2020
ENGLISH STUDIES (NCEE) Time allowed: 60 minutes
SECTION A
COMPREHENSION
Read
the passage below carefully and answer questions that follow by choosing the
most appropriate of the options lettered A-E (NoS. 1-10).
PASSAGE 1
Have you ever belched after a meal?
How did you feel after belching? Although some people consider belching a bad
habit, there are many health benefits that result from it.
Belching helps the food we cat to
digest better and faster. Children normally feel uncomfortable and restless when
they eat without belching. Belching relieves them of the discomfort. Belching,
after taking aerated drinks like beverages, helps us to pass out the gas
content in them. Beverages contain acid, which is capable of making us heavy
and develop a bloated belly. Belching also helps us to pass out carbon dioxide
from our body. This helps in preventing bloated stomach and chest pain.
If we fail to belch after a meal, we should expect a fart from the
other end. But if these two things fail to happen, there is a problem
somewhere; we should try and see a doctor.
1. The most
suitable tile for this passage could be
A. how to belch B. The bloated
Stomach C. The effect of Bloated
Stomach D. The Importance of
Belching E. The Process of Belching
2. Belching helps
our body system to release A. Acid B. Carbon dioxide C. Food
C. Gas E. Liquid
3. One of these is
an effect of not belching in children A.
Bad Habit B. Comfortability C. Farting
D. Quick digestion E.
Restlessness
4. Which of the
following words can replace ‘benefits’ as used in the passage? A. Advantages B. Changes
C. Damages D. Risks E. Services
5. To prevent a
bloated stomach, one should always A.
Avoid aerated drinks B. Avoid having
chest pain C. Eat food that can digest better
and faster D. Resist belching and
farting often E. see a doctor
Passage II
A rich man hired two men to clear
a piece of farmland for him. He charged the labourers to do a thorough work for
him and they assured him of a good job. When the men finished the job, the rich
man went to inspect it. He discovered that one person did a very clean job
while the other did a bad job.
The rich man decided not to ask
the men to know who did the work well and gave them two separate plots of land
to clear for him. This time one labourer to a plot of land. He told them that
he would pay them for everything on completion of the second job.
The bad labourer went to the site
to clear it but he did not cut down the plants and shrubs to the roots. His
second attempt at clearing the plot of land was worse than the firstt. The
diligent labourer, on the other hand, took his time and cut the plants to the
very roots, overturning all the dried leaves beneath the plants. At a spot, his
cutlass hit something wrapped in a polythene bag. When he examined it, he
realized that it was a parcel hidden by somebody in the bush. He picked it and
after the day’s job, he reported his discovering to the land owner.
Without uttering a word, the rich
man went to inspect the work done. When he came back, he called the two
labourers and asked the one who found the parcel to open it. The parcel
contained an amount that was double of what the rich man had promised to pay
him for his work. The rich man congratulated him and asked him to take everything
as his reward for dedicated service rendered.
6. The rich man
recruited the labourers to A. clear a
piece of farmland B. cut plants C. Grow plants and shrubs D. Inspect a plot of land E. render dedicated service
7. The labourers
were instructed to A. Assist each
other B. complete the work C. Do a very good work D. Look for a parcel E. Overturn all the dried leaves
8. Which of these
statements is true according to the passage?
A. The diligent labourer was rewarded double fold B. The labourer who found the parcel did
not report to the rich man C. the two
labourer did a good job D. A parcel was
not found E. The rich man hired three
labourers
9. We can conclude
from the story that the parcel was hidden by
A. A passer-by B. An unknown
person C. Some labourers D. The diligent worker E. the land owner
10. The rich man
gave the labourers separate plots of ad to work on in order to A. Discourage team work B. Double the amount of money he promised to
give them C. Find the hidden parcel D. Identify the diligent labourer and
reward him E. Make the inspection of
the work easier
SECTION B: LEXIS
Choose from the options lettered A-E the
one that is nearest in meaning to the underline word (Nos. 11-15).
11. Ade lives with
his parents in the rural area.
A. City B. Metropolis C. Region
D. Town E. Village
12. The boy's motive
for killing the goat is wrong. A.
Desire B. Excuse C. Interest
D. Reason E. Action
13. I am anxious
to see my result. A. Afraid B. Eager
C. Glad D. Hopeful E. Willing
14. The government
has decided to make History a mandatory subject at all levels of
education. A. Compulsory B. Major C. Minor
D. Preferred E. Voluntary
15. Balkis was legally
married to Sule. A. Accidentally B.
Forcefully C. Happily D. Lawfully
E. Reluctantly
Choose from the options lettered A-E the
one that is mostly nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word/expression
(Nos. 16-20)
16. Tolu pleaded
with her friend to accompany her to the party.
A. Commanded B. Compelled C. Convinced
D. Induced E. Persuaded
17. The head boy was
rewarded for his punctuality. A.
Dishonesty B. Indolence C. Lateness
D. Pride E. Rudeness
18. The
investigating officer concealed his identity. A. Changed
B. Disclosed C. Falsified D. Hid
E. Recognized
19. The patient's
condition worsens by the day. A.
Declines B. Decreases C. Dwindles
D. Improves E. Increases
20. The street was deserted
after the robbery incident. A.
Abandoned B. Crowded C. Empty
D. Occupied E. Vacant
SECTION C: STRUCTURE
Complete
each of the following statements with the most appropriate of the options
lettered A-E (Nos. 21-40)
21. That is the man
__ killed the snake A. Which B. Who
C. Who's D. Whom E. Whose
22. The dog ran ___
the road. A. Across B. Beside
C. Between D. Over E. Through
23. He ___
volleyball every Saturday A. Play B. Played
C. Is playing D. Plays E. Has played
24. It ___ raining all day. A. had been B. Had being
C. Has been D. Have been E. Have being
25. I received a
present ___ Juliet A. About B. By
C. From D. Of E. Over
26. By the time she
got home, her baby ____ slept for about three hours. A. Had
B. Has C. Have D. Will have
E. Would have
27. Sharon ____ to school twice a week. A. Always walk B. Is walking
C. Walk D. Walked E. Walks
28. My cousin ___
some apple from the supermarket yesterday. A. Bought B. Buy
C. Buys D. Will buy E. Would have bought
29. The boy fell and
injured A. Himself B. Hisself
C. Itself D. Oneself E. Yourself
30. Active Voice:
Her father loves her. Passive Voice: She ___ loved by her father. A. Will be B.
Is C. Was D. Should be
E. Has been
31. Throw the ___ in
the waste bin A. Gabage B. Gabbage
C. Garbage D. Garbige E. Gerbage
32. Yusufs brother
is a A. Hyphocrate B. Hyphocrete
C. Hypocrate D. Hypocrite E. Hyporcrate
33. You can do it,
___ you? A. Aren't B. Can
C. Can't D. Should E. Won't
34. Olu worked hard
____ failed the examination. A. And B. But
C. Hence D. Then E. Though
35. My mother
flogged ___ because I went home late. A.
He B. Her C. Him
D. I E. Me
36. He screamed and
the child woke up A. Angrily B. Gracefully C. Slowly
D. Suddenly E. Timidly
37. Frank is the ___
man in his village A. More poorer B. Most poorest C. Poor
D. Poorer E. Poorest
38. He has gone to
church, ___ he? A. Didn't B. Has
C. Hasn't D. Hadn't E. Haven't
39. The suffix can
be added to 'enjoy" to form a new word.
A. -able B. -al C. -ful
D. -ly E. -sm
40. The prefix
___can be added to the word complete" to form a new word A. En-
B. li- C. Im- D. In-
E. Un-
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