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PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWER – ENGLISH LANGUAGE 

Read passages, 1 and 11 carefully and answer the questions that follow. 

PASSAGE 1 

Political change and social transformation is the form revolutions have 

radically altered the course of human civilization and history. Today, the 

world is witnessing political and social changes arising from the desire of the 

people all over the globe for greater freedom and a voice in the way they are 

governed and a better standard living. Part of these struggles and processes 

have become more pronounced in the Third Worlds since the end of the East- 

West Cold War in the late 1980s, and in the face of the challenges being posed 

by the ongoing process of globalization. 

While political and social changes may appear to be distinct 

phenomena, they are analytically inseparable. Political and social changes 

refer to alternation or transformations in human behaviour, norms and 

politico-social institutions. Such changes are often a collective response to 

the need to change, or as a tacit recognition of a shift in the prevalent power 

relations in the society. Therefore, the coming to power of a new set of rulers 

or the establishment of new structures and processes of governance broadly 

typifies socio-political changes. 

It is important to note that change can either be positive or negative. 

In most cases, political and social changes are cause by certain factors or 

reasons. These push people to collectively organize themselves to struggle 

for exchange in the existing relations. Another reason is to capture political 

power, in the hope of making life better for the generality of the people. If 

politics is defined as who gets what, when and how; it then implies that 

political change refers to an alteration in the form of power, and the identity 

of the group or class which controls and wields state power. 

QUESTION 1: Which of the following is true according to the passage? 

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A. Change is inestimable. 

B. Change is invaluable. 

C. Change is inevitable. 

D. Change is inimitable. 

ANSWER. C 

REASON: Change like death is inevitable. 

QUESTION 2: It can be deducted from the passage that political and social 

changes are 

A. Antithetical. 

B. Independent. 

C. Repulsive. 

D. Intertwined. 

ANSWER. D 

REASON: They are inseparable for a better living. 

QUESTION 3: A suitable title for this passage is 

A. The Struggle for political power. 

B. Elements of politics. 

C. Social Change and Political Environment. 

D. Reasons for Political Change. 

ANSWER. C 


QUESTION 4: The word alteration as used in the passage means 

A. Recognition. 

B. Modification. 

C. Complication. 

D. Multiplication. 

ANSWER. B 

REASON: Modification or improvement. It means a charge or alteration, 

usually to make something work better. 

PASSAGE 2 

Like all reptiles, snakes are cold blooded, or more correctly, 

ectothermic- they cannot produce their own body heat; instead, they rely on 

the sun to heat their bodies. Because they do not rely on energy from the 

food to generate body heat, snakes can survive on an extremely meager diet. 

Some wait for months between successive meals and a few survive by eating 

a large meal just once or twice a year. When they do eat snakes swallow their 

prey whole rather than biting off small. Many snakes have specialized jaws 

that enable them to swallow animals that are far larger than their own heads. 

Although uncommon, some snakes, such as the Africa rock Python, have 

been observed eating animals as large as an antelope or a small cow. 

With over two thousand five hundred species belonging to more than 

ten families, snakes are a large and successful group. They owe much of this 

success their versatility- snakes occupy habitat ranging from underground 

burrows to the top of the tree, to ocean depths as great as one hundred and 

fifty metres. They are found on every continent except Antarctica and 

although they are most abundant in tropical areas, many survive in regions 

marked extreme cold. The only place without snakes are parts of the polar 

regions and isolated islands, such as the Republic of Ireland and New 

Zealand as opposed to places in Nigeria like Plateau and Gombe States in the 

Northern part where there is large population of snakes. 

QUESTION 5: It can be inferred from the passage that snakes are 


A. Voracious cow eaters. 

B. Great insect eaters. 

C. Homogeneous reptiles. 

D. Heterogeneous creatures. 

ANSWER. D 

REASON: of different and of many species. 

QUESTION 6: The most notable thing about snakes, according to the 

passage is that they 

A. Are versatile in reproduction. 

B. Eat big but seldom. 

C. Exist in families. 

D. Abound in Gombe and Plateau States. 

ANSWER. C 

REASON: Exist in families – They flock together in families. 

