SS3 Second Term English Language Past Questions And Answers

Here are the SS3 Second Term English Language questions with options and answers:

Question:

Identify the conjunction in the sentence: “I wanted to go to the party, but I had to finish my homework.”

A) And

B) To

C) But

D) Finish

Answer: C) But

 

Question:

Choose the correct form of the verb: “She _____ to the store yesterday.”

A) Go

B) Gone

C) Went

D) Goes

Answer: C) Went

 

Question:

What is the meaning of the idiom “burn the midnight oil”?

A) Sleep late

B) Work hard late into the night

C) Waste time

D) Light a lamp

Answer: B) Work hard late into the night

 

Question:

Select the correctly punctuated sentence:

A) The dog barked loudly and ran away.

B) The dog barked, loudly, and ran away.

C) The dog barked loudly, and ran away.

D) The dog barked loudly and, ran away.

Answer: C) The dog barked loudly, and ran away.

 

Question:

Identify the preposition in the sentence: “The book is on the shelf.”

A) The

B) Book

C) Is

D) On

Answer: D) On

 

Question:

What is the superlative form of the adjective “beautiful”?

A) More beautiful

B) Beautifuler

C) Most beautiful

D) Beautifullest

Answer: C) Most beautiful

 

Question:

Choose the correct spelling:

A) Embarrassment

B) Embarassment

C) Embarrasment

D) Embarassment

Answer: A) Embarrassment

 

Question:

Identify the type of sentence: “How are you feeling today?”

A) Declarative

B) Interrogative

C) Imperative

D) Exclamatory

Answer: B) Interrogative

 

Question:

What is the function of an apostrophe in the word “it’s”?

A) Possession

B) Contraction

C) Pluralization

D) Abbreviation

Answer: B) Contraction

 

Question:

Correct the sentence: “He don’t know the answer.”

A) He doesn’t know the answer.

B) He not knows the answer.

C) He don’t knows the answer.

D) He not know the answer.

Answer: A) He doesn’t know the answer.

 

Question:

What is the main idea of a paragraph or text called?

A) Thesis

B) Argument

C) Main point

D) Conclusion

Answer: C) Main point

 

Question:

Identify the simile in the sentence: “Her smile was like sunshine on a cloudy day.”

A) Her smile

B) Like sunshine

C) Cloudy day

D) Was like

Answer: B) Like sunshine

 

Question:

What is the past participle of the verb “eat”?

A) Eating

B) Eaten

C) Ate

D) Eat

Answer: B) Eaten

 

Question:

Choose the correct form of the adjective: “This is the _____ day of my life.”

A) Goodest

B) Better

C) Best

D) Good

Answer: C) Best

 

Question:

Identify the genre of writing that expresses the writer’s emotions, thoughts, or reflections.

A) Fiction

B) Nonfiction

C) Poetry

D) Diary

Answer: D) Diary

 

Question:

What is the purpose of quotation marks in a sentence?

A) Indicate emphasis

B) Separate items in a list

C) Show possession

D) Enclose direct speech

Answer: D) Enclose direct speech

 

Question:

Choose the correct spelling:

A) Occassion

B) Occasion

C) Occasssion

D) Occasionn

Answer: B) Occasion

 

Question:

Identify the literary device in the sentence: “The wind whispered through the trees.”

A) Alliteration

B) Simile

C) Personification

D) Metaphor

Answer: C) Personification

 

Question:

What is the function of a semicolon in a sentence?

A) Indicates a pause

B) Connects closely related independent clauses

C) Separates items in a list

D) Introduces a quotation

Answer: B) Connects closely related independent clauses

 

Question:

In the sentence “She has a plethora of books,” what does “plethora” mean?

A) Few

B) Many

C) None

D) Some

Answer: B) Many