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English Language 2026

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After months of training, Ama handled the tools adeptly while the others did so ______.
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We should all try to propagate the good policies of our leaders and not ______ them.
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Enyo's response to the lawyer's question was instinctive rather than ______.
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Rather than exacerbating our plight, the new policy ______ it.
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Instead of our commander visiting us as often as possible, he ______ does.
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Although Mary's textile business is thriving, Naomi's is ______.
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We should not speak thoughtlessly about our leaders; we should be more ______.
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The fallen tree caused an obstruction on the highway; nothing else but its ______ will do.
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The meat we bought yesterday was tender, but today's is so ______.
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The stench from the gutter contrasts sharply with the ______ from the stew.
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The chief forbade the woman ______ the stool room.
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You should have known better than ______ with Stephen yesterday.
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Seth told his friend last year that athletics ______ the sport he liked until he discovered chess.
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The supervisor chided the ______ worker in the office.
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This topic is ______ difficult to understand.
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Normally, one cannot easily decide ______ an issue like this.
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Thomas has ______ more money in the bank than you think.
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Henry must tell Cynthia that he believes in ______.
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Do you mean the baggage you left at the airport ______ given to another person now?
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______ their arrival in town, no one has had any peace.
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There are rising cases of child abandonment resulting from unwanted pregnancies.
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Suppose he has asserted that he will contest for this position next year.
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Dark's post qualification has proved beneficial in his search for employment.
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Shane was once embarrassed when her seven-year-old daughter insulted an adult in public.
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Newly recruited soldiers undergo strenuous exercises to build their physical strength.
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Tertiary education places emphasis on cognitive skills.
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Mawuse offered little evidence to substantiate her claim.
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Alice will be with you momentarily.
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Are you sure you were assaulted by the boys?
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The state must employ more of the youth to alleviate the high incidence of crime.
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The workers agreed at their meeting to petition management for a salary increase, but none would lift a cat. This means that none of them ______.
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In spite of Prince's plea, the judge stuck to his guns. This means that the judge ______.
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Since Adjei was the only one repeated in his class, he put on a brave face before his new mates. This means that he ______.
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Sam wrote the statement under duress. This means that he was ______.
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Many of us think that Jacob's promotion to the new office is like putting a square peg in a round hole. This means that Jacob ______.
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I'd advise that you let sleeping dogs lie on that issue. This means that you should ______.
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You are adding insult to injury by scolding these unsuccessful students. This means that you are ______.
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For reasons I cannot explain, Hudu's plans to go to university went up in flames. This means that Hudu had ______.
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I think we've given Linda enough advice; now the ball is in her court. This means that Linda should ______.
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Zack hit the nail on the head when he said Philip was at fault. This means that Zack was ______.
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Attending high school in a rural area rather than in the city is memorable in many ways. It gave me my first experience of farming, especially of farming (41) ______.
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One of them is the machete which is used for (42) ______ the bushes.
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When there is the need to remove tree stumps and huge stones, we use the (43) ______.
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We use the hoe to dig in order to loosen the (44) ______.
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However, in preparing the (45) ______, we use the hoe to dig in order to loosen the soil.
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Seeds are nursed on these beds, and when they (46) ______, they are transplanted.
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To irrigate the farm, we build a (47) ______, into which we pour a lot of water.
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The water drains gradually through (48) ______ into the rest of the farm.
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In addition to this, we use the watering-(49) ______ on the seedlings.
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When there is no trowel, a gardening (50) ______ can be used.
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The speaker is ______.
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To hint him of his chasers, the addressee offers to pay the speaker ______ pennies each month.
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The addressee is ______.
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The speaker is ______.
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The speaker starts writing in the ______ century.
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The underlined is an example of a/an ______.
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The character who finds a ship for the expedition is ______.
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Pew is a ______ beggar in Treasure Island.
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Mr Dance is a ______.
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The character who is also known as Bill is ______.
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The story is about ______.
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The extract reflects ______.
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The story explains why some girls ______.
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The mood portrayed is one of ______.
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The setting of the telling of the story is ______.
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The attitude of the narrator to the rich man is one of ______.
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The extract reflects ______.
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The narrator calls the rich man ______.
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The 'I' refers to ______.
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The extract illustrates ______.
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The speaker is addressing ______.
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The speaker is ______.
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The underlined is an example of a/an ______.
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In '...they're both starving,' both refers to ______.
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The time setting of the extract is ______.
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Thomas and the speaker are ______.
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The underlined illustrates ______.
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The place setting of the extract is Dr Stockmann's ______.
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The protagonist of the play is ______.
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The play is divided into ______ acts.
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The speaker is ______.
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The underlined is a/an ______.
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When the speaker acts out his father's behaviour he is illustrating ______.
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The speaker sees his father as ______.
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In the poem, those who die as cattle is a/an ______.
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The lines beginning 'No mockeries now for them; no prayers nor bells...' are ______.
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The attitude of the poet to the issues described is one of ______.
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To highlight the relevance of the issues, the poet uses ______ tense.
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The theme of John Donne's 'Batter My Heart, Three Person'd God' is anchored on the poet's feeling of ______.
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The poet feels that he has not shown ______.
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The power of the song in D. H. Lawrence's 'Piano' is expressed by the words ______.
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The most dominant image in the poem 'Piano' is that of ______.
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The simile in 'let it not be like hogs' expresses a feeling of ______.
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The poem is built on the contrast between the poet's ______.
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The dominant literary device used to convey the violence of the storm is ______.
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The effect of the storm is felt ______.
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The use of the word 'but' in 'but that is gone' signifies a ______.
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The mood of the poem is one of ______.

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