In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
I am happy to inform you that your boys are conscientious
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(B)
carefree
2
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
My father is a very prosperous businessman
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(D)
unsuccessful
3
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
The hostess greeted her guests in a very relaxed manner
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(C)
stiff
4
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
Ayo takes his studies rather lightly
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(D)
seriously
5
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
The doctor was very gentle with his patients in the examining room
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(C)
rough
6
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
There is no love lost between Hassan and Hassana
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(A)
dislike each other
7
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
Whether the villages head should identify himself with the activities of religious demonstrations has remained a burning question
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(C)
a matter of serious controversy
8
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
I would rather not attend the party
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(B)
do not have the enthusiasm to attend
9
In the question below choose the option nearest meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
If Garba had listen to advice, he would not have had to be rushed to the hospital
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(B)
was in a position to have prevented the need to be rushed
10
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
Aduke: Ngozi, let's visit the market.
Ngozi: if you insist, Ngozi
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(C)
is not keen on going with Aduke
11
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in underlined:
The new leader hands out an olive branch
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(A)
sues for peace
12
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in italics:
When yo go to foreign country to study, you will discover that life is not a bed of roses
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(A)
as pleasant as one thought
13
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in underlined:
Because our representative is immature and biased he takes a jaundiced view of our problem
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(C)
prejudiced
14
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in underlined:
The president has sent his regrets. He is unable to attend the meeting
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(D)
apologies
15
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in underlined:
The woman acted courageously when she was attacked by thieves
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(B)
fearlessly
16
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in underlined:
We all have both good and bad characteristics. Either is, however, easily manifested in times of crisis
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(B)
highlighted
17
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The sea wave continues to .... the cliff on the west coast constantly
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(D)
erode
18
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The college bus was travelling at high .... when the accidents occurred
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(D)
speed
19
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Note that only senior members of staff have the .... of using the toilet upstairs
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(C)
privilege
20
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The chief priest will .... the men into the cult today
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(D)
initiate
21
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Jimoh is noted for his .... attitude to his seniors at school
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(B)
respectful
22
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The girl that my brother introduced to us last week is pretty .... ill-mannered
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(B)
but also
23
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The police report was .... to that of the eye witness
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(A)
contrary
24
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The African extended family system gives security to ..... members
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(C)
its
25
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
I know i .... read more, but i am tired
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(B)
ought to
26
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Insects can become ..... to insecticides
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(B)
resistant
27
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The council chairman ..... the tension between the villagers and the tax collectors
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(B)
defused
28
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
If had been told of the matter earlier, i .... there so late
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(D)
would not have gone
29
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Each of the candidates that came late ..... to complete ....
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(D)
has/this form
30
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
I wanted to avail myself .... the opportunity of listening to the lecture, but the lecturer failed to turn up
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(C)
of
31
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
I would have been surprised if you .... the orange
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(C)
had plucked
32
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
On getting to the seashore, .....
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(D)
he found nobody there
33
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Little did Tunde realize that his frequent unwarranted reports about me were working .... my advantages
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(B)
to
34
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The Board has been having .... series of meeting lately
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(B)
a
35
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
..... i know, nobody has seen any loepards in this area
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(A)
so far as
36
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
.... him in the crowd, i would have told you at once
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(C)
had i seen
37
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Inyang has always been shy to speak ....
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(A)
in public
38
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
.... his uncle helped him or not, he would still not be able to do it
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(C)
whether
39
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
I have only three tubers of yam .... in the store, i cannot afford to give you any more
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(C)
left
40
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Before the bill could be settled, Chuwang .... all the money
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(C)
had spent
41
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Either the chief of the village or the leader of the farmers .... to be held responsible for the revolt.
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(C)
is
42
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
We must observe that most of the support by other states .... only marginal returns
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(A)
have yielded
43
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
She asked me whether i .... the letter for her
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(C)
minded posting
44
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The effort made by the principal to get the students to be serious in their studies .....
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(D)
is appreciated
45
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
How i wish i .... my mother's advice
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(A)
had heeded
46
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Only observers from the Ministry of Works .... allowed into the conference room
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(B)
are
47
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
A panel set up to probe the organization's activities .... yet to sit
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(B)
is
48
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The school will .... for Easter in another six weeks
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(D)
break up
49
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
His power supply was .... from the mains because he did not pay his electricity bill
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(B)
cut off
50
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
When you've finished using the telephone, please hang ....
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(B)
up
51
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
I do not intend to stay long at the function. i only want to ....
