Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s). The director's remark was extremelyopposite to the issue being discussed?

• A. appropriate
• B. inconsequential
• C. emphatic
• D. adequate

In each of the following sentence, there is one underlined word and one gap. from the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning in the underlined word and that will at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence.

It is only natural to feelnervous when you first take the stage but you soon become.....

• A. balanced
• B. peaceful
• C. normal
• D. composed

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.

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

Amao _____ his master in every way.

• A. takes after
• B. takes over
• C. takes up
• D. takes in

Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket. This type of response is [typical] of a lazy teacher

• A. symptomatic
• B. characteristics
• C. universal
• D. incontestable

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words as it is used in the sentence

Bravery is Victor's most dominant trait

• A. admirable
• B. outstanding
• C. suitable
• D. influential

In each of the following sentences, the word that receives the emphatic stress is written in Capital letters. Choose the option to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer.

The woman bought a CARTON of milk.

• A. Did the woman buy a tin of milk?
• B. Did the woman sell a carton of milk?
• C. Did the man buy a carton of milk?
• D. Did the woman buy a carton of fish?

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words as it is used in the sentence

I really hope beatrice would be kind enough to let us stay the night.

• A. generous
• B. polite
• C. gracious
• D. gentle

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) whichbest fill(s) the gap: Why do you worry about such .... matters?

• A. insignificant
• B. significant
• C. non-significant
• D. unsignificant

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word.

The professor's explanation of that point was quite lucid

• A. lengthy
• B. complicated
• C. clear
• D. surprising