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UNIZIK POST-UTME PAST QUESTIONS FOR


FACULTY OF ARTS, LAW AND EDUCATION
2006/2007 UNIZIK POST 7. Okoli was agitated when the bad news of
his father's death was broken to him.
UTME QUESTIONS A. Excited
B. calm
Time allowed: 1hour C. uncontrollable
D. unreasonable
Choose the option opposite in meaningto
the underlined word(s) 8. Adaobi was sobbed by the door because
she has lost her mother's precious necklace.
1. Our government is making determined A. Cried
effort to eradicate illiteracy. B. smiled
A. compulsory C. wept
B. ineffective D. laughed
C. innocent
D. unreliable 9. His antipathy for religious ideas makes him
unpopular.
2. Nnamdi Azikiwe University has a large A. Remedy
intake of students each year. B. consciousness
A. Rejection C. hostility
B. Product D. receptiveness
C. Output
D. turn-out 10. For millions of years, the world's
resources have remained boundless.
3. Rita flogged the girl reluctantly A. Unlimited
A. eagerly B. scarce
B. Calmly C. indomitable
C. Furiously D. limited
D. laboriously
11. The difference between the experimental
4. The judge blamed the plaintiff for procedures was imperceptible to me.
misleading the court. A. Negligible
A. defendant B. significant
B. Complainant C. obvious
C. Accused D. obscure
D. prosecution
12. I am happy to inform you that your boys
5. The demonstrators have refused to call off are conscientious.
the action A. Industrious
A. consolidate B. carefree
B. Start C. careful
C. resume D. corrupt
D. end
13. My father is a very prosperous business
6. The policeman was asked to investigate man
the matter. A. Ungrateful
A. Asked about B. unscrupulous
B. Forget about C. unskilful
C. Examine D. unsuccessful
D. Inquired about

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14. Okezie takes his studies rather lightly 21. I know I read more, but I am
A. Humorously tired.
B. tediously A. may
C. carefully B. ought to
D. seriously C. would
D. could
15. The hostess greeted her guests in a very
relaxed manner. 22. The council chairman the
A. Energetic tension between the villagers and the tax
B. athletic collectors. A. Dispersed
C. stiff B. defused
D. perplexed C. diffused
D. deffused
In each of the questions which follow,
choose the word (s) or phrase which best 23. If I had been told of the matter earlier, I
fit(s) the gap (s) there so late.
A. would not go
16. The waves continue to the cliff on B. should
the west coast constantly. C. will not have gone
A. impair D. would not have gone
B. rub
C. knock 24. Each of the candidates that came late
D. erode to complete.
A. have/this form
17. The college bus was travelling at a high B. are having/this form
when the accident occurred. C. have/these form
A. Velocity D. has/this form
B. acceleration
C. rapidity 25. I know no body has seen any
D. speed leopard in this area.
A. so far as
18. You should note that only senior B. in as much as
members of staff have the using the C. provided
toilet upstairs. D. even as.
A. Permission
B. occasion 26. Either the chief of the village or the
C. privilege leader of the famers to be held
D. habit responsible for the revolt.
A. Were
19. The police report was to the eye B. are
witness. C. is
A. contrary D. have
B. inconsistence
C. different 27. She asked me whether I the letter
D. congruent for her.
A. minded to post
20. The African extended family system gives B. mind to post
security to members. C. minded posting
A. His D. minded to posting
B. hers
C. its 28. How I wish I my mother's
D. their advice.
A. at heeded

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B. have heeded 36. Whether the village head should identify


C. heed him with e activities of religious
D. will heed denominations has remained a burning
question.
29. When we got the president's house, we A. a subject of discord
were told that he two hours earlier. B. a perennial issue
A. may have left C. a matter of serious controversy
B. left D. a sensitive matter
C. had left
D. has left 37. The president has sent his regret. He is
unable to tend the meeting at Abuja
30. If only Okoro what was good for A. explanations
him, he could easily have avoided the B. anxieties
tragedy. A. has known C. unhappiness
B. have known D. apologies
C. knew
D. had known Complete the following sentences making
use the most appropriate option.
Choose the option nearest in meaning tothe
word(s)/phrase underlined. 38. The army ran short of .
A. Arm and munition
31. If your life is in turmoil always take B. arms and ammunition
courage. C. arm and ammunitions
A. devastation D. arms ammunitions
B. crisis
C. trial 39. Do you prefer my rickety car?
D. tragedy A. going foot to taking
B. to going fast to taking
32. The client disregarded the advice of his C. wing on foot than taking
lawyer. D. to go on foot than to take
A. ignored
B. disobeyed 40. How can we believe this witness when no
C. questioned one will his story
D. respected A. collate
B. correlate
33. He is very modest in his demand. C. collaborate
A. honest D. corroborate
B. bogus
C. extravagant 41. My brother got married to a woman with
D. humble manners.
A. gorgeous
34. The police ran the criminal to earth. B. exquisite
A. jailed him C. decent
B. knocked him down D. attractive
C. discovered him
D. tried him 42. Good schools do not just teach the
students they them.
35.He is credulous. A. informed
A. credible B. instruct
B. creditable C. educate
C. gullible D. coach
D. fallible

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43. The lecturer's unpopular views made him E. I stay


the subject of much .
A. admiration
B. derision ANSWERS TO 2006/2007
C. admonition
D. suspicion UNIZIK POST UTME
QUESTIONS
44. The vermin on his body hideous.
A. makes the lunatic look 1. A 2. C 3. A 4. A 5. C 6. B 7. B 8. D 9. D
B. make the lunatic
C. makes the lunatic to look 10. D 11. C 12. B 13. D 14. D15. D 16. D
D. makes the lunatic to looks
17. D 18. C 19. A 20. B 21. B 22. B 23. D
45. The president refused to shake
with the visiting prime minister. 24. D 25. B 26. E 27. C 28. A 29. C 30. D
A. hand
B. hands 31. B 32. A 33. D 34. C 35. C 36. D 37. D
C. a hand
D. his hand 38. B 39. A 40. D 41. C 42. C 43. B 44. A
46. People dislike Job because he is a 45. B 46. D47. A 48. A 49. B 50. E
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47. We are to receive your letter and


to know that you are
A. happy/in good health
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B. grateful/sound
C. pleased/all well
D. appreciative/swimming in good health

48. Someone the radio cassette since


6pm. I wish he turn it off.
A. Has been playing/would
B. is playing/would
C. played/will
D. has played/should

49. The principal went to buy some


for the physic laboratory.
A. Items of equipments
B. equipment
C. pieces of equipments
D. equipments

50. The hostel is at Okpuno.


A. which I am staying
B. in where I am staying
C. that I am staying
D. at which I am staying

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2008/2009 UNIZIK POST UTME QUESTIONS


INSTRUCTIONS: Shade firmly only one 7. I started writing at 9 am, It is 10 am and
answer using HB pencil only. by 11 am, I writing for two hours.
Time Allowed: 1 hour A. will be.
B. am
Choose the word or group of words thatbest C. will have been
completes each of the following sentences D. on.

1. Cosmos is a very good friend on I 8. The car couldn't keep Pace the
can rely. motorcycle especially in congested areas.
A. who A. along.
B. whose B. with
C. which C. down
D. whom D. on

2. A hotel is supposed to be a home away 9. Obiora couldn't have said a thing like that
from home, but the one we was hell .
away from home. A. could he?
A. moved into B. did he?
B. checked C. can he?
C. dropped by D. would he?
D. checked into
10. I don't know what to do with these two
3. Initially, we were deceived by the beautiful children, they are always fighting .
surroundings and the manager's A. themselves
which was worm and inviting. B. myself
A. reception C. one another
B. intention D each other
C. conviction
D. conception 11. The fishermen threw a stone into the
river and this caused a
4. After the usual and signing of A. sparkle
forms, we were allowed in to our rooms. B. sprinkle
A. feeling C. splash
B. filling D. storm
C. fill in
D. feel in 12. The play was interesting that the clapped
for quite a long time at the end.
5. I ought the letter by now. A. spectators
A. to be sent B. watchers
B. to have being sent C. congregation
C. to have sent D. audience
D. to have to send
13. The building because of weak
6. Chinwe's fever was so acute that she an structure foundation.
injection A. tumble
A. had to have B. caved
B. had to had C. collapsed
C. must have D. succumbed
D. ought to have

