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• Question 2441: Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word underlined word(s)If we must live together as one people, we must learn to tolerate disparate dispositions? Options:
  A) converging
  B) accommodating
  C) conflicting
  D) opposing
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2442:

  Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

  Which of one the following critically relates to the novel's subject of concern

  Options:
  A) youthful ambition and confusion
  B) socialization
  C) religious bigotry
  D) the futility of life
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2443:

  There are one or two things this country can teach others, one of them is the art of writing obituaries. One suspects that the reason why some of our newspapers still manage to break even is because of the great amount of revenue they derive from obituaries. It is not unusual for about one quarter of the volume of an average daily to be constituted of obituaries and in in memorial alone. One possible explanation for this, it has been argued, is that Nigerians value their dead greatly. And there is a saying amongst us that you do not say evil things against the dead. This is obviously the philosophy behind the large dose of encomiums with which our dead are bestowed. From evidences of these obituaries and in memorial, every dead Nigerian must have been something of a saint while alive. This would explain why the death of most Nigerians is attributed to the evil Machinations of the wicked. Only very few people in our country die natural death, and even when they do, the obituaries, etc always give the impression that such deaths constitute the saddest loss to befall the deceased family. And that is why writers of these obituaries and their allied advertisements are experts on ‘mortuary stylistics’. This ‘mortuary stylistics’ the study in the art of eulogizing the dead and making their loss sound so heart breaking, is one of the commodities we can export to other countries.

  Obituaries are very popular in Nigeria because Options:
  A) evil things are not said against the dead
  B) every dead Nigerian must have lived a sanity life
  C) only very few Nigerians die natural deaths
  D) Nigerians value dead greatly
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 2444:

  From the list of words or group of wordslettered A to D, choose the one that is mostnearest opposite in meaning to the underlined word or group of words and that will, at the same time correctly fill in the gap in the sentence.

  The University has a large intake, very few ________ take place

  Options:
  A) turnouts
  B) rejections
  C) explusions
  D) obstructions
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2445:

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

  The agency has sworn to deal with all the apostles of confederation?

  Options:
  A) opponents
  B) apostates
  C) proponents
  D) protagonists
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 2446:

  In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:

  When Uche wouldn't come to quickly enough, the principal rushed him to the hospital

  Options:
  A) revive
  B) pass out
  C) arrive
  D) come up
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2447:

  Choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the underlined words.

  The island becomes more enchanting at night?

  Options:
  A) attractive
  B) delightful
  C) accomodation
  D) lively
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2448:

  Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.

  The accident occurred when the driver of the car _____ the lorry?

  Options:
  A) reversed towards
  B) reversed into
  C) reversed to
  D) reversed back into
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 2449:

  In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):

  There is no need to stand _____ ceremony in matters of this nature

  Options:
  A) by
  B) to
  C) on
  D) for
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 2450:

  Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.Ade: Do you mind if i sit down here?

  Bola: Well, yes I do actually.

  Options:
  A) Bola is reluctantly granting the request
  B) Bola is willingly accepting the request
  C) Bola is certainly rejecting the request
  D) Bola is objecting to the request
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  The correct answer is C .