In the novel, Aliya sufferes "body shaming" from which of these charaters?
Trả lời
(B)
Her Biology teacher
3
Abdullahi, having written extensively over the years on politics, policy and development. "Sweeet Sixteen was his" ________________
Trả lời
(B)
First book
4
Which of the following was the concluding story hold by Aliya's father to solidify Aliya's Self-realization?
Trả lời
(D)
The Hunter's story
5
The Novel "Sweet Sixteen" is naratted in ______________
Trả lời
(B)
First person narratives
6
Which of these character is opinionated that relationships comes with a lot of emotional issues one can bear?
Trả lời
(A)
Aliya's Father
7
What was Aliya's reason of not considering choosing a career as a doctor in the novel?
Trả lời
(A)
Because she hates the sight of blood
8
In which of the chapter, does Aliya's father thinks: "Music is a universal language that speaks to the soul"?
Trả lời
(C)
Dating
9
According to the novel, Aliya's Father favourites singer was ___________
Trả lời
(B)
Ali Farka Toure'
10
"For their soul dwell in the house of tomorrow, which you cannot visit, not even in your dreams" This excerpt by Kahild Gibran in the Novel means?
Trả lời
(C)
Parents should not determine their children's career
11
Mr Bello meets his wife at/in
Trả lời
(B)
a hospital
12
Mr. Bello oinion about girls who bleach their skin is that they
Trả lời
(B)
lack self-confidence
13
"Do you know any cardiologist, because my heart skips a beat every time i think of you" The excerpt above is the content of the notes Aliya receives from ___________
Trả lời
(A)
Zak
14
In the novel, in which of these chapter reveals that "a jealous mind is a distracted mind
Trả lời
(C)
Dating
15
Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen" is written in
Trả lời
(C)
first person narrative
16
According to the Novel K.P.C is a social media language that means__________
Trả lời
(C)
keep parent clueless
17
In the novel, Aliya's class mate that refers to himself as "Kings of boy" is __________
Trả lời
(A)
Akin
18
Which of these character in the novel often bully's her in school
Trả lời
(C)
Bunmi
19
According to the novel, which of these society has "Fat-farms", where girls were force-fed to fatten them in the novel
Trả lời
(B)
Mauritania
20
What Mr. Bello detest most are not saying your prayers on time and
Trả lời
(B)
telling lies
21
Who is Mr. Bello's favourite musician
Trả lời
(D)
Ali Farka Toure
22
In the novel, Akin, fondly calls himself _________
Trả lời
(C)
King of boys
23
According to Mr. Bello, people bully others because
Trả lời
(C)
they feel inferior to those they bully
24
One person who reiterates the fact that brothers could be annoying is
Trả lời
(D)
Akin
25
According to the novel, which of these character is described as a clear gold medalist
Trả lời
(B)
Akin
26
The novel "Sweet Sixteen" is published by ___________
Trả lời
(A)
Masobe Books
27
Whenever Aiya's mum stops being angry, she
Trả lời
(B)
sings around the house
28
"Beauty is nothing, but character is needed". This sentence means
Trả lời
(C)
having a good character is the most beautiful thing
29
In the novel, the casual but deliberately planned drive around the city between Aliya and her father was because ____________
Trả lời
(A)
Aliya's mother had inform him that Aliya has seen her first menstrual period
30
Birthdays are not celebrated in Aliya's family because
Trả lời
(C)
it is not considered a major achievement
31
According to the novel, how did Aliya got to know that at age 16 one is no longer a child?
Trả lời
(B)
from a book titled
32
The letter titled 'Letter to my Daughter' has the same title as a book written by
Trả lời
(D)
Maya Angelou
33
Apart from the malian singer, who was Mr. Bello's favourite, whose music does he likes too?
Trả lời
(A)
Fela's music
34
According to the novel, Aliya is informed that the casual drive. She had with her father was deliberately arranged by him through ____________
Trả lời
(C)
the sixteen page letter written to her
35
What is the main message of the story about the hunter?
