Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence; Mrs. Dada has been deserted by her husband because he feels she has aheart of stone

• A. she has a heavy heart B. she has little warmth of feeling C. she has a hard heart D. she is hard hearted A. she has a heavy heart
• B. she has little warmth of feeling
• C. she has a hard heart
• D. she is hard hearted

Choose the option that best best completes the gap(s). The brave hunter killed the ...... in the forest?

• A. big spitting cobra black
• B. black big spitting cobra
• C. big black spitting cobra
• D. big spitting black cobra

From the 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.

He wasdirected to write the letter.

• A. advised
• B. instructed
• C. persuaded
• D. forced

Write an article suitable for publication in your school magazine on the need to revive the activities clubs and societies in schools.

In the question below select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence: Whoever would have thought that he would lose the presidential election?

• A. Everyone believed that he would lose the election,
• B. It was commonly believed that he would win the election
• C. He was supposed to lose the election
• D. No one believed that he would win the election

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences:

The government has imposed an..................on the importation of used vehicles.

• A. order
• B. edict
• C. embargo
• D. act

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.

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word or phrase in italics The students received a mildreproof from the teacher

• A. exhortation
• B. opposition
• C. commendation
• D. appropriation

Choose the best option that best completes the gap(s) Garba acquiesced______their decision

• A. for
• B. on
• C. in
• D. by

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 or group of words.

The evidence of the witness corroboratedthat of the accused

• A. contradicted
• B. prosecuted
• C. confirmed
• D. sentenced