Free Printable SHC APAPA 3RD TERM PROMOTIONAL EXAM 2020

1.

PART A - MULTIPLE CHOICE

SECTION A - COMPREHENSION

INSTRUCTION : Read the following passages carefully and answer the questions that follow by choosing the most appropriate of the options lettered A – D

PASSAGE 1

We Nigerians are a very gay and fun loving people, so almost every week someone in the neighbourhood gives a big party. But wouldn’t it be better if they were less noisy? You must have lain awake at night, as I have, unable to get to sleep because of people laughing, shouting, slamming car doors and revving up their engines at the beginning as well as before, during and after a party. And sooner or later someone gives a party with two bands playing simultaneously, and with microphones and high – powered amplifiers, too. Each band alone would be a pleasure to listen to if we were unable to hear it properly.

But when both play different tunes at the same time, as they usually do, it is impossible to enjoy either. What a waste of good music.

According to the passage.

a)

It is impossible to hear two bands playing different tunes at the same time

b)

It is possible to enjoy two bands playing different tunes at the same time

c)

listening to a band at a time will be interesting

d)

two bands performing at a party is wrong

2.

Simultaneously as used in the passage means

a)

at the same place

b)

at the same time

c)

near each other

d)

similarly

3.

What the writer does not like is

a)

night party

b)

noisy party

c)

regular partying

d)

two bands playing at a party

4.

The passage concludes that many people that usually give a party

a)

are noise makers

b)

disturb others

c)

invite two bands

d)

love fun

5.

The passage is mainly ---------------- in form.

a)

argumentative

b)

descriptive

c)

expository

d)

narrative

6.

PASSAGE 2

After Dipo was weaned and had begun to eat solid food, the big tin of Lactogen lay in a corner of the pantry forgotten. I had developed a passion for the powdered delicacy, it seemed the most exquisite taste in the world, soft, melty, light on the tongue. It was not merely a question of steling a handful at a time. I had taken possession of the entire tin which nobody remembered, hid it among other odds and ends in the pantry, from where it emerged from time to time to satisfy my craving.

It was at least a month later before the tin was discovered, but by then nobody knew how much had remained in it in the one year or more since it was last opened. If I had not been so desperately hooked I would have known that wild Christian would be suspicious of its long disappearance and would keep watch on the level of powder it contained. Her suspicion were soon confirmed, so she summoned everyone, asked questions and issued a general warning.

That should have been sufficient--- Perhaps she already knew the milk-thief and knew it was now a habit. But I was hooked. Still a week passed before I abandoned all further resistance, watched where everyone else was and made for the tin.

Wild Christian, whom I had last seen preparing vegetables further up the yard, opened the pantry – door a little and nodded: Good, so its you. I thought so I’ve always known it.’

I believed her. Normally she would by then have drowned out the external world with a barrage of blows. This tie she was unusually calm, I had the uneasy feeling that I had foolishly walked into a trap.

“We will wait until your father comes. When he has finished with you, you will then come and take my punishment.”

Why did the writer return to the tin after the warning?

a)

the writer was too young

b)

the writer was angry

c)

the writer could not resist his desire

d)

the writer did not want the milk to waste

7.

What does “it” refer to in “ it was now a habit”?

a)

stealing the milk

b)

taking possession of the entire tin

c)

habit of going behind wild Christian

d)

habit of visiting the pantry

8.

What usually happened when wild Christian caught a child doing wrong?

a)

wild Christian would gloss over it

b)

wild Christian would refer the person to the husband

c)

wild Christian would give instant judgement

d)

wild Christian would issue a general warning

9.

According to the passage the word “hooked” means -----

a)

deaf

b)

addicted

c)

confirmed

d)

blind

10.

The two words used by the writer to express his very strong desire for powdered milk are:

a)

equisite and passion

b)

passion and craving

c)

desperately and equisite

d)

craving and habit

11.

SECTION III – LEXIS AND STRUCTURE

From the options lettered A – D, Choose the appropriate word that can fill in each of the numbered gaps.

