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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.

1. The handsome profit from her fish business made Mrs. Uba stop complaining about her husband’s ………. Salary.

A. ugly
B. meagre
C. modest
D. lowly

2. Chief Osa prefers fame in the village to ………. In the city

A. neglect
B. ignorance
C. poverty
D. obscurity

3. The media houses should employ both the novice and the ………. Journalists.

A. apprentice
B. probationer
C. newcomer
D. veteran

4. While the Registrar considers the matter insignificant, his deputy sees it as ……….

A. minute
B. crucial
C. compulsory
D. marvelous

5. It pays to be firm rather than ………. In a case like this

A. flexible
B. frank
C. irresponsible
D. careless

6. Usually, Joseph is articulate in his speech, but today he sounds ……….

A. clear
B. turgid
C. timid
D. incoherent

7. The man’s first wife is loyal, while the second is ……….

A. unfaithful
B. unkind
C. selfish
D. hostile

8. Rather convict him, the impartial judge ………. Him

A. blamed
B. dismissed
C. upheld
D. acquitted

9. Instead of reconciling her parents, Roxanne worked hard at ………. Them

A. dividing
B. destroying
C. separating
D. isolating

10. We thought that Uncle Sam’s health had improved but it had rather ……….

A. persisted
B. deteriorated
C. deepened
D. decreased

SECTION 2

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

11. One very important aspect of human relationship is ………. Trust

A. communal
B. individual
C. mutual
D. personal

12. The two tasks were performed ………. And we were able to finish early.

A. alternatively
B. simultaneously
C. consecutively
D. separately

13. The committee is charged with finding a ………. Solution to the crisis.

A. lengthy
B. current
C. lasting
D. strong

14. We are worried by the ………. that exist between the two factions of the party.

A. distraction
B. commotion
C. confusion
D. rivalry

15. Our teacher was not speaking ………. When he said that the bursar was under a cloud

A. literally
B. simply
C. frankly
D. directly

16. The signature on the document lacked ……….; so, it was rejected

A. clarity
B. authentically
C. formality
D. simplicity

17. Everyone could tell that Binta was happy from the ………. On her face

A. picture
B. appearance
C. expression
D. sight

18. His last novel ………. By his visit to the prisons

A. inspired
B. generated
C. conceived
D. revealed

19. As a result of the power cut, production at the paint factory came to a ……….

A. hold-up
B. blockade
C. stand still
D. suspense

20. Several ………. Were passed at the meeting

A. memoranda
B. decisions
C. resolution
D. actions

SECTION 3

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

21. James and Henry were at daggers drawn when I knew them. This means that they

A. were always angry with each other
B. always wore daggers
C. were good at drawing daggers
D. were fighting everybody

22. My book has become dog-eared through use. This means that

A. the corners of the pages of my book are crumpled
B. my book is designed like dog’s ears
C. my book is torn
D. my book is indispensable

23. Musa does not believe that there is poverty in Africa; he is a dyed-in-the-wool capitalist. This means that

A. a kind capitalist
B. a thoughtful capitalist
C. an old capitalist
D. an unbending capitalist

24. Whenever my cousin comes to realize that I am telling the truth, she will eat humble pie. This means that my cousin will

A. respect me
B. hate herself
C. apologize
D. be ashamed

25. I had dinner with Tony and Nick and they talked shop the whole time. This means that they talked

A. about buying things from the shop
B. about their job
C. all the time
D. about taking me to the shop

26. His decision to reconcile with his former agent paid off. This means that the reconciliation

A. yielded positive results
B. cost him a lot of money
C. was unsuccessful
D. caused him some trouble

27. The beauty of Bimpe’s garden shows that she has green fingers. This means that Bimpe

A. always paints her fingers green
B. is good at growing plants
C. turns everything she touches to green
D. likes keeping green object

28. I would have visited you but for my father’s ill health. This means that my

A. father’s ill health would have made me to visit you
B. father’s ill health prevented me from visiting you
C. father threatened to fall ill if I visited you
D father did not fall ill, so I couldn’t visit you

29. Her husband’s death has forced her to tighten her belt. This means that she has

A. become more economical
B. adjusted her belt
C. become very aggressive
D. become very greedy

30. Some candidates take examinations in their stride. This means that they

A. prepare hard for them
B. do not worry about them
C. find them insurmountable
D. are familiar with them

SECTION 4

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

31. The provocation had an instantaneous effect on him

A. a lasting
B. an immediate
C. a terrifying
D. a momentous

32. I woke up feeling rather queer

A. fine
B. strange
C. strong
D. tired

33. If he declines the offer, it will be better for him

A. ignores
B. denies
C. snubs
D. rejects

34. Our club encourages benevolence

A. affluence
B. sincerity
C. charity
D. association

35. Such utterances are inimical to the peaceful co-existence of the two communities

A. unhelpful
B. unimportant
C. harmful
D. useless

36. The chairman observed that Andrew was the most qualified candidate for the job

A. suitable
B. accommodating
C. responsible
D. interesting

37. What do you intend to do with these inanimate objects?

A. lively
B. fascinating
C. precious
D. lifeless

38. Everybody noticed that the chairman’s excuse was lame

A. verbose
B. precise
C. unsatisfactory
D. unconditional

39. The president appointed staunch supporters of his policies as advisers

A. trusted
B. critical
C. affluent
D. strong

40. The little boy gave his candid opinion of the incident

A. quick
B. brief
C. frank
D. hurried

SECTION 5

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.