Trả lời
(B)
parents should pass across their wealth of knowledge to their children and the children should do same when they grow up
36
As at the time Aliya was born, her father was working as a _______________
Trả lời
(B)
Journalist
37
Being generous, according to Mr. Bello means
Trả lời
(A)
going out of your way to make others happy
38
In the novel, Mr Bello define's a "dumb girl" as ____________
Trả lời
(C)
A girl who has sex with a boy to prove she loves him
39
The letter Aliya's father writes to her on her birthday has how many pages?
Trả lời
(B)
16 pages
40
Aliya doesn't do well in her chemistry exams because
Trả lời
(C)
time is never enough to answer the questions
41
What is Bobo's real name?
Trả lời
(C)
Tokunbo
42
What is Aliya's father's reaction to the gift she recieves from Bobo?
Trả lời
(B)
he advises her that the gift doesn't necessarily mean he truly loves her
43
A dumb girl, according to Bolaji Abdullahi's 'Sweet Sixteen' is all of following except one
Trả lời
(A)
who doesn't do well in exams
44
Aliya suffers from what kind of illness?
Trả lời
(A)
Asthma
45
Aliya's father tries to teach Aliya chess because
Trả lời
(D)
it will make her think strategically
46
Aliya gets all these letters for her 16th birthday except
Trả lời
(D)
a teddy bear
47
The birth of Aliya to Mr. Bello makes him
Trả lời
(C)
take life more seriously
48
"Watching those things is like dragging filth into your beautiful room". One of these filth which is referred to is
Trả lời
(A)
vulgarity
49
At some point in her life, Aliya contemplates all of these future ambitions except
Trả lời
(D)
Accounting
50
What/who inspired Aliya to become a Lawyer?
Trả lời
(D)
John Grisham's books
51
What is the Gandhi test?
Trả lời
(C)
you can tell that what you are doing is good or bad if you want other people to know about it or not
52
Aliya's mother comes from
Trả lời
(D)
a middle class family
53
In book, is Gandhi a president?
Trả lời
(B)
no
54
What does HAK mean in the book?
Trả lời
(C)
hugs and kisses
55
A set of idea that people have above what someone or something is especially an idea that is wrong is known as
Trả lời
(A)
stereotypes
56
The slave who was tortured eventually
Trả lời
(C)
nursed his torturer back to health
57
According to Mr. Bello, we can actually influence and change people in a significant way by
Trả lời
(B)
reacting to them differently
58
Aliya called Latifat by her teacher because
Trả lời
(A)
he wants to body shame her
59
Making negative comments about somebody's weight or size is known as
Trả lời
(A)
body shaming
60
Gandhi's quote "nobody can hurt me without my permission" means
See page 47
Trả lời
(C)
we should be able to control how others make us feel
61
In which of these Nigerian tribes is it a norm for women to put on weight in order to attract suitors for marriage?
Trả lời
(B)
Efik
62
Mr. Bello opinion about girls who bleach their skin is that they;
Trả lời
(D)
lack self-confidence
63
The setting of the book 'Sweet Sixteen' by Bolaji Abdullahi is
Trả lời
(A)
Nigeria
64
What does Aliya want to donate to the school clinic?
Trả lời
(B)
the Nebuliser
65
One of the dominant narrative techniques employed in the book is
Trả lời
(C)
flashback
66
Aliya is going to be what prefect in her school?
Trả lời
(A)
Head Girl
67
Bunmi usually taunt Aliya because
Trả lời
(A)
she is fat
68
How does Aliya show stereotype?
Trả lời
(B)
she says Christians think their religion is better than Islamic religion
69
In Bolaji Abdullahi's 'Sweet Sixteen', Kahlil Gibran is a
Trả lời
(A)
poet
70
At some point in the book, why doesn't Aliya want to be the grown-up girl she always want to be anymore?
Trả lời
(A)
she thinks her father is dead
71
One of Mr. Bello's friend referred to in the book is
Trả lời
(B)
The Principal
72
Who is the protagonist in the book sweet sixteen?