I went to see Dr. Shehu Madubuachi when I was unwell. After how I felt, he told me it was -----11------ of malaria. Since he felt it was not a serious -----12------------- I would not need to be -------13------ . He therefore ------14------ some drugs and asked me to get them at the -------15--------.

a)

Symptom

b)

sign

c)

solution

d)

seventy

12.

I went to see Dr. Shehu Madubuachi when I was unwell. After how I felt, he told me it was -----11------ of malaria. Since he felt it was not a serious -----12------------- I would not need to be -------13------ . He therefore ------14------ some drugs and asked me to get them at the -------15--------.

a)

Sprain

b)

disease

c)

ailments

d)

integration

13.

I went to see Dr. Shehu Madubuachi when I was unwell. After how I felt, he told me it was -----11------ of malaria. Since he felt it was not a serious -----12------------- I would not need to be -------13------ . He therefore ------14------ some drugs and asked me to get them at the -------15--------.

a)

Discharged

b)

admitted

c)

resolved

d)

detained

14.

I went to see Dr. Shehu Madubuachi when I was unwell. After how I felt, he told me it was -----11------ of malaria. Since he felt it was not a serious -----12------------- I would not need to be -------13------ . He therefore ------14------ some drugs and asked me to get them at the -------15--------.

a)

Produced

b)

gave

c)

donated

d)

prescribed

15.

I went to see Dr. Shehu Madubuachi when I was unwell. After how I felt, he told me it was -----11------ of malaria. Since he felt it was not a serious -----12------------- I would not need to be -------13------ . He therefore ------14------ some drugs and asked me to get them at the -------15--------.

a)

Chemist

b)

pharmacy

c)

store

d)

theatre

16.

Fill in the gaps with the most suitable word from the options provided below each statement.

The two brothers fell out and refused to live -------- the same roof.

a)

inside

b)

beneath

c)

in

d)

under

17.

It is high time you -------- visiting that friend of yours.

a)

should stop

b)

stopped

c)

stop

d)

must stop

18.

I heard Sharon --------- German.

a)

spoke

b)

speak

c)

speaks

d)

spoked

19.

One of my brothers ------- in Abuja.

a)

lives

b)

live

c)

leave

d)

leaves

20.

Water dripped from the --------------- of his hut.

a)

brim

b)

edge

c)

brink

d)

top

21.

My books are not on the table ------------- are yours.

a)

either

b)

also

c)

neither

d)

surely

22.

Cheering spectators carried the footballer who had scored the winning goal -------------.

a)

aloof

b)

aloud

c)

alone

d)

aloft

23.

I have come across the -------------- who always goes around gathering news for the media house.

a)

editor

b)

reporter

c)

columnist

d)

sub-editor

24.

Tolu promised to buy me ----- bag.

a)

a brown leather expensive

b)

a brown expensive

c)

a leather expensive brown

d)

an expensive brown leather

25.

The two students fought -------- in the garden.

a)

each other

b)

themselves

c)

one neither

d)

after

26.

Choose from the words lettered A – D, the one which is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

The student rebuked for cheating in the examination.

a)

punished

b)

blamed

c)

rebuffed

d)

flogged

27.

I requested my father to send me some money.

a)

demanded

b)

ordered

c)

told

d)

asked

28.

Corruption will only hamper our progress.

a)

distribute

b)

hinder

c)

hurry

d)

progress

29.

1. Put down those facts and always remember them.

a)

write

b)

observe

c)

consider

d)

narrate

30.

Kofi always complains of one ailment or another.

a)

problems

b)

suffering

c)

illness

d)

wound

31.

Choose from the words or group of words lettered A-D one which is nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word or expression.

The new school structure is situated at its temporary site.

a)

new

b)

tentative

c)

provisional

d)

permanent

32.

I wonder why he divulged the plan to topple the corrupt government.

a)

concealed

b)

explained

c)

promoted

d)

isolated

33.

