ENGLISH (POST JAMB)


ENGLISH (POST JAMB)

Question 1 of 50.

Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket

Okibe was rusticated for his [derogatory] remark about the principal

1. complimentary
2. unwarranted
3. lack luster
4. unsavoury

Explanation to the correct answer

Unsavoury means unpleasant or morally offensive, the most suitable synonym for derogatory in this regard.

 

Question 2 of 50.

Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket

Some men will continue to cause offences until they are given [a taste of their own medicine]

1. placated
2. revenged on
3. cured
4. recompensed for

Explanation to the correct answer

Revenged on is the correct answer. To have 'a taste of your own medicine' is to have the same unpleasant experience that one has caused another.

 

Question 3 of 50.

Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket

Justice is difficult to enforce because people are unwilling to accept any loss of [sovereignty]

1. positing
2. leadership
3. autonomy
4. kingdom

Explanation to the correct answer

Autonomy is the correct answer. Sovereignty means a situation of self-sufficiency and self-governance.

 

Question 4 of 50.

His many years of success in legal practise.... didn't come out without challenges

1. but
2. in spite of all
3. indeed
4. however

Explanation to the correct answer

However is used when trying to include a new point, or buttress an old one with a comparison

 

Question 5 of 50.

Choose the word that has the same rhyme scheme

Thyme

1. climb
2. bind
3. time
4. lime

Explanation to the correct answer

'Time' sounds approximately the same way when pronounced as 'Thyme'

 

Question 6 of 50.

Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket

There are still [virtous] women in our society today

1. devilish
2. clever
3. intelligent
4. upright

Explanation to the correct answer

Upright is correct answer. Virtuous means having and demonstrating high level of moral standards or ethics, which is the same as being upright,

 

Question 7 of 50.

Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket.

This type of response is [typical] of a lazy teacher

1. symptomatic
2. characteristics
3. universal
4. incontestable

Explanation to the correct answer

Characteristic is correct answer. A thing is described as 'typical' of something else when becomes an observable and noticeable quality or attribute of it.

 

Question 8 of 50.

Choose the word with the same vowel sound as the one in bracket

Orthop[ae]dic

1. elite
2. impase
3. cacophony
4. sharp

Explanation to the correct answer

Elite is the correct answer. The vowel /i:/ pronounced as 'eee' (as in letter E e.g. tea) sound is present

 

Question 9 of 50.

Choose the word with the same vowel sound as the one in bracket

Band[a]ge

1. kite
2. says
3. cacophony
4. cage

Explanation to the correct answer

The vowel /i/ as in bit is present here. Only the very last sound pronunciation of 'cacophony' bears the same answer. 

 

Question 10 of 50.

Read the Passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

The term Mass Communication occurs when information is disseminated to a relatively large number of people in different places. it should be seen as the same thing with talking face to face with someone else. With mass communication, there is no answer, smile, laugh or lock of surprise. the people who receive the message are as far away from the source of the message as far away as you are from the announcers on the radio or from the newscasters on television, or from the writer of a column in the local newspaper.

There are three identifiable means of errors in mass communication. There is one done through the printed words, books, magazine and newspapers. The other is primarily radio, but also records and tape recordings. Also, it can be done through a combination of sound and pictures as in television, films and the more recently popular video tape.

Together, they are referred to as the mass media.

All media can be used to inform and entertain. However, there are coverts roles played. It may be to educate as in school broadcast. Again, the aim may be to persuade as when the media are used by advertisers or for political broadcasts. The media are often in strong position to influence public opinion because they select the topics to be presented and can stress the importance of one issue over the other.

The mass media have, in recent times, come under acerbic criticism. Many presenters have become not only conscientized but also immensely concerned about the possible effects that science of violence and bad behavior may have on their children. More worrisome are the potential danger of political and commercial propaganda.

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A suitable title for the above passage can be:

1. Mass communication
2. The mass media and the people
3. The purpose of mass media
4. The good and the bad side of the media

Explanation to the correct answer

The passage is expository enough to largely cover mass communication as a career, practice, relative importance and societal impact and effect.

