If x = {0, 2, 4, 6}, y = {1, 2, 3, 4} and z = {1, 3} are subsets of u = {x:0 \(\geq\) x \(\geq\) 6}, find x \(\cap\) (Y' \(\cup\) Z)

• A. {0, 2, 6}
• B. {1, 3}
• C. {0, 6)
• D. {9}

Choose the most appropriate optionnearest in meaning to the underlined word.

It was evident to whoever listened to his speech that he also hadan axe to grind?

• A. an account to settle with someone
• B. a tool or something to sharpen
• C. a bone to pick with someone
• D. a personal objective to achieve

Terms of trade may be define as the

• A. trade between one country and another
• B. relationship between country's receipt from others and payment to others
• C. rate at which a country's export exchange for imports
• D. different between the value of export and imports

a. Name five vertebrae in mammals with their corresponding locations. [10 marks]

b. State one function each of the following parts in a dicotyledonous leaf:

(i) palisade;

(ii) vascular bundle;

(iii) epidermis. [3 marks]

c. State one function each of the following parts in the stem of a flowering plant:

(i) sieve tube;

(ii) cortex;

(iii) pith.

d. In a tabular form, state:

(i) two external structural differences between the stem and root of a maize seeding. [2 marks]

(ii) two internal structural differences between the stem and root of a maize seeding. [2 marks]

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. cheerful

Solve the simultaneous equations \(\frac{2}{x} - {\frac{3}{y}}\) = 2, \(\frac{4}{x} + {\frac{3}{y}}\) = 10

• A. x = \(\frac{3}{2}\), y = \(\frac{3}{2}\)
• B. x = \(\frac{1}{2}\), y = \(\frac{3}{2}\)
• C. x = \(\frac{-1}{2}\), y = \(\frac{-3}{2}\)
• D. x = \(\frac{1}{2}\), y = \(\frac{3}{2}\)

Poem is to a poet, as --- is to a novelist:

• A. writer
• B. author
• C. story
• D. novel

The following table shows the distribution of marks obtained by some students in an examination.

(a) Construct a cumulative frequency table for the distribution

(b) Draw an ogive for the distribution

(c) Use your graph in (b) to determine : (i) semi- interquartile range ; (ii) number of students who failed, if the pass mark for the examination is 37 ; (iii) probability that a student selected at random scored between 20% and 60%.

They said their prayers in a monotonous sing-song, kneeling on their bamboo bed like camels waiting to be loaded.

Based on Ferdinand Oyono's The Old Man and the Medal, the dominant figure of speech in the excerpt above

• A. rhetorical question
• B. simile
• C. metaphor
• D. mixed metaphor

Which of the following statement is not true about farming in West Africa?

• A. farm labour is highly inefficient
• B. farm workers are poorly paid
• C. getting reliable labour is difficult
• D. mechanisation is fully adopted