SS1 Third Term English Language Past Questions And Answers

 

SS1 (Senior Secondary 1) third term English Language questions with options and answers:

 

Question: Choose the correct form of the verb in the sentence: “They _____ the exam last week.”

 

A. Pass

B. Passed

C. Passing

D. Passes

Answer: B. Passed

 

Question: Identify the figure of speech in the sentence: “The stars whispered in the night sky.”

 

A. Simile

B. Metaphor

C. Personification

D. Hyperbole

Answer: C. Personification

 

Question: What is the meaning of the idiom “hit the hay”?

 

A. To plant seeds

B. To go to bed

C. To build a house

D. To start a project

Answer: B. To go to bed

 

Question: Choose the correct conjunction to fill in the blank: “I like tea, _____ I prefer coffee.”

 

A. And

B. But

C. Or

D. So

Answer: B. But

 

Question: What is the superlative form of the adjective “intelligent”?

 

A. More intelligent

B. Intelligentest

C. Intelligenter

D. Most intelligent

Answer: D. Most intelligent

 

Question: Identify the prepositional phrase in the sentence: “The book is on the shelf.”

 

A. The book

B. Is on

C. On the shelf

D. Shelf

Answer: C. On the shelf

 

Question: What is the synonym for “pinnacle”?

 

A. Summit

B. Valley

C. Peak

D. Bottom

Answer: A. Summit

 

Question: Choose the correct modal auxiliary verb to complete the sentence: “Students ____ wear uniforms to school.”

 

A. May

B. Should

C. Would

D. Can

Answer: B. Should

 

Question: Identify the antonym of “benevolent”:

 

A. Malevolent

B. Kind

C. Generous

D. Compassionate

Answer: A. Malevolent

 

Question: What is the plural form of “mouse”?

 

A. Mouses

B. Mice

C. Meese

D. Mousy

Answer: B. Mice

 

Question: Choose the correct possessive pronoun: “Is this pen ____?”

 

A. Her

B. Hers

C. She

D. Herself

Answer: B. Hers

 

Question: Identify the adjectival phrase in the sentence: “The boy with the red cap is my friend.”

 

A. The boy

B. Red cap

C. With the red cap

D. My friend

Answer: C. With the red cap

 

Question: What is the meaning of the word “ephemeral”?

 

A. Eternal

B. Temporary

C. Infinite

D. Continuous

Answer: B. Temporary

 

Question: Choose the correct conjunction to fill in the blank: “I wanted to go to the party, _____ I had other plans.”

 

A. So

B. And

C. But

D. Or

Answer: C. But

 

Question: Identify the hyperbole in the sentence: “I’ve told you a million times to clean your room.”

 

A. I’ve told

B. A million times

C. Clean

D. Your room

Answer: B. A million times

 

Question: What is the antonym of “expand”?

 

A. Increase

B. Enlarge

C. Shrink

D. Extend

Answer: C. Shrink

 

Question: Choose the correct past tense of the verb “begin”:

 

A. Begins

B. Began

C. Beginning

D. Beginned

Answer: B. Began

 

Question: Identify the oxymoron in the sentence: “The bittersweet memories lingered.”

 

A. Bittersweet

B. Memories

C. Lingered

D. The

Answer: A. Bittersweet

 

Question: What is the meaning of the word “ephemeral”?

 

A. Eternal

B. Temporary

C. Infinite

D. Continuous

Answer: B. Temporary

 

Question: Choose the correct possessive form of the noun “children.”

 

A. Children’s

B. Childs’

C. Childrens

D. Child’s

Answer: A. Children’s.