Mosquitoes have been completely wiped out in Africa and Asia.

a)

fully

b)

thoroughly

c)

partially

d)

outrightly

34.

I met her mother recently at an occasion.

a)

long age

b)

newly

c)

not long ago

d)

currently

35.

The man was caught with several counterfeit Nigerian currencies.

a)

crisp

b)

new

c)

old

d)

geuine

36.

Choose from options lettered A- D, the interpretation that is appropriate to all or part of the sentences.

The candidates were told that passing the examination wasn’t a passport to getting an admission.

a)

a guarantee of

b)

an intention for

c)

a necessity for

d)

a suggestion

37.

Because he is poor, Adamu often tells the rich that life is not a bed of roses . This means he often -----

a)

tells the rich that life is not a life of pleasure and ease

b)

tells the rich that they can’t sleep on roses

c)

tells the rich that life has no thorns unlike roses

d)

tells the rich that they can’t use bed of roses

38.

Since I went there last, the new shop has changed hands:

a)

it has closed down

b)

it has a new owner

c)

it now sellsdifferent goods

d)

it has a new staff

39.

Bisi’s vote of thanks did not ring true.

a)

full of praise

b)

not audible

c)

not sincere

d)

well delivered

40.

Ahmed let the cat out of the bag when he was arrested for wandering.

a)

was carrying the bag

b)

revealed the secret

c)

removed the bag containing the cat

d)

allowed the cat to escape

41.

Choose the correct options from the alternatives lettered A-D

Which of the following is not a figure of speech?

a)

oxymoron

b)

paradox

c)

genre

d)

personification

42.

A long fictitious prose narrative is called --------.

a)

a novella

b)

a novel

c)

a diary

d)

a biography

43.

The subject of a literary work of art is --------.

a)

structure

b)

setting

c)

theme

d)

tone

44.

One of the following is a pecu;iar feature of drama.

a)

dialogue

b)

satire

c)

sarcasm

d)

humour

45.

“ Just as golden as our stars”. What figure of speech is this?

a)

irony

b)

metaphor

c)

simile

d)

personification

46.

The sequential arrangement of events in a novel or play is called -------------

a)

action

b)

plot

c)

setting

d)

diction

47.

A playwright is also known as a/an -----------------.

a)

dramatist

b)

cast

c)

stage director

d)

novelist

48.

“ He put a sword in the heart of the land”. The figure of speech used in this expression is --------------

a)

apostrophe

b)

personification

c)

metaphor

d)

euphemism

49.

The -------------- comes at the beginning of a story.

a)

epilogue

b)

flashback

c)

characters

d)

prologue

50.

When a play ends in the loss of power, wealth or life of the main character, it is known as a -----------.

a)

comedy

b)

tragedy

c)

comic

d)

tragic- comedy

51.

The three genres of literature are ----------------------------

(a)

52.

Adverbs are -------------------------------------.

(a)

53.

Conjunctions are ------------------------------

(a)

54.

The types of conjunctions are ---------------------------------------.

(a)

55.

Nouns are defined as ---------------------

(a)

56.

She ------------- TV when her husband came in.

(a)

57.

I saw a -----------of cows in the field.

(a)

58.

The king ----------------------------- the rebel

(a)

59.

The types of clauses are -------------------------------

(a)

60.

Two figures of speech are -----------------------

(a)

61.

He was sent to the prison for his ---------------------

(a)

62.

To err is ---------------, to forgive divine.

(a)

63.

Many countries have sent medicine for --------------------- of the latest bomb blast.

(a)

64.

I have resigned myself ------------- my fate.

(a)

65.

Question tags are used for -----------

(a)

66.

Two examples of articles are ----------------

(a)

67.

Types of drama are -----------------------

(a)

68.

Synonym of purchase is ---------------

(a)

69.

Synonym of enormous is ------------------

(a)

70.

Synonym of assist is ---------------------------.

(a)

SHC APAPA 3RD TERM PROMOTIONAL EXAM 2020

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 1hrs 10mins

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