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Total questions: 109

Worksheet time: 59mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

How many colours can be observed in a rainbow?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

2.

Which of the following is grouped among flesh eating animals?

a)

Cow

b)

Goat

c)

Elephant

d)

Cat

3.

Which of the following is needed by humans for maintaining life?

a)

shelter, clothes and food

b)

air, water and shelter

c)

air, food and water

d)

food, clothes and air

4.

Science is the study of

a)

Plants

b)

Animals

c)

plants and animals

d)

everything around us

5.

The class of food that gives us energy is _____

a)

Water

b)

Mineral Salt

c)

Vitamins

d)

Carbohydrates

6.

____________ is an instrument used for measuring rainfall.

a)

Hydrometer

b)

Thermometer

c)

Raingauge

d)

Barometer

7.

Which of these machines would you use to fetch water from a deep well?

a)

Inclined Plane

b)

Wheel and Axle

c)

Rope

d)

Pulley

8.

Add 30, 50, 135 and 3.

a)

245

b)

218

c)

215

d)

145

e)

118

9.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Choose from the of words and phrases given below each sentence one that is nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined

  1. 1. The comedian succeeded in amusing everyone.

a)

encouraging

b)

irritating

c)

engaging

d)

arresting

e)

requesting

10.

ENGLISH LANGUAGE

Choose from the of words and phrases given below each sentence one that is nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined

  1. 1. The comedian succeeded in amusing everyone.

a)

encouraging

b)

irritating

c)

engaging

d)

arresting

e)

requesting

11.

Did your teacher accept the explanation?

a)

reject

b)

listen

c)

condemn

d)

consider

e)

taking

12.

A soldier must be courageous

a)

weakl

b)

shy

c)

withdrawn

d)

timid

e)

confident

13.

He is an expert in his field

a)

experienced

b)

talented

c)

novice

d)

perfect

e)

expatriate

14.

It seldom rains here at night.

a)

often

b)

never

c)

usually

d)

frequently

e)

hardly

15.

From the lists of words lettered A to E, choose the word that most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined words and that will same time, correctly fill the gap in each sentence

  1. 6. The sky was overcast this morning but later it became _____.

a)

gloomy

b)

light

c)

lazy

d)

blurred

e)

bright

16.

Rachael was perturbed by her father's illness but her sister remained ________

a)

tranquil

b)

unaffected

c)

disturbed

d)

silent

e)

astonised

17.

Dare often visits me, unlike Ropo who ________ comes

a)

seldom

b)

sometimes

c)

recent

d)

maybe

e)

hopeful

18.

Instead of being careful driving around the bends, the driver appeared too _______

a)

heartless

b)

destructive

c)

reckless

d)

fearless

e)

hopeful

19.

We expected the market woman to accept our offer, instead she________ it.

a)

rejected

b)

dismissed

c)

denied

d)

abandoned

e)

released

20.

SECTION B

INSTRUCTION: Read the passage below carefully and answer thee questions that follows.

Pandora(Whose name means all the gifts was the first woman and she was given to man as punishment.

Every god or goddess had given something to make Pandora the most wonderful of all creatures and their final gift to her was a box, which was forbidden to open. But Pandora, besides a woman's beauty and a woman's skill, has a woman's curiosity, and, in the end, she opened the box to see what was inside it. The moment the lid was opened, out flew of the troubles of the world. Horrified at what she had done. Pandora slammed the lid back on the box,but it was too late, for troubles, diseases, cares and sorrow were not flying everywhere.

As she mourned her folly, she heard a small voice calling from the box to be left out.

Cautiously, she opened the lid again to see what was. The voice said "I am hope, I bring healing to the body, peace to the mind and joy to the spirit" So, Pandora was comforted and released hope,m the last and bests the gifts from goods.

QUESTIONS

  1. 11. Why did every god or goddess give Pandora something ?

a)

To please her

b)

To make her beautiful

c)

To make her a wonderful creature

d)

To punish man

e)

To give her all the gifts

21.

The three special qualities which Pandora has were:

a)

Diseases, cares and sorrow

b)

Folly, wonder and gifts from every god

c)

Beauty, curiosity and skill

d)

Disobedience , beauty and curiosity

e)

Folly, beauty and skill

22.

