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GST 111 (COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH) QUESTIONS

1. A poor listener only____ (a) listen for facts (b) Listen to the concluding statements (c) listen to
the introductory remarks (d) Bothers about the speaker’s language
2. An outline helps the student to___ (a) Memorize points (b) Date his/her materials (c) Structure
his/her assignment (d) Summarize his/her work
3. A good student must provide___ for his/her work (a) Only the page of source material (b)
Only the publishers of the source material (c) The initials of the author referred to (d) A reference
for his/her work
4. Plagiarism does not cover____ (a) Copying from other person’s work (b) Information that is
common knowledge (c) Lifting other peoples ideas mindlessly
5. A good learner____ (a) Goes to the library everyday (b) Is an attentive listener (c) Sits
always in front of the class (d) Always asks questions in class
6. One of these is a more rigorous way of getting knowledge___ (a) Reading (b) Studying (c)
Acting (d) Talking
7. Unlike communication, language is____ (a) Human specific (b) Animal specific (c) Human and
animal specific (d) Neither animal or human specific
8. When a language lacks a logical connection between words or sounds and the objects it refers to,
it is said t__ (a) Arbitrary (b) Objective (c) Subjective (d) Unintelligible
9. ____ occurs when a language is used to talk about language (a) Semanticity (b) Discretness (c)
Creativity (d) Reflexibility
10. Anything that reduces the fidelity of communication is____ (a) Noise (b) Medium (c)
Feedback (d) Stimulus
11. Body movement is a form of___ (a) Proxemics (b) Kinesics (c) Chronemics (d) Distance
12. Horizontal communication takes place___ (a) during lectures (b) among people of the same
rank (c) between a boss and a worker (d) between father and son
13. Communication ahs_____ essential components (a) Six (b) Nine (c) Eight (d) Twelve
14. ____ is a proper noun (a) Ada (b) Knowledge (c) Casts (d) Markets
15. There are six _ in the garden (a) Ox (b) Oxen (c) Oxs (d) Oxes
16. He blamed himself. “himself” in this sentence is_ (a) reflexive pronoun (b) interrogative
pronoun (c) intensive pronoun (d) reciprocal pronoun
17. One of the following show an adverb of manner (a) They lived happily (b) He has gone
there (c) She went to Lagos yesterday (d) She will come
18. “he loves reading” is an example of___ (a) simple present tense (b) past present tense (c)
present perfect tense (d) past continuous tense
19. She congratulated him___ his success at the polls (a) for (b) at (c) on (d) in
20. “ Do not go there ” is an___ sentence (a) declarative (b) imperative (c) optative (d)
exclamatory
21. The rich should help the poor. The underlined is the____ (a) predicate (b) subject
(c) complex sentence (d) subordinate clause
22. Change the sentence, Paul said, “Brother, I am coming” to Indirect Speech (a) Paul said that
he was coming (b) Paul says I am coming (c) Paul said that I am coming (d) “I am coming”,
says Paul.
23. “He told me that he was hungry” changed to Direct Speech it becomes___ (a) Peter said, “I
am hungry” (b) Peter says he was hungry (c) I am hungry says Peter (d) I was hungry said Peter
24. Yesterday, Tunde asked Charles___ (a) if he was tired (b) if he is tired (c) whether he was
tire (d) whether he is tired
25. Tolu asked Shade _ (a) what her plan was (b) what her plan is (c) what is his plan (d)
what was her plan
26. He told them_ (a) hurry up (b) to have hurry up (c) to be hurried up (d) to hurry up
27. They said that____ (a) she will come (b) she would come (c) is going to come (d) she may
come
28. The Vice Chancellor asked me___ (a) what is my name (b) what was my name (c) what my
name was (d) what my name should be
29. Ade is a greenhorn. This means that Ade is___ (a) inexperienced (b) not tall (b) fairskinned
(d) hardworker

