Free Printable NTIC ENTRANCE EXAMINATION INTO JS 1

1.

What kind of knowledge helps scientists to prevent the spread of diseases?

a)

A. Knowledge gained from studying nature

b)

B. Knowledge gained from studying people

c)

C. Knowledge gained from studying infectious diseases

d)

D. Knowledge gained from studying the earth

2.

How does an antibody work?

a)

A. By destroying disease-causing microbes

b)

B. By immunizing the victim

c)

C. By inoculating the patient

d)

D. By vaccination

3.

Which method of immunisation involves injecting treated disease-causing germs into the body?

a)

A. Vaccination

b)

B. Vacation

c)

C. Inoculation

d)

D. Electrocution

4.

What kind of vaccine is given to a pregnant woman?

a)

A. Tetanus toxic vaccine

b)

B. Titanic toxoid vaccine

c)

C. Tetanus toxoid machine

d)

D. Tetanus toxoid vaccine

5.

What name is given to a disease-causing micro-organism?

a)

A. Micro

b)

B. Microbes

c)

C. Micra

d)

D. Mica

6.

Which of the following is TRUE of immunisation?

a)

A. Immunisation is a global method of disease prevention.

b)

B. Immunisation does not involve the introduction of microbes into the body.

c)

C. Immunisation is of no benefit to a pregnant woman.

d)

D. Immunisation of children against common diseases is not a very useful method of disease prevention.

7.

The word universal in the first paragraph means

a)

A. localised.

b)

B. for both sexes.

c)

C. worldwide.

d)

D. preventable.

8.

The primary purpose of the passage is to ______.

a)

A. describe how diseases can be generally prevented.

b)

B. discuss the reasons why immunisation has not made much progress in Nigeria.

c)

C. identify the various immunisation organisations.

d)

D. explain the various immunisation processes and their benefits.

9.

From the passage, one can infer that

a)

A. the body reacts to immunisation to prevent diseases.

b)

B. only pregnant women and children benefit from immunisation.

c)

C. only seven diseases cause death in Nigeria.

d)

D. antibodies do not destroy disease-causing microbes.

10.

Which of the following can best replace the word antenatal as used in the last paragraph?

a)

A. after death

b)

B. before birth

c)

C. before pregnancy

d)

D. after pregnancy

11.

DEBATE

a)

A. agree

b)

B. tame

c)

C. dispute

d)

D. ignore

12.

HAVOC

a)

A. wonder

b)

B. peace

c)

C. chaos

d)

D. warfare

13.

EXCAVATE

a)

A. scrape

b)

B. hollow

c)

C. bury

d)

D. mask

14.

ABSURD

a)

A. batty

b)

B. sensible

c)

C. certain

d)

D. insane

15.

PEDESTRIAN

a)

A. motorist

b)

B. hiker

c)

C. galloper

d)

D. sailor

16.

REMOTE

a)

A. automatic

b)

B. distant

c)

C. savage

d)

D. mean

17.

DETEST

a)

A. argue

b)

B. hate

c)

C. discover

d)

D. reveal

18.

GRACIOUS

a)

A. pretty

b)

B. clever

c)

C. pleasant

d)

D. present

19.

PREDICT

a)

A. foretell

b)

B. decide

c)

C. prevent

d)

D. discover

20.

KIN

a)

A. exult

b)

B. twist

c)

C. friend

d)

D. relative

21.

A transitive verb always takes a/an ______.

a)

A. complement

b)

B. vowel

c)

C. verb

d)

D. object

22.

Bola arrived Nigeria last night. The underlined word is a/an_____ verb.

a)

A. transitive

b)

B. intransitive

c)

C. modal

d)

D. auxiliary

23.

_______ is a method of preventing diseases.

a)

A. limitation

b)

B. accreditation

c)

C. immunization

d)

D. contribution

24.

Any mother to-be is usually given tetanus toxoid vaccine at the _____ clinic.

a)

A. anti-natal

b)

B. ante-natal

c)

C. post-natal

d)

D. pre-natal

25.

The word desert means a_______.

a)

A. barren area of land

b)

B. piece of land surrounded by water

c)

C. piece of water surrounded by land

d)

D. body of large water

26.

Tomi was the first person at the party. The underlined word is a/an ______ adjective.

a)

A. demonstrative

b)

B. interrogative

c)

C. colour

d)

D. position

27.

That girl is my sister. The underlined word is a/an _______ adjective.

a)

A. opinion

b)

B. demonstrative

c)

C. qualitative

d)

D. purpose

28.

The troublesome woman is around.

a)

A. friendly

b)

B. wicked

c)

C. rude

d)

D. timid

29.

The rich man lives in a small house.

a)

A. expensive

b)

B. tiny

c)

C. miniature

d)

D. big

30.

