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Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions on it. I had always thought that he was under a spell to be such a workaholic. Daily, after returning from school, he would promptly head for the bush. There, he would engage in fashioning out something that could fetch him…

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions on it. The crowd was massive. Men, women, boys, and girls from every nook and cranny of the village had gathered under the big iroko tree. Also in the crowd was an American couple, tourists, who were enjoying their holiday. At…

Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions on it. When I was in primary four, thirty-five years ago, schools closed for the day at 1.30 p.m. My two friends and I would then proceed for 'full' recreation as we either played football in hidden neighbourhoods or went downstream…

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions on it. We believed that the teacher would not be home that weekend. My father had strictly warned us not to go out at night since recent happenings had shown that it was unsafe. However, the thought of those mouth-watering fruits in…

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions on it. The mansion by the roadside in my village reminds me of a similar sight in the state capital, three decades ago. Standing conspicuously by the highway in the heart of the city, the mansion posed a bold challenge to road…

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions on it. The case of Dr. David Akide drives home the point that nobody should be written off as a failure as long as he has not died. As far as I can recall, he was one of the weakest in class…

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions on it. When the principal introduced Mr. Njobe as our new Mathematics teacher, we did not think much of him. He did not look very likeable nor did he appear to be an achiever. Nothing was spectacular about him apart from the…