All practice questions

In his address to the board of directors, the chief auditor revealed that the former manager had been using lucrative procurement contracts to feather his own nest. Which of the following best expresses the meaning of the underlined idiomatic expression?

Which of the following options correctly completes the sentence below?

The project manager emphasized that the team needed modern __________ to complete the construction on time.

Match each classical root morpheme on the left with its precise etymological meaning on the right.

Read the passage below carefully and match each statement (Left) with its correct structural role in a summary of the text (Right).

In rural Kaduna State, nomadic Fulani pastoralists have long struggled with high milk spoilage rates due to the absence of grid electricity and high daytime temperatures. Traditionally, women were forced to sell fresh milk immediately at deflated prices or convert surplus milk into short-lived fermented products like fura da nono. Recently, local agricultural cooperatives introduced off-grid, solar-powered milk chilling hubs situated along major grazing corridors. Powered by photovoltaic arrays connected to thermal storage batteries, these community hubs allow pastoralists to deposit raw milk within hours of morning milking. The rapid chilling process halts bacterial growth, extending milk shelf-life from six hours to three days without synthetic preservatives. Consequently, milk loss has dropped by over sixty percent, enabling pastoralist women to form market alliances with urban dairy processors who purchase chilled milk at guaranteed premium rates. Beyond stabilizing rural incomes, the initiative has reduced inter-community conflicts caused by rushed cattle movements to distant morning markets.

Match each statement from the passage on the left to its corresponding functional classification in summary analysis on the right.

During the international trade symposium, the diplomat was careful not to ________ umbrage at the host country's sharp criticisms of the newly proposed tariffs. Which word correctly completes the fixed expression?

Complete the sentence below by supplying the appropriate legal register term.

Match each phrasal verb on the left with its precise contextual definition on the right.

During the parliamentary inquiry, the committee voted to ________ the minister for his administrative negligence, but decided not to ________ the official report before its public release.

Which pair of words contextually and grammatically completes the sentence?

Read the sentence below and choose the verb form that grammatically completes the expression:

"The chief magistrate declared that it was high time the municipal council _______ the dilapidated bridge to avert a major disaster."

Which verb form correctly fills the blank space?

After considering the complex dispute, the chairman decided to seek the ________ of an experienced legal practitioner.

Which of the following words correctly completes the sentence above?

Passage:

The Institute for Agricultural Research (IAR) in Samaru was established in 1924 as the primary administrative research arm of the Department of Agriculture for the Northern Provinces of Nigeria. Formally integrated into Ahmadu Bello University in 1962, the institute was assigned the national mandate for the genetic improvement of sorghum, groundnut, cowpea, cotton, and sesame. Funding for its early experimental farms derived exclusively from regional commodity export tariffs rather than federal budgetary allocations. Although crop disease eradication became a major focus in later decades, the initial founding directive of 1924 prioritized soil fertility mapping and seed selection to maximize raw cotton yields for British textile mills.

Statement: Upon its inception in 1924, the primary objective of the Institute for Agricultural Research was crop disease eradication.

Fill in the blank with the correct form of the verb that satisfies the rules of grammatical concord.

Read the sentence below and determine which verb correctly completes the standard English collocation:

"During his opening address, the principal was careful to ______ emphasis on the importance of punctuality and discipline."

The rigorous analytical skills acquired by the lead investigator during his postgraduate studies will undoubtedly ______ him in good stead throughout the complex corporate inquiry. Which word best completes the fixed expression in this context?

Complete the sentence below by selecting the contextually appropriate words to fill the blanks.

Complete the statement by identifying the correct phonetic symbol for the consonant sound in each word.

Read the passage below carefully and answer the question that follows:

For centuries, the artisanal salt harvesters of Lake Katwe in western Uganda have relied on traditional evaporation pans to extract crystalline salt, a craft passed down through generations. However, the recent establishment of large-scale commercial solar extraction plants along the upper tributaries has diverted significant volumes of mineral-rich spring water. While district authorities praise these commercial ventures for generating substantial tax revenues and expanding industrial output, indigenous harvesting guilds face unprecedented hardship. The reduced flow of mineral waters down-basin has drastically diminished the concentration of brine in the traditional pans, extending the harvesting cycle from weeks to months. Consequently, youth within these historical salt-mining families are abandoning the trade to seek informal employment in urban hubs, threatening the continuity of this indigenous knowledge system. Meanwhile, commercial operators argue that traditional techniques are economically inefficient and incapable of meeting the nation's growing industrial demands.

What can be logically inferred from the passage regarding the impact of industrial modernization in Lake Katwe?

Read the passage below carefully:

In recent years, the deployment of satellite-linked micro-insurance schemes across rural East Africa has provided smallholder farmers with a crucial cushion against climate-induced crop failures. Traditionally, unpredictable weather patterns left rain-fed agriculturalists vulnerable to total financial ruin after a single prolonged drought. Under the new digital framework, automated weather stations monitor local rainfall indices in real time; whenever precipitation drops below a predetermined threshold, payout triggers are activated automatically without requiring farmers to submit tedious paper claims. For instance, in 2024, over forty thousand maize farmers in Kenya received immediate mobile money transfers following a severe dry spell in the Rift Valley, allowing them to purchase drought-resistant seeds for the subsequent planting season. While critics point out that smartphone connectivity remains spotty in remote hamlets, the fundamental impact of this technological intervention lies in its capacity to stabilize agricultural livelihoods by transferring climate risk away from vulnerable households to global reinsurance markets.

Which of the following statements best captures the essential idea of the passage while excluding supporting details and minor observations?

During the sudden economic downturn, small-scale enterprises were forced to ________ the brunt of the government's stringent financial regulations. Which of the following words correctly completes the fixed phrase in the sentence?

Select the option that appropriately completes the fixed collocational phrase in the following sentence:

"During the parliamentary debate, the opposition leader was cautioned by the Speaker for attempting to ________ aspersions on the integrity of the electoral commission."