The baby is asleep.

a)

A. sleeping

b)

B. waking

c)

C. woke

d)

D. awake

31.

Helen is the _____girl in my class.

a)

A. pretty

b)

B. prettier

c)

C. prettiest

d)

D. prattle

32.

The problem is ______ to solve.

a)

A. easier

b)

B. easiest

c)

C. easy

d)

D. ease

33.

A letter written to a business organization or government establishment is a _____ letter.

a)

A. forward

b)

B. form

c)

C. from

d)

D. formal

34.

The following are di-syllabic words except _______.

a)

A. rhythm

b)

B. punched

c)

C. borrow

d)

D. pillow

35.

/k/

a)

A. knee

b)

B. need

c)

C. knead

d)

D. kind

36.

/n/

a)

A. solemn

b)

B. column

c)

C. pain

d)

D. hymn

37.

Full

a)

A. dew

b)

B. choke

c)

C. pool

d)

D. could

38.

You

a)

A. wolf

b)

B. pool

c)

C. look

d)

D. could

39.

Nephew

a)

A. shepherd

b)

B. haphazard

c)

C. fellow

d)

D. harrow

40.

Stephen

a)

A. pheasant

b)

B. vendor

c)

C. phase

d)

D. phone

41.

Simplify

6+6\div3-4\div2+5

a)

A. 12

b)

B. 11

c)

C. 9

d)

D. 8

42.

The value of

2^2-3

a)

A. 1

b)

B. 2

c)

C. 3

d)

D. 4

43.

Arrange the -3, 0, -2, +1, -8, +5 in order from least to greatest.

a)

A. 0, +1, -2, -3, +5, -8

b)

B. -2, -3, -8, 0, +1, +5

c)

C. -8, -3, -2, 0, +1, +5

d)

D. -8, +5, -3, -2, +1,0

44.

In the figure below, all the small triangles have the same area. What fraction of the figure is shaded?

a)

A. 2/3

b)

B. 1/3

c)

C. 3/4

d)

D. 6/9

45.

3889 + 12.952 -? = 3854.002

a)

A. 47.095

b)

B. 47.752

c)

C. 47.90

d)

D. 47.95

46.

Write the number 2019 in Roman numerals

a)

A. MMIXX

b)

B. MMXXI

c)

C. MMXIX

d)

D. MMXXV

47.

In the expression 15 - n, which value of n results in the greatest difference?

a)

A. n =0

b)

B. n =5

c)

C. n = 10

d)

D. n = 15

48.

Simplify

\frac{0.24\times14.3}{5.2}

a)

A. 66

b)

B. 6.60

c)

C. 0.70

d)

D. 0.66

49.

After taking several practice tests, Brian improved the results of his GRE test by 30%. Given that the first time he took the test Brian had answered 150 questions correctly, how many correct answers did he answer in the second test?

a)

A. 105

b)

B. 120

c)

C. 180

d)

D. 195

50.

Find x if 5 : 7 = 35 : x

a)

A. 36

b)

B. 42

c)

C. 49

d)

D. 52

51.

A number is increased by 2 and then multiplied by 3. The result is 24. What is this number?

a)

A. 4

b)

B. 6

c)

C. 8

d)

D. 10

52.

Which list is in order from least to greatest?

a)

A. 1,000; 1,010; 1,009

b)

B. 1,010; 1,011; 1,100

c)

C. 1,100; 1,010; 1,001

d)

D. 1,010; 1,100; 1,001

53.

My father’s age divided by 5 is equal to my brother’s age divided by 3. My brother is 3 years older than me. My father’s age is 3 less than 2 times my age. How old is my father?

a)

A. 34

b)

B. 45

c)

C. 56

d)

D. 61

54.

Express the sum of the numbers below as decimals

20+2.10^2+\frac{1}{2}+\frac{1}{2^2}+\frac{1}{2^3}

a)

A. 0.75

b)

B. 40.875

c)

C. 220.875

d)

$D.\ 220\ \frac{3}{4}$

55.

Benjamin chooses a number, divides it by 7, adds 7 to the result and multiplies that result with 7. He obtains the number 777. Which number did he start with?

a)

A. 7

b)

B. 111

c)

C. 728

d)

D. 567

56.

What is the highest number that exactly goes into 18, 36 and 108?

a)

A. 0

b)

B. 2

c)

C. 9

d)

D. 18

57.

On the 24th February 2012, my chicks hatched. There are 29 days in February in 2012. How old are the chicks today on 15th March 2012?

a)

A. 29 days

b)

B. 24 days

c)

C. 22 days

d)

D. 20 days

58.

What is the value of the expression below when when a = 1,
b = 2, c = -1 and d = 2?

a+b–c\times d

a)

A. -3

b)

B. -1

c)

C. 0

d)

D. 1

59.

