National/State Common Entrance Examination Practice Tests – Verbal Aptitude Set 1 – Questions with Answers and Explanations

SECTION I

There are three sentences in the question below. Read them carefully and choose which one should come first, second and then third.

1. He collected some money
2. He went to the supermarket
3. He went to the bank

A. 1, 2, 3   B. 1, 3, 2   C. 2, 3, 1   D. 3, 1, 2   E. 3, 2, 1

1. She was delivered of a baby boy
2. She got married
3. She became pregnant

A. 1, 2, 3    B. 1, 3, 2   C. 2, 1, 3   D. 2, 3, 1   E. 3, 1, 2

1. The boy sat for Entrance Examination
2. He was given admission
3. He paid his school fees

A. 1,2,3   B. 1,3,2   C. 2,1,3   D. 3,1,2   E. 3,2,1

1. John travelled to Lagos with his wife.
2. John bought a car
3. John obtained a driving licence.

A. 1, 2, 3    B. 2, 1, 3   C. 2, 3, 1   D. 3, 1, 2   E. 3, 2, 1

SECTION II

From the options, choose the one that has at least something in common with the word given in CAPITAL letters.

CLASSROOM

A. Board     B. Field    C. Gate    D. Library     E. Paint

VEHICLE

A. Brake     B. Driver     C. Hawkers     D. Roadsign     E. Traffic

COMPUTER

A. Mouse     B. Radio     C. Table     D. Telephone     E. Television

COUNTRY

A. Accra     B. Cairo     C. Lome     D. Kano     E. Togo

COW

A. Feather    B. Horn    C. Trunk    D. Tusk     E. Wing

SECTION III

In the question below, choose the word that CANNOT be formed by an arrangement of some or all of the letters of the word printed in CAPITAL letters. Do not use any letter more often than it appears in the given word

Example:
EDUCATION
A. action B. auction C. caution D. date E. lotion

The word that CANNOT be formed by an arrangement of some or all of the letters of the word EDUCATION is 'lotion'.

Now answer the questions below

IMPORTANT

A. mop    B. motor     C. paint     D. pair     E. top

GATHERING

A. ring     B. rig     C. tag    D. teeth    E. thing

BRUTALISE

A. bite    B. bruise   C. rat    D. red    E. seal

HARMONY

A. honey     B. man     C. ram     D. roam     E. yam

SECTION IV

In the question below, two incomplete words are given. Choose from the options the one that will correctly complete the first word and begin the second.

B( )ain
    a
    i
   n

A. c     B. d     C. p     D. r    E. t

Peop( )e
          u
          r
          p
          l
          e
A. d     B. e     C. n    D. p     E. t