 

Question 11 of 50.

Read the Passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

The term Mass Communication occurs when information is disseminated to a relatively large number of people in different places. it should be seen as the same thing with talking face to face with someone else. With mass communication, there is no answer, smile, laugh or lock of surprise. the people who receive the message are as far away from the source of the message as far away as you are from the announcers on the radio or from the newscasters on television, or from the writer of a column in the local newspaper.

There are three identifiable means of errors in mass communication. There is one done through the printed words, books, magazine and newspapers. The other is primarily radio, but also records and tape recordings. Also, it can be done through a combination of sound and pictures as in television, films and the more recently popular video tape.

Together, they are referred to as the mass media.

All media can be used to inform and entertain. However, there are coverts roles played. It may be to educate as in school broadcast. Again, the aim may be to persuade as when the media are used by advertisers or for political broadcasts. The media are often in strong position to influence public opinion because they select the topics to be presented and can stress the importance of one issue over the other.

The mass media have, in recent times, come under acerbic criticism. Many presenters have become not only conscientized but also immensely concerned about the possible effects that science of violence and bad behavior may have on their children. More worrisome are the potential danger of political and commercial propaganda.

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The means of mass media can be summarized into:

 

1. Radio, Television and Newspaper
2. Newspaper,books and journals
3. Print and Electronic
4. Print, Electronic and Advertisement

Explanation to the correct answer

Mass media means technology that is intended to reach a mass audience. It is the primary means of communication used to reach the vast majority of the general public. The most common platforms for mass media according to the passage are newspapers, magazines, radio, television. These can be summarized into print (Newspaper, magazines) and electronic (Radio and Television)

 

Question 12 of 50.

Read the Passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

The term Mass Communication occurs when information is disseminated to a relatively large number of people in different places. it should be seen as the same thing with talking face to face with someone else. With mass communication, there is no answer, smile, laugh or lock of surprise. the people who receive the message are as far away from the source of the message as far away as you are from the announcers on the radio or from the newscasters on television, or from the writer of a column in the local newspaper.

There are three identifiable means of errors in mass communication. There is one done through the printed words, books, magazine and newspapers. The other is primarily radio, but also records and tape recordings. Also, it can be done through a combination of sound and pictures as in television, films and the more recently popular video tape.

Together, they are referred to as the mass media.

All media can be used to inform and entertain. However, there are coverts roles played. It may be to educate as in school broadcast. Again, the aim may be to persuade as when the media are used by advertisers or for political broadcasts. The media are often in strong position to influence public opinion because they select the topics to be presented and can stress the importance of one issue over the other.

The mass media have, in recent times, come under acerbic criticism. Many presenters have become not only conscientized but also immensely concerned about the possible effects that science of violence and bad behavior may have on their children. More worrisome are the potential danger of political and commercial propaganda.

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One of the following is NOT true in the passage

 

1. Mass communication don't talk
2. Mass communication don't personalize discourse
3. Mass media determine what the public gets to know
4. All of the above

Explanation to the correct answer

Mass communication in the passage was directly likened to having a physical interaction with a person. This makes Option A contradictory with the passage, hence the answer. 

 

Question 13 of 50.

Read the Passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

The term Mass Communication occurs when information is disseminated to a relatively large number of people in different places. it should be seen as the same thing with talking face to face with someone else. With mass communication, there is no answer, smile, laugh or lock of surprise. the people who receive the message are as far away from the source of the message as far away as you are from the announcers on the radio or from the newscasters on television, or from the writer of a column in the local newspaper.

There are three identifiable means of errors in mass communication. There is one done through the printed words, books, magazine and newspapers. The other is primarily radio, but also records and tape recordings. Also, it can be done through a combination of sound and pictures as in television, films and the more recently popular video tape.

Together, they are referred to as the mass media.

All media can be used to inform and entertain. However, there are coverts roles played. It may be to educate as in school broadcast. Again, the aim may be to persuade as when the media are used by advertisers or for political broadcasts. The media are often in strong position to influence public opinion because they select the topics to be presented and can stress the importance of one issue over the other.

