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 MATHEMATICS

1. Convert 574 to roman numerals.

(a) DLXXVI (b) DLXXIV (c) DLXXIII (d) DLXIV (e) DXXIV
2. Correct 0.0579 to 2 significant figures.
(a) 0.05 (b) 0.057 (c) 0.0579 (d) 0.058 (e) 0.6
3. Arrange 2/3, 5/6,1/2 and ¼ in ascending order.
(a) 1/4, 5/6, 2/3, ½ (b) 1/4, 2/3, 1/2, 5/6 (c) 1/2, 2/3, 1/4, 5/6
(d). 1/4, 1/2, 2/3, 5/6 (e) 2/3, 1/4, 1/2, 5/6
4. Find the square root of 4/9.
(a) 3/2 (b) 4/3 (c) 2/3 (d) 1/3 (e) ¼
5. In a class, there are 20 girls and 30 boys. Find the ration of girls to boys.
(a) 6:4 (b) 4:5 (c) 2:3 (d) 3:2 (e) 1:6
6. Ade brought a pair of shoes for N 1,000.00 and sold for N 800.00. What is his percentage loss?
(a) 25 (b) 20 (c) 15 (d) 10 (e) 5
7. Express 0.75 as a fraction.
(a) 1/4 (b) 3/8 (c) 1/2 (d) 3/4 (e) 5/4
8. Find the simple interest on N 800.00 for 4 years at 2% per annum.
(a) N 640.00 (b) N 800.00 (c) N 940.00 (d) N 950.00 (e) N 1200.00
9. A girl bought 3 sachets of detergent for N 120.00. For how much would she buy 20 sachets?
(a) N 800.00 (b) N 650.00 (c) N 500.00 (d) N 360.00 (e) N 240.00
10. The sum of 16 and 20 divided by the product of 6 and 2, find the result.
(a) 1 (b) 3 (c) 5 (d) 7 (e) 8
11. 1/5 is equivalent to. (a) 40% (b) 35% (c) 30% (d) 25% (e) 20%
12. If I spend 6/11 of my money on books, what fraction of it will remain?
(a) 2/11 (b) 3/11 (c) 4/11 (d) 5/11 (e) 6/11
13. Find 80% of N 20.00.
(a) N 18.00 (b) N 16.00 (c) N 14.00 (d) N 12.00 (e) N 10.00
14. Which of the following is not a perfect square?
(a) 100 (b) 81 (c) 65 (d) 49 (e) 36
15. A gardener is paid N 12,400.00 per month. Find his total annual salary
(a) N 148,800.00 (b) N 144,800.00 (c) N 84,800.00 (d) 62,000.00
16. A can of coca-cola costs N 120.00. how many cans can one buy with N 960.00
(a) 1 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 10 (e) 12
17. Chinedu earns N 2000.00 in 10 days. How much does he earn in 6 days if he earns equal amount daily? (a)
N 32,200.00 (b) N 32,000.00 (c) N 12,000.00 (d) N 3,200.00 (e) N 1,200.00
18. One-fifth of a number is subtracted from four-fifth of the same number. If the result is 9, what is the number?
(a) -15 (b) -9 (c) 3 (d) 9 (e) 15
19. A particular local government charges N 1,000.00 monthly for each market stall. What is the total rent
collected monthly for 240 stalls
(a) N 2,400.00 (b) N 8,600.00 (c) N 8,900.00 (d) N 24,000.00 (e) N 240,000.00
20. Ese is 23 year old and her younger sister is 19 year old. What was the sum of their age 13 years ago?
(a) 13 years (b) 14 years (c) 15 years (d) 16 years (e) 17 years
21. Simplify 1/2 + 3/4 – 2/7 x (1/3 + 2).
(a) 25/12 (b) 17/12 (c) 5/12 (d) 3/4 (e) 7/12
22. Given that a =7, b=5, and c=5. Find the square root of 3a+2b+c.
(a) 25 (b) 15 (c) 10 (d) 9 (e) 6
23. If 4y -37=37, what is the positive value of y?
2

(a) 10 (b) 4 (c) 3 (d) 2 (e) 1

24. The area of a square is 9cm2. Find the perimeter of the square.
(a) 3cm (b) 6cm (c) 9cm (d) 12cm (e) 27cm
25. What is the perimeter of a rectangle with length 8 cm and width 21/2cm?
1/2

