From the words or group of words lettered A to D below the sentence.

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

The detective wasperplexed when the clues in the murder case pointed to at least a dozen different suspects.

• A. surprised
• B. confused
• C. excited
• D. discouraged

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

The felling of trees contributes to environmental _______

• A. pollution
• B. damage
• C. degradation
• D. destruction

In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option: The vermin on his body .... hideous

• A. makes the lunatic look
• B. make the lunatic look
• C. makes the lunatic to look
• D. make the lunatic to look

Choose from the options nearest in meaning to the word underlined.

The boy was told that he would needseveral more pints of blood if he was to survive.

• A. many
• B. much
• C. some
• D. plenty

From the words or groups of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes the sentence.

One of his greatest achievements...the restoration of order and stability to the company.

• A. was
• B. were
• C. have been
• D. are

Choose from the options nearest in meaning to the word underlined.

Mr. Okon has been described asan eagle-eyed editor?

• A. a short-sighted
• B. a clear-sighted
• C. a long-sighted
• D. a quick-sighted

From the alternative provided in the question below select the one which is most appropriately completes the sentence: If the armed robbers ... caught, they would have been lynched.

• A. would be
• B. have been
• C. are
• D. had been

The book “Purple Hibiscus” was written by _______

• A. Chimamanda Adichie
• B. Wole Soyinka
• C. Chinua Achebe
• D. Pepper Clarke

In crafting her fantasy fiction, Nigerian-born British author Helen Oyeyemi has drawn inspiration from the classic nineteenth-century fairy tales of the Brothers Grimm. Her 2014 novel Boy, Snow, Bird, for instance, is a complex retelling of the story of Snow White, while her 2019 novel ______ offers a delicious twist on the classic tale of Hansel and Gretel. Which choice completes the text so that it conforms to the conventions of Standard English?

• A) Gingerbread
• B) Gingerbread,
• C) Gingerbread
• D) Gingerbread:

We talked quietly ..... wake the baby

• A. so that not
• B. in order
• C. so as to
• D. so as not to