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(A)
put in an appearance
52
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The man rose to an important position as a result of ________ hard work
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(A)
sheer
53
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Ebun Ojo .... international fame as an actress
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(B)
acquired
54
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The story on the lost jewel was quite .....
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(A)
unbelievable
55
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The patient is suffering from .....
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(D)
rheumatism
56
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The attitude of my students to .... baffles me
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(A)
pronunciation
57
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
When we got to the president's house, we were told that he .... two days earlier
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(C)
had left
58
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Atuk, without giving any hint as to what he intended to do, went and ... himself
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(C)
hanged
59
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Provided you .... to the market very soon, we shall be able to eat enough
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(D)
go
60
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
He .... by now, i can hear all the people shouting
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(B)
must have arrived
61
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
By the time the plane reaches Harare, it .... in the air for twelve hours.
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(C)
would have been
62
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
If only Adoyi .... what was good for him he could easily have avoided the tragedy
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(D)
had known
63
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
We saw Ifueko .... an egg on the wall
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(B)
smash
64
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Many streets in the town .... in need of lights at night
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(A)
stand
65
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
I did not enjoy the party. If you had invited Tariere, it ..... better organized
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(B)
would have been
66
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
sibi .... novels since she came home
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(D)
has been reading
67
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Asabe is overdue for retirement as she .... in this college since 1954
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(B)
has been teaching
68
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The boy who stole the mango was given .... by an eye witness
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(C)
away
69
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
After listening to the statement from two students, the headmaster realized that it was a trivial argument that .... a serious quarrel between them
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(D)
brought up
70
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Mr and Mrs Akoka were sad and disappointed .... the performance of their son
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(C)
at
71
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
when the transformer blew up, Saka threw himself down .... his stomach
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(D)
on
72
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
I ran .... an old friend of mine on Broad Street and brought him home
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(A)
into
73
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
The spokesman confirmed that government would not give .... to the demands of trade union leaders
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(D)
in
74
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Many students have joined the .... movement
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(B)
revival
75
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
If they had not all jumped out of the car just in time, they ....
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(D)
would have perished
76
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined: He accepted a mundane task without hesitation
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(A)
great
77
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
It is a unique opportunity for her to demonstrate the reality of her faith
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(B)
usual
78
In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined: Her identification with the king is publicly known
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(B)
disassociation
79
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:He has been advised to keep his head, the confusion not withstanding
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(B)
keep calm
80
The young are not listening to their elders because
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(D)
they appear to be going deaf
81
'Just as nagging parents have long suspected' implies that the parents suspected that
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(B)
children could not hear properly
82
What is the result of being subjected to the din of the proverbial boiler factory for a long length of time?
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(A)
A loss of hearing which will never improve
83
'The same thing happened to aviators'. This excerpt according to the passage, means
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(C)
that continued loud noise resulted in deafness
84
What is the difference between an old - fashioned military band on the one hand and discotheque and rock 'n' roll joints on the other?
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(D)
One produces amplified sounds, the other does not
85
'Our world of accelerating social and technological change' means that
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(B)
our world is going through more rapid, social and technological change
86
What is the major weakness of training students for specific technologies?
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(D)
It cannot help students to cope with the rapid changes in the world
87
According to the writer, a study of the humanities
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(C)
provides missing link in the technological education of our students
88
What type of education does the writer advocate for our student?
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(C)
Technological education plus the humanities
89
This passage emphasizes
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(A)
child growing up in ignorance
90
Our unconscious minds and and dreams are alike in that
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(B)
both can accommodate contradiction
91
The child would feel irresponsible for his mother's death even if it is connected with his wishes because
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(D)
He cannot distinguish between wish and reality
92
'Traumatized' as used in the passage means
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(C)
made sad and dejected
93
From the child's point of view, in what way is death likened to a divorce?
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(B)
Both are temporary
94
The book discussed in this passage is about
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(D)
statistical procedure related to research
95
The expression 'necessary evil' means that
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(B)
studying the subject is an unpleseant experience which must be endured
96
From the passage, we learn that the book discussed has been
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(C)
rewritten three times
97
The changes that were made in the book were motivated by
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(B)
teaching experience and statisticians view of some topics
98
It can be inferred from the passage that the book was written by
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(B)
more than one author
99
Which of the following titles best sums up the passage?
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(A)
The need for effective communication
100
According to the passage, which of the following are NOT likely to contribute to a break down in communication?
