06/02/2026
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1) Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
In the match against the uplanders team, the sub mariners turned out to be the /dark horse/
A. played most brilliantly
B. played below their usual form
C. won unexpectedly
D. lost as expected
E. won as expected
2) Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence:
Only the /small fry/ gets punished for such social misdemeanours.
A. small boys
B. unimportant people
C. frightened people
D. frivolous people
E. inexperienced people
3) Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
He spoke with his /heart in his mouth/
A. courageously
B. with such unusual cowardice
C. with a lot of confusion in his speech
D. without being able to make up his mind
E. with fright and agitation
4) Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
The /leader/ in today's issue of our popular newspaper focuses on inflation
A. president
B. headline
C. editorial
D. columnist
E. proprietor
5) Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
From the ways my friend talks, you can see he is such /a bore/
A. rude
B. brilliant
C. uninteresting
D. overbearing
E. humorous
6) Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
His jail terms were to run /concurrently/
A. simultaneously
B. uniformly
C. laboriously
D. consecutively
E. judiciously
7) Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
There is some obvious /symmetry/ in the whole presentation
A. confusion
B. hesitation
C. excitement
D. orderliness
E. dissatisfaction
8) Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
The bill has to wait as we are now /insolvent/
A. overworked
B. bankrupt
C. unsettled
D. insoluble
E. affluent
9) Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
All his plans /fell through/
A. failed
B. were accomplished
C. had to be reviewed
D. were rejected
E. fell
10) Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
The balance sheet at the end of the business year shows that we /broke even/
A. lost heavily
B. made profit
C. neither lost nor gained
D. had no money to continue business
E. were heavily indebted to our bankers
11) Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
He was appointed specifically to /put the recruits through/
A. assign them to work
B. train them
C. discipline them
D. assist them at work
E. supervise them at work
12) Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
The result of his experiment represents a /break through/ in medical science
A. an outstanding success
B. catastrophe
C. an end to such experiments
D. breaking point
E. a colossal failure
13) Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
Being an optimist, our professor always sees the /bright side/ of most things
A. charming
B. illumined
C. brilliant
D. pleasing
E. cheerful
14) Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
The state government appointed a commission of inquiry to /go into/ the community's complaints carefully and without prejudice
A. investigate
B. search
C. look for
D. account for
E. ascertain
15) Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence:
The traffic situation in Lagos can lead to disastrous consequences; a man lost a very lucrative job because he was /held up/ by it.
A. confused
B. delayed
C. annoyed
D. intrigued
E. obstructed
16) Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
Mrs. Dada has been deserted by her husband because he feels she has a /heart of stone/
A. she has a heavy heart
B. she has little warmth of feeling
C. she has a hard heart
D. she is hard hearted
E. she has a strong heart
17) Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
/Mr. Jack could be a successful businessman/ if he paid more attention to the more intricate aspects of his account
A. Mr Jack will undoubtedly succeed
B. Mr Jack cannot succeed
C. Jack will have a very good chance of succeeding
D. Mr. Jack will find it difficult to succeed
E. Mr Jack will succeed in spite of all odds
18) If my father had not arrived, I would have starved. This sentence means
A. My father did arrive and I didn't starve
B. I had to starve because my father didn't come
C. my father didn't arrive and I didn't starve
D. I should have starved but I didn't
E. I had starved before my father arrived
19) Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
The two sprinters were running /neck and neck/
A. exact level
B. very slowly
C. very fast
D. with their necks together
E. together
20) Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
He /stared/ at her
A. glanced
B. peeped
C. looked
D. gazed
E. fixed
21) Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
When the man was caught by police he /presented a bold front/
A. he attacked the policemen boldly
B. he walked up to the policemen
C. he faced the situation with apparent boldness
D. he bravely attempted to give them a present
E. he frowned at them in a defiant manner
22) hoose the option that best convey the meaning of the underlined portion in each of the following sentence;
I have been able to observe him /at close quarters/
A. in government house nearby
B. within a short space of time
C. in a small family house
D. at close range
E. at regular intervals
23) Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in each of the following sentence;
At the site of the ghastly accident the poor woman's hair /stood on end/
A. the woman's hair became straight
B. the wind blew her hair upwards
C. the woman was unmoved
D. the woman disarranged her hair
E. the woman was frightened
24) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
When the beggar was tired he ..... down by the roadside
A. lied
B. laid
C. layed
D. lay
E. lain
25) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
He did not like .... leaving the class early
A. we
B. us
C. our
D. ourselves
E. our selves
26) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Before the operation, the dentist found that his patient's teeth....
