In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word Underlined: The policeman was asked to investigate the matter
Answer
(B)
forget about
2
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word Underlined: Lola was agitated when the sad news of her mother's accidents was broken to her
Answer
(B)
calm
3
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word Underlined:
Though his parents' poverty placed many obstacles in his path as a young man, Olu succeeded at last.
Answer
(B)
advantages
4
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word Underlined:
Binta sobbed by the door because she had lost her mother's precious necklace
Answer
(D)
laughed
5
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word Underlined:
The president took exception to the ignoble role the young man played in the matter
Answer
(A)
honourable
6
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word Underlined: The man who had been seriously ill was convalescing at a sea-side resort
Answer
(B)
deteriorating in health
7
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word Underlined:For millions years, the worlds's resources have remained boundless
Answer
(D)
limited
8
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word Underlined: It seems fashionable, in some quaters today to decry examinations and the ability to pass them
Answer
(A)
extol
9
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word Underlined: Ogedebge was an Intrepid fighter for human freedom and dignity
Answer
(A)
timid
10
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word Underlined:The difference between the experimental procedure was imperceptible to me
Answer
(C)
obvious
11
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word Underlined: His antipathy to religious ideas makes him unpopular
Answer
(D)
receptiveness
12
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined: The boss told the man to let sleeping dogs lie
Answer
(A)
not to look for trouble
13
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word Underlined: The fact that Ruth has inherited her late husband's house is cold comfort to her
Answer
(B)
inadequate comfort
14
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word Underlined: The headmaster decided to make good his promise to the students
Answer
(A)
fulfil
15
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined: The advertisement served as a smoke screen for the activities of the company
Answer
(A)
a camouflage
16
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined: My plans are still up in the air
Answer
(B)
uncertain
17
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined: The judge always takes a hardline on such issues
Answer
(C)
uncompromising stand
18
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined: The case was dismissed for want of evidence
Answer
(D)
for lack of proof
19
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
The term has become indomitable quite recently
Answer
(C)
unconquerable
20
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined: The flock suddenly became restive after midday
Answer
(D)
fidgety
21
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined: Your reaction underscores the point i was making
Answer
(C)
emphasizes
22
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined: What he received from the visitors was invaluable
Answer
(A)
priceless
23
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined: The potential resources of the university should be fully exploited
Answer
(B)
latent
24
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:Tom's aberrant behaviour attracted attention.
Answer
(D)
abnormal
25
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:A number or people impersonating tax-official were arraigned before the Chief Magistrate this morning
Answer
(D)
brought
26
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
Ngozi spoke to her father quite candidly about her proposed marriage
Answer
(C)
frankly
27
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined: The secretary was advised to put on a cheerful disposition whenever the manager arrives
Answer
(C)
a happy look
28
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined: The cereal is fortified with multivitamins
Answer
(A)
enriched
29
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:The lawyer told the court some unsavoury details about the case
Answer
(C)
unpleeasant
30
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:The professor's thesis was the precursor of nuclear studies
Answer
(D)
forerunner
31
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Why do you worry about such .... matters?
Answer
(A)
insignificant
32
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
It was difficult to .... a man walking on the moon two centuries
Answer
(D)
imagine
33
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
This section of the test will .... questions on set passages
Answer
(C)
contain
34
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Animals in .... behave differently from animals living in the natural habitat
Answer
(C)
captivity
35
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
After months of tedious climbing, the team reached the .... of the mountain
Answer
(B)
summit
36
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
After Jerry had made the bed, he .... on it
Answer
(D)
lay
37
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Knowledge of figures of speech as well as idioms and lexical items .... in this section
Answer
(A)
is tested
38
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
The buildings damaged by the rainstorm .....schools, hospitals and private houses
Answer
(A)
included
39
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
I would have been off to see Biola at Festac Town by the time you ... tomorrow
Answer
(B)
return
40
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
The lecturer said that we .... be able to finish the next chapter this evening
Answer
(D)
should
41
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
If you want a successful marriage , you .... pray for it
Answer
(C)
had better
42
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
I could have agreed with your action if i .... not .... you promised to increase the worker's salaries
Answer
(B)
had/heard
43
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
The chemistry teacher seized the girl's comic .... during the laboratory work
Answer
(A)
which she had been reading
44
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
He .... during the whole of last month
Answer
(A)
was sick
45
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Ladies and gentlemen, our guest speaker, Dr. Oni .... also a resident doctor at the teaching hospital.
Answer
(D)
is
46
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
We are not surprised he was not elected; every one of his constituents .... that he is unreliable
Answer
(B)
knows
47
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
I have the .... of meeting him
Answer
(B)
privilege
48
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
The pastor said 'lay .... your hearts to God'
Answer
(C)
bare
49
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Now, i am used .... bread without butter.
Answer
(D)
to eating
50
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Dan and Tina met on the ship and greeted ....
Answer
(C)
each other
51
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
One can no longer take for granted today what .... enjoyed in the university some years ago, can ....?
Answer
(B)
one/one
52
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Attention has shifted to the teaching of science nowadays .... the usefulness of the Arts
Answer
(A)
in spite of
53
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
.... to help him, being the only person in the vicinity.
Answer
(B)
There was no one
54
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
I heard that Kayode's car was stolen last night. It .... be true because i saw him .... it this morning.
