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Question 1

PASSAGE - PASSAGE I

PASSAGE I
In order to approach the problem of anxiety in play, let us consider the activity of building and destroying a tower. Many a mother thinks that her little son is in a 'destructive stage' or even has a 'destructive personality' because after building a big tower, the boy cannot follow her advice to leave the tower for Daddy to see, but instead must kick it and, make it collapse. The almost manic pleasure with which children watch the collapse in a game is the product of Ion; play-labour has puzzled many, especially since the child does not appreciate it at all if his tower falls by accident or by a helpful uncle's hand. He, the builder, must destroy it himself. This game, I should think, arises from the not so distant experience of sudden falls at the very time when standing upright on wobbling legs afforded a new and fascinating perspective on existence. The child who consequently learns to make a tower' stand up enjoys causing the same tower to waver and collapse; in addition to the active mastery over a previously passive event, it makes one feel stronger to know that there is somebody weaker - and towers, unlike little sister, can't cry and call 'Mummy!'

According to this passage, it gives the child great pleasure

A. For Daddy to see the tower he has built

Correct B. to destroy the tower himself

C. to see his tower accidentally destroyed

D. to be helped to destroy the tower

Correct Answer: B

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Question 2

PASSAGE - PASSAGE I

PASSAGE I
In order to approach the problem of anxiety in play, let us consider the activity of building and destroying a tower. Many a mother thinks that her little son is in a 'destructive stage' or even has a 'destructive personality' because after building a big tower, the boy cannot follow her advice to leave the tower for Daddy to see, but instead must kick it and, make it collapse. The almost manic pleasure with which children watch the collapse in a game is the product of Ion; play-labour has puzzled many, especially since the child does not appreciate it at all if his tower falls by accident or by a helpful uncle's hand. He, the builder, must destroy it himself. This game, I should think, arises from the not so distant experience of sudden falls at the very time when standing upright on wobbling legs afforded a new and fascinating perspective on existence. The child who consequently learns to make a tower' stand up enjoys causing the same tower to waver and collapse; in addition to the active mastery over a previously passive event, it makes one feel stronger to know that there is somebody weaker - and towers, unlike little sister, can't cry and call 'Mummy!'

What other feeling does the child derive from the fall of his tower apart from pleasure?

Correct A. Strength

B. Anxiety

C. Pity

D. Depression

Correct Answer: A

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Question 3

PASSAGE - PASSAGE I

PASSAGE I
In order to approach the problem of anxiety in play, let us consider the activity of building and destroying a tower. Many a mother thinks that her little son is in a 'destructive stage' or even has a 'destructive personality' because after building a big tower, the boy cannot follow her advice to leave the tower for Daddy to see, but instead must kick it and, make it collapse. The almost manic pleasure with which children watch the collapse in a game is the product of Ion; play-labour has puzzled many, especially since the child does not appreciate it at all if his tower falls by accident or by a helpful uncle's hand. He, the builder, must destroy it himself. This game, I should think, arises from the not so distant experience of sudden falls at the very time when standing upright on wobbling legs afforded a new and fascinating perspective on existence. The child who consequently learns to make a tower' stand up enjoys causing the same tower to waver and collapse; in addition to the active mastery over a previously passive event, it makes one feel stronger to know that there is somebody weaker - and towers, unlike little sister, can't cry and call 'Mummy!'

How does the author try to explain this 'destructive stage'?

A. It is the last stage in child development

B. The child wants to displease his parents

Correct C. It grows out of the child's recent experiences of sudden falls

D. The child is just going through a destructive stage

Correct Answer: C

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Question 4

PASSAGE - PASSAGE I

PASSAGE I
In order to approach the problem of anxiety in play, let us consider the activity of building and destroying a tower. Many a mother thinks that her little son is in a 'destructive stage' or even has a 'destructive personality' because after building a big tower, the boy cannot follow her advice to leave the tower for Daddy to see, but instead must kick it and, make it collapse. The almost manic pleasure with which children watch the collapse in a game is the product of Ion; play-labour has puzzled many, especially since the child does not appreciate it at all if his tower falls by accident or by a helpful uncle's hand. He, the builder, must destroy it himself. This game, I should think, arises from the not so distant experience of sudden falls at the very time when standing upright on wobbling legs afforded a new and fascinating perspective on existence. The child who consequently learns to make a tower' stand up enjoys causing the same tower to waver and collapse; in addition to the active mastery over a previously passive event, it makes one feel stronger to know that there is somebody weaker - and towers, unlike little sister, can't cry and call 'Mummy!'

