(a) Copy and complete the table for \(y = 3x^{2} - 5x - 7\)

(b) Using a scale of 2cm = 1 unit along the x- axis and 2cm = 5 units along the y- axis, draw the graph of \(y = 3x^{2} - 5x - 7\).

(c) On the same axis, draw the graph of \(y + 3x + 2 = 0\).

(d) From your graph, find the : (i) range of values of x for which \(3x^{2} - 5x - 7 < 0\) ; (ii) roots of the equation \(3x^{2} - 2x - 5 = 0\).

The scale of the map is

• A. 1cm to +km
• B. 1cm to 1km
• C. 1cm to 2km
• D. 2cm to 3km

Subtract 16418₉ from 18630₉

• A. 1121₉
• B. 2112₉
• C. 2113₉
• D. 2211₉

The following stem and leaf plot illustrates the number of baseball cards owned by a group of friends. What is the average number of baseball cards that each individual owns? 1

• A. 31
• B. 33
• C. 32
• D. 35

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes the sentence below.

Some political leaders love ....... who always praise their governments.

• A. sycophants
• B. parasites
• C. allies
• D. favourites

Privatization and commercialization programmes in Nigeria have

• A. increased public utilities
• B. de-emphasized government ownership
• C. reduced government revenue
• D. encouraged corruption

Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap. To be extravagant is to be ....... ?

• A. rich
• B. luxurious
• C. careless
• D. wasteful

This question is based on General Literary Principles. With beaded bubbles winking at the brim,

And purple-stained mouth,'

John Keats, 'Ode to a Nightingale'. The above lines are an example of

• A. tautology
• B. comic relief
• C. euphemism
• D. consonance

This question is based on Bayo Adebowale's Lonely Days.

The cap-picking ceremony is to

• A. break the strong will of Yaremi
• B. make Yaremi remarry
• C. establish that she is wicked
• D. prove that Ajumobi is not the best

The function of an assembler is to _________

• A. convert basic language to machine language
• B. convert high level language to machine language
• C. convert assembly language to machine language
• D. convert assembly language into high level language