(a) 16cm (b) 18cm (c) 20cm (d) 22cm (e) 24cm
26. Given that 45=5t=90, find the value of t.
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 7 (d) 9 (e) 11
27. Calculate the circumference of a circle whose diameter is 28cm. (p=22/7)
(a) 88cm (b) 64cm (c) 56cm (d) 44cm (e) 30cm
28. Find the value of x in the equation 4x-2=2x+10.
(a) 2 (b) 4 (c) 6 (d) 8 (e) 10
29. If x=2, y=4 and z=3, find the value of 3y+2z
(a) 3 (b) 6 (c) 9 (d) 12 (e) 15
30. Find the perimeter of a square whose length is 5 cm.
(a) 10cm (b) 15cm (c) 20cm (d) 25cm (e) 30cm
31. How many vertices does a cuboid have?
(a) 4 (b) 5 (c) 6 (d) 7 (e) 8
32. An equilateral triangle has how many lines of symmetry.
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) 2 (d) 3 (e) 4
33. The volume of a cylinder whose radius is 7cm is 1540cm 3. Find its height. (p=22/7)
(a) 9cm (b) 10cm (c) 13cm (d) 6cm (e) 15cm
34. If 3x2 + 4=13, find the value of x2-8.
(a) -11 (b) -5 (c) -4 (d) 5 (e) 11
35. The product of three numbers is 216, if the product of two numbers is 36. Find the third numbe
(a) 36 (b) 6 (c) 12 (d) 16 (e) 17
36. Five years ago, a girl was six years old. How old will she be in four years time?
(a) 9 years (b) 10years (c) 11years (d) 13years (e) 15years
37. The area of a rectangular shape whose length is 10cm is 20cm . Find its breadth
2

(a) 5cm (b) 4cm (c)3cm (d) 2cm (e) 1cm

38. Find the mode of these figures : 1,2,3,1,4,2,3,2
(a) 4 (b) 1 (c) 3 (d) 2 (e) 4
39. Find the mode of the following numbers: 3,5,4,7,6,5,2,6,6,5
(a) 3 (b) 4 (c) 5 (d) 6 (e) 7
40. Find the average of the following numbers: 10,15,10,13.
(a) 10 (b) 12 (c) 14 (d) 16 (e) 18

General Science

41. Which of the following is a constituent of granite?

(a) calcite (b) coal (c) dolomite (d) iron oxide (e) quartz
42. The union of the male and female gametes of plant is called.
(a) conjugation (b) fertilization (c) fusion (d) germination (e) pollination
43. An unripe lemon has a sour taste because it contains.
(a) acid (b) alkaline (c) base (d) salt (e) sugar
44. The force that opposes movement when two surfaces are in contact is called.
(a) electrical (b) friction (c) gravitational (d) magnetic (e) tension
45. Which of the following is a function of the lips?
(a) detect taste of food (b) prevent food from pouring out of the mouth
(c) soften food in the mouth (d) support movement of food in the mouth (e) support swallowing of food
46. Bile is a waste product from the.
(a) heart (b) kidney (c) liver (d) lung (e) skin
47. A scientist who studies space and its objects is called a/an.
(a) astronaut (b) astronomer (c) chemist (d) meteorologist (e) physicist
48. Which of the organ is used for tasting
(a) ear (b) nose (c) eye (d) tongue (e) skin
49. The scrotal sac protects the
 (a) ovary (b) testes (c) urethra (d) uterus (e) vagina
50. Which of the following is called the earth satellite?
(a) Jupiter (b) mars (c) mercury (d) moon (e) venue
 ENGLISH LANGUAGE

SECTION A- COMPREHENSION

Passage I
Long time ago, babies began to talk immediately they were born. They could tell their mothers when they were
sick, thirsty or hungry and needed food.
One day, a woman left her new born baby in the room and rushed to fetch water from a nearby stream. A woman,
newly married, entered the room to fetch fire for her evening meal. Unknown to her that the baby was watching, she
quickly took some of the meat that was kept across the hearth. When the mother of the baby returned, he disclosed to
her that the woman has taken some of the meat.
The matter was taken to the king and the baby narrated how the woman hid the meat under her cloth before leaving the
room. The new wife and her husband bowed their heads in shame. The king himself was embarrassed by the incident
News of the incident spread all over the kingdom and people mocked the woman anytime they saw her passing. This
cannot be allowed to continue’, cried the king. ‘ Babies must be stopped from embarrassing adults with their talks
He ordered that a lump of flesh be forced down the throats of newborn babies to prevent them from talking until they
are old enough to differentiate right and wrong.