The mass media have, in recent times, come under acerbic criticism. Many presenters have become not only conscientized but also immensely concerned about the possible effects that science of violence and bad behavior may have on their children. More worrisome are the potential danger of political and commercial propaganda.

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One major source of worry about the mass media is from?

 

1. Broadcasting
2. Advertisement
3. Political rallies
4. News casting

Explanation to the correct answer

From the last paragraph, the ruling class may influence popular thinking and create certain impression and even direct the course of social discussions by simply buying and/or controlling the media.

 

Question 14 of 50.

Read the Passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

The term Mass Communication occurs when information is disseminated to a relatively large number of people in different places. it should be seen as the same thing with talking face to face with someone else. With mass communication, there is no answer, smile, laugh or lock of surprise. the people who receive the message are as far away from the source of the message as far away as you are from the announcers on the radio or from the newscasters on television, or from the writer of a column in the local newspaper.

There are three identifiable means of errors in mass communication. There is one done through the printed words, books, magazine and newspapers. The other is primarily radio, but also records and tape recordings. Also, it can be done through a combination of sound and pictures as in television, films and the more recently popular video tape.

Together, they are referred to as the mass media.

All media can be used to inform and entertain. However, there are coverts roles played. It may be to educate as in school broadcast. Again, the aim may be to persuade as when the media are used by advertisers or for political broadcasts. The media are often in strong position to influence public opinion because they select the topics to be presented and can stress the importance of one issue over the other.

The mass media have, in recent times, come under acerbic criticism. Many presenters have become not only conscientized but also immensely concerned about the possible effects that science of violence and bad behavior may have on their children. More worrisome are the potential danger of political and commercial propaganda.

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All the following are roles of the media but?

 

1. Entertainment
2. Sensitization
3. Information
4. Moralization

Explanation to the correct answer

moralization - means indulgence in moral pronouncements; or the exposition of a particular moral code.

This is not a role of mass media according to the passage

 

 

Question 15 of 50.

Choose the most appropriate option for each group for questions

Alice, a small fragile-looking Ugandan mother, is dying of AIDS. She lives with her son and daughter in a tin-roofed shack on the .....1... of Kampala. When her husband died of AIDS in 1987, Alice discovered she was HIV positive. Frequent ...2..... of sickness forced her to give up her embroidery job. She was so depressed that she just wanted to eat. ....3.... by a neighbour, the mobile care unit from Nsambya hospital went to her home. They convinced her to start taking proper ..4....... After three months of ....5.... treatment, she regained her will to live. The AIDS time bomb .....6... on relentlessly. The World Health Organization ....7.... that 1.8 million Ugandans are HIV positive, nearly one in eight of the total population. The Ugandan AIDS Commission set up by President Museveni ..8...... the spread of the disease. However, under-porting and the lack of post-mortem and ...9..... makes it impossible to establish exact figures. No one ....10.... that it is a disaster far worse than the years of civil war.

 

Alice, a small fragile-looking Ugandan mother, is dying of AIDS. She lives with her son and daughter in a tin-roofed shack on the .....1... of Kampala.

 

 

1. Outskirts
2. Suburbs
3. Interior
4. Outside

Explanation to the correct answer

Outskirts is often used to refer to the outer parts of a town or city.

 

Question 16 of 50.

Choose the most appropriate option for each group for questions

Alice, a small fragile-looking Ugandan mother, is dying of AIDS. She lives with her son and daughter in a tin-roofed shack on the .....1... of Kampala. When her husband died of AIDS in 1987, Alice discovered she was HIV positive. Frequent ...2..... of sickness forced her to give up her embroidery job. She was so depressed that she just wanted to eat. ....3.... by a neighbour, the mobile care unit from Nsambya hospital went to her home. They convinced her to start taking proper ..4....... After three months of ....5.... treatment, she regained her will to live. The AIDS time bomb .....6... on relentlessly. The World Health Organization ....7.... that 1.8 million Ugandans are HIV positive, nearly one in eight of the total population. The Ugandan AIDS Commission set up by President Museveni ..8...... the spread of the disease. However, under-porting and the lack of post-mortem and ...9..... makes it impossible to establish exact figures. No one ....10.... that it is a disaster far worse than the years of civil war.