A. have long decayed
B. have long been decayed
C. have long being decayed
D. had long decayed
E. had been decayed
27) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
The employer, not the salesman and his representative .... responsible for the loss
A. are
B. are being
C. are never
D. have been
E. is
28) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
The boy was born before his parents actually got married and so the court has declared him ....
A. illegal
B. illegitimate
C. illicit
D. unlawful
E. untenable
29) As he was still owing me two naira, i was careful not to .... him any more money
A. lend
B. loan
C. borrow
D. extend
E. credit
30) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Last week the .... at the theater was the longest i had ever seen
A. assembly
B. congregation
C. convention
D. audience
E. crowd
31) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
If you travel by air you will be given an allowance to cover ....
A. a luggage
B. luggage
C. luggages
D. a baggage
E. baggages
32) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Tennyson and Browning lived about the same time and therefore .... poets
A. contrary
B. contractual
C. contemporaneous
D. contemporary
E. contemptible
33) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
The green snake which lives in the green grass is using a perfect ....
A. ambush
B. under cover
C. camouflag
D. shelter
E. subterfuge
34) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
In order to carry out necessary examination the dead body was ....
A. extracted
B. extradited
C. exiled
D. expelled
E. exhumed
35) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Remember this matter is strictly .....
A. between you and i
B. among you and me
C. among you and me
D. between you and me
E. between you and myself
36) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
He went abroad with a view .... a business partner
A. to find
B. to be finding
C. to have found
D. to finding
E. he will find
37) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
He had just entered the office .... the telephone rang
A. as
B. before
C. since
D. when
E. until
38) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
They .... receive visitors on short notice.
A. use to
B. are used to
C. used to
D. are always
E. are use to
39) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
His suggestion are completely .... the point and cannot be accepted
A. to
B. about
C. beside
D. on
E. under
40) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
For .... he is a secretary we shall not have correct minutes
A. because
B. as long as
C. so long
D. in as much
E. although
41) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
He went up quickly and returned ....
A. fastest
B. fastly
C. as fastly
D. as fast
E. in fastness
42) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Invariably, he ends his letters .... amicably
A. you
B. your's
C. yours'
D. yours
E. your own
43) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
If i went to the cinema i .... early
A. shall return
B. am returning
C. would return
D. had return
E. may return
44) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space; The traditional folktales form an .... to the book
A. index
B. insertion
C. information
D. overview
E. appendix
45) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
the frightening explosion in the factory .... whole wing
A. washed out
B. wiped out
C. rooted out
D. flushed out
E. cleared out
46) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Our plane was scheduled to .... at 10.00 hrs but it was delayed because of the bad weather
A. fly out
B. take off
C. start out
D. shoot off
E. lift off
47) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
As luck would have it, the weather brightened almost immediately and after six hours flight we .... at Heathrow Airport
A. touched down
B. dropped
C. came down
D. flew down
E. stopped
48) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Before we left the airport, each passenger was made to .... certain form
A. fill in
B. write in
C. enter in
D. go through
E. read out
49) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
My father cannot bear the .... of the concoction that emanates from my mothers soup pot
A. sweet
B. savouring
C. aroma
D. smell
E. scent
50) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
I would not have condescended to appease the traffic policeman but i happened .... traffic regulation
A. to have broken
B. to be breaking
C. to break
D. to break in
E. to have evaded
51) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
The managing director did not pay his staff last month ....?