30. He told him to go on___ till six p.m. (a) working (b) worked (c) works (d) to work
31. She acts _ she is the Vice-Chancellor (a) as if (b) if she (c) that (d) as
32. Must you greet everybody every day, No, I_ (a) can’t (b) mustn’t (c) shouldn’t
(d) should
33. When one is immune to an illness, one is____ (a) opposed to it (b) attached to it (c)
protected against it (d) addicted to it
34. You should make an___ to improve the situation (a) effect (b) effort (c)
efficiency (d) effectiveness
35. It is difficult these days to get a seat___ the plane (a) inside (b) in (c) on (d) into
36. He travelled to Lagos _ train (a) in (b) on (c) inside (d) by
37. You surely want some_, don’t you? (a) loaves (b) loafs (c) loavs (d) loavses
38. She was reported___ the lecturer (a) to be assaulting (b) to have assaulted (c) to have been
assaulted (d) to assault
39. Although, he was invited _ he was not welcome. (a) but (b) yet (c) since (d) so
40. I could not walk any__ (a) further (b) furthest (c) far (d) farthest
Choose the opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
41. Misers are not loved by many people__ (a) spenders (b) hoarders (c) savers (d) thieves
42. Tolu had a Solid primary education (a) sound (b) sordid (c) weak (d) shaky
43. Only few persons are living a life of affluence today (a) poverty (b) happy (c) influence (d)
pleasure
44. Some clerics are cunnings (a) smart (b) straight forward (c) generous (d) shy
45. The man acted courageously during the robbery. (a) shyly (b) timidly (c) indiscreetly
(d) stupidly
46. The discussion became animated at last (a) lively (b) intellectual (c) unruly (d) specialized
47. They will surely buy this idea. (a) pay for (b) accept (c) trade in (d) barter
48. The robbers surrendered their loot to the soldiers. (a) gave out (b) gave away (c) gave in
(d) gave up
49. Their attempts were nipped in the bud. (a) cut short (b) disqualified (c) unsuccessful (d)
frustrated
50. The protagonists of the idea were identified. (a) enemies (b) leading figures (c) opponents (d)
believers
Choose the correct answer
51. The National Assembly___ Senate and House of Representatives (a) comprise (b) compose
of (c) comprise of (d) comprise of
52. Election ____ the house begin at 5p.m. (a) into (b) at (c) to (d) for
53. Jonah is a____ man (a) trickish (b) tricky (c) tricked (d) trickery
54. The teacher ’ s___ is faulty. (a) pronounciation (b) pronunciation (c) pronounce (d)
pronouncements
55. We escaped with the skin of our teeth. This means we___ (a) cut our skin (b) got severely
injured (c) had marks on our skin (d) narrowly escaped
56. The university’s _ supplies are in order (a) stationery (b) stationary (c) stationaries
(d) stationeries
57. One must protect___ at all times. (a) oneself (b) ourselves (c) himself (d) oneselves
58. He denied ____ the money. (a) he did not steal (b) stealing (c) stolen (d) stole
59. He was always cheerful, _ (a) wasn’t he? (b) didn’t he? (c) was he? (d) did he?
60. He noted that it was the_ performance ever. (a) worse (b) worst (c) most worst (d) more
worse
61. Without a/an__ there is no public speaker. (a) audience (b) paper (c)
auditorium (d) chamber
62. ____ can improve one’s confidence level during a speech delivery. (a) eye contact (b) nose
contact (c) a little wine (d) drug
63. Back-tracking and rereading in reading simply refers to___ (a) regression (b) progression (c)
coherence (d) flashback
64. ____ is not a quality of a good paragraph (a) unity (b) cohesion (c) completeness (d)
topicality
65. Structural wholeness refers to___ in a good paragraph. (a) completeness (b) cohesion (c)
topic sentence (d) coherence

66. The thesis statement is found in the____ (a) essays (b) letters (c) applications (d) queries
67. Letter writing can be grouped into____ (a) three (b) two (c) five (d) six
68. The addresse ’ s address does not feature in____ letter. (a) formal (b) semi-formal (c)
informal (d) all
69. Salutation is a conventional and polite way of starting____ (a) a letter (b) an application (c)
an article (d) an enquiry
70. ____ is not a complimentary close in a letter. (a) Yours faithfully (b) Yours sincerely (c)
Your son (d) His Royal Highness.

