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1.

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

2.

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

Did your teacher accept the explanation?

a)

reject

b)

listen

c)

condemn

d)

consider

e)

taking

3.

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

A soldier must be courageous

a)

weakl

b)

shy

c)

withdrawn

d)

timid

e)

confident

4.

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

He is an expert in his field

a)

experienced

b)

talented

c)

novice

d)

perfect

e)

expatriate

5.

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

It seldom rains here at night.

a)

often

b)

never

c)

usually

d)

frequently

e)

hardly

6.

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

7.

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

a)

tranquil

b)

unaffected

c)

disturbed

d)

silent

e)

astonised

8.

Dare often visits me, unlike Ropo who ________ comes

a)

seldom

b)

sometimes

c)

recent

d)

maybe

e)

hopeful

9.

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

a)

heartless

b)

destructive

c)

reckless

d)

fearless

e)

hopeful

10.

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

a)

rejected

b)

dismissed

c)

denied

d)

abandoned

e)

released

11.

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

12.

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

13.

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

14.

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

15.

Pandora was given to man as _______

a)

A blessing

b)

All the gifts

c)

A punishment

d)

The partner

e)

The most wonderful creatures

16.

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

17.

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

18.

They are reported ______ the money fraudulently

a)

To take

b)

To being taken

c)

To have taken

d)

To having taken

e)

To takes

19.

The students denied ___ on the Examination

a)

To cheat

b)

To be cheating

c)

Being cheated

d)

Is cheating

20.

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

21.

The bride and groom ____ absent at the wedding

a)

Are

b)

Is

c)

Is being

d)

Were being

e)

Were

22.

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

a)

All

b)

Any

c)

Each

d)

Most

e)

Some

23.

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

24.

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

25.

The superlative form of the word little is ___

a)

Least

b)

Less

c)

Lest

d)

Lesser

e)

Littlest

26.

Ann was the ____ of the two girls

a)

More taller

b)

Most taller

c)

Tall

d)

Taller

e)

Tallest

27.

The police have seen the criminal they ___ for.

a)

Have been looking

b)

Have looked

c)

Has looked

d)

Looked

e)

Being looking

28.

The boy ____ bag was stolen also lost his sandals

a)

That

b)

Which

c)

Who

d)

Whom

e)

Whose

29.

When Biodun was picking mangoes, a bee ____ him

a)

Have stung

b)

Is stinging

c)

Sting

d)

Stings

e)

Stung

30.

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

31.

MATHEMATICS

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

a)

512 seconds

b)

500 seconds

c)

492 seconds

d)

480 seconds

32.

If x + 27=35, what is x?

a)

7

b)

8

c)

9

d)

10

e)

11

33.

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

34.

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

35.

Convert 3,600 seconds to minutes.

a)

12 minutes

b)

30 minutes

c)

60 minutes

d)

90 minutes

e)

120 minutes

36.

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

37.

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

38.

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

a)

10

b)

14

c)

35

d)

70

e)

140

39.

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

40.

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

a)

4

b)

5

c)

6

d)

7

e)

21

41.

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

42.

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

43.

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

weigh?

a)

150g

b)

250g

c)

300g

d)

450g

e)

600g

44.

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

45.

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

46.

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}

47.

What is 154 + 29?

(a)  

48.

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

(a)  

49.

Circle the numbers that are multiples of 8.

a)

4

b)

28

c)

32

d)

46

e)

56

50.

Diameter is the _________ chord of the circle:

a)

only

b)

shortest

c)

longest

d)

thickest

51.

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

a)

3

b)

6

c)

9

d)

18

52.
In the fraction 3/5, which number is the numerator? 
a)
3
b)
5
53.
What is the simplest form of 12/20?
a)
3/5
b)
6/10
c)
8/16
d)
It's already in simplest form 
54.
What is 3/5 + 1/4
a)
4/9
b)
9/20
c)
3/20
d)
17/20
55.