A. didn't he
B. had he not
C. is not it
D. did he
E. has he
52) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Although he is in all respects a poor student, he has managed to buy a tape recorder to improve his .... of french
A. mastery
B. mastering
C. speaking
D. ideas
E. thinking
53) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Granted you are my senior by one year, you cannot .... me around as if i were your servant
A. control
B. dribble
C. order
D. ask
E. compel
54) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;... mark an important step in the history of industrial revolution
A. The invention of the locomotive engine
B. The discovery of locomotion
C. The discovery of the engine
D. The process of locomotion
55) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Because the referee was partial and his opponent rough, the loser of the wrestling match received .... cheers than the winner
A. thunderous
B. many more
C. overwhelming
D. a little more
E. several
56) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;The boxer was highly rated .... his doggedness and ability to absorb heavy punches
A. by
B. through
C. for
D. about
E. in
57) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Many lives are lost on Nigerian roads .... lack of consideration for other road users by many crazy drivers
A. in view of
B. resulting in
C. owing totally to
D. through
E. by
58) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
The man no longer feared his opponent after their spokesman had assured him that they were well disposed .... him
A. to
B. towards
C. around
D. about
E. for
59) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
My little boy is hyper-active and he is therefore prone .... accidents
A. with respect to
B. for
C. to
D. about
E. as regards
60) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
His horrible high-pitched laugh .... on my nerves
A. jags
B. jabs
C. jams
D. jars
E. jeers
61) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
The train rattled along .... full speed
A. in
B. at
C. with
D. by
E. on
62) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
If this had happened to you, what .....?
A. would you do
B. have you done
C. would you have done
D. will you do
E. would you be doing
63) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
What a relief that the strike .... when it did!
A. would end
B. was ending
C. ended
D. has ended
E. is ending
64) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
We should take care .... the robbers come back
A. may be
B. should in case
C. perhaps
D. probably
E. in case
65) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
By the time the rainy season ended, all the young cocoa trees .... in size
A. have double
B. had doubled
C. were doubling
D. doubled
E. will double
66) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
There were so many children ....
A. that she couldn't feed them all
B. than she could feed
C. that she couldn't feed
D. that she could feed them all
E. more than she could feed them all
67) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
Isn't it high time you .... your office?
A. are leaving
B. do leave
C. leave
D. left
E. did leave
68) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
In West Africa the .... of sickle cell is about 25 percent
A. incident
B. incidence
C. accident
D. accidence
E. incense
69) Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
We got to the hall after the play ....
A. is started
B. was starting
C. had started
D. has started
E. would start
70) Substitute for the underlined word in the following sentence the word that most closely expresses the opposite meaning:
The plaintiff made very cogent submissions to the trail judge
A. bailiff
B. prosecutor
C. lawyer
D. defendant
E. accused
71) Choose the option which is nearest in meaning to the sentences in each of the following questions:
The dog was limping. It appeared that one of its legs might have been injured
A. The dog was limping as if it had an injured leg
B. The dog was limping as it had an injured leg
C. The dog was limping so it had an injured leg
D. The dog was limping so as it had an injured leg
E. The dog was limping for it had an injured leg
72) Choose the option which is nearest in meaning to the sentences in each of the following questions:
I can walk that distance and have done so many times
A. I am used to walk that distance
B. I used to walk that distance
C. I used to walking that distance
D. I am used to walking that distance
E. I will walk that distance
73) Choose the option which is nearest in meaning to the sentences in each of the following questions:
For all he cared, his parent might have been dead for years
A. although concern about his parent,he had been unable to find out if they were alive
B. He cared for no one except his parents, and it was possible that they had died long before
C. he did not care whether his parents were alive or had died long before
D. He was concerned about everyone not just his parents, who might have died long before
E. He cared very much for his parents even though they were dead
74) Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentence:...for the team for six years, he decided to join another
A. When he played
B. Playing
C. Having played
D. In playing
E. when he was playing
75) Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentence:
The bridge connecting the two cities was .... by the enemy
A. blown up
B. blown down
C. blown off
D. blown over
E. blown away
76) Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentence:
My little boy is suffering .... jaundice
A. from
B. of
C. for
D. with
E. by
77) Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentence:
They went to the market and bought a suitcase and .... bag
A. a big leather brown
B. a leather brown big
C. a big brown leather
D. a brown big leather
E. a leather big brown
78) Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentence:
By the end of this year, .... in this town for eleven years
A. i'm living
B. i'd be living
C. i'll live
D. i'll have lived
E. i have lived
79) Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentence:
If he had left home earlier, he .... late
A. would not be
B. would have not be
C. would not been
D. would have been not
E. would not have been
80) Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentence:
I saw you walking in that direction but i did not know exactly ....
