In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
Mr Jack was most flexible in his instruction
Answer
(A)
rigid
2
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
The Universities has offered temporary accommodation for staff
Answer
(B)
permanent
3
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
Mary complained that she slept on the coarse floor
Answer
(A)
smooth
4
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
Jim was one of the spectators as the concert
Answer
(D)
performers
5
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:The Governor declined to give audience to the journalist.
Answer
(B)
accepted
6
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
The debtor's husband is liable for his wife's debts
Answer
(A)
unanswerable
7
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
The lotion recommended by the doctor soothed Okon's aching tooth
Answer
(D)
worsened
8
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
The sun cast its shadow on the wall
Answer
(B)
rays
9
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
He was locked up for a fortnight
Answer
(A)
released
10
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
The lady acted courageously when thieves attacked her
Answer
(D)
timidly
11
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
You are free to leave the hall
Answer
(C)
at liberty
12
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
The culprit will surrender their loot to the Customs officials
Answer
(C)
give in
13
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
The discussion became animated
Answer
(B)
lively
14
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
The rich citizens are often niggardly in their ways
Answer
(C)
miserly
15
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
The musician's popularity is beginning to decline
Answer
(B)
wane
16
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
Olu promised to look out for her next time he is in town.
Answer
(A)
watch for
17
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
Thompson was a prosecution witness at the court hearing
Answer
(C)
government
18
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
The beggar's takings snow-belled every hour.
Answer
(A)
grew
19
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
His attempts were nipped in the bud
Answer
(B)
cut short
20
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
The preacher has made good his promise to visit some of his converts today
Answer
(A)
fulfilled
21
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined: 'Watch it! You could be followed said the robber
Answer
(C)
Be vigilant
22
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
Look at the tell-tale signs of battering on her
Answer
(C)
revealing marks
23
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
The armed robbers who raided passengers on the Expressway came to grief when they had a shoot out with the police today
Answer
(A)
came to bad end
24
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
Many of the workers hired for firing the furnace had themselves fired as a result of the unfortunate accident
Answer
(C)
got themselves sacked from their jobs
25
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
The new educational system took off this school year
Answer
(C)
began
26
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
We will surely buy this idea of introducing an entirely new product
Answer
(B)
accept
27
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
This year's harvest is surplus
Answer
(C)
more than enough
28
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
Many candidates now apply to read Law because it is a lucrative profession.
Answer
(A)
brings plenty of profit
29
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
The pressman said that his interview with the Presidents was off the record.
Answer
(B)
not intended for publication
30
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
She realized that she was up against stiff competition when a new large department store was opened next to her small provision store
Answer
(D)
faced with
31
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
Finally, I assured him that i would not go back on my word.
Answer
(D)
fail to keep my promise
32
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
Everybody respects the team leader.
Answer
(C)
looks up to
33
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
The driver, on seeing the traffic warden, was hesitant to start the engine.
Answer
(D)
reluctant
34
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
He likes to call attention to unimportant matters
Answer
(C)
trivial
35
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
The speaker took his audience down memory lane before he went to the topic of his lecture
Answer
(B)
recalled events from the past
36
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
The new religious leader hands out an olives branch.
Answer
(A)
sues for peace
37
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
Though a brilliant student, Binta lost her tongue when she was asked to give the vote of thanks at the end of the Governor's visit to her school.
Answer
(C)
said nothing because she was shy
38
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
The accounts clerk was jailed because he cooked the books
Answer
(C)
falsified the accounts to his advantage
39
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
The task was herculean
Answer
(D)
demanding
40
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
The story is rather hard to believe
Answer
(B)
incredible
41
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
It is advisable to administer the test in the morning when students are fresh
Answer
(D)
give
42
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
He broke his mallet ostensibly trying to maintain order although he was actually enjoying the commotion.
Answer
(A)
apparently
43
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
Jibril found that thieves had entered his house in his absence. He went to the police to report the ....
Answer
(C)
break in
44
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
After the accused was found guilty by the court, his counsel .... before sentence was passed.
Answer
(B)
made a plea for mitigation
45
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
Four persons accused of currency ..... are being held by the security agents
Answer
(C)
trafficking
46
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
You had to stand in the corridor all the way? Poor you! I don't suppose you enjoyed the journey .... ?
Answer
(B)
did you
47
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
Í'm sorry I can't give you any of the oranges; I have .... left'.