 

When her husband died of AIDS in 1987, Alice discovered she was HIV positive. Frequent ...2..... of sickness forced her to give up her embroidery job.

 

1. sufferings
2. Happenings
3. Rounds
4. Bouts

Explanation to the correct answer

Bouts indicate short periods of intense activity of a specified kind.

 

Question 17 of 50.

Choose the most appropriate option for each group for questions

Alice, a small fragile-looking Ugandan mother, is dying of AIDS. She lives with her son and daughter in a tin-roofed shack on the .....1... of Kampala. When her husband died of AIDS in 1987, Alice discovered she was HIV positive. Frequent ...2..... of sickness forced her to give up her embroidery job. She was so depressed that she just wanted to eat. ....3.... by a neighbour, the mobile care unit from Nsambya hospital went to her home. They convinced her to start taking proper ..4....... After three months of ....5.... treatment, she regained her will to live. The AIDS time bomb .....6... on relentlessly. The World Health Organization ....7.... that 1.8 million Ugandans are HIV positive, nearly one in eight of the total population. The Ugandan AIDS Commission set up by President Museveni ..8...... the spread of the disease. However, under-porting and the lack of post-mortem and ...9..... makes it impossible to establish exact figures. No one ....10.... that it is a disaster far worse than the years of civil war.

 

She was so depressed that she just wanted to eat. ....3.... by a neighbour, the mobile care unit from Nsambya hospital went to her home.

 

1. Attracted
2. Visited
3. Noticed
4. Alerted

Explanation to the correct answer

A neighbor who saw and observed (noticed) Alice decided to come to her aid.

 

Question 18 of 50.

Choose the most appropriate option for each group for questions

Alice, a small fragile-looking Ugandan mother, is dying of AIDS. She lives with her son and daughter in a tin-roofed shack on the .....1... of Kampala. When her husband died of AIDS in 1987, Alice discovered she was HIV positive. Frequent ...2..... of sickness forced her to give up her embroidery job. She was so depressed that she just wanted to eat. ....3.... by a neighbour, the mobile care unit from Nsambya hospital went to her home. They convinced her to start taking proper ..4....... After three months of ....5.... treatment, she regained her will to live. The AIDS time bomb .....6... on relentlessly. The World Health Organization ....7.... that 1.8 million Ugandans are HIV positive, nearly one in eight of the total population. The Ugandan AIDS Commission set up by President Museveni ..8...... the spread of the disease. However, under-porting and the lack of post-mortem and ...9..... makes it impossible to establish exact figures. No one ....10.... that it is a disaster far worse than the years of civil war.

 

They convinced her to start taking proper ..4.......

 

1. Cure
2. Medication
3. Measures
4. Precautions

Explanation to the correct answer

Medication refers to treatment using drugs or other form medicine to improve a particular condition or illness.

 

Question 19 of 50.

Choose the most appropriate option for each group for questions

Alice, a small fragile-looking Ugandan mother, is dying of AIDS. She lives with her son and daughter in a tin-roofed shack on the .....1... of Kampala. When her husband died of AIDS in 1987, Alice discovered she was HIV positive. Frequent ...2..... of sickness forced her to give up her embroidery job. She was so depressed that she just wanted to eat. ....3.... by a neighbour, the mobile care unit from Nsambya hospital went to her home. They convinced her to start taking proper ..4....... After three months of ....5.... treatment, she regained her will to live. The AIDS time bomb .....6... on relentlessly. The World Health Organization ....7.... that 1.8 million Ugandans are HIV positive, nearly one in eight of the total population. The Ugandan AIDS Commission set up by President Museveni ..8...... the spread of the disease. However, under-porting and the lack of post-mortem and ...9..... makes it impossible to establish exact figures. No one ....10.... that it is a disaster far worse than the years of civil war.

