1. Select the word that is mostly nearly opposite in meaning to the word in capital letters.

INVERTERATE

A. Casual
B. Satisfactory
C. Public
D. Trustworthy
E. Sophisticated

2. Recycled ink cartridges for the compact print printer cost 30% less than normal ink
cartridges, but only print 500 pages per cartridge. What is the approximate cost per page
printed?
A. 3.5k
B. 2.5k
C. 4.0k
D. 2.0k
E. 3.0k
3. The total cost of all used cartridges for one of the Sprint Print printers was N269.25.
Assuming all cartridges were used to capacity, how many printed pages does this represent?

A. 9,500
B. 255,787
C. 15,000
D. 4,833
E. 14,250

4. Which statement is true?

A=-471 X 64,308/20
B=64,308 X 471/-20
A. A and B are equal
B. B is greater than A
C. Cannot tell
D. A is greater than B
E. None of the answers
5. Ikoyi’s population is 68,000 decreasing at a rate of 80 people per year. Lekki, having
population 42,000, is increasing at a rate of 120 people per year. In how many years will
both cities be same populations?
A. 130
B. 184
C. 124
D. 160

6. At an average petrol consumption of 8 miles per litre, how many litres of petrol would be
needed to travel between Amber Ford and Clay Brook?
A. 18.00
B. 18.25
C. 17.75
D. 17.25
E. 17.50
7. Travelling at an average speed of 54 miles per hour, about how long would it take to travel
from Hamilton to Black Bay?
A. 2hrs 14mins
B. 4hrs 24mins
C. 3hrs 54mins
D. 4hrs 14mins
E. 2hrs 34mins
8. During the course of the day, a sales representative travels from Drake to Eastham, then on
to Fairfield, and then finally back to Drake. How many miles would she have covered that
day?
A. 172
B. 141
C. 128
D. 137
E. 166
9. Which newspaper showed the largest change in female readership between 1991 and 2000?
A. Daily Echo
B. The Tribune
C. The Herald
D. Cannot say
E. The Daily Chronicle
10. Which newspaper was read by the higher percentage of females than males in 2000?
A. The Herald
B. The Tribune
C. Daily News
D. Daily Echo
E. The Daily Chronicle
11. A wizard named Nepo says “I am only three times my son’s age. My father is 40 years more
than twice my age. Together the three of us are a mere 1240 years old” How old is Nepo?
A. 360
B. 240
C. 120
D. 480

12. The ages in years of four boys are 10, 12, 14 and 16. What is the average age of the boys?
A. 12 years
B. 14 years
C. 12.5 years
D. 13 years
E. 13.5 years

13. What was the net effect on the UK population of the live birth and death rates for 2005?
 A. Cannot say
B. Increase of 753,780
C. Decrease of 66,700
D. Increase of 84,900
E. Increase of 85,270
14. What was the difference in the number of deaths between France and Germany in 2005?
A. 91,500
B. 82,800
C. 150,000
D. 149,500
E. 1,253,500
15. How many live births occurred in 2005 in Spain and Italy together ( to the nearest 1000) ?
A. 1,044,000
B. 104,000
C. 840,000
D. 10,400,000
E. 8,400,000
16. What was the net effect on the UK population of the live birth and death rate for 2005 ?
A. Cannot say
B. Increase of 752,780
C. Decrease of 66,700
D. Increase of 84,900
E. Increase of 85,270

17. The average age of a group of 5 girls is 14 years. What will be the average age if a sixth girl,
whose age is 17, joins the group?
A. 15 years
B. 14.5 years
C. 13.5 years
D. 16 years
E. 14 years

