SECTION 1
In the following sentences, there is one underlined word and one gap.
From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the
underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the
sentence.
1.
Obi’s family is known for their audacity,
so one is surprised at his __________
(a)
Cowardice
(b)
Irritability
(c)
Moodiness
(d)
Insolence
2.
Bayo is careless in his ways while Tayo
is _________
(a)
Lovable
(b)
Meticulous
(c)
Difficult
(d)
Reserved
3.
In this country, the law against armed robbery
is stringent whereas that against smoking in public places is
_______________
(a)
Accurate
(b)
Complex
(c)
Lax
(d)
Easy
4.
The purpose of education is to facilitate
progress, not to _____________ it
(a)
Prevent
(b)
Impede
(c)
Stampede
(d)
Restrain
5.
These days, many people concentrate on temporal
things to the detriment of the ______________
(a)
Tangible
(b)
Durable
(c)
Unchanging
(d)
Spiritual
6.
While your parents are _________, mine are liberal
in their views
(a)
Strict
(b)
Intimidating
(c)
Conservative
(d)
Discerning
7.
The judge expected direct answers but the
accused was __________
(a)
Illusive
(b)
Secretive
(c)
Delusive
(d)
Evasive
8.
Kofi is generous, whereas his wife is
___________
(a)
Sparing
(b)
Stingy
(c)
Kind
(d)
Harsh
9.
His manners are uncouth, while his wife’s
are ______________
(a)
Clever
(b)
Classic
(c)
Refined
(d)
Purified
10.
The peak of Mount Everest is about six
miles from its _______________
(a)
Base
(b)
Depth
(c)
Source
(d)
Root
SECTION 2
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following
sentences.
11.
The recent floods in some countries have
__________ many lives
(a)
Claimed
(b)
Drowned
(c)
Buried
(d)
Injured
12.
He does not smoke so the gift of an ashtray will
not quite __________
(a)
Admirable
(b)
Applicable
(c)
Appropriate
(d)
Attractive
13.
The reviewer did an excellent job at the book
_____________
(a)
Launch
(b)
Premiere
(c)
Session
(d)
Briefing
14.
The governor filed an _________ against the
ruling of the tribunal
(a)
Injunction
(b)
Objection
(c)
Application
(d)
Appeal
15.
At the terminus, all passengers on the train
will have to ___________
(a)
Alight
(b)
Disembark
(c)
Descend
(d)
Dismount
16.
Reading the __________ of the famous king, one
would see that he had many things to hide
(a)
Memoirs
(b)
Chronicles
(c)
Life
(d)
Monument
17.
The smaller boys had always drawn back in fear
when the bully raised a fist, but this time they did not ____________
(a)
Advance
(b)
Agree
(c)
Retaliate
(d)
Recoil
18.
The old man prayed for the __________ of his
sins before he died
(a)
Omission
(b)
Commission
(c)
Permission
(d)
Remission
19.
Inflation has caused the cost of goods to
__________
(a)
Escalate
(b)
Ascend
(c)
Intensify
(d)
Progress
20.
The economy of the country has remained
__________ despite the crisis
(a)
Strong
(b)
Realistic
(c)
Tough
(d)
Firm
SECTION 3
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible
interpretations is given. Choose the interpretation that is most appropriate for each sentence.
21.
The principal raised eyebrows at the student’s explanation. This means that the
principal
(a)
Was unhappy about the explanation
(b)
Rejected the explanation
(c)
Considered the explanation
(d)
Was surprised by the explanation
22.
Mary made
a clean breast of everything. This means that Mary
(a)
Won everyone over
(b)
Told the whole truth
(c)
Did everything efficiently
(d)
Changed the way things were done
23.
Had it not rained, I would have visited you.
This means that
(a)
I visited you even though it rained
(b)
It did not rain and so I visited you
(c)
It rained so I did not visit you
(d)
Because it did not rain I visited you
24.
I hadn’t finished talking to Halima, when she snapped my head off. This means that
she
(a)
Gave me a sharp slap
(b)
Rudely interrupted me
(c)
Hissed at me
(d)
Ordered me to stop talking
25.