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14. The magazine was by the Choose the word or group of words that is
government for an offensive publication. most nearly opposite in meaning to the
A. prescribed underlined word and correctly fill thegap in
B. prescribes the sentence
C. suspended
D. succumbed 21. Joseph purchase various articles at the
big supermarket and surprisingly enough, he
15. Many people reacted to the brutal murder them all before he reached home that day.
of the popular musician with strong . A. destroy
A. Indignation B. bought.
B. demonstration C. lent
C. accusation D. sold.
D. condemnation
22. In this argument Martin was my
16. The governor frowned at which supporter even though he is often my
slowed down the implementation of policy in the matters.
decision. A. opponent
A. Bureaucracy. B. ally
B. opposition C. opposite
C. autocracy D. prosper
D. bureaucracy
23. People who are normally often
17. The doctor the illness as typhoid turn to be dauntless heroes in the face of
fever and not malaria. real danger.
A. prescribed A. unsteady
B. discovered B. colourless
C. announced C. cowardly
D. diagnosed. D. bashful

18. Since the writer did not indicate name, 24. I encourage my younger brother to take
the editor decided not published such law as a profession while I my sister
articles. from doing so.
A. discourteous A. financed
B. an anonymous B. warned
C. a scandalous C. dissuaded
D. libellous D. persuaded

19. Please let me have salt in my 25. It is quite customary to introduce the
soup. quest speaker but to insult him.
A. a little A. illegal
B. small B. impolite
C. a few C. unusual
D. few D. useless

20. Don't believe all he had old you. 26. John to kindle the fire which my father
A. what had to later.
B. which A. kill
C. that B. switch
D. there C. extinguish
D. ignite

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Choose the option opposite in meaningto C. destroyed


the underlined word and which complete D. uprooted
the sentence
34. The man refused to accept the offer of a
27. One of the armed robbers was daring in job in the rural areas; he preferred one in
his words at the stake as the others was area.
. A. mouse A. local
B. secretive B. urban
C. rational C. township
D. timid D. municipal

28. His outspokenness contact with the 35. The young engineer is good at
of the father. terminating another people's project but has
A. humour not been capable of any of his own.
B. secretive A. integrating
C. deafness B. finishing
D. taciturnity C. completing
D. initiating
29. A guilty, which is natural phenomenon,
could not be mistaken for a tunnel which is 36. The manager who was expected to be
given respect was treated with .
A. supernatural A. dignity
B. modern B. scorn
C. artificial C. share
D. imitative D. disloyalty

30. It is curious how chike could be so 37. Those who had invitation cards were
carefree in his ways when his brother is so admitted to the party while those who had
. none were .
A. eccentric A. barred
B. meticulous B. repelled
C. easy-going C. expelled
D. lovable D. restricted

31. Personally, I give in rather than easily 38. Too many theories will not help us, we
when it comes to argument, but Emeka will need to be .
always to his opinions. A. bookish
A. hold in B. hypothetical
B. hold on C. shrewd
C. hold back D. practical
D. give out
39. Nobody expects him to show for
32. He intentionally threw the documents his children but he certainly bestowed too
away and somebody burnt them. much affection on them.
A. carelessly A. love
B. willingly B. concern
C. accidentally C. devotion
D. foolish D. hatred

33. The crops the farmer planted were 40. The challenger at the boxing tournament
by some naught boys. was crude and inexperienced in contrast to
A. sowed the champion who was .
B. weeded A. great

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B. exposed B. unexpected
C. devotion C. acceptable
D. strong. D. irresponsible and unacceptable

Choose the word or group of word that is 48. Death is inevitable for man.
nearest in meaning to the underlined A. essential.
expression as it is used in the sentence. B. necessary
C. unavoidable
41. My choice of a partner would be based D. imminent
on character, not looks.
A. visibility 49. The sprinter was appalled by the attitude
B. feasibility of some of the employees towards their work.
C. appearance A. annoyed
D. posture B. disappointed
C. shocked
42. Mike is every winsome yet his neighbour D. depressed
finds it difficult to put up with him.
A. stay 50. The layer's argument of the case was
B. live with exhaustive.
C. tolerate A. interesting
D. rely on B. exaggerating
C. exhilaration
43. The Efic girl has just come out of the D. thorough
fettering room and her waist is adorned with
beads A. surrounded 51. The suspect was made to walk in front of
B. decorated the anxious crowd.
C. besieged A. surprised
D. defaced B. astonished
C. engrossed
44. There are some drugs that could D. curious
exacerbate a particular illness.
A. heal 52. The principal's orders are imperative.
B. ameliorate A. lenient.
C. worsen B. authoritative
D. lengthen C. genuine
D. necessary
45. In accordance with the practice of his
religion Roman's body was interred the day 53. It is absurd to suggest that Okonkwo
he died. should marry a saucy lady.
A. preserved A. pitiable
B. sanctified B. hopeless
C. cremated C. untrue
D. buried D. ridiculous

46. What you cannot avoid you try to endure. 54. l am very proud to speak before this
A. cast off august assembly.
B. put off A. ignominious
C. dispense B. monthly
D. tolerate C. majestic
D. undignified
47. The decision taken by the panel is
irrevocable. 55. She tried to settle the quarrel but the
A. irreversible man remained obstinate to listen to her.

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A. offensive
B. angry 63. The governor asked for a concerted effort
C. stubborn in solving the problem of the slate.
D. impolite A. dramatic
B a direct
56. Okon attempted to entice me with the C. joint
promise of handsome sum money. D. an unfailing
A. deceive
B. enchant 64. My financial situation is so precarious that
C. trick very soon I may be insolvent.
D. tempt A. borrowing
B. stealing
57. The monk lived an ascetic life in order to C. helpful
discipline himself. D. bankrupt
A. a holy
B. a religious 65. The chairman of the board is of the
C. a self-indulgence opinion that accepting the proposal would be
D. tempt inimical to the objectives of the company.
A. harmful
58. It takes a great deal of stamina to run the B. relevant
discipline himself. C. helpful
A. courage D irrelevant
B. determination
C. energy 66. The famous politician was noted for his
D. intelligence pragmatic approach to issues of national
interest.
59. But the principal actor play would have A. idealistic
been dull. B. compromising
A. important C. inconsistent
B. head D. practical
C. famous
D. main 67. Fubra is a very pessimistic about our
chance of success.
60. An open car has no protection against the A. sad
elements. B. despondent
A. whether C. unconvinced
B. emergency D. worried
C. famous
D. atmosphere Choose the words or phrase which bestfills
the gaps.
61. He was reluctant to grant my request.
A. disposed 68. The child's recent training has not been
B. reticent effective; He is likely to to his old
C. agreeable habits.
D. unwilling A. reverts
B. converts
62. The detective was perplexed when the C. Reverse
clues in the murder case pointed to at least a D. Revise
dozen different suspects.
A. surprised 69. You can never find okwy; he is very
B. confused person.
C. discourage A. delusive
D. disappointed B. elusive

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C. illusive A. tragedy, comedy, tragic-comedy


D. deceptive B. poetry, arum; folktales.
C. drama, lyric, prose fiction
70. The student went on whispering in D. poetry, drama, prose
of the teacher.
A. dishonour 78. Beauties in poetry depend mainly on.
B. disagreement A. expression, and rhythm
C. E defiance B. length and theme.
D. disobedience C. vowels and consonants
D. mood and verse.
71. are very good friends.
A. he and I Read the extract below and answer 79 to81
B. I and him as follows
C. and he
D. he and me But the towering earth was tired of sitting
one position. She moved, suddenly, and the
72. The small girl is than her elder houses crumbled, the mountains heaved
sister. horribly, and the work of a million years was
A. cleverer lost
B. very cleverer
C. much clevere 79. The predominate figure of speech in
D. more clever above extract is .
A. oxymoron
73. I have to give the question a thought B. metaphor
before my answer came C. simile
A. momentarily D. personification
B. in an instant
C. on the spur of the moment 80. The subject matter of the above extract is
D. just like that .
A. earthquake
74. We had the brake, which was B. house movement
followed by a crashing noise. C. sea waves
A. screaming D. storm
B. screeching
C. scraping 81. The image depicted in the extract is one
D. disciplinary of .
A. destruction
75. The students were suspended because B. merriment
they were . C. happiness
A. indiscipline D. admiration
B. undisciplined
C. undiscipled 82. Pick odd items from the list below.
D. disciplinary A. night rain
B. things fall apart
76. Which of the following is common to all C. Stanley meets Mustesa.
forms of literature? D. nightfall in Soweto
A. language
B. chorus 83. A poem written or render in praise of a
C. action person or thine is called
D. narrator A. lyric
B. anode
77. The three major form of literature C. an elegy
are . D. a panegyric