QUESTION 7: Which of the following is true according to the passage? 

A. Snakes are endemic on every continent. 

B. There is countless number of snakes in the Republic of Ireland. 

C. Snakes are seldom seen at the Antarctica. 

D. Snakes are not in the polar region. 

ANSWER. D 

REASON: They don’t exist in the Polar Regions because of the severe cold 

and snow. 

QUESTION 8: It can be deducted from the passage that snakes have 


A. Visible internal locomotive organs. 

B. No visual sense of measurement. 

C. Large appetite for antelopes. 

D. No external auditory organs. 

ANSWER. D 

REASON: No external auditory organs means that snakes don’t have ears. 

QUESTION 9: A suitable title for this passage is 

A. Some characteristic of snakes. 

B. Snakes as Legless, Cold-blooded Reptiles. 

C. Species of Snakes in Nigeria and other Lands. 

D. Feeding Habits of Snakes. 

ANSWER. D 

REASON: Paragraph one from line 4 – 14 of the passage! 

PASSAGE 3 

The passage below has gaps numbered 10 to 19. Immediately 

following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most 

appropriate option for each gap. 

Setting up a newspaper involves a lot of preparations. The ….10…. [A. 

Lithographer B. Proprietor C. Sub-editor D. Processor] has to employ 

lot of people. Other people working with him are cartographers, editors, 

typesetter, and readers. Who work in various ways to produce the text of 

the newspaper…11…. [A. Reporters B. Analyst C. Vendors D. Agents], 

who go out and collect stories and item of news, and….12…. [A. 

Distributors B. Listeners C. Newscasters D. Correspondents], who 

specialize in one kind to topic? Another important person who works 

closely with the Editor-in-Chief is the….13…. [A. News-editor B. 

Proofreader C. Reporter D. Announcer]….14…. [A. Writers B. Agents C. 

Producers D. Sub-editors] go through stories sent to them and make 

necessary adjustment. 


The Editor-in-Chief could determine for instance, whether a 

particular journalist should write articles daily or weekly in a particular 

column. Such a journalist is known as ….15…. [A. A composer B. A 

columnist C. An essayist D. A freelancer]. The editorials of the 

newspaper will be coordinated by….16…. [A. An editorial board B. All 

readers C. An agent D. A guild of researchers]. 

The publisher could decide to establish…17.... [A. Column B. A 

magazine C. A gazetteer D. An article] which would be on sale weekly, 

fortnightly or monthly….18….[A. A contrast for B. A contrast to C. A 

contrast from D. A contrast in] the eye catching, screaming headlines and 

captions of newspapers on sales every day from the….19…. [A. 

Distributors B. Pressman C. Salesman D. Readers]. 

QUESTION 10: B 

REASON: This is words associated with printing and publishing – Lexis and 

structure. The business owner, or holder of property. 

QUESTION 11: A 

REASON: They get information and news for the articles. Reporters are 

journalists who researches, writes and reports on information in order to 

present in sources, conduct interviews, engage in research and make 

reports. 

REFERENCE: www.wikipedia.org.com 

QUESTION 12: D 

REASON: It is correspondents not ‘B’ as stated. Listeners have nothing to 

do with printing and publishing. Correspondents or on-the-scene reporters 

are journalists or commentators for magazines, or more speaking, agents 

who contributes reports to a newspaper, or radio or television news, or 

another type of company, from remote, often distance, location. 


REFERENCE: www.wikipedia.org.com 


REASON: He is the next to the Editor – in – chief for the assists in collating 

the data, processing and proofreading before printing. 

QUESTION 14: D 

REASON: Sub-editors, edit, proof-read and determine which article is to be 

published. 


REASON: Columnists are always assigned to write an article on specific 

dates/periods. 


REASON: There is always an Editorial Board for every printing and 

publishing agency who co-ordinate every printing/publishing. 


REASON: Newspaper or magazine as the publisher deem fit. The decision 

to publish on the newspaper or magazine rest on the publisher 




REASON: Distributors as vendors sells newspapers and magazine and not 

pressmen. 