Which of the following number completes this series best? 1, 9, 25, …, 81, 121

a)

A. 29

b)

B. 36

c)

C. 39

d)

D. 49

60.

What is the next logical number in the following sequence of numbers? 5, 7, 10, 14, 19, …

a)

A. 21

b)

B. 23

c)

C. 25

d)

D. 27

61.

Simplify

3\ \frac{1}{4\ \frac{2}{3}}+1\ \frac{7}{8}\ \times\frac{3}{\frac{2}{5}}+1\ \frac{4}{5}\times4\times2\ \frac{1}{4}

a)

A. 120/7

b)

B. 240/7

c)

C. 360/7

d)

D. 450/7

62.

It takes John 25 minutes to walk to the car park and 45 to drive to work. At what time should he get out of the house in order to get to work at 9:00 a.m.?

a)

A. 7:50 a.m

b)

B. 8:50 a.m

c)

C. 7:00 a.m

d)

D. 8:00 a.m

63.

If the last day of the February, 2004 was Monday, then what was the eighteen day of the same month?

a)

A. Wednesday

b)

B. Thursday

c)

C. Friday

d)

D. Saturday

64.

$\frac{10-9+8-7+6-5+4-3+2-1}{1-2+3-4+5-6+7-8+9-10}=?$ Simplify

a)

A. -1

b)

B. 1

c)

C. 5

d)

D. 9

65.

Find y0 in the diagram below

a)

A. 254

b)

B. 175

c)

C. 106

d)

D. 95

66.

A factory produced 2300 TV sets in its first year of production. 4500 sets were produced in its second year and 500 more sets were produced in its third year than in its second year. How many TV sets were produced in three years?

a)

A. 10,000

b)

B. 11,800

c)

C. 9,800

d)

D. 9,000

67.

If each side of a rectangle is increased by 100% and the area is increased by?

a)

A. 50%

b)

B. 100%

c)

C. 200%

d)

D. 300%

68.

$\frac{4}{1+\frac{2}{1+\frac{1}{x+1}}}=2$

Find x,

a)

A. 0

b)

B. 5

c)

C. 3

d)

D. 2

69.

John can eat a quarter of a pizza in one minute. How long does it take John to eat one pizza and a half?

a)

A. 5 mins

b)

B. 7 mins

c)

C. 6 mins

d)

D. 4 min

70.

The diagram shows a small rectangular field. If Linda runs from A to B to D to C to A, how far does she run?

a)

A. 120m

b)

B. 160m

c)

C. 140m

d)

D. None of these

71.

How many minutes are in one week?

a)

A. 10,000 mins

b)

B. 10,800 mins

c)

C. 9,800 mins

d)

D. 11,000 min

72.

In the addition of numbers below, three digits have been replaced with stars. How big is the sum of the three missing digits?

a)

A. 0

b)

B. 1

c)

C. 2

d)

D. 3

73.

Find in kg the sum of 432 g, 218 g and 944 g.

a)

A. 1594 kg

b)

B. 159.4 kg

c)

C. 15.94 kg

d)

D. 1.594 kg

74.

What is the sum of all the angles in a rectangle?

a)

A. 180o

b)

B. 360o

c)

C. 90o

d)

D. 120o

75.

How many faces does the triangular prism have?

a)

A. 3 faces

b)

B. 4 faces

c)

C. 5 faces

d)

D. 6 faces

76.

Mary wants to make a box. She starts with a piece of cardboard whose length is 15 centimeters and with is 10 centimeters. Then she cuts congruent squares with side of 3 centimeters at the four corners. What is the area of the cardboard after she cuts the 4 corners?

a)

A. 112 cm²

b)

B. 114 cm²

c)

C. 102 cm²

d)

D. 92 cm²

77.

What is perimeter of the shape below?

a)

A. 2 cm

b)

B. 36 cm

c)

C. 44 cm

d)

D. 55 cm

78.

Find the perimeter of the shape if

|AB|=|BC|=|CD|=|DE|=|EF|=|FG|=|GH|=|HI|=|IJ|

a)

A. 35 cm

b)

B. 50 cm

c)

C. 70 cm

d)

D. 100 cm

79.

The figure below shows 3 squares, A, B and C. A and B are placed over square C. The area of A is four times the area of B. The area of the shaded part is 89 cm2. If the length of each square is a whole number, what is the smallest possible length of square A?

a)

A. 8 cm

b)

B. 10 cm

c)

C. 12 cm

d)

D. 14 cm

80.

$\left(Take\ \pi\ =\ \frac{22}{7}\right)$

Calculate the volume of the cylinder below.

a)

A. 924 $cm^3$

b)

B. 1924 $cm^3$

c)

C. 1948 $cm^3$

d)

D. 1958 $cm^3$

NTIC ENTRANCE EXAMINATION INTO JS 1

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