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B. eulogy
84. The choice of appropriate words to C. epigram
convey the thought of an author is called. D anecdote
A. idiomatic language
B. setting 92. The whole town was present at Ada's
C. figure of speech wedding ceremony"' is an example of
D. diction A. oxymoron
B. hyperbole
85. The state of mind of a poet can be C. repetition
described as . D. onomatopoeia
A. style
B. mood 93. In literature work, a clown normally.
C. setting A. direct action
D. theme B. creates comic relief
C. support
86. An African author who has written plats, D. creates the atmosphere
poems and prose is .
A. Wole Soyinka 94. The person created or presented in
B. Zaynab. literary work are .
C. Chinua Achebe A. heroes
D. Flora Nwapa B. clowns
C. actors
87. In a novel, the antagonistic. D. characters
A. a fully developed character
B. a flat character 95. A literary work in which animals are used
C. the female character as a character is .
D. the archival of the hero A. memoir
B. fable
88. The main female character in a play is C. biography
called . D. narration of tales
A. hero
B. heroine 96. The dominant feature of poetry is it's .
C. clown A. economy language
D. antagonist B. depiction of senses
C. used of dialogue
89. Pick the odd item from the list D. narration of tales
A. sentence
B. paragraph 97. A group of lines separated from other
C. expression groups in a poem is known as:
D. fiction A verse
B. caesura
Read the extract below and answer C. stanza
questions D. meter

90. The figure of speech used in "a heart of 98. Pick the odd item.
stone" is A. comedy
A. hyperbole B. prose
B. metonymy C. dramas
C. paradox D. poetry
D. clip metaphor.
99. “Emmanuel led the class from the rear"
91. A short why statement is an illiterates use of .
A. creates the epistle A. batons

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D. It describes never happened and cannot
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ANSWERS TO 2008/2009
UNIZIK POST-UTME
QUESTIONS
1. D 2. D 3. A 4. C 5. C 6. A 7. C 8. B 9. A

10. D 11. C 12. D 13. C 14. 15. D 16. A

17. D 18. B 19.B 20.C 21. D 22. A 23. C

24. C 25. C 26. C 27. D 28. D 29. C 30. B

31. B 35. B 36. D 37. B 38. C 39. D 40. D

41. B 42. C 43. B 44. C 45. D 46. D 47. A

48. C 49. C 50. D 51. D 52. D 53. D 54. C

55. C 56. D 57. A 58. C 59. D 60. A 61. D

62. B 63. C 64. D 65. A 66. D 67. C 68. A

69. B 70. C 71. A 72. D 73. A 74. B 75. B

76. A 78. A 79. D 80. A 81. A 82. B 83. D

85. B 86. A 87. D 88. B 89. D 90. A 91. C

92. B 93. B 94. D 95. B 96. B 97. C 98. A

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2010/2011 UNIZIK POST UTME QUESTIONS


Shade firmly only one answer using HB 7. If you travel by air you will be given an
PENCIL allowance to cover .
Time Allowed: 1 hour A. a luggage
B. luggage
Complete each of the following sentences C. luggages
by choosing the option thatmost suitably D. a baggage
fills the space
8. Last week, the at the theatre was
1. If I went to watch the football match, I the largest I had ever seen.
early. A. assembly
A. shall return B. crowd
B. am returning C. fans
C. would return D. audience
D. had returned
9. The train rattled along .
2. He went up quickly and returned . A. in full speed
A. fastest B. at full speed
B. very fast C. with full speed
C. fastly D. on full speed
D. as fast
10. His horrible high-pitched laugh on
3. His suggestion is completely the my nerves.
point and cannot be accepted. A. jabs
A. to B. jams
B. about C. jars
C. besides D. jeers
D. beside
11. As he was still owing me one thousand
4. In order to carry out the post-mortem naira, I was careful not to him any
examination, the dead body was . more money.
A. extracted A. loan
B. exhumed B. lend
C. fumigated C. borrow
D. dispelled D. credit

5. The green snake which lives in the green 12. Before the operation, the dentist found
grass is using a perfect . that the patient's teeth .
A. shelter A. have lone decayed
B. undercover B. have long been decayed
C. camouflage C. had long decayed
D. subterfuge D. had been decayed

6. Tennyson and Browning lived about the 13. The employer, not the salesman and his
same time and are therefore poets. representative, responsible for the
A. contemporary loss of revenue.
B. contrary A. are
C. similar B. have been
D. contemporaneous C. is
D. are

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14. When the beggar was tired. he C. during


down by the road side. D. for
A. lied
B. laid 22. He sent the children out to play
C. lay he might be alone.
D. layed A. because
B. since
15. He did not like leaving the class. C. so
A. us D. while
B. we
C. our 23. It is high time we .
D. ourselves A. should be going
B. ought to go
16. In presenting the case. the vice- C. go
Chancellor warned that the Senate should not D. went
cite it as a .
A. precedence 24. Do you know if the new teacher
B. precedence yet?
C. president A. is arrived
D. precedent B. will be arriving
C. has arrived
17. We got to the. viewing centre after the D. had arrived
football match .
A. has started 25. Oji is not far from here; it is only an
B. had started .
C. was starting A. hour of driving
D. have started B. hour by driving
C. hour drive
18. In Nigeria, the of river blindness D. hour's drive
is about 25 per cent.
A. incident 26. The new leader has good intentions but
B. incidence he is unable to .
C. accident A. carry them with him
D accidence B. carry them on
C. carry them out
19. We should take extra precaution the D. carry them all
kidnappers come back.
A. may be 27. We travelled all night and arrived
B. should perhaps case the Jibowu Motor Park at six o'clock in
C. in case the morning.
D. perhaps A. at
B. by
20. What a relief that the strike when C. on
it did. D. in
A. would end
B. was ending 28. During the swearing in ceremony for a
C. ended second term, the Governor the
D. has ended activities of his government for the past four
years.
21. He played the piano an hour or A. reiterated
two. B. reviewed
A. around C. restated
B. in about D. recited

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A. refuge
29. The giant hydro-electric project is among B. safeguard
the of colonial rule in northern Nigeria C. safety
A. inheritance D. privacy
B. evidence
C. legacies 37. The Governor ordered that the work done
D. remnants by any contractor should be properly so
as to know the correct amount to pay.
30. The Vice-Chancellor will he travelling to A. processed
China. In his absence, the Deputy Vice- B. accounted
Chancellor (Administration) will the C. investigated
University. D. probed
A. take over
B. overlook 38. The University awarded doctorate
C. care for degrees to four distinguished members of the
D. look after community.
A. honourable
31. The prides of cars have become . B. ceremonial
A. painful C. honorary
B. unbearable D. honourary
C. harsh
D. exorbitant 39. The students threatened to embark on a
of lectures if their demands were not met.
32. I had trust in the boy before he A. suspension
woefully disappointed me. B. boy cot
A. essential C. rejection
B. flagrant D. boycott
C. absolute
D. effective 40. The late politician had an ambition to
rule the country.
33. We need to our resources in these A. insipid
hard times. B. infantile
A. squander C. inordinate
B. economize D. obtuse
C. minimize
D. withhold Choose the word opposite in meaning tothe
underlined word.
34. Paul's soothing remarks were made to
John's anger. 41. Polygamy is very common in Africa,
A. rekindle whereas the only acceptable form of marriage
B. accommodate in Europe is .
C. mollify A. bigamy
D. petrify B. polyandry
C. monogamy
35. The poor boy was when he D. celibacy
stepped on live wire.
A. blazed 42. The lecturer wants us to the
B. electrified motion, so don't oppose it.
C. burnt A. sustain
D. electrocuted B. support
C. applaud
36. The politician ran to another country to D. deride
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43. He denied that he never committed the 50. The long trek exhausted him so he
offence in his earlier statement. needed to rest to himself.
A. admitted A. reposition
B. argued B. replace
C. colluded C. recuperate
D. negated D. rejuvenate

44. The brevity of the Guest of honour's Choose the interpretation that you
address contrasts with the of the consider most appropriate for each
Chairman's opening remarks. sentence.
A. intensity
B. propensity 51. When the striking workers were
C. verbosity threatened with dismissal, they decided to
D. solidity make a virtue of necessity. This means that
they
45. The motorists said the splashing of the A. all resigned
waters was not deliberate. B. continued the strike action
A. incidental C. had to call off the strike
B. intentional D. accused some of their colleagues of
C. accidental treachery
D. unnecessary
52. The students stuck to their guns even
46. One of the aims of the Structural after the principal had appealed to them to go
Adjustment policy is to make us back to their classes. This means that the
rather than consumers. students
A. parasites A. went back willingly
B. developers B. refused to go back
C. found C. went back reluctantly
D. producers D. attacked the school authorities