FROM QUESTION 20 – 29; Read the novel titled “the Potter’s Wheel” by 

Chukwuemeka Ike. 

QUESTION 20: Chief Okeke Okafo decided to buy an ‘Iron horse’ because it 

would 

A. Raise his status in the clan. 

B. Minimize the strain of travel from one town to another. 

C. Give him the opportunity to act like the District Commissioner. 

D. Allow him to be the head of the clean. 

ANSWER. B 

QUESTION 21: ….the vanquished dragon, spewing stand instead of fire gave 

a solemn and humiliating pledge that he would never cross Obu’s path. 

From the above, the word ‘Vanquished’ means 

A. Unconcerned. 

B. Sensitive. 

C. Subdued. 

D. Unflappable. 

ANSWER. C 

REASON: Subdued means overcome, quicken or being under control (a 

feeling or person). 

REFERENCE: http://en.oxforddictionaries.com 

QUESTION 22: In the novel, the suspicion that Obu was an Ogbanje had 

revalued the 


A. Disappearance of Obu in standard 1. 

B. Price tag Mazi Laza and his wife placed on Obu 

C. Particioation of Obu as amember of the masquerade group. 

D. Time Obu spent at Teacher’s house. 

ANSWER. A 

QUESTION 23: According to the novel, a pupil who ‘carried his class’ would 

be instructed to 

A. Fetch firewood for the teachers. 

B. Carry a pad. 

C. Clean the latrines. 

D. Dance on the assembly ground. 

ANSWER. A 

QUESTION 24: If you get confused at any stage, let me know; I want this 

pottage to be well prepared. 

The statement above was meant to 

A. Encourage Ada’s cooking habit. 

B. Confuse Obu. 

C. Test Obu’s cooking skills. 

D. Distract Ada. 

ANSWER. A 

QUESTION 25: According to the novel, Mazi Laza would shout at any 

person standing in his way because his bicycle 


A. Was manufactures by local engineers. 

B. Had fully brakes and outdated pedals. 

C. Came from the same stock as Chief Okeke’s. 

D. Had injured people on many occasions. 

ANSWER. B 

QUESTION 26: From the novel, the first person to own a bicycle in 

Umuatulu clan was 

A. Polycarp’s father. 

B. Mazi Lazarus. 

C. Teacher Zacheaus Kanu. 

D. Chief Okeke Okafo. 

ANSWER. D 

QUESTION 27: In the novel, what did Mazi Laza do after putting a pinch of 

snuff into each nostril? 

A. He gave the remaining to Nwobiara. 

B. He nodded with satisfaction. 

C. He complained of the stuff. 

D. He commended his wife. 

ANSWER. B 

QUESTION 28: In the novel, what was Ada’s punishment for the fighting 

with Madam? 


A. She fetched water from the stream with a basket. 

B. She ate only once a day for one week. 

C. She scrubbed the school latrine for one week. 

D. She copied Psalm 119 from start to finish. 

ANSWER. C 

QUESTION 29: In the novel, Obu would not touch cocoyam soup because 

he claimed it. 

A. Would get stuch in his throat. 

B. Would make him sick. 

C. Was not well prepared. 

D. Had lost its taste. 

ANSWER. B 

From Question 30 – 34, Read the Novel Titled “The Successor” by Jerry 

Agada for Full Details 

QUESTION 30: The entertainment expenses for Okoh Ameh’s traditional 

marriage rites were paid for by 

A. The bride’s parents. 

B. Okoh Ameh. 

C. Terkura Atsen. 

D. Okoh Ameh’s parents. 

ANSWER. D 

QUESTION 31: Mfa’s friend asserted that Bob Marley and other reggae 

starts were ‘good’ because they 


A. Were gainfully employed. 

B. Listened to their parents. 

C. Went to school. 

D. Smoked Indian hemp. 

ANSWER. D 

QUESTION 32: From the novel, what did Terkura do with balance of the 

money Chief Ofega paid him? 

