Paper 1 – CBT Mode | 2020 BECE English Studies Objective

SECTION A 

COMPREHENSION

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate of the options

PASSAGE I

The youthful age is the most exciting, active, and dynamic period of one’s life. This stage of life is characterised by physical strength, dreams of a great future, a quest for adventure and acquisition of knowledge and experience. At this stage, one can achieve the best in life. Youths are full of hopes and dreams. They want to try new things, discover and create things. In a way, these are advantageous to them because this penchant to discover create and try new things can be channelled towards productivity. Besides, some great innovations in the world today were pioneered by young people who were curious, passionate and adventurous, young men and women who dared to dream. if the youths are well guided and mentored, they will discover their God-given potentials, and channel those potentials towards problem-solving. They will not only be useful to themselves and their families, but they will also be making substantial inputs to national development.

History is replete with youths who have contributed immensely to the progress of their countries. 16-year-old Olivia Hallisey discovered a way to detect Ebola in less than 30 minutes compared to the current method that takes up to 12 hours to get results. Four Nigerian high-school students all under age 15, devised a “urine-powered” generator that can supply 6 hours of uninterrupted electricity with one litre of processed urine. These ingenious minds are just a few of the countless number of youths in our generation. Youths should constantly be reminded of their uniqueness and encouraged to be at their best before this stage of their lives passes by.

Which of these statements is not true according to the passage?

SECTION A 

COMPREHENSION

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate of the options

PASSAGE I

The youthful age is the most exciting, active, and dynamic period of one’s life. This stage of life is characterised by physical strength, dreams of a great future, a quest for adventure and acquisition of knowledge and experience. At this stage, one can achieve the best in life. Youths are full of hopes and dreams. They want to try new things, discover and create things. In a way, these are advantageous to them because this penchant to discover create and try new things can be channelled towards productivity. Besides, some great innovations in the world today were pioneered by young people who were curious, passionate and adventurous, young men and women who dared to dream. if the youths are well guided and mentored, they will discover their God-given potentials, and channel those potentials towards problem-solving. They will not only be useful to themselves and their families, but they will also be making substantial inputs to national development.

History is replete with youths who have contributed immensely to the progress of their countries. 16-year-old Olivia Hallisey discovered a way to detect Ebola in less than 30 minutes compared to the current method that takes up to 12 hours to get results. Four Nigerian high-school students all under age 15, devised a “urine-powered” generator that can supply 6 hours of uninterrupted electricity with one litre of processed urine. These ingenious minds are just a few of the countless number of youths in our generation. Youths should constantly be reminded of their uniqueness and encouraged to be at their best before this stage of their lives passes by.

According to the passage, the ingenuity in youths has led to

SECTION A 

COMPREHENSION

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate of the options

PASSAGE I

The youthful age is the most exciting, active, and dynamic period of one’s life. This stage of life is characterised by physical strength, dreams of a great future, a quest for adventure and acquisition of knowledge and experience. At this stage, one can achieve the best in life. Youths are full of hopes and dreams. They want to try new things, discover and create things. In a way, these are advantageous to them because this penchant to discover create and try new things can be channelled towards productivity. Besides, some great innovations in the world today were pioneered by young people who were curious, passionate and adventurous, young men and women who dared to dream. if the youths are well guided and mentored, they will discover their God-given potentials, and channel those potentials towards problem-solving. They will not only be useful to themselves and their families, but they will also be making substantial inputs to national development.

History is replete with youths who have contributed immensely to the progress of their countries. 16-year-old Olivia Hallisey discovered a way to detect Ebola in less than 30 minutes compared to the current method that takes up to 12 hours to get results. Four Nigerian high-school students all under age 15, devised a “urine-powered” generator that can supply 6 hours of uninterrupted electricity with one litre of processed urine. These ingenious minds are just a few of the countless number of youths in our generation. Youths should constantly be reminded of their uniqueness and encouraged to be at their best before this stage of their lives passes by.

To discover their potentials, youths need to be

SECTION A 

COMPREHENSION

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate of the options

PASSAGE I

The youthful age is the most exciting, active, and dynamic period of one’s life. This stage of life is characterised by physical strength, dreams of a great future, a quest for adventure and acquisition of knowledge and experience. At this stage, one can achieve the best in life. Youths are full of hopes and dreams. They want to try new things, discover and create things. In a way, these are advantageous to them because this penchant to discover create and try new things can be channelled towards productivity. Besides, some great innovations in the world today were pioneered by young people who were curious, passionate and adventurous, young men and women who dared to dream. if the youths are well guided and mentored, they will discover their God-given potentials, and channel those potentials towards problem-solving. They will not only be useful to themselves and their families, but they will also be making substantial inputs to national development.

