Entrance exam.7

Instruction: From the list of words lettered A - E, choose the one that is mostly nearly opposite in meaning to the word underlined in each sentence.

Qst 1. The office of the headmaster was very *rowdy*.

• dark

• Crowded

• Orderly

• Noisy

• Rough

Samson was *generous* to his friend.

• Proud

• Wicked

• Rude

• Miserly

• Dishonest

The mistress likes to wear *transparent* dresses.

• expensive

• porous

• opaque

• beautiful

• colourful

Instruction: From the group of words below each of the following sentences, choose the one which correctly and most suitably fills the gap in each of the sentences.

Qst 4. The boy, who is a friend to John and Jerry, ------------ to church every Sunday.

• Went

• Had gone

• Go

• Goes

• Will go

Kemi is ----------- in Mathematics than Dotun.

• better

• good

• more better

• best

• most better

The school is just ----------- from my house.

• a stones throw

• a stone throw

• a stone’s throw

• a stones’ throw

• some stones throw

In this match, everybody is ------------ the side of the School team.

• At

• On

• Of

• With

• By

Instruction: From the options lettered A - E, choose the one that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word in each of the following sentences (nos. 8-10).

Qst 8. A ruler will be needed to measure the width of the table.

• Area

• Breadth

• Height

• Length

• Size

Many pupils were curious to know what the headmaster would say.

• Afraid

• Eager

• Happy

• Ready

• Prepared

The defeated politician looked feeble on his sick bed.

• Hungry

• Angry

• Thin

• Weak

• Rejected