JSS 2 English Language Questions and Answers PDF
INSTRUCTIONS:
- Read each question carefully and choose the correct answer from options A-D.
- Indicate the correct answer on your answer sheet.
SECTION A: READING AND COMPREHENSION
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What should you do before answering comprehension questions?
A) Read the passage carefully
B) Guess the answers
C) Read only the first sentence
D) Answer without reading the passage
Correct Answer: A) Read the passage carefully -
The main idea of a passage is ____.
A) The title of the passage
B) The most important point the passage is about
C) The first sentence in the passage
D) The meaning of difficult words
Correct Answer: B) The most important point the passage is about -
What is the best way to find the meaning of an unfamiliar word in a passage?
A) Look at the context clues
B) Guess the meaning
C) Skip the word and continue reading
D) Ask a friend
Correct Answer: A) Look at the context clues -
A story that teaches a moral lesson is called ____.
A) A novel
B) A fable
C) A biography
D) An article
Correct Answer: B) A fable -
What does “Jack of all trades, master of none” mean?
A) A person who can do many things but is not an expert in any
B) A person who is very skilled in all professions
C) Someone who refuses to learn new things
D) A person who only does one job
Correct Answer: A) A person who can do many things but is not an expert in any
SECTION B: GRAMMAR
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Which sentence is grammatically correct?
A) She go to the market every day.
B) She goes to the market every day.
C) She going to the market every day.
D) She gone to the market every day.
Correct Answer: B) She goes to the market every day. -
Which of the following is a proper noun?
A) City
B) Boy
C) Nigeria
D) River
Correct Answer: C) Nigeria -
The past tense of “eat” is ____.
A) Eating
B) Ate
C) Eats
D) Eaten
Correct Answer: B) Ate -
Identify the adjective in this sentence: “The tall boy is my friend.”
A) Tall
B) Boy
C) My
D) Friend
Correct Answer: A) Tall -
Choose the correct pronoun: “David and ___ went to the market.”
A) Me
B) I
C) Myself
D) Mine
Correct Answer: B) I
SECTION C: VOCABULARY
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The opposite of “honest” is ____.
A) Truthful
B) Wise
C) Dishonest
D) Kind
Correct Answer: C) Dishonest -
What is the synonym of “angry”?
A) Happy
B) Excited
C) Furious
D) Calm
Correct Answer: C) Furious -
Which of the following words is a homophone?
A) Buy and By
B) Walk and Run
C) Big and Small
D) Man and Woman
Correct Answer: A) Buy and By -
The plural of “mouse” is ____.
A) Mouses
B) Mice
C) Mouseses
D) Mouse
Correct Answer: B) Mice -
A person who repairs cars is called ____.
A) A doctor
B) A teacher
C) A mechanic
D) A pilot
Correct Answer: C) A mechanic
SECTION D: WRITING SKILLS
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The first paragraph of an essay is called ____.
A) The conclusion
B) The body
C) The introduction
D) The heading
Correct Answer: C) The introduction -
What is the purpose of punctuation marks?
A) To decorate sentences
B) To confuse the reader
C) To clarify meaning and structure
D) To make writing difficult
Correct Answer: C) To clarify meaning and structure -
In a letter, “Yours sincerely” is used when ____.
A) Writing to a stranger
B) Writing to a close friend
C) Writing a formal letter
D) Writing a business letter
Correct Answer: C) Writing a formal letter -
A good paragraph should have ____.
A) A topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding sentence
B) Only one long sentence
C) Random ideas
D) No punctuation
Correct Answer: A) A topic sentence, supporting details, and a concluding sentence -
The three main types of essays are ____.
A) Narrative, descriptive, and argumentative
B) Short, long, and detailed
C) Informal, personal, and serious
D) Simple, complex, and difficult
Correct Answer: A) Narrative, descriptive, and argumentative
SECTION E: LITERATURE
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A novel is a ____.
A) Long story written in prose
B) Short poem
C) Collection of songs
D) Drama script
Correct Answer: A) Long story written in prose -
The main character in a story is called ____.
A) The villain
B) The protagonist
C) The narrator
D) The writer
Correct Answer: B) The protagonist -
A play is meant to be ____.
A) Read only
B) Acted out
C) Written in poetry
D) Kept as a secret
Correct Answer: B) Acted out -
The setting of a story refers to ____.
A) The events in the story
B) The time and place of the story
C) The theme of the story
D) The characters in the story
Correct Answer: B) The time and place of the story -
Who is a poet?
