But as brave as the Emopa are, two fierce man-eaters completely overawed them. This was partly due to the cunning and boldness of the lions, partly to the fact that when hunted, they would always retreat into dense riverine and undergrowth, where it was impossible for man to poise and throw a spear. Superstition had also added its quota to the fear with which they were regarded. It was said that before starting off on a raid the lions would retire to an open sandy place and there make two rows of depressions in the sand with their paws. Then, using twings as counters, they would play the ancient game of ‘baw’ (a game of unknown antiquity, which resembles draughts and is played all over Africa). If the omens were good they would raid a village and claim a victim, if not, they would wait. Another story had it that the lions were the spirits of two ‘holy men’ who had now come back in this shape to seek their revenge. So strongly was this view held that the local Emopa had petitioned a practising ‘holy man’ to come from a great distance to exorcise the spirits. He came with book, bell and candle and charged a fee of a hundred goats but the lions continued their depredations. To add to the legend of the lions invulnerability many hunters had tried on previous occasions to kill them and had failed owing to lack of time. This confirmed the Emopa’s opinion that lions were supernatural beings and that it was useless to hunt them.
The famous hunters failed to kill the loins because the
- A. lions were regarded as supernatural beings
- B. lions were cunning and bold
- C. Emopa used the spear to hunt for lions
- D. hunters did not have enough time
But as brave as the Emopa are, two fierce man-eaters completely overawed them. This was partly due to the cunning and boldness of the lions, partly to the fact that when hunted, they would always retreat into dense riverine and undergrowth, where it was impossible for man to poise and throw a spear. Superstition had also added its quota to the fear with which they were regarded. It was said that before starting off on a raid the lions would retire to an open sandy place and there make two rows of depressions in the sand with their paws. Then, using twings as counters, they would play the ancient game of ‘baw’ (a game of unknown antiquity, which resembles draughts and is played all over Africa). If the omens were good they would raid a village and claim a victim, if not, they would wait. Another story had it that the lions were the spirits of two ‘holy men’ who had now come back in this shape to seek their revenge. So strongly was this view held that the local Emopa had petitioned a practising ‘holy man’ to come from a great distance to exorcise the spirits. He came with book, bell and candle and charged a fee of a hundred goats but the lions continued their depredations. To add to the legend of the lions invulnerability many hunters had tried on previous occasions to kill them and had failed owing to lack of time. This confirmed the Emopa’s opinion that lions were supernatural beings and that it was useless to hunt them.
The lions played the game of ‘baw’ because
- A. they wanted to raid a village
- B. it was a popular game of unknown antiquity all over africe
- C. they want to decide whether to go on a raid or not
- D. if the omens were good they would raid a village and claim a victim
But as brave as the Emopa are, two fierce man-eaters completely overawed them. This was partly due to the cunning and boldness of the lions, partly to the fact that when hunted, they would always retreat into dense riverine and undergrowth, where it was impossible for man to poise and throw a spear. Superstition had also added its quota to the fear with which they were regarded. It was said that before starting off on a raid the lions would retire to an open sandy place and there make two rows of depressions in the sand with their paws. Then, using twings as counters, they would play the ancient game of ‘baw’ (a game of unknown antiquity, which resembles draughts and is played all over Africa). If the omens were good they would raid a village and claim a victim, if not, they would wait. Another story had it that the lions were the spirits of two ‘holy men’ who had now come back in this shape to seek their revenge. So strongly was this view held that the local Emopa had petitioned a practising ‘holy man’ to come from a great distance to exorcise the spirits. He came with book, bell and candle and charged a fee of a hundred goats but the lions continued their depredations. To add to the legend of the lions invulnerability many hunters had tried on previous occasions to kill them and had failed owing to lack of time. This confirmed the Emopa’s opinion that lions were supernatural beings and that it was useless to hunt them.
