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APTITUDE TEST PAST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS

SATURDAY, 14 MAY 2016
TIME ALLOWED: 1 HOUR
DO NOT OPEN THIS BOOKLET UNTIL YOU ARE TOLD TO DO SO. WHILE YOU
ARE WAITING, READ THE FOLLOWING INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY.
1. Use HB Pencil throughout the examination
2. This paper is in 3 sections. Section A (Questions 1 – 20) is Mathematics, while Section B
(Questions 21 – 40) is English Language and Section C (Questions 41 – 50) is current
Affairs.
Answer all the questions in these sections.
3. Each question is followed by answers indentified by the letters A, B, C, D and E. Only
one of the answers is correct. Think and work carefully before you make your choice.
Shade the correct answer with HB Pencil
EXAMPLE: Question 12: If a = 2 and b = 3, find the value of 6a + 4b
A. 5 B. 12 C. 6 D. 24 E. 3
ANSWER: A B C D E
4. You must shade only one circle for each question. If you wish to change your answer, use
an eraser to clean your shading completely and then shade the new choice.
WARNING
CANDIDATES WHO CHEAT DURING THE EXAMINATION WILL BE
DISQUALIFIED AND HANDED OVER TO THE POLICE.
SECTION A: MATHEMATICS
Answer all the questions
1. Simplify 0.000215 x 0.000028 and express your answer in standard form.
A. 6.03 x 109 B. 6.02 x 109 C. 6.03 x 10-9 D. 6.02 x 10-9
2. Factorize x + y – ax – ay.
A. (x – y)(1 – a) B. (x + y)(1 + a) C. (x + y)(1 – a) D. (x – y)(1 + a)
3. A car uses one litre of petrol for every 14km. I;f one litre of petrol cost N63.00, how far can
the car go with N900.00 worth of petrol? A. 420km B. 405km C. 210km D. 200km
4. Correct 0.002473 to 3 significant figures. A. 0.002 B. 0.0024 C. 0.00247 D.
0.0025
5. The term of a sequence is T n = 5 + (n-1)2 . Evaluate T4 -T6 . A. 30 B. 16 C. -16
D. -30
6. A casting is made up of Copper and Zinc. If 65% of the casting is zinc, and there is 175g of
copper, what is the mass of the zinc? A. 325g B. 420g C. 520g
D. 620g
7. Given that P = {x: 1 < x > 6} and Q = {x: 2 < x > 10), where x is an integer. Find n (Pn Q).
A. 4 B. 6 C. 8 D. 10
 81. The sum of 6 and one-third of x is one more than twice x. Find x. A. x = 7 B. x =5
C. x=3 D. x=2
92. Solve the inequality: 3(x+1) < 5(x+2) = 15. A. x > -4B. x < -4 C. x < -11 D. x > -11

3. An empty rectangular tank is 250cm long and 120cm wide. If 180 of water is poured into
10
the tank, calculate the height of the water.
A. 6.0cm B. 5.5cm C. 5.0cm D. 4.5cm
n+ 3
14.
1 Given that 5 = 50, find n.
2n-3
25
A. n = 1 B. n = 2 C. n = 3 D. n = 5
5.
12
Number of Pets 0 1 2 3 4
Number of Students 8 4 5 10 3
The table above shows the number of pets kept by 30 students in a class. If a student is
picked at random from the class, what is the probability that he/she kept more than one pet?
A. 1 /5 B. 2/5 C. 3/5 D. 4 /5
16.3 The ratio of boys to girls in a class 5:3. Find the probability of selecting at random, a girl
from the class.
1 1 3 3
A. /8 B. /3 C. /8 D. /5
17.
4 Simplify: 2 + 2
2+x 2– x
A. 4 B. 8 C. 4x D. 8 – 4x
2 2 2 2
4 –x 4 –x 4– x 4– x
18.
5 A rectangle has length xcm and width (x – 1)cm. If the perimeter is 16cm, find the value of
x.
A. 3 ½ cm B. 4cm C. 4 ½ cm D. 5cm
169. Make p the subject of relation: q = 3p + s
R 2
A. q = 2p - rs B. p = 2pr – sr – 3 C. q = 2qp - s D. q = 2qr - rs
6 6 6
1710. The nth term of the sequence: -2, 4, -8,n 16… is given by n 2
A. T n=2n B. Tn =(-2) C. Tn =(2) D. T n=n