Franca’s behaviour towards Edward leaves much to be desired. This means
that Franca’s behaviour was
(a)
Unsatisfactory
(b)
Appreciated
(c)
Commendable
(d)
Unexpected
26.
The teacher truly had his heart in the right place. This means that he was
(a)
Kind and considerate
(b)
Sharp and thorough
(c)
Simple and modest
(d)
Focused and direct
27.
Only teachers could afford a car. This means
that
(a)
Teachers could afford a car and nothing else
(b)
Teachers and nobody else could afford a car
(c)
Teachers and others could afford a car
(d)
Few teachers could afford a car
28.
The night watchman was given the marching orders because of his
negligence. This means that he was
(a)
Promoted
(b)
Dismissed
(c)
Counselled
(d)
Suspended
29.
My friend is as dull as ditchwater. This means that my friend is
(a)
Dark in complexion
(b)
Extremely boring
(c)
Not intelligent
(d)
Not a troublemaker
30.
The director sees Tim as the joker in the pack. This means that the director considers Tim
to be
(a)
Unpredictable
(b)
Humorous
(c)
Nonchalant
(d)
Unimportant
SECTION 4
From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences,
choose the word or group of words that is nearest
in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.
31.
The president of the student union said it was strategic
to boycott classes to press home their demands
(a)
Acceptable
(b)
Ethical
(c)
Practical
(d)
Tactical
32.
The proscription of the political parties
was one of the steps taken by the military
(a)
Launching
(b)
Expulsion
(c)
Banning
(d)
Removal
33.
Farmers sometimes go through the frustrating
experience of having to watch their produce rot
(a)
Disheartening
(b)
Dismaying
(c)
Annoying
(d)
Frightening
34.
The acrobatic displays left the spectators stunned
(a)
Amused
(b)
Enticed
(c)
Astonished
(d)
Elated
35.
Binetou looked quite resplendent in that
red dress
(a)
Expensive
(b)
Stunning
(c)
Respectable
(d)
Conspicuous
36.
It is foolish to depend entirely on mundane
things
(a)
Imported
(b)
Material
(c)
Attractive
(d)
Expensive
37.
Only a pragmatic approach will solve this
problem
(a)
Constant
(b)
Careful
(c)
Practical
(d)
Drastic
38.
The governor rebutted all the allegations
against him
(a)
Rejected
(b)
Removed
(c)
Revoked
(d)
Refuted
39.
He was jailed for failing to obey the court injunction
(a)
Law
(b)
Order
(c)
Fine
(d)
Proceedings
40.
The World Bank made funds available to the
government for poverty alleviation
(a)
Reduction
(b)
Removal
(c)
Termination
(d)
Elimination
SECTION 5
From the words or group of wards lettered A to D, choose the word or
group of words that best completes
each of the following sentences.
41.
The two players protested against the
__________________________
(a)
Fitness twice-weekly practice
(b)
Practice fitness twice-weekly
(c)
Twice-weekly practice fitness
(d)
Twice-weekly fitness practice
42.
If I _______ what actually happened, I would
have punished him
(a)
Had heard
(b)
Have had
(c)
Had had
(d)
Have heard
43.
She was certainly going to the cinema,
_____________?
(a)
Isn’t she
(b)
Isn’t it
(c)
Wasn’t it
(d)
Wasn’t she
44.
Their ________ house is by the side of the road
(a)
Father-in-law’s
(b)
Father’s-in-law
(c)
Fathers’-in-law
(d)
Father-in-laws
45.
He ________ his ideas very clearly at meetings
(a)
Puts out
(b)
Puts across
(c)
Puts away
(d)
Puts in
46.
Remember to return it to Ruth; _________ hers
(a)
Is
(b)
It’s
(c)
It
(d)
its
47.
I want to know your religious _____________
(a)
Believe
(b)
Believing
(c)
Beliefs
(d)
Believes
48.
The student did the assignment, but not
__________ the way I had expected
(a)
Just
(b)
Quite
(c)
Hardly
(d)
As
49.
Bola invited Joe and __________ to the show
(a)
I
(b)
Myself
(c)
Me
(d)
Himself
50.
Highlights _______ the events will be televised
today
(a)
Of
(b)
For
(c)
In
(d)
On
51.