47. The computerized services of the new 53. The sudden death of his friend made
Link contrast with the operations of the old Asuquo have his heart in his boots. This
ones. means that Asuquo .
A. mechanical A. became greatly discouraged
B. electrical B. was a good footballer
C. condensed C. was very excited
D. manual D. took the matter very seriously

48. John says he always looks sober because 54. The last promotion exercise for Deputy
there is nothing to be about. Registrars was the bone of contention
A. serious between the two friends. This means that the
B. excited last promotion exercise was .
C. happy A. the cause of their dispute
D. worried B. forced them to reason together
C. made them to become enemies
49. I felt as if I was in an oven throughout D. united them in their fight against their
my stay in the Sahara, while our room here in common enemy
Jos is like a .
A. chimney 55. When Walter was asked to state his case,
B. freezer he started to beat about the bush. This
C. furnace means that Walter .
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C. went to the bush A. around


D. stated his case very clearly B. over
C. across
56. The workers suspect that the boss has a D. through
skeleton in his cupboard. This means that the
boss . 63. The old woman has been ill many
A. is a very wicked man months now.
B. has a skeleton hidden in his room A. before
C. is not liked by the workers B. for
D. has an ugly secret C. since
D. through
57. The Chairman's explanation threw a new
light on the matter. This means that the 64. We came rail.
Chairman's explanation. A. on
A. showed a bias against the matter B. with
B. provided fresh information on the matter C. by
C. used his veto to rule against the matter D. in
D. convinced everybody to accept the matter
65. , He is learned, he is fraudulent.
58. Chioma decided to make a clean breast of A. since
everything. This means that Chioma . B. Even
A. said that her breast was clean C. Although
B. remained firm in her earlier assertion D. when
C. denied any knowledge of the matter
D. told the whole truth 66. There is a serious conflict the two
of them.
59. By embarking on that journey, he intends A. between
to kill two birds with one stone. This means B. amidst
that he . C. across
A. promises to bring his children two birds D. among
B. engages in double dealing
C. intends to achieve two aims at once 67. , I am your junior does not mean
D. attends to two people at the same time you should order me about, like a houseboy.
A. Even
60. Dike earns a fat salary but cannot make B. That
both ends meet. This means that Dike . C. If
A. keeps two lucrative jobs D. Though
B. does not live within his income
C. lives very comfortably 68. Ifeoma kept quiet all the .
D. quarrels very often with his wife A. a period
B. where
Choose the word or group of words thatbest C. whole
completes each of the following sentences. D. while

61. You will need to commit the formula 69. rich has its own problem.
memory. A. On being
A. by B. Being
B. to C. On been
C. on D. Because
D. in
70. stolen the goods, the thief ran
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B. On C. a such
C. After D. that suit
D. Since
79. The of all the states in the federation
71. The boy his father in everything. are having a meeting at Abuja.
A. makes after A. Attorney-Generals
B. makes for B. Attorneys-Generals
C. takes after C. Attorney General
D. take for D. Attorneys-General

72. We have to for lost time. 80. The Local Government are authorized to
A. make pass laws.
B. make up A. bye-laws
C. take up B. by-laws
D. take with C. byes-laws
D. byes-laws
73. Time is really so let's hurry up.
A. moving through 81. Ikechukwu's ideas are wrong.
B. running out A. almost always
C. moving out B. almost often
D. running through C. always almost
D. often almost
74. We haven't confirmed signature
this is. 82. The boys are for the match.
A. what A. all fully set
B. whose B. fully all set
C. which C. set all fully
D. who's D. fully set all

75. The issue on disagreed with him is 83. Ngozi is by far of the girls.
very simple. A. brilliant
A. what B. the most brilliant
B. whom C. more brilliant
C. which D. more brilliant
D. whose
84. Yours is to command: is to
76. that can happen is that he'll be obey.
suspended. A. theirs'
A. The worst B. their's
B. Worst C. their
C. The worse D. theirs
D. Worse
85. That book belongs to the lady.
77. Franca was absent for time. A. tall American black
A. much B. American tall black
B. most C. tall black American
C. the most D. black tall American
D. most often
86. you wish to do, do it properly.
78. How did you arrive at wonderful A. Whenever
Idea? B. However
A. that a C. Whoever
B. such a D. Whatever

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B. doubtful
87. We have started operating the . C. convinced
A. national new education policy D. confused
B. new education policy national
C. new national education policy 95. It appears that this Government is not
D. new national policy education ready to tolerate any adverse criticism.
A. unfavourable
88. The lady here tomorrow. B. destructive
A. arrive C. unreasonable
B. arriving D. constructive
C. arrives
D. arriving 96. The lawyer remarked that the fact that
the accused did nothing when the innocent
89. It is high time you seeing her. boy was being lynched made him culpable.
A. stop A. unreliable
B. stops B. guilt
C. will stop C. liable
D. stopped D. blameworthy

90. Theodore enjoys soccer. 97. The mineral resources of the country are
A. to play yet to be fully tapped.
B. play A. assessed
C. playing B. discovered
D. to be playing C. exploited
D. invested
91. Miss Onassis was a .
A. young rich lady 98. The boss is quite inflexible once she has
B. rich young lady made up her mind.
C. lady young rich A. wicked
D. young lady rich B. unyielding
C. unexcited
Choose the word that is nearest in meaning D. permanent
to the underlined word as it isused in the
sentence. 99. Spain was once a very powerful nation
but leer influence has waned over the years
92. The journalist refused to divulge the A. disappeared
source of his information. B. re-appeared
A. confirm C. diminished
B. extract D. repealed
C. disclose
D. affirm 100. The labour leaders described the newly-
introduced economic measures as obnoxious.
93. As soon as Bosah realized that he had A. offensive
made a mistake, he did everything to rectify B. prudent
it. C. shameless
A. destroy D. unpredictable
B. erase
C. correct
D. relieve

94. Ada was skeptical about the story


Ifeoma told her.
A. Ignorant

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32. C 33. B 34. C 35. D 36. A 37. B 38. C

39. D 40. C 41. C 42. B 43. A 44. C 45. C

46. D 47. D 48. B 49. B 50. C 51. C 52. B

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60. B 61. B 62. D 63. B 64. C 65. C 66. A

67. B 69. B 70. A 71. A 72. B 73. B 74. B

75. C 76. A 77. D 78. C 79. D 80. B 81. A

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INSTRUCTION: Shade firmly only one 6. Will you know if that dog is ? He
answer using HB pencil only has lost a brown and black one.
A. Amadi's
Fill in the blank in the following sentences B. Amadis'
making use of the best of theoptions. C. Amadi's own
D. the Amadi's
1. His suggestion is completely the E. the Amadi
point and cannot be accepted.
A. to 7. Can you buy African souvenirs in any other
B. about shop? OR: can you buy African
C. beside souvenirs?
D. on A. What place
E. under B. Which place
C. Where
2. If I went to the cinema, I early. D. Where else
A. Shall return E. Wherever
B. am returning
C. would return 8. Candidates who are not accustomed to
D. had returned fast will find it difficult to finish this
E. may return paper.
A. write
3. Many lives are lost on Nigerian roads B. writing
lack of consideration for other road C. have written
users by many crazy drivers. D. be writing
A. in view of E. having written
B. resulting in
C. owing totally to 9. I told you, you would miss the bus.
D. through You left home earlier.
E. By A. can't have
B. must have
4. The writer analyses the evils of the society C. will have a had to have
. E. should have
A. so masterly
B. very masterly 10. There was a of steps.
C. in such a masterly way A. flight
D. in a masterly way B. height
E. in so masterly a way C. stair
D. stretch
5. You cannot have a vague idea of the E. climb
content of this comprehension test unless you
first the whole passage for a few Choose the word or phrase closest in
minutes, said the teacher to his pupils. meaning to the underlined word or
A. digest phrase.
B. decipher
C. skim through 11. After completing half of the journey, all
D. chew through the travellers could do was trudge along.
E. master A. walk lazily
B. run briskly
C. walk and stop intermittently
D. walk wearily

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E. walk with determination. B. fear of dreams


