From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
Udoh was….hasty in his decision to resign
- A. much
- B. some what
- C. such
- D. enough
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
The policeman has gathered ……to complete the investigation
- A. sufficient information
- B. few information
- C. many infromation
- D. an information
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
Mr Johnson instructed his driver to ensure that the tank of the car is filled with…..for the long journey the next day
- A. petrols
- B. much petrol
- C. petrol
- D. a petrol
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
The boy needs a broad piece of paper and…….to practice his drawing.
- A. some crayon
- B. crayons
- C. crayon
- D. much crayons
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
Customers are advised to settle their electricity bills promptly, otherwise supply may be……..
- A. blown off
- B. cut out
- C. blown out
- D. cut off
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
Bola is a good friend of mine, but I am sometimes……by her careless attitude.
- A. blown off
- B. force out
- C. turned out
- D. put off
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
Ahmadu would have arrived earlier but he was…..in heavy traffic
- A. held up
- B. held down
- C. held off
- D. held about
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
The old man’s illness was so serious that he was not expected to……….
- A. pull of
- B. pull over
- C. pull through
- D. pull down
From the words or group of words lettered A to D, choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.
The new bakery will ….one thousand loaves of bread daily
- A. turn over
- B. turn out
- C. turn up
- D. turn in
From the words lettered A to E below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.
The mineral resources of the country are yet to be fully tapped
- A. assessed
- B. discovered
- C. cultivated
- D. invested
- E. exploited
From the words lettered A to E below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.
The boss is quite inflexible once she has made up her mind
- A. wicked
- B. relaxed
- C. unyielding
- D. excited
- E. permanent
From the words lettered A to E below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.
Spain was once a very powerful nation but her influence has waned over the years
- A. disappeared
- B. repealed
- C. echoed
- D. diminished
- E. re-appeared
From the words lettered A to E below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.
The labour leaders described the newly-introduced economic measures as obnoxious
- A. offensive
- B. prudent
- C. inevitable
- D. unpredictable
- E. shameless
From the words lettered A to E below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.
The lawyer remarked that the fact that the accused did nothing when the innocent boy was being lynched made him culpable
- A. liable
- B. untrustworthy
- C. guilt
- D. unreliable
- E. blameworthy
From the words lettered A to E below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.
It appears that this government is not ready to tolerate any adverse criticism
- A. unfavourable
- B. destructive
- C. unconvincing
- D. unreasonable
- E. constructive
From the words lettered A to E below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.
Ada was sceptical about the story Ifeoma told her
- A. ignorant
- B. doubtful
- C. confused
- D. happy
- E. convinced
From the words lettered A to E below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.
As soon as Shehu realized that he has made a mistake,he did everything to rectify it
- A. destroy
- B. erase
- C. eradicate
- D. relieve
- E. correct
From the words lettered A to E below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.
The journalist refused to divulge the source of his information
- A. confirm
- B. inform
- C. disclose
- D. extract
- E. affirm
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
The teacher was reprimanded for turning a blind eye to the acts of rudeness of his pupils. This means that the teacher
- A. did not pay attention to the pupils
- B. behaved like a blind man
- C. was responsible for the rudeness of his pupils
- D. ignored the behaviour of his pupils
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
Jimmy is good company, but he sometimes blows his own trumpet. This means that Jimmy
- A. enjoys music
- B. disregards others
- C. praises himself
- D. is an expert in playing the trumpet
After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations of the sentence is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.
The government introduced belt tightening measures in the budget for the new year, This means that the measures were
- A. stiff
- B. inflation-free
- C. employment-generating
- D. costly