 

After three months of ....5.... treatment, she regained her will to live.

 

1. Intensive
2. Healthy
3. Safe
4. Heavy

Explanation to the correct answer

Intensive means thorough and is usually used to describe a situation involving a lot of effort or activity.

 

Question 20 of 50.

Choose the most appropriate option for each group for questions

Alice, a small fragile-looking Ugandan mother, is dying of AIDS. She lives with her son and daughter in a tin-roofed shack on the .....1... of Kampala. When her husband died of AIDS in 1987, Alice discovered she was HIV positive. Frequent ...2..... of sickness forced her to give up her embroidery job. She was so depressed that she just wanted to eat. ....3.... by a neighbour, the mobile care unit from Nsambya hospital went to her home. They convinced her to start taking proper ..4....... After three months of ....5.... treatment, she regained her will to live. The AIDS time bomb .....6... on relentlessly. The World Health Organization ....7.... that 1.8 million Ugandans are HIV positive, nearly one in eight of the total population. The Ugandan AIDS Commission set up by President Museveni ..8...... the spread of the disease. However, under-porting and the lack of post-mortem and ...9..... makes it impossible to establish exact figures. No one ....10.... that it is a disaster far worse than the years of civil war.

 

The AIDS time bomb .....6... on relentlessly.

 

1. Strikes
2. Burns
3. Ticks
4. Drops

Explanation to the correct answer

Strikes as in this context means to occur suddenly and have harmful or damaging effects.

 

Question 21 of 50.

Choose the most appropriate option for each group for questions

Alice, a small fragile-looking Ugandan mother, is dying of AIDS. She lives with her son and daughter in a tin-roofed shack on the .....1... of Kampala. When her husband died of AIDS in 1987, Alice discovered she was HIV positive. Frequent ...2..... of sickness forced her to give up her embroidery job. She was so depressed that she just wanted to eat. ....3.... by a neighbour, the mobile care unit from Nsambya hospital went to her home. They convinced her to start taking proper ..4....... After three months of ....5.... treatment, she regained her will to live. The AIDS time bomb .....6... on relentlessly. The World Health Organization ....7.... that 1.8 million Ugandans are HIV positive, nearly one in eight of the total population. The Ugandan AIDS Commission set up by President Museveni ..8...... the spread of the disease. However, under-porting and the lack of post-mortem and ...9..... makes it impossible to establish exact figures. No one ....10.... that it is a disaster far worse than the years of civil war.

 

The World Health Organization ....7.... that 1.8 million Ugandans are HIV positive, nearly one in eight of the total population.

 

1. Judges
2. Supposes
3. proposes
4. Estimates

Explanation to the correct answer

To estimate is to approximately calculate or form a judgment of the value, number, extent or quantity of something.

 

Question 22 of 50.

Choose the most appropriate option for each group for questions

Alice, a small fragile-looking Ugandan mother, is dying of AIDS. She lives with her son and daughter in a tin-roofed shack on the .....1... of Kampala. When her husband died of AIDS in 1987, Alice discovered she was HIV positive. Frequent ...2..... of sickness forced her to give up her embroidery job. She was so depressed that she just wanted to eat. ....3.... by a neighbour, the mobile care unit from Nsambya hospital went to her home. They convinced her to start taking proper ..4....... After three months of ....5.... treatment, she regained her will to live. The AIDS time bomb .....6... on relentlessly. The World Health Organization ....7.... that 1.8 million Ugandans are HIV positive, nearly one in eight of the total population. The Ugandan AIDS Commission set up by President Museveni ..8...... the spread of the disease. However, under-porting and the lack of post-mortem and ...9..... makes it impossible to establish exact figures. No one ....10.... that it is a disaster far worse than the years of civil war.

 

The Ugandan AIDS Commission set up by President Museveni ..8...... the spread of the disease.

 

1. Limits
2. Anticipates
3. Monitors
4. Increases

Explanation to the correct answer

The Ugandan AIDS Commission seeks to check and curb the spread of the disease.

 

Question 23 of 50.

