Read the following passage and answer the questions on it

It was a cold windy Monday morning just before dawn. A frail old woman who could barely see beyond a few metres ahead of her - an early septuagenarian - braved all odds and stepped out onto the dirty road in the village of Koomla. For her, today's duty had to be done even if it meant further risking her delicate health. "What would I not do for Koku to amount to something in this life that has given me nothing but woes?" Mma Koku thought to herself.

And so, despite the ominous signs from the sky, and wearing just a threadbare sweater over an equally aged wrapper, she forged ahead, daring the draught of air that was threatening to topple her. Luckily, the sand ground was still largely undisturbed owing to the dew, so she didn't have to contend with fending off particles from her often rheumy eyes.

"Come what may" Mma Koku assured herself as her left foot planked into a muddy pothole she hadn't seen in time, "today I shall see the pathfinder before he leaves for the city." Her destination was still about nine kilometres away. At home, The Pathfinder, a middle-aged university teacher - the very first person to earn the highest postgraduate degree from the village of Koomla - had just roused himself from dreamland. In the dream,a figure in white had told him he owed an obligation to the old woman. She was on her way to give him a parcel for her son studying in the university in the city, about a thousand miles away.

The Pathfinder had come home for a two-day visit and the news had got to Mma Koku, who gladly took all her savings for the last three months, put it in a small envelope and tied it up in the edge of her wrapper. The duo were to meet at the junction where the village road led off to the city. "You know, Lord, this is all I have. Please let my son turn out well," the old woman prayed. "No sacrifice is too much for one's child," she heaved, skipping over another muddy pothole, for it had rained the previous day.

By the time Mma Koku got about a mile from The Pathfinder's home, the day was now bright enough for her to see with less strain. However, the sky suddenly became overcast and only seconds later, there was a torrent from the heavens. There was very little that the surprised old woman could do to stave off the watery onslaught, so she trudged on stoically. At the appointed place, The Pathfinder activated his wipers at top speed as he stayed on the lookout for the person he was expecting.

As drenched as Mma Koku came into view, The Pathfinder switched off the ignition and rushed out to meet up with her, guiding her into a nearby shed. After a few minutes of pleasantries, she handed over her widow's mite. Mma, please wait here till the sky stops weeping," he begged her. "I must run along now."

"Ah, what can beat a mother's love!" Dr Felix Adoka soliloquised pensively, shaking his head as he winked a left turn to an oncoming driver, prepared to confront the elements. "I shall ensure her son gets a teaching job once he is done," he promised himself.

Use this image to answer this question, The traffic sign in the image is to caution road drivers that

• A. pedestrians crossing is in progress therefore, all cars should wait patiently for them
• B. a designated bus-stop is ahead where school children can be picked and dropped
• C. pedestrians are to hold hands together so as to support one another when crosssing
• D. they need to move fast because of the presence of a school zone

Write an article for publication in a health magazine stating the causes and effects, and suggesting what should be done in order to check it.

In each of this question choose the option opposite in meaning to the word or phrase underlined The Novel laureate's activity in the field of science isheinous

• A. Laudable
• B. Deplorable
• C. forgettable
• D. Indelible

A radioactive substance has a half-life of 20 hours. What traction of the original radioactive nuclide will remain after 80 hours?

• A. 1/32
• B. 1/16
• C. 1/8
• D. 1/4

choose the word or group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.

We called the carpenter torepair the broken door.

• A. restore
• B. renovate
• C. replace
• D. mend

How many electron are present in Be²⁺?

• A. 2
• B. 4
• C. 5
• D. 6

The murmurings of the congregation in the wilderness against Moses and Aaron were an indication of the people's

• A. lack of patience with them
• B. lack of fath in them
• C. fear of dying by the sword
• D. inability to get to the promise land

Which type of rock are quartzite, schist and marble?

• A. Metamorphic
• B. lgneous
• C. sedimentary
• D. volcanic

The dominant literary device in the poem is

• A. personification
• B. simile
• C. onomatopoeia
• D. alliteration