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- Construct sentences to show examples of the following:
i)Emphatic pronouns
ii)Demonstrative pronouns(Solved)
Construct sentences to show examples of the following:
i)Emphatic pronouns
ii)Demonstrative pronouns
Date posted: September 17, 2018.
- List three degrees of adjective and give examples of sentences illustrating them in each(Solved)
List three degrees of adjective and give examples of sentences illustrating them in each
Date posted: September 17, 2018.
- State the four classes of adjectives as used in English language(Solved)
State the four classes of adjectives as used in English language
Date posted: September 17, 2018.
- Briefly give the characters of Akoko in the novel the river and the source(Solved)
Briefly give the characters of Akoko in the novel the river and the source.
Date posted: September 9, 2018.
- Change the following sentence into direct speech
Her grandmother asked her where her mother was.(Solved)
Change the following sentence into direct speech
Her grandmother asked her where her mother was.
Date posted: September 7, 2018.
- Change the following sentence into direct speech
She ordered her son never to go near a fire again.(Solved)
Change the following sentence into direct speech
She ordered her son never to go near a fire again.
Date posted: September 7, 2018.
- Choose the alternative that means the opposite of the word in brackets.
i)Itemo is noisy.(noisy).
ii)By the next day the goat was dead.(dead).
iii)I have lost the pen...(Solved)
Choose the alternative that means the opposite of the word in brackets.
i)Itemo is noisy.(noisy).
ii)By the next day the goat was dead.(dead).
iii)I have lost the pen that my mother bought for me.(lost).
Date posted: September 7, 2018.
- Choose the alternative that means the opposite of the word in brackets.
i)Francis carried the light load easily.(light).
ii)It is true that the sun goes round the...(Solved)
Choose the alternative that means the opposite of the word in brackets.
i)Francis carried the light load easily.(light).
ii)It is true that the sun goes round the earth.(true).
Date posted: September 7, 2018.
- Choose the alternative that means the opposite of the word in brackets.
i)The lion is famous for its cowardice.(cowardice).
ii)By the time we arrived home the door...(Solved)
Choose the alternative that means the opposite of the word in brackets.
i)The lion is famous for its cowardice.(cowardice).
ii)By the time we arrived home the door was open.(open).
Date posted: September 7, 2018.
- Choose the word that means the same as the word in brackets.
The sleepy child lies on her mother everyday.(lies).(Solved)
Choose the word that means the same as the word in brackets.
The sleepy child lies on her mother everyday.(lies)
Date posted: September 7, 2018.
- Choose the word that means the same as the word in brackets.
Lend me your keys for a minute.(lend).(Solved)
Choose the word that means the same as the word in brackets.
Lend me your keys for a minute.(lend).
Date posted: September 7, 2018.
- Choose the word that means the same as the word in brackets.
He caught a green snake-like fish in the river.(green snake-like fish).(Solved)
Choose the word that means the same as the word in brackets.
He caught a green snake-like fish in the river.(green snake-like fish).
Date posted: September 7, 2018.
- Choose the word that means the same as the word in brackets
We study with a purpose in mind.(purpose).(Solved)
Choose the word that means the same as the word in brackets
We study with a purpose in mind.(purpose).
Date posted: September 7, 2018.
- Choose the word that means the same as the word in brackets.
The house was consumed by the flames.(consumed).(Solved)
Choose the word that means the same as the word in brackets.
The house was consumed by the flames.(consumed).
Date posted: September 7, 2018.
- Choose the word that means the same as the word in brackets.
We use a jack to lift a car off the ground.(use)
(Solved)
Choose the word that means the same as the word in brackets.
We use a jack to lift a car off the ground.(use)
Date posted: September 7, 2018.
- River
Rain
Water
Sea
(Solved)
River
Rain
Water
Sea
Date posted: September 6, 2018.
- One of the words is a general term which includes the other three. Select the word in each case.
Vehicle
Tout
Driver
Commuters
(Solved)
One of the words is a general term which includes the other three. Select the word in each case.
Vehicle
Tout
Driver
Commuter
Date posted: September 6, 2018.