A. He brought a beautiful house. 

B. He invested it in his business. 

C. He brought two cars for his father. 

D. He married another wife. 

ANSWER. B 

QUESTION 33: Markudi became more prominent because of the 

A. Bridge. 

B. International hotel. 

C. Railway station. 

D. Road. 

ANSWER. C 

QUESTION 34: In the novel, Maria’s tolerance of her husband spending half 

the night on the duty at the hotel was considered a 

A. Way to remedy all martial problems. 


B. Necessary price to pay for the success of their marriage. 

C. Bad things that couple should discourage. 

D. Way of taking a great risk. 

ANSWER. B 

LEXIS, STRUCTURE AND ORAL FORMS BASED ON IDIOMATIC 

EXPRESSION 

In each question 35 to 44, select the option that best explains the 

information conveyed in the sentence. 

QUESTION 35: The minister considered the ministry’s budget to be a drop 

in the ocean in view of the number of project in the pipeline. 

A. The minister may be dropped for failing to complete a number 

of projects. 

B. The money approved cannot complete the pipeline project 

across the ocean. 

C. The pipeline project across the ocean will be abandoned unless 

budgetary allocation improves. 

D. The amount available may be inadequate for projected 

expenditure. 

ANSWER. D 

REASON: (Insufficient). 

QUESTION 36: The police are locking for the woman who farmed her 

children out to her neighbours. 


A. The police may arrest the woman for allowing her neighbours to 

take care of her children. 

B. The woman may be arrested for allowing her children to be a 

nuisance to her neighbours. 

C. The police wanted the woman for allowing her children to 

destroy her neighbours’ crops. 

D. The woman and her children are in the habit of working in 

neighbours’ farms and police are not well disposed to this. 

ANSWER. C 

REASON: The police looking to arrest the woman. 

QUESTION 37: Jummai’s father remarked that pigs would fly before she 

passed 

A. It would be possible for her to pass. 

B. He would have to bribe her teachers to enable her to pass. 

C. She would have to cheat in order to pass. 

D. It would be possible to pass only if she worked harder. 

ANSWER. A 

REASON: It is impossible for pigs to get wings and fly. 

QUESTION 38: The president said that he found himself between a rock 

and a hard place when the press said that he had resigned. 

A. He thought that hard places were unsafe. 

B. He had a hard decision to make. 

C. Hard places are dangerous for the president. 

D. He dreamt that he was abandoned. 

ANSWER. B 

REASON: He was indecisive – He could not take decision at that time. 

QUESTION 39: Kunana is like a bear with a score head 


A. He is ugly. 

B. He is quiet. 

C. He is a bully. 

D. He is grumpy. 

ANSWER. B 

REASON: Very calm and gentle. 

QUESTION 40: Olu gave his brother a bumpy ride. 

A. Olu gave his brother a difficult time. 

B. Olu gave his brother a ride in his car. 

C. Olu’s brother rode on Olu’s back to success. 

D. Olu took his brother on a bumpy road. 

ANSWER. A 

REASON: A difficult situation or time. (He was stubborn). 

QUESTION 41: Adeola doesn’t have to go the farm today. 

A. Adeola must not got to the farm today. 

B. Adeola should not go to the farm today. 

C. Adeola may go to the farm today if he so wishes. 

D. Adeola ought not to have gone to the farm today. 

ANSWER. C 

REASON: It a conditional statement for Adeola. 

QUESTION 42: My boss asked me to take my eyes off the bail 


A. I should stay off football after sustaining an injury. 

B. I should be focused when playing football. 

C. I should stop paying attention to what is most important. 

D. I should be focused when I am about to stay off football. 

ANSWER. A 

REASON: Stay often something. 

QUESTION 43: The robber was hedged in by the people. 

A. The robber was exposed by the people. 

B. The robber was caught by the people. 

C. The robber was surrounded by the people. 

D. The robber was killed by the people. 

ANSWER. C 

REASON: To be accosted or surrounding by entity. 

QUESTION 44: Many workers are not happy because they live a hand-tomouth 

life. 