History is replete with youths who have contributed immensely to the progress of their countries. 16-year-old Olivia Hallisey discovered a way to detect Ebola in less than 30 minutes compared to the current method that takes up to 12 hours to get results. Four Nigerian high-school students all under age 15, devised a “urine-powered” generator that can supply 6 hours of uninterrupted electricity with one litre of processed urine. These ingenious minds are just a few of the countless number of youths in our generation. Youths should constantly be reminded of their uniqueness and encouraged to be at their best before this stage of their lives passes by.

The word that can replace “devised” as used in the passage is

SECTION A 

COMPREHENSION

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate of the options

PASSAGE I

The youthful age is the most exciting, active, and dynamic period of one’s life. This stage of life is characterised by physical strength, dreams of a great future, a quest for adventure and acquisition of knowledge and experience. At this stage, one can achieve the best in life. Youths are full of hopes and dreams. They want to try new things, discover and create things. In a way, these are advantageous to them because this penchant to discover create and try new things can be channelled towards productivity. Besides, some great innovations in the world today were pioneered by young people who were curious, passionate and adventurous, young men and women who dared to dream. if the youths are well guided and mentored, they will discover their God-given potentials, and channel those potentials towards problem-solving. They will not only be useful to themselves and their families, but they will also be making substantial inputs to national development.

History is replete with youths who have contributed immensely to the progress of their countries. 16-year-old Olivia Hallisey discovered a way to detect Ebola in less than 30 minutes compared to the current method that takes up to 12 hours to get results. Four Nigerian high-school students all under age 15, devised a “urine-powered” generator that can supply 6 hours of uninterrupted electricity with one litre of processed urine. These ingenious minds are just a few of the countless number of youths in our generation. Youths should constantly be reminded of their uniqueness and encouraged to be at their best before this stage of their lives passes by.

The aim of the writer in this passage is to

SECTION A 

COMPREHENSION

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate of the options

PASSAGE II

Okonkwo had just blown out the palm oil lamp and stretched himself on his bamboo bed when he heard the ogene of the town-crier piercing the still night air. Gome, gome, gome, gome, boomed the hollow metal. then the crier gave his message and at the end of it beat his instrument again. And this was the message. Every man of Umuofia was asked to gather at the marketplace tomorrow morning. Okonkwo wondered what was amiss. He had discerned a clear overtone of tragedy in the crier’s voice, and even now he could still hear it as it grew dimmer and dimmer in the distance.

In the morning, the marketplace was full. There must have been about ten thousand men there, all talking in low voices. At last, Obbuefi Ezeugo stood up in the midst of them and bellowed four times ” Umuofia kwenu”, and on each occasion, he faced a different direction and seemed to push the air with a clenched fist. He moved his hand over his white beard. He then adjusted his cloth, which was passed under his right armpit and tied above his left shoulder.

” Umuofia kwenu”, he bellowed for the fifth time, and the crowd yelled in answer. And suddenly, like one possessed, he shot out his left hand and pointed in the direction of Mbaino, and said through gleaming white teeth firmly clenched: “Those sons of wild animals have dared to murder a daughter of Umuofia. “He threw his head down and gnashed his teeth and allowed a murmur of suppressed anger to sweep the crowd. When he began again the anger on his face was gone and in its place a sort of smile hovered, more terrible and more sinister than the anger. And in a clear unemotional voice, he told Umuofia how their daughter had gone to the market at Mbaino and had been killed. That woman said Ezeugo, was the wife of Ogbuefi Udo, and he pointed to a man who sat near him with a bowed head. The crowd then shouted with anger and thirst for blood.

According to the passage, the “ogene” was used to

SECTION A 

COMPREHENSION

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate of the options

PASSAGE II

Okonkwo had just blown out the palm oil lamp and stretched himself on his bamboo bed when he heard the ogene of the town-crier piercing the still night air. Gome, gome, gome, gome, boomed the hollow metal. then the crier gave his message and at the end of it beat his instrument again. And this was the message. Every man of Umuofia was asked to gather at the marketplace tomorrow morning. Okonkwo wondered what was amiss. He had discerned a clear overtone of tragedy in the crier’s voice, and even now he could still hear it as it grew dimmer and dimmer in the distance.

