In the question below select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence:
Between you and me, i would say the equipment has outlived its usefulness
Svar
(A)
I believe that the equipment is no longer useful to any of us
2
In the question below select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence:
Emeka wished he had started school early
Svar
(C)
Emeka regretted not starting school early
3
In the question below select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence:
He was between the devil and the deep blue sea
Svar
(D)
He was in a dilemma
4
In the question below select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence:
The boys who rioted, were suspended by the principal
Svar
(A)
Only some of the boys rioted and they were suspended
5
In the question below select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence:
Whoever would have thought that he would lose the presidential election?
Svar
(B)
It was commonly believed that he would win the election
6
In the question below select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence:
It's wonderful that Musa is already out of hospital
Svar
(D)
It is very pleasing that Musa is out of hospital
7
In the question below select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence:
You could have heard the sound if you weren't asleep
Svar
(B)
You were asleep so you did not hear the sound
8
In the question below select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence:
Had Aminu been a dull student, his failure wouldn't have surprised anybody
Svar
(B)
Aminu was not a dull student and so everybody was surprised that he failed
9
In the question below select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence:
The president of club said that he would cross the bridge on getting there
Svar
(C)
He would take a decision at the appropriate time
10
In the question below select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence:
His refusal to help us, dealt a death-blow to our plans
Svar
(A)
because he did not help, our plans did not materialize
11
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
It is entirely up to you to make a profession of your faith
Svar
(C)
deny your faith
12
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
He won the election because he was able to carry his people along with him
Svar
(A)
alienate his people
13
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
They often quarrelled before leaving the house but made it up by the time they returned home
Svar
(C)
fell out
14
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
The effect of rising prices has snowballed considerably
Svar
(B)
decreased
15
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
The economic situation is responsible for the recent discord in many families
Svar
(C)
harmony
16
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
The college was worried about Tunji;s garrulous tendency
Svar
(A)
reticent
17
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
We have found that cassava is a sine qua non item in our industry
Svar
(D)
dispensable
18
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
Science may be a complicated area of learning, but its teaching needs to be demystified
Svar
(C)
made difficult
19
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
Surveying the sky in the quiet of the night gives me an ethereal feeling
Svar
(B)
earthly
20
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
The awareness of mortality has always imposed some restraint on man's excesses
Svar
(B)
eternity
21
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
The decision we have taken is irrevocable
Svar
(C)
reversible
22
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
The lawyer pointed out a discrepancy in the two stories
Svar
(A)
similarity
23
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
Their high level of dishonesty has made that department infamous in the entire secretariat
Svar
(A)
reputable
24
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
When Uche wouldn't come to quickly enough, the principal rushed him to the hospital
Svar
(B)
pass out
25
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
The governor's action is out of tune with the declarations of his party
Svar
(B)
in line
26
In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
Ator led a dog's life for twenty years he stayed in the United Kingdom
Svar
(D)
led an unhappy and troubled life
27
In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
The chief's brother was a complete nonentity.
Svar
(D)
person of inexperience
28
In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined: He won most of his fight because of his unorthodox style
Svar
(D)
unconventional
29
In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined: Jide says he read in the papers that our uncle has been declared a persona non grata by the French government
Svar
(A)
unwelcome guest
30
In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
The vice chancellor, who is a stickler of rules, refused the request by the students for the semester to be rescheduled
Svar
(C)
disciplinarian
31
In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined: The town looked deserted but we moved in with trepidation
Svar
(D)
fear
32
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
I have no respect for individuals who are too ....
Svar
(D)
complicated
33
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
the policemen who were to keep watch connived .... the robber's escape
Svar
(B)
at
34
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
Kaka is .... to acquire knowledge, but also eager to display it
Svar
(A)
not only anxious
35
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
Wudu will not come .... she is asked
Svar
(C)
unless
36
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
You must forbid .... coming
Svar
(D)
his
37
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
Oche should leave for New York on Friday .... being equal
Svar
(C)
other things
38
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
Th woman warned her daughter not to .... with bad boys
Svar
(D)
keep company
39
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
Ali is crying because his mother was killed in a .... accident
Svar
(D)
road
40
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
Otokpa is not very bold. He's not .... a rough life
Svar
(D)
cut out for
41
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
Some of the food .... spoilt
Svar
(A)
is
42
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
They spent the last holiday with their ....
