ABU English Language 2015/2016 Past Questions

```Tony spends most of his spare time at his medium-sized farm located on the fringes of the capital city along Okigwe road, the farm haven for the lover of retreat, it occupies an undulating land, which stretches for a good distance. The farm enjoys a modest canopy formed by palm trees, banana branches and coconut. The barbed wire fence bends harmoniously with the surrounding lush of the green foliage. There on the heart of the farm. Tony raises small animals that includes rabbits, goats, and pigs. He ensures that animals particularly the pigs that form the main Naira earners are always in peak condition. This Tony does by seeing to it that they receive their regular clinical attention. Similarly, they always insist that the pens are cleaned and sanitized. Not surprisingly, the droppings from the animals are constantly carted away by enthusiastic farmers. They believe that the application should significantly boost their own harvest. This in parts explains why there has been a good hassle for the droppings from Tony's farm In some other ways, the patronage is emblematic. Some of the farmers simply learn through their inner thought to make a statement.
Whenever Tony is out of his station, the manager follows religiously the strictly gamin already established.```
The second sentence suggests that Tony's farm is good.

```Tony spends most of his spare time at his medium-sized farm located on the fringes of the capital city along Okigwe road, the farm haven for the lover of retreat, it occupies an undulating land, which stretches for a good distance. The farm enjoys a modest canopy formed by palm trees, banana branches and coconut. The barbed wire fence bends harmoniously with the surrounding lush of the green foliage. There on the heart of the farm. Tony raises small animals that includes rabbits, goats, and pigs. He ensures that animals particularly the pigs that form the main Naira earners are always in peak condition. This Tony does by seeing to it that they receive their regular clinical attention. Similarly, they always insist that the pens are cleaned and sanitized. Not surprisingly, the droppings from the animals are constantly carted away by enthusiastic farmers. They believe that the application should significantly boost their own harvest. This in parts explains why there has been a good hassle for the droppings from Tony's farm In some other ways, the patronage is emblematic. Some of the farmers simply learn through their inner thought to make a statement.
Whenever Tony is out of his station, the manager follows religiously the strictly gamin already established.```
'They received their regular clinical attention' This means that

```Tony spends most of his spare time at his medium-sized farm located on the fringes of the capital city along Okigwe road, the farm haven for the lover of retreat, it occupies an undulating land, which stretches for a good distance. The farm enjoys a modest canopy formed by palm trees, banana branches and coconut. The barbed wire fence bends harmoniously with the surrounding lush of the green foliage. There on the heart of the farm. Tony raises small animals that includes rabbits, goats, and pigs. He ensures that animals particularly the pigs that form the main Naira earners are always in peak condition. This Tony does by seeing to it that they receive their regular clinical attention. Similarly, they always insist that the pens are cleaned and sanitized. Not surprisingly, the droppings from the animals are constantly carted away by enthusiastic farmers. They believe that the application should significantly boost their own harvest. This in parts explains why there has been a good hassle for the droppings from Tony's farm In some other ways, the patronage is emblematic. Some of the farmers simply learn through their inner thought to make a statement.
Whenever Tony is out of his station, the manager follows religiously the strictly gamin already established.```
The farmers who use animal droppings from Tony's farm think that

```Tony spends most of his spare time at his medium-sized farm located on the fringes of the capital city along Okigwe road, the farm haven for the lover of retreat, it occupies an undulating land, which stretches for a good distance. The farm enjoys a modest canopy formed by palm trees, banana branches and coconut. The barbed wire fence bends harmoniously with the surrounding lush of the green foliage. There on the heart of the farm. Tony raises small animals that includes rabbits, goats, and pigs. He ensures that animals particularly the pigs that form the main Naira earners are always in peak condition. This Tony does by seeing to it that they receive their regular clinical attention. Similarly, they always insist that the pens are cleaned and sanitized. Not surprisingly, the droppings from the animals are constantly carted away by enthusiastic farmers. They believe that the application should significantly boost their own harvest. This in parts explains why there has been a good hassle for the droppings from Tony's farm In some other ways, the patronage is emblematic. Some of the farmers simply learn through their inner thought to make a statement.
Whenever Tony is out of his station, the manager follows religiously the strictly gamin already established.```
Tony's farm manager can be described as ....

```In question 6 and 7, an idiom underlined each of the sentences, find under each sentence the group of words that gave the nearest in meaning to the idiom```
He killed the goose that laid the golden egg when he decided to spend his capital on buying a car

```In question 6 and 7, an idiom underlined each of the sentences, find under each sentence the group of words that gave the nearest in meaning to the idiom```
I laughed up my sleeves as he told the tales of his exploits

```In questions 8 and 9, choose the word or set of words that best fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole```
.......... the long run, we will make enough profit

```In questions 8 and 9, choose the word or set of words that best fit the meaning of the sentence as a whole```
The congregational sorts and conditions of men

```In questions 10 and 11, select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word```
The effect of the new policy on the masses is rather negligible

```In questions 10 and 11, select the option that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word```
When I returned to the cyber cafe a week later, my ticket had become invalid

```In questions 12 and 13, choose from the options given in A - D the one which is opposite in meaning to the word```
An expert will not be found waiting in this type of job hut Will

```In questions 12 and 13, choose from the options given in A - D the one which is opposite in meaning to the word```
If you are not for lesbianism, it means you are for

The chairman's verdict redressed the injustice meted out by the secretary

My fried gambled about all day yesterday. This means that he

```From the words or groups of words lettered``` A-D, choose the option that is most nearly opposite to the underlined words```
Our grandmother was very much loved for her altruism.

```From the words or groups of words lettered``` A-D, choose the option that is most nearly opposite to the underlined words```
The principal lost his usual good humour when his school was defeated in this year's cowbell mathematics quiz competition.

```From the words or groups of words lettered``` A-D, choode the option that is most nearly opposite to the underlined words```
Nkoli was the one who politely declined the invitation.

```From the words or groups of words lettered``` A-D, choode the option that is most nearly opposite to the underlined words```
We quickly realized that a confrontation was inevitable

```From the words or groups of words lettered``` A-D, choode the option that is most nearly opposite to the underlined words```
Obiora's name was inadvertently omitted.