The expression 'must kick it and make it collapse' in this context means

A. is forced to kick it and demolish it

B. is obliged to kick it and make it collapse

Correct C. cannot resist the urges to demolish it

D. ought to kick it and make it collapse

Correct Answer: C

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Question 5

PASSAGE - PASSAGE I

PASSAGE I
In order to approach the problem of anxiety in play, let us consider the activity of building and destroying a tower. Many a mother thinks that her little son is in a 'destructive stage' or even has a 'destructive personality' because after building a big tower, the boy cannot follow her advice to leave the tower for Daddy to see, but instead must kick it and, make it collapse. The almost manic pleasure with which children watch the collapse in a game is the product of Ion; play-labour has puzzled many, especially since the child does not appreciate it at all if his tower falls by accident or by a helpful uncle's hand. He, the builder, must destroy it himself. This game, I should think, arises from the not so distant experience of sudden falls at the very time when standing upright on wobbling legs afforded a new and fascinating perspective on existence. The child who consequently learns to make a tower' stand up enjoys causing the same tower to waver and collapse; in addition to the active mastery over a previously passive event, it makes one feel stronger to know that there is somebody weaker - and towers, unlike little sister, can't cry and call 'Mummy!'

The passage 'manic pleasure' means

A. wicked pleasure

B. childish pleasure

Correct C. unlimited pleasure

D. human pleasure

Correct Answer: C

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Question 6

PASSAGE - PASSAGE II

PASSAGE II

A wolf, seeing a lamb drinking from a river, wanted to find a pretext for devouring him. He stood higher up the stream and accused the lamb of muddying the water so that he could not drink. The lamb said that he drank only with the tip of his tongue, and that in any case, he was standing lower down the river and could not possibly disturb the water higher up.

When this excuse failed him, the wolf said, "Well, last year you insulted my father."

"I wasn't even born then," replied the lamb.

"You are good at finding answers," said the wolf, "but what do you mean by taking up so much of the path where I am walking?"

The lamb, frightened at the wolf's angry tone and terrible aspect, told him, with all due submission, that he could not conceive how his walking on such a wide path could occasion him any inconvenience.

"What!" exclaimed the wolf, seemingly in great anger and indignation. "You are as impudent as your father who seized me by the throat last year and caused me to be kept in a cage for three months."

"If you will believe me," said the lamb, "my parents are poor, simple creatures who live entirely by green stuff; we are none of us hunters of your species."

"Ah! I see it’s no use talking to you," said the wolf, drawing up close to him. "It runs in the blood of your family to hate us wolves, and therefore, as we have come so conveniently together, I'll just pay off a few of your forefathers' scores before we part."

So saying, he leapt at the lamb from behind and garrotted him.

Adapted from Bennett, C.H. (1978).

From the way the story ended, it can be concluded that

Correct A. lamb did not survive the encounter

B. wolf and the lamb parted amicably

C. wolf had encountered the lamb's parents

D. lamb offended the wolf

Correct Answer: A

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Question 7

PASSAGE - PASSAGE II

PASSAGE II

A wolf, seeing a lamb drinking from a river, wanted to find a pretext for devouring him. He stood higher up the stream and accused the lamb of muddying the water so that he could not drink. The lamb said that he drank only with the tip of his tongue, and that in any case, he was standing lower down the river and could not possibly disturb the water higher up.

When this excuse failed him, the wolf said, "Well, last year you insulted my father."

"I wasn't even born then," replied the lamb.

"You are good at finding answers," said the wolf, "but what do you mean by taking up so much of the path where I am walking?"

The lamb, frightened at the wolf's angry tone and terrible aspect, told him, with all due submission, that he could not conceive how his walking on such a wide path could occasion him any inconvenience.

"What!" exclaimed the wolf, seemingly in great anger and indignation. "You are as impudent as your father who seized me by the throat last year and caused me to be kept in a cage for three months."

"If you will believe me," said the lamb, "my parents are poor, simple creatures who live entirely by green stuff; we are none of us hunters of your species."

"Ah! I see it’s no use talking to you," said the wolf, drawing up close to him. "It runs in the blood of your family to hate us wolves, and therefore, as we have come so conveniently together, I'll just pay off a few of your forefathers' scores before we part."

