Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.
She looks very pale.
- A. ruddy
- B. strange
- C. sick
- D. weak
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
The government has promised to pay our gratuity, we need to have our fingers crossed.
- A. We should ignore the promise
- B. We should be united in purpose
- C. We should remain hopeful
- D. The promise would exchange handshake
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
I am given a free hand to run this business.
- A. I am allowed to do my own business
- B. I make my own appointment
- C. I assist the workers willingly
- D. I alone can choose my executives
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
Driving in Lagos is a difficult task.
- A. It is an easy task to drive in Lagos
- B. It is a difficult task driving Lagos
- C. It is a herculean task driving in Lagos
- D. It is not a difficult task to drive in Lagos
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
He played his wife false by inviting his mistress to the house as his cousin.
- A. he brought his cousin to his wife's room
- B. His cousin and his wife were friends
- C. He cheated on his wife with his mistress
- D. He helped his wife with his mistress
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
It is highly improbable that it will snow in June.
- A. It is highly unlikely that it will snow in June
- B. It is possible that it will snow in June
- C. It will never snow in June
- D. The snowfall will probably be high in June
On that fateful day, they had pursued everyone in the neighbouring villages. Later, they came to ours and pursued us to the mountains. Everyone ran for dear life. We knew what we were up against. They blocked the mountains for two months. We were stuck there, praying and fasting, asking our God to show us a way out. God heard our prayers. One day, we left around 12 midnight from the mountains. Without shoes and clothes, we just left. As we left the mountains that day and descended, we almost came in contact with the insurgents. We hid in the bush till they left around 2 o’clock. We started to walk to Cameroon. We travelled for two days across several labyrinths. We were in anguish. Our children’s feet were swollen. Some of them bitten by snakes died because we were not able to carry them to hospital for treatment.
According to the writer, travelling across several labyrinths suggests
- A. it was easy for them to locate the paths leading to Cameroon
- B. Cameroon is a straight distance from the mountains
- C. they arrived Cameroon after two days of crossing several rivers
- D. they had a complicated and tortuous journey through the bush
On that fateful day, they had pursued everyone in the neighbouring villages. Later, they came to ours and pursued us to the mountains. Everyone ran for dear life. We knew what we were up against. They blocked the mountains for two months. We were stuck there, praying and fasting, asking our God to show us a way out. God heard our prayers. One day, we left around 12 midnight from the mountains. Without shoes and clothes, we just left. As we left the mountains that day and descended, we almost came in contact with the insurgents. We hid in the bush till they left around 2 o’clock. We started to walk to Cameroon. We travelled for two days across several labyrinths. We were in anguish. Our children’s feet were swollen. Some of them bitten by snakes died because we were not able to carry them to hospital for treatment.
What does the writer mean by we knew what we were up against?
- A. The height of the mountains they were running to
- B. the ferociousness of the insurgents
- C. The difficulty of life on the mountains
- D. The distance from the mountains to Cameroon
On that fateful day, they had pursued everyone in the neighbouring villages. Later, they came to ours and pursued us to the mountains. Everyone ran for dear life. We knew what we were up against. They blocked the mountains for two months. We were stuck there, praying and fasting, asking our God to show us a way out. God heard our prayers. One day, we left around 12 midnight from the mountains. Without shoes and clothes, we just left. As we left the mountains that day and descended, we almost came in contact with the insurgents. We hid in the bush till they left around 2 o’clock. We started to walk to Cameroon. We travelled for two days across several labyrinths. We were in anguish. Our children’s feet were swollen. Some of them bitten by snakes died because we were not able to carry them to hospital for treatment.
From the passage, it is clear that
- A. everyone from the writer's village arrived Cameroon alive
- B. everyone from the writer's village arrived the mountains alive
- C. some children were not able to make it to Cameroon
- D. all children made it to Cameroon alive despite the snakebites
On that fateful day, they had pursued everyone in the neighbouring villages. Later, they came to ours and pursued us to the mountains. Everyone ran for dear life. We knew what we were up against. They blocked the mountains for two months. We were stuck there, praying and fasting, asking our God to show us a way out. God heard our prayers. One day, we left around 12 midnight from the mountains. Without shoes and clothes, we just left. As we left the mountains that day and descended, we almost came in contact with the insurgents. We hid in the bush till they left around 2 o’clock. We started to walk to Cameroon. We travelled for two days across several labyrinths. We were in anguish. Our children’s feet were swollen. Some of them bitten by snakes died because we were not able to carry them to hospital for treatment.
The phrase on that fateful day is
- A. an adverbial phrase
- B. a verb phrase
- C. a noun phrase
- D. an adjectival phrase
On that fateful day, they had pursued everyone in the neighbouring villages. Later, they came to ours and pursued us to the mountains. Everyone ran for dear life. We knew what we were up against. They blocked the mountains for two months. We were stuck there, praying and fasting, asking our God to show us a way out. God heard our prayers. One day, we left around 12 midnight from the mountains. Without shoes and clothes, we just left. As we left the mountains that day and descended, we almost came in contact with the insurgents. We hid in the bush till they left around 2 o’clock. We started to walk to Cameroon. We travelled for two days across several labyrinths. We were in anguish. Our children’s feet were swollen. Some of them bitten by snakes died because we were not able to carry them to hospital for treatment.
The word anguish as used in the passage means
- A. confusion
- B. anger
- C. pain
- D. fear
In each of the following questions, the word in capital letter has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given words relate.
Bala ate a slice of BREAD.
- A. Did Bala drink a slice of bread?
- B. Did Bala eat a loaf of bread?
- C. Did Olu eat a slice of bread?
- D. Did Bala eat a slice of cake?
In each of the following questions, the word in capital letter has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given words relate.
His reign was noted for PEACE.
- A. Was his reign noted for wealth?
- B. Whose house is noted for peace?
- C. Was his reign examined for peace?
- D. Whose reign is noted for peace?
In each of the following questions, choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the options. The stressed syllable is written in capital letters.
radioactive
- A. RAdioactive
- B. raDIOactive
- C. radioACtive
- D. radioacTIVE
In each of the following questions, choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the options. The stressed syllable is written in capital letters.
immunity
- A. iMMUnity
- B. immuNIty
- C. Immunity
- D. immuniTY
In the following question, choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.
bathe
- A. rake
- B. tear
- C. bath
- D. care
In each of the following questions, choose the option that has the same vowel sounds as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.
Market
- A. bread
- B. hymn
- C. hem
- D. leopard
In the following questions, choose the option that rhymes with the given word:
draughts
- A. droughts
- B. drafts
- C. after
- D. crafts
In each of the following questions, choose the option that rhymes with the given word.
Light
- A. lure
- B. hate
- C. right
- D. caught
In each of the following questions, select the option that best completes the gap.
To be alive after such a serious accident _____ a celebration.
- A. is called for
- B. call for
- C. has been called for
- D. calls for
In each of the following questions, select the option that best completes the gap.
He went ____ the corridor, looking for the principal’s office.
- A. under
- B. among
- C. along
- D. around