C. fear of heaven
12. Victor will not attend the dinner party D. fear of wines
tonight he is afraid of his own shadow. E. fear of clouds
A. not in the mood
B. afraid of his own shadow Choose the option opposite in meaningto
C. scared of imaginary things the word(s) or phrase underlined.
D. unhappy with his assigned role
E. unable to forget his fears 19. Such measures end up exacerbating the
pain.
13. The manager often quarrels with his staff A. aggravating
because he goes around with a chip in his B. Increasing
shoulder. C. eliminating
A. deformed shoulder D. alleviating
B. readiness to be angered E. worsening
C. look of contempt
D. an air of superiority 20. The elderly often fulminate against the
E. search for gossip apparent indolence of the young generation.
A. protest bitterly about
14. It is sheer foolhardiness for unarmed B. complain seriously about
policemen to pursue armed robbers. C. promote vigorously
A. nonsense D. commend warmly
B. bravery E. lament seriously
C foolishness
D. stupidity 21. He and his Lieutenants have been
E. foolish accused of remaining intransigent.
A. rigid
15. The case was dismissed for want of B. stubborn
evidence. C. compromising
A. for want of facts D. popular
B. for want of opinions E. famous
C. for insufficient discussions
D. for lack of proof 22. The culprit unwittingly subjected himself
E. A and B only to great humiliation.
A. cunningly
16. Obi was very pertinacious in demanding B. curiously
for bribe over the land issue. C. foolishly
A. forceful D. subtly
B. gentle E. bravely
C. crude
D. polite Choose the word/expression which best
E. Persistent completes each sentence

17. Chibueze sleeps with lights on because of 23. The police report was to that of
the fear of darkness. the eye witness.
A. kainolophobia A. contrary
B. lygophobia B. inconsistent
C. malaxophobia C. different
D. Macro phobia D. inappropriate
E. radiophobia E. congruent

18. The word Ouranophobia means 24. Each of the candidates that came late
A. fear of birds to complete .

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A. have/this form A. oppression through labour


B are having/these forms B. the dignity of labour
C. have/these forms C. happy childhood
D. has/this form D. conflict of culture
E. had/these terms E. none of the above

25. I had hardly down to sleep when I 32. The title of Achebe’s Things Fall Apart is
heard the gunshot. taken from a poem written by .
A. lay A. T.S. Eliot
B. lied B. William Shakespeare
C. lain C. William Wordsworth
D. laid D. Wole Soyinka
E. lived E. W. B. Yeats

Choose the best of the options in the 33. The burden of tax on a commodity whose
Questions below. demand is infinitely inelastic .
A. is zero
26. Point out the odd item: B. will be borne by seller alone
A. A rising in the Sun C. will be borne by buyer alone
B. Twelfth Night D. will be borne by both seller and buyer
D. The concubine E.is impossible to tell who bears it
E. Romeo and Juliet
34. By balance of visible trade we mean .
27. One of the peculiar features in drama in A. import and export of goods
general is . B. import and export of services
A. humour C. balance of current account in the balance
B. satire of payments
C. sarcasm D. Balance of capital account in the balance
D. action of payments
E. exposition E. all of these

28. An image in poetry usually gives a clue to 35. Which of the following is not a visible item
one the following. in international trade payments?
A. rhyme A. Payments for imported cars
B. assonance B. Receipts from cocoa exports
C. paradox C. Payments to foreign shipping companies
D. theme D. Payments for steel imports
E. refrain E. Payments for petroleum imports

29. A good plot must possess . 36. The maintenance of general economic
A. many exciting events stability in the Country necessarily relies
B. good and interesting characters heavily on .
C. a pleasant setting and ordered action A. federal fiscal policy
B. coordinated federal state and local -fiscal
30. A sonnet is a poem of . policies
A. seven lines C. tax and revenue policies of ate
B. three lines governments
C. twelve lines D. federal grants to state and local
D. four lines governments
E. a simple, complete E. federal grants to local governments

31. Peter Abrahams' Mine Boy is about one of 37. Which of the following are direct taxes?
the following: A. sales taxes

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B. Excise duties
C. Income and company tax 44. The Mid-western Region was created in
D. tariff duties Nigeria in .
E. Commodity taxes A. 1961
B. 1962
38. When demand is elastic it means that C. 1963
consumers . D. 1964
A. react more proportionately to price change E. 1965
B. are not sensitive to price change
C. will stop buying when price increases 45. The abolition of the "indignant" was
D. react less proportionately to price change effected in French colonies in
E. react equally to price change A. 1943
B. 1944
39. The production within the domestic C. 1946
territory of a Country is called the . D. 1956
A. net national product E. 1958
B. gross domestic product
C. net Income 46. The 1976 local government reforms
D. disposable income provide for a term of office.
E. gross national product A. 4-year
B. 5-year
40. The economic goal in public utilities is to C. 2-year
. D. permanent
A. maximize profits E. 3-year
B. expand assets
C. minimize costs 47 The first national political party in post-
D. provide essential services world war in Nigeria was .
E. pay higher dividends to shareholders A. N.E.P.U
B. N.C.N.C
41. The Loi Cadres, a major factor in the C. A.G
constitutional development of the French D. U. M.B. C
colonial territories, was introduced in . E. N.P.C
A. 1940
B. 1946 48. The use of the veto in the Security
C. 1950 Council is .
D. 1956 A. limited only to permanent members
E. 1960 B. the prerogative of all its members
C. the exclusive right of the world powers
42. The distinction between a flexible and a such as US and former U.S.S.R
rigid constitution is based on . D. on a rotational basis
A. entrenched clauses E. all of the above.
B. distribution of powers
C. amendment procedure 49. A constituency is the same as .
D. written and unwritten aspects A. a local government area
E. whether it is unitary or federal B. a region in the federal system of
government
43. Islam was introduced into Northern C. the ward
Nigeria . D. any large town where people vote
A. before the 13th century E. an electoral district
B. in the 17th Century
C. after the Jihad of Uthman Dan Fodio 50. Which of the following does not operate a
D. By Iran in the early 20th Century Federal Constitution?
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INSTRUCTIONS: Shade FIRMLY only one 4. A dutiful journalist must
answer using HB pencil only. A. Read widely
B. have political acumen.
Passage 1: C. make no enemies
D. be able to make an effective speech
The endeavour to maintain proper standard E. be able to recognize merit wherever found.
of fairness in Journalism must be pursed. It is
fatally easy for the journalist to deviate from 5. The duties of a journalist to the public
the straight path. There is his natural desires entails
to make a story and insidious temptation to A. Giving credit to his political enemies.
twist facts to square with his paper's policy. B Keeping quite when necessary
Both are indefensible as the framing of C. Trying to make a story.
misleading headlines for the sake of effect. D. telling the truth.
The conscientious journalist must check any E. defending the weak.
tendency of bias, and guard against the
dangerous inherent in personal antipathies or Passage 2:
friendship, and in traditional opposition the
between rival school of thought. When a I dare not lift the veil that protects our tribal
political opponent, whose stupidity habitually marriage customs and ceremonies from the
provokes attack, make an effective speech, eyes of outsiders. There is already too little in
honesty requires that he be given credit for this world that is scared; and what Fatama
its easier and more congenital to keep silent and I were required to go through during the
than to criticize, the journalist must never next week must remain so. I was deeply in
forget his duty to the public and supreme debt by the time everything was over, but I
importance of recording truth. was absolutely satisfied with my parent's
choice. Fatama was as black as a satin, and
1. When may a journalist have to act against as soft. She had a teeth and smile of a
his own inclination? goddess. The Dapo tutors had done their job
A. When his friend act stupidly well: she was a complete efficient lover and
B. When he becomes weak and decrepit mother. I brought her home with swelling
C. When his enemies make a mistake pride and began at once to save all I could
D. When his opponent frames a misleading spare towards the cost of acquiring my
headline. second wife.
E. After he has been given a bribe My anti-western revolt was gaining
momentum.
2. A journalist would be able to uphold the
tenets of his profession if 6. The evidence would seem to indicate that
A. He seeks publicity.
B. He resist temptation to bias A. The author adores his wife
C. He can manipulate his story to please his B. He disapproves of her ways
employers. C. He thinks she is extravagant
D. He tries to protect his friends. D. The author regret the cost of his debt
E. She had not been properly brought up
3. Insidious (italicized) means
A. Subtle 7. When the author said "my anti-western
B. wicked revolt was gaining momentum", he was
C. natural. referring to the fact that .
D. unusual. A. He did not like polygamy
E. wild B. He hated Europeans
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D. He admitted everything about his wife 14. The student haven't come back from the
E. He revolted against European values. library .
A. Isn't it?
8. It appeared that marriage had turned him B. have they?
to C. is it?
A. A good worker D. had they?
B. A faithful husband E. haven' t they?
C. An incurable debtor
D. a proud husband. 15. The driver of the lorry lost his life
during the collision.
9. Which one of the following is NOT true of A. barely.
the passage? B. worth seeing it
A. The lady was beautiful. C. be worth to see.
B. The marriage cost a lot of money D. be worth seeing.
C. The marriage cost was according to native E. Be worthy seeing.
law and custom
D. Fatama never had an issue Choose the word that does not have the
E. The author wanted another wife. same vowel sound as the others

10. "Swelling" (line 19) means 16. A. loot.