- One of the words is a general term which includes the other three. Select the word in each case.
Furniture
House
Ceiling
Living room(Solved)
One of the words is a general term which includes the other three. Select the word in each case.
Furniture
House
Ceiling
Living room
Date posted: September 6, 2018.
- One of the words is a general term which includes the other three. Select the word in each case.
lamb
Ewe
Flock
Ram
(Solved)
One of the words is a general term which includes the other three. Select the word in each case.
lamb
Ewe
Flock
Ram
Date posted: September 6, 2018.
- One of the words is a general term which includes the other three. Select the word in each case.
Guns
Army
Soldiers
Barracks
(Solved)
One of the words is a general term which includes the other three. Select the word in each case.
Guns
Army
Soldiers
Barracks
Date posted: September 6, 2018.
- One of the words is a general term which includes the other three. Select the word in each case.
Frocks
Clothes
Shirts
Blouses
(Solved)
One of the words is a general term which includes the other three. Select the word in each case.
Frocks
Clothes
Shirts
Blouses
Date posted: September 6, 2018.
- One of the words is a general term which includes the other three. Select the word in each case
Secretary
Members
Meeting
Chairman
(Solved)
One of the words is a general term which includes the other three. Select the word in each case
Secretary
Members
Meeting
Chairman
Date posted: September 6, 2018.
- One of the words is a general term which includes the other three. Select the word in each case.
Editor
Pictures
Newspaper
Headlines
(Solved)
One of the words is a general term which includes the other three. Select the word in each case.
Editor
Pictures
Newspaper
Headlines
Date posted: September 6, 2018.
- Read the passage below which contains blank spaces that are numbered 1-16 and for each of the blank spaces fill the best fitting word.
When a...(Solved)
Read the passage below which contains blank spaces that are numbered 1-16 and for each of the blank spaces fill the best fitting word.
When a problem 1_ in the family, it should be solved peacefully 2_ involving the children. I strongly 3_ parents who give their children the impression that this father of yours or this mother of yours does not care for you or love you.
4_, a parent’s occupation may result 5_ children clinging more to one parent than the other. Take, for example, a parent 6_ works away from home. Such a parent may spend no more than one week a year 7_ the children. As 8_ the young children won’t know him, and there will be no closeness 9_ them.
In modern society, we have many such cases. This 10_ can be eased if the parents inform their children 11_ their absent parent is not always around and how caring he or she is. 12- the other hand, when at home the absent parent should make all 13_ to socialize with the children, 14_ fatherly love. If a father or mother 15_ afford a week with the children per year, 16_ why not make arrangements for the children to visit the place where he or she works?
Date posted: September 6, 2018.
- Read the passage below which contains blank spaces that are numbered 1-16 and for each of the blank spaces fill the best fitting word.
Crying can...(Solved)
Read the passage below which contains blank spaces that are numbered 1-16 and for each of the blank spaces fill the best fitting word.
Crying can help. Sometimes crying together 1_ the surviving parent can help 2_ of you. You may come 3_ the surviving parent crying alone. If you put your arms around him or her, you will 4_ each other and become closer and stronger. You 5_ find it useful to talk to other members of the family 6_ what happened, your feelings and plans for the future. You may find the other members of your family feel 7_ like you and so you won’t feel so alone. It might help to 8_ your thoughts down in your diary. A diary does not have to be 9_ expensive one 10_ an exercise book will do. A diary is like a friend who will listen. You 11_ put on paper a lot of your secret feelings when you find it 12_ difficult to talk about them. Once 13_ are in the diary it’s as 14_ you have dealt with them. They are over; you do 15_ have to deal with the pain 16_.
Date posted: September 6, 2018.