Choose the most appropriate option for each group for questions

Alice, a small fragile-looking Ugandan mother, is dying of AIDS. She lives with her son and daughter in a tin-roofed shack on the .....1... of Kampala. When her husband died of AIDS in 1987, Alice discovered she was HIV positive. Frequent ...2..... of sickness forced her to give up her embroidery job. She was so depressed that she just wanted to eat. ....3.... by a neighbour, the mobile care unit from Nsambya hospital went to her home. They convinced her to start taking proper ..4....... After three months of ....5.... treatment, she regained her will to live. The AIDS time bomb .....6... on relentlessly. The World Health Organization ....7.... that 1.8 million Ugandans are HIV positive, nearly one in eight of the total population. The Ugandan AIDS Commission set up by President Museveni ..8...... the spread of the disease. However, under-porting and the lack of post-mortem and ...9..... makes it impossible to establish exact figures. No one ....10.... that it is a disaster far worse than the years of civil war.

 

However, under-porting and the lack of post-mortem and ...9..... makes it impossible to establish exact figures.

 

1. Facilitates
2. Amenities
3. Condition
4. Provisions

Explanation to the correct answer

The most suitable and all embracing answer here is facilities.

 

Question 24 of 50.

Choose the most appropriate option for each group for questions

Alice, a small fragile-looking Ugandan mother, is dying of AIDS. She lives with her son and daughter in a tin-roofed shack on the .....1... of Kampala. When her husband died of AIDS in 1987, Alice discovered she was HIV positive. Frequent ...2..... of sickness forced her to give up her embroidery job. She was so depressed that she just wanted to eat. ....3.... by a neighbour, the mobile care unit from Nsambya hospital went to her home. They convinced her to start taking proper ..4....... After three months of ....5.... treatment, she regained her will to live. The AIDS time bomb .....6... on relentlessly. The World Health Organization ....7.... that 1.8 million Ugandans are HIV positive, nearly one in eight of the total population. The Ugandan AIDS Commission set up by President Museveni ..8...... the spread of the disease. However, under-porting and the lack of post-mortem and ...9..... makes it impossible to establish exact figures. No one ....10.... that it is a disaster far worse than the years of civil war.

 

No one ....10.... that it is a disaster far worse than the years of civil war.

 

1. Denies
2. Claims
3. Rejects
4. Imagines

Explanation to the correct answer

Denies is the best answer. It is unarguably true that AIDS in Ugandan is a disaster worse off than the tragedies of their Civil War.

 

Question 25 of 50.

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

The significance of Mr Bello's advice to Aliya on Bobo's gift is that

1. the gift a demonstration of love and affection
2. the gift shouldn't necessarily impose an obligation on Aliya to act in tune with Bobo's interest
3. one of the foundations of his marriage with Aliya's mother is through gifting
4. once a boy gives a girl a gift it necessarily means that he has an interest in mind

Explanation to the correct answer

The significance of Mr Bello's advice is that the recipient of a gift shouldn't out of indebtedness feel obliged to act upon the gesture of the giver, as such doesn't necessarily mean true love and affection.

 

Question 26 of 50.

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

Aliya although is born with a silver spoon, but she has no freedom to move around meet new people unlike other persons. This signals to the...

 

1. criticism of strict parenting
2. irony of life
3. essence of a child's exposure
4. expectations of wealthy parents

Explanation to the correct answer

Aliya at age 12 envy of the girls hawking on the street and their freedom to move about as compared to her restriction to move about, eventhough she born into a comfortable home, significantly indicates the irony of life i.e no one has it all.

 

Question 27 of 50.

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

It may be argued that Chapter Two is titled, "The Drive" particularly because...?

 

1. of the social disparity between the rich and the poor which is unlikely to end
2. Aliya's father drove her home from the boarding house
3. it indicates the realities and experiences shared during Mr Bello's drive with Aliya
4. it was the best atmosphere for Mr Bello to scold Aliya for her wrongdoings

Explanation to the correct answer

Readers must see through the meanings of words and titles beyond their ordinarily usage where necessary. Aliya's drive home by Mr Bello is relevant not because of the drive but especially because Mr Bello used the opportunity of the informal atmosphere to educate his daughter about sexual maturity and the realities of life pictured by the hawking girls and their aspiration to be great in life.