What was she asked to do with the final gifts given to her?

a)

To give it to man

b)

Toi sell it to man

c)

To open it

d)

Not to open it at all

e)

To turn it to gods

23.

The most suitable title for this passage is _______

a)

Pandora

b)

All the gifts

c)

The troubles of the world

d)

The punishment of a man

e)

Hope, the last and best of the gifts of gods

24.

Pandora was given to man as _______

a)

A blessing

b)

All the gifts

c)

A punishment

d)

The partner

e)

The most wonderful creatures

25.

Below each of the following sentences, there are words lettered A to E. choose the one that correctly and mostly suitably fills the gap in the sentences.

  1. 16. I had seldom _______ rice before coming to Ghana.

a)

ate

b)

eaten

c)

eat

d)

eating

e)

eats

26.

The first thing she ____ every morning is to sweep the floor.

a)

will do

b)

does

c)

is doing

d)

had done

e)

have done

27.

They are reported ______ the money fraudulently

a)

To take

b)

To being taken

c)

To have taken

d)

To having taken

e)

To takes

28.

The students denied ___ on the Examination

a)

To cheat

b)

To be cheating

c)

Being cheated

d)

Is cheating

29.

I ought ____ the letter by now

a)

To sending

b)

To had sent

c)

To be sending

d)

To have sent

e)

To have sending

30.

The bride and groom ____ absent at the wedding

a)

Are

b)

Is

c)

Is being

d)

Were being

e)

Were

31.

____ of the footballers was given a cash prize for winning the championship

a)

All

b)

Any

c)

Each

d)

Most

e)

Some

32.

The supervisor was angry when he discovered that ____ of the students was in the Examination hall.

a)

All

b)

Any

c)

Both

d)

Either

e)

None

33.

The governor, with his four wives, _____ detained by the EFCC about two weeks ago.

a)

Are

b)

Are being

c)

Is

d)

Was

e)

Were

34.

The superlative form of the word little is ___

a)

Least

b)

Less

c)

Lest

d)

Lesser

e)

Littlest

35.

Ann was the ____ of the two girls

a)

More taller

b)

Most taller

c)

Tall

d)

Taller

e)

Tallest

36.

The police have seen the criminal they ___ for.

a)

Have been looking

b)

Have looked

c)

Has looked

d)

Looked

e)

Being looking

37.

The boy ____ bag was stolen also lost his sandals

a)

That

b)

Which

c)

Who

d)

Whom

e)

Whose

38.

When Biodun was picking mangoes, a bee ____ him

a)

Have stung

b)

Is stinging

c)

Sting

d)

Stings

e)

Stung

39.

Has he finished the work?

a)

No, he has

b)

No he isn't

c)

No, he hasn't

d)

Yes, he hasn't

e)

Yes, he is

40.

MATHEMATICS

  1. How many seconds are there in 8 minutes 12 seconds

a)

512 seconds

b)

500 seconds

c)

492 seconds

d)

480 seconds

41.

If x + 27=35, what is x?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

e)

11

42.

Find the sum of N7.05, N10.50, N0.60 and N6.50

a)

N30.05

b)

N29.05

c)

N24.65

d)

N23.65

e)

N14.65

43.

Express 1981 in words

a)

Nine hundred and one.

b)

Nineteen tens and eighty one

c)

One

thousand nine hundred and eighty-one

d)

One thousand and nine

hundred and one

e)

Nineteen thousand and eighty one

44.

Convert 3,600 seconds to minutes.

a)

12 minutes

b)

30 minutes

c)

60 minutes

d)

90 minutes

e)

120 minutes

45.

If a man can finish a job in 3 days, how long will it take 3 men to finish

the job if they work at the same rate?

a)

5 days

b)

4 days

c)

3 days

d)

2 days

e)

1 day

46.

Write in figures the number “Twenty thousand eight-hundred and

seven”

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

a)

287

b)

2087

c)

2807

d)

20087

e)

20807

47.

Find the L.C.M. of 2, 5, 7 and 14

a)

10

b)

14

c)

35

d)

70

e)

140

48.

