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In the question below which of the following options express the same idea as the one in quotes?:
'To ask after a friend' is to
AAsk questions about the friend
Binquire about the friend's welfare
Cgo after the friend
Dlike the friend
Etak after the friend
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Question 22
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In the question below which of the following options express the same idea as the one in quotes?:
'To beat down the price' is to
Aflog the price
Breduce the price
Cbeat the salesman
Dattack the seller
Econtrol the price
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Question 23
jamb1983
In the question below which of the following options express the same idea as the one in quotes?:
'To be in the red', is to be
Ain debt
Brich
Ca socialist
Dred
Edressed in red
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Question 24
jamb1983
In the question below fill in the right word/phrase:
The policeman was sent to .... the allegation made by the man
Ainvestigate
Bexamine
Cprobe
Denquire
Eobserve
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Question 25
jamb1983
In the question below fill in the right word/phrase:
The candidate made .... at the village square a day before the election
Aa sermon
Ban address
Ca eulogy
Da lecture
Ea speech
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Question 26
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In the question below fill in the right word/phrase:
He .... the book to the library last week
Ahas returned
Bhad returned
Cwas returning
Dreturned
Ewas to be returning
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Question 27
jamb1983
In the question below fill in the right word/phrase:
There is not .... sense in what that politician has just said
Amany
Bplenty
Clot of
Dmuch
Ebig
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Question 28
jamb1983
Select the wrongly spelt word from the options below:
Aoccurences
Bsurprise
Cpersonnel
Dpossess
Ecuriosity
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Question 29
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Select the wrongly spelt word from the options below:
Adisappointed
Bembarassed
Cequipped
Drhythm
Erestaurant
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Question 30
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined:
The ingenious scheme of the robber broke down because of the efficiency of the police officer.
Asuspicious
Bambitious
Cdeceitful
Dclever
Estupid
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Question 31
jamb1983
In the question below, choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined:
It is sheer fantasy to believe that there could never be a miscalculation by any nation that has atomic weapons. Fantasy means
Adream
Bhope
Cnonsense
Djoke
Estupidity
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Question 32
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In the question below, choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined:
Jide is being forced to go to Lagos tomorrow. This means that Jide
Awill go to Lagos
Bmust go to Lagos
Cwishes to go to Lagos
Dis going to Lagos
Egoes to Lagos
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Question 33
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In the question below, choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined: Had she known he was a highway robber she would not have married him. This means
Ashe married him before she knew he was a robber
Bshe knew he was a robber when she married him
Cshe did not marry him because she was a robber
Dshe refused to marry the man when she knew he was a robbers
Eshe was a robber marrying a highway robber
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Question 34
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In the question below, choose the expression or words which best completes each sentence:
He is very tired. He really is .... staying up late
Agetting used to
Bnot used to
Cgot used to
Dused to
Ebeing used to
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Question 35
jamb1983
In the question below, choose the expression or words which best completes each sentence:
Don't .... the teacher that he .... that?
Atell, said
Bsay, tells
Ctalk, spoke
Dspeak, talked
Etell, told
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Question 36
jamb1983
In the question below, choose the expression or words which best completes each sentence:
He acts ..... he were a manager
Alike
Bsuch as
Csuch
Das
Eas if
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Question 37
jamb1983
In the question below, choose the expression or words which best completes each sentence:
I always prefer the theatre .... the cinema
Athan
Bthen
Con top of
Dbefore
Eto
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Question 38
jamb1983
In the question below, choose the expression or words which best completes each sentence:
I told you, you would miss the bus. You .... left home earlier
Acan't have
Bmust have
Cwill have
Dshould have
Ehad to have
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Question 39
jamb1983
In the question below, choose the expression or words which best completes each sentence:
I can't afford another loan, i have .... money left in my account
Aa few
Ba little
Clittle
Dfew
Esome
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Question 40
jamb1983
In the question below, choose the expression or words which best completes each sentence:
I am looking forward to ..... you
