[Solutions] All English Language Answers To The Quiz

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English 1 Solution

From 1 to 5 Choose the word that is nearly opposite in meaning to the underline word

1. Mark purchased various articles at the big sale near kingsway and surprisingly enough, he _____ them all before he reached home that day.

A. Destroyed
B. Bought
C. Sold ✔
D. Lent

2. In this argument, David was my supporter even though he is often my _____ in other matters.

A. Opponent ✔
B. Opposite
C. Proposer
D. Ally

3. People are normally _____ often turn to be dauntless heroes in the face of real danger.

A. Unsteady
B. Colourless
C. Cowardly ✔
D. Unfriendly

4. I encouraged my younger brother to take on law as a profession while I _____ my sister from doing so.

A. Financed
B. Warned
C. Dissuaded ✔
D. Helped

5. John was able to kindle the fire which my father had to ______.

A. Kill
B. Switch
C. Extinguish ✔
D. Destroyed

After each of the following sentence, a list of possible interpretations of all of the is given, From 6 to 9 Choose the interpretation that you consider appropriate for each sentence.

6. Mr John as always managed to keep his head above water.

A. Keep his head above water when swimming
B. Like swimming
C. Know the techniques of swimming
D. Stay out of financial difficulty ✔

7. He went off the rails as soon as he heard of his failure in the last examination.

A. Become annoyed ✔
B. Become disorganized
C. Became a man
D. Wept bitterly

8. Marys classmates agreed to send her to Coventry.

A. Send her to the sisters at the convent
B. Report her to the sisters at the convent
C. Ignore her ✔
D. Trained her to be leader

9. The men eventually gained their freedom and decided later to get their own back on their oppressors.

A. Strike
B. Have their revenge on ✔
C. Abuse
D. Get something from

From 10 - 20, Choose the word that best completes the following sentences

10. Ada has special love _____ children, so she is going to be a teacher.

A. In
B. With
C. Of
D. For ✔

11. John has not heard from his sister since she _____ to the malawi.

A. Has gone
B. Had gone
C. Had been gone
D. Went ✔

12. I don't like my mathematics teacher well, he doesn't like me _____.

A. Too
B. Also
C. Quite
D. Either ✔

13. He said he forgot _____.

A. What you said ✔
B. That you said
C. Why you said
D. When you said

14. ______ We shall go together.

A. If you had come early
B. If you came early
C. If you come early ✔
D. Although you come early

15. The house _____ is the most beautiful in that area.

A. After john built
B. In which john built
C. Whose john built
D. Which john built ✔

16. My _____ to you, students, is to be good.

A. Advice ✔
B. Advise
C. Adverse
D. Advance

17. The car could not keep pace _____ the motor cycle especially in congested areas.

A. With ✔
B. Along
C. Down
D. On

18. People are always afraid to visit Mr David because he is ______.

A. An army
B. A soldier ✔
C. An army man
D. A military

19. David is _____ troublesome than i imagined.

A. Much less ✔
B. The least
C. More less
D. Very less

20. This is not _____ house in the street but it is certainly bigger than yours.

A. A big
B. The big
C. The biggest ✔
D. The bigger

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English 2 Quiz Solution

From 1 to 5 Choose the word that is nearly opposite in meaning to the underline word

1. The leader of the delegation was commended for the manner in which he handled the matter, while their hosts were _____.

A. Applauded
B. Praised
C. Criticized
D. Sanctioned ✔

2. The manager who was sacked last month has been _____.

A. Retired
B. Suspended
C. Reinstated ✔
D. Promoted

3. We were asked to reach a compromise and not start another _____.

A. Accusation
B. Cooncession
C. Controversy ✔
D. Issue

4. You should be ______ so as not to be caught unawares

A. Serious
B. Sober
C. Ready
D. Alert ✔

5. He was promoted for his efficiency, while his colleague was demoted for _____.

A. Ability
B. Lateness
C. Incompetence ✔
D. Capability

After each of the following sentence, a list of possible interpretations is given, From 6 to 9 Choose the interpretation that you consider appropriate for each sentence.

