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Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underline statement or word. My Headmaster is getting old. His mates have been retired. But because of his zeal for work, he has been retained.
Amy headmaster is strong
Bmy headmaster is cheerful
Cmy headmaster is friendly
Dmy headmaster is enthusiastic about his job
Emy headmaster's activity at work is unparalleled
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Question 2
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we know that St. Alban's College was in a pioneering state because
Aonly people of poor homes were admitted into it
Ball the students were day boys
Cthe emphasis was on science
DMr Anokye owned it
Eit did not even have a playing field
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Question 3
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which of the following is true of the traveller in the passage
Ahe likes being idle
Bhe would not like to live in the villages
Che would like to see temples in the ruin
Dhe finds the smell of the villages unbearable
Ehe felt a deceptive glow
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Question 4
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which of the following suggests that the country is a land of ancient civilization
AEgyptian faces swathed in white
Bthe palms and eucalyptus
Cthe mud-hut villages
Dthe patch work of ricefields
Ethe brown pillars
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Question 5
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the presence of the people on the shore
Ais often apparent
Bbecomes apparent when they come out of their hut
Creminds the traveller of their humanity
Dis indicated by the smells from the villages
Eprevents the traveller from feeling lonely
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Question 6
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which of the following statement is true of the buffaloes?
Athey are all exactly the same
Bthey are to be seen on the bends of the river
Cthey sometimes get drowned in the river
Dthey are allowed to rest during the heat of the day
Ethey drive the waterwheels in the daytime
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Question 7
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the journey up the Nile is very soothing because
Ait is very slow
Bthe scenery doesn't change much
Cthe general pattern changes from day to day
Dthere is not much activity on the banks
Ethere are few people to be seen
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Question 8
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it seems probable that mud is used for culture because
Ait is cheap
Bit is thought to have particular significance
Cit is easy to obtain
Dit has the quality of durability
Eother materials are thought to have supernatural powers
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Question 9
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the durability of a carving
Ais not considered important
Bis less than five years
Cshould not be interfered with
Dis natural
Eis related to its mystic properties
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Question 10
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'Basically as used in the above sentence means
Aentirely
Bcompletely
Cnecessarily
Dsimply
Eessentially
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Question 11
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Different materials are chosen because
Athey are considered suitable
Bsome are difficult to obtain
Cthey are used by different worshippers of the same god
Dthey are thought to have particular physical powers
Ethey are associated with different deities
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Question 12
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The Igbos often use corrugated iron for the roofs of their Mbari houses
Ainorder to make them look important
Binorder to protect the mud walls
Cbecause it lasts longer than thatch
Dbecause it is less imposing than thatch
Ebecause it is expensive
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Question 13
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which of the following statements is not true of the Hunza people?
Athey have no money
Bthere are no crimes
Cthey have had no wars
Dthey live till a ripe old age
Ethey have no disease
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Question 14
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to say that the Hunza people have serenity means they are
Acultured
Bcontented
Cartistic
Dfriendly
Eromantic
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Question 15
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why is toothache a joke in Hunza
Ait provdes so much fun for the people
Bthey joke to relieve its pain
Cbecause they have no cure for it, it is better to joke about it
Dcivilized people must joke when they have toothache
Etoothache is unkown
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Question 16
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the kingdom of Hunza had no war in 2,000 years. this
Athis proves that pacifism is hereditary
Bsuggest that pacifism may be hereitary
Cshows that Alexander the Great was their ancestor, and he hated wars
Dis because they deserted the army od Alexander the Great
Eis because they could not fight
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Question 17
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the civilization of Buma and Nicobar Island are
Aalike because both are romantisized
Balike because both operate at low cultural levels
Calike because one is gentle and non-aquisistive and the other operates at a low cultural level
Dnot alike because Buma has been described but the Nicobar Island have not
Enot alike because the Nicobar Islands have a smallpopulation, and Buma has a large population
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Question 18
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it is said in the passage that Noel Barber has
Avisited all the earthly paradise
Bvisited only the Nicobar Islands
Cvisited the Hunza in the Himalayas
Dvisited Hunza in the Himalayas in 5,6 and 8 June, 1962
Enot done any of the above
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Question 19
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Mr Anokye would shout Eureka!
Aafter he had drunk methylated spirit
Bto show that he Archimedes' principle
Cwhenever he caught a boy cheating during an examination
Dwhenever he wanted to go into battle
Einorder to frighten the boys
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Question 20
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which of the following statement about Mr Anokye is false?
