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.
They vowed to win the race by hook or by crook. This means that they vowed to win by
- A. peaceful negotiations
- B. any possible means
- C. bribing the other competitors
- D. being honest
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.
Moses won the contest hands down. This means that Moses won
- A. surprisingly
- B. very easily
- C. narrowly
- D. with difficulty
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.
That account of the incident is true to a degree. This means that the account is
- A. totally wrong.
- B. not clear
- C. completely true
- D. partly true
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.
In every good transaction, there should be some give-and-take. This means that
- A. transaction are about giving
- B. transaction give and take
- C. any gift should be accepted willingly
- D. people should be willing to make compromises
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.
I am given a free hand to run this business. This means that I
- A. am allowed to make my own decisions
- B. make my own appointments.
- C. assist the workers willingly.
- D. alone can choose my executives
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 driver escaped death by a hair’s breadth. This means that the driver escaped death
- A. fast
- B. luckily
- C. surprisingly
- D. narrowly
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 boy went scot-free even though he insulted his teacher. This means that the boy was
- A. not punished
- B. free to move about
- C. expelled from school
- D. cautioned seriously
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
Matters that are confidential must not be made……….
- A. public
- B. popular
- C. unreasonable
- D. uncertain
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
It is most………..that the company spent five million naira on that fragile fence
- A. outstanding
- B. wonderful
- C. remarkable
- D. astonishing
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
Since the army was no longer needed, it was ……………
- A. demolished
- B. dismantled
- C. disbanded
- D. fired
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
The river……….across the plain
- A. rolled
- B. meandered
- C. trickled
- D. passed
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
Can you…………the result of tomorrow’s match?
- A. conclude
- B. predict
- C. order
- D. cerify
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
Harry cannot do without his………..of short stories because he loves reading.
- A. file
- B. library
- C. collection
- D. dictionary
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
In Botany, one is bound to……..flowers
- A. read
- B. know
- C. study
- D. examine
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
His lecture was………….and so the students did not understand it.
- A. indefinite
- B. illegible
- C. unintelligible
- D. unimpressive
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
One should ………..the land very well if one expects a bumper harvest
- A. water
- B. dig
- C. cultivate
- D. clear
From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:
When you………..someone’s point of view, you should do so politely.
- A. refute
- B. rebuke
- C. recall
- D. refuse
In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A – D, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences.
Some people live in abject poverty while others live in …………..
- A. affluence
- B. greatness
- C. fame
- D. peace
In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A – D, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences.
The contributions should be ………..not compulsory
- A. wilful
- B. voluntary
- C. deliberate
- D. outright
In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A – D, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences.
In those societies, the …………and the cultured lived together.
- A. ignorant
- B. rich
- C. barbaric
- D. arrogant
In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A – D, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentences.
While Rashida’s business is flourishing, Ida’s is………….
- A. declining
- B. diminishing
- C. vanishing
- D. withering