18/09/2019 National Primary Common Entrance Exams (English) 0Comments by Gate Academy Please, fill out the information below to continue. NAME EMAIL PHONE NUMBER 1. Choose the correct one to fill the blank spaceYou and …………… know that is wrongmyselfmeI2. Choose the plural form of the noun: allyallyalliesalleysallys3. Which word best express the meaning of BARBARIANUnlikenessImpoliteUnkindUncivilised4. Choose the word that best completes the sentence:I don`t know him very well. He`s just a/an __________ acquaintance.casualcrowningdamaginguncannygrudging5. Choose the plural form of the noun: tomatotomatostomatotomatosetomatoes6. Choose the plural form of the noun: valleyvallysvalleysvalliesvalley7. Choose the word that best completes the sentence:He gave me some _______ advice and I took it.dangerousbluntbeautifulunfairugly8. Choose the best answer to fill in the blank spaceShe does not know where she kept ………she'sherhersher's9. Choose the word that best completes the sentence:Neither Sibongile nor Ted ______ the keys to the stationery cupboard.havewasdidn't havehas10. These are ……….. pens.DavidsDavid'sDavidDavids'11. Choose the plural form of the noun: journeyjourneiesjourneyjournysjourneys12. Choose the word that best completes the sentence:Each of the students ______ studying for the test.wasarewereis13. Choose the option that best suits the blank spaceThe manager invited Kazeem and ………………………… to his house.meamImyself14. Choose the word that best completes the sentence:This new process is a/an _________ advance in technology.stalesignificantuncouthardentconsiderable15. The word best express the meaning of BEMOANLamentLoatheDenounceSoothe16. Choose the word that best completes the sentence:I wouldn`t upset him. He can be a/an ________ adversary.significantunfairardentdangerouscasting17. Which of the following sentences contains a proper noun?My friends do not have catsMost people like dogsThe boy sat in his car and watched the rainHenry flew his airplane to the beach18. Choose the word that best completes the sentence:That type of behavior was possible in a/an _______ age but we are more tightly regulated these days.retirementbygoneeverydayaptdeep19. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:The cookies that you ____________.baked smell deliciousdelicious smell bakedsmell baked delicioussmell delicious baked20. Choose the word that best completes the sentence:It seems like no time at all since I started work and here I am at _________ age.insideretirementdeepeverydayugly21. Choose the word that best completes the sentence:He was able to predict what was going to happen with ________ accuracy.carelessitemisedglowinguncannyluxury22. Choose the word that best completes the sentence:Elize and Raveshan _____ our new project managers.ishasarewas23. Choose the word that best completes the sentence:I'm a/an _________ admirer of your work.ardenttriumphantconsistentstaleconsiderable24. Identify the following noun as a compound or collective noun. ‘Grandparents’compoundcollective25. Choose the word that best completes the sentence:They`ve made some highly __________ accusations about us.itemiseddamagingluxuryuncannyglowing26. The nearest word of CONNOISSEUR bearing similar meaning isViolentIgnorantStubbornLover of art27. Sarah and I planned the party ourselves. Ourselves isintensive pronounrelative pronouninterrogative pronounreflexive pronoun28. Which of these pronouns can take place of the noun - 'A lamp'theyits'ittheir29. Which of the following is a Personal Pronoun?all of the aboveweyoushe30. Choose the word that best completes the sentence:The news of the merger and the threat of job losses has caused considerable __________ among the work force.applicationalarmallusionallowanceapplause31. Choose the word that best completes the sentence:The creator and distributor of the software ______ Energesix Ltd.ishavearehas32. Choose the word that best completes the sentence:I`m afraid her husband has got a __________ addiction to gambling.freneticcarelesschronicdecisivelatest33. choose the best answer to fill in the blank space If it were ………………………….. the students would not bother. heherushim34. Choose the word that best completes the sentence:His new novel has met with _______ acclaim.dreadfulwholeheartedcarelessgreatpronounced35. Choose the word that best completes the sentence:We can't tolerate this sort of _______ aggression from a competitor in one of our key markets.bygonenakedhiddenretirementdeep36 out of 35