A. They are barely surviving. 

B. They are rejected the use of spoons. 

C. They work hard with their hands. 

D. They are voracious and avaricious. 

ANSWER. A 

REASON: Having not enough for a living. 

FROM QUESTION 45-54, CHOOSE THE OPTION OPPOSITE IN MEANING 

TO THE WORD OR PHRASE IN ITALICS. 


Are antonyms which are opposites; which needs the reader to find the 

meaning of the word emphasized first before getting the opposite 

QUESTION 45: Prolonged strike action debilitated the industry. 

A. Isolated. 

B. Weakened. 

C. Destroyed. 

D. Invigorated. 

ANSWER. D 

REASON: Invigorate is a verb which means someone feel fresher, healthier, 

and more energetic, while invigorated is the past participle of invigorate. 

REFERENCE: http://dictionary.cambridge.org 

QUESTION 46: One of the students bought a plagiarized copy of the book. 

A. An original. 

B. A revised. 

C. An annotated. 

D. A used. 

ANSWER. A 

REASON: Original means the earliest form of something, from which copies 

may be made 

REFERENCE: www.google.com 

QUESTION 47: The young girl was taken back by her father’s gift of a car. 


A. Unmoved. 

B. Surprised. 

C. Nonplussed. 

D. Shocked. 

ANSWER. A 

REASON: Unmoved means not feeling any emotion 

REFERENCE: http://dictionary.cambridge.org 

QUESTION 48: Musa is a gifted but erratic player. 

A. Regular. 

B. Unpredictable. 

C. Unstable. 

D. Strong. 

ANSWER. C 

REASON: Not composed. Unstable means to lack stability, meaning things 

could change without warming like an unstable shelf that is likely to fall 

down. Unstable also mean likely to fail; not firmly established. 


QUESTION 49: The lamp shades were translucent. 

A. Interested. 

B. Luminous. 

C. Transparent. 

D. Opaque. 

ANSWER. C 

REASON: Translucent means transparent. Opposite- Opaque-dark. 

QUESTION 50: My niece has an unquenchable thirst for adventure stories. 


A. An illegitimate. 

B. A reduced. 

C. An inextinguishable. 

D. A spurious. 

ANSWER. B 

REASON: Unstoppable thirst-uncontrollable. Opposite -a reduced. 

QUESTION 51: Some of my neighbours have an antipathy to dogs. 

A. Affection for. 

B. Acronym for. 

C. Alarm for. 

D. Enmity towards. 

ANSWER. A 

REASON: Dislike dogs- opposite is affection for 

QUESTION 52: The dressmaker unpicked the seam of the shirt. 

A. Sewed up. 

B. Picked up. 

C. Tore up. 

D. Threaded. 

ANSWER. C 

REASON: Sewed up means unpicked. Opposite -tore up. 

QUESTION 53: The testimony of the witness was vague. 


A. True. 

B. Ambiguous. 

C. Clear. 

D. Disturbing. 

ANSWER. C 

REASON: Vague means unclear or ambiguous. Therefore, is the opposite of 

vague because clear means transparents or pellucid; free from cloudiness 

or impurities. 


QUESTION 54: As a student, Isa tried communal living for a few years. 

A. General. 

B. Shared. 

C. Private. 

D. Collective. 

ANSWER. C 

REASON: Communal means collective or general. Private means belonging 

to or for. The use of one particular person or group of people only which 

automatically the opposite of collective. 

REFERENEC: www.google.com 

FROM QUESTIONS 55-64, CHOOSE THE OPTION NEAREST IN MEANING 

TO THE WORD OR PHRASE IN ITALICS. 

QUESTION 55: The chairman admires incessant meetings. 

A. Planned. 

B. Constant. 

C. Irregular. 

D. Unusual. 

ANSWER. B 


REASON: Constant means occurring continuously over a period of time. 


QUESTION 56: Today’s weather is favourable for a game for tennis. 

A. Abnormal. 

B. Disapproving. 

C. Encouraging. 

D. Impartial. 

ANSWER. B 

REASON: Favourable means enticing or encouraging. Encouraging means 

giving someone support or confidence, supportive. 