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GST 111 (COMMUNICATION IN ENGLISH)

1. A 26. D 51. A
2. C 27. B 52. A
3. D 28. C 53. B
4. B 29. A 54. B
5. B 30. A 55. D
6. B 31. A 56. A
7. A 32. B 57. A
8. A 33. C 58. B
9. D 34. B 59. A
10. A 35. C 60. B
11. B 36. D 61. A
12. B 37. A 62. A
13. C 38. B 63. A
14. A 39. B 64. D
15. B 40. A 65. A
16. A 41. A 66. A
17. A 42. C 67. A
18. A 43. A 68. C
19. C 44. B 69. A
20. B 45. B 70. D
21. A 46. A
22. A 47. B
23. A 48. D
24. A 49. A
25. A 50. B

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GST 113 – QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

1. The name Nigeria was suggested by____ (a) Flora Shaw (b) Lord Lugard (c) Taubman
Goldie (d) Consul Phillip
2. ____ instituted the elective principles. (a) Clifford Constitution (b) Richards Constitution (c)
Independence Constitution (d) Oliver Littleton Constitution
3. The first Prime Minister of Nigeria was___ (a) Dr. Michael Okpara (b) Chief Obafemi Awolowo
(c) Sir Tafawa Balewa (d) Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
4. The institutionalization of the structural adjustment programme in Nigeria was during the era of
_ (a) General Yakubu Gowon (b) General Sanni Abacha (c) General Ibrahim Babangida (d)
General Muhammadu Buhari
5. Nigeria became a Republic in_ (a) 1963 (b) 1964 (c) 1962 (d) 1966
6. The move to Abuja was initiated by__ (a) General Murtala Mohammed (b) Alhaji Shehu Shagari
(c) General Sanni Abacha (d) Dr. Nnamdi Azikiwe
7. By 1963, the population of Nigeria grew to_(a) 55.7million (b) 52million (c) 88.9million (d)
165million
8. Monarchical ascendancy in the Igbo subsection was by_____ (a) achievement (b) seniority (c)
patriarchy primogeniture (d) chieftaincy
9. The jihad of Uthman Dan Fodio started in___ (a) 1808 (b) 1810 (c) 1804 (d) 1830
10. The first missionary sent by the CMS to Nigeria was___ (a) Henry Townsend (b) Reverend
Father Lutz (c) Father Conquard (d) Bishop Ajayi Crowther
11. The first military coup in Nigeria took place on the___ (a) 15th April, 1966 (b) 16th January,
1966 (c) 15th January, 1966 (d) 17th January, 1966
12. Two Nigeria major tribes are___ (a) Hausa and Edo (b) Ibibio and Niger Delta (c) Yoruba and
Ibo (d) Fulani and Ijaws
13. The first newspaper in Nigeria was called___ (a) National Daily (b) Vanguard (c) Nigerian
Observer (d) Iwe-Irohin
14. ____ defined culture as that complex whole which includes knowledge belief, art, law, morals,
customs and other capabilities and habits acquired by man as a member of the society (a) Edward
B. Tylor (b) Horton and Hunt (c) Spencer-Oatay (d) Smith D.E.
15. The process by which people learn the characteristics of their group like behaviour, knowledge,
attitude, values, norms and other orientation that suit the group is called__ (a) socialization (b)
social context (c) acquisitive (d) mutable
16. The culture that is inter-woven and inter-connected is called___ (a) incorporating (b)
continuous (c) receptive (d) universal
17. The central homeland of the Hausa covers an area about___ (a) 640 kilometers wide (b) 740
kilometers (c) 840 kilometers wide (d) 940 kilometers wide.
18. Bayajidda is associated with the origin of___ (a) Hausa states (b) Benin Kingdom (c) Kanuri
Empire (d) Oyo Empire
19. Before 1804, Hausaland was ruled by___ (a) Habe Kings (b) fuling ruling class (c) appointire
ruling class (d) nomadic Fulanis
20. The original Fulani language is___ (a) fulfulde (b) Yan Bori (c) Sarkin Rafi (d) Kabewa
21. One of the highly cherished and celebrated festivals among the Fulani___ (a) Gelede (b)
Awon Iya Wa (c) Ugie Erha Oba (d) Sharo
22. In the ninth century A.D, black-smithing and agriculture had emerged at___ (a) Oyo (b) Ondo
(c) Ilorin (d) Ife
23. Urbanism was a way of life of__ (a) Hausa (b) Yoruba (c) Binni (d) Isoko
24. The two new states that emerged after the fall of Oyo Empire founded by war time refugees
were___ (a) Egbado and Ifonyin (b) Ijebu and Ijesha (c) Ketu and Owo (d) Ibadan and Egba
25. Ogiso rulers existed in___ (a) Benin Kingdom (b) Oyo Empire (c) Hausa States (d)
Kanem-Bornu Empire
