LEXIS AND STRUCTURE BY: DINZEI MAUREEN MARRIS

SENIOR SCHOOL EXAMINATION LEXIS AND STRUCTURE PRACTICE QUESTIONS

LEXIS AND STRUCTURE

Section 1 

From the words lettered A-D, choose the word that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined "Word that will at the same time , correctly fill the sentence. 

1. To encourage productivity we must reward industry and ________________ laziness. A. withhold B. withdraw C. punish D. oppose 

2. I took the drug to relieve my headache only for it to __________________ my condition. A. alleviate B. provoke C. abate D. aggravate 

3. An optimist wears a smile most of the time but _______________ goes about with a long face. A. an oculist B. an activist C. a pacifist D. a pessimist 

4. You will make a good counsellor by listening to your clients rather than __________ them. A. offending B. ignoring C. mishandling D. threatening 

 5. Tell Chike something confidential and he makes it________________ the next minutes. A. public B. personal C. popular D. private 

6. Charles is very presumptuous,quite unlike his father who was rather _____________ man. A. chaste B. pure C. modest D. honest 

7. The policeman's statement was explicit while that of the suspect was ________________. A. vague B. illogical C. wicked D. suspicious 

8. The minister warned his officers to be frugal and avoid ______________ expenditure. A. capital B. unplanned C. recurrent D. wasteful 

9. The deputy's loyalty to the boss is unalloyed but the confidence of the boss in him is __________. A. credible B. half-hearted C. incredible D. certain 

10. The post - war generation were born in an era of scarcity but grew up in a period of ___________. A. abundance B. poverty C. affluence D. accumulation

SECTION 2

From the words lettered A-D, choose the word that is nearest  in meaning to the underlined word or group of words as it is used in the sentence.

11. Her parents have endorsed her marriage to the widower. A. examined B. criticised C. approved D. refused

12. I went through his work ; it was all gibberish.   A. meaningless B. meaningful C. discouragement D. brutal

13. Corporal punishment is still used in some schools as a deterrent to undisciplined student.  A. remedy B. measure C. discouragement D. prevention

14. Occasionally he rises to a level of rare excellence in his academic performance.  A. unusual B. measure C. temporary D. permanent

15.  I have  a feeling that he is doing some shady business outside the country. A. dishonest B. undisclosed C. unknown D. shadowy

16. It is very difficult to know who is not entitled to essential commodities these days ,observed the mobbed NNSC officials.

A. qualified for  B. disqualified from  C. eligible  D. worthy of

17. This is a miniatured version of your house', remarked the architect.

A. compressed  B. abridged  C. decreased  D. smaller

18. Death is inevitable for man.  A. unavoidable  B. essential  C. necessary  D. immortal

19. The authenticity of the reporter's claims should be established before taking further actions on the matter.  A. facts  B. source C. evidence D. genuineness

20. The rampage was organized and directed by the militant ones among the students.

A. soldiers  B. rebellious  C. belligerent  D. commandoes

SECTION 3

Choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.

21. I think she _____________ her mother. A. takes from B. takes to C. takes after D. takes for

22. The next national league match will _______________ sometime net month.  A. come in B. come along C. come about D. come off

23. With the recent police action we expect the high incidence of crime to _________________.  A. die down B. die away C. die off D.die up

24. No matter how much a bully tries to intimidate you ,just _______________ him.  A. stand up before B. stand up against  C. stand up to D. stand up for

25. The two men _________________ each other.  A. fell out for  B. fell out with C. fell out from D. fell out on

26. The intervention forces have successfully __________________ the rebels' supplies.  A. cut in   B. cut off  C. cut up  D. cut away

27. She _________________ to his overtures after much delay.  A. gave out B. gave up C. gave away D. gave in

28. He _______________ not retort when I am speaking. A. dare B. dares C. dared D. will dare

29. It is you and John who _______________ wanted . A. is B. are C. was D. will

30. Please go on, I ___________________ you.  A. am hearing B. hear C. can hear D. was hearing

31. He has promised to pay me ___________________ later.  A. sometimes B.some times C. some time D. any times

32. He has not got ____________ the shock of his wife's death. A. through B. over C. off  D. after

33. My own house is  just a _______________ from here .  A. stone thrown B. stonethrow C.stone's throw D. stone -throw

34. As I hurried to dress up for school ,one of my buttons came ______________ A. off  B. out  C. up D. apart

35. The workers _________________ payment of their leave allowance. A. demanded for   B. demanded over C. demanded  D. demanding

36. Some people find it difficult to hold ________________ a job for a long while. A. off   B. down  C. out D. up

37. Please put _____________ the fire before you sleep. A. back B. out  C. up D. away

38. The ___________ of the NATO countries have been alerted about the possibility of an attack.   A. commanders - in - chiefs  B. commander - in - chiefs C. commanders - in - chief  D. commander - in - chief

39. I prefer drinking ___________. A. than eating  B. from eating C. to eat  D. to eating

40. I didn't know his illness was _______________ serious. A. that much  B. much that  C. so that  D. that so

SECTION 4

Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.

41. I am sure you didn't know that the lady is light fingered. This means that the lady is    A. careless in handling things  B. fair - skinned C. prone to stealing D. skilful with her hand

42. Unfortunately nowadays most young persons do not see eye to eye with their parents over matters of friendship and fashion. This means that parents and their children.  