A) A person who writes plays
B) A person who writes poems
C) A person who acts in movies
D) A person who tells jokes
Correct Answer: B) A person who writes poems
SECTION F: PARTS OF SPEECH
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A verb is a word that ____.
A) Names a person, place, or thing
B) Describes an action or state
C) Connects words in a sentence
D) Replaces a noun
Correct Answer: B) Describes an action or state -
Which of the following is an adverb?
A) Quickly
B) Beautiful
C) House
D) Doctor
Correct Answer: A) Quickly -
“Wow! That was amazing!” The word “Wow!” is an example of ____.
A) A noun
B) An adjective
C) An interjection
D) A preposition
Correct Answer: C) An interjection -
A conjunction is used to ____.
A) Join words, phrases, or sentences
B) Describe a noun
C) Show an action
D) Replace a noun
Correct Answer: A) Join words, phrases, or sentences -
Identify the preposition in the sentence: “The book is on the table.”
A) Book
B) Is
C) On
D) The
Correct Answer: C) On
SECTION G: COMPOSITION
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A biography is ____.
A) A story about someone’s life written by another person
B) A fictional story
C) A story about the future
D) A collection of poems
Correct Answer: A) A story about someone’s life written by another person -
The best way to organize ideas in an essay is ____.
A) By writing without planning
B) By using an outline
C) By starting with the conclusion
D) By copying from another essay
Correct Answer: B) By using an outline -
A formal letter should include ____.
A) A greeting, body, and conclusion
B) Only the recipient’s name
C) A dialogue
D) A personal tone
Correct Answer: A) A greeting, body, and conclusion -
The best way to write a good story is to ____.
A) Make it interesting and well-organized
B) Use only long words
C) Write without planning
D) Use confusing language
Correct Answer: A) Make it interesting and well-organized -
Which of these is NOT part of a letter?
A) The sender’s address
B) The date
C) A song
D) The closing remark
Correct Answer: C) A song
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SECTION H: FIGURES OF SPEECH
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“The stars danced in the sky” is an example of ____.
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Personification
D) Hyperbole
Correct Answer: C) Personification -
“As fast as a cheetah” is an example of ____.
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Alliteration
D) Irony
Correct Answer: A) Simile -
“Life is a journey” is an example of ____.
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Personification
D) Hyperbole
Correct Answer: B) Metaphor -
“She cried a river of tears” is an example of ____.
A) Hyperbole
B) Simile
C) Metaphor
D) Alliteration
Correct Answer: A) Hyperbole -
“Peter Piper picked a peck of pickled peppers” is an example of ____.
A) Simile
B) Metaphor
C) Alliteration
D) Personification
Correct Answer: C) Alliteration
SECTION I: SENTENCE STRUCTURE
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A sentence must have ____.
A) A subject and a predicate
B) Only one word
C) At least ten words
D) No punctuation
Correct Answer: A) A subject and a predicate -
The sentence “Although it was raining, we played outside” is ____.
A) A simple sentence
B) A compound sentence
C) A complex sentence
D) An exclamatory sentence
Correct Answer: C) A complex sentence -
A declarative sentence ____.
A) Asks a question
B) Gives a command
C) Makes a statement
D) Shows strong emotion
Correct Answer: C) Makes a statement -
“Did you finish your homework?” is an example of ____.
A) An imperative sentence
B) An interrogative sentence
C) A declarative sentence
D) An exclamatory sentence
Correct Answer: B) An interrogative sentence -
“Close the door, please” is an example of ____.
A) An interrogative sentence
B) An imperative sentence
C) A declarative sentence
D) An exclamatory sentence
Correct Answer: B) An imperative sentence
JSS 2 English Language Questions and Answers PDF
SECTION J: GENERAL KNOWLEDGE IN ENGLISH
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The word “library” refers to ____.
A) A place where books are borrowed and read
B) A place where food is sold
C) A place where people sleep
D) A place where clothes are made
Correct Answer: A) A place where books are borrowed and read -
The abbreviation “Dr.” stands for ____.
A) Driver
B) Doctor
C) Drawer
D) Director
Correct Answer: B) Doctor -
A person who writes books is called a ____.
A) Singer
B) Writer
C) Actor
D) Painter
Correct Answer: B) Writer -
“An autobiography” is a book written ____.
A) About someone else’s life
B) About a person’s own life
C) As a fiction story
D) As a collection of poems
Correct Answer: B) About a person’s own life -
The phrase “Time flies” means ____.
A) Time moves quickly
B) Time can fly like a bird
C) Time stops moving
D) Time walks slowly
Correct Answer: A) Time moves quickly