Find x and y.

a)

x = 16 and y = 40

b)

x = 67 y = 40

c)

x = 113 and y = 63

56.

What is the roman figure of cxx

a)

129

b)

180

c)

120

d)

170

57.

What are the basic operations in Math?

a)

Sum, difference and fractions

b)

Addition, subtraction, multiplication and division

c)

Product and Quotient

58.
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
59.
What is the area of the rectangle?
a)
15 square cm
b)
15 cm
c)
8 square cm
d)
16 cm
60.

Round-off 724 to the nearest hundreds

a)

800

b)

35

c)

756

d)

700

61.
Coal is a ________________________ resource
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
62.

What is the Full meaning of INEC?

(a)  

63.

Nigeria is in which Continent?

a)

Asia

b)

Europe

c)

Africa

d)

North America

64.

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

a)

International

b)

Group

c)

Community

d)

Street

65.

Nigeria became a republic in .....

a)

1963

b)

1960

c)

1993

d)

1991

66.

National Values

Coal is a ________________________ resource

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

67.

One of the following is not an effect of pollution

a)

Human illness

b)

Global warming

c)

Friendly environment

d)

Infertile land

68.

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

a)

Noise pollution

b)

Land pollution

c)

Air pollution

d)

Water pollution

69.

The colours of the Nigerian flag are

a)

Blue and green

b)

Gold and white

c)

Green, white and Green

d)

Green and white

70.

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

a)

Cameroon

b)

Camel

c)

Everest

d)

Sinai

71.

How many colours can be observed in a rainbow?

a)

5

b)

6

c)

7

d)

8

72.

Which of the following protects the brain from damage?

a)

backbone

b)

rib cage

c)

tendon

d)

skull

73.

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

a)

Insulators

b)

Conductors

c)

Transformers

d)

Wires

74.

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

a)

amphibian

b)

Reptile

c)

mammal

d)

vertebrate

75.

____________ is an instrument used for measuring rainfall.

a)

Hydrometer

b)

Thermometer

c)

Raingauge

d)

Barometer

76.

The class of food that gives us energy is _____

a)

Water

b)

Mineral Salt

c)

Vitamins

d)

Carbohydrates

77.

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

78.

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

79.

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

a)

Dentist

b)

Physician

c)

Surgeon

d)

Nurse

e)

Pharmacist

80.

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

81.

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

a)

4375

b)

4753

c)

4573

d)

4574

82.

What is next? AB DE GH JK

a)

OP

b)

MO

c)

MN

d)

NM

83.

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

In November, people have RENFOBI parties (a)  

84.

Float is to sink as wet is to __________

a)

damp

b)

soaked

c)

dry

d)

parched

85.

Letters is to words as numbers is to _______

a)

maths

b)

counting

c)

money

d)

sum

86.

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

a)

hole

b)

stone

c)

heap

d)

burry

87.

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

a)

SET

b)

SEA

c)

SAE

d)

SST

88.

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

89.

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

90.
  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

91.

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

92.

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

93.

How many people speak all three languages?

a)

5

b)

9

c)

12

d)

7

94.

How many people speak only Igbo?

a)

13

b)

11

c)

8

d)

14

95.

How many people speak only Yoruba?

a)

23

b)

11

c)

8

d)

9

96.

How many people speak only Hausa?

a)

8

b)

11

c)

12

d)

5

97.

2||4 = 8

10 ||2 = 20


Find 6 || 4

a)

64

b)

240

c)

24

98.

2||4 = 8

10||2 =5


Find 3|4|5

a)

12

b)

20

c)

60

d)

17

99.

10 v 4 = 14

12 v 6 v 4 = 22


Find 16 v 4 =

a)

32

b)

20

c)

5

d)

2

100.

10 v 4 = 14

12 v 6 v 4 = 22


Find 16 v 4 v 7 =

a)

36

b)

20

c)

18

d)

27