Answer
(A)
few
48
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
No wonder those plants are dying. They .... any water for ages!
Answer
(C)
haven't had
49
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
'Darling, do send the children to bed. I can't .... their noise any longer' he said to is wife
Answer
(D)
put up with
50
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
My wife and i met .... on a ship going to Liberia.
Answer
(C)
each other
51
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
..... yet about the principal?
Answer
(C)
Is there any news
52
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
I am .... to another week's holiday this year after such a tedious job.
Answer
(D)
entitled
53
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
I can quickly recite the National Anthem .... now.
Answer
(B)
off by heart
54
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
The committee was frustrated because the Chief withheld his ....
Answer
(C)
assent
55
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
Gone are the days when he ... enjoy patronage.
Answer
(C)
used to
56
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
He did not attend the final burial ....
Answer
(C)
rites
57
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
The officer was compelled to .... the suspects's car.
Answer
(A)
seize
58
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
He missed the point because he took the statement ....
Answer
(A)
literally
59
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
Their high .... was an advantage
Answer
(C)
morale
60
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
The brave officer .... the time bomb.
Answer
(C)
defused
61
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
A number of suspects were paraded .... the victim of the robbery
Answer
(B)
before
62
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
If you want peace, you .... prepared for war
Answer
(D)
had better get
63
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
If only we .... we could have overcome the difficulty
Answer
(A)
had persevered
64
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
'We are gradually .... to the end of the programme this afternoon', remarked the chairman of the wedding reception
Answer
(B)
getting
65
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
We saw him ... over a wall as the police approached
Answer
(D)
leaping
66
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
A number of doctors are not so all well disposed to .... in government hospitals these days .... they?
Answer
(C)
working/are
67
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
The only set of loud speakers available .... to be connected according to the instruction
Answer
(A)
is
68
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
We later on discovered that some members .... another meeting before the one advertised.
Answer
(D)
had held
69
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
He decided to wait for the bus because he had ______________
Answer
(C)
a lot of luggage
70
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
Thank you for the party, we really ....
Answer
(A)
enjoyed ourselves
71
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
We are trying to study for the examinations last night when the light .....
Answer
(D)
went off
72
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
When he had arranged the furniture, he .... the picture on the wall
Answer
(B)
hung
73
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
I forgot to bring a pen with me. Would you, please ... me yours
Answer
(D)
lend
74
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
If you are going to the market, may I .... please?
Answer
(B)
come with you
75
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
Wada said that two of his chickens .... eggs yesterday morning
Answer
(C)
laid
76
A suitable tittle for this passage is
Answer
(A)
Fashion craze
77
In this passage the expression 'Parent have had to swallow their own phlegm' means parents
Answer
(C)
have had to overcome their own pride or prejudice
78
The youth acquire clothes for
Answer
(B)
occasions that are not recurrent
79
In this passage we learn that parents
Answer
(C)
endure a lot of handship to provide for their children
80
A likely cause of high blood pressure among the youths is
Answer
(D)
the thought of the choice of what to wear
81
The writer of the passage believes that delinquency laws are
Answer
(C)
unfair to the juveniles
82
Status offences are those that can be committed by
Answer
(D)
specified classes of people
83
In the view of the writer, drinking under age is an offence because
Answer
(A)
adults want to have all the to themselves
84
If the world changed overnight
Answer
(D)
delinquency would also change in meaning
85
When young people make and enforce laws
Answer
(B)
they would retaliate. against the adults
86
According to the passage Ludo is
Answer
(B)
more a game of luck than of skill
87
It is implied in the passage that two players may fare equally if they
Answer
(C)
apply similar skill to similar figures
88
It is implied in the passage, that in Ludo threes and fours are
Answer
(B)
medium throws
89
According to the passage, a player with consistently high throws will
Answer
(A)
almost certainly win a game
90
In the passage, the possession of skill specifically enables a player to
Answer
(C)
use his figures efficiently
91
The most important aspect of agriculture mentioned in the passage is
Answer
(D)
farming
92
Farming in many countries today is
Answer
(B)
of great assistance to the economy
93
Some countries produce more and better crops than others because the farmers in the former
Answer
(C)
have more modern equipment
94
In order to help improve the state of farming, the government should
Answer
(C)
find ways of financing and modernizing the farming syster