Answer
(D)
cannot/driving
55
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
The competitor who .... earlier on has started .... again
Answer
(C)
fainted/running
56
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
A number of teachers in secondary schools are not so well disposed to .... these days, .... they?
Answer
(B)
teaching/are
57
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
If it had rained, we would have had to postpone the concert. It didn't rain, so ....
Answer
(D)
we didn't have to
58
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
.... all probability, the train will arrive today
Answer
(A)
In
59
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
We cannot explain his objection .... the new law
Answer
(D)
to
60
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Silk materials ought be be prohibited .... being brought into the country
Answer
(C)
from
61
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The answers to the questions were discussed .... the students
Answer
(B)
by
62
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
I can always depend .... my father for my survival.
Answer
(A)
on
63
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The Director is .... pains to ensure the success of the programme.
Answer
(B)
at
64
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Bola broke .... when he heard the news of the arrest of his twin brother
Answer
(D)
down
65
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Yemi said 'i'm coming' to her friend Biola who was waiting for her instead of saying ....
Answer
(C)
i'll be with you in a moment
66
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
'Be that as .... we are determined to get to the root of the matter!' shouted the officer
Answer
(B)
it may
67
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
When the farmers were found guilty of unlawful assembly and procession, their lawyer .... before the sentence was passed
Answer
(B)
made a plea for mitigation
68
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
My price for the pair of shoes is fifty naira. I cannot .... anything less than that
Answer
(B)
settle for
69
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Aishatu: Could you please give this book to Aminu? Chidi: Certainly, I .... him on something, so it won't be ....
Answer
(C)
i'll be seeing/any bother
70
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The company representative in Nigeria is a ....
Answer
(A)
smart little Japanese
71
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The shipping company advertised for .... accountants
Answer
(A)
two young, but highly competent , Nigerian
72
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Let's have a cup of coffee, ....
Answer
(A)
shall we?
73
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
No matter to whom I ...., nobody in the crowd had a clue to what was going on
Answer
(C)
turned
74
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Olu, Akpan and Ovbiagele's .... make people to believe that they belong to same school of thought.
Answer
(C)
philosophies
75
In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
The principal warned us against burning candle at both ends
Answer
(B)
wearing ourselves out
76
In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) in underlined:
Biola decided to give the task everything he had
Answer
(C)
complete attention
77
In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) in underlined:
The result of the election would have been different if some people had not been disfranchised
Answer
(D)
prevented from voting
78
In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) in underlined:
We enjoy the story but it sounds larger than life
Answer
(D)
somewhat unusual
79
In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) in underline:
Olu might visit London next summer
Answer
(A)
could
80
In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) in underlined:
General Murtala Mohammed excelled in deeds of prowess
Answer
(C)
courage
81
In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) in underlined:
The teacher's face broke into an incredulous smile when he heard Adamu's reason for coming late
Answer
(C)
unbelievable
82
The young men of Emopa would hunt for elephants because
Answer
(C)
no young Emopa attracts a girl's admiration untill he has killed a dangerous animal
83
The legend that the lions were invulnerable was confirmed by the fact that
Answer
(B)
many famous hunters had tried without success in the past to kill the lions
84
The lions played the game of 'baw' because
Answer
(C)
they want to decide whether to go on a raid or not
85
The famous hunters failed to kill the loins because the
Answer
(D)
hunters did not have enough time
86
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a superstitious reason for fearing the lions?
Answer
(A)
many famous hunters had tried and failed to kill the lions
87
The immature adult is like the child because
Answer
(D)
some of his actions are delibrately irrational
88
What main difference is mentioned between the child and the adult?
Answer
(C)
time difference
89
What right has the mother to give orders to the child?
Answer
(C)
she understands the environment better than the child
90
The two-year old child begins to refuse orders
Answer
(C)
he assert his independence
91
What kind of awareness does the child demonstrate at two?
Answer
(D)
that he is different and separate from others
92
The phrase 'a dismal picture' means
Answer
(C)
a sad situation
93
According to the writer, most girls in less developed countries are not in school because
Answer
(C)
the education of boys is rated higher
94
The non-literate woman is very difficult to reach because she
Answer
(A)
does not understand the value of education and health services
95
The phrase 'too late' in the passage implies that the woman
Answer
(B)
goes on producing children when she ought to have stopped
96
The writer emphasizes that in less developed countries,
Answer
(D)
there is a need to give boys and girls equal opportunity in education
97
An appropriate tittle for this passage is
Answer
(D)
codes and education
98
The groups of children mentioned as examples in the passage are
Answer
(C)
urban working-class and rural and urban middle-class
99
'Restricted code' and 'elaborate code' are
Answer
(D)
antonyms
100
It can be assumed reasonably that language has
Answer
(A)
only one code
101
'The school system does not talk to him' means that the
Answer
(D)
teachers talk to him differently from the way hie is talked to at home
102
Books are different from other goods because
Answer
(C)
one cannot tell so easily which books will prove saleable
103
The problem of selection in the book trade involves
Answer
(B)
determing which books will sell fast
104
How many solutions to the bookseller's problems are offered in this passage?
Answer
(B)
three
105
Of the solutions proposed for the bookseller's problems, how many are actually positive?