A. Jovial B. boot.
B. great C. rout
C. remarkable D. route
D. happy E. none of the above
E. growing
17. A. sun.
Fill in the blank space in the following B. Shun.
sentences making use of the best of the C. son.
options. D. short.
E. None of the above
11. Put your watch, it is half an hour
fast. 18. A. Deep.
A. away. B. lease.
B. up C. meet.
C. Set. D. lace.
D. carried. E. none of above
E. back
Choose the word that has the same vowel
12. Plans for a rise in production sound as one represented by theletter(s)
through when a strike started. underlined.
A. went.
B. came. 19. Plateau
C set. A. wanted
D. carried. B. below
E. fell. C. holiday
D. hunted
13. The boys are very naughty. They have E. none of the above
started fighting again, .
A. haven't they? 20. Research
B. isn't it? A. disturb
C. is it? B. comfort
D. have they? C. affair
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E. none of the above D. Tranquil


E. none of the above.
21. Rust
A. Loud In questions 28 to 30, choose the wordthat
B. touch does not have the same vowel sounds as
C. bought the others.
D. march
E. none of the above 28. A. toil
B. rejoice
Select the word that has the same C. enjoy
pattern of stress as given word. D. log
E. none of the above
22. ENORMOUS
A. Interest 29. A. key
B. solution B. wind
C. stupidly C. even
D. character D. People
E. none of the above E. none of the above

23. HONOUR 30. A. bale


A. hotel B. saint
B. hyena C. Plait
C. human D. gate
D. humane E. none of the above
E. none of the above
Choose the option opposite in meaningto
24. QUALITY the word or phrase underlined.
A. guarantee
B. accepted 31. The usually hostile crowd was captivated
C. bachelor by the player's winsome attitude.
D. relation A. Obnoxious
E. none of the above B. friendly
C. colourful
25. EDUCATION D. drunken
A. duplicity E. wicked
B. economics
C. elaborate 32. He gave himself up by his plebeian
D. conjectural tastes.
E. none of the above A. Robust
B. voracious
In questions 26 to 27, identify the wordthat C. patrician
has the stress on the second syllable. D. laughable
E. low
26. A. reproduce
B. always 33. The man drew a sword congregated
C. result round him.
D. understand A. praised
E. none of the above B. gathered round
C. mobbed
27. A. tomato D. fled from
B. photograph E. surrounded
C. yesterday

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34. The notice read no cash transactions in A. scary


the hall. B. realistic
A. money C. fanciful
B. gainful D. Interesting
C. business E. real
D. cheque
E. none of the above Choose the best of the options from the
questions below
35. Lami and her husband are simply
munificent. 41. High dependency ratio is influenced
A. niggardly by .
B angry A. high infant motility rate
C happy B. the level of income
D. wealthy C. high the rate
E. none of the above D. inadequate medical care for children
E. one of the above.
Choose the option nearest in meaning to
word(s) or phrase underlined. 42. When workers have a union the supply of
labour is said to be .
36. He holds on firmly to his hackneyed A. monopolistic
view of life. B. oligopolistic
A. principle C. monopsonatic
B. wayward D. competitive
C. positive E. participatory
D. obsolete
E. active 43. Securities are described as listed when
they are .
37. He deprecated the attempts made to A. Mobilized as long-term debt instrument
unseat him. B. Trade on recognized stock market
A. resisted C. Bought and sold rely for development
B condemned purpose
C. despised D. Mobilize as short-term instruments
D. challenged E. None of the above
E. support
44. The labour force of a country can be
38. I visited Amina umpteen times in her determined by examining the .
college, but never came to me. A. Age structure of the population
A. seldom B. Sex distribution of a country
B. often C. Geographical distribution of the country
C. occasionally D. Occupational distribution of the country
D. twice E. None of the above
E. rarely
45. Population density is described .
39. The man described his son as a wilful A. Average number people per square
character. kilometre
A. wicked B. Average number people in a country
B. obstinate C. Total population of an area
C. wild D. Total population excluding migration
D. tricky E. None the above
E. submissive

40. Our teacher described Njoku's story as a


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A. scenes 1. A 2. C 3. A 4. E 5. D 6. A 7. E 8. E 9. D
B. dialogue
C. soliloquy 10. B 11. E 12. E 13. A 14. B 15. A 16. C
D. sarcasm
E. one of the above 17. D 18. D 19. B 20. A 21. B 22. B 23. C
47. A stanza of three lines linked by rhyme is 24. C 25. B 26. C 27. A 28. D 29. B 30. C
generally called a .
A. Couplet 31. E 32. C 33. D 34. E 35. A 36. D 37. A
B. ballad
C. tercet 38. B 39. B 40. C 41.C 42. A 43. B 44. A
D. Quatrain
E. one of the above 45. A 46. B 47. C 48. B 49. D 50. A
48. The "dumdum" of the drum' is a good
example of .
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B. Onomatopoeia
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A. attitude
B. mood
C. tone
D. abstraction
E. perfection

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B. tragic-comedy
C. dementia
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Time Allowed: 40 Minutes 7. 'Please let the sleeping dog lie", the
chairman told the two council members.
Choose the option that best conveys the A. not to look for trouble
meaning of the underlined words. B. not to disturb others
C. let the dogs sleep well
1. Okey is taciturn by nature. D. let the trouble begin
A. friendly E. to march trouble for trouble
B. cheerful
C. dumb 8. My father made good his promise to me.
D. lively A. fulfilled
E. garrulous B. improved
C. completed
2. "Watch it!" The robbers may strike. D. realised
A. look around E. remembered
B. be sober
C. be vigilant 9. Every child should have his/her potential
D. look out talents exploited.
E. see it A. important
B. latent
3. These are the tell-tale signs of battering C. valueless
on the child. D. abundant
A. confirming looks E. simple
B. suspicious marks
C. revealing marks 10. The man is quite credulous.
D. signifying marks A. credible
E. denying marks B. creditable
C. gullible
4. Some young girls extol decent dressing. D. fallible
A. decry E. unbelievable
B. praise
C. entreat 11. The layer gave copious examples to
D. encourage convince the judge.
E. accept A. concrete
B. rigid
5. Her fiancé's taste reflects superfluous C. cogent
grandeur. D. many
A. excellent E. straight forward
B. superlative
C. expensive 12. The hotel attendants show no finesse in
D. too much dealing with their customers.
E. relaxed. A. careful
B. precise
6. I have never seen you in such pensive C. accurate
mood. D. exact
A. merry E. crucial
B. infuriated
C. thoughtful Choose the option that best explains the
D. hostile following or best fills the gap
E. relaxed
13. My uncle is one of the of the
society.
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A. elitists Choose the word that has the stress onthe