Svar
(B)
sisters-in-law
43
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
You should not need .... twice
Svar
(B)
telling
44
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The .... discouraged me from reading it
Svar
(B)
length of the story
45
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
When the teacher asked him to join the queue outside, he considered it .... to his dignity
Svar
(C)
an affront
46
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
When he joined the staff of the school, he had various duties .... to him
Svar
(B)
assigned
47
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The secretary was blamed .... the untidy state of the office
Svar
(A)
for
48
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
After a long talk with the police, Baba confessed his guilt and so the other boys with whom he was accused were ....
Svar
(D)
exonerated
49
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
You think she hasn't got any friends? Of course she's got ....
Svar
(C)
quite a few
50
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
He moved out of the house because the landlord and his wife were always fighting ....
Svar
(C)
each other
51
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The vermin on his body .... hideous
Svar
(A)
makes the lunatic look
52
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
Do you think all .... not enough to help the investigator?
Svar
(C)
this information is
53
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
Do you prefer ..... my rickety car?
Svar
(A)
going on foot to taking
54
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
No sooner .... to fall
Svar
(B)
had we set out than the rain started
55
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The company was charged with a .... of contract
Svar
(D)
breach
56
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The army ran short of ....
Svar
(C)
arms and ammunition
57
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The helpless .... our sympathy
Svar
(A)
require
58
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
My brother got married to a woman with .... manners
Svar
(C)
decent
59
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The thief we caught yesterday was .... as an official of the company
Svar
(A)
disguised
60
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The carpenter asked for ten packets of .... nails
Svar
(A)
fifteen-centimetre
61
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The president refused to shake .... with the visiting Prime Minister
Svar
(B)
hands
62
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The trader complained that he .... robbed
Svar
(A)
had been
63
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
How can we believe this witness when no one will .... his story?
Svar
(D)
corroborate
64
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The journalist's unpopular views made him the subject of much ....
Svar
(B)
derision
65
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
Idubor has gone to see his mechanic because his car engine needs to be turned
Svar
(D)
on
66
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
I was anxious to arrive early for the lecture that i .... my note in the car
Svar
(B)
left
67
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
Good schools don't just teach their students they ....
Svar
(C)
educate
68
The statement, ‘The diseases afflicting Western societies have undergone dramatic change, implies that
Svar
(A)
Change have taken place in the mode of diseases affliction
69
The writer is of the view that the diseases which prevail in the contemporary Western societies
Svar
(B)
Are concentrated among the elderly
70
The author thinks that the presence of a large number of doctors in a community
Svar
(A)
Does not have much effect on the control of diseases
71
Many doctors, according to the passage , choose to live where
Svar
(D)
Conditions are more in their favour
72
The author’s attitude to developments in medicine is
Svar
(D)
cynical
73
In distinguishing between literacy and enlightenment, Aduke implies that
Svar
(C)
Progress can take place without literacy
74
Hasana believes that NAM should not be divided by
Svar
(D)
A selfish and over-raced belief in their certificates
75
‘Each widow in this society is Every woman’ means that
Svar
(C)
The suffering of every widow represents the burden of all women
76
The speech of Hasana implies that
Svar
(D)
To throw rotten eggs and decayed tomatoes at women is dehumanizing
77
From the speech by Ime, it is clear that the women
Svar
(C)
Are henceforth prepared to adopt a policy of confrontation with men
78
Before the writer left Lagos, he believed London was
Svar
(C)
Situated in paradise
79
Before the plane left Lagos, the writer must have
Svar
(D)
Detested the fifth surrounding the lounge
80
When the plane took off the writer felt happy because
Svar
(B)
He believed that he was travelling to a problem –free country
