1. Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the one underlined.

   Keisha walked boldly to the chalkboard and corrected the sentence.

   1. bravely
   2. silently
   3. timidly
   4. briskly

   Your Solution to Question 1

   A   B   C   D

   Well done! Your answer is correct.

   Sorry! The correct answer is C.

2. From the four choices given, choose the word that is correctly spelt.

   My aunt was involved in an ______.

   1. acident
   2. akcident
   3. acsident
   4. accident

   Your Solution to Question 2

   A   B   C   D

   Well done! Your answer is correct.

   Sorry! The correct answer is D.

3. Choose the word that is similar in meaning to the one underlined.

   There is a slight reduction in my allowance.

   1. increase
   2. decrease
   3. difference
   4. advance

   Your Solution to Question 3

   A   B   C   D

   Well done! Your answer is correct.

   Sorry! The correct answer is B.

4. Choose the preposition that will best complete the sentence.

   The ambulance drove ______ our house to get to the scene of the accident.

   1. over
   2. past
   3. across
   4. within

   Your Solution to Question 4

   A   B   C   D

   Well done! Your answer is correct.

   Sorry! The correct answer is B.

5. In the sentence below, one word is underlined. What part of speech is it?

   "It's really nice to see you again", the old lady remarked.

   1. noun
   2. adverb
   3. pronoun
   4. verb

   Your Solution to Question 5

   A   B   C   D

   Well done! Your answer is correct.

   Sorry! The correct answer is B.

Sample Questions

1. This question is based on the diagram below.

   

   Which of these countries is not an island?

   1. 2
   2. 3 and 4
   3. 6
   4. 1

   Your Solution to Question 1

   A   B   C   D

   Well done! Your answer is correct.

   Sorry! The correct answer is C.

2. What is the air surrounding the earth called?

   1. The atmosphere
   2. The hemisphere
   3. The universe
   4. The crust

   Your Solution to Question 2

   A   B   C   D

   Well done! Your answer is correct.

   Sorry! The correct answer is A.

3. Which of these lists of events happened in the sequence given?

   1. Abolition of slavery, Morant Bay Rebellion, Labour Uprising, Jamaican lndependence
   2. Labour uprising, Abolition of slavery, Morant Bay Rebellion, Jamaican lndependence
   3. Jamaican Independence, Abolition of Slavery, Labour Uprising, Morant Bay Rebellion
   4. Morant Bay Rebellion, Jamaican Independence, Labour Uprising, Abolition of slavery

   Your Solution to Question 3

   A   B   C   D

   Well done! Your answer is correct.

   Sorry! The correct answer is A.

4. Study this map of the world and answer the question that follows.

   

   Which letter labels the Pacific Ocean?

   1. "H"
   2. "G"
   3. "J"
   4. "I"

   Your Solution to Question 4

   A   B   C   D

   Well done! Your answer is correct.

   Sorry! The correct answer is A.

5. The first crop grown in Jamaica on a large scale was which of these?

   1. Bananas
   2. Sugar cane
   3. Citrus
   4. Yams

   Your Solution to Question 5

   A   B   C   D

   Well done! Your answer is correct.

   Sorry! The correct answer is B.

Sample Questions

1. What organ of the body does the following diagram represent?

   

   1. eye
   2. throat
   3. nose
   4. ear

   Your Solution to Question 1

   A   B   C   D

   Well done! Your answer is correct.

   Sorry! The correct answer is A.

2. Which of these animals is not a reptile?

   

   1. alligator
   2. turtle
   3. fish
   4. snake

   Your Solution to Question 2

   A   B   C   D

   Well done! Your answer is correct.

   Sorry! The correct answer is C.

3. Into how many parts is the body of an insect divided?

   1. two parts
   2. three parts
   3. four parts
   4. one part

   Your Solution to Question 3

   A   B   C   D

   Well done! Your answer is correct.

   Sorry! The correct answer is B.

4. Name a type of soil that holds water very well.

   1. sand
   2. loam
   3. clay
   4. humus

   Your Solution to Question 4

   A   B   C   D

   Well done! Your answer is correct.

   Sorry! The correct answer is C.

5. When light bends as it passes at an angle from one medium into another, what is the process called?

   1. diffusion
   2. convection
   3. absorption
   4. refraction

   Your Solution to Question 5

   A   B   C   D

   Well done! Your answer is correct.

   Sorry! The correct answer is D.

Sample Questions

1. Three numbers total 100. If the first two are 19 and 35, what is the third number?

   1. 154
   2. 54
   3. 65
   4. 46

   Your Solution to Question 1

   A   B   C   D

   Well done! Your answer is correct.

   Sorry! The correct answer is D.

2. A driver uses 0.5 litres of gas for every 25 km. How much gas will the driver use if he drives 150 km?

   1. 75 litres
   2. 25.5 litres
   3. 115 litres
   4. 3 litres

   Your Solution to Question 2

   A   B   C   D

   Well done! Your answer is correct.

   Sorry! The correct answer is D.

3. An amount of money is shared in the ratio 2:3. The smaller part is $120. What is the amount shared?

   1. $240
   2. $300
   3. $360
   4. $600

   Your Solution to Question 3

   A   B   C   D

   Well done! Your answer is correct.

   Sorry! The correct answer is B.

4. A square has a perimeter of 36 m. What is its area?

   1. 72 m²
   2. 9 m²
   3. 81 m²
   4. 144 m²

   Your Solution to Question 4

   A   B   C   D

   Well done! Your answer is correct.

   Sorry! The correct answer is C.

5. The sum of three consecutive numbers is 87. What is the largest?

   1. 30
   2. 28
   3. 32
   4. 31

   Your Solution to Question 5

   A   B   C   D

   Well done! Your answer is correct.

   Sorry! The correct answer is A.