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NDA ACADEMY
NIGERIAN DEFENCE
2015 ENGLISH PAST QUESTIONS

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NDA 2015 USE OF ENGLISH QUESTIONS
Section A: Comprehension, Section B: Lexis and C. Stoppage
Structure D. Stoppages
Answer all questions in your Answer Sheet

4. Endeavour
INSTRUCTIONS: Read the passage below and A. Undertaking
answer the questions that follow: B. Undertakings
C. Bid
Nigeria has witnessed several religious crises. The D. Attempt
Maitatsine carnage is an example. It is painful that
whenever there is any form of crisis in the country,

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the government only reacts by setting up a 5. Lucrative
commission of inquiry. Quite often, such inquiries A. Profitable

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are used as instruments for destroying political B. Expensive
opponents. In the end, neither the government nor C. Gainful
the people and learn lessons from the findings of D. Money making
such inquiries.

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Many things are responsible for the religious
crisis in Nigeria. Open air-preaching is a major 6. "Why some religious leaders are caught in
factor. Religionists often barricade the streets and criminal acts" is grammatically known as __.
usurp the front space of other people's houses in A. prepositional phrase

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the frantic endeavour to win converts. This is an B. adjectival phrase
awful scene which is possible only in Nigeria. People C. adverbial phrase
should preach in the church or mosque or better still D. none of the above
hire halls for their religious activities.
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Some people see religion as
a lucrative enterprise. This alone shows why people 7. What figure of speech is "Nigeria has witnessed
are ready to kill themselves in the name of religion. several religious crises''
If the rate at which Nigerians troop see religion A. metaphor
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these days is a reflection of their godliness, why is B. personification
the rate of crime rapidly increasing? Why are some C. hyperbole
of the religious leaders caught in criminal acts? D. simile
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For each of the following words, choose from 8. Why are some of the religious leaders caught in
the list of words and supply another word or criminal acts? What grammatical name is given to
phrase that means the same and which can this type of question?
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replace the one in the passage. A. unanswered question

B. rhetorical question
C. absurd question
1. Crises D. tactical question
A. Uprising
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B. Uprisings
C. Crimes 9. What is the best title for the passage?
D. Riot A. why religious crises persist in Nigeria
B. causes of religious riots in Nigeria
C. effects of religious crises
2. Carnage D. origin of religious crises
A. Destruction
B. Destructions
C. Damage 10. From the passage, it is evident that ___.
D. Damages A. the government has learned from the crises
B. the government has learned nothing from
the crises
3. Barricade C. government is pained by religious crises
A. Obstacle D. none of the above
B. Obstacles

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A. my books
B. books of mine
SECTION B: LEXIS AND STRUCTURE C. mine books
Choose the word or group of words which best D. books for me
completes each of the following sentences in
questions 6-20.
19. The students are protesting the
expulsion of their leaders.
11. Tarr, ____ win the prize, has come to collect it. A. for
A. who B. against
B. that C. to

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C. whose D. on
D. none of the above

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20. Her manner is not compatible her
12. Liberia, ___ is their home country, has a good religious program.
plan for their children. A. to
A. which B. on

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B. who C. against
C. where D. with
D. that
21. The chair ___ as he sat down.

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13. The child ____ we saw in the street is called A. squeaked
Dele B. rattled
A. which C. creaked
B. who D. crashed
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C. whom
D. when 22. The brakes of the car ___.
A. roared
14. He gave me that____. B. spilled
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A. your book C. squealed
B. book of yours D. none of the above
C. want of your needs
D. need of mine 23. Babies down their chins when they are
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getting teeth.
15. The board, ___took the decision, is far. A. squirt
A. who B. drip
B. what C. trickle
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C. that D. dribble
D. whom
24. The church bells in celebration
16. Everybody is at home but ____. A. pealed
A. who B. tinkled
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B. he C. rattled
C. him D. rumbled
D. whom
25. All that we could hear was the gunet ____ of
machinery
17. The committee has been sitting since A. hum
yesterday, _____will probably find the solution by B. rustic
tomorrow. C. slam
A. they D. rattle
B. it
C. he From the list lettered A-D, choose the word that is
D. she most nearly opposite in meaning to the words/group
of words underlined and that will at the same time,
correctly fill the gap in questions 26 — 35.
18. Those have been recovered.

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26. I met her mother recently.

A. long ago 35. The lady seemed quite aware of everything
B. not long ago around.
C. newly A. watchful
D. currently B. oblivious
C. notified
27. She rejected the offer of admission into the D. blank
Nigerian Defence Academy
A. received From the alternatives A-D, choose the word
B. accepted nearest in meaning to the underlined word in
C. refused questions 36-40.

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D. turned down
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28. I rue the day I met him his information.
A. cherish A. confirm
B. curse B. inform
C. forgot C. disclose

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D. remember D. affirm

29. If the weather continues like this, farmers would 37. Asabe was sceptical about the story Ladidi told
expect a bumper harvest this year. her.

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A. bumbling A. ignorant
B. rich B. doubtful
C. serious C. confused
D. lean D. convinced
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30. The decree has been abrogated. 38. The lawyer remarked that the fact that the
A. revived accused did nothing when the innocent boy was
B. cancelled being lynched made him culpable.
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C. killed A. liable
D. enacted B. untrustworthy
C. guilty
31. He has shown himself to be quite D. blameworthy
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an amiable character.
A. aggressive 39. Spain was once a very powerful nation but her
B. antagonistic influence has waned over the years.
C. friendly A. disappeared
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D. peaceful B. repealed
C. diminished
32. There was an abundance of rainfall last year. D. faded
A. insufficient
B. death 40. The politician made a very scurrilous remark
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C. shortfall about his opponent.

D. inappropriate A. mild
B. intolerance
33. The school teacher carries himself with an air of C. false
indolence. D. sharp
A. laziness
B. dexterity
C. ingenuity ANSWERS
D. difference

34. The ambassador was subjected to treatment 1. B

throughout his incarceration. 2. A
A. prestigious 3. A
B. diplomatic 4. C
C. gigantic 5. A

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