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SECTION 1

From The Words Lettered A To D, Choose The Word That Has The Same Vowel Should As The One Represented By The Letter(S) Underlined. An Example Is Given Below:

Example: Seat A. Sit B. Cite C. Set D. Key

The Correct Answer Is D Because Only Key Contains The Same Vowel Sound As The Ne Underlined In Seat. Therefore, Answer Space D Would Be Shaded. [A] [B] [C] [D] Now answer the questions that follow:

1. park

A. thank

B. heart

C. fact

D. mass

2. cause

A. work

B. cork

C. mock

D. double

3. bat

A. plant

B. pass

C. rank

D. taste

4. bull

A. shock

B. root

C. crude

D. bulk

5. bread

A. please

B. head

C. bead

D. great

ANSWERS

SECTION 2

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined. An example is given below.

Example: vice A. cat B. dress C. show D. chalk

The correct answer is B because only dress has the same consonant sound as the one underlined in vice. Therefore, answer space B would be shaded. [A] ~~[B]~~ [C] [D] Now, answer the questions that follow.

16. strange

A. vague

B. mirage

C. logic

D. legume

17. who

A. vehicle

B. khaki

C. rhyme

D. hammer

18. hang

A. cringe

B. strange

C. mango

D. plunge

19. leisure

A. sure

B. ledger

C. treasure

D. judge

20. zoom

A. recess

B. consume

C. dispense

D. perspire

ANSWERS

SECTION 3

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that rhymes with the given word. An example is given below.

Example: obtain A. detain B. detail C. claim D. relay

The correct answer is A because only obtain rhymes with detain. Therefore, answer space A would be shaded. ~~[A]~~ [B] [C] [D] Now answer the questions that follow.

31. accurse

A. least

B. worst

C. cost

D. bust

32. number

A. tumbler

B. sombre

C. slumber

D. plumber

33. plenty

A. beauty

B. twenty

C. scientist

D. entity

34. ground

A. behind

B. contend

C. profound

D. grind

35. honey

A. funny

B. tourney

C. journey

D. grind

ANSWERS

SECTION 4

In each of the following questions, the main/primary stress is indicted by writing the syllable on which it occurs in capital letters. From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the correct stress. An example is given below.

Example: democratic A. DE-mo-cra-tic B. de-MO-cra-tic C. de-mo-CRA-tic D. de-mo-cra-TIC

The correct answer is C because the main/primary stress of the word democratic is on the third syllable. Therefore, answer space C would be shaded. [A] [B] ~~[C]~~ [D] Now answer the questions that follow:

36. arbitrary

A. AR-bi-tra-ry

B. ar-BI-tra-ry

C. ar-bi-TRA-ry

D. ar-bi-tra-RY

37. ambivalent

A. AM-bi-va-lent

B. am-BI-va-lent

C. am-bi-VA-lent

D. am-bi-va-LENT

38. palatable

A. PAL-a-ta-ble

B. pal-A-ta-ble

C. pal-A-ta-ble

D. pal-a-ta-BLE

39. initiative

A. I-ni-tia-tive

B. i-NI-tia-tive

C. i-ni-TIA-tive

D. i-ni-tia-TIVE

40. constitution

A. CON-sti-tu-tion

B. con-STI-tu-tion

C. con-sti-TU-tion

D. con-sti-tu-TION

ANSWERS

SECTION 5

In the following options lettered A to D all the words except one have the same stress pattern. Identify the one with the different stress pattern and shade your answer in the usual way. An example is given below.

Example: A away B. apart C. behind D. river

Options A, B, C are all stressed on the second syllable while option D is the only one stressed on the first syllable. So D is the correct answer. Therefore answer space D would be shaded. [A] [B] [C] ~~[D]~~ Now answer the questions that follow.

41. A. elite B. schedule C. canoe D. abuse

42. A. advice B. absence C. concise D. submit

43. A. respite B. review C. despite D. deplore

44. A. quantify B. component C. religion D. disaster

45.A. benefit B. registrar C.sacrifice D. comfortable

ANSWERS

SECTION 6

In each of the following sentences, the word that receives the empathic stress is written in capital letters. From the questions lettered A to D, choose the one to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer. An example is given below.

Example: My mother’s FRIEND hates pets. A. does your mother’s boss hate pets? B. does your mother’s friend love pets? C. does your mother’s friend hate toys? D. does your father’s hate pets?

The correct answer is A because My mother’s FRIEND hates pets answers the question. Does your mother’s boss hate pets? Therefore, answer space A would be shaded. [A] [B] [C] [D] Now answer the questions that follow.

46. Nigeria is the largest PRODUCER of petroleum in Africa.

A. is Ghana the largest producer of petroleum in Africa?

B. is Nigeria the largest importer of petroleum in Africa?

C. is Nigeria the largest prouder of petroleum in the world?

D. is Nigeria the largest prouder of coca in Africa?

47. Ngozi passed the Cambridge examination at the THIRD attempt.

A. did Chimezie pass the Cambridge examination at the third attempt?

B. Did Ngozi fail the Cambridge examination at the third attempt?

C. Did Ngozi pass the UME at the third attempt?

D. Did Ngozi pass the Cambridge examination at the first attempt?

48. OUR school is the best in mathematics in Nigeria.

A. is our school the best in English in Nigeria?

B. is our school the best I n mathematics in Nigeria?

C. is our school the worst I n mathematics in Nigeria?

D. is their school the best in mathematics in Nigeria?

49. Father praised CHIKE for winning the BEST-STUDENT award.

A. did Auntie praise Chike for winning the best-student award?

B. did father blame Chike for losing the best student award?

C. did father praise Chike for winning the best-student award?

D. Did father praise Chike for winning the runners-up award?

50. The visiting team won the GOLD cup in the cricket competition.

A. Did the national team win the gold cup in the cricket competition?

B. did the visiting team win the silver cup in the cricket competition?

C. did the visiting team win the gold cup in the football competition?

D. Did the visiting team lose the gold cup in the cricket competition?

ANSWERS

SECTION 7

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that contains the sound represented by the given phonetic symbol. An example is given below.

Example: /Ͻ i / A. yell B. holy C. boy D. idiot

The correct answer is C because only boy contains the sound represented by the given symbol. Therefore, answer space C would be shaded. [A] [B] [C] [D] Now answer the questions that follow:

51. / e /

A. pays

B. says

C. weight

D. heinous

52. /i:/

A. sit

B. people

C. hymn

D. jeopardy

53. /ᴂ:/

A. mad