END OF SECOND TERM EXATMINATION 2024/2025 ACADEMIC SESSION #ENGLISH LANGUAGE #

Which of the following adjectives is used to describe something that is very cold?

• Sunny

• Chilly

• unsuccessful

• Hot

• Warm

Answer explanation

'Chilly' is an adjective that describes something or someone that is somewhat cold. It's a great word to use when you want to convey a sense of coolness or mild coldness.

Which of these have the /Ʌ/ vowel sound as in 'Rubber'?

• cushion

• cousin

• group

• sore

• author

Answer explanation

Only the word 'Cousin' has the given phonetic symbol

He ______ sad when he heard the news.

• feels

• feel

• fealt

• feelt

• felt

Answer explanation

Only the verb 'felt' expresses the past simple tense that fits the blank space.

The box was _________ big to fit into the suitcase.

• so

• because

• to

• too

• two

Simple past tense describes actions that have started and ended in the past

• past participle tense

• present simple tense

• simple future tense

• past simple tense

• present continuous tense

Answer explanation

Simple past tense describes actions that have started and ended in the past

Change the sentence to past continuous tense: 'We are listening to the president's speech when the electricity went off'.

• We have listened to the president's speech when the electricity went off

• We were listening to the president's speech when the electricity went off

• We had listened to the president's speech when the electricity went off

• We will listen to the president before electricity went off

• We listens to the president's speech before electricity goes off.

Answer explanation

Change the verb to be 'are' to past form 'were' and the sentence becomes past continuous tense

We use the ________ to talk about an action that has not yet happened, but is still going to happen.

• past participle tense

• present simple tense

• simple future tense

• past simple tense

• present continuous tense

Answer explanation

The simple future tense is used to talk about something that has not happened but is still going to happen in the in future

Which of these prefixes will be used to make the opposite meaning of relevant.

• il-

• im-

• ir-

• im-

• in

Answer explanation

'ir' can be fixed to form the opposite of relevant -irrelevant

In writing future tense, 'shall' and 'will' is followed by _________

• 1st person singular and plural only

• 1st person singular only

• 1st and 2nd person singular only

• 2nd and 3rd person plurals only

• 3rd person singular and plurals

Answer explanation

Only the first person personal pronouns goes with both shall and will

measles is a common childhood ____________

• diagnosis

• virus

• fever

• infection

• disease

Answer explanation

Measles is a kind of disease