6. Mary has an infectious smile. This means that Mary

A. Spread infection when she smiles
B. Has sores in her teeth
C. Makes other smile when she smile ✔
D. Becomes infected when she smiles

7. It is cold comfort to tell a hungry man that starvation improves health. This means that telling a hungry man this is

A. Frightening
B. Consoling
C. Unhelpful ✔
D. Hyprocritical

.8 Mary won the race by a hairs breadth. This means that Mary won

A. Convincingly
B. Narrowly ✔
C. Comfortably
D. Luckily

9. You must be speaking with your tongue in your cheek. This means that you

A. Must be very serious
B. Must be thinking of something else
C. Must have food in your mouth
D. Dont mean what you are saying ✔

From 10 - 20, Choose the word that best completes the following sentences

10. He is a dare devil, I really ______ be surprised that he has escaped.

A. Ought to
B. Could
C. Could not
D. Ought not ✔

11. This is mary's handwriting, there ______ be no argument about it.

A. Will
B. May
C. Might
D. Can ✔

12. ______ Is not good for children.

A. To have skipped breakfast
B. Skip breakfast
C. To have been skipping breakfast
D. Skipping breakfast ✔

13. The manager is leaving the company to ______ a new appointment elsewhere

A. Take over
B. Take on
C. Take up ✔
D. Take off

14. ______ a new teacher, she does not know much about the behavior of the students.

A. Being ✔
B. Having been
C. Been
D. Having being

15. The lecturer arrived exactly ______ time to give the talk.

A. On ✔
B. With
C. By
D. In

16. The company distributed gifts to its staff as an _____ to hard work.

A. Incentive ✔
B. Inception
C. Interest
D. Induction

17. After much debate on the controversial issue, the meeting was ______ till next morning.

A. Postponed
B. Shift
C. Adjourned ✔
D. Delayed

18. The accused stated ______ that he was innocent of the crime.

A. Unequivocally ✔
B. Feebly
C. Ashamedly
D. Excitedly

19. I was advised to open a ______ account with the bank if i wanted to pay in cheques.

A. Savings
B. Deposit
C. Loans
D. Current ✔

20. The ______ against childhood diseases has ended.

A. Injection
B. Vaccination
C. Immunization ✔
D. Harmonization

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Solutions to English 3 Quiz

From the word letter A to D Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined. An example is given below
Seat - A. Sit B. Cite C. Set D. Key ✔

1. Coin

A. Toy ✔
B. Rod
C. Lord
D. Ride

2. Blow

A. Brown
B. Blew
C. Road ✔
D. Now

3. High

A. Yell
B. Bye ✔
C. Quay
D. Toil

4. Parse

A. Spice
B. Irk
C. Chart ✔
D. Eye

5. Short

A. But
B. Shoot
C. Spot
D. Jaw ✔


From the word letter A to D Choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined. An example is given below
Vice - A. Cat B. Dress ✔ C. Show D. Chalk

6. Same

A. Isle
B. Dies
C. Daze
D. Loose ✔

7. Check

A. Chemist
B. Campaign
C. Sharp
D. Cheque ✔

8. Sing

A. Examine
B. Sinner
C. Miner
D. Kingship ✔

9. Scratch

A. Secret
B. Screen ✔
C. Street
D. School

10. Parent

A. Pious ✔
B. Physics
C. Corps
D. Pharmacy

From the word letter A to D Choose the word that has the CORRECT STRESS An example is given below
 Democratic is de-mo-CRA-tic ✔


11. Installation

A. IN-stal-la-tion
B. in-STAL-la-tion
C. in-stal-LA-tion ✔
D. in-stal-la-TION

12. Unwillingness

A. UN-wil-ling-ness
B. un-WIL-ling-ness ✔
C. un-wil-LING-ness
D. un-wil-ling-NESS

13. Circumstances

A. CIR-cum-stan-ces ✔
B. cir-CUM-stan-ces
C. cir-cum-STAN-ces
D. cir-cum-stan-CES

14. Manipulate

A. MA-ni-pu-late
B. ma-NI-pu-late ✔
C. ma-ni-PU-late
D. ma-ni-pu-LATE

15. Apologize

A. A-pol-o-gize
B. a-POL-o-gize ✔
C. a-pol-O-gize
D. a-pol-o-GIZE

From the word letter A to D Choose the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol
 Example /c/ A. Yell B. Holy C. Boy ✔ D. Idiot


16. /u/

A. Choose
B. Tool
C. Book ✔
D. Scoop

17. /au/

A. Chior
B. Howl ✔
C. Pour
D. Pure

18. /j/

A. Cue ✔
B. Quite
C. Judge
D. Cheer

19. /ei/

A. Alone
B. Greet
C. Height
D. Neight ✔

20. /n/

A. Ankle
B. Knock ✔
C. Hymn
D. Hung

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