 A.  can't look one another in the face B. hold strong views on friendship and fashion

C. have clothes different from their friends. D. hold different views about friendship and fashion.

43. It is alleged that the accountants doctored the accounts of the company. This means that the accountants  A. called in the company  B. falsified the accounts  C.  became sick on account of the bribe they received  D. improved  the accounts of the company

44. He has just been made the new Chief Executive so he will need some time to learn the ropes.This means that with time he will.  A. fix new gadgets in his new office  B. clear the abandoned things on the site C. master the demands of his new office  D. learn the use of ropes in his new office

45.  After the investigation,many of the workers were given their marching orders.This means that the workers   A. were dismissed B. were ordered to march  C. received fresh instructions about their job  D. were given orders similar to the first one

46. In his last days in office,the ruler was behaving like a bull in China shop.This means that the ruler  A. loved the bull because he brought it from China  B. behaved in a manner that pleased the people  C. did not want to leave office  D. was  acting in a manner unsuitable for his position

47. Before all the election results were announced it was clear that the leader of the opposition was home ad dry .This means that the leader of the opposition  A. was very exhausted  B. won the election C. lost the election D. had arrived home before the rain

48. Whenever you discuss nuclear physics Ali is in his elements.This means that Ali   A. does not like nuclear physics B. hates people who discuss nuclear physics  C. enjoys discussing nuclear physics  D. knows  that nuclear physics is difficult

49. I am not going to say yes or no until you come out into the open.This means that i will not give an answer until  A. we both go outside  B. we agree on a position C. you go outside D. you reveal your own position

50. We shall understand him better by and by . This means that we shall know him better  A. much later B. before long  C. by getting closer to him  D. without his realizing it

Section 5

Choose the one that best completes each of the following sentences.

51. The newly married couple are not _____________ A. getting by   B. getting along   C. getting through  D. getting fine

52. Ibrahim is gradually _______________ is problems. A. pulling over   B. pulling off   C. pulling through  D. pulling out

53. The principal , with all the teachers and students _______________.

A. has arrived   B. were  arriving    C. have arrived   D. were to arrive

54. My father said he once saw a snake  _____________ a chicken.  A. have swallowing  B. swallowed  C. being swallowed  D. swallowing

55. He was accompanied ____________ his friend to the party.  A.   with  B.   by   C.  over  D.  around

SECTION 5

Choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentences.

56. Very few students have satisfactory _____________ these days because the students' population has tremendously.  A. accommondation  B. accomodation  C. accommodation  D. acommodation

57. That single _____________ was enough to spoil a whole lifetime of good living. A. occurrence  B. ocurence  C. occurrence D. ocurence

58. For taking part in the unsuccessful ________________ the multimeters were court -martialled.  A. coopes  B. coupes  C. coupe  D. coup

59. They ____________ our donation with thanks.  A. recieved  B. recived  C. received  D. receved 

60. Shakespearian _______________ are generally the victims of circumstances. A. heroes B. heres C. heroes D. hero

Section 6

In the following passage ,the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below the passage , four choices are offered in column lettered A to D.

For each question, choose the word that is most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passage.

I made a visit to the University Teaching Hospital the other day.  At the ____61_______ Department,where accident ______62_________are treated,the doctors were battling to save the life of a man who had just been knocked down in a road accident.They _______63_____ the injured man thoroughly with the aid of several ________64_________ instruments such as the ________65_______ used in measuring body temperature and the _______66_________ used in listening to the sound of the heart and lungs. By using ______67______, several internal  parts of the patient's body were photographed. Cerebral and  pain - killing injections were given .His bleeding was stopped .The nurses _________68_______ his wounds and he was carried on a ____69______ to the special care ward where those under _________70_______ care are kept. The doctor asked the nurses to keep the patient under close observation

           A                              B                              C                              D

61. mortuary           casualty              paediatrics              anatomy

62. drivers               convicts               victims                    motorists

63. examined          inspected             tested                    consulted

64. biological          laboratory            scientific                clinical

65. barometer        odometer              speedometer      thermometer

66. microscope      heliotrope           stethoscope          horoscope

67. xerox                  x-ray                     xylophone              sun rays

68. decorated        plastered               dressed                  bathed

69. stretcher           trolley                      bed                        coffin

70. critical            fatal                         potent                   intensintensive

Section 7

Choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passage

Passage 

When taking a photograph,your camera should be set to make a correct exposure.First ,your ______71___ should be in ____72______ or else the image on your photograph will be ______73____.You should also set your __74_______ speed  and ___75_______ size. Failure to set them properly may result in the photograph being ____76_____ or in making some of its _____77_____ invisible.You should ___78______ the film when you have used up all the film and take it to a professional that will____79_________ and print it for you.You can also request for an ________80____ of the photograph if you like the picture.

       A                                                        B.                                           C.                       D

71. friend                                      person                                  subject                 photography        

72. view                                        focus                                    position                            time

73. taken                                      shifted                                  sharp                               blurred

74. lens                                       light                                      shutter                            aperture

75. aperture                                lens                                       light                                  shutter

76. under developed                 under exposed                    over developed        over exposed

77. elements                              view.                                      details                             appearance

78. rewind                                   recoil                                    remove                             re adjust

79. expose                                   remove                                  print                                 develop

80. enlargement                      attachment                          appendix                        amendment

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