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Nigeria JSS 2 English Studies Practice Tests

Five free, full-length JSS 2 english studies practice tests for Nigeria, written to the NERDC Basic and Senior Secondary Education Curriculum. Take them online for instant scoring and a skill breakdown, or print them with an answer key.

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Practice Test 121 questions · Key details · Grammar · Vocabulary
Practice Test 221 questions · Key details · Vocabulary · Usage
Practice Test 321 questions · Vocabulary · Character · Theme
Practice Test 421 questions · Vocabulary · Usage · Inference
Practice Test 521 questions · Vocabulary · Key details · Grammar

All questions and passages are original and written for Pagine to match the published curriculum. Pagine is not affiliated with any government, ministry, department of education, exam board or assessment body. Not official tests.

What these tests cover

Reading and comprehensionGrammar and structureVocabulary developmentComposition (essay and letter writing)Oral English

Course: Basic Education (JSS)

Skills across all five tests: Key details (17) · Vocabulary (14) · Grammar (10) · Usage (9) · Spelling (7) · Punctuation (6) · Writing (5) · Inference (5) · Main idea (4) · Theme (4)

Each test has an original reading passage (and, for most levels, a second text), language and spelling questions, and a writing task with a guide to what a strong answer includes.

Sample questions from Practice Test 1

  1. From the passage “Green, White, Green”

    Why was a competition held in 1959?
    A. to design a national flag before independence   B. to write the anthem   C. to elect a president   D. to choose a capital
    Show answerto design a national flag before independence
  2. Who designed the flag?
    A. Nnamdi Azikiwe   B. Michael Taiwo Akinkunmi   C. Chinua Achebe   D. Queen Elizabeth
    Show answerMichael Taiwo Akinkunmi
  3. What did green and white represent?
    A. oil and money   B. forests and snow   C. agriculture and peace   D. sky and clouds
    Show answeragriculture and peace
  4. What did the judges change?
    A. They made it horizontal.   B. They changed the colours.   C. They added a star.   D. They removed a red sun from the design.
    Show answerThey removed a red sun from the design.

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Frequently asked questions

What is in these Nigeria JSS 2 English Studies practice tests?

Five full original tests of about 21 questions each. Each test has an original reading passage (and, for most levels, a second text), language and spelling questions, and a writing task with a guide to what a strong answer includes. You get a score, a skill breakdown and a review of every answer at the end.

Do these tests follow the Nigeria curriculum?

Yes. They are written to the NERDC Basic and Senior Secondary Education Curriculum — Reading and comprehension, Grammar and structure, Vocabulary development, Composition (essay and letter writing). Pagine summarizes the curriculum in its own words and links to the official documents.

Can I print them?

Yes. Every test has a printable version with an answer key.

Are these official tests?

All questions and passages are original and written for Pagine to match the published curriculum. Pagine is not affiliated with any government, ministry, department of education, exam board or assessment body. Not official tests.

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