JSS 1 English OBJ Exam QuestionS

First Term Objective Questions

Choose from the options lettered A-D the one that contains the given phonetic symbol.

1. /i/
A. lay
B. leg
C. live
D. many

2. /i:/
A. rid
B. sheep
C. sit
D. village

3. /k/
A. bat
B. foot
C. pass
D. king

4. /g/
A. glass
B. can
C. die
D. cross

From the options A-D, the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word.

5. The team’s line of attack was weak
A. approach
B. offence
C. action
D. defense

6. Many artificial ponds exit on the farm.
A. surfaced
B. natural
C. manufactured
D. fascination

7. Olive has a lot of love for red dresses
A. charm
B. attraction
C. hatred
D. constructed

8. The kids were sad because they lost their father.
A. happy
B. busy
C. mad
D. sick

9. Monogamy is very common in Europe whereas___ is common in Africa
A. polyandry
B. bigamy
C. celibacy
D. polygamy

From the options lettered A-D, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the word underlined

10. Old customs hardly die away
A. soldiers
B. fights
C. methods
D. traditions

11. The dark clouds were an indication that a heavy rain would fall.
A. signs
B. marks
C. demonstration
D. evidences

12. James was compelled to cut the grass again
A. asked
B. forced
C. invited
D. told

13. The army announced that they were yet to arrest the Boko haram abductors.
A. bail
B. charge
C. apprehend
D. prosecute

14. Crossing rivers frightens us
A. terrifies
B. shocks
C. annoys
D. excites

Choose the word that best completes the following sentences.

15. Could you please get me____ salt?
A. few
B. much
C. some
D. many

16. Which one of ____ books is more interesting?
A. these
B. this
C. whose
D. that

17. Shima was born ____ the 21st of July, 2000
A. by
B. with
C. at
D. on

18. The Rev. Father addresses his____ in a sonorous voice
A. spectators
B. masses
C. congregation
D. audience

19. The boy is ____ the cassettes for his birthday party
A. choose
B. choosing
C. chose
D. chosen

Vocabulary development

20. A child of your Uncle is your
A. brother
B. step child
C. blood relation
D. cousin

21. The dowry is provided by _____
A. wedding guests
B. groom’s family
C. bride’s family
D. best man

22. Ngumimi’s sister–in–law is her _____
A. husband’s brother
B. husband’s sister
C. step sister
D. husband’s wife

23. The name of a creature, place, idea, thing or person is known as
A. adverb
B. pronoun
C. adjectives
D. noun

24. A____ describes an action or makes a statement about a person, animal, plant or thing
A. conjunction
B. verb
C. noun
D. preposition

25. A short essay written to tell a story, describe an event or express views on any topical issue in society is called a ____
A. conclusion
B. comprehension
C. communication
D. composition

26. ____is a record of observed and verifiable facts. It aims at describing someone, a situation, a scene or something in a way the reader gets a mental picture of what is described
A. descriptive essay
B. narrative essay
C. argumentative essay
D. expository essay

27. ____ is a written form of communication between two or more people separated by time and distance
A. letter writing
B. composition writing
C. listening composition
D. spoken language

28. All these are reasons why we write letters except
A. disrespect and insult people
B. for invitation
C. pass information
D. show appreciation

29. A formal letter ends with ____
A. yours affectionately
B. yours faithfully
C. yours sincerely
D. yours lovely

30. The sun ____every morning
A. arise
B. reaise
C. arose
D. rises

Second Term Objective Questions

31. /a:/
A. park
B. spot
C. cot
D. cat

32. /ɒ/
A. guard
B. hard
C. shop
D. calm

33. /p/
A. leg
B. pop
C. van
D. can

34. /b/
A. knot
B. zoo
C. cone
D. bribe

Choose from the words lettered A-D, the word that best completes the following sentences

35. Could I borrow ___ cash please?
A. a few
B. few
C. a little
D. many

36. Olive was born __ on the 15th of November 2007.
A. with
B. on
C. at
C. by

37. It took him ages to get ___ his father’s death
A. past
B. over
C. through
D. by

38. Could you please get me___ salt?
A. many
B. few
C. much
D. some

39. Are you sure this is __ shop?
A. Prosper and Olive’s
B. Prosper’s and Olive
C. Prosper’s and Olive’s
D. Prosper and Olive

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From option A-D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word.

40. Monogamy is very common in Europe whereas___ is common in Africa
A. celibacy
B. polyandry
C. bigamy
D. polygamy

41. The kids were happy because they lost their father
A. mad
B. sad
C. busy
D. sick

42. Many artificial ponds exist on the farm.
A. surfaced
B. natural
C. manufactured
D. constructed

43. Annabel has a lot of love for red dresses
A. hatred
B. charm
C. attraction
D. fascination

44. The team’s line of attack was weak
A. defence
B. approach
C. offence
D. action
Form numbers 45-48, pick out the old consonants from the lists.