1. According to the passage, babies.

(a) cried for their needs (b) talked before they were born (c) talked but no longer do no
(d) talked only when they had problem (e) talked only when they saw evil
2. The new wife entered the room to.
(a) check if the baby was awake (b) cook her meal (c) fetch fire for her meal
(d) steal the meat (e) watch over the baby
3. The woman knew her meat was stolen because.
(a) her neighbor informed her (b) she hid somewhere in the room (c) she saw the new wife coming out
of her room (d) the baby informed her (e) the meat was not the way she left it
4. The most suitable title for this passage could be
(a) babies and their mothers (b) the embarrassed woman (c) the final judgment
(d) the stolen meat (e) why babies don’t talk
5. The king reasoned that if babies were allowed to continue talking they could
(a) be too wise for their age (b) disgrace adults with their talk (c) disrespect adults (d) disturb their
mother (e) take over his kingdom
 Passage II

If you could look inside a television set or inside the walls of a house, you’d find a network of electric wires.
This network doesn’t puzzle electrician because wire is a different colour to show what kind of wire it is. The different
colours tell the electricians where each wire should be connected. We call this colour coding.

Colour coding help many other people as well. People in business often use files with different coloured stickers on
them. Each colour means something to the people using the files. Map markers also have colour codes. They use
different colours for states or countries, so that you can see where one ends and another begins

In sport of archery, archers use bows to shoot arrows at targets. Each coloured circle on the target means a different
number of points. An arrow in the golden bull’s-eye in the centre of the target scores the highest number. The archers
shoot a certain number of arrows at the target and then collect their arrows. Each archer recognizes his arrows by the
colours painted on the shafts.

Colours can also be codes for players or point in other games such as chess, draughts, snookers, tiddlywinks, marbles
and cards.

6. Another word that can replace ‘puzzle’ as used in the passage is.
(a) confuse (b) disorganize (c) injure (d) shock (e) surprise
7. The word ‘golden’ as used in the passage is.
(a) a noun (b) a pronoun (c) a verb (d) an adjective (e) an adverb
8. According to the passage, in which of these games can colour be used to score points?
(a) badminton (b) chess (c) football (d) hockey (e) scrabble
9. To score high in the sport of archery, the arrow must.
(a) be recognized by the archery (b) hit the golden bull’s-eye (c) hit the target
(d) reach the colours in the target (e) remain in the target
10. Colour coding helps the following except.
(a) archers (b) businessmen (c) electricians (d) footballers (e) map makers

Section B: Lexis

Choose from the option lettered A-E the one that is nearest in meaning to the word in italics (nos 11-15)

11. We found the missing items inside the cupboard in the store.
(a) abandoned (b) forgotten (c) hidden (d) lost (e) neglected
12. The pupils are eager to go on holiday.
(a) afraid (b) desperate (c) keen (d) prepared (e) reluctant
13. The enemies invaded the village.
(a) attacked (b) conquered (c) encamped (d) searched (e) visited
14. The eyewitness gave a vivid account of the fatal accident.
(a) brief (b) brilliant (c) detailed (d) horrible (e) vague
15. I shall certainly pass my examination if I study very hard.
(a) definitely (b) doubtfully (c) frankly (d) honestly (e) truthfully
Choose from the option lettered A-E the one that is most opposite in meaning to the word in italics (nos
16-20)
16. The child felt secured in his mother’s arms.
(a) abandoned (b) comfortable (c) detached (d) protected (e) unsafe
17. The soldiers retreated when their commander was shot
(a) advanced (b) begged (c) disappeared (d) mourned (e) surrendered
18. The criminal did not show any sign of guilt during interrogation
(a) forgiveness (b) innocence (c) regret (d) repentance (e) weakness
19. He was elevated for his hard work.
(a) demoted (b) praised (c) punished (d) rebuked (e) rewarded
20. The comforting word sent him to sleep
(a) angry (b) consoling (c) disturbing (d) pleasing (e) reassuring

