In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:The government is making concerted efforts at providing essential social facilities in the rural areas.
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(A)
dissipated
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In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined: The western allies frowned at their enemies indiscriminate bombing of their territory
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(B)
selective
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In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined: The girl is very intelligent, but her jokes are rather outrageous
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(C)
pleasant
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In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:
We cannot but talk about his invaluable contributions to the affairs of the society
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(A)
worthless
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In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined: This fertility figure, of course, conceals wide individual variations among the people
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(C)
exposes
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In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined: Men living in an extended family know that they have to be responsible for the welfare of some other person's children
Answer
(B)
nuclear
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In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:
The appearance of the pall-bearers was extremely fascinating
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(D)
repulsive
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In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:
Many miners protested against the order to march into the coal pits.
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(B)
amble
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In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:The hasty action will bring nothing but discredit to them
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(A)
honour
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In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined: The man's health has deteriorated in the hospital
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(B)
improved
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: The boss made a clean sweep of all old hands in the office
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(A)
completely got rid
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: Her anxiety was apparent to everyone present at the ceremony
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(B)
visible
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: Our experience on board the aircraft is nothing to write home about
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(A)
not remarkable
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:The rampage was organized and directed by the militant ones among the students
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(C)
belligerent ones
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: The governor advised his people to get off the beaten tracks in their approach to community matters
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(C)
find new ways
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:It was their custom to keep an open house on Sundays
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(A)
welcome all visitors
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
The president made a passionate appeal for calm
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(C)
intense
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
Mali stole the day's takings from the bakery.
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(A)
receipts
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: You do not need to stutter in order to show your excitement
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(D)
stammer
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
what embarrasses is the stealthy way in which the new servant goes about his duties in the house
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(B)
furtive
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: I have never been accustomed to seeing my brother in such a pensive mood
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(C)
thoughtful
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: The administrator's apathy was soon noticed by all his subordinates.
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(A)
indifference
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:The way he handled the whole issue was rather despicable
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(C)
contemptible
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: The authenticity of the reporter's claims should be established before taking further actions on the matter
Answer
(D)
genuineness
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
After careful investigation, the police found no iota of truth in Ibrahim's allegations
Answer
(C)
evidence
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: The case was thrown out because the court lacked jurisdiction
Answer
(B)
authority
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
The chief will launch the fund-raising appeal
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(D)
start off
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: Sade has been employed. But she is unhappy because it is a run off the mill job
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(D)
an ordinary
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: I would like to like to believe that this brilliant performance of yours is not just a flash in the pan
Answer
(D)
chance occurrence
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: As the wedding day approached, the bride began to develop cold feet
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(C)
be reluctant
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: I told my brother to get the matter off his chest as soon as possible
Answer
(B)
say what he has been anxious to say
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: He has a big heart, but he is inept at following a witty conversation
Answer
(C)
warm
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
The clerk refused to answer for the mistake made by the manager and his assistants
Answer
(C)
accept responsibility
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
Most of his observations were wide of the mark
Answer
(B)
irrelevant
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined: I didn't think she could be so easily taken in by his pretences
Answer
(B)
deceived
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: Do you have the same aversion as i do for war films
Answer
(B)
dislike
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: His summary of the meeting was brief and to the point
Answer
(A)
precise
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: The minister hit on a plan to retain his post after many months of lobbying
Answer
(B)
discovered a plan
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: My friend will hate his uncle forever because he left him in the lurch in his hour of need
Answer
(A)
abandoned him
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
Our school prefect is too officious and we all hate him because of his behaviour.
Answer
(C)
over-zealous
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
When I met Amadi yesterday, it was the first time I .... him for six months.
Answer
(A)
had seen
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
A student's natural ability should be a .... factor in his choosing a course of study at the university.
Answer
(B)
determining
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Many unrelated issue were touched upon in the .... of the discussion
Answer
(B)
course
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The traveller had to run .... in order to .... the train.
Answer
(C)
fast/catch
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
When the driver lost control of his vehicle, the pedestrian began to run for ....
Answer
(D)
dear life
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
My uncle is one of the ..... of the society
Answer
(C)
elite
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The new singlet factory is built on the .... of Aba township
Answer
(C)
outskirts
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
If Kaka hadn't tried to stand up in the boat, he .... into the lake
Answer
(A)
wouldn't have fallen
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The soldiers were sufficiently equipped with ....