In the morning, the marketplace was full. There must have been about ten thousand men there, all talking in low voices. At last, Obbuefi Ezeugo stood up in the midst of them and bellowed four times ” Umuofia kwenu”, and on each occasion, he faced a different direction and seemed to push the air with a clenched fist. He moved his hand over his white beard. He then adjusted his cloth, which was passed under his right armpit and tied above his left shoulder.

” Umuofia kwenu”, he bellowed for the fifth time, and the crowd yelled in answer. And suddenly, like one possessed, he shot out his left hand and pointed in the direction of Mbaino, and said through gleaming white teeth firmly clenched: “Those sons of wild animals have dared to murder a daughter of Umuofia. “He threw his head down and gnashed his teeth and allowed a murmur of suppressed anger to sweep the crowd. When he began again the anger on his face was gone and in its place a sort of smile hovered, more terrible and more sinister than the anger. And in a clear unemotional voice, he told Umuofia how their daughter had gone to the market at Mbaino and had been killed. That woman said Ezeugo, was the wife of Ogbuefi Udo, and he pointed to a man who sat near him with a bowed head. The crowd then shouted with anger and thirst for blood.

The expression, ” …..gome, gome” in this passage is an example of

SECTION A 

COMPREHENSION

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate of the options

PASSAGE II

Okonkwo had just blown out the palm oil lamp and stretched himself on his bamboo bed when he heard the ogene of the town-crier piercing the still night air. Gome, gome, gome, gome, boomed the hollow metal. then the crier gave his message and at the end of it beat his instrument again. And this was the message. Every man of Umuofia was asked to gather at the marketplace tomorrow morning. Okonkwo wondered what was amiss. He had discerned a clear overtone of tragedy in the crier’s voice, and even now he could still hear it as it grew dimmer and dimmer in the distance.

In the morning, the marketplace was full. There must have been about ten thousand men there, all talking in low voices. At last, Obbuefi Ezeugo stood up in the midst of them and bellowed four times ” Umuofia kwenu”, and on each occasion, he faced a different direction and seemed to push the air with a clenched fist. He moved his hand over his white beard. He then adjusted his cloth, which was passed under his right armpit and tied above his left shoulder.

” Umuofia kwenu”, he bellowed for the fifth time, and the crowd yelled in answer. And suddenly, like one possessed, he shot out his left hand and pointed in the direction of Mbaino, and said through gleaming white teeth firmly clenched: “Those sons of wild animals have dared to murder a daughter of Umuofia. “He threw his head down and gnashed his teeth and allowed a murmur of suppressed anger to sweep the crowd. When he began again the anger on his face was gone and in its place a sort of smile hovered, more terrible and more sinister than the anger. And in a clear unemotional voice, he told Umuofia how their daughter had gone to the market at Mbaino and had been killed. That woman said Ezeugo, was the wife of Ogbuefi Udo, and he pointed to a man who sat near him with a bowed head. The crowd then shouted with anger and thirst for blood.

Every man of Umuofia was to gather at the market place so that they would

SECTION A 

COMPREHENSION

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate of the options

PASSAGE II

Okonkwo had just blown out the palm oil lamp and stretched himself on his bamboo bed when he heard the ogene of the town-crier piercing the still night air. Gome, gome, gome, gome, boomed the hollow metal. then the crier gave his message and at the end of it beat his instrument again. And this was the message. Every man of Umuofia was asked to gather at the marketplace tomorrow morning. Okonkwo wondered what was amiss. He had discerned a clear overtone of tragedy in the crier’s voice, and even now he could still hear it as it grew dimmer and dimmer in the distance.

In the morning, the marketplace was full. There must have been about ten thousand men there, all talking in low voices. At last, Obbuefi Ezeugo stood up in the midst of them and bellowed four times ” Umuofia kwenu”, and on each occasion, he faced a different direction and seemed to push the air with a clenched fist. He moved his hand over his white beard. He then adjusted his cloth, which was passed under his right armpit and tied above his left shoulder.

” Umuofia kwenu”, he bellowed for the fifth time, and the crowd yelled in answer. And suddenly, like one possessed, he shot out his left hand and pointed in the direction of Mbaino, and said through gleaming white teeth firmly clenched: “Those sons of wild animals have dared to murder a daughter of Umuofia. “He threw his head down and gnashed his teeth and allowed a murmur of suppressed anger to sweep the crowd. When he began again the anger on his face was gone and in its place a sort of smile hovered, more terrible and more sinister than the anger. And in a clear unemotional voice, he told Umuofia how their daughter had gone to the market at Mbaino and had been killed. That woman said Ezeugo, was the wife of Ogbuefi Udo, and he pointed to a man who sat near him with a bowed head. The crowd then shouted with anger and thirst for blood.