Trả lời
(A)
Aliya
73
Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket
Okibe was rusticated for his [derogatory] remark about the principal
Trả lời
(D)
unsavoury
74
Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket
Some men will continue to cause offences until they are given [a taste of their own medicine]
Trả lời
(B)
revenged on
75
Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket
Justice is difficult to enforce because people are unwilling to accept any loss of [sovereignty]
Trả lời
(C)
autonomy
76
His many years of success in legal practice, .............. , didn't come out without challenges
Trả lời
(D)
However
77
Choose the word that has the same rhyme
Thyme
Trả lời
(C)
time
78
Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket
There are still [virtuous] women in our society today
Trả lời
(D)
upright
79
Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket.
This type of response is [typical] of a lazy teacher
Trả lời
(B)
characteristics
80
Choose the word with the same vowel sound as the one in bracket
Orthop[ae]dic
Trả lời
(A)
elite
81
Choose the word with the same vowel sound as the one in bracket
Band[a]ge
Trả lời
(C)
cacophony
82
A suitable title for the above passage can be:
Trả lời
(B)
The mass media and the people
83
The means of mass media can be summarized into:
Trả lời
(C)
Print and Electronic
84
One of the following is NOT true in the passage
Trả lời
(A)
Mass communication don't talk
85
One major source of worry about the mass media is from?
Trả lời
(C)
Political rallies
86
All the following are roles of the media but?
Trả lời
(D)
Moralization
87
Alice, a small fragile-looking Ugandan mother, is dying of AIDS. She lives with her son and daughter in a tin-roofed shack on the .....1... of Kampala.
Trả lời
(A)
Outskirts
88
When her husband died of AIDS in 1987, Alice discovered she was HIV positive. Frequent ...2..... of sickness forced her to give up her embroidery job.
Trả lời
(D)
Bouts
89
She was so depressed that she just wanted to eat. ....3.... by a neighbour, the mobile care unit from Nsambya hospital went to her home.
Trả lời
(D)
Alerted
90
They convinced her to start taking proper ..4.......
Trả lời
(B)
Medication
91
After three months of ....5.... treatment, she regained her will to live.
Trả lời
(A)
Intensive
92
The AIDS time bomb .....6... on relentlessly.
Trả lời
(A)
Strikes
93
The World Health Organization ....7.... that 1.8 million Ugandans are HIV positive, nearly one in eight of the total population.
Trả lời
(D)
Estimates
94
The Ugandan AIDS Commission set up by President Museveni ..8...... the spread of the disease.
Trả lời
(C)
Monitors
95
However, under-porting and the lack of post-mortem and ...9..... makes it impossible to establish exact figures.
Trả lời
(A)
Facilities
96
No one ....10.... that it is a disaster far worse than the years of civil war.
Trả lời
(A)
Denies
97
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"
The significance of Mr Bello's advice to Aliya on Bobo's gift is that
Trả lời
(B)
the gift shouldn't necessarily impose an obligation on Aliya to act in tune with Bobo's interest
98
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"
Aliya although is born with a silver spoon, but she has no freedom to move around meet new people unlike other persons. This signals to the...
Trả lời
(B)
irony of life
99
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"
It may be argued that Chapter Two is titled, "The Drive" particularly because...?
Trả lời
(C)
it indicates the realities and experiences shared during Mr Bello's drive with Aliya
100
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"
The fact that Aliya wanted to be a pilot, then a musician, a songwriter, doctor and later a lawyer points to the
Trả lời
(C)
indecision that comes with choosing a career at a tender age
101
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"
"The Gandhi Test" indicates how
Trả lời
(D)
a person can make morally right decisions
102
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"
Bobo proved Mr Bello's advice on infatuation as right when he
Trả lời
(C)
eventually left for Ireland without saying a word to Aliya
103
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"
The writer tried to point out religious intolerance in his book, by
Trả lời
(B)
using one of Aliya's classmates to condemn her religion
104
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"
... is quick to anger and doesn't hide it when she is
Trả lời
(B)
Mrs Bello
105
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"
Aliya's choice of wanting to study medicine ...
