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