GST102

Category: GST102

ATTENTION:

Kindly note that you will be presented with 50 questions randomized from the NOUN question bank. Make sure to take the quiz multiple times so you can get familiar with the questions and answers, as new questions are randomized in each attempt.

Good luck!

GST102

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1. In the sentence, 'The President arrives from China tomorrow', the tense form is __________.

A. past

B. future

C. present continuous

D. present

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In a word, the part that has the stress is pronounced with _____force

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3. “It is advised that prison conditions should be improved.” What kind of subject is in the sentence?

A. personal

B. impersonal

C. appositive

D. general

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Combining two or three _____of a passage into one will help condense the passage

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Transition devices is used to link sentences in __________

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6. Which street d'you live in? is an example of _____ statement.

A. formal

B. informal

C. semi-formal

D. demi-formal

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In English unlike in Nigerian languages there is not perfect ________ between spelling and sound

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8. In the sentence, 'The girl had accidentally been harrassed by the agents’ the tense form is _________

A. past perfects

B. past continuous

C. past perfect

D. simple past

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A word that replaces another with the same meaning is called a ___________

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10. The opening sentence in a paragraph, states the central __________of that paragraph for the reader.

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_________________ qualifies nouns

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Transition devices also bring ___________in a paragraph

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13. A defining relative clause begins with a relative _____

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Without a proper pronunciation of words, your audience may miss out the ______________ you are trying to express

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When you are bringing out the differences in two items in paragraph development you are using ____________ technique

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 The letter written to the INEC chairman asking for clarification on voting procedure is a ----------

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17. State if this sentence is FORMAL or INFORMAL: Which street d'you live in?

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18. Which of the following words does NOT have a short vowel?

A. cold

B. card

C. feet

D. wrist

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Apart from _____stress there is also sentence stress

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"won", "one", "take", "sit", "bit", "peak" and "come" are all ___________

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The tone of your letters should be____________  and considerate

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22. In this senetence 'The man THAT YOU SAW YESTERDAY WAS the former President of Nigeria' the capitalised group of words is called a ________

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23. In the sentence, 'I have been waiting for sometime now' the tense form is_________.

A. Past tense

B. past continuous

C. present continuous

D. present perfect continuous

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The words "pocket", "pretend" and "docket" all have ____

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25.

Dictionaries give the ______________ meanings of words

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A formal letter must have the __________of the sender and the receiver

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Wrongly ____a word can lead to wrong meaning being expressed

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"For instance" and "as an illustration" are transition devices that give  ____________

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Homophones are ___________that have the same pronunciation but differ a little in spelling

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30. In the sentence, 'She was singing happily' the tense form is __________.

A. past continuous

B. past

C. continuous

D. past perfect

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31.

After doing a summary of a ________, it becomes shorter

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In speech, there is always the movement of the ____of the speaker's voice from high to low or from low to high

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33. The word 'important' carries stress on its ________ syllable

A. third

B. second

C. fourth

D. first

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34. Identify the voice of the underlined verb in the sentence as active or passive. It is preferred to basketball. The verb is ______

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35. A defining relative clause is so called because they define or specify the _______ which they qualify.

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A letter to your study centre director of your missing scores it is called a letter of _______

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37. The type of error contained in this sentence 'I was awakened by loud cry' is called ________

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38.

Constant ___________of the English sounds makes you a good speaker English

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39. State if this sentence is FORMAL or INFORMAL: She longed for a friend in whom she could confide. _____

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The substitution of one _____for another can bring about a change in meaning

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41.

Being able to _________ yourself well in an interview gives you greater chances of getting the job

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42. Fill in the blanks with have or has: _______ he arrived already?

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For correct pronunciation you must learn to use the ___________every time you come across any new word

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44. Identify the infinitive phrase in the sentence. Think about what you can do to know more about automobiles. The infinitive phrase is ______

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Words are made up of separable ______units referred to as Syllables

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46. Conferences and seminars help to bring ______ in a particular subject together to present their experiences and views.

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47. Beginning a paragraph with a topic sentence helps both the ________ and the reader.

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48. Identify the voice of the underlined verb in the sentence as active or passive. The game of football will keep Nigerians glued to their television sets for a long time to come. The verb is _______

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49. Complete the sentence with the appropriate relative pronoun: Chinua Achebe was the author _______ wrote "Things Fall Apart".

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_____________ brings a change in meaning in English utterances

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