This question is based on the Literary Appreciation

'And so Tom awake and we rose in the dark

And got with our bags and our brushes to work

Though the morning was cold. Tom was happy and warm;

So if all do their duty they need not fear harm.'

In the lines above. Tom is warm because he

• A. has just woken from sleep
• B. is doing his duty
• C. is wearing warm clothes
• D. is working indoors

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

She has always beengrateful that you saved her from kidnappers.

• A. content
• B. comforted
• C. happy
• D. thankful

(a) Simplify \(\frac{x + 2}{x - 2} - \frac{x + 3}{x - 1}\)

(b) The graph of the equation \(y = Ax^{2} + Bx + C\) passes through the point (0, 0), (1, 4) and (2, 10). Find the :

(i) value of C ; (ii) values of A and B ; (iii) co-ordinates of the other point where the graph cuts the x- axis.

What volume of 11.0 M hydrochloric acid must be dilute to obtain 1 dm3 of 0.05 M acid?

• A. 0.05 dm3
• B. 0.10 dm3
• C. 0.55 dm3
• D. 11.0 dm3

One of the peculiarities of the intestine tract of a fowl is the possession of

• A. cloaca
• B. stomach
• C. oesophageal groove
• D. large intestine

Which of the following characteristics is not possessed by most plants? Ability to

• A. move away from stimuli
• B. respire
• C. reproduce
• D. adapt to environment

In which part of the atmosphere does rain clouds develop?

• A. Troposphere
• B. stratosphere
• C. thermosphere
• D. exosphere

Explain five ways through which leaders can protect the interest of their followers

A metamorphosed form of shale is?

• A. slate
• B. marble
• C. quartzite
• D. gneiss

The high cost of lumbering operations in tropical forest is mainly due to?

• A. Shortage of labour
• B. Absence of many rivers
• C. Absence of pure stands of trees
• D. low quality of available timber