ENGLISH JS3 1ST TERM EXAMINATION

NEAREST IN MEANING

The school was founded in 2001

• Constituted

• Established

• Discovered

• Found out

NEAREST IN MEANING

The (plaintiff) was dissatisfied with the decision of the court

• Accused

• Defendant

• Complainant

• Guilt

NEAREST IN MEANING

Emeka had (tarnished)his father's image by the theft scandal

• Stained

• Defaced

• Defiled

• Disfigured

NEAREST IN MEANING

Offenders in school are given (mild)punishment by teachers.

• Severe

• Tough

• Lenient

• Strict

NEAREST IN MEANING

Textile business is very (lucrative) in urban centres

• Profitable

• Admirable

• Factual

• Enticing

OPPOSITE IN MEANING

The medicine has aggravated the pain rather than.............it

• Release

• Alleviate

• Increase

• Pinch

OPPOSITE IN MEANING

A car should not be seen as a luxury but as a. ............

• A necessity

• A property

• A commodity

• A possession

OPPOSITE IN MEANING

We were (astonished) to find the house empty

• Happy

• Angry

• Surprised

• Eager

OPPOSITE IN MEANING

The preacher (extolled) the virtues of the late man while he..............the behaviour of his children

• Neglected

• Magnified

• Condemned

• Absolve

OPPOSITE IN MEANING

Few people prefer the (rural)to the .............areas.

• Urban

• Pastoral

• Rustic

• Central