If you ................ me that you had run out of petrol, I would have given you some.

• A. were to tell
• B. tell
• C. have told
• D. had told

Which of these is the oldest genre of literature?

• A. Aroma
• B. Poetry
• C. Drama
• D. Prose

Instruction: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word.

The government has been spending more money on preventiverather than on ...medicine

• A. modern
• B. protective
• C. diagnostic
• D. curative

Three men, P, Q and R aim at a target, the probabilities that P, Q and R hit the target are \(\frac{1}{2}\), \(\frac{1}{3}\) and \(\frac{3}{4}\) respectively. Find the probability that exactly 2 of them hit the target.

• A. \(1\)
• B. \(\frac{1}{2}\)
• C. \(\frac{5}{12}\)
• D. \(\frac{1}{12}\)

The alkanol obtained from the production of soap is

• A) propanol
• B) ethanol
• C) glycerol
• D) methanol

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 policeman's statement was explicit while that of the suspect was.........

• A. vague
• B. suspicious
• C. illogical
• D. wicked

From the words or group of words lettered A to D, below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.

The teacher sent the boy out of the class for hisimpertinence

• A. timidity
• B. indifference
• C. rudeness
• D. cheating

Sea shells contain mainly CaCO₃ Calcium oxide can be prepared from sea shells by

• A. adding dilute acid
• B. heating at a high temperature
• C. reduction with CO
• D. adding dilute NaOH(aq)

Ten new television shows appeared during the month of September. Five of the shows were sitcoms, three were hour-long dramas, and two were news-magazine shows. By January, only seven of these new shows were still on the air. Five of the shows that remained were sitcoms.

• A. Only one of the news-magazine shows remained on the air.
• B. Only one of the hour-long dramas remained on the air.
• C. At least one of the shows that was cancelled was an hour-long drama.
• D. Television viewers prefer sitcoms over hour-long dramas.

a. Explain briefly the following terms:

i. gene;

ii. Hybrid;

iii. Trait.

(b) Two heterozygous yellow flowers are crossed. Using a genetic diagram, state the phenotypic and genotypic ratios of the first filial generation.

(c) State four transmitted characters in plants.