18. A Monkey starts climbing up a tree 20ft, tall. Each hour, it hops 3ft. and slips back 2ft. How
much time would it take the monkey to reach the top ?
A. 16
B. 19
C. 52
D. 43
E. 18
19. The average test score of 6 students is 83. What will the 7th student need to score in order to
have the new average score be 86?
A. 85
B. 104
C. 97
D. 92
E. 111
20. A person walking 5/6 of his usual rate is 40 minutes late. What is his usual rate?
A. 48 minutes
 B. 1 hour 30 minutes
C. 3 hours 20 minutes
D. 22 minutes
E. 4 hours
21. Which one of the five makes the best comparison?
TRRRTTRT is to 31113313 as TRTRRTRRTT is.
A. 3131311333
B. 3131113131
C. 3131131133
D. 1313313111
E. 1313331313

22. What is the difference in between the amount of the rain that fell on Tuesday and Saturday?
A. 10cm
B. Cannot say
C. 6cm
D. 4cm
E. 8cm
23. The difference between the mode and the mean rainfall is
A. 4cm
B. 2cm
C. 5cm
D. Cannot say
24. What amount of rain fell on Monday?
A. Cannot say
B. 8cm
C. 2cm
D. 4cm
25. The following are development finance institutions in Nigeria
I. Bank of Agriculture
II. Bank of Industry
III. The Infrastructure Bank
IV. Development Bank of Nigeria
V. The Nigerian Export-Import Bank
A. I, II and V
 B. I and III
C. I and II
D. I only
E. All of the answers
26. The aspect of economics that deals aggregated indicators such as GDP, unemployment rates,
national income, price indices, and the interrelations among the different sector of the
economy is referred to as -----
A. Heterodox economics
B. Macroeconomics
C. Econometrics
D. Microeconomics
E. Pluralism

27. If the house sales target for the next six months is set at 516. What will be the percentage of
increase on the sales for the six months shown?
A. 10%
B. 15%
C. 12%
D. 20%
28. Dad had an average of 72 on his first four math tests. After taking the next test,
his average dropped to 70. Which of the following in his most recent test grade?
A. 60
B. 62
C. 64
D. 66
E. 68
29. What is the average of the first 15 positive integers?
A. 7
B. 7.5
C. 8
D. 8.5
E. 9
30. David had d dollars. After a shopping trip, he returned with c cents. How many
cents did he spend?
A. d-c
B. c-d
C. 100d-c
D. 100c-d
E. d-100c
31. A certain copy machine produces 13 copies every 10 seconds. If the machine
operates without interruption, how many copies will it produce in an hour?
A. 78
B. 468
C. 1800
D. 2808
E. 4680
32. A suit marked at $80 is sold for $68. What is the rate discount?
A. 15%
B. 12%
C. 17%
D. 20%
E. 24%
33. What was the original price of a radio that sold for $70 during a 20% off?
A. $84
B. $56
C. $87.50
D. $92
E. &90
34. What is 40% of 16?
A. 6.4
B. 64
C. 640
D. 0.64
E. 0.064
35. What is the number of triangles in an octagon?
A. 326
B. 120
C. 56
D. 180
E. cannot be determined
36. The average of 5 quantities is 6. The average of 3 of them is 8. What is the
average of the remaining two numbers?
A. 6.5
B. 4
C. 3
D. 3.5
E. 2.5
37. The price of a product is reduced by 30%. By what percentage should it be
increased to make it 100%?
A. 38.758 %
B. 42.857%
C. 62%
D. 70%
E. None of the above
38. f you take 29 oranges from 60 oranges, how many oranges will you have?
A. 89
B. 60
C. 31
D. 29
E. None of the above
39. If a class begins at 2:21pm and ends at 4:36pm the same afternoon, how many
minutes long is the class?
A. 75minutes
B. 135minutes
c. 150minutes
D. 215minutes
E. 285minutes
40. f two typists can type two pages in two minutes, how many typists will it take to
type 18 pages in six minutes?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 6
D. 12
E. 36
41. The enrollments at College X and College Y both grew by 8 percents from 1980 to
1985. If the enrollment at College X grew by 800 and the enrollment at College Y
grew by 840, the enrollment at College Y was how much greater than the
enrollment at College X in 1985?
A. 400
B. 460
C. 500
D. 540
E. 580
42. What is 200% of 0.010?
A. 0.0002
B. 0.0005
C. 0.020
D. 0.050
E. 0.20
43. If 3/p=6 and 3/q=15 the p-q=?
A. 1/3
B. 2/5
 C. 3/10
D. 5/6
E. None of the above
44. What of the following is the greatest?
A. 40% of 30
B. 3/5 of 25
C. 6.5% of 200
D. five more than the square of 3
E. 1/2-4
45. If the valure of XYZ company stock drops from $25 per share to $21 per share,
what is the percent of the decrease?
A. 4
B. 8
C. 12
D. 16
E. 20
46. What is the greatest value of a positive integer n such that 3n is factor of 1815?
A. 15
B. 18
C. 30
D. 33
E. 45
47. Round uo 2.484 to the nearest hundredth
A. 24.82
B. 2.48
C. 248.4
D. 24.480

