COMMON ENTRANCE EXAMINATION 2023/2024 ACADEMIC SESSION

SECTION 1
INSTRUCTIONS
Answer space which bears the same letter as the answer you have chosen.
Passage A
Adamu took the bucket and set off. He was determined not to rerurn unless
he could get some water. He noticed as he went that something unusual
which he could neither understand nor explain was going on in the village.
There was no children playing, no men loitering under the trees smoking
their pipes, the domestic animals had stopped making their usual noises. The
village was silent .
The usual watering place was dry: there were great cracks in the riverbed,
and the rocks were hot as Adamu touched them. There was not the slightest
trace of moisture left. He looked around him and remembered a time when
the trees were covered with green leaves. But the green leaves were now no
more!
1. Adamu set out with the bucket in order to…….
A. carry some sand
B. see if he could get some water
C. carry some food for his parents
D. sell it
E. carry some pipes to the men
2. Adamu noticed that something unusual was going on because…….
A. the people in the village were feasting
B. so many men were smoking pipes
C. the village was silent
D. the animals were jumping about
E. the boys were playing happily
3. The unusual state of the village was caused by
A. heavy rains D green trees
B. destruction of crops by rain E smoking pipes
C. lack of water
4. The cracks in the riverbed were caused by……
A. plenty of water D the absence of water
B. Adamu touching the rock E the villagers
C. the river itself
5. The ‘usual watering place’ is _______
A. the place being watered by the villagers
B. the place being watered by the river
C. the place where the villagers usually fetched water.
D. near the trees
E. the pot of water in Adamu’s house
6. ‘But the green leaves were now no more’ means….
A. there were many more green leaves
B. the green leaves were just coming off
C. the green leaves had disappeared
D. the villagers. were holding green leaves.
E. the animals had eaten all the green leaves.