REFERENCE: https://en.oxforddictionaries.com 

QUESTION 57: All the candidates looked aghast at the first reading of the 

question. 

A. Dismayed. 

B. Satisfied. 

C. Relaxed. 

D. Fulfilled. 

ANSWER. A 

REASON: Filled with horror and surprise. Dismayed means very upset, 

disappointed, or annoyed about something surprising or shocking that has 

happened. 

REFERENCE: www.macmilandictionary.com 

QUESTION 58: Joke gave Muhammed a jaunty smile. 


A. An inviting. 

B. A frightful. 

C. A cheerful. 

D. A discouraging. 

ANSWER. A 

REASON: Inviting or an encouraging act. 

QUESTION 59: The first round of the tournament was a doddle. 

A. Balanced. 

B. Dodgy. 

C. Exasperating. 

D. Easy. 

ANSWER. D 

REASON: Very easy for a game. Easy means without difficulty or effort. 


QUESTION 60: The lazy man cast a lustful glance at his neighbour’s wife. 

A. Quick. 

B. Covetous. 

C. Envious. 

D. Hateful. 

ANSWER. B 

REASON: Covetous or greedy. It means having or showing a great desire to 

possess something belonging to someone else. 


QUESTION 61: They accused him of fomenting political unrest. 


A. Discouraging. 

B. Preventing. 

C. Guiding. 

D. Inciting. 

ANSWER. D 

REASON: Planning or leading a situation. Inciting is the present participle 

of incite. Incite means to encourage or stir-up (violent or unlawful 

behaviour). 


QUESTION 62: You can learn a great deal just watching other players. 

A. Accumulate. 

B. Allow. 

C. Discover. 

D. Invent. 

ANSWER. C 

REASON: Discover, find or achieve. Discover means to find unexpectedly or 

during a search. 


QUESTION 63: All the researchers were asked to gamer information on the 

new viral infection. 

A. Disseminate. 

B. Distort. 

C. Give. 

D. Collect. 

ANSWER. D 

REASON: Collect, Collate, find, seek. 


QUESTION 64: The dispute between the two countries has resulted in the 

severing of diplomatic relations. 

A. Securing. 

B. Swapping. 

C. Strengthening. 

D. Breaking. 

ANSWER. D 

REASON: Destroying, weakening, breaking. 

From questions 65-84, consist of prepositions which suppose to the 

best words to complete a statement. It also includes concord words of 

agreement. Subject and verb agreement 

QUESTION 65: The House and The senate will…. At noon next Wednesday 

to hear a special address by the president 

A. Adjourn. 

B. Rise. 

C. Collude. 

D. Convene. 

ANSWER. D 

REASON: Convene means to come or bring together for a meeting or 

activity; assemble. 


QUESTION 66: At the….of the century, many ways of doing things were 

introduced 

A. Event. 

B. Birth. 

C. Sight. 

D. Turn. 

ANSWER. D 


QUESTION 67: You may have the pencil, but you can’t have the ballpoint…. 

A. Furthermore. 

B. Also. 

C. As well. 

D. Either. 

ANSWER. B 

QUESTION 68: The president said that the country was not out of the….yet 

A. Fog. 

B. Water. 

C. Wood. 

D. Forest. 

ANSWER. C 

QUESTION 69: He went to the restaurant to enjoy the special…. 

A. Cuisine 

B. A la carte 

C. Chef 

D. Suite 

ANSWER. A 

REASON: Cuisine means meals. A Cuisine is a style of cooking characterized 

by distinction ingredients, techniques and dishes; usually associated with a 

specific culture or geographic region. 

REFERENCE: www.wikipedia.org 


QUESTION 70: The invigilator….to know how long the examination…going 

on 

A. Want/had been. 

B. Wants/have been. 

C. Wanted/had been. 

D. Wanted/has been. 

ANSWER. C 

REASON: A future progressive sentence. 

QUESTION 71: The guard spent all the night pacing…. 