In each of the following problems; there are some sentences, read them carefully and
decide which one should come first, which second and which third, etc.

48. 1. Prices of foodstuff shot up

2. Famers complained bitterly of poor harvest
3. The rains started late this year
A. 3,2,1
B. 2,1,3
C. 2,3,1
D. 1,3,2
E. 1,2,3
49. 1. The lion goes in search of food for his family
2. The lioness has just had three clubs
3. She guards them day and night
A. 3,2,1
B. 2,1,3
C. 2,3,1
 D. 1,3,2
E. 1,2,3
50. 1. Mrs Adebayo had a stomach ulcer
2. She bought some drugs to cure it
3. She went in to see the specialist
A. 3,1,2
B. 1,2,3
C. 2,3,1
D. 1,3,2
51. Which of the following word is the opposite of “Probity”?
A. Turpitude
B. Voracious
C. Devotion
D. Dignity
52. What is the opposite of the word “Taciurn”?
A. Talkative
B. Unresponsive
C. irresponsible
D. Cowardice
53. FICTIOUS is to PSEUDONYM as BACKWARD is to
A. ANTONYM
B. PALINDROME
C. NAMESAKE
D. EPONYM
E. ANANYM

Select the pair which has the same relationship.

54. PAIN: SEDATIVE

A. comfort: stimulant
B. grief: consolation
C. trance: narcotic
D. ache:extraction
55. AFTER: BEFORE
A. first:second
B. present:past
C. successor:predecessor
D. contemporary:historic

Choose the word or phrase which is most nearly opposite in meaning to the word in
capitals

