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• Question 411:

  choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the letter(s) underlined from the options lettered A-E

  Head

  Options:
  A) bead
  B) red
  C) rear
  D) stir
  E) heel
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 412:

  Choose the correct word to fill the space in the following sentences:

  He travelled to Jos _____ train when he came last

  Options:
  A) by
  B) in
  C) on
  D) inside
  E) through
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  The correct answer is A .
• Question 413:

  Choose the options that have the same consonant as the ones represented by the letter(s) underlined:

  leisure

  Options:
  A) sure
  B) ledger
  C) treasure
  D) judge
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 414:

  In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase:

  The class as a whole will have a lecture on scarce commodities tomorrow.

  Options:
  A) argument
  B) delibration
  C) dispute
  D) conference
  E) talk
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  The correct answer is E .
• Question 415:

  Every artist’s work, unless he be a hermit, creating solely for his own satisfaction and with no need of sales, is to some extent “socially conditioned” he depends upon the approval of his patrons. Social conditioning is of course part of the field of study of the social anthropologist, yet I am not aware that the social conditioning of artists has ever been seriously studied. That such study is needed for the proper appraisal of traditional African art is evident enough when we note the igneous assumption, current in many writings on the subject, that the curve’s hand is so closely controlled by the custom of centuries that the credits for any creative imagination which is apparent in his work is due not to him but to the long succession of his predecessors.

  Of course, there is an element of must in this view of the tribal artist as copyist, but it is hardly more valid for the Africa than for the European artist. In both cases the work of art is the outcome of dialectic between the informing tradition and the individual genius of the artist and in both the relative strength of these two forces may vary almost infinitely. To assess the personal ingredient in an African carving is no easy matter, especially if one is confronted with a rare or unique piece in an unfamiliar style; but the considerations involved are much the same as those employed in European art criticism.

  It would be useful to study the social conditioning of artist because

  Options:
  A) We know that African art is entirely influenced by tradition
  B) Traditional art arises from the custom of the people.
  C) An artist’s predecessors solely determine the nature of his work.
  D) We do not know the extent to which an artist is influenced by his society.
  E) We do not know very much about how an artist’s creative imagination works.
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 416:

  This question is based on "The Life Changer" novel.

  _____ was always on the first row during prayer at his office.

  Options:
  A) Ahmed
  B) Zaki
  C) Habeeb
  D) Talle
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 417:

  Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;

  His horrible high-pitched laugh _____ on my nerves

  Options:
  A) jags
  B) jabs
  C) jams
  D) jars
  E) jeers
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  The correct answer is D .
• Question 418:

  Choose the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:

  No sooner had the examination ended _____ the students started vacating the halls of residence

  Options:
  A) when
  B) that
  C) than
  D) before
  E) and
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  The correct answer is C .
• Question 419:

  In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:

  The musician's popularity is beginning to decline

  Options:
  A) change
  B) wane
  C) slide
  D) disappear
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  The correct answer is B .
• Question 420:

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

  Those were the days of the fallacy that some languages are primitive while others are not?

  Options:
  A) argument
  B) excuse
  C) misconception
  D) truth
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  The correct answer is D .