MCQ Questions

Question No. 1

Use pairs of words to complete these sentences. The first one has been done for you.

Answer :

(1) You must pay for your pie before you can eat it!

(2) “This is the d____ that you will d____!” threatened the terrifying villain.

(3) “I see you have managed to t____ the wild horse this t____,” remarked the man.

(4) “We will all r____ up in protest, unless you give us a r____!” the workers told their employer.

(5) It was l____ and the l____ was fading fast.

(6) You m____ borrow m____ book, if you would like to read it.

(7) Please w____ for the w____ paint to dry before you touch it, otherwise you will leave dirty marks.

(8) “The pigs s____ in this s____,” the farmer explained.

(9) In India, it is a r____ to get the r____ harvested before the monsoon.

(10) “Our f____ is to f____ each other to the death,” the one man said dramatically to the other.

Question No. 2

Say whether these statements are true or false. If a statement is false, correct it.

Answer :

(1) The customs of other ethnic groups are usually familiar to us.

(2) Gafar was a member of the Igbo tribe.

(3) It is normal for a man to feel nervous about meeting the family of his wife-to-be.

(4) Gafar had to buy gifts for many different people before Nwanne would be allowed to leave her father’s home in order to marry him.

(5) Nwanne’s father was happy to discuss the list of gifts with Gafar and make some changes if necessary.

(6) Gafar didn’t think he would ever have enough money to be able to meet the demands of Nwanne’s family.

(7) Gafar and Nwanne didn’t get married because of the inter-ethnic differences between them.

Question No. 3

Answer these questions on the text.

Answer :

(1) If you had been in Gafar’s position in this situation, how would you have felt? Explain the reasons.

(2) If you had been in Nwanne’s position in this situation, how would you have felt? Explain the reasons.

(3) What does the phrase ‘things went downhill’ mean?

(4) What do you think Gafar and Nwanne could have done to save their relationship?

Question No. 4

Choose appropriate words to complete the paragraph.

Answer :

In India there are about 10 million weddings per year. In the Hindu a) ______ the b) ______ is to have a very colourful wedding. It lasts several days unless the families are poor or c) ______. The entrance to the bride and d) ______’s new home is sometimes decorated with balloons. It is the e) ______ for the couple to hold hands and take seven steps around a fire, making a promise to each other at each step. Everyone is f) ______ to this ritual, in fact, no Hindu marriage is binding or compl

Question No. 5

Rotimi likes playing football, ______?

Answer :

isn’t it

doesn’t he

don’t you

you don’t

didn’t he

Question No. 6

______ is an example of an uncountable noun.

Answer :

‘Nigeria’

‘Boat’

‘Courage’

‘Milk’

‘Sweets’

Question No. 7

He said, “I am hungry.” In indirect speech, this is:

Answer :

He said that he is hungry.

He says that he is hungry.

He said that I am hungry.

He said that he was hungry.

I am hungry he said.

Question No. 8

Ifeanyi cooked a delicious supper for all of us to eat. Written in the passive voice, this is:

Answer :

A delicious supper was cooked by Ifeanyi, for all of us to eat.

A delicious supper for all of us to eat is being cooked by Ifeanyi.

We will all eat a delicious supper cooked by Ifeanyi.

A delicious supper for all of us to eat was being cooked by Ifeanyi.

All of us ate a delicious supper that Ifeanyi cooked.

Question No. 9

This is our car. We paid for it ______.

Answer :

himself

ourselves

myself

themselves

itself

Question No. 10

Choose an appropriate prefix to complete the words: ‘cover’, ‘grace’, ‘count’.

Answer :

out-

dis-

em-

non-

sub-

Question No. 11

______ is an example of a common noun

Answer :

‘Nigeria’

‘Boat’

‘Courageous’

‘Milky’

‘Sweetly’

Question No. 12

______ is an example of a proper noun.

Answer :

‘Nigeria’

‘Boat’

‘Courage’

‘Milk’

‘Sweet’

Question No. 13

He said, “I am hungry.” In indirect speech, this is:

Answer :

He said that he is hungry.

He says that he is hungry.

He said that I am hungry.

He said that he was hungry.

I am hungry he said.

Question No. 14

Ifeanyi cooked a delicious supper for all of us to eat. Written in the passive voice, this is:

Answer :

A delicious supper was cooked by Ifeanyi, for all of us to eat.

A delicious supper for all of us to eat is being cooked by Ifeanyi.

We will all eat a delicious supper cooked by Ifeanyi.

A delicious supper for all of us to eat was being cooked by Ifeanyi.

All of us ate a delicious supper that Ifeanyi cooked.

Question No. 15

This is our car. We paid for it ______.

Answer :

himself

ourselves

myself

themselves

itself

Question No. 16

The suffix that means ‘the science or study of’ is ______.

Answer :

-fer

-ism

-logy

-some

-ness

Question No. 17

It is cold today, ______?

Answer :

is it

are they

isn’t it

aren’t you

it is

Question No. 18

______ is an example of an abstract noun.

Answer :

‘Nigeria’

‘Boat’

‘Courage’

‘Milk’

‘Sweetness’

Question No. 19

______ is an example of an uncountable noun.

Answer :

‘Nigeria’

‘Boat’

‘Courage’

‘Milk’

‘Sweets’

Question No. 20

I ate everything on my plate ______ the fish.

Answer :

except

without

apart

although

accept

Question No. 21

“We fetched the boxes yesterday,” the women explained. In indirect speech, this is:

Answer :

The women explained that she had fetched the boxes yesterday.

The women explained that they had fetched the boxes yesterday.

The women explained that they had fetched the boxes the previous day.

The women explained that they had already fetched the boxes.

The boxes were fetched by the women the day before.

Question No. 22

Ifeanyi cooked a delicious supper for all of us to eat. Written in the passive voice, this is:

Answer :

A delicious supper was cooked by Ifeanyi, for all of us to eat.

A delicious supper for all of us to eat is being cooked by Ifeanyi.

We will all eat a delicious supper cooked by Ifeanyi.

A delicious supper for all of us to eat was being cooked by Ifeanyi.

All of us ate a delicious supper that Ifeanyi cooked.

Question No. 23

The adults left the children behind. Written in the passive voice, this is:

Answer :

The adults were left behind by the children.

The children stayed behind.

The adults decided to leave the children behind.

The children were left behind by the adults.

The children were left.

Question No. 24

That is your suitcase, you can carry it ______.

Answer :

itself

myself

yourselves

ourselves

yourself

Question No. 25

Choose an appropriate suffix to create nouns out of the words ‘happy’, ‘sad’, ‘ill’.

Answer :

-ly

-ment

-al

-able

-ness

Question No. 26

The prefix that means ‘under’ is ______.

Answer :

super-

re-

post-

non-

sub-

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