A. Fro and to 

B. To and from. 

C. To and fro. 

D. From and to. 

ANSWER. C 

REASON: To and fro means going and coming on a distance. 

QUESTION 72: The woman refused to testify….her husband 

A. At. 

B. Against. 

C. From 

D. In. 

ANSWER. B 

REASON: Against means in opposition to 



QUESTION 73: Abike must have found the very interesting movie quite… 

A. Absorbing. 

B. Nauseating. 

C. Perverting. 

D. Absolving. 

ANSWER. A 

REASON: Understanding, taken in, is assimilating. It is also interesting; 

engrossing. 


QUESTION 74: The words….divided between the ends of one line 

A. Have being. 

B. Has been. 

C. Has being. 

D. Have been. 

ANSWER. D 

REASON: Plural subject (words) with the concord “have” “been” the verb 

attracts plural verb. 

QUESTION 75: Those… are very beautiful 

A. Flowers of her’s. 

B. Our flowers. 

C. Flowers of ours. 

D. Flowers of her. 

ANSWER. C 


QUESTION 76: Cooking has never been Jumoke’s….. 

A. Purview. 

B. Style. 

C. Forte. 

D. Recital. 

ANSWER. C 

REASON: Occupation, interest. Forte is a thing at which someone excels 


QUESTION 77: When the strike is over, there will probably be an increase 

in wages and a….increase in prices 

A. Concordant. 

B. Concurrent. 

C. Chronic. 

D. Sporadic. 

ANSWER. B 

REASON: A happening at the same time. 

QUESTION 78: My mother was …….annoyed with me for coming late 

A. Neither. 

B. Hotly. 

C. Just. 

D. Very. 

ANSWER. D 

REASON: The degree sense of the annoyance showed by the adverb “very” 


QUESTION 79: The chairman is too much ……an idealist for the 

government. 

A. About. 

B. Of. 

C. With. 

D. From. 

ANSWER. B 

REASON: Too aggressive, too supportive, bent on. 

QUESTION 80: The clock ……12 o’clock two hours ago 

A. Strike. 

B. Struck. 

C. Striking. 

D. Strikes. 

ANSWER. B 

REASON: Struck is the past tense of strike, make a sound, hit. 

QUESTION 81: What is the jury’s ….. The matter? 

A. Verdict from. 

B. Verdict at. 

C. Verdict with. 

D. Verdict on. 

ANSWER. D 

REASON: Verdict means judgment on it. 


QUESTION 82: The unconscious man was …… after receiving first aid 

A. Reformed. 

B. Restored. 

C. Revived. 

D. Reawakened. 

ANSWER. C 

REASON: Bring back life, regained consciousness. 

QUESTION 83: The laughter…..his face for a moment 

A. Controlled. 

B. Animated. 

C. Remade. 

D. Improved. 

ANSWER. B 

REASON: Ignited or showing pictures. Animated means full of life or 

excitement; lively. 


QUESTION 84: She traced her family history…..matrilineal descent. 

A. By. 

B. With. 

C. At. 

D. In. 

ANSWER. A 

REASON: The prepositional word is “by” the mother’s lineage. 


FROM QUESTION 85-87, CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT HAS THE SAME 

VOWEL SOUND AS THE ONE REPRESENTED BY THE LETTER(S) 

UNDERLINED. 

QUESTION 85: Cool 

A. Luke. 

B. Look. 

C. Should. 

D. Full. 

ANSWER. A 

QUESTION 86: Odour 

A. Sugar. 

B. Hold. 

C. Floor. 

D. Flow. 

ANSWER. C 

QUESTION 87: Palm 

A. Florid. 

B. Lunch. 

C. Plait. 

D. Ranch. 

ANSWER. D 

REASON: Palm is using the sound /αα:/ likewise the word ranch /αα:/ 


FROM QUESTION 88-90, CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT HAS THE SAME 

CONSONANT SOUNDS AS THE ONE REPRESENTED BY THE LETTER(S) 

UNDERLINED. 

QUESTION 88: Vision 

A. Mansion. 

B. Nation. 

C. Enclosure. 

D. Instruction. 

ANSWER. C 

REASON: Enclosure means is an area that is surrounded by a barrier. 


