choose the option nearly opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined

Insecurity hasescalated since the present government came into power.

• A. abated
• B. increased
• C. proliferated
• D. metamorphosed

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I will rather sue to be despised than to deceive so good a

commander with so slight, so drunken, and so indiscreet

an officer. Drunk! And speak parrot! And squabble!

swagger! Swear! And discourse fustian with one's own

shadow! a thou invisible spirit of wine, if thou hast no

name to be known by, let us call thee devil!

(Act II, Scene Three, lines 262-267)

The underlined expression exemplifies __________

• A. antithesis
• B. apostrophe
• C. chiasmus
• D. euphemism

(a) Explain any four ways in which lines of latitude differ from lines of longitudes

(b) If the time at town A (long 75°W) is 5.00p.m on Friday, what will be the time and day at town B(long 120°E)? Show your workings clearly.

Evaluate \(\frac{x^2 + x - 2}{2x^2 + x -3}\) when x = -1

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

The electronic configuration of an element X is 1s²2s²2p⁶3s²3p⁴. It can be deduced that X

• A. Belongs to group 6 of the Periodic Table
• B. Belongs to group IV of the Periodic Table
• C. has 3 unpaired electrons in its atom
• D. has relative molecular mass of 16

The living materials of the cell consist of

• A. nucleus and cytoplasm
• B. cytoplasm and vacuole
• C. cytoplasm and cell membrane
• D. nucleus and cell membrane

(a) Narrate the events on the Day of Pentecost.

(b) State two ways in which the Holy Spirit still influences the life of Christians today.

In a class of 150 students, the sector in a pie chart representing the students offering physics has angle 12o. How many students are offering physics?

• A. 18
• B. 15
• C. 10
• D. 5

Which of the following electoral bodies in Nigeria conducted elections from 1979 to 1983?

• A. National Electoral Commission
• B. Independent Electoral Commission
• C. Federal Electoral Commission
• D. National Electoral Commission of Nigeria

The most suitable statistical diagram to show spatial distribution of production is the

• A. dot map
• B. pie chart
• C. divided circle
• D. line graph