A. 12n – 6 = 0 B. 3n – 12 = 0 C. 2n – 35 = 0 D. 5n – 33 = 0
1811. The sum of 12 and one third of n is 1 more than twice n. express the statement in the form
of an equation. A. 12n – 6 = 0 B. 3n – 12 = 0 C. 2n – 35 = 0 D. 5n – 33 = 0
1
1 912. In an athletic competition, the probability that an athlete wins a 100m race is /8 and the
probability that he wins in high jump is ¼ . What is the probability that he wins only one of
the event?
A. 3 /32 B. 3/16 C. 7/32 D. 5 /16
2 16
2 13.
0 If x + kx + /9 is a perfect square, find the value of x.
A. 8 /3 B. 7/3 C. 5/3 D. 2 /3
 SECTION B: ENGLISH LANGUAGE
Choose from the options the one that is nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word or
group of words and that will, at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence.
1. Good teaching stimulates the interest of students, whereas bad teaching …….. it.
A. dampens B. intercept C. supersedes D. retracts.
2. Some youths of this generation are often hard-heartened compared to those of past
generations who were ……A. indifferent B. fastidious C. proficient D.
compassionate
3. The doctor does not think the patient will recover; the signs are ominous rather than
……… A. encouraging B. feasible C. obvious D. gloomy
4. The purpose of education is to enhance progress and not to …… it. A. proscribe
B. intercept C. impede D. confuse
5. The teacher marked Audu’s paper and wrote complimentary remarks in the margin, as
against Peter’s paper which had him ………. remarks. A. doubtful B. secret
C. unpleasant D. serious
From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word or
group of words that is nearest in meaning to the underlined word as it is used in the sentence.
6. The woman stifled a cry of astonishment as she discovered the identity of the robber.
A. suppressed B. shouted C. forced. D. bid
7. That rock is a potential danger to fishing boats. A. a possible B. an unexpected
C. an obvious D. a serious
8. His contribution to the development programme in the village remained unrivalled.
A. unbroken B. unparallel C. undisputed D. unknown
9. Members of the party agreed that some serious thinking is required before a final decision
can be taken. A. meeting B. consultation C. consideration D. appraisal
10. Our chief is very intelligent but he could be parochial in his judgments. A. deep B. broad
C. narrow-minded D. kind-hearted.
From the word or group of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best
completes each of the following sentences.
11. This is a bad case, ………hard you try to defend the accused. A. however B. whatever
C. whichever D. whenever
12. ………pain has been taken to make the party a success. A. such B. much C. every
D. many
13. School children are advised to refrain ………… smoking. A. with B. against C. to
D. from
14. The principal as well as the teachers …………. In school. A. is B. were C. all are D. are
all
15. Fatima ………………. come to work today since she is sick. A. needn’t had B. needn’t
have C. needn’t has D. needn’t to
Choose from the options labeled A to D, the one that best fill the gap in each of the following
sentences.
16. We are not very sure…………. the head teacher will inspect our class. A. so that B. that
C. whenever D. when
 1.
17 Adaze must have invited Tope to her birthday party ……. she wouldn’t have come.
A. because B. unless C. otherwise D. hence
2.
18 It is too late in the day……….. Ibrahim’s mother to send him to the stream. A. yet
B. when C. for D. to
3.
19 The woman …………. son came first in the entrance examination was happy. A. who
B. whose C. which D. her
24.0 The child prefers rice……… beans. A. more than B. to C. than D. or

SECTION C: CURRENT AFFAIRS

1. One of the following has never played for Nigeria. A. Stephen Keshi B. Didier Drogba
C. Kanu Nwankwo D. Obafemi Martins
2. Ebola detected recently in West Africa is caused by. A. Anopheles mosquito B. fungi
C. bacteria D. virus
3. Nigeria changed from left right hand drive in …………. A. 1965 B. 1972 C. 1973
D. 1975
4. What is made up of hydrogen and ………… A. carbon B. helium C. oxygen D. nitrogen
5. Who is the Speaker of the Nigerian House of Representatives? A. Bukola Saraki
B. Leo Ogor C. Ike Ekweremadu D. Yakubu Dogara
6. Who is Nigeria’s Minister of Petroleum? A. Ogbonnaya Onu B. Udo Udoma
C. Muhammadu Buhari D. Lai Mohammed
7. The 2010 FIFA Cup was won by……………… A. Brazil B. Germany C. Spain
D. Argentina
8. The smallest unit of a society is ……………….. A. community B. family C. village
D. town
9. The first African and Nigerian to win the Alfred Nobel prize for literature is………….
A. Prof. Ola Rotimi B. Prof. Charles Soludo C. Prof. Chinua Achebe D. Prof. Wole
Soyinka
10. When a writer writes a story of his own life, such is called ……. A. author B. story teller
C. biography D. autobiography

ANSWERS
Mathematics:
1.D 2.C 3.D 4.C 5.C 6.B 7.A 8.C 9.D 10.A
11.C 12.C 13.C 14.B 15.A 16.D 17.B 18.D 19.D 20.A

English Language:
1.A 2.D 3.A 4.B 5.C 6.A 7.A 8.B 9.C 10.C
11.C 12.B 13.D 14.B 15.D 16.D 17.C 18.C 19.B 20.B

Current Affairs:
1.B 2.D 3.B 4.C 5.D 6.C 7.C 8.B 9.D 10.C
 MATHEMATICS SECTION (SOLUTIONS)
Question 1
Simplify 0.000215 × 0.000028 and express your answer in standard form
Solution
0.000215×0.000028=2.15×10- 4×2.8×10- 5=6.02×10- 9

