KUULCHAT
ENGLISH MOCK
From the alternatives lettered A to D, choose the one which most suitably completes each sentence.
1.
Fishes are plentiful in the pond.
little
scarce
small
unusual
2.
The welfare of students should be the concern of teachers.
growth
joy
wealth
well-being
3.
He loves taking hasty decisions so he never makes ...... moves.
calculated
smart
delayed
final
4.
The salient points of the topic have been thoroughly discussed.
highlighted
chosen
important
interesting
5.
Akua celebrates her birthday today but I cannot make it. This means that the speaker..........
does not want to be there.
feels it is necessary to attend.
has no birthday gift for her friend.
will not be able to attend.
6.
Akos has nothing to be boastful of.
afraid
anxious
ashamed
nervous
7.
Those children think their uncle is miserly yet he is ...... to strangers.
friendly
generous
strict
wicked
8.
There is nothing with which to compare the infinite knowledge and power of Providence.
endless
immeasurable
incomplete
inconstant
9.
Paul purposely left the door open.
carelessly
hurriedly
intentionally
occasionally
10.
I was informed at the eleventh hour about his decision to leave town. This means that I heard it
very late.
at eleven o'clock.
immediately.
in good time.
11.
These herbs grow here in leaps and bounds. This means that the herbs grow
gradually and in small numbers.
in big circular heaps.
in both cold and hot weather.
quickly and greatly.
12.
Foli and Adzovi hit it off quite well. This means they............
fight often
get on very well.
play as a team.
present good arguments.
13.
The oxen lay on bare floor,............?
didn't they
don't they
didn't it
isn't it
14.
The new school is ideal for Mr. Mensah's children.
good
perfect
satisfactory
suitable
15.
For winning the first position in the Essay Competition, the school gave Linda a laptop.
The correct passive form of the sentence above is
For winning the first position in the Essay Competition, Linda ...... given a laptop by the school.
is
has been
was
is being
Choose from the alternatives lettered A to D the one which is nearest in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence.
16.
The internet is of enormous benefit to education.
enviable
great
much
suitable
17.
The curious child likes to ask a lot of questions.
inquisitive
pompous
intelligent
talkative
18.
What transpired between them remains a secret.
manifested
translated
existed
happened
19.
The welfare of students should be the concern of teachers.
growth
joy
wealth
well-being
20.
The robbers ransacked the house.
torched
destroyed
invaded
looted
In each of the following sentences a group of words has been underlined. Choose from the alternatives lettered A to D the one that best explains the underlined group of words.
21.
She tried to throw dust in our eyes. This means that she tried to ......
cheat us
deceive us
fight us
make us blind
22.
Manna lay aside some money for Baaba's party. This means that Manna............
refused to host the party.
saved money for the party.
spent money on the party.
took a loan to organise the party.
23.
On seeing the angry mob approaching the school, our school prefect told us to take to our heels. This means that the prefect told us to ......
hurry up
join them
run away
walk gracefully
24.
"Do not be such a wet blanket, Afua. Your brother needs all the support you can give him", Auntie Araba chided her daughter.
This means that Afua ...... her brother.
didn't care about
couldn't wash for
was too weak to help
liked to discourage
25.
Samantha's main problem is that she can see no further than her nose. This means that Samantha
lacks foresight.
is easily deceived.
has a long nose.
cannot think
From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word underlined in each sentence.
26.
Most of the rules were observed.
violated
cancelled
lessened
excluded
27.
The visitor's timidity surprised us.
hostility
sincerity
boldness
carelessness
28.
No one enjoyed the old man's humourless stories
funny
peculiar
familiar
cheerful
29.
Those children think their uncle is miserly yet he is ...... to strangers.
friendly
generous
strict
wicked
30.
They said the film was ancient but I found it
relaxing.
modern.
difficult.
interesting.
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