Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below.
The jollof rice served at the wedding reception was [malodorous]
- A. small but palatable
- B. unpalatably big
- C. pleasant
- D. stale and smelly
Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below.
Mr Santos Laliga is a [dipsomaniac]
- A. teetotaler
- B. a drunkard
- C. an hater of women
- D. a promiscuous man
Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below
All the Nigerian footballers have itchy feet
- A. the footballers have insured feet
- B. the footballers use their feet to steer
- C. the footballers like to travel
- D. the footballers like play skillfully
Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below
America is the Mecca of the world
- A. America is the commercial garden of the world
- B. America is a beautiful place in the world
- C. America is a place where people like to visit
- D. America accepts assorted races throughout the world
Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below
I know my onions
- A. I know my job very well
- B. I know my rights
- C. I am clever because of experience
- D. I am aware of my position
The prisoner finally …….. that he drank to …….. on the night he committed the murder
- A. acceded/access
- B. conceded/excess
- C. exceeded/extreme
- D. eluded/escape
You can have …….. of these two books
- A. either
- B. none
- C. any
- D. some
It is high time we …….. seeing her
- A. stop
- B. will stop
- C. stopped
- D. stops
Both questions are alternatives; you answer …….. one …….. the other
- A. either/or
- B. neither/nor
- C. either/nor
- D. neither/or
The employer, not the sales boy and his partner …….. responsible for the loss
- A. are
- B. are being
- C. are never
- D. is
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi’s “Sweet Sixteen”
All in all, Aliya has …
- A. the inheritance of her parents both in knowledge and assets
- B. been challenged to be exceptional in all her endeavors
- C. the responsibility to pass on the lessons of her father to her own children
- D. been portrayed as the definition of beauty and character
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi’s “Sweet Sixteen”
The novelist noted that stereoscopic people should be
- A. condemned for their bad thinking
- B. encouraged by admonition
- C. corrected of their bad thinking
- D. challenged to take up social responsibilities
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi’s “Sweet Sixteen”
A child’s choice of career is a matter of
- A. glamorous desire
- B. passion
- C. public perception as to the success rate and earnings of a profession
- D. parental discretion
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi’s “Sweet Sixteen”
Which one of the following critically relates to the novel’s subject of concern
- A. youthful ambition and confusion
- B. socialization
- C. religious bigotry
- D. the futility of life
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi’s “Sweet Sixteen”
As it relates to sex education, Aliya’s father advised that
- A. she should abstain totally from sex as this is the worst sin ever in the history of human civilisation
- B. she should wisely decide before letting go of her body
- C. she should be mindful of her company of friends and the media's influence on sexual affairs
- D. sexual affair is no longer a hidden issue and she should wisely make her choices
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi’s “Sweet Sixteen”
Aliya’s sixteenth birthday is special because
- A. she receives birthday cards from her father every year since age twelve
- B. she was already matured to fully understand the realities of life stories told by her father
- C. her father gave her a birthday card and a digital camera
- D. of her father's sixteen-page letter detailing her life journey thus far
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi’s “Sweet Sixteen”
In the novel, we learnt that
- A. it pays to be diligent and hardworking
- B. beauty without character is nothing
- C. love and companionship are a no-go-area for teenagers
- D. one should follow the propagation of the media
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi’s “Sweet Sixteen”
Aliya was advised to be mindless of popular perception about her…
- A. when it comes to her self esteem
- B. when it comes to applying
- C. whenever she is in love with anyone
- D. eventhough she craves for freedom like the hawking girls
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi’s “Sweet Sixteen”
The novel places emphasis on the
- A. need for strict parenting and schooling for children
- B. social disparity between the rich and the poor in the society
- C. relevance of bridging the communication gap between children and their parents
- D. abnormalities of the society and the confusion that comes with childishness
Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi’s “Sweet Sixteen”
The stereotypical act in the book centres
- A. terrorism
- B. religious intolerance
- C. food insecurity
- D. the lifestyle of a teenager