So saying, he leapt at the lamb from behind and garrotted him.

Adapted from Bennett, C.H. (1978).

The expression "when this excuse failed him" suggests that the

Correct A. wolf only made up the charges levelled against the lamb

B. lamb was more intelligent than the wolf

C. lamb was prepared for the charges levelled against him

D. wolf was uncertain of the charges levelled against the lamb

Correct Answer: A

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Question 8

PASSAGE - PASSAGE II

PASSAGE II
A wolf, seeing a lamb drinking from a river, wanted to find a pretext for devouring him. He stood higher up the stream and accused the lamb of muddying the water so that he could not drink. The lamb said that he drank only with the tip of his tongue, and that in any case, he was standing lower down the river and could not possibly disturb the water higher up.

When this excuse failed him, the wolf said, "Well, last year you insulted my father."

"I wasn't even born then," replied the lamb.

"You are good at finding answers," said the wolf, "but what do you mean by taking up so much of the path where I am walking?"

The lamb, frightened at the wolf's angry tone and terrible aspect, told him, with all due submission, that he could not conceive how his walking on such a wide path could occasion him any inconvenience.

"What!" exclaimed the wolf, seemingly in great anger and indignation. "You are as impudent as your father who seized me by the throat last year and caused me to be kept in a cage for three months."

"If you will believe me," said the lamb, "my parents are poor, simple creatures who live entirely by green stuff; we are none of us hunters of your species."

"Ah! I see it’s no use talking to you," said the wolf, drawing up close to him. "It runs in the blood of your family to hate us wolves, and therefore, as we have come so conveniently together, I'll just pay off a few of your forefathers' scores before we part."

So saying, he leapt at the lamb from behind and garrotted him.

Adapted from Bennett, C.H. (1978).

The charges levelled against the lamb are

A. greed, wandering, insolence and disrespect

B. garrulity, prejudice and arrogance

C. pollution, greed, garrulity and aggression

Correct D. pollution, insolence, obstruction and aggression

Correct Answer: D

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Question 9

PASSAGE - PASSAGE II

PASSAGE II

A wolf, seeing a lamb drinking from a river, wanted to find a pretext for devouring him. He stood higher up the stream and accused the lamb of muddying the water so that he could not drink. The lamb said that he drank only with the tip of his tongue, and that in any case, he was standing lower down the river and could not possibly disturb the water higher up.

When this excuse failed him, the wolf said, "Well, last year you insulted my father."

"I wasn't even born then," replied the lamb.

"You are good at finding answers," said the wolf, "but what do you mean by taking up so much of the path where I am walking?"

The lamb, frightened at the wolf's angry tone and terrible aspect, told him, with all due submission, that he could not conceive how his walking on such a wide path could occasion him any inconvenience.

"What!" exclaimed the wolf, seemingly in great anger and indignation. "You are as impudent as your father who seized me by the throat last year and caused me to be kept in a cage for three months."

"If you will believe me," said the lamb, "my parents are poor, simple creatures who live entirely by green stuff; we are none of us hunters of your species."

"Ah! I see it’s no use talking to you," said the wolf, drawing up close to him. "It runs in the blood of your family to hate us wolves, and therefore, as we have come so conveniently together, I'll just pay off a few of your forefathers' scores before we part."

So saying, he leapt at the lamb from behind and garrotted him.

Adapted from Bennett, C.H. (1978).

The expression angry tone and terrible aspect refers to the wolf's

A. sonorous voice and overbearing attitude

B. towering size and thunderous voice

C. loud voice and fretting movement

Correct D. harsh voice and manacing posture

Correct Answer: D

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Question 10

PASSAGE - PASSAGE II

PASSAGE II

A wolf, seeing a lamb drinking from a river, wanted to find a pretext for devouring him. He stood higher up the stream and accused the lamb of muddying the water so that he could not drink. The lamb said that he drank only with the tip of his tongue, and that in any case, he was standing lower down the river and could not possibly disturb the water higher up.

When this excuse failed him, the wolf said, "Well, last year you insulted my father."

"I wasn't even born then," replied the lamb.

"You are good at finding answers," said the wolf, "but what do you mean by taking up so much of the path where I am walking?"

The lamb, frightened at the wolf's angry tone and terrible aspect, told him, with all due submission, that he could not conceive how his walking on such a wide path could occasion him any inconvenience.