26. Olokun in Benin is the god of___ (a) Iron (b) god of death (c) the goddess of safe delivery (d)
global waters
27. The city of Nri is reflected to be the origin of___ (a) Yoruba culture (b) Bini culture (c) Fulani
culture (d) Igbo culture
28. Core beliefs mean___ (a) ascribed to someone who has not thought about the issue (b) beliefs
that are actively thought about (c) dispositional beliefs (d) belief formation
29. The controversial book “Saving Belief” was written by____ (a) Baker (b) Fodor (c) Paul T.
(d) O. Otite
30. Linear models of belief formation takes into consideration (a) multiple factors influencing
belief formation (b) one factor influencing belief formation (c) double factors influencing belief
formation (d) none of the above
31. The following factors can influence belief formation except___ (a) internationalization of
beliefs during childhood (b) charismatic leaders (c) advertising (d) social belief
32. Nigeria is___ among crude oil producing countries in the world (a)fourth (b) seventh (c)
second (d) sixth
33. ____ is a Nigerian who won the Noble laureate (a) Prof. Chinua Achebe (b) Prof. Owolabi (c)
Prof. Wole Soyinka (d) Prof. Shaw
34. The Nigerian film industry known as Nollywood is now the 2nd largest producer of movies
in___ (a) Africa (b) West Africa (c) British West Africa (d) World
35. What is Civilization? (a) is the condition of a society and as well as the process or processes
leading to that condition. (b) it is a way of life of a people in a given society (c) it is that complex
whole which includes knowledge belief, art, morals, law, custom. (d) it is a communal aspect of the
society.
36. The kanem-Borno came to power in the_____ (a) Eight century C.E. (b) Sixth century
C.E. (c) Ninth century C.E (d) Fourth century C.E
37. The Fulani victors founded the___ (a) Fulani Dynasty (b) Sokoto Caliphate (c) Sokoto
Emirate (d) Hausa Bekwai
38. In Isoko and Urhobo, the supreme God is called___ (a) Oriste (b) Oritsenebuwe (c) Oghene (d)
Tamra
39. The Ijaw call supreme God___ (a) Osalobua (b) Egbesu (c) Oriste (d) Osamwen
40. The Fulani call themselves___ (a) Paul (b) Fulfulde (c) Fubuni Gidan (d) fulde
41. Nigeria covers an area of _ (a) 924,768KM (b) 923,768KM (c) 922,768KM (d) 925,768KM
42. The country lies between longitude_ (a) 3o and 17oE (b) 3o and 15oE (c) 4o and 14oE (d) 4o
and 15oE
43. The journey between West Africa and America during the period of Atlantic Slave Trade is
called___ (a) The First Passage (b) Middle Passage (c) The Third Passage (d) The Fourth
Passage
44. The first Europeans to commence the slave trade business in Nigerian coast were___ (a) Dutch
(b) British (c) Spain (d) Portuguese
45. Rio Real refers____ (a) Benin (b) Ode-Itsekiri (c) Bonny and Calabar (d) Okrika and
Andoni
46. The concept “indigenous’s is derived from the two Ancient Greek words (a) “Genou’s (b)
“Indo” (c) “Progrom” (d) “Wao”
47. ____ defines an indigene in lineu with the Nigerian constitution, as a Nigerian native of areas
that have been colonized by Europeans, especially in Africa, Asia, America and Australasia (a)
Jone’s (b) Akpar (c) Adesoji and Alao (d) Nwagwu
48. Oodua People’s Congress and Hausa traders clashed in Sagamu, Ogun State on___ (a) July 18,
1999 (b) January 25,2000 (c) January 29,2000 (d) February 2,2000
49. On June 5, 2000 witnessed____ (a) Epoch of the Owo Mayhem in Ondo (b) Communal clash
in Ikare Akoko, Ondo State (c) clash between local farmers and Fulani cattle rearers in Saki, Oyo
State (d) communal clash in Ovia South Local Government, Edo State
50. ____ explains that the root cause of the indigene/settler crisis in Nigeria can be found in the
discrimination against non-indigenes structure (a) Omotoso (b) Ojukwu and Onifade (c) Saheed
and Egwaikhide (d) Nnoli
51. _____ maintained that the Federal character Principle foists geographical apartheid (a) Suberu
(b) Oyovbaire (c) Ugoh and Ukpere (d) Ayoade
52. The word citizenship as Anh Nga Longua notes is derived from the root word___ (a) city (b)
town (c) amulet (d) village
53. Citizenship is operative at the homeland level according to___ (a) Aristote Aristotle and Plato
(b) Ifidon (c) Bryan (d) Omolayo

