Instruction. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.

The young man was advised to be ....and notrigid on critical Issues if he wanted to make a good career in politics.

• A. wavering
• B. evasive
• C. cautious
• D. flexible

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space; He had just entered the office .... the telephone rang

• A. as
• B. before
• C. since
• D. when

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

That boy is mentally unbalanced, so you should be............of his behaviour

• A. tolerant
• B. tolerable
• C. apologetic
• D. careful

The prisoner finally ........ that he drank to ........ on the night he committed the murder

• A. exceeded/extreme
• B. acceded/access
• C. conceded/excess
• D. eluded/escape

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. Our chief is very intelligent but he could beparochial in his judgements.

• A. deep
• B. broad
• C. narrow-minded
• D. kind-hearted

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.

The couple _______ their first child when I entered college.

• A. hasn't had
• B. haven't had
• C. were not having
• D. hadn't had

S: I translated the story into Hausa for him. T: You .............. have translated. He knows Hausa very well.

• A. mustnt
• B. neednt
• C. cant
• D. wouldnt

In each of the following sentences, 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 to the underlined word and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence

While some workers felt that the term wereamicable; others thought that they were....

• A. strange
• B. disagreeable
• C. bad
• D. hostile

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

Theprobationary workers do not have the same rights as .....staff

• A. approved
• B. dismissed
• C. postponed
• D. confirmed

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence; Being an optimist, our professor always sees the bright side of most things

• A. charming
• B. illumined
• C. brilliant
• D. cheerful