"What!" exclaimed the wolf, seemingly in great anger and indignation. "You are as impudent as your father who seized me by the throat last year and caused me to be kept in a cage for three months."

"If you will believe me," said the lamb, "my parents are poor, simple creatures who live entirely by green stuff; we are none of us hunters of your species."

"Ah! I see it’s no use talking to you," said the wolf, drawing up close to him. "It runs in the blood of your family to hate us wolves, and therefore, as we have come so conveniently together, I'll just pay off a few of your forefathers' scores before we part."

So saying, he leapt at the lamb from behind and garrotted him.

Adapted from Bennett, C.H. (1978).

Which of the following aptly describes the moral or the story?

A. The sins of the forefathers are visited upon the children no matter how long it takes

Correct B. If you have made up your mind to hang your dog, any rope will do for the purpose

C. the law is week; in defence of the poor against the rich and mighty

D. no matter how highly placed he is in the society, the unmindful lawbreaker will always meet his nemesis

Correct Answer: B

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Question 11

In each of the questions 11 to 20, choose the option that best completes the gaps

I shall find time for my... when I get...

A. past-time/over

B. pass-time/over

C. pass time/through

Correct D. past time/through

Correct Answer: D

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Question 12

In each of the questions 11 to 20, choose the option that best completes the gaps

After so many trials, the experiment...

A. paid up

B. paid for

C. paid out

Correct D. paid off

Correct Answer: D

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Question 13

In each of the questions 11 to 20, choose the option that best completes the gaps

All God's prophets were given the great...to preach salvation to people

Correct A. commission

B. commitment

C. omission

D. commission

Correct Answer: A

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Question 14

In each of the questions 11 to 20, choose the option that best completes the gaps

The chairman refused to shake...with the secretary

A. hand

B. his hand

Correct C. hands

D. his hands

Correct Answer: C

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Question 15

In each of the questions 11 to 20, choose the option that best completes the gaps

Wherever the leader went people struggled to catch...

A. him

Correct B. a glimpse

C. look

D. view (D. picture)

Correct Answer: B

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Question 16

In each of the questions 11 to 20, choose the option that best completes the gaps

Mrs. Okoro ... in this school since 1975

A. taught

Correct B. has been teaching

C. was teaching

D. is teaching

Correct Answer: B

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Question 17

In each of the questions 11 to 20, choose the option that best completes the gaps

I was seriously disappointed when the ... between the two teams ended in a goalless draw

A. marsh

B. march

Correct C. match

D. martch

Correct Answer: C

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Question 18

In each of the questions 11 to 20, choose the option that best completes the gaps

The young man looked carefully at the long document, but he couldn't make ... what it meant

A. up

Correct B. out

C. off

D. through

Correct Answer: B

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Question 19

In each of the questions 11 to 20, choose the option that best completes the gaps

While the worshippers closed their eyes in prayer, a thief made ... with the collection

Correct A. away

B. up

C. by

D. through

Correct Answer: A

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Question 20

In each of the questions 11 to 20, choose the option that best completes the gaps

If you keep playing with this door handle, it will get...

Correct A. loose

B. lose

C. loosed

D. loosing

Correct Answer: A

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Question 21

In questions 21 to 30 choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined

Thousands of students are \( \underline{candidates} \) for the examination, but only very few pass.

A. come in

B. call for

C. go into

Correct D. enter for

Correct Answer: D

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Question 22

In questions 21 to 30 choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined

\( \underline{For \text{ }all\text{ } he\text{ } cared,\text{ } the\text{ } game\text{ } was\text{ } as\text{ } good\text{ } as\text{ } lost}. \)

Correct A. He did not care if the game was lost

B. He could not care less if the game was lost

C. He was almost certain that the game would be lost

D. He was afraid the game would be lost

Correct Answer: A

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Question 23

In questions 21 to 30 choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined

The meeting was \( \underline{cancelled} \) because of the convocation.

A. brought up

Correct B. called off

C. broke off

D. phased out

Correct Answer: B

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Question 24

In questions 21 to 30 choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined

Ayodeji is an \( \underline{ardent} \) supporter of education for the child.

A. cogent

Correct B. passionate

C. ignorant

D. an optimistic

Correct Answer: B

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Question 25

In questions 21 to 30 choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined

The \( \underline{exhibition} \) was an eye opener to all.

A. style

B. examination

C. dispatch

Correct D. display

Correct Answer: D

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