B. elites second syllable
C. elite
D. elitist 20. A. reproduce
E. elists B. always
C. result
14. The man is hard as snails D. understand
A. the man is very strong
B. the man is very brave Choose the correct or best answer to the
C. the man is determined following questions.
D. the man is unsympathetic
E. the man is very wicked 21. Under the civil service reform of 1988,
the Nigeria civil service became .
15. Don't said the chairman, I want A. nationalised
to take a decision on this issue. B. in profession
A. prevaricate C. bureaucratised
B. predicate D. indigenised
C. precipitate E. democratised
D. be pejorative
E. hesitate 22. In democracy, ultimate authority resides
in the .
16. Obi is very stubborn, he will never A. electorate
his words. B. people
A. chew C. head of state
B. spit D. armed in forces
C. eat E. ministers
D. bite
E. swallow 23. The right of being a citizen can be
withdrawn by the state if the person .
Choose the word that does not have the A. leaves the country
same vowel sound as the others B. opposes the government
C. is convicted by a court
17. A. look D. is pronounced dead
B. boot E. plans a coup
C. rout
D. route 24. The commonest means of expressing
E. root public opinion is .
A. handbill
Choose the word that has a different B. newspaper
stress pattern from the given C. internet
D. radio
18. ENORMOUS E. television
A. interest
B. solution 25. Bicameral legislatures arc common
C. stupidity feature of .
D. character A. monarchical system
B. confederal systems
19. QUALITY C. federal systems
A. guarantee D. unitary
B. accepted E. communal systems
C. bachelor
D. relation 26. Constitution refers to the .
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B. process of drafting a constitution 33. Shares which does not carry any fixed
C. process of operating a constitution rate of come is known as .
D. amendment of an existing constitution A. debentures
E. A and B B. preference shares
C. ordinary shares
27. A major feature of- authoritarianism is D. participating preference shares
that government is . E. old shares
A. consensual
B. personalised 34. One major limitation of division of labour
C. centralised is .
D. decentralised A. monopoly of work
E. very merciful B. decline of craftsmanship
C. risk of unemployment
28. A major issue that distinguishes pressure D. extent of market
group from political parties is: E. boredom
A. membership drive
B. objective 35. The population level that yield the
C. the voting pattern maximum output when combined with
D. ideology available resources is known .
E. C and D A. dependent population
B. maximum population
29. The Gulf War of 1990 is an indication that C. optimum population
the U.N.O. is unable to . D. active population
A. ensure free world trade E. productive population
B. stop colonialism
C. control armament 36. One of these is not a part of fixed costs of
D. sure permanent world peace a limited liability company.
E. all of the above A. interest on loan
B. rent on buildings
30. The British prime minister who opposed C. depreciation reserves
cancellation of Nigeria's debt is . D. management expenditure
A. Margret Thatcher E. wages
B. Edward Heat
C. David Esser 37. Under the ECOWAS treaty on the free
D. John Major movement, a citizen of a member state can
E. Harold Wilson enter and stay in a member state without
visa for .
31. Which of these taxes appear generally A. 100days
progressive in nature? B. 90 days
A. sales tax C. 80days
B. the personal income D. 70days
C. property tax E. 10days
D. corporation tax
E. none of a above
38. A firm in the long run leave an industry if
32. If a commodity has many substitutes, it is price .
most likely that . A. does not cover at least Average Total cost
A. the demand curve is fairly inelastic B. is not equal to Marginal Cost
B. the demand curve is fairly elastic C. is higher than Average Variable Cost
C. the demand curve is parallel to the D. is not at least equal to the minimum of the
quantity axis Marginal Cost Curve
D. the mind curve is positively sloped E. C and D
E. the price of e commodity is too high.

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39. If inflation is anticipated to continue: B. a prorogation


A. people will lose confidence in goods C. a dissolution
B. lenders will demand higher interest rates D. a guillotine
C. the growth of full-employment output will E. one of the above
be accelerated
D. people will want to hold more money 46. Which of the following was a great
E. none of the above. military empire in Nigeria before Nigeria's
Colonisation?
40. Tragedy and Comedy share one of these A. the Nri Kingdom
terms in common. B. the Idoma Kingdom
A. climax C. the Nupe Kingdom
B. happy ending D. the Kwararafa Kingdom
C. tragedy hero E. the Igala Kingdom
D. alliteration
E. stanza 47. The use of Dual mandate of ruling in
Nigeria .
41. A novel can be described as . A. was introduced by Hugh Clapperton
A. a narration of facts B. employed loth traditional laws and customs
B. a brief description of a concept or point of C. employed British laws
view D. was a form of direct rule
C. an extended prose or narrative covering a E. B and C
wide range of character and experience
D. a narration of an incident 48. In respect of the quality of money, one of
E. a story these does not belong.
A. durability
42. Point out the odd term. B. portability
A. enjambment C. divisible into smallest units
B. rhyme D. identifiable by all
C. alliteration E. measure of value
D. assonance
E. plot 49. Given that demand and price remain
unchanged, an outward shift of the supply
43. A statement which appears to be saying curve will lead to .
something opposite to common-sense or the A. hoarding
truth, but which may contain a truth is B. excess supply
. C. excess demand
A. an oxymoron D. a blank market
B. a parable E. no change
C. an irony
D. an inversion 50. Which of these yields more revenue?
E. a paradox A. value added tax
B. royalties
44. A short, emphatic, witty saying, often C. indirect tax
involving antithesis or paradox is an . D. direct tax
A. epithet E. none of the above
B. epigram
C. invective
D. impression
E. analogy

45. A device for controlling prolonged debate


in a parliament is called .
A. an adjournment

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24. C 25. C 26. A 27. C 28. B 29. D 30. A

31. B 32. B 33. C 34. A 35. C 36. D 37. B

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Choose the word opposite in meaning tothe 7. The horse is a winner, .
one underlined. A. you can take
B. you can say I say
1. John is a disco addict. He takes his studies C. you can take my word for it
rather lightly. D. you may or may not believe it
A. humorously
B. tediously 8. A literary device which expresses meaning
C. carefully in its direct opposite is .
D. seriously A. metaphor
B. paradox
2. While our most elected legislators are C. parody
living a life of affluence and ostentation, the D. irony
vast majority of those who recently elected
them into office are unhappy. 9. "Awka does not sleep at night” is an
A. influence example of .
B. pleasure A. metaphor
C. poverty B. paradox
D. consequences C. Pen hyperbole
D. personification
3. The doctor was very gentle with his
patients in the examining room. 10. A short speech at the beginning of a
A. harsh literary work which serves as commentary is
B. rude a/an .
C. rough A. Hogue
D. unkind B. prologue
C. dialogue
4. My brother is very lazy. He will not take his D. epilogue
studies seriously. Is future looks quite bleak.
A. cloudy 11. Pick the odd item
B. cheerless A. tragedy
C. bright B. comedy
D. huge C. stanza
D. farce
Fill in the blank spaces in the following
sentences making use of the best options. 12. When proteins are broken down, they
also provide .
5. If he had entered the room, I him. A. oxygen
A. saw B. carbohydrates
B. would have seen C. energy
C. had seen D. amino acids
D. will see
13. Where is energy produced in a cell?
6. If we went to any European country, A. Nucleus
Britain, we should need a substantial B. Nucleolus
amount of money to pay our way. C. lysosomes
A. like D. mitochondria
B. let us say
C. as an example 14. Divide the sum of 8, 7, 2, 6, 0, 4, 7, 2, 3
D. if we say. by their mean.
A. 7

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15. In a soccer competition in one season, a
club had scored the following goals: 2, 0, 3, 1. D 2. C 3. A 4. C 5. B 6. A 7. C 8. D 9. D
3, 2, 1, 4 0, 0, 5, 1, 0, 2, 3, 1, 3, 1, 4, 1 and
1. The mode is 10. B 11. C 12. C 13. D 14. B 15. B 16. C
A. 1
B. 2 17. A 18. B 19. C 20. D
C. 3
D. 4

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17. The lions in the den did not hurt Daniel
because
A. God shut the mouths of the lions
B. God found Daniel blameless before him
C. Daniel was the servant of the living God
D. God sent angels to protect Daniel

18. the independence constitution of Nigeria,


Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe was .
A. Head of state
B. Governor-General
C. Prime Minister
D. Lieutenant Governor

19. The first African state to gain political


independence from colonial masters
was .
A. Nigeria
B. Ethiopia
C. Liberia
D. Ghana

20. Nigeria became a member of Organisation


for Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
in .
A. 1961
B. 1981
C. 1991
D. 1971

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Fill in the blank spaces making use of thebest A. remarked
options B. abridge
C. decreased
1. The smugglers have created a road D. smaller
diversion in order to the new import
duty. 8. It is claimed that there is an extinct
A. circumflex volcano near Pakistan.
B. circumscribe A. extinguished
C. circumvent B. inactive
D. circumspect C. dead
D. disused
2. The police is working hard to detect the
person who the crime. 9. Some workers went on rampage at a
A. performed trade-fair.
B. promoted A. turned violent
C. perpetuated B. robbed
D. perpetrated C. were angry
D. demonstrated
3. Many youths were into rioting by the
more radical ones. 10. A literary device which expresses
A. goaded meaning in its direct opposite is .
B. gathered A. metaphor
C. guarded B. paradox
D. guided C. parody
D. irony
4. package should always he handled
with care. 11. Pick the odd item.
A. Insecure A. tragedy
B. Fragile B. comedy
C. Weak C. stanza
D. Boxed D. farce