Trả lời
(B)
indicates her affection for humanity
106
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"
Mr Bello's best advice to Aliya on dating is that
Trả lời
(C)
she should wait for the right time
107
He was both a writer and a politician, but he was better ........ a singer
Trả lời
(C)
As
108
Vacancies in the company will be notified by .....
Trả lời
(D)
advertisement
109
The driver was short of petrol, so he ........ down the road with the engine switched off
Trả lời
(B)
coasted
110
He started his career as an ........ teacher
Trả lời
(C)
auxiliary
111
Jide couldn't have said that. This means that Jide
Trả lời
(C)
it's not likely jide said it
112
Bolu shall be the M.C. This means that
Trả lời
(B)
no one else will be the M.C
113
Bridget denied that she wasn't there. This means that
Trả lời
(C)
She maintained she was there
114
Had it not rained, it wouldn't have been so bad
Trả lời
(D)
it rained and that made it so bad
115
If he had spoken up, he wouldn't have been given. This means that
Trả lời
(D)
he was given because he didn't speak up
116
Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word underlined.
The police officer looks pudgy
Trả lời
(A)
tall and lean
117
Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word underlined.
After the wedding, the wife became anorexic
Trả lời
(A)
obese
118
Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined.
Procrastination is the enemy of progress
Trả lời
(A)
acceleration
119
Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined.
Chief Money-Miss-Road is a sitting duck
Trả lời
(B)
invincible
120
Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined.
I abhor a traitor
Trả lời
(D)
keeper of secrets
121
Choose the word with the same vowel sound as the one in bracket
Cacoph[o]ny
Trả lời
(C)
scissors
122
Choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one in bracket
Non[ch]alant
Trả lời
(C)
champagne
123
Choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one in bracket;
Smoo[th]
Trả lời
(C)
brother
124
Choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one in bracket
Ask[ed]
Trả lời
(C)
set
125
Choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one in bracket;
Lo[s]e
Trả lời
(D)
phones
126
Choose the word that has a different stress pattern
Trả lời
(A)
calender
127
Choose the word that has a different stress pattern
Trả lời
(C)
agitate
128
Choose the word that has a different stress pattern
Trả lời
(A)
incinerator
129
Choose the word that has the same rhyme scheme.
Dice
Trả lời
(B)
rice
130
In each of the questions, the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress, Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.
The traditional chief NARRATED the story to the children
Trả lời
(D)
did the chief hide the story from the children
131
In each of the questions, the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress, Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.
The ACCOUNTANT paid the workers july salary in september
Trả lời
(B)
did the cashier pay the workers salary in september
132
In each of the questions, the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress, Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.
The cat DEVOURED the rat
Trả lời
(C)
did the cat pet the rat
133
Which of the following is the main topic of the passage?
Trả lời
(A)
The characteristics of sea anemones
134
The word 'shapes' in line 1 is closest meaning to
Trả lời
(C)
Form
135
The author compares sea anemone's tentacles to a flower's
Trả lời
(B)
Petals
136
It can be inferred from the passage that sea anemones are
Trả lời
(A)
attached to stationary surfaces
137
The word 'capture' as used in the passage means
Trả lời
(B)
catch
138
Just after ...1..... the aircraft gave a shudder and coughed.
Trả lời
(B)
take off
139
The pilot, from the .....2... activated the emergency sheet
Trả lời
(C)
cockpit
140
...to cover the improperly secured left rear ....3....
Trả lời
(A)
hatch
141
At the same time, he pushed a button on the panel to activate automatic turning, and the aeroplane ....4.... north-east
Trả lời
(D)
veered
142
He called the control ....5.... to report the mishap
Trả lời
(D)
Tower
143
and requested clearance for emergency ...6.....
Trả lời
(B)
landing
144
The plane circled the airport and prepared to return to the airport it had just left. Moments later, the aircraft ...7.....
Trả lời
(C)
taxied
145
to stop on a ...8.....