The people referred to as “the sons of wild animals” in this passage are the

SECTION A 

COMPREHENSION

Read the passage below and answer the question that follows by choosing the most appropriate of the options

PASSAGE II

Okonkwo had just blown out the palm oil lamp and stretched himself on his bamboo bed when he heard the ogene of the town-crier piercing the still night air. Gome, gome, gome, gome, boomed the hollow metal. then the crier gave his message and at the end of it beat his instrument again. And this was the message. Every man of Umuofia was asked to gather at the marketplace tomorrow morning. Okonkwo wondered what was amiss. He had discerned a clear overtone of tragedy in the crier’s voice, and even now he could still hear it as it grew dimmer and dimmer in the distance.

In the morning, the marketplace was full. There must have been about ten thousand men there, all talking in low voices. At last, Obbuefi Ezeugo stood up in the midst of them and bellowed four times ” Umuofia kwenu”, and on each occasion, he faced a different direction and seemed to push the air with a clenched fist. He moved his hand over his white beard. He then adjusted his cloth, which was passed under his right armpit and tied above his left shoulder.

” Umuofia kwenu”, he bellowed for the fifth time, and the crowd yelled in answer. And suddenly, like one possessed, he shot out his left hand and pointed in the direction of Mbaino, and said through gleaming white teeth firmly clenched: “Those sons of wild animals have dared to murder a daughter of Umuofia. “He threw his head down and gnashed his teeth and allowed a murmur of suppressed anger to sweep the crowd. When he began again the anger on his face was gone and in its place a sort of smile hovered, more terrible and more sinister than the anger. And in a clear unemotional voice, he told Umuofia how their daughter had gone to the market at Mbaino and had been killed. That woman said Ezeugo, was the wife of Ogbuefi Udo, and he pointed to a man who sat near him with a bowed head. The crowd then shouted with anger and thirst for blood.

The expression, “The crowd….thirst for blood” means that they were

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

My uncle ___ and sells palm wine in the village

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

I __ the fried potatoes with eggs and vegetables

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

The fishermen caught a big fish and dropped it at the ____ of the river.

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

The ______ used for the enlarged picture is expensive.

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

The _____ of thanks was given by the groom at the end of the reception.

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

Telma is in dire need of a kidney ______

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

The driver _____ his seat belt when he sighted an officer of the Road Safety Corps.

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

The beautiful bird ____ on my car

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

I will pay my children’s school fees when I ______ the cheque.

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

The doctor used a ______ to check my body temperature.

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

The outgoing prefect gave ________ speech during the send-off party.

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

During the ______ marriage ceremony, the couple took an oath before the judge.

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

I had left the ______ of the accident before the police arrived.

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

The premature triplets are doing well in the ______

SECTION B

VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

We waited in the ______ for only a few minutes before boarding the plane

In the passage below, the gap indicates missing words. Five options are offered. Fill the gap with the most appropriate of the options

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is a Nigerian government ___26___ which was set up in 1993 to check ___27___ or illicit and fake ___28___ in Nigeria under the country’s ___29___ and safety laws.  ___30___ and adulterated ___31___ are a problem in Nigeria. In one incident in 1989 over 150 children died as a result of paracetamol syrup containing diethylene glycol.

NAFDAC performs certain basic functions, it regulates and ___32___ the production, exportation, importation, advertisement, distribution, sale, and use of food drugs, cosmetics, ___33___ products, and bottled water. It also investigates production sites and buildings, and raw ___34___ for these products. NAFDAC establishes and maintains important ___35___ necessary for the performance of its roles.

In the passage below, the gap indicates missing words. Five options are offered. Fill the gap with the most appropriate of the options

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is a Nigerian government ___26___ which was set up in 1993 to check ___27___ or illicit and fake ___28___ in Nigeria under the country’s ___29___ and safety laws.  ___30___ and adulterated ___31___ are a problem in Nigeria. In one incident in 1989 over 150 children died as a result of paracetamol syrup containing diethylene glycol.

NAFDAC performs certain basic functions, it regulates and ___32___ the production, exportation, importation, advertisement, distribution, sale, and use of food drugs, cosmetics, ___33___ products, and bottled water. It also investigates production sites and buildings, and raw ___34___ for these products. NAFDAC establishes and maintains important ___35___ necessary for the performance of its roles.

