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• Question 161:

  In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :

  Adaobi is contemptuous _____ dishonest people

  Options:
  A) to
  B) at
  C) for
  D) of
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 162:

  choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) underlined.

  The emphasis placed on good moral conduct by the society in the past seems to have been relaxed

  Options:
  A) avoided
  B) improved
  C) weakened
  D) outdated
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 163:

  In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:

  Mali stole the day's takings from the bakery.

  Options:
  A) receipts
  B) collection
  C) contributions
  D) offerings
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 164:

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).

  The witness decided to conceal the evidence?

  Options:
  A) walve
  B) divulge
  C) hide
  D) destory
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 165:

  In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:

  You do not need to stutter in order to show your excitement

  Options:
  A) jump about
  B) shout
  C) sob
  D) stammer
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 166: According to the novel, Efua was in Forcados High School because Options:
  A) her stepfather was a board member
  B) of her former principal's recommendation
  C) the school needed her mother's support
  D) of aunt Moni's gift to the school
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 167:

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).

  The doctor examined the patient painstakingly?

  Options:
  A) carefully
  B) perfunctorily
  C) professionally
  D) painfully
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 168:

  Choose the expression or word which best complete each sentences:

  This writer analyses the evil society _____

  Options:
  A) so masterly
  B) very masterly
  C) in such a masterly way
  D) in a masterly way
  E) in so masterly a way
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 169:

  In the question below, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. 

  If the rain hadn't fallen, we wouldn't have missed the match.

  Options:
  A) The rain is falling, so we will miss the match.
  B) The rain fell, so we didn't watch the match.
  C) The rain fell, so we watched the match.
  D) The rain didn't fall, so we didn't watch the match.
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 170:

  This question is based on Bolaji Abdullahi's Sweet Sixteen

  
  How old was Aliya in the Novel?

  Options:
  A) 16
  B) 18
  C) 17
  D) 19
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  The correct answer is A .