QUESTION 89: Gnash 

A. New. 

B. King. 

C. Ring. 

D. Forge. 

ANSWER. A 

QUESTION 90: Epitaph 

A. Fan. 

B. Paper. 

C. Pneumonia. 

D. Pseudo. 

ANSWER. A 

REASON: Epitaph 


THESE ARE RHYMES. THEY ARE WORDS THAT HAVE THE SAME OR 

SIMILAR SOUNDS BUT DIFFERENT SPELLING AND DIFFERENT 

MEANING 

From question 91-93, choose the option that rhymes with the given 

word. 

QUESTION 91: Ever 

A. Fever. 

B. Never. 

C. Heavier. 

D. Favour. 

ANSWER. B 

REASON: Never means at no time in the past or future, not ever. 


QUESTION 92: Keep 

A. Seethe. 

B. Threat. 

C. Dead. 

D. Reap. 

ANSWER. D 

REASON: Reap means to cut and collect or grain crop. It also mean to 

gather, to obtain; to receive as a reward or harvest; or as the fruit of labour 

or of work –in a good or a bad sense; as, to reap a benefit from exertions. 



QUESTION 93: Tax 

A. Lacks. 

B. Back. 

C. Ask. 

D. Box. 

ANSWER. A 

REASON: Lack means the state of being with or not having enough of 

something lack is the plural noun of lack. 


FROM QUESTION 94 TO 96, CHOOSE THE MOST APPROPRIATE STRESS 

PATTERN FROM THE OPTIONS. THE STRESSED SYLLABLES ARE 

WRITTEN IN CAPITAL LETTERS. 

QUESTION 94: Valedictory 

A. valedicTORY. 

B. VAledictory. 

C. vaLEdictory. 

D. valeDICtory. 

ANSWER. D 

REASON: Cy-3 rd Syllable from Right-SPI. 

QUESTION 95: Congratulation 

A. congratuLAtion. 

B. CONgratulation. 

C. conGRAtulation. 

D. congraTULation. 

ANSWER. A 

REASON: Word of Tory- The First Syllable Must Be Stressed Val. 


QUESTION 96: Conspiracy 

A. conspiraCY. 

B. conSPIracy. 

C. CONspiracy. 

D. conspiRAcy. 

ANSWER. B 

REASON: Words Of Ion- The Second Syllable From The Right Is Stressed- 

La. 

FROM QUESTION 97-100, THE WORD IN CAPITAL LETTERS HAS THE 

EMPHATIC STRESS. CHOOSE THE OPTION TO WHICH THE GIVEN 

SENTENCE RELATES. 

QUESTION 97: My mother bought a BICYCLE yesterday. 

A. Whose mother bought a bicycle yesterday? 

B. Did my mother steal a bicycle yesterday? 

C. When did my mother buy a bicycle yesterday? 

D. What did my mother buy yesterday? 

ANSWER. D 

QUESTION 98: AMINA went to Abuja by air 

A. Who went Abuja by air? 

B. Did Amina go to Abuja by road? 

C. Did Amina go to Jos by air? 

D. Is Amina going to Abuja by air? 

ANSWER. A 


QUESTION 99: Musa is STAYING in Enugu. 

A. Is Musa staying on the outskirts of Enugu? 

B. Is Andu staying in Enugu? 

C. Was Musa staying in Enugu? 

D. Is Musa passing through Enugu? 

ANSWER. D 

QUESTION 100: My father READ the newspaper 

A. Did my father steal the newspaper? 

B. Who read the newspaper? 

C. What did my father read? 

D. Whose father read the newspaper? 

ANSWER A. 

REFERENCE 

The Best Approach to the Study of English Poems by Dr. Anayo .Z. Obayi 

Studies in Language and Linguistics by Toyin .O. Bamisaye Countdown 

English by Evans Brothers Publishers 

Systematic English for School by .S. Oluwayomi Oladunjoye 

A Text on Oral English by Dr. Lekan .A. Dairo.

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