Trả lời
(C)
tarmac
146
....9.... in oilskin ran in the light drizzle
Trả lời
(B)
engineers
147
and were soon perched on the ...10..... of the plane, from where they began their inspection.
Trả lời
(C)
tip
148
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"
The stereotypical act in the book centres
Trả lời
(B)
religious intolerance
149
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"
The novel places emphasis on the
Trả lời
(C)
relevance of bridging the communication gap between children and their parents
150
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"
Aliya was advised to be mindless of popular perception about her...
Trả lời
(A)
when it comes to her self esteem
151
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"
In the novel, we learnt that
Trả lời
(B)
beauty without character is nothing
152
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"
Aliya's sixteenth birthday is special because
Trả lời
(D)
of her father's sixteen-page letter detailing her life journey thus far
153
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"
As it relates to sex education, Aliya's father advised that
Trả lời
(C)
she should be mindful of her company of friends and the media's influence on sexual affairs
154
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"
Which one of the following critically relates to the novel's subject of concern
Trả lời
(B)
socialization
155
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"
A child's choice of career is a matter of
Trả lời
(B)
passion
156
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"
The novelist noted that stereoscopic people should be
Trả lời
(C)
corrected of their bad thinking
157
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"
All in all, Aliya has ...
Trả lời
(C)
the responsibility to pass on the lessons of her father to her own children
158
The employer, not the sales boy and his partner ........ responsible for the loss
Trả lời
(D)
is
159
Both questions are alternatives; you answer ........ one ........ the other
Trả lời
(A)
either/or
160
It is high time we ........ seeing her
Trả lời
(C)
stopped
161
You can have ........ of these two books
Trả lời
(A)
either
162
Either Buntu or you ........ to go
Trả lời
(B)
are
163
The prisoner finally ........ that he drank to ........ on the night he committed the murder
Trả lời
(B)
conceded/excess
164
Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below
I know my onions
Trả lời
(A)
I know my job very well
165
Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below
America is the Mecca of the world
Trả lời
(C)
America is a place where people like to visit
166
Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below
All the Nigerian footballers have itchy feet
Trả lời
(C)
the footballers like to travel
167
Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below.
Mr Santos Laliga is a [dipsomaniac]
Trả lời
(A)
teetotaler
168
Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below.
The jollof rice served at the wedding reception was [malodorous]
Trả lời
(C)
pleasant
169
Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below.
When it comes to playing the piano, I am a complete [ignoramus]
Trả lời
(B)
virtuoso
170
Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below.
The [prodigious] building was razed to the carpet level yesterday
Trả lời
(D)
mini-sized
171
Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below.
The sick man is now [ambulatory]
Trả lời
(D)
immobile
172
CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT IS NEAREST IN MEANING TO THE WORD(S) IN BRACKET, FOR QUESTIONS below.
Every human being is [vulnerable] to communicable disease
Trả lời
(A)
liable
173
CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT IS NEAREST IN MEANING TO THE WORD(S) IN BRACKET, FOR QUESTIONS below.
The student's union leader delivered his speech [extempore]
Trả lời
(C)
off the cuff
174
CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT IS NEAREST IN MEANING TO THE WORD(S) IN BRACKET, FOR QUESTIONS below.
These policies have been [espoused] by the ruling party
Trả lời
(C)
supported
175
CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT IS NEAREST IN MEANING TO THE WORD(S) IN BRACKET, FOR QUESTIONS below.
Her findings [exploded] widely held beliefs about learning
Trả lời
(B)
debunked
176
CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT IS NEAREST IN MEANING TO THE WORD(S) IN BRACKET, FOR QUESTIONS below.
We must not [foreclose] reconciliation as the purpose of his trip
Trả lời
(A)
exclude
177
Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one in bracket, from questions below
G[ua]rantee
Trả lời
(A)
plait
178
Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one in bracket, from questions below
B[oo]k
Trả lời
(D)
full
179
Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one in bracket, from questions below
Neighb[our]
Trả lời
(B)
standard
180
Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one in bracket, from questions below
