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.
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GST102
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1. 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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The letter written to the INEC chairman asking for clarification on voting procedure is a ----------
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The Memorandum is used for __________communication in an organization
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The use of jargon should be avoided in _____writing
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Formal letters are --------- in their styles and phraseology
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6. The ________ is used to describe past events, and emphasise their effect on the speaker's present situation.
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In Nigeria languages tone that brings about a change in the meaning while in English a change in meaning is as a result of _________
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_____________ brings a change in meaning in English utterances
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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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Repetition of_________, ideas and wishes is not necessary in doing a summary
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11. "Life is great!" is an example of _______ sentence
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12. In the sentence, 'She was singing happily' the tense form is __________.
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The word "pretend" can be an adjective as well as a _____________
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14. Complete the sentence with the appropriate relative pronoun: Chinua Achebe was the author _______ wrote "Things Fall Apart".
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15. Beginning a paragraph with a topic sentence helps both the ________ and the reader.
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In a_________, the author takes the reader logically and smoothly from one idea to another
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The ---------- of a paragraph may be a problem, statement or a Generalization
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The main _________between the formal and informal letter is in the use of language
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19. The present tense forms of the verb 'do' are ________
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"For instance" and "as an illustration" are transition devices that give ____________
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------------- entails keeping the rules, customs and conventions that are observed in our society
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In English language there are more sounds than there are letters in the __________
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23. Fill in the blanks with have or has: Now, you _______ learnt the secret of happiness.
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A longer sentence is usually divided into ____or sense groups, these can also be called tone groups
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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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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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The letter to your sister describing a tourist site your visited during the last Christmas is an -----------
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28. State if this sentence is FORMAL or INFORMAL: She longed for a friend in whom she could confide. _____
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29. Indicate the sentence type, simple, compound, complex, or compound-complex. Naturally, Joy does not enjoy chopping firewood, killing mosquitoes, and cooking over an open fire. This is a __________ sentence
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Being able to _________ yourself well in an interview gives you greater chances of getting the job
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To make your formal letter __________use the same font and the same font size
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In a formal letter, the signature comes before the __________of the sender
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The use of the passive voice is more common in ___________
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The words "pocket", "pretend" and "docket" all have ____
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A word that replaces another with the same meaning is called a ___________
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One difficulty about English pronunciation is that there is no perfect correspondence between _________and sounds
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Combining two or three _____of a passage into one will help condense the passage
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Sounds in the English language can broadly be divided into _____________and consonants
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Transition devices also bring ___________in a paragraph
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__________ is the extra effort used in speaking or pronouncing a word
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In English unlike in Nigerian languages there is not perfect ________ between spelling and sound
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42. Official reports, business letters, legal documents are often written in ______ language.
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Well-articulated discussion is possible with one another because we have adequate _____________
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44. State if this sentence is FORMAL or INFORMAL: Which street d'you live in?
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"won", "one", "take", "sit", "bit", "peak" and "come" are all ___________
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In a word, the part that has the stress is pronounced with _____force
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47. “It is advised that prison conditions should be improved.” What kind of subject is in the sentence?
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The tone of your letters should be____________ and considerate
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49. Which of the following words does NOT have a short vowel?
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50. In the sentence, 'I have been waiting for sometime now' the tense form is_________.
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