5. The door handle was shaking because the 12. When proteins are broken down, they
screws had . also provide
A. lost A. oxygen
B. loosed B. carbohydrates
C. losed C. energy
D. loosened D. amino acids
E. carbon dioxide
6. It is not easy to jobs sweeping in
the streets and on campus. 13. The difference between the cell wall of a
A. maneuver plant and animal cell is that .
B. manouever A. plant cell wall contains silica
C. maneuver B. animal cell wall contains stomata
D. manoeuver C. plant cell is made up of membranes only
D. plant cell wall contains cellulose
Choose the word nearest in meaning tothe
underlined word 14. The scores obtained by a student is given
thus: 74, 52, 43. 84, 35, 66. What is the
7. "This is a miniaturized version of your mean of the score?
house. A. 66
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15. Divide the sum of 8, 7, 2, 6, 0, 4, 7, 2, 3
by their mean. 1. C 2. D 3. A 4. B 5. B 6. D 7. D 8. B 9. A
A. 7
B. 9 10. D 11. C 12. C 13. D 14. C 15. B 16. B
C. 8
D. 6 17. A 18. D 19. B 20. B
16. Under the independence constitution of
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A. Liberia
B. Nigeria
C. Ethiopia
D. Ghana

18. Nigeria became a member of Organisation


for Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC)
in .
A. 1961
B. 1981
C. 1991
D. 1971

19. The name of the person chosen to replace


Judas Iscariot was .
A. Joel
B. Mathias
C. Barsbas
D. Joshua

20. Joseph's brothers sold him to Ishmaelites


at the cost of .
A. thirty shekels of silver
B. Twenty shekels of silver
C. forty shekels of silver
D. twenty-five shekels of silver

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NOTE: Use of cell phones, calculators and 7. he had insufficient qualification, he
related electronic devices are not allowed. was denied admission.
Any candidate caught in possession of such A. hence
will be disqualified! B. for the fact
C. being
Fill in the blank in the following sentences D. as
making use of the best of theoptions
8. If I in John’s position, I would go
1. Who wouldn’t take offence at such a into politics.
comment? A. am
A. Ludicrous B. was
B. raucous C. were
C. notorious D. be
D. ridiculous
Choose the interpretation you consider
2. Insulting your elders means most appropriate for each expression.
troubles for yourself.
A. creating 9. The sales man tried to pull the wool over
B. inviting my eyes. This implies that the salesman tried
C. producing to .
D. increasing A. force me to buy his goods
B. offer me cotton wool
3. He went to see at the door. C. makes me buy his wool
A. whos’ D. dupe me
B. whose E. cover my eyes with wool
C. who’s
D. whom 10. Donatus counted his chicken before they
are hatched. This means that he .
4. No sooner had I started telling my story A. regarded each egg as a chicken
he asked me to stop. B. hatched the egg prematurely
A. when C. assumed that his expectation has already
B. that been realised
C. as D. protected her eggs from breaking
D. than E. insured the eggs

5. Miss Joy has several food packages 11. His account was in the red when they ask
for my birthday party. me to pay the debt. This means that his .
A. laid on A. was written in red ink
B. layed up B. is overdrawn
C. laid off C. is in danger
D. layed on D. is special
E. is smallest
6. Many students were into rioting by
the more radical ones. 12. My friend will hate his uncle forever
A. guided because he left him in the lurch in his hour of
B. gathered need. A. abandoned him
C. guarded B. punished him
D. goaded C. disrespected
D. disinherited him
E. despised

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19.The rain when the accident took


Choose the option opposite in meaningto place.
the word(s) or phrase underlined. A. stopped
B. stopped
13. The man who had been seriously ill was C. was stopped
convalescing at a sea-side resort. D. had stopped
A. regaining health
B. deteriorating in health 20.The passenger waited patiently whilst they
C. recuperating transferred his from the taxi to the
D. relaxing bus.
E. hallucinating A. properties
B. baggage's
14. Gabriel will soon get to the zenith of his C. Baggage
profession. D. property
A. peak E. bagagges
B. low
C. nadir 21. The society would be the better for it, if
D. bottom we desist rumour-mongering.
E. foot remarked the Speaker.
A. from
15. The antonym of the word verbose is . B. away
A. Lose C. into
B. concise D. away from
C. Intractable
D. overdue Choose the best of the options from the
E. heterodox questions below

16. The judge blamed the plaintiff for 22. Conditions for forming a federation do not
misleading the court. include of these.
A. Defendant A. small population
B. Complainant B. diverse ethnic group
C. accused C. geographical nearness
D. Prosecution D. fear of domination

17. The demonstrators have refused to call 23. Citizenship can be terminated by .
off their action. A. Election
A. Consolidate B. Denaturalization
B. start C. Preregistration
C. resume D. Birth
D. end
24. The rule of law demand that a
Choose the word/expression which best government should not be .
completes each sentence A. Constitutional
B. Arbitrary
18. You to know better than an C. Legalistic
illiterate farmer. D. Authoritative
A. are suppose
B. are supposed 25. What is the national currency of Japan?
C. suppose A. Yuan
D. may supposed B. Yen
E. will suppose C. Rand
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26. The 1963 constitution in Nigeria is known 33. ‘Pacification’ refers to the process through
as the . which some areas in Nigeria were acquired by
A. presidential constitution .A. military conquest
B. independence constitution B. gunboat diplomacy
C. republican constitution C. signing of treaties
D. federal constitution D. peaceful negotiation

27. One most important achievement of the 34. Federalism was introduced in Nigeria
military is . under the .
A. creation of states A. Richards constitution
B. elimination of corruption B. Lyttleton constitution
C. preserving Nigerian unity C. Macpherson constitution
D. decongesting the ports D. Independent constitution

28. Which of the following political parties in 35. The first black African state to gain
Nigeria formed the opposition in the House of political independence from a colonial power
Representatives during the First Republic? was .
A. NCNC and AG A. Nigeria
B. NCNC and UMBC B. Liberia
C. NPC and AG C. Ghana
D. AG and UMBC D. Ethiopia
E. Guinea
29. Which of the following is permanent in
international politics? 36. A long narrative in which the fate of a
A. Bilateral relationship community is dependent on the life and
B. Economic aid activities of the hero is .
C. Friendship A. A tragedy
D. Permanent interest B. A legend
C. An epic
30. Which organ of the government is D. A historical narrative
referred to as the last hope of the common
man? 37. A blank verse .
A. the legislative A. is a nonsensical verse
B. the parliament B. consists of unrhymed five stress lines
C. the executive C. is a verse used by the nobility
D. the judiciary D. consists of rhyme in the second and fourth

31. The law of libel limits a citizen’s right of 38. The most distinctive element of drama is
freedom of . .
A. association A. Setting
B. movement B. Action
C. worship C. Dialogue
D. expression D. Plot

32. One of the major sources of constitution 39. The struggle of the protagonist with
is . forces that threaten to destroy him is known
A. judicial precedence as .
B. politics debate A. conflict
C. opinion poll B. confrontation
D. executive order C. battle
D. connotation

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40. The dramatic convention in which an 48. Convert 3.1415926 to five decimal places.
actor alone on the stage speaks his thoughts A. 3.14200
aloud is? B. 0.1415
A. aside C. 3.14159
B. speak D. 3.14160
C. overstatement
D. soliloquy 49. By how much is the mean of 30, 56, 31,
55, 43 and 44 less than the median?
41. In a novel, the antagonist is _. A. 0.17
A. a fully developed character B. 0.33
B. a flat character C.0.50
C. the female character D. 0.75
D. the arch rival of the hero
50. The type of activity which turns processed
Identity the figure of speech used in raw materials into consumer and industrial
each sentence goods is described as .
A. extractive
42. Mr Johnson is a mad lion. B. manufacturing
A. simile C. constructive
B. comedy D. processing
C. oxymoron
D. Metaphor
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44. More hands are needed for the project. 10. C 11. B 12. A 13. C 14. C 15. B 16. A
A. tragedy
B. metaphor 17. C 18. B 19. D 20. C 21. A 22. A 23. B
C. alliteration
D. synecdoche 24. B 25. B 26. C 27. C 28. D 29. D 30. D
45. O Lord bless this house. 31. D 32. A 33. C 34. A 35. B 36. C 37. B
A. apostrophe
B. assonance 38. C 39. A 40. D 41. D 42. D 43. C 44. D
C. simile
D. climax 45. A 46. A 47. C 48. C 49. B 50. B
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