45.
A. fan
B. fame
C. van
D. fats

46.
A. too
B. date
C. do
D. day

47.
A. sit
B. shore
C. saw
D. sip

48.
A. drive
B. drew
C. thrive
D. drop
From numbers 49-51 choose the right word

49. He always ….. the bell.
A. ring
B. rings
C. ringing
D. rung

50. ……. you know the way?
A. Do
B. Does
C. Doing
D. Done

51. We …… dancing last night.
A. is
B. are
C. was
D. were

Vocabulary development

52. I am ..... my crops with a pesticide.
A. ploughing
B. spraying
C. threshing
D. irrigating
E. rearing

53. One of my sheep is sick, I have sent for ……..
A. the vet
B. a pesticide
C. fertilizer
D. a ewe
E. a silo

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54. The cows were ……. on the busy field when suddenly it became dark.
A. playing
B. eating
C. relaxing
D. grazing
E. laxing

55. To prepare a piece of land for planting, you first of all ……. the land
A. fertilise
B. weed
C. cultivate
D. irrigate
E. plant

56. A piece of land in which only fruit trees are grown is called …….
A. fruit land
B. orchard
C. husbandry
D. stable
E. farm

57. When it is discovered that a piece of land is barren then one can apply …… to make the crops grow well and yield good harvest.
A. fertilizer
B. pesticide
C. herbicide
D. insecticide
E. spray

58. To combat the menace of insects on his farm, the man had to apply a large quantity of …….
A. insecticide
B. pesticide
C. herbicide
C. spray
E. fungicide

59. …….. farming is concerned with growing the crops which the farmer and his family will consume alone.
A. Maize
B. Cash crop
C. Subsistence
D. Arable
E. Poultry

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60. A type of farming in which machines are used in its operations is referred to as …….. farming
A. mechanized
B. traditional
C. modern
D. mechanical
E. artificial

Third Term Objective Questions

61. …..are symbols or signs in writing that make a sentence easily understood?
A. quotation marks
B. exclamation marks
C. punctuation marks
D. question marks

62. Under the use of capital letters, all these are correct except?
A. Sunday
B. nora
C. May
D. Nigeria

63. The punctuation mark used to express anger, joy, surprise, sadness or any strong emotion is called?
A. question mark
B. punctuation mark
C. quotation mark
D. exclamation mark

64. The type of essay that explains the writer’s intention of a particular process and shows the capability for logical thought and reasoning is called….
A. narrative essay
B. descriptive essay
C. argumentative essay
D. expository essay

65. An expository essay is a ……… Essay
A. fictious
B. imaginary
C. factual
D. historical

66. Every English sentence begins with a …….. letter.
A. question
B. subject
C. capital
D. grammar Choose from the option lettered A-D the one that contains the given phonetic symbol

67. /k/
A. King
B. May
C. Leg
D. Saw

68. /g/
A. question
B. Handsome
C. Glory
D. Feel

69. /v/
A. Cross
B. Ship
C. Van
D. Cut
Complete this, using "a", "an", "am", or "the" instead of dash (__) where necessary.
Yesterday, I met 70 stranger in our town. He greeted me, 'Good morning. What is 71 time please?' His English sounded different from 72 way Nigerians usually speak. I asked, 'Are you 73 Ghanaian?' 'No, I 74 Chadian,' he replied. 'I don’t have 75 watch, but you can check 76 time at 77 Post Office. There’s 78 clock there. Hurry, 79 office closes in 80 hour!

70.
A. the
B. a
C. an
D. am

71.
A. an
B. a
C. the
D. am

72.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. am

73.
A. the
B. a
C. an
D. am

74.
A. am
B. the
C. a
D. an

75.
A. a
B. an
C. the
D. am

76.
A. the
B. a
C. an
D. am

77.
A. an
B. a
C. the
D. am

78.
A. the
B. an
C. a
D. am

79.
A. an
B. the
C. a
D. am

80.
A. an
B. the
C. a
D. am

Vocabulary development

81. It is Martha’s wedding. She is the …….
A. Fiancé
B. bridesmaid
C. bride
D. groom

82.The dowry is provided by the……….
A. bride’s family
B. wedding guest
C. groom
D. groom’s family

83. Ngumimi’s sister–in–law is her ….
A. husband’s wife
B. husband’s brother
C. step sister
D. husband’s sister

From the options lettered A-D choose the opposite in meaning to the bold words.

84. The English teacher is very selfish with marks
A. sad
B. rich
C. generous
D. jovial

85. Greenhouse has amateur players in basketball
A. professional
B. household
C. indigenous
D. local

86. Mr Thomas is a dwarf
A. cheat
B. giant (dummy
D. bully
From the options lettered A-D, Choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

87. The result of our recent quizzes indicates that Blue House has bright students.
A. Stubborn
B. intelligent
C. cunny
D. bold

88. Deborah was compelled to rewash the plates.
A. asked
B. told
C. invited
D. forced

89. Old customs hardly die away
A. fights
B. methods
C. tradition
D. soldiers

90. Crossing rivers frightens us.
A. Shocks
B. annoys
C. excites
D. terrifies

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