ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAPER 3
TEST OF ORALS (OBJECTIVE) QUESTIONS WITH SOLUTION
From the words lettered A to D,
choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented
by the letter(s) underlined

1. lynch A. flee B. dye C. you D. lick

Answer D

2. said A. paid B. maid C. many D. ham

Answer C

3. dance A. dunce B. aunt C. friend D. mace

Answer B.

4. core A. pole B. cot C. loud D. saw

Answer D

5. nook A. noon B. poor C. good D. food

Answer C

6. doubt A. nought B. round C. rough D. drove

Answer B

7. hut A. knob B. rot C. bought D. tonne

Answer D

8. alert A. pearl B. percent C heart D.
check

Answer A

9. believe A. lie B. quay C. lettuce D.
kick.

Answer B

10. beauty A. good B. courier C. put D. few

Answer D

11. white A. pair B. hit C. bye D. write

Answer C

12. here A. chair B. weird C. care D. pair

13. soul A. how B. plough C. boat D. buoy

Answer C

14. boot A. louse B. bull C. cook D. ruse

Answer D

15. fall A. power B. dole C. dawn D. pull

Answer C

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SECTION 2
From the words lettered A to D,
choose the word that has the same
Consonant sound(s) as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

16. order A. another B. made C. wedge D.flunked

Answer B.

17. joy A. ahoy B. huge C. you D. bagged

Answer B.
18. chunk A. choir B. chemise C. matches D. show

Answer C

19. pressure A. sour B. beige C. wash D. measure

Answer C

20. easy A. loss B. phase C. curse D. last

Answer B.

21. method A. brother B. bath C. though D. breathe

Answer B.

22. reverse A. aisle B. debris C. cast D
boys

Answer C

23. gang A. gene B. gist C. tag D. merge

Answer C

24. supper A. psychic B. elephant C. trip D. psalm

Answer C

25. beige A. gag B. genre C. gem D. lough

Answer B.

26. long A. plunge B. chunk C. binge D. dawn

Answer B.

27. bask A. slacks B. basque C. lacks D. axed

Answer B.

28. then A. month B. three C. thunder D. thus

Answer D

29. split A. sprint B. spilt C. splendour D. spill

Answer C

30. black A. knead B. know C. scene D echo

Answer D

SECTION 3

From the words lettered A to D,
choose the word that rhymes with the
given word.

31. hatch A. stash B. match C. chain D. chat

Answer B.

32. roam A. come B. done C. home D.
from

Answer C

33. callow A. colour B. brow C. allow D. shallow

Answer D

34. fasted A. instead B. lasted C. harvest D. practised

Answer B.
35. lose A. shoes B. Loose C. dose. D.
mouse

Answer A

SECTION 4

In each of the following questions, the
main primary stress is indicated by
writing the syllable on which it occurs
in capital letters. From the words lettered A to D, choose the one that has the correct stress.

36. institution A. IN-sti-tu-tion B. in-STI-tu-tion C. in-sti-TU-tion D. in-sti-tu-TION

Answer C

37. spectacular A. SPEC-tac-u-lar B.
spec-TAC-u-lar C. spec-tac-U-lar D.
spec-tac-u-LAR

Answer B.

38. parochial A. PA-ro-chi-al B. pa-RO-
chi-al C. pa-ro-CHI-al D. pa-ro-chi-AL

Answer B.

39. curriculum A. CUR-riC-u-lum B. cur-RIC-u-lum C. cur-ric-U-lum D. cur-ric-u-LUM

Answer B.

40. affidavitA. AFF-i-da-vit B. aff-I-da-vit C. aff-i-DA-vit D.aff-i-da-VIT

Answer C

SECTION 5
In the following options lettered A to
D, all the words except one have the same stress pattern. Identify the one
with the different stress pattern ana
shade your answer in the usual way.

41. A. public B. concern C. centre D. people

Answer B.

42. A. standard B. beauty C. statement D.regain

Answer D

43. A. discomfort B. aggressive C. quality D. depended

Answer C
44. A. confess B. festive C. justice D. haughty

Answer A

45. A. foster B. manner C. cadet D. guardian.

Answer C

SECTION 6
In each of the following sentences, the
word that receives the emphatic stress is written in capital letters. From the questions lettered A to D, choose the one to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer.

46. HE is the press photographer. A. Is she the press photographer? B. Was he the press photographer? C. Is he the museum photographer? D. Is he the press editor?

Answer A

47. His cousin is usually HOSPITABLE
to strangers. A. Is his mother usually
hospitable to strangers? B. Is his cousin usually hostile to strangers? C. Is his cousin seldom hospitable to strangers? D. Is his cousin usually hospitable foes?

Answer B.

48. The FRENCH village is located in
Badagry. A. Is the German village
located in Badagry? B. Is the French
embassy located in Badagry? C. Is
the French village located in Ikoyi?
D. Was the French village located inside Badagry?

Answer A

49. John’s father was PROMOTED yesterday. A. Was Peter’s father promoted yesterday? B. Was John’s mother promoted yesterday? C. Was John’s father sacked yesterday? D. Was John’s father promoted last year?

Answer C

50 The principal punished the students for being DISHONEST. A. Did the teacher punish the students for being dishonest? B. Did the principal praise the students for being dishonest? C. Did the principal punish the students for being sincere? D. Did the principal punish the teachers for being dishonest?

Answer C

SECTION 7
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol.

51. Answer C

52. Answer D.

53. Answer B.

54. Answer B.

55. Answer B.

56. Answer D.

57. Answer D.

58. Answer C

59. Answer D.

60. Answer C

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