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1

The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

The PRODUCT was rejected as fake. 

  • A. Was the product accepted?
  • B. Was the product rejected though genuine?
  • C. Was the product faked?
  • D. Was the produce rejected as fake?
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2

Choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the options. The stressed syllables are written in capital letters. 

Informative

  • A. inFORmative
  • B. informaTIVE
  • C. INformative
  • D. inforMAtive
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3

Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

river

  • A. fear
  • B. car
  • C. risk
  • D. litre
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4

Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

bet

  • A. pap
  • B. debt
  • C. tomb
  • D. lab
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5

Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined. 

money

  • A. Monday
  • B. go
  • C. mouth
  • D. rock
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6

Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

buoy

  • A. boy
  • B. trough
  • C. route
  • D. good
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7

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s)

_________ is expanding rapidly.

  • A. A city of Abuja
  • B. The city of Abuja
  • C. City of Abuja
  • D. Abuja of a city
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8

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s)

Ade was told to finish the assignment ____ time. 

  • A. on
  • B. with
  • C. at
  • D. by
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9

Choose the option that best complete(s) the gap.

________ the word in the Thesaurus!

  • A. Look for
  • B. Look in
  • C. Look at
  • D. Look up
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10

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s)

His car ____ of fuel so he arrived late for the meeting. 

  • A. ran out
  • B. ran out of
  • C. ran out on
  • D. ran on out
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11

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s)

The new national security committee ____ retired military personnel. 

  • A. comprised
  • B. comprises of
  • C. is comprising
  • D. comprises
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12

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s)

We have known Rose for some years now, she is a friend of ____

  • A. ours
  • B. our's
  • C. ours'
  • D. our
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13

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s)

Fierce dogs should be kept in the _______ during the day. 

  • A. garage
  • B. cage
  • C. kennel
  • D. balcony
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14

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined. 

Accountants are discreet with their records. 

  • A. rash
  • B. strategic
  • C. wise
  • D. cautious
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15

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined. 

Despite the cancellation of the excursion, the students still waited at the school gate. 

  • A. delay
  • B. abandonment
  • C. lifting
  • D. abortion
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16

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined. 

Mr Jebu displayed a high sense of conviviality during the Gala.

  • A. spitefulness
  • B. conjugality
  • C. friendliness
  • D. blissfulness
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17

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.

We had to prevail upon him to accept that offer. 

  • A. cajole
  • B. over rule
  • C. persuade
  • D. force
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18

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.

His persistently poor performance is already driving his parents round the bend.

  • A. making his parents sad
  • B. making his parents mad
  • C. driving his parents into a corner
  • D. causing his parents some problems
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19

Choose the option that is opposite in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.

The commissioner thought that the proposal would fall through.

  • A. succeed
  • B. be discarded
  • C. be written off
  • D. fail
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20

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.

The cleaner admires the girls for their neatness.

  • A. scorns
  • B. accepts
  • C. sanctions
  • D. regards
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21

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word or phrase underlined. 

Where is the wealth the rich man accumulated in his lifetime?

  • A. gather
  • B. squandered
  • C. amass
  • D. piled up
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