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SECTION 1

From The Words Lettered A To D, Choose The Word That Has The Same Vowel 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. feast

A. head

B. caprice

C. suffice

D. practice

2. apple

A. carry

B. rather

C. can’t

D. market

3. cost

A. country

B. associate

C. month

D. bother

4. sick

A. marine

B. tribunal

C. knowledge

D. vital

5. bullet

A. bush

B. hoof

C. rude

D. cull

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. bang

A. plunge

B. singe

C. mangle

D. danger

17. smooth

A. without

B. ethics

C. tooth

D. panther

18. fad

A. adjust

B. adjective

C. double

D. adjourn

19. court

A. city

B. ocean

C. cell

D. hike

20. garb

A. thumb

B. stab

C. limb

D. climb

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. shirt

A. hut

B. surpass

C. curt

D. short

32. worry

A. lorry

B. curry

C. awry

D. furry

33. coven

A. covenant

B. oven

C. cover

D. covert

34. greenish

A. foolish

B. rakish

C. tarnish

D. churlish

35. wonder

A. louder

B. border

C. neither

D. asunder

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. moisturizer

A. MOIS-tur-iz-er

B. mois-TUR-iz-er

C. mois-tur-IZ-er

D. mois-tur-iz-ER

37. neutrality

A. NEU-tral-i-ty

B. neu-TRAL-i-ty

C. neu-tral-i-ty

D. neu-tral-i-TY

38. catastrophic

A. CA-ta-stro-phic

B. ca-TA-stro-phic

C. ca-ta-STRO-phic

D. ca-ta-stro-PHIC

39. information

A. IN-for-ma-tion

B. in-FOR-ma-tion

C. in-for-MA-tion

D. in-for-ma-TION

40. electrify

A. E-lec-tri-fy

B. e-LEC-tri-fy

C. e-lec-TRI-fy

D. e-lec-tri-FY

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. forfeit B. expert C. succour D. extent

42. A. concise B. defer C. exchange D. comment

43. A. entity B. congregate C. implicit D. bastardize

44. A. satisfy B. congregate C. implicit D. bastardize

45. A. partisan B. prophecy C. millionaire D. saboteur

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. The principal often flogs ERRING pupils.

A. Does the principal often flog disciplined pupils?

B. Does the principal often ignore erring pupils?

C. Does the matron often flog erring pupils?

D. Does the principal often flog erring teachers

47. My elder brother was appointed Minister of FINANCE.

A. My elder brother was appointed Minister of Finance?

B. Was your elder sister appointed Minister of Finance?

C. Was your elder brother appointed Commissioner for Finance?

D. was your elder brother appointed Minister of Works

48. Uncle Ben was FALSELY accused of stealing the money.

A. was auntie Sophia falsely accused of stealing the money?

B. was uncle Ben rightly accused of stealing the money?

C. Was Uncle Ben falsely accused of stealing the cheque?

D. was uncle Ben rightly accused of stealing the money?

49. The village head lived to be A HUNDRED years.

A. did the family head live to be a hundred years?

B. Did the village preist live to be a hundred years?

C. did the village head live to be ninety years

D. did the village head live to be a hundred months?

50. John told the old man to LEAVE the room.

A. Did Paul tell the old man to leave the room?

B. Did John tell the young man to leave the room?

C. Did John tell the old man to remain in the room?

D. Did John tell the old man to leave the compound?

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. / I /

A. favourite

B. police

C. rice

D. chief

52. / ᴂ: /

A. land

B. dance

C. task

D. basket

53. /3: /

A. judge