 

Question 28 of 50.

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

The fact that Aliya wanted to be a pilot, then a musician, a songwriter, doctor and later a lawyer points to the

 

1. need for parents to choose a befitting career for their children
2. reason that only passion can define one's career
3. indecision that comes with choosing a career at a tender age
4. need for schools to make their syllabus career based

Explanation to the correct answer

The youthfulness and ambition as well as confusion that comes with choosing a career is evident at every child's tender age. Parents should only guide their children as to the choice of their career based on passion and not on prospects of the course or career only.

 

Question 29 of 50.

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

"The Gandhi Test" indicates how

 

1. stubborn people act without thinking of public perception
2. one should act when it comes to choosing a career
3. a child should make wise decisions mindless of popular thinking
4. a person can make morally right decisions

Explanation to the correct answer

Test is that 'you can tell if what you're doing is good or bad, if you want other people to know about it' which means that one should act and be mindful that people are watching.

 

Question 30 of 50.

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

Bobo proved Mr Bello's advice on infatuation as right when he

 

1. presented a gift to Aliya
2. flirts with other girls
3. eventually left for Ireland without saying a word to Aliya
4. proclaimed his love for Aliya

Explanation to the correct answer

The fact that Bobo later travelled to Ireland without even informing Aliya finally and undoubtedly cements Mr Bello's advice that his love for her was temporary.

 

Question 31 of 50.

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

The writer tried to point out religious intolerance in his book, by

 

1. discussing how the society believes certain religion is better than others
2. using one of Aliya's classmates to condemn her religion
3. demonstrating how the religious institutions forcefully impose their beliefs on the people
4. painting Islam as a more righteous religion that others

Explanation to the correct answer

The condemnation of Aliya and some of her Muslim friends to hell because they are non-christians and murderers by one of Aliya's classmates is indicative of religious intolerance.

 

Question 32 of 50.

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

... is quick to anger and doesn't hide it when she is

 

1. Aliyu
2. Mrs Bello
3. Mr Bello
4. Bobo

Explanation to the correct answer

Mrs Bello doesn't hide her anger whenever she is, she outter speaks her mind on the issue. Although she may not agree with her husband on something, she supports him however.

 

Question 33 of 50.

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

Aliya's choice of wanting to study medicine ...

 

1. simply reflects her childishness
2. indicates her affection for humanity
3. is born out of the prospects of the course
4. is primarily because of her father

Explanation to the correct answer

Aliya's interest in medicine was just so that she could help asthmatic children in the nearest future by donating inhalers to schools.

 

Question 34 of 50.

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

Mr Bello's best advice to Aliya on dating is that

 

1. gifting doesn't mean true affection
2. dating can be so distracting
3. she should wait for the right time
4. she should never be committed to anyone

Explanation to the correct answer

Seeing as dating is a challenging adventure even for adults, Aliya is advised to thread softly.

 

Question 35 of 50.

He was both a writer and a politician, but he was better ........ a singer

1. As if
2. Like
3. As
4. to be

Explanation to the correct answer

The preposition "as" is the most suitable answer here to govern the noun phrase "a singer".

 

Question 36 of 50.

Vacancies in the company will be notified by .....

1. Bulletin
2. Publication
3. Publicity
4. advertisement

Explanation to the correct answer

Apparently, advertisement is one the most viable means by which a company could publicize its vacancy news among others.

 

Question 37 of 50.

The driver was short of petrol, so he ........ down the road with the engine switched off

1. glided
2. coasted
3. wheeled
4. taxied

Explanation to the correct answer

To 'glide' means to move easily and effortlessly without stopping or making noise.

 

Question 38 of 50.

He started his career as an ........ teacher

1. auxilary
2. auxilliary
3. auxiliary
4. auxillary

Explanation to the correct answer

Auxiliary being an adjective to the noun "teacher" indicates providing supplementary or extra help, support or assistance.