41. Why are you always jealous ………. Other people?

A. of
B. at
C. about
D. with

42. It is sad that the rich ………. Pity the poor

A. doesn’t
B. don’t
C. do
D. did

43. The motorcycle nearly hit Jane and ……….

A. me
B. at
C. under
D. mine

44. I found my friends sitting ………. The beach

A. in
B. at
C. under
D. on

45. It is about time you ………. To bed

A. go
B. have gone
C. went
D. should go

46. We shall not ………. WASSCE next May

A. sit in
B. sit at
C. sit
D. sit to

47. One of his close friends ……….

A soldier
A. is
B. are
C. have been
D. were

48. Does Omar ………. In the city?

A. lives
B. lived
C. live
D. living

49. The meeting of the ………. Will come later today

A. lives
B. lived
C. live
D. living

50. His father has a ……….

A. round wooden beautiful table
B. wooden round beautiful table
C. beautiful wooden round table
D. beautiful round wooden table

51. The teachers don’t teach us, ……….?

A. do they
B. don’t they
C. didn’t they
D. isn’t it

52. We are no ………. Friends

A. more
B. longer
C. again
D. always

53. Can you tell us how the accident came ……….?

A. up
B. by
C. out
D. about

54. She wondered if the water was not ………. Hot for drinking

A. very
B. too
C. so
D. much

55. The robbers were subjected ………. A thorough beating by the irate mob

A. to
B. by
C. with
D. for

56. The cook should have ………. The pepper and the tomatoes together

A. ground
B. grind
C. grinds
D. grounded

57. My friend would not believe me if I ……….them this story

A. tell
B. told
C. an telling
D. will tell

58. Even before his burial, Okoye’s family members were already planning how to share his wealth ………. Themselves.

A. between
B. with
C. among
D. to

59. The principal advised all the student to be of help to ……….

A. one other
B. themselves
C. the other
D. one another

60. Mr. Ackon needed ………. Help to succeed in the business

A. a little
B. a few
C. little
D. few

61. Susan has been urging me to join the ……….

A. Girl Guides
B. Girls Guide
C. Girls Guides
D. Girl Guide

62. Three kilometers ……….quite a long distance

A. are
B. have been
C. is
D. were

63. Is they had known us, they ……….

A. will not treat us like that
B. would not treat us like that
C. will not have treated us like that
D. would not have treated us like that

64. The teacher made us ………. Five poems each

A. recite
B. recited
C. recites
D. reciting

65. Each one of the ten chosen contestants ………. Lunch with the patron

A. has had
B. have had
C. are having
D. have

66. The teacher needs ………. To write the note on the chalkboard

A. chalks
B. a chalk
C. some chalk
D. many chalks

67. Madam Adike turned ………. 13 bags of maize at the first harvest

A. on
B. out
C. up
D. in

68. The teacher as well as his students, ………. Working very hard

A. is
B. have been
C. are
D. were

69. My mother remarked that it was high time we ………. Preparing the supper

A. were starting
B. had started
C. started
D. should start

70. All we need ………. Dedicated teacher

A. are
B. was
C. is
D. were

71. Though Yusuf is a much younger lawyer, you cannot compare his eloquence ………. His master’s

A. by
B. with
C. from
D. for

72. The student wondered why the sun constantly rises ………. The east

A. in
B. by
C. from
D. within

73. Mrs. Kofi is angry ………. Her daughter’s lack of interested in her business

A. at
B. with
C. for
D. by

74. Until I heard him myself, I ………. Imagined that he said that.

A. did not
B. could not have
C. should not have
D. will not have

75. No sooner had the war started ………. The soldiers deserted

A. that
B. when
C. as
D. than

SECTION 6

In the following passages, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below each passage, four choices are offered in columns lettered A to D. Choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gaps in the passages.

PASSAGE A

The prefectural system is one of the most -76- ways of involving students directly in the -77- of the school. In the system, the students are -78- certain -79- connected with the day- to-day life of the school: for instance, the organization and co-ordination of all sorts of -80- activities, such as games, societies, clubs or dealing with some minor case of -81-, taking responsibilities for students’ welfare, -82- of learning after school hours, arranging advisory services for junior students and checking -83-. Properly -84-, the prefectoral system helps to -85- the work of administrator and set a good -86- for the school. The operation of the system and exact -87- performed by prefect differ from institution to institution: the important thing is to adapt the system in such a way as to make it a useful -88- of the day-to-day administration of your -89-

PASSAGE B

Mrs. Agu decided to -90- her friend. She picked up her -91- and -92- her friends -93-. There was no response. However, after a few trials she discovered from the -94- that she was not in -95- and so, the -96- could not go -97-. That was surprising because she had bought some -98- cards the previous day and did not -99- and call. However, she could not remember -100- them into her phone.

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