Section C: Structure
Complete each of the following statements with the most appropriate of the options lettered A-E (nos.
21-40)
21. Of the three cars, my uncle’s is the ____ expensive
(a) more (b) most (c) much (d) quite (e) so
22. I ______ some gifts from my friends.
(a) received (b) receved (c) reciieved (d) recieveed (e) ricieved
23. The child is suffering from.
(a) malnutretionn (b) malnutrision (c) malnutrition (d) malnutrition
24. Okon has a ____ bag.
(a) beautiful leather small (b) beautiful small leather
(c) leather beautiful small (d) leather small beautiful (e) small beautiful leather
25. Mother was cooking lunch when I ______ back home.
(a) came (b) come (c) had come (d) comes (e) have come
26. I was advised to look _______ the word in the dictionary.
(a) at (b) by (c) down (d) into (e) up
27. Miss Gloria, together with her cousin, _____ visiting the united state of America next year.
(a) are (b) has been (c) was (d) were (e) will be
28. Abraham is thirsty, ____ he?
(a) doesn’t (b) is (c) isn’t (d) wasn’t (e) will
29. The most appropriate prefix for the word ‘faithful’ is.
(a) im- (b) in- (c) on- (d) re- (e) un-
30. She ____ to school every day.
(a) is trekking (b) trek (c) trekked (d) treks
31. The teacher asked ______ shoe were left outside?
(a) these (b) this (c) those (d) what (e) whose
32. The hunters warned the villagers to beware ______ dangerous animals.
(a) against (b) by (c) from (d) of (e) with
33. Father hurt ____ when he fell down.
(a) himself (b) itself (c) oneself (d) theirself (e) themselves
34. Tayo and tom ______ in the same class.
(a) are (b) has been (c) is (d) is being (e) were being
35. She is beautiful _____ arrogant
(a) also (b) and (c) but (d) or (e) while
36. It is often said that if wishes were _____ would ride.
(a) available, beggars (b) cars, the rich (c) horses, beggars (d) horses, the rich (e) planes, beggars
37. The robbers _____ ran out of the room when they saw the police
(a) angrily (b) forcefully (c) gradually (d) quickly (e) sluggishly
38. The statement “ You must finish your homework”, the teacher said, rewritten in the reported speech form
becomes, the teacher said that ____ homework
(a) he could finish my (b) he might finish his (c) he must have finished his (d) I might finish my
(e) I must finish my
39. The statement “The cat ate the meat”, rewritten in the passive form becomes, The meat _____ by the cat.
(a) had been eaten (b) he might finish his (c) he must have finished his (d) is eaten (e) was eaten
40. Indeed, ____ an examination without adequate preparation could lead to failure.
(a) to be writing (b) to have been writing (c) to have written (d) to write (e) writing

SOCIAL STUDIES
41. In Nigeria, _____ marriage is not lawful.
(a) Christian (b) Islamic (c) same sex (d) court (e) traditional
42. Which of the following is the responsibility of a good citizen?
(a) delay in payment of taxes (b) disrespect for public property (c) disrespect for the dignity of others
(d) fighting during election (e) service to the nation
43. To make Nigeria great, citizen must be _______
(a) greedy (b) irresponsible (c) patriotic (d) selfish (e) tribalistic
44. Which of the following can lead to broken home?
(a) honesty (b) obedience (c) patience (d) tolerance (e) unfaithfulness
45. The totality of a people’s way of life is known as
(a) culture (b) family (c) festival (d) marriage (e) religion
46. The appointment of Emirs and Chiefs in a state is the duty of the _______
(a) chairman of the local government (b)commissioner for local government affairs (c) governor of the
state (d) president of the nation (e) speaker of the house
47. The Nigeria flag has ____ colour.
(a) 2 (b) 3 (c) 4 (d) 5 (e) 6
48. Which of these mineral resources is used for making roofing sheet
(a) chrome (b) columbite (c) copper (d) lead (e) zinc
49. The instrument used for measuring temperature is called ______.
(a) anemometer (b) barometer (c) hydrometer (d) hygrometer (e) thermometer
50. The number one citizen in Nigeria is the
(a) Chief justice (b) Governor (c) Inspector General Police (d) President
(e) Senate President