Passage B
Ajulu was a beautiful girl. Her brother told her: ‘Go and guard the millet!’She
said: What do I do if the lion appears? He said :’ I will build you a platform to
sit on.’There she sat all day, shouting at the birds who came in flocks to eat
the millet. At last the lion appeared and attacked her. He was an enormous
animal. He rose hind legs and reached across the platform with his front
claws . The girl shricked and cried for help. But her brother was nowhere to
be seen
In the bush there live a small hut in which Zangu lived with his old mother.
They had no cattle, so he could not get a bride. When he heard Ajulu crying
he came running. Though Iran faster than an antelope, the lion could still eat
faster still. When Zangu arrived, the lion had gone; with Ajulu in his stomach.
Zangu took his spear and his matchet, and started out in search of the lion.
Hefound him asleep, lying on a rock. He opened the lion’s stomach carefully
with his hunter's knife, and out stepped Ajulu, happy to breathe the fresh
evening breeze. And out came also many other people, all praising Zangu.
Ajulu later married Zangu who had saved her life.
7. In order to keep Ajulu safe from the lion’s attack, her brother .
A. gave her a bow and arrow
B. gave her a spear and a knife
C. built a platform for her
D. built a small hut for her
E. gave her a matchet
8. Before the lion came Ajulu was______
A. spreading the millet in the sun
B. shouting to frighten the birds away
C. running after the antelope
D. shouting for help
E. calling for the lion
9. The lion ‘rose on his hind legs’ means that the lion……
A. slept with his legs stretched out
B. stood on his front legs
C. stood on his two left legs
D. stood on his two back legs
 E. balanced on his tail
10. Zangu was unable to get a wife because_ _ _ _
A. he was living in a hut
B. he was a hunter
C. girls were afraid to see him
D. he was living with his old mother
E. he and his mother had no cattle
11. The word ‘slit’ in the passage means………..
A. shot B broke. C hit D tied Ecut
12. The best title for this passage is ………….
A. brave hunter gets a wife
B. Ajulu the brave girl
C. Zangu and the people inside the lion
D. Ajulu and the birds
E. Ajulu on a platform
SECTION 2
INSTRUCTIONS
Choose from the list of words lettered A to E one which has almost the
opposite meaning as the word underlined in the sentence.
13. The humble woman came here yesterday.
A rich B proud C stubborn D poor. E clever
14. The wicked man chased the goat.
A. weak D. good
B. Careless. E. cautious
C. handsome
15. The book is easy to understand.
A. lazy D difficult
B. soft. E dangerous
C. poor
16. I found a bunch often keys by the river side.
A. Missed D. lost
B. Placed E. stole
C. formed
17. The weather is very humid today.
A. dry D.cold
B. hot E windy
C. fine
18. The price of yam is going up as a result of the poor harvest.
A. steady D growing
 B. slowing down E rising
C. falling
19. Why did you accept his advice?
A. reject D delay
B. revise E decide
C. return
20. My father rarely travels on Saturdays.
A. never D often
B. nearly E neither
C. surely
21. He slipped and fell on the hard ground.
A. Wet. D. tough
B. soft E. dry
C. hot
22. I have a few of the books on the book list.
 much B many C little D small E more
SECTION 3
INSTRUCTIONS
Choose from the list of words lettered A to E the one which is nearest in
meaning to the word or group of words underlined in the sentence
23. I have read ‘Oliver Twist’ again and again without understanding it.
A. carefully D quickly
B. silently E repeatedly
C. aloud
24.The headmaster has permitted me to go home.
A. directed. D asked
B. advised E allowed
C. begged
25.I am going to town this afternoon to mend my shoes.
A polish D repair
B make E replace
C reserve
26. The boy is very timid.
A small D shy
B sad E weak
C ill
27. The soldier managed to avoid death when his car ran into a ditch.
 A accept D get
B escape E meet
C receive
28. The dog is running after the white duck.
A chasing D holding
B pushing E killing
C teasing
29. My uncle was pleased to see me again after two years.D happy
A pleasant E unprepared
B waiting
C expecting
30. I cannot see why such a brilliant pupil should fail.
A cheerful D clever
B careful. E hardworking
C fast
31.The captain compelled his team to play in the rain.
A called D asked
B planned. E trained
C forced
32. That face is unfamiliar.
A strange D particular
B unfriendly E dirty
C peculiar
SECTION 4
INSTRUCTIONS
Willow each of the following sentence are five interpretation letterd A to
E.Choose the one that most correctly explains the meaning of the sentence
and shade your answer in the usual way.
33. ‘Okon would have gone with you but he isn’t well enough today.’
This means that Okon …….,
 A. is going D. cannot go
B. has gone E. is going later
C. may go
34. ‘None of the pupils moved while the headmaster was reading the
results.’
This means that………
A the pupils were not there
B none of the pupils could move
C all the pupils paid attention to the headmaster
D the results were very bad
E the headmaster was reading the results as he moved about
35. ‘No one knows where Moses was buried.’ This means that………….
A Moses died but he was not buried
B we all know Moses did not die
C the burial place of Moses is not known
D everybody knows when Moses died
E Moses was not known by anybody
36.’Pam has returned from school so we must go out at once.’This means
that………….
A they must go out immediately
B they must go out once only
C only Pam should go out
D they must go out once a day
E all of them are returning from school
37. My father is too old to learn to drive.’ This means that my father………..
A cannot learn to drive
B has always been a driver
C may learn to drive in future
D cannot repair his car
E has just bought a new car
38.Every pupil except Chike got the correct answer to the question.’This
means that
A. all candidates got the question right
B. Nobody got the question right
C only Chike got the question right
D all the pupils got the question wrong
E only Chike got the question wrong
SECTION 5
INSTRUCTIONS
Choose from the list of which most suitably fills the gap in the sentence.
Record your answer in the usual way.
39. We……. To finish the work yesterday.
A were asked D are being asked
B are asking E have been asked
C will ask
40. By this time next year I ……… a student in one of the Federal
Government colleges.
A am D will be
B shall have been Ewas
C would have been
41. There are a dozen … in the hole.
A mouse D mices
B mouses E mousing
C mice
42. The apprentice fell off the lorry and………..his leg.
A breaked D broke
B break E broken
C breaks
43.My father …….. two bicycles when we were in Ghana.
A. would have D has
 B will have E have had
C had
44. They searched……..for the camera,but they could not find it.
A where D wherever
B nowhere E everywhere
C anywhere
45.Who told the teacher………..I did not come to school yesterday?
A if B what C while D that E so
46. Please listen…….. the teacher.
A from B in C with D to E at
SECTION 6
INSTRUCTIONS
Below each of the following sentences or group of words are five questions
lettered A to E. To which one of the questions is the sentence or group of
words the best answer?
47. It has been stolen.
A. Are you playing with your watch
B. Why did you give him your watch?
C. Have you bought a new Watch?
D. Why didn’t you put on your watch?
E. Can you see my watch?

