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Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
The conference is biennial.
Options:Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
He was _____ by the trickster
Options:Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
We ought to have visited the Governor _____ ?
Options:In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
Roli failed because the examination was _____ difficult for her
Options:Choose the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
The man reasoned that there ought to be a limit to sycophancy.
Options:The word in capital letters has an emphatic stress, Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence?
The fire destroyed MANY lives?
Options:In the question below, choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
The head of Department is away to Murtala Mohammed Airport and has asked Dr. Haruna to stand _____ for him
Options:The passage below has gaps numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate for each gap. Each question carries 2 marks.
Publishing is the fast growing business in Nigeria and there are therefore, many publishing houses all over the country. When ……..16……..[A. an article B. an essay C. a book D. a manuscript]. is submitted by an author, the publisher sends it to ……..17……..[A. an assessor B. an evaluator C. a checker D. an examiner] to know if it is actually publishable. This is important because the publisher wants to make sure that the book catches the ……18…..[A. market B. audience C. students D. shops] when it is eventually published. In a good publishing house, there is …….19……[A. an error-proof B. an editor C. a lithographic D. an evaluation] section which is concerned with……..20……[A. proof-reading B. reading over C. scanning over D. skimming over] the manuscript and correcting both the spelling and typing errors. After this, the manuscript is ………21…….[A. typewritten B. typeset C. double-spaced D. single-spaced] in readiness for …….22…..[A. photocopying B. Xeroxing C. filming D. printing].
The printed ……..23……[A. items B. bulletin C. copies D. specimen] are then stored in the warehouse and a few of them may be sent to the author as ……..24……[A. complementary B. complimentary C. acknowledgement D. sample] copies. Since it is not just the aim of the publisher to offset the cost of production but also to make some gains, there is a strong marketing division which promotes sales. A certain percentage of the cover price of the book is paid to the author as ……..25……[A. royalty B. honorarium C. dividend D. interest].
Select the correct option for the space numbered 22 in the above passage Options:Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined words :
Good citizens should take the part of a good government when it is being attacked by the foreign press
Options:In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
The president made a passionate appeal for calm
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