Question 2
Factorise x+y- ax- ay
Solution:
x+y- ax- ay =(x+y)- a(x+y)
=(1- a)(x+y)
=(x+y)(1- a)

Question 3
A car uses one litre of petrol for every 14km. If one litre of petrol cost N63.00, how far can the car go with
N900.00 worth of petrol?
Solution:
N900 worth of petrol be 90063 litres = 100
7 litres
The distance covered by the petrol brought will be 100
7 × 14km = 200km
Question 4
Correct 0.002473 to 3 significant figures
Solution:
0.002473 to 3s.f. is 0.00247

Question 5
The nth term of a sequence is Tn=5+(n- 1)2
Evaluate T4- T6
Solution:
Tn=5+(n- 1)2T4=5+(4- 1)2 = 5+32 =14
2
T6=5+(6- 1)
=5+52=30
T4- T6 =14- 30 = - 16

Question 6
A casting is made up of Copper and Zinc. If 65% of the casting is Zinc and there are 147g of Copper. What is
the mass of the casting?
Solution:
Percentage of copper=(100- 65)percent =35percent 35percent? 147g 65percent ? 6535×147 =273g
Mass of the casting =147g+273g = 420g

Question 7
Given that P={x:1=x=6} and Q={x:2<x<10} , where x is an integers. Find n(Pn Q)
Solution:
P={1,2,3,4,5,6}Q={3,4,5,6,7,8,9}Pn Q
={3,4,5,6}n(Pn Q) =4
Question 8
The sum of 6 and one –third of x is more than twice x. Find x
Solution:
6+x3=1+2x18+x=3+6x15=5xx=3
Question 9
Solve the inequality 3(x+1)=5(x+2)+15
Solution:
3(x+1)=5(x+2)+15
3x+3=5x+10+15
3x+3=5x+25- 2x=2 = 2x= - 11

Question 10.
An empty rectangular tank is 250cm long and 120 cm wide. If 180 litres of water is poured into the tank,
calculate the height of the water.
Solution:
180 litres is 180,000cm3V=lbh80000cm3=250×120cm×h
h=180000cm3
250cm×120cm =6cm

Question 11
Given that 5n+3
252n- 3 =50, find n
Solution:
5n+3
0
252n- 3=5
n+3 2
5 5
(2n- 3)=50
5n+3- 2(2n- 3)=50
5n+3- 4n+6=50
5- 3n+9=50- 3n+9 =0
n =3

Question 12
Number of pets 0 12 3 4
Number of students 8 4 5 10 3
The table shows the number of pets kept by 30 students in a class. If a students is picked at random from the
class . What is the probability that he/she kept more than one pet?
Solution:
Pr(x>1)=5+10+3
30 = 1830 = 35

Question 13
The ratio of boys to girls in a class is 5:3, find the probability of selecting at random a girl from the class
Solution:
n(G)=3n(B)=5Pr(G)=38
Question 14
Simplify 22+x+22- x
Solution:
2 2 2(2- x)+2(2+x)
2+x + 2- x= (2+x)(2- x)

2 2
2+x + 2 x= 4- 2x+4+2x
2
4- x
2 2
2+x + 2- x
= 8
4- x2

Question 15
A rectangle has length xcm and width (x – 1)cm. if the perimeter is 16cm, find the value of xcm
Solution:
p=2(l+b)2(x+x- 1)=164x- 2 =164x=14x =72 = 3
12 cm

Question 16
Make p the subject of relation: q = 3p s
R + 2
Solution:
q = 3p s
R + 2
Subtract s from both sides
2
q - -s
2 =3p
r
2q- s
2 =3q
r
Multiply both sides by r
2q- rs
2 =3q
Divide both sides by 3
2q- rs
6 = q

Question 17
The nth term of the sequence –2, 4, –8, 16,…. Is given by
Solution:
T1=- 2=(- 2)- 1
T2=4=(- 2)2
T3=8=(- 2)3
n
Tn=(- 2)
Question 18
The sum of 12 and one third of n is 1 more than twice n. Express the statement in the form of an equation.
Solution:
12 + n
3 = 1+2n
Multiply both sides by 3
36+n = 3+6n
5n =33
5n- 33 = 0

Question 19
In an athletic competition, the probability that an athlete wins a 100 m race is 18
and the probability that he wins in high jump is 14. What is the probability that he wins only one of the events
Solution
Pr(R) = 1
8
Pr(R')=1- 1 7
8 = 8
Pr(H) = 1
4
Pr(H')= 1- 1 3
4 = 4
Pr(Rn H')=( 1 3
8× 4) = 3
32

Pr(R'n H)= 7 1
8× 4 = 7
32
Pr(Rn H')+Pr(R'n H) = 3 7
32 + 32 = 10
32 = 5
16

Question 20
If x2+kx+ 16 is a perfect square. Find the value of x
9
Solution:
x2+kx + 16
9
2
For perfect square to exist in ax +bx+c=0
b2=4a
ca=1, b=k c = 16
9
2
k =4(1) (16 )
9
k2 = 64
9
k=± 8
3