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JSS2 English Language Past Questions Exams

   Published Date: March 17, 2026  Leave a Comment on JSS2 English Language Past Questions Exams

SECTION A: Oral English (Rhymes & Sounds)

  1. scream / pray / tried / dew – which does not rhyme?
  2. sent / dump / band / mixed – which does not rhyme?
  3. binds / glimpsed / tests / sixth – which does not rhyme?
  4. kits / cats / spray / pets – which does not rhyme?
  5. beat / meat / said / seat – which does not rhyme?
  6. laugh / calf / half / safe – which does not rhyme?
  7. pull / full / dull / rule – which does not rhyme?
  8. though / go / show / now – which does not rhyme?
  9. pen / hen / men / mine – which does not rhyme?
  10. cold / bold / told / could – which does not rhyme?

Choose the word with the correct sound:

  1. /ɒ/ → pot / dump / cot / bot
  2. /ɔː/ → what / want / cough / cork
  3. /iː/ → bed / ten / meat / fell
  4. /æ/ → cat / car / call / cut
  5. /ʌ/ → sun / soon / son / seen
  6. /e/ → pen / pan / pun / pin
  7. /uː/ → food / foot / good / flood
  8. /ɜː/ → bird / bed / bad / bid
  9. /aɪ/ → sit / site / set / sat
  10. /əʊ/ → go / got / get / gate

SECTION B: Grammar (Fill in the Gap)

  1. Mr Badmus was very sick. He was ______ of typhoid.
  2. He must have ______ it from unhygienic food.
  3. The doctor ______ antibiotics for him.
  4. He adhered strictly to the ______.
  5. He wished a quick ______.
  6. I will call you as soon as my father ______.
  7. There is too ______ in the soup.
  8. The hen ______ eggs every day.
  9. John is ______ than Peter.
  10. Nike ______ beans to rice.
  11. The floor was swept ______ Ada.
  12. Fish lives ______ water.
  13. You are not to go ______ with the key.
  14. We shall travel to Ghana ______ road.
  15. This car belongs to us. It is ______.
  16. She ______ to school yesterday.
  17. They have ______ their work.
  18. I ______ a letter last week.
  19. He is ______ than his brother.
  20. We ______ football every evening.

SECTION C: Synonyms

  1. Option →
  2. Different →
  3. Rarely →
  4. Settled →
  5. Illegal →
  6. Rich →
  7. Angry →
  8. Quick →
  9. Happy →
  10. Big →

SECTION D: Antonyms

  1. Necessity →
  2. Affluent →
  3. Advancing →
  4. Appeared →
  5. Notorious →
  6. Early →
  7. Strong →
  8. Wise →
  9. Honest →
  10. Clean →

SECTION E: Literature

(Poetry)

  1. The tone of “Lokoja” is ______.
  2. The central idea of “The Nation’s Paradox” is ______.
  3. Lokoja is important because ______.
  4. “Let there be light” is an example of ______.
  5. “Friendly enmity” is an example of ______.
  6. A poem of 14 lines is called ______.
  7. A struggle in literature is called ______.
  8. Opposite meaning expression is ______.
  9. Exaggeration is ______.
  10. Group of lines in poetry is ______.

Prose

  1. The setting of “The Clock” is ______ Nigeria.
  2. The figurative expression “as if pursued by hounds” is ______.
  3. The main character in a story is called ______.
  4. The lesson of a story is called ______.
  5. The end of a story is called ______.

SECTION F: Lexis and Structure

  1. She got home and ______ immediately.
  2. Twenty years ______ not enough.
  3. Please excuse me, I ______ to bed now.
  4. A loyal citizen abstains ______ voting.
  5. The plane ______ at 2 o’clock yesterday.
  6. White is ______, black is opposite.
  7. His nose was ______.
  8. The teacher ______ the students.
  9. She ______ her homework.
  10. They ______ to the market.

SECTION H:Pronouns

  1. A pronoun showing ownership is ______.
  2. “Who, which, that” are ______ pronouns.
  3. Pronouns used to ask questions are ______.
  4. “This, that, those” are ______ pronouns.
  5. A pronoun referring to the speaker is ______.

SECTION I:Vocabulary (Law Terms)

  1. A person who commits a crime is a ______.
  2. Someone found guilty is ______.
  3. To send someone to prison is to ______.
  4. A place where cases are judged is ______.
  5. Someone proven not guilty is ______.
  6. Evidence is used to prove ______.
  7. Police station is where ______ are taken.
  8. Robbers are ______.
  9. Court tries the ______.
  10. Prison holds ______

ANSWERS (1–100)

SECTION A: Oral English

  1. D
  2. B
  3. D
  4. C
  5. C
  6. D
  7. D
  8. D
  9. D
  10. D

Sounds

  1. B
  2. D
  3. C
  4. A
  5. A
  6. A
  7. A
  8. A
  9. B
  10. A

SECTION B: Grammar

  1. A (diagnosed)
  2. B (contracted)
  3. D (prescribed)
  4. D (dosage)
  5. A (recovery)
  6. D (returns)
  7. C (much)
  8. B (lay)
  9. C (taller)
  10. C (prefers)
  11. C (by)
  12. C (in)
  13. D (away)
  14. D (by)
  15. D (ours)
  16. went
  17. done
  18. wrote
  19. taller
  20. play

SECTION C: Synonyms

  1. choice
  2. unlike
  3. seldom
  4. resolved
  5. unlawful
  6. wealthy
  7. furious
  8. fast
  9. joyful
  10. large

SECTION D: Antonyms

  1. luxury
  2. indigent
  3. retreating
  4. vanished
  5. honourable
  6. late
  7. weak
  8. foolish
  9. dishonest
  10. dirty

SECTION E: Literature (Poetry)

  1. B (reflective)
  2. D (need to listen to one’s conscience)
  3. D (meeting point of River Niger & Benue)
  4. B (biblical allusion)
  5. D (oxymoron)
  6. sonnet
  7. conflict
  8. irony
  9. hyperbole
  10. stanza

SECTION F: Prose

  1. C (South-South Nigeria)
  2. C (simile)
  3. protagonist
  4. theme
  5. resolution

SECTION G: Lexis and Structure

  1. B (slept)
  2. A (were)
  3. B (am going)
  4. D (from)
  5. C (took off)
  6. B (opposite)
  7. A (running)
  8. taught
  9. did
  10. went

SECTION H: Pronouns

  1. Possessive pronoun
  2. Relative pronouns
  3. Interrogative pronouns
  4. Demonstrative pronouns
  5. Personal pronoun

SECTION I: Vocabulary (Law Terms)

  1. criminal
  2. guilty
  3. imprison
  4. court
  5. acquitted
  6. truth
  7. complaints
  8. criminals
  9. accused
  10. prisoners

 

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