Choose from options A to E the one that MOST APPROPRIATELY COMPLETES THE SENTENCE.
Tolu___________ here before my arrival.
- A. could have leave
- B. had left
- C. must had left
- D. must have to leave
- E. must leave
Choose from the options A to E the one that is NEAREST IN MEANING TO THE UNDERLINED WORD.
The tax rebate was a concession given to the civil servants.
- A. Discount
- B. pension
- C. prize
- D. relief
- E. reward
Choose from options A to E the one that is MOST NEARLY OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the underlined word.
He was instructed to catch the thief dead or ______.
- A. alive
- B. deceased
- C. killed
- D. living
- E. unconscious
Choose from the options A to E the one that is the MOST APPROPRIATE INTERPRETATION for each of the following statements.
After the successful operation, he recovered by leaps and bound.
This means ___________
- A. He got well very rapidly
- B. His well-bound wounds aided his recovery in the middle of the night.
- C. He did a lot of keep-fit exercises.
- D. He used to enjoy regularly
Choose from options A to E the one that MOST APPROPRIATELY COMPLETES THE SENTENCE.
The___________ whale suddenly attacked the vessel on the Atlantic Ocean.
- A. Gigantic
- B. meek
- C. omnivorous
- D. pathetic
- E. tremendous
Choose from options A to E the one that MOST APPROPRIATELY COMPLETES THE SENTENCE.
Despite the Herculean task before the President, he still takes time off_________ to the Press.
- A. for talking
- B. talking
- C. to be talking
- D. to have talked
- E. to talk
Choose from options A to E the one that MOST APPROPRIATELY COMPLETES THE SENTENCE.
I have never seen such a_________ dog always in the mood to attack.
- A. Carnivorous
- B. irritant
- C. vexatious
- D. vicious
- E. voracious
Choose from options A to E the one that MOST APPROPRIATELY COMPLETES THE SENTENCE.
The Hausa language_______ in many parts of Africa.
- A. had been spoken
- B. has been spoken
- C. is speaking
- D. is spoken
- E. was being spoken
Choose from options A to E the one that MOST APPROPRIATELY COMPLETES THE SENTENCE.
The driver inadvertently killed a man in an auto crash and was consequently convicted of ………………..
- A. assassination
- B. executive
- C. manslaughter
- D. murder
- E. suicide
Choose from options A to E the one that is MOST NEARLY OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the underlined word.
The recent policy of the Central Bank about introducing higher denominations of the Naira has NOT allayed our fears about inflation; it has them as we had expected.
- A. Aggravated
- B. assuaged
- C. mitigated
- D. nullified
- E. provoked
Choose from options A to E the one that MOST APPROPRIATELY COMPLETES THE SENTENCE.
Its high time we____________ discriminating against one another.
- A. are stopping
- B. are to stop
- C. had stopped
- D. stopped
- E. stops
Choose from options A to E the one that MOST APPROPRIATELY COMPLETES THE SENTENCE.
Faruk _______ down while running the marathon.
- A. pushed
- B. was pushed
- C. was pushing
- D. was to be pushed
- E. will have been pushed
Choose from options A to E the one that MOST APPROPRIATELY COMPLETES THE SENTENCE.
John’s father has just bought a______________ car.
- A. brand new blue Japanese sports
- B. brand new Japanese blue sea
- C. brand new sports Japanese blue
- D. new brand blue sports Japanese
- E. new brand Japanese blue sports
Choose from options A to E the one that is MOST NEARLY OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the underlined word.
Evelyn believed in a pragmatic approach, whereas Tina’s approach is ……….
- A. methodical
- B. original
- C. philosophical
- D. theoretical
- E. unorthodox
Choose from options A to E the one that is MOST NEARLY OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the underlined word.
The Senate President was impeached for being too compromising with the executive and will replace him with a more official.
- A. intransigent
- B. knowledgeable
- C. popular
- D. resourceful
- E. rigid
Choose from the options A to E the one that is the MOST APPROPRIATE INTERPRETATION for each of the following statements.
The house is going under the hammer. This means the house is being___________
- A. constructed
- B. demolished
- C. renovated
- D. repaired
- E. sold
Choose from the options A to E the one that is the MOST APPROPRIATE INTERPRETATION for each of the following statements.
He promised to do the work in no time. This means he would do the work__________
- A. anytime
- B. later
- C. now
- D. sometime
- E. very quickly
Choose from options A to E the one that MOST APPROPRIATELY COMPLETES THE SENTENCE.
The Lagos Trade Fair________ annually.
- A. are held
- B. is held
- C. is holding
- D. may be holding
- E. was held
Choose from the options A to E the one that is the MOST APPROPRIATE INTERPRETATION for each of the following statements.
Sola ran_________
- A. round the town twice before supper
- B. round the town before supper twice
- C. round twice the town before supper
- D. the town found before supper twice
- E. twice round town before the supper