What is the simple interest on N 200 for 3 years at the rate of 6% per

annum?

a)

N 4.00

b)

N12.00

c)

N18.00

d)

N36.00

e)

N100.00

49.

Find the average of the numbers 3, 4, 5, 6,7, 8 and 9.

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

e)

21

50.

The sum of N201.60 is divided equally among 8 boys. How much does

each receive?

a)

N3.15

b)

N6.30

c)

N10.1

d)

N11.20

e)

N25.20

51.

What is the value of the digit 3 in the number 45307?

a)

3 units

b)

3 tens

c)

3 hundred

d)

3 thousand

e)

3 zeros

52.

If five packets of sweets weigh 750g, how much do four packets

weigh?

a)

150g

b)

250g

c)

300g

d)

450g

e)

600g

53.

Multiply 0.2 by 0.02

(a) (b) (c) (d) (e)

a)

0.004

b)

0.04

c)

0.4

d)

4.00

e)

40.00

54.

A farmer has 675 eggs to put into boxes of 6. How many boxes does she need?

a)

113 boxes

b)

132 boxes

c)

112 boxes

d)

121 boxes

55.

Convert \frac{48}{5} into a mixed number.

a)

9359\frac{3}{5}

b)

5395\frac{3}{9}

c)

3953\frac{9}{5}

d)

8358\frac{3}{5}

56.

What is 154 + 29?

(a)  

57.

  What is 35of 155?What\ is\ \frac{3}{5}of\ 155?  

(a)  

58.

Circle the numbers that are multiples of 8.

a)

4

b)

28

c)

32

d)

46

e)

56

59.

Diameter is the _________ chord of the circle:

a)

only

b)

shortest

c)

longest

d)

thickest

60.

The H.C.F. of 6 and 9 is:

a)

3

b)

6

c)

9

d)

18

61.
In the fraction 3/5, which number is the numerator? 
a)
3
b)
5
62.
What is the simplest form of 12/20?
a)
3/5
b)
6/10
c)
8/16
d)
It's already in simplest form 
63.
What is 3/5 + 1/4? 
a)
4/9
b)
9/20
c)
3/20
d)
17/20
64.

Find x and y.

a)

x = 16 and y = 40

b)

x = 67 y = 40

c)

x = 113 and y = 63

65.

What is the roman figure of cxx

a)

129

b)

180

c)

120

d)

170

66.

What are the basic operations in Math?

a)

Sum, difference and fractions

b)

Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

c)

Product and Quotient

67.
How do you change .45 to a percent?
a)
Move the decimal point 3 places to the right
b)
Move the decimal point 2 places to the left
c)
Move the decimal point 2 places to the right
d)
Move the decimal point 3 places to the left
68.
What is the area of the rectangle?
a)
15 square cm
b)
15 cm
c)
8 square cm
d)
16 cm
69.

Round-off 724 to the nearest hundreds

a)

800

b)

35

c)

756

d)

700

70.
Coal is a ________________________ resource
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
71.

What is the Full meaning of INEC?

(a)  

72.

Nigeria is in which Continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

North America

73.

A serious disagreement between two or more people or a group is ....... conflict

a)

International

b)

Group

c)

Community

d)

Street

74.

Nigeria became a republic in .....

a)

1963

b)

1960

c)

1993

d)

1991

75.

National Values

Coal is a ________________________ resource

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

76.

One of the following is not an effect of pollution

a)

Human illness

b)

Global warming

c)

Friendly environment

d)

Infertile land

77.

————-is type of pollution that can result into permanent loss of hearing.

a)

Noise pollution

b)

Land pollution

c)

Air pollution

d)

Water pollution

78.

The colours of the Nigerian flag are

a)

Blue and green

b)

Gold and white

c)

Green, white and Green

d)

Green and white

79.

World's highest mountain is mount .........

a)

Cameroon

b)

Camel

c)

Everest

d)

Sinai

80.

How many colours can be observed in a rainbow?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

81.

Which of the following protects the brain from damage?

a)

backbone

b)

rib cage

c)

tendon

d)

skull

82.

Objects that allow electricity to pass through them are known as _______

a)

Insulators

b)

Conductors

c)

Transformers

d)

Wires

83.