48. November 5th.

A Why are you putting ona new dress?
B Are you going to a party?
C How old are you?
D When is your birthday?
E Who is your age mate?

49. Yes,I have.

 A. When are you finishing your homework?
B Have you finished your homework?
C Can you finish your homework today?
D Did you finish it yesterday?
E Will you start it somorrow?
50. Second.
A Who passed last term?
B How many failed last term?
C Were you in the school last term?
D What was your position last term?
E What have you done this term?

MATHEMATICS
INSTRUCTION :There are 50 QUESTIONS. ANSWER ALL
1. What is the value of the digit 7 in the number 275 123?
A 700 000 D 700
B 70 000 E 70
C 7000
2. Express 20 384 in words.
A Two thousand three hundred and eighty-four.
 B Two thousand and three and eighty-four.
C Twenty thousand three hundred and eighty-four.
D Twenty-three thousand and eighty-four.
E Two hundred and three thousand and eighty-four.
3. Correct 89·616 2 to two decimal places.
A 90.62 D 89.61
B 90.00 E 89.60
C 89.62
4. Add ₦40.34 and ₦8.96.
A ₦48.30 D ₦120.30
B ₦49.30 E ₦129.30
C ₦50.10
5. A meeting started at 10.35 a.m. and ended at 3.15 p.m. the same day.
How long was the meeting?
A 5h35 min D 4h 35 min
B 5h E 3 h 50 min
C 4 h 40 min
6. Kudi and Ladi share 20 oranges in the ratio 2:3. How many oranges has
Ladi
A4 D 12
B6 E 20
C 10
7. Multiply 2.5 by 1.1.
A 275. D 2.61
B 27.5. E 0.275
C 2·75
8. Calculate the area of the shaded part of the figure on the right.
A 306 cm² D 144 cm²
B 244 cm² E 135 cm²
C 225 cm²
9. The heights of three trees are 0.41 m, 2.10 m and 3·52 m. Find their
average height.
A 3·01m D 2.01m
B 2·10m E 1.07m
C 2.04m
10. Express 0.325 as a percentage.
A 0·325%. D 32.5%
B 3.25% E 52.5%
C 30.25%
Use the information below to answer questions 11 to 13.
Abdulahi,Sola and Chike went to pick mangoes. Abdulahi picked 15
mangoes,Chike picked 10 and Sola picked only 5. Chike then decided to give
Sola 2 ofhis mangoes while Abdulahi gave Sola 6 of his.
11. How many mangoes did Sola have?
A5 D 11
B7 E 13
C8
12. Who had the smallest number of mangoes?
A Chike D Chike and Sola
B Sola E Abdulahi and Sola
C Abdulahi
13. How many more mangoes had Abdulahi than Chike?
A 15 D5
B 9. E1
C7
14. A lorry is travelling at an average speed of 15 km/h. How long willit
take to travel a distance of 52·5 km?
A. 4h D 2½h
B 3½h. E 2h
C 3h
15. Convert ⅜ to decimals
A 0.475 D 0.038
 B 0.375. E 0.037
C 0·275
16. Find the product of 8.02 and 6·1 and correct your answer to the
nearest whole number.
A 5. D 49
B 14 E 50
C 48
17. How many pieces of ribbon each 6 cm long can be cut from a roll of
ribbon 24 m long?
A 40 000 D 40
B 4000 E4
C 400
18. Simplify ½ of (¾- ⅖)
A. 7/40. D 9/ 4 0
B 7/20. E 1/ 4 0
C. 7/10
19. Write in figures the number one hundred and five thousand and six.
A 1050 006 D 10 506
B 105 006 E 1506
C 15 006
20. I deposited ₦300.00 in a bank for four years. If it earned simple interest
at the rate of 6% per annum, how much interest did I get for the four years?
A ₦2.00 D ₦200.00
B ₦4.50 E ₦450.00
C ₦72.00
21. 175g+10kg= _________g.
A 185 D 10 175
B 475 E 11 750
C 4750
22. I bought six pencils at 5 k each but sold them at 3 k each. What was my
per-centage loss?
 A 10%. D. 30%
B 16% E 40%
C 20%
23. Which of the following fractions has the highest value:
A ⅝. D¾
B⅘ E 3/10
C½
24. Simplify 1. 39 + 2.51
13
A 0.13 . D. 3.90
B 0.30 E. 30.00
C 3.00
25. The number L is a prime factor less than 10. If L is also a factor of 42 and
45,what is L?
A1 D5
B2 E7
C3
26. Anu cycled a distance of 20 km in 150 minutes. What was her average
speed in kilometres per hour?
A 4km/h D 8km/h
B 6km/h E 30km/h
C 7½ km/h
27. Add ⅝ and ⅔.
A 7/11. 1 ⁷/25
B 7/24 E 1 ¹¹/12
C 1 ⁵/24
28. Madam Charity sells one bottle of Coca-Cola for 35 k. Tunde bought 24
bottles from her. How much did he pay?
A ₦84.00 D ₦2.00
B ₦8.40 E ₦0.84
 C ₦7.00
29.If 1·60 + 6·25 -T= 5·47,what is T?
A 13·32 D 1·32
B 11·72 E 0.78
C 2·38
30. A man received a salary of ₦4 920.00 in two years. If he was paid the
same amount, what was his monthly salary?
A ₦135.00 D ₦215.00
B ₦155.00 E ₦225.00
C ₦205.00
31.What fraction of 1 metre is 25 mm?
A. 1/40 000 D. 1/40
B. 1/ 4 000 E. ¼
C. 1/400
32. Mary bought a handbag for ₦15.00. If she sold it for ₦18.00, what was her
percentage gain?
A 2% D 18%
B 15% E 20%
C 16.6%
33. Calculate the average of 15, 26, 10, 19 and 15.
A 15 D 42·5
B 17 E 85
C 18
34. If 2x+3=15, what number does x represent?
A2 D9
B6 E 18
C 7½
35. Arrange the following in ascending order of magnitude:
(i) 0.5 metres,
(ii)250 millimetres,
(iii) 2.5 centimetres.
A (i),(iii),(ii) D (iii),(i),(ii)
B (i),(ii),(iii) E (iii),(ii),(i)
C (ii),(iii),(i)
36. A car moves at an average speed of 90 km/h. How many kilometres does
it cover in 1 minute?
A 1½km D 5km
B 2½km E 15 km
C 3km