The legend that the lions were invulnerable was confirmed by the fact that
- A. the local Emopa petitioned a holy man to come and exorcise the spirits
- B. many famous hunters had tried without success in the past to kill the lions
- C. the holy man failed in his bid to exocrize the sprits
- D. brave as the Emopa are, the lions completely overawed them
But as brave as the Emopa are, two fierce man-eaters completely overawed them. This was partly due to the cunning and boldness of the lions, partly to the fact that when hunted, they would always retreat into dense riverine and undergrowth, where it was impossible for man to poise and throw a spear. Superstition had also added its quota to the fear with which they were regarded. It was said that before starting off on a raid the lions would retire to an open sandy place and there make two rows of depressions in the sand with their paws. Then, using twings as counters, they would play the ancient game of ‘baw’ (a game of unknown antiquity, which resembles draughts and is played all over Africa). If the omens were good they would raid a village and claim a victim, if not, they would wait. Another story had it that the lions were the spirits of two ‘holy men’ who had now come back in this shape to seek their revenge. So strongly was this view held that the local Emopa had petitioned a practising ‘holy man’ to come from a great distance to exorcise the spirits. He came with book, bell and candle and charged a fee of a hundred goats but the lions continued their depredations. To add to the legend of the lions invulnerability many hunters had tried on previous occasions to kill them and had failed owing to lack of time. This confirmed the Emopa’s opinion that lions were supernatural beings and that it was useless to hunt them.
The young men of Emopa would hunt for elephants because
- A. they are among the few africans that huntlions with a spear
- B. elephants are dangerous animals
- C. no young Emopa attracts a girl's admiration untill he has killed a dangerous animal
- D. when elephants are sighted, there is great excitement and fierce compitition amonmg the young men
In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) in underlined:
The teacher’s face broke into an incredulous smile when he heard Adamu’s reason for coming late
- A. irritating
- B. artificial
- C. unbelievable
- D. irresponsible
In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) in underlined:
General Murtala Mohammed excelled in deeds of prowess
- A. warfare
- B. politics
- C. courage
- D. eloquence
In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) in underline:
Olu might visit London next summer
- A. could
- B. will
- C. should
- D. can
In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) in underlined:
We enjoy the story but it sounds larger than life
- A. too long and unsubstantiated
- B. a little watery and lifeless
- C. completely untrue
- D. somewhat unusual
In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) in underlined:
The result of the election would have been different if some people had not been disfranchised
- A. disfavoured
- B. banned from contesting
- C. allowed to rig
- D. prevented from voting
In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) in underlined:
Biola decided to give the task everything he had
- A. all his money
- B. all his time
- C. complete attention
- D. complete attendance
In the question below choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
The principal warned us against burning candle at both ends
- A. being careless with candle
- B. wearing ourselves out
- C. being too generous
- D. disloyal
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Olu, Akpan and Ovbiagele’s …. make people to believe that they belong to same school of thought
- A. philosophy
- B. philosophys
- C. philosophies
- D. philosophy's
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
No matter to whom I …., nobody in the crowd had a clue to what was going on
- A. discussed
- B. asked
- C. turned
- D. contacted
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Let’s have a cup of coffee, ….
- A. shall we?
- B. will we?
- C. should we?
- D. could we?
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The shipping company advertised for …. accountants
- A. two young, but highly competent , Nigerian
- B. young, but highly competent, two Nigerian
- C. two Nigerian, young, but highly competent
- D. highly competent, but young, two Nigerian
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
The company representative in Nigeria is a ….
- A. smart little Japanese
- B. little smart Japanese
- C. smart Japanese little
- D. little Japanese smart
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Aishatu: Could you please give this book to Aminu? Chidi: Certainly, I …. him on something, so it won’t be ….
- A. i'll be seeing/anything
- B. i'll be seeing/ any worry
- C. i'll be seeing/any bother
- D. i can see /any serious
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
My price for the pair of shoes is fifty naira. I cannot …. anything less than that
- A. bear with
- B. settle for
- C. agree with
- D. tolerate
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
When the farmers were found guilty of unlawful assembly and procession, their lawyer …. before the sentence was passed
- A. begged for mercy
- B. made a plea for mitigation
- C. made an overture
- D. made a plea for litigation
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
‘Be that as …. we are determined to get to the root of the matter!’ shouted the officer
- A. you like
- B. it may
- C. it would
- D. it might
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
Yemi said ‘i’m coming’ to her friend Biola who was waiting for her instead of saying ….
- A. wait for me in a moment
- B. i will come
- C. i'll be with you in a moment
- D. i'll come now