cook
D. who

42.Choose the word with the same sound as /ɔː/:
A. rough
B. sauce
C. sorry
D. sword

43.Choose the word with the same sound as /ʌ/:
A. come
B. dog
C. gone
D. horse

44.Choose the word with the same sound as /ɪ/:
A. kite
B. fight
C. see
D. sip

45.Choose the word with the same sound as /ɑː/:
A. cart
B. farm
C. fame
D. cap

46.Choose the word with the same initial sound /f/:
A. phone
B. physics
C. pest
D. psalm

47.Choose the word with the same sound /b/:
A. tomb
B. womb
C. bomb
D. comb

48.Choose the word with /t/ sound:
A. begged
B. walked
C. then
D. think

49.Choose the word with /d/ sound:
A. dumb
B. lamb
C. handsome
D. handkerchief

50.Choose the word with /k/ sound:
A. next
B. cease
C. know
D. church

COMPREHENSION / LITERATURE

51.The ______ of a girl is equated to a ______ in the story.
A. life / path
B. mind / peak
C. brain / memory
D. womb / gate
E. vision / eye

52.According to the story, TWIM means:
A. The wife in me
B. The wisdom in me
C. The way in me
D. The worship in me
E. The woman in me

53.Save the African Womb foundation is initiated by:
A. Trans
B. Twat
C. Twix
D. Twim
E. True

54.According to Dr. Mitini, the only way Agnes can bounce back to life is to:
A. remove her womb
B. amputate her hand
C. divorce her husband
D. stop giving birth
E. relocate abroad

55.The General Overseer of Oil of Angels Ministries is:
A. Pastor Abraham
B. Bishop Davison
C. Bishop Abraham
D. Bishop Moses
E. Rev. Henry

56.Ude is left with ______ plot of land after his marriage to Onome.
A. two
B. three
C. five
D. one
E. four

57.What is Ude’s regret about his marriage with Mabel?
A. She cannot cook
B. She left him
C. She is not hardworking
D. She is never a wife material
E. She is rude

58.Mrs Bello’s best colour is:
A. sky blue
B. violet
C. yellow
D. lemon green
E. baby pink

59.The Magistrate promises to punish Mrs Bello if she fails to:
A. release Ogadi
B. give evidence
C. pay a fine
D. release the officers
E. go out of the courtroom

60.All these are themes in Ogadinma except:
A. wickedness
B. love
C. danger of early marriage
D. citizenship
E. promiscuity

61.David is sitting room as Udoh knocks, he is _

A. watching TV
B. ironing
C. reading
D. sleeping
E. listening

62.Udoh visited Daniel to ask about:
A. exam
B. movie
C. mathematics teacher
D. friend Michael
E. homework

63.The first student to crack a joke was:
A. Ndubisi
B. Onwumere
C. Onyekachi
D. Boma
E. Kevin

64.According to Onyekachi, the full meaning of “wife” is:
A. willingness forever
B. worries introduced
C. weakness increased
D. wisdom forever
E. work is forever

65.Stephanie replies Daniel’s letter:
A. everyday
B. once a week
C. three times
D. twice a week
E. four times

66.John is afraid ______ dogs.
A. at
B. of
C. with
D. by
E. for

67.She prefers tea ______ coffee.
A. than
B. to
C. with
D. over
E. by

68.They’ve arrived ______ time.
A. at
B. on
C. in
D. by
E. with

69.The boy is taller ______ his brother.
A. than
B. to
C. from
D. with
E. by

70.We congratulated him ______ his success.
A. at
B. for
C. on
D. with
E. by

71.The teacher insisted ______ silence.
A. on
B. in
C. at
D. for
E. with

72.She is fond ______ singing.
A. at
B. of
C. with
D. by
E. on

73.He succeeded ______ passing the exam.
A. at
B. in
C. on
D. with
E. by

74.The book belongs ______ me.
A. for
B. to
C. with
D. at
E. on

75.I am tired ______ working.
A. of
B. at
C. with
D. by
E. for

76.The man was accused ______ stealing the money.
A. with
B. for
C. of
D. on
E. at

77.She insisted ______ paying the bill.
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. with
E. for

78.He is capable ______ solving the problem.
A. at
B. of
C. in
D. with
E. on

79.The teacher was pleased ______ the students’ performance.
A. at
B. with
C. on
D. for
E. in

80.They prevented him ______ entering the hall.
A. to
B. from
C. at
D. on
E. with

81.She apologized ______ coming late.
A. for
B. to
C. at
D. on
E. with

82.The boy was punished ______ his misconduct.
A. on
B. with
C. for
D. at
E. in

83.He is married ______ a nurse.
A. with
B. to
C. by
D. for
E. at

84.We are looking forward ______ your arrival.
A. to
B. for
C. with
D. at
E. on

85.She is tired ______ the noise.
A. with
B. of
C. at
D. by
E. for

86.The students complained ______ the poor facilities.
A. of
B. with
C. at
D. on
E. for

87.He was absent from ______ school yesterday.
A. in
B. from
C. at
D. on
E. by

88.She is interested ______ learning French.
A. on
B. at
C. in
D. with
E. for

89.The teacher warned the students ______ making noise.
A. for
B. against
C. at
D. on
E. with

90.He is good ______ Mathematics.
A. on
B. at
C. in
D. with
E. for

91.The girl is afraid ______ the dark.
A. for
B. of
C. with
D. at
E. on

92.She succeeded ______ her efforts.
A. by
B. with
C. through
D. in
E. on

93.He agreed ______ the proposal.
A. with
B. to
C. on
D. at
E. for

94.The book consists ______ five chapters.
A. of
B. with
C. in
D. on
E. for

95.She depends ______ her parents for support.
A. in
B. on
C. at
D. with
E. for

96.He is known ______ his honesty.
A. with
B. by
C. for
D. on
E. at

97.They are proud ______ their achievements.
A. for
B. of
C. with
D. at
E. on

98.The man is responsible ______ the project.
A. for
B. of
C. with
D. at
E. on

99.She is accustomed ______ waking up early.
A. with
B. to
C. for
D. at
E. on

100.He insisted ______ seeing the manager.
A. on
B. at
C. in
D. with
E. for

Objective Answer

Questions 1–20

Questions 21–40

D
A
B
D
D
A
C
B
C
C
A
A (correct spelling: Millennium)
B
C
A
A
D
B
E
A

Questions 41–50 (Oral English)

Questions 51–60 (Literature)

Questions 61–70

Questions 71–80

Questions 81–90

Questions 91–100

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