In the passage below, the gap indicates missing words. Five options are offered. Fill the gap with the most appropriate of the options

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is a Nigerian government ___26___ which was set up in 1993 to check ___27___ or illicit and fake ___28___ in Nigeria under the country’s ___29___ and safety laws.  ___30___ and adulterated ___31___ are a problem in Nigeria. In one incident in 1989 over 150 children died as a result of paracetamol syrup containing diethylene glycol.

NAFDAC performs certain basic functions, it regulates and ___32___ the production, exportation, importation, advertisement, distribution, sale, and use of food drugs, cosmetics, ___33___ products, and bottled water. It also investigates production sites and buildings, and raw ___34___ for these products. NAFDAC establishes and maintains important ___35___ necessary for the performance of its roles.

In the passage below, the gap indicates missing words. Five options are offered. Fill the gap with the most appropriate of the options

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is a Nigerian government ___26___ which was set up in 1993 to check ___27___ or illicit and fake ___28___ in Nigeria under the country’s ___29___ and safety laws.  ___30___ and adulterated ___31___ are a problem in Nigeria. In one incident in 1989 over 150 children died as a result of paracetamol syrup containing diethylene glycol.

NAFDAC performs certain basic functions, it regulates and ___32___ the production, exportation, importation, advertisement, distribution, sale, and use of food drugs, cosmetics, ___33___ products, and bottled water. It also investigates production sites and buildings, and raw ___34___ for these products. NAFDAC establishes and maintains important ___35___ necessary for the performance of its roles.

In the passage below, the gap indicates missing words. Five options are offered. Fill the gap with the most appropriate of the options

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is a Nigerian government ___26___ which was set up in 1993 to check ___27___ or illicit and fake ___28___ in Nigeria under the country’s ___29___ and safety laws.  ___30___ and adulterated ___31___ are a problem in Nigeria. In one incident in 1989 over 150 children died as a result of paracetamol syrup containing diethylene glycol.

NAFDAC performs certain basic functions, it regulates and ___32___ the production, exportation, importation, advertisement, distribution, sale, and use of food drugs, cosmetics, ___33___ products, and bottled water. It also investigates production sites and buildings, and raw ___34___ for these products. NAFDAC establishes and maintains important ___35___ necessary for the performance of its roles.

In the passage below, the gap indicates missing words. Five options are offered. Fill the gap with the most appropriate of the options

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is a Nigerian government ___26___ which was set up in 1993 to check ___27___ or illicit and fake ___28___ in Nigeria under the country’s ___29___ and safety laws.  ___30___ and adulterated ___31___ are a problem in Nigeria. In one incident in 1989 over 150 children died as a result of paracetamol syrup containing diethylene glycol.

NAFDAC performs certain basic functions, it regulates and ___32___ the production, exportation, importation, advertisement, distribution, sale, and use of food drugs, cosmetics, ___33___ products, and bottled water. It also investigates production sites and buildings, and raw ___34___ for these products. NAFDAC establishes and maintains important ___35___ necessary for the performance of its roles.

In the passage below, the gap indicates missing words. Five options are offered. Fill the gap with the most appropriate of the options

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is a Nigerian government ___26___ which was set up in 1993 to check ___27___ or illicit and fake ___28___ in Nigeria under the country’s ___29___ and safety laws.  ___30___ and adulterated ___31___ are a problem in Nigeria. In one incident in 1989 over 150 children died as a result of paracetamol syrup containing diethylene glycol.

NAFDAC performs certain basic functions, it regulates and ___32___ the production, exportation, importation, advertisement, distribution, sale, and use of food drugs, cosmetics, ___33___ products, and bottled water. It also investigates production sites and buildings, and raw ___34___ for these products. NAFDAC establishes and maintains important ___35___ necessary for the performance of its roles.

In the passage below, the gap indicates missing words. Five options are offered. Fill the gap with the most appropriate of the options

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is a Nigerian government ___26___ which was set up in 1993 to check ___27___ or illicit and fake ___28___ in Nigeria under the country’s ___29___ and safety laws.  ___30___ and adulterated ___31___ are a problem in Nigeria. In one incident in 1989 over 150 children died as a result of paracetamol syrup containing diethylene glycol.

NAFDAC performs certain basic functions, it regulates and ___32___ the production, exportation, importation, advertisement, distribution, sale, and use of food drugs, cosmetics, ___33___ products, and bottled water. It also investigates production sites and buildings, and raw ___34___ for these products. NAFDAC establishes and maintains important ___35___ necessary for the performance of its roles.