56. ABOMINATE:
A. loathe
B. despise
C. adore
 D. abhor
E. attach
57. OBSEQUIOUS
A. servile
B. first
C. fawning
D. supercilious
E. improper
58. RECENT
A. entangle
B. rescue
C. fail
D. assert
E. predict
59. UPBRAID:
A. defer
B. vacilate
C. sever
D. conjoin
E. laud
60. PLENTITUDE:
A. luxury
B. magnificence
C. richness
D. contentment
E. scarcity
61. SCURRILOUS
A. decent
B. savage
C. major
D. volatile
E. scabby
62. FULMINATION:
A. praise
B. repetition
C. escape
D. ratification
E. addition
63. DISTEND
A. deteriorate
B. weaken
C. constrict
D. concentrate
E. fold
64. TOUT
A. cast aspersions on
B. deny the relevance of
C. placate
D. withhold consent
E. mispresent
65. SQUALID
A. fervid
B. florid
C. pristine a
D. extraneous
E. abundant
66. In how many ways can Ann, Bea, Cam, Don, Ella and Fey be seated if Ann and Bea
cannot be seated next to each other?
A. 240
B. 360
C. 480
D. 600
E. 250
67. If two typist can type two pages in two minutes, how many typists will taken to
type 18 pages in six minutes?
A. 3
B. 4
C. 6
D. 12
E. 36
68. Complete the sequence in the series 25, 100, 225, 400, 625, ___
A. 725
B. 775
C. 825
D. 900
E. 925
69. The Roman numeral MDCCCCLXXXVIII is ____
A. 1878
B. 1888
C. 1988
D. 1899
E. 1818
70. If a sum of money componded annually amiunts to thrice itselfs in 3 years. In how
many years will it becomes 9 times itself?
A. 4 years
B. 5 years
C. 6 years
D. 7 years
E. 8 years
71. What percent of 15 is 15 percent of 1?
A. 0.001
B. 0.001
C. 1
D. 10
72. What is the number of triangles in an octagon?
A. 326
B. 120
C. 56
D. 180
E. cannot be determined
73. There are two dogs in each corner of a room shaped like an octagon. How many
dogs are in the room?
A. 8
B. 10
C. 12
D. 14
E. 16
74. A bank department employs 2800 people of whom 70 percent are cash officers
and one-fourth are marketing officers. The number of employees in the bank who
are neither cash officers nor marketing officers is.
A. 235
B. 250
C. 140
D. 155
E. 160
75. The price of a product is reduced by 30%. By what percentage should it be
increased to make it 100%?
A. 38.758%
B. 42.857%
C. 62%
D. 70%
E. None of the above
76. f Sally can paint a house in 4 hours, and John can paint the same house in 6 hour,
how long will it take for both of them to paint the house together?
A. 2 hours and 24 minutes
B. 3 hours and 12 minutes
C. 3 hours and 44 minutes
D. 4 hours and 10 minutes
E. 4 hours and 33 minutes
77. Employees of a discount appliance store receive an additional 20% off of the
lowest price on an item. If an employee purchases a dishwasher during a 15% off
sale, how much will he pay if the dishwasher originally cost $450?
A. $280.90
B. $287
 C. $292.50
D. $306
E. $333.89
78. The sales price of a car is $12,590, which is 20% off the original price. What is the
original price?
A. $14,310.40
B. $14,990.90
C. $15,290.70
D. $15,737.50
E. $16,935.80
79. Solve the following equation for A : 2A/3 = 8 + 4A
A. -2.4
B. 2.4
C. 1.3
D. -1.3
E. 0
80. If Leah is 6 years older than Sue, and John is 5 years older than Leah, and the
total of their ages is 41. Then how old is Sue?
A. 8
B. 10
C. 14
D. 19
E. 21
81. Alfred wants to invest $4,000 at 6% simple interest rate for 5 years. How much
interest will he receive?
A. $240
B. $480
C. $720
D. $960
E. $1,200
82. Jim is able to sell a hand-carved statue for $670 which was a 35% profit over his
cost. How much did the statue originally cost him?
A. $496.30
B. $512.40
C. $555.40
D. $574.90
E. $588.20
83. The city council has decided to add a 0.3% tax on motel and hotel rooms. If a
traveler spends the night in a motel room that costs $55 before taxes, how much
will the city receive in taxes from him?
A. 10 cents
B. 11 cents
C. 15 cents
D. 17 cents
E. 21 cents
84. A student receives his grade report from a local community college, but the GPA
is smudged. He took the following classes: a 2 hour credit art, a 3 hour credit
history, a 4 hour credit science course, a 3 hour credit mathematics course, and a
1 hour science lab. He received a “B” in the art class, an “A” in the history class, a
“C” in the science class, a “B” in the mathematics class, and an “A” in the science
lab. What was his GPA if the letter grades are based on a 4 point scale? (A=4, B=3,
C=2, D=1, F=0)
A. 2.7
B. 2.8
C. 3.0
D. 3.1
E. 3.2
85. Add 0.98 + 45.102 + 32.3333 + 31 + 0.00009
A. 368.573
B. 210.536299
C. 109.41539
D. 99.9975
E. 80.8769543
86. Find 0.12 ÷ 1
A. 12
B. 1.2
C. .12
D. .012
E. .0012
87. (9 ÷ 3) x (8 ÷ 4) =
A. 1
B. 6
C. 72
D. 576
E. 752