When the competition drew near, Ade’s strategy has to be _____

• A. redraw
• B. redrew
• C. redo
• D. redrawn

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s). It would be difficult to defeat such a team?

• A. highly deluded
• B. completely disillusioned
• C. very demoralized
• D. very immature

From the words lettered A toD, choose the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol.

/t?/

• A. shock
• B. botched
• C. machine
• D. chagrin

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

The old woman has been ill...many months now

• A. for
• B. since
• C. before
• D. through

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

Only two months after the honour wasconferred on the Minister, his dishonesty made the Head of State ...................it.

• A. recall
• B. reverse
• C. revoke
• D. reclaim

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

We wished to win the tournament but we knew our _____ were slim.

• A. skills
• B. opportunities
• C. odds
• D. chances

I wish I ...... to swim when I was younger.

• A. had learnt
• B. learn
• C. learnt
• D. have learnt

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

The doctors .....Bola's grandmother after the heart attack.

• A. resuscitated
• B. regenerated
• C. revivified
• D. resurrected

Tola. Vincent, Adamu, Idrisu and Emeka took part in a shot put competition. Idrisu took more shots than Adamu, Vincent took more than Idrisu, Adamu took more than Tola, and Emeka took fewer than Vincent. No two competitors took the same number of shots. Which one of the following conclusions is, therefore proved to be correct?

• A. Idrisu took more shots than Tola but fewer than Adamu.
• B. Idrisu took fewer shots than Tola and Vincent.
• C. Idrisu took more shots than Tola and Tola took fewer shots than Adamu
• D. Emeka took more shots than Adamu

After each of the following sentences, a list of possible interpretations is given. Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.

Now that Michael has become rich, Nancy has begun to make much of him. This means that Nancy

• A. now rules Michael
• B. now gets a lot of money form michael
• C. only recently married Michael
• D. no longer wants to leave Michael