Jss2 Third term English language past questions and answers

Here are 20 JSS2 English Language questions with options and answers:

Question: Identify the adverbial phrase in the sentence: “They walked through the forest.”

 

A. They

B. walked

C. through

D. the forest

Answer: D. the forest

Question: Choose the correct form of the verb: “The cat ___ on the windowsill.”

 

A. sit

B. sat

C. sitting

D. sitted

Answer: B. sat

Question: What is the synonym of “vivid”?

 

A. dull

B. clear

C. blurry

D. obscure

Answer: B. clear

Question: Identify the interjection in the sentence: “Oh, I forgot my keys!”

 

A. Oh

B. I

C. forgot

D. keys

Answer: A. Oh

Question: Choose the correct spelling: “A. Seperate, B. Seperat, C. Separate, D. Separete.”

 

Answer: C. Separate

Question: What is the antonym of “confident”?

 

A. shy

B. bold

C. self-assured

D. assertive

Answer: A. shy

Question: Identify the adjective clause in the sentence: “The girl who won the prize is my friend.”

 

A. The girl

B. who won

C. the prize

D. is my friend

Answer: B. who won

Question: Choose the correct preposition: “The cat is hiding ___ the table.”

 

A. in

B. on

C. under

D. over

Answer: C. under

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

 

A. mouses

B. mice

C. mices

D. mouses

Answer: B. mice

Question: Identify the type of sentence: “What a beautiful painting!”

 

A. Declarative

B. Interrogative

C. Imperative

D. Exclamatory

Answer: D. Exclamatory

Question: Choose the correct relative pronoun: “The book ___ is on the shelf belongs to me.”

 

A. which

B. who

C. whom

D. whose

Answer: A. which

Question: What is the meaning of the idiom “spill the beans”?

 

A. Cook a meal

B. Share a secret

C. Counting objects

D. Planting seeds

Answer: B. Share a secret

Question: Identify the figure of speech: “Time flies when you’re having fun.”

 

A. Simile

B. Metaphor

C. Personification

D. Hyperbole

Answer: C. Personification

Question: Choose the correct conjunction: “She worked hard, ___ she failed to achieve her goal.”

 

A. so

B. and

C. but

D. or

Answer: C. but

Question: What is the comparative form of “intelligent”?

 

A. more intelligent

B. intelligenter

C. intellinger

D. intelligenter

Answer: A. more intelligent

Question: Identify the direct speech in the sentence: “She said, ‘I’ll be there at 3 o’clock.'”

 

A. She

B. said

C. ‘I’ll be there at 3 o’clock.’

D. 3 o’clock

Answer: C. ‘I’ll be there at 3 o’clock.’

Question: Choose the correct modal verb: “You ___ take an umbrella; it might rain.”

 

A. can

B. may

C. must

D. should

Answer: D. should

Question: What is the meaning of the acronym “FBI”?

 

A. Federal Bureau of Investigation

B. Foreign Business Institute

C. Foundation for Biological Innovation

D. Financial Business Initiative

Answer: A. Federal Bureau of Investigation

Question: Identify the voice of the verb in the sentence: “The letter was written by Sarah.”

 

A. Active

B. Passive

C. Reflexive

D. Causative

Answer: B. Passive

Question: Choose the cor

rect conjunction: “He likes ice cream, ___ he doesn’t eat it often.”

 

A. so

B. and

C. but

D. or

Answer: C. but