54. Under the Nigerian constitution, one may be a citizen by___ (a) Birth alone (b) By
registration and Naturalization alone (c) birth, registration and Naturalization (d) by obligations
55. The Greek version of Justice is derived from the “Dikaiosina” meaning___ (a) Right and Law
(b) Righteousness (c) Impartial (d) Legitimacy
56. Going by Bierstedt (1970) observation, football like other geures would be impossible
without____ (a) rules (b) penalty (c) freekick (d) throwing
57. Which are the norms that are purely individual in character and they live with individuals
only___ (a) private norms (b) social norms (c) sanctions (d) array of norms
58. Folkways is a term introduced by___ (a) William Graham Sumner (b) Chinoy (c) Bierstedt (d)
Conley
59. Values that are scientific and logical in nature are called__ (a) Aesthetic (b) Rational values (c)
moral values (d) variant values
60. Values that are related to the literature, arts, culture, and music are called___ (a) Aesthetic
values (b) Rational values (c) Moral values (d) Variant values
61. Negative conducts and attitudes referred to a failure or unwillingness to submit ones desires and
actions in restraints of orderly social conduct in recognition of the rights and desires of others
according__ (a) C. Achebe (b) H. Angement (c) R. Turner (d) R. Gringer
62. Negative attitudes and conducts are except___ (a) Intentional acts which violate the rules of the
societies (b) Aimed at target which may be individual or groups (c) Behaviour with potential to
cause harm (d) Obligation and duties
63. Social problems are except___ (a) Poverty (b) Unemployment (c) Social upheaval (d) Core
beliefs
64. According _ Nigeria as a country no longer has role models, only thieves (a) Lambo (b) B.
Buchowiz (c) R. Turner (d) R. Gringer
65. What is self-respect? (a) This entails care and respect for oneself, humility, avoiding excesses,
personal responsibility and not being selfish or self-centered (b) Respect and care for others (c)
Compassion (d) Managing the environment
66. Euphemistic labeling means? (a) This involves describing or qualifying one’s immoral act
with words that reduce or belittle the act or makes it seem pleasant (b) Displacement of
responsibility (c) Systematic Moral Disengagement (d) Absence of Authority Figures
67. Certain laws which have been directed at curbing corruption and other forms of illegality in
Nigeria include the following except___ (a) Failed Bank Act No16 of 1996 (b) Money Laudering
Act No3 of 1995 (c) Whistle Blower’s Act (d) Investment Laws
68. Crude oil was discovered at Oloibiri in____ (a)) 1956 (b) 1957 (c) 1958 (d) 1959
69. The World Bank declared Nigeria poor with Bangladesh, Ethiopia, Chad and Mali in___ (a)
1989 (b) 1982 (c) 1984 (d) 1985
70. ____ propounded the theory of absolute advantage (a) David Ricardo (b) Adam Smith (c) H.P.
Gray (d) R. Triffin.

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1. A 26. D 51. A
2. A 27. D 52. A
3. C 28. B 53. B
4. C 29. A 54. C
5. A 30. A 55. A
6. A 31. D 56. A
7. A 32. D 57. A
8. A 33. C 58. A
9. C 34. D 59. B
10. A 35. A 60. A
11. C 36. A 61. A
12. C 37. B 62. D
13. D 38. C 63. D
14. A 39. B 64. A
15. A 40. D 65. A
16. A 41. B 66. A
17. A 42. B 67. D
18. A 43. B 68. A
19. A 44. D 69. A
20. A 45. C 70. B
21. D 46. B
22. D 47. B
23. B 48. A
24. D 49. A
25. A 50. A

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