An animal which lives on both land and water is called a/an _________

a)

amphibian

b)

Reptile

c)

mammal

d)

vertebrate

84.

____________ is an instrument used for measuring rainfall.

a)

Hydrometer

b)

Thermometer

c)

Raingauge

d)

Barometer

85.

The class of food that gives us energy is _____

a)

Water

b)

Mineral Salt

c)

Vitamins

d)

Carbohydrates

86.

Which instrument is used for the detection of the wind?

a)

Wind lass

b)

Wind vane

c)

Manometer

d)

Barometer

e)

All of the above

87.

The first set of teeth in a human being is called ____________.

a)

Young teeth

b)

Infant teeth

c)

Milk teeth

d)

Chocolate teeth

e)

All of the above

88.

A doctor who cares for the teeth is known as ____________.

a)

Dentist

b)

Physician

c)

Surgeon

d)

Nurse

e)

Pharmacist

89.

What is the meaning of W.H.O?

a)

World Health Organization

b)

War House Organization

c)

Women Health Office

d)

Women House Office

e)

None of the above

90.

if the code for SPINE is 35749, what doe the code for NIPS?

a)

4375

b)

4753

c)

4573

d)

4574

91.

What is next? AB DE GH JK

a)

OP

b)

MO

c)

MN

d)

NM

92.

Rearrange the word in bold to make a properly spelt word that completes the sentence.

In November, people have RENFOBI parties (a)  

93.

Float is to sink as wet is to __________

a)

damp

b)

soaked

c)

dry

d)

parched

94.

Letters is to words as numbers is to _______

a)

maths

b)

counting

c)

money

d)

sum

95.

Which word in each set is most similar in meaning to the word PILE?

a)

hole

b)

stone

c)

heap

d)

burry

96.

if the code for SEAM is 3415, what doe the ode 341 stand for?

a)

SET

b)

SEA

c)

SAE

d)

SST

97.

There are three sentences in each of the following questions. Read them carefully and choose which should come first, An example is given below:

1. The boys were stung by the bees

  1. 2. The boys went honey-hunting

  2. 3. Their friends laughed at them

  3. A. 1,2,3 B. 1,3,2 C. 2,1,3 D. 2,3,1 Em 3,2,1

The correct answer is

C. 2, 1, 3

  1. 1. We watched film till midnight

  2. 2. We arrived school very late

  3. 3. The principal sent us back home

a)

3,2,1

b)

2,3,1

c)

1,2,3

d)

1,3,2

98.

1.He was arrested by the police

  1. 2.John was very hungry

  2. 3. He stole a loaf of bread

a)

2,3,1

b)

1,2,3

c)

3,2,1

d)

1,3,2

99.

  1. 1. She cried profusely

  2. 2. She was running to meet her brother

  3. 3. She fell and got injured

a)

3,2,1

b)

2,3,1

c)

1,2,3

d)

1,3,2

100.

QUANTITATIVE REASONING

Look at the Venn diagram carefully to answer the following questions.

How many people speak both Yoruba and Igbo?

a)

12

b)

13

c)

8

d)

17

101.

Look at the Venn diagram carefully to answer the following questions.


How many people speak both Yoruba and Igbo?

a)

12

b)

13

c)

8

d)

17

102.

How many people speak all three languages?

a)

5

b)

9

c)

12

d)

7

103.

How many people speak only Igbo?

a)

13

b)

11

c)

8

d)

14

104.

How many people speak only Yoruba?

a)

23

b)

11

c)

8

d)

9

105.

How many people speak only Hausa?

a)

8

b)

11

c)

12

d)

5

106.

2||4 = 8

10 ||2 = 20


Find 6 || 4

a)

64

b)

240

c)

24

107.

2||4 = 8

10||2 =5


Find 3|4|5

a)

12

b)

20

c)

60

d)

17

108.

10 v 4 = 14

12 v 6 v 4 = 22


Find 16 v 4 =

a)

32

b)

20

c)

5

d)

2

109.

10 v 4 = 14

12 v 6 v 4 = 22


Find 16 v 4 v 7 =

a)

36

b)

20

c)

18

d)

27

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