- Read the passage below which contains blank spaces that are numbered 1-16 and for each of the blank spaces fill the best fitting word
The future...(Solved)
Read the passage below which contains blank spaces that are numbered 1-16 and for each of the blank spaces fill the best fitting word
The future 1_ the remaining rhinos in Kenya is, 2_ looking brighter. It 3_ been proved 4_ well-patrolled and effectively 5_ sanctuaries provide 6_ protection for the rhino from its arch enemy, the 7_. Anti-poaching patrols alone are often 8_ to protect them in the wide open spaces from well organized gangs 9_ poachers with 10_ automatic weapons, who may spend several weeks in the bush hunting 11_ the last of the species. Let us 12_ that other tropical African countries may follow Kenya’s example in 13_ their rhinos and allowing 14_ to live and breed 15_ sanctuaries, for the benefit of 16_ generations.
Date posted: September 6, 2018.
- Read the passage below which contains blank spaces that are numbered 1-16 and for each of the blank spaces fill the best fitting word.
This is...(Solved)
Read the passage below which contains blank spaces that are numbered 1-16 and for each of the blank spaces fill the best fitting word.
This is 1_ doubt a dilemma for many parents. Coming up2_ a solution 3_ striking several compromises. If we choose to involve 4_ children in the family decision making process we 5_ the danger of being seen as weaklings 6_ cannot control our families. 7_, if we continue to 8_ our children’s freedom of expression we should be prepared to 9_ their respect. In this case, there 10_ be a never-ending cold war between parents and their children. In most cases it is the children who win in this 11_ war when, in 12_ teenage years, they grow too tired of 13_ by their parents and 14_ authority. They take 15_ drugs and general rioting as a 16_ of defying parental authority.
Date posted: September 6, 2018.
- Read the passage below which contains blank spaces that are numbered 1-16 and for each of the blank spaces fill the best fitting word.
Trouble came...(Solved)
Read the passage below which contains blank spaces that are numbered 1-16 and for each of the blank spaces fill the best fitting word.
Trouble came when I got the 1_ of sharing a house with a fellow who shared the same 2_ with me that cooking is not for real men. In 3_ circumstances, the house would go without a meal being cooked at all for such 4_ periods that the cockroaches in the house 5_ starve to death. 6_ I knew how to survive when things became 7_ bad. I would 8_ with lots of good reasons 9_ why we should be cooking more 10_ in the house until my housemate was convinced. I would 11_ cook the worst meal ever tasted on earth. 12_, he would 13_ cook for 14_ rest of the time 15_ I stayed 16_ him.
Date posted: September 6, 2018.
- Read the passage below which contains blank spaces that are numbered 1-16 and for each of the blank spaces fill the best fitting word ...(Solved)
Read the passage below which contains blank spaces that are numbered 1-16 and for each of the blank spaces fill the best fitting word I 1_my head to rest for the night, and 2_ I reflected on the happenings of the day, my heart felt heavy. I felt pinned down, backed up into a corner with no possibility of escape. As my mind 3_ to wander I 4_ not help listening to the strained voice of dad as he 5_ in yet another heated debate with mum over what I was sure was a 6_ matter. It 7_ longer bothered me as it was now a deep-set tradition. Squabbling, squabbling and 8_ squabbling. That 9_ all they ever seemed to do.
I 10_ about the romance novels I 11_ to read. 12_ all used to talk about13_, a happy life, a pleasant 14_, and a peaceable 15_. Was it all just fantasy, the 16_ of over imaginative mind? What about religion? It could not give much, I had already concluded.
1. Laid 2.as 3.began 4.could 5.engaged 6.trivial 7.no 8.more 9.was 10.thought 11.used 12.they 13.love 14.marriage 15.family 16.product.
Date posted: September 6, 2018.
- Read the passage below which contains blank spaces that are numbered 1-16 and for each of the blank spaces fill the best fitting word.
It is...(Solved)
Read the passage below which contains blank spaces that are numbered 1-16 and for each of the blank spaces fill the best fitting word.
It is 1_ for a team to win a game if it has 2_ prepared itself3_ for a competition. This is what4_ to our football team5_it went for6_ inter-schools’ competition7_term. It did not score8_goal, but9_ opponents scored five goals. As aresult10_ this shameful defeat, it has began11_for the next inter-schools’ competition,12_will take place next term. It,13_, hopes that14_ round it15_ 16_.
Date posted: September 6, 2018.