A. where are you going
B. where you were going
C. where were you going to
D. to where were you going
E. where you are going
81) Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentence:
The hill behind the town was so steep ....
A. that no man could find a foot-hold on
B. that any man could find a foot-hold on it
C. for no man to find a foot-hold on
D. that no man could find a foot-hold on it
E. for any man to find a foot-hold on
82) Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentence:
Walking down the street ....
A. the boy was knocked down by a car
B. a car knocked the boy down
C. the boy was knocked down by car
D. a car collided with the boy
E. a serious accident happened
83) Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentence:
The project which seemed very near realization .... because of lack of funds
A. fell over
B. fell through
C. fell off
D. fell in
E. fell down
84) Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentence:
The chairman of the company was very sympathetic .... his staff
A. to
B. at
C. for
D. from
E. on
85) Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentences:
Jane asked James ....
A. whether could she meet him later
B. could she meet him later
C. if she could meet him later
D. she could meet him later
E. that she could meet him later
86) Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentences:
After our series of quarrels, it would be ....to pretend that i have any more regard for him
A. hypothetical
B. essential
C. hypocritical
D. necessary
E. inevitable
87) Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentences:
If the company had any delay at the customs office, it was .... their own making
A. at
B. of
C. from
D. with
E. through
88) Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentences:
There is an obvious need to ward .... enemy attacks
A. away
B. against
C. out
D. apart
E. off
89) Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentences:
David can only become more mature through .... to life outside his home
A. posting
B. exposure
C. exposition
D. exposing
E. positioning
90) Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentences:
Many of those who .... the country's educational policy have taught for many years
A. develope
B. fabricate
C. organize
D. scheme
E. formulate
91) Mr. Thomas talked .... about the successes of his institute in the past year
A. at a great length
B. for great length
C. at great length
D. for a great length
E. at great lengths
92) Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentences:
The governor commended the society's .... services to the nation
A. humanitarian
B. humanist
C. humanity
D. humanistic
E. human
93) Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentences:
The member of the panel were ....
A. discussing about it
B. discussing on it
C. discussing upon it
D. discussing it
E. discussing around it
94) Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentences:
This writer analyses the evil society ....
A. so masterly
B. very masterly
C. in such a masterly way
D. in a masterly way
E. in so masterly a way
95) Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentences:
The Nigerian society of Engineers has set up .... to study the nation's problems
A. a brain trust
B. a tribunal
C. an inquiring
D. an inquest
E. a task force
96) Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentences:
It was a long poem but he learnt it ....
A. off head
B. in memory
C. by heart
D. at heart
E. from memory
97Choose the correct option that completes the following sentence:
The young teacher was surprised that his promotion was approved by the old inspector who is generally known to ....
A. be generous
B. be friendly to young people
C. like young people
D. be hard to please
E. be very careful
98) Complete the following with the appropriate answer to the question:
John would you mind lifting this box?
A. yes, i mind
B. no, i don't
C. no, i do
D. yes, i don't mind
E. no i mind
99) Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined statement or words:
/Had she asked me earlier, i might have been able to employ him/
A. i employed her
B. i did not employ him
C. i did not employ her
D. i employed him
E. i employ neither of the two
100) Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined statement or words:
/If he were to apologize i would probably forgive him/
A. i shall not forgive him even if he apologize
B. he is likely to apologize and be forgiven
C. i shall definitely forgive him if he apologizes
D. if he apologize i shall decide whether or not to forgive him
E. he will not apologize and i will not forgive him
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