Answer
(A)
arms and ammunition
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
My younger brother is going to the stream with .... boys
Answer
(A)
two other little
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Okoro intends to wear his .... dress to zoo this afternoon
Answer
(C)
new white cotton
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Sociologists are concerned with the problem of man in ....
Answer
(B)
the society
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The contractors were short .... cash even before the project was completed
Answer
(D)
of
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The judge acquitted the accused .... all the eight counts
Answer
(A)
of
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
If we go hunting this weekend we'll have to .... with scratch meals and sleep in hut in the forest
Answer
(B)
make do
56
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The committee was disgusted .... the way the office was being run
Answer
(C)
with
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Many a man .... done without milk in .... tea these days
Answer
(C)
have/their
58
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The .... car is the center of attraction.
Answer
(C)
small light-green racing
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
If i had not finished my assignment, i would not .... the opportunity to go with the group
Answer
(A)
have been given
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
You had better .... what the doctor recommended this morning
Answer
(B)
do
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
.... with him for two years, i cannot guarantee his good behaviour.
Answer
(B)
Having worked
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
This is the kind of stew ....
Answer
(C)
of which taste i do not like
63
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
.... is always superior to any other in town
Answer
(B)
Theirs
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
I looked for you all over the campus but i could not .... you
Answer
(A)
find
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The manager was angry with Dauda for ... seeds of discord among the workers
Answer
(D)
sowing
66
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The government has provided new .... for the local government polls
Answer
(D)
guidelines
67
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Tsado and his wife are always fighting. The .... to be drawn from this is that they are not happy together,
Answer
(B)
inference
68
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The teacher invited Akpan and .... to his office
Answer
(B)
me
69
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
One of the rioters who .... arrested yesterday .... released
Answer
(D)
were/has been
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Although i am watching television. I .... what you are saying.
Answer
(B)
can hear
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Because of the .... he did to my car, i am going to sue him for ....
Answer
(A)
damage/damages
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
He was not a very .... student when i first met him but the years .... his character ultimately
Answer
(C)
mature/matured
73
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Our manager has instructed that .... of customers must be barred from our bank
Answer
(B)
that type
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
He regarded the betrayal of his friend as a stab .... the back
Answer
(C)
in
75
How would you describe shola's father?
Answer
(A)
a greedy boatman
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Which of the following is NOT true of the passage?
Answer
(C)
Shola's father exaggerated the difficulties in order to raise his fee
77
Which of the following is true of the stranger in the passage?
Answer
(C)
he was a fine gentleman in need of help
78
'Manoeuvre' in the passage means
Answer
(D)
strategy
79
Which of the following is true of the passage?
Answer
(D)
shola's father measured the stranger from head to foot
80
The 1936 Olympic games was cited in the passage to show that sport can
Answer
(A)
lead to excessive hatred
81
According to the passage
Answer
(D)
on the local green, you play not to win but for the fun of it
82
Boxing is regarded as the worst game in the passage because
Answer
(D)
is a game in which both players get hurt rather badly
83
Boxing is regarded as the worst game in the passage because
Answer
(D)
is a game in which both players get hurt rather badly
84
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
Answer
(D)
nations work themselves up because they tend to believe that6 sports are tests of national virtue
85
'Mimic' as used in the passage means
Answer
(C)
imitated
86
The snake was referred to as 'something strange' because the
Answer
(D)
environment in which the snake was found was unusual
87
As the narrator watched the snake, his feelings changed to those of
Answer
(C)
perplexity
88
The act of the snake was described as 'fatal' because the snake's attack was going to
Answer
(D)
result in no possible recovery
89
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
Answer
(A)
osun was not an active observer in the combat between the snake and the little plant
90
The 'fight' between the plant and the snake was prompted
Answer
(C)
the wind
91
In the passage 'nightmare' means
Answer
(C)
all those hazards which made life hideous
92
Natural disasters were regarded as a curse of the gods on mankind because man
Answer
(A)
had no satisfactory solution to natural disasters
93
'But starvation still stares man in the face' means starvation
Answer
(D)
stil afflicts man
94
The working population engaged in agriculture cannot feed the teeming population sufficiently because
Answer
(C)
there are not enough people engaged in tilling the soil
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Drastic birth control measures may not be effective checks to population explosion since many religious sects
