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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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?
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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.
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(D)
fear
32
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
I have no respect for individuals who are too ....
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(A)
not only anxious
35
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
Wudu will not come .... she is asked
Svare
(C)
unless
36
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
You must forbid .... coming
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(D)
cut out for
41
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
Some of the food .... spoilt
Svare
(A)
is
42
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
They spent the last holiday with their ....
Svare
(B)
sisters-in-law
43
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
You should not need .... twice
Svare
(B)
telling
44
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The .... discouraged me from reading it
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(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 ....
Svare
(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 ....
Svare
(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 ....
Svare
(C)
each other
51
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The vermin on his body .... hideous
Svare
(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?
Svare
(C)
this information is
53
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
Do you prefer ..... my rickety car?
Svare
(A)
going on foot to taking
54
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
No sooner .... to fall
Svare
(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
Svare
(D)
breach
56
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The army ran short of ....
Svare
(C)
arms and ammunition
57
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The helpless .... our sympathy
Svare
(A)
require
58
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
My brother got married to a woman with .... manners
Svare
(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
Svare
(A)
disguised
60
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The carpenter asked for ten packets of .... nails
Svare
(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
Svare
(B)
hands
62
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The trader complained that he .... robbed
Svare
(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?
Svare
(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 ....
Svare
(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
Svare
(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
Svare
(B)
left
67
In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
Good schools don't just teach their students they ....
Svare
(C)
educate
68
The statement, ‘The diseases afflicting Western societies have undergone dramatic change, implies that
Svare
(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
Svare
(B)
Are concentrated among the elderly
70
The author thinks that the presence of a large number of doctors in a community
Svare
(A)
Does not have much effect on the control of diseases
71
Many doctors, according to the passage , choose to live where
Svare
(D)
Conditions are more in their favour
72
The author’s attitude to developments in medicine is
Svare
(D)
cynical
73
In distinguishing between literacy and enlightenment, Aduke implies that
Svare
(C)
Progress can take place without literacy
74
Hasana believes that NAM should not be divided by
Svare
(D)
A selfish and over-raced belief in their certificates
75
‘Each widow in this society is Every woman’ means that
Svare
(C)
The suffering of every widow represents the burden of all women
76
The speech of Hasana implies that
Svare
(D)
To throw rotten eggs and decayed tomatoes at women is dehumanizing
77
From the speech by Ime, it is clear that the women
Svare
(C)
Are henceforth prepared to adopt a policy of confrontation with men
78
Before the writer left Lagos, he believed London was
Svare
(C)
Situated in paradise
79
Before the plane left Lagos, the writer must have
Svare
(D)
Detested the fifth surrounding the lounge
80
When the plane took off the writer felt happy because
Svare
(B)
He believed that he was travelling to a problem –free country