 

Question 39 of 50.

His many years of success in legal practise ........ didn't come out without challenges

1. Indeed
2. But
3. in spite of all
4. However

Explanation to the correct answer

However is used when trying to include a new point, or buttress an old one with a comparison.

 

Question 40 of 50.

Jide couldn't have said that. This means that Jide

1. ought not say that
2. will not say that
3. it's not likely jide said it
4. Jide didn't say it

Explanation to the correct answer

"Couldn't have" here indicates the past impossibility of the fact that Jide said it is at all i.e it is untrue or rather unlikely for Jide to have said it.

 

Question 41 of 50.

Bolu shall be the M.C. This means that

1. Bolu may be the M.C
2. no one else will be the M.C
3. later in life, Bolu will become an M.C
4. Bolu may not be the M.C

Explanation to the correct answer

The usage of the word "shall" shows compulsion and creates an impression as to the inevitability of Bolu acting as the Compere or Master of Ceremonies (M.C).

 

Question 42 of 50.

Bridget denied that she wasn't there. This means that

1. She confessed that she wasn't there
2. She owned up not to be there
3. She maintained she was there
4. She maintained she wasn't there

Explanation to the correct answer

First, to deny is to say that something is not true. Therefore, Bridget couldn't have said it is untrue (deny) that she wasn't there, which means she was actually there and she refuses to admit otherwise.

 

Question 43 of 50.

Hadn't it rained, it wouldn't have been so bad

1. It was so bad because it didn't rain
2. it rained and so it wasn't bad
3. it wasn't bad because it rained
4. it rained and that made it so bad

Explanation to the correct answer

The usage of the anomalous verb 'had' alongside with the negatives; 'not' and that in 'wouldn't' means that, it actually rained and that didn't make things good or go as it would have been preferred.

 

Question 44 of 50.

If he had spoken up, he wouldn't have been given. This means that

1. he spoke up and was given
2. he wasn't given because he spoke up
3. he didn't speak up and wasn't given
4. he was given because he didn't speak up

Explanation to the correct answer

The implication of the entire statement is that, the speaker or person didn't speak up and so he was given...(an Award or a Microphone or whatever as the case maybe).

 

Question 45 of 50.

Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word(s) in underlined.

The police officer looks pudgy

1. tall and lean
2. short and slim
3. short and fat
4. tall and fat

Explanation to the correct answer

Pudgy means someone that is short and fat or thick, the opposite of pudgy according the options is ''tall and lean''.

 

Question 46 of 50.

Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word(s) in underlined.

After the wedding, the wife became anorexic

1. obese
2. melancholic
3. excited
4. skinny

Explanation to the correct answer

To be anorexic means to have an eating disorder resulting to an abnormally low body weight. Consequently, the direct opposite herein, is to be obese or fat.

 

Question 47 of 50.

Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word(s) in underlined.

Procrastination is the enemy of progress

 

1. acceleration
2. laziness
3. hardwork
4. tiredness

Explanation to the correct answer

When someone doesn't procrastinate or postpone things unnecessarily for example out of laziness, then he or she accelerates the pace of the work required.

 

Question 48 of 50.

Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word(s) in underlined.

Chief Money-Miss-Road is a sitting duck

1. vulnerable
2. invincible
3. lazy
4. quick-witted

Explanation to the correct answer

Invincible is the correct answer. To be a sitting duck means to be without any form of protection against an attack from an enemy or from danger.

 

Question 49 of 50.

Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word(s) in underlined.

I abhor a traitor

1. fallacious person
2. reveler of secrets
3. progressive element
4. keeper of secrets

Explanation to the correct answer

Traitor is a person who betrays someone or something, such as a friend, cause, or principle.

 

Question 50 of 50.

Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket

Okibe was rusticated for his [derogatory] remark about the principal

1. complimentary
2. unsavoury
3. unwarranted
4. lack luster

Explanation to the correct answer

Unsavoury means unpleasant or morally offensive, the most suitable synonym for derogatory in this regard.

 

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