In the passage below, the gap indicates missing words. Five options are offered. Fill the gap with the most appropriate of the options

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is a Nigerian government ___26___ which was set up in 1993 to check ___27___ or illicit and fake ___28___ in Nigeria under the country’s ___29___ and safety laws.  ___30___ and adulterated ___31___ are a problem in Nigeria. In one incident in 1989 over 150 children died as a result of paracetamol syrup containing diethylene glycol.

NAFDAC performs certain basic functions, it regulates and ___32___ the production, exportation, importation, advertisement, distribution, sale, and use of food drugs, cosmetics, ___33___ products, and bottled water. It also investigates production sites and buildings, and raw ___34___ for these products. NAFDAC establishes and maintains important ___35___ necessary for the performance of its roles.

In the passage below, the gap indicates missing words. Five options are offered. Fill the gap with the most appropriate of the options

The National Agency for Food, Drug Administration and Control (NAFDAC) is a Nigerian government ___26___ which was set up in 1993 to check ___27___ or illicit and fake ___28___ in Nigeria under the country’s ___29___ and safety laws.  ___30___ and adulterated ___31___ are a problem in Nigeria. In one incident in 1989 over 150 children died as a result of paracetamol syrup containing diethylene glycol.

NAFDAC performs certain basic functions, it regulates and ___32___ the production, exportation, importation, advertisement, distribution, sale, and use of food drugs, cosmetics, ___33___ products, and bottled water. It also investigates production sites and buildings, and raw ___34___ for these products. NAFDAC establishes and maintains important ___35___ necessary for the performance of its roles.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

I have _______ to the doctor; he will attend to us soon.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

The principal scolded the students ____

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

The woman who ______ asked to clean the hall came late.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

Dr. Uchech specializes ______ children’s ailments.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

She arranged the words in ______ order

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

Active voice: The employee sued the company.

Passive Voice: The company _____ sued by the employee.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

My uncle works in the hospital as a ____

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

Adaugo travelled to Lagos ______ air

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

Mr. _____ car was parked at the mall.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

Neither Grace _____ James was around for the meeting.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

It is only polite that one knocks _____ entering an office.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

The room is _____ small for both of them to live in.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

The boy _____ bag is missing is in my class.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

Active Voice: We enjoyed a quiet life in the village.

Passive Voice: A quiet life in the village _____ enjoyed by us.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

Direct Speech: “I want the document now,” the manager said.

Indirect Speech: The manager said that 

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

Ayo’s performance in the examination was ______ than mine

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

“Our team _____ win this game”, the boy said.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

Most people now drink ______ water because of the hot weather.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

The principal _____ declared the ceremony open.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

Nurses don’t shout at patients, do they?

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

My brother and I ______ attending the party.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

Which of the following prefixes can be used with the word ‘frost’ to form a new word?

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

Which of the following words can be used with the suffix  ‘-ster’ to form a new word.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

Naomi used to visit the cinema, ___ she?

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

Direct Speech: “Where are you coming from?” The teacher asked John.

Indirect Speech: The teacher asked John where 

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

One of the boys that participated in the games yesterday ______ ill.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

The bouquet of flowers I collected ______ nice.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

Faith is ______ than her sisters.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

Before I got this job, I _____ wake up late.

SECTION C

GRAMMATICAL ACCURACY

Complete the following sentence with the most appropriate of the options

He insisted _____ going back to school.

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options the one that contains the given phonetic symbol 

/tʃ/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options the one that contains the given phonetic symbol 

/eɪ/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options the one that contains the given phonetic symbol 

/u/

Choose from the options the one that contains the given phonetic symbol 

/ʒ/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options the one that contains the given phonetic symbol 

/i:/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options the one that contains the given phonetic symbol 

/ɔɪ/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options the one that contains the given phonetic symbol 

/t/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options the one that contains the given phonetic symbol 

/ɑː/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options the one that contains the given phonetic symbol 

/θ/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options the one that contains the given phonetic symbol 

/æ/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options the one that contains the given phonetic symbol 

/ʌ/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options the one that contains the given phonetic symbol 

/b/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options the one that contains the given phonetic symbol 

/dʒ/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options the one that contains the given phonetic symbol 

/ɜː/

SECTION D

SPOKEN ENGLISH

Choose from the options the one that contains the given phonetic symbol 

/aɪ/