When the fire alarm went off, we all _______ the
door
(a)
Made at
(b)
Made to
(c)
Made after
(d)
Made for
52.
Jane has stopped smoking, ___________?
(a)
Hasn’t she
(b)
Didn’t she
(c)
Isn’t it
(d)
Hadn’t she
53.
Graduates find it difficult to secure __________
nowadays
(a)
An employment
(b)
Employment
(c)
Employments
(d)
Few employments
54.
I’ll try to convince him as _________ I can
(a)
Best
(b)
Best as
(c)
The best
(d)
Well as
55.
__________ were classmates in the university
(a)
His sister and I
(b)
Me and his sister
(c)
I and his sister
(d)
His sister and me
56.
Their shop stocks ___________ overwhelming
variety of goods
(a)
Any
(b)
Every
(c)
An
(d)
Each
57.
It’s a miracle that the child didn’t die after
the illness, __________?
(a)
Did she
(b)
Isn’t it
(c)
Didn’t she
(d)
Wasn’t it
58.
It is always good to live _________ one’s means
(a)
Within
(b)
Under
(c)
With
(d)
Through
59.
How I wish she _________ the books before Tunde
arrived
(a)
Sees
(b)
Had seen
(c)
Has seen
(d)
Saw
60.
He is certainly the _________ man in this party
(a)
Most offended
(b)
More offended
(c)
very offended
(d)
much offended
61.
To __________ did you speak?
(a)
whose
(b)
whom
(c)
who
(d)
which
62.
_________ all probability, the strike will be
called off today
(a)
Through
(b)
In
(c)
By
(d)
At
63.
Amao _________ his master in every way
(a)
takes after
(b)
takes over
(c)
takes up
(d)
takes on
64.
He ran ________ that the defenders couldn’t
catch up with him
(a)
very fast
(b)
much faster
(c)
so faster
(d)
so fast
65.
I told them I would come back as soon as I __________
(a)
should
(b)
can
(c)
could
(d)
will
66.
Isn’t it high time we ____________?
(a)
started eating
(b)
start eating
(c)
had started eating
(d)
start to eat
67.
The reason he gave, ________, was most
unconvincing
(a)
which he had no money
(b)
since he had no money
(c)
that he had no money
(d)
for he had no money
68.
Sometimes minor incidents in our lives stand out
because we cherish ___________
(a)
it
(b)
many
(c)
none
(d)
them
69.
An act of cleanliness is to dispose __________
useless items
(a)
away
(b)
of
(c)
with
(d)
off
70.
Two of his ___________ left for Europe
(a)
friends
(b)
friend's
(c)
friends’
(d)
friend
SECTION 6
In the following passage, the numbered gaps indicate missing words.
Against each number in the list below the passage, four options are given in columns lettered A to D. Choose the word
that is the most suitable to fill
the numbered gaps in the passage.
Within the last quarter of the
twentieth century, medical experts have been laying emphasis on ……71…. rather
than ……72…… measures. Through primary health care programmes, people have been
taught about these. When an individual ……73……. a disease, he has to see a
doctor for …….74……. . At times, the doctor finds it difficult to …….75……. the
disease during the initial examination of the patient because many diseases
have similar …….76……. . When this happens, the patient is either asked to go to
the ……..77…….. for one test or the other or he would have …….78……. taken to
help the doctor find out what is happening internally. It is after all these,
and sometimes more, that the doctor can ……79……. some drugs for the individual
and perhaps give him some …….80…….. . To save yourself and everyone else from
this headache, it is advisable to pay heed to public health programmes.
|
|
A |
B |
C |
D |
|
71.
|
effective |
protective |
defensive |
preventive |
|
72.
|
curative |
healing |
corrective |
anaesthetic |
|
73.
|
acquires |
contracts |
contacts |
develops |
|
74.
|
consultation |
interaction |
discussion |
instruction |
|
75.
|
explain |
discover |
diagnose |
detect |
|
76.
|
signs |
indications |
symptoms |
dues |
|
77.
|
pharmacy |
infirmary |
ward |
laboratory |
|
78.
|
an image |
an x-ray |
a film |
a photograph |
|
79.
|
prescribe |
write |
select |
dictate |
|
80.
|
concoction |
syringes |
additives |
injections |
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