37. Musa and Yaro shared a certain sum of money. Musa got ₦69.00 which
was three times Yaro’s share. What was the amount shared?
A ₦23.00 D ₦92.00
B ₦46.00 E ₦207.00
C ₦69.00
38. What is the value of x if ⅗ = x/30 ?
A6 D 15
B9 E 18
C 10
39. If 24 bags of sugar weigh 21 kg how many bags will weigh 112 kg?
A 128 D 64
B 108 E 58
C 88
40. In a nursery class of 18 pupils the average age is 4½years. What is the
sum of the ages of the pupils?
A . 13½ years D . 72 years
B . 18 years. E . 81 years
C. 22 ½years
41. The marked piece of a radio is ₦180.00. what will be the cash price if a
dis-count of 6% is allowed?
A. ₦10.80 D. ₦190.80
 B. ₦16.60 E. ₦3000.00
C. ₦169.20
42.Reduce 316 /324 to its lowest terms.
A ⅑. . C ¾. . E⅓
B⅔ D ⅘.
43. Alhaji Hassan and Uncle Wale left Iddo Park in Lagos for Kaduna at 4.30
p.m.The journey took them 13 hours. At what time did they arrive at Kaduna
the next day?
A 3.30 a.m. D 7.30 a.m.
B 4.30 a.m. E 10.30am.
C 5.30 a.ms
44. A ship sails 400 km in 18 hours. How many days will it take to cover 1
600 km at the same rate?
A. 3 days D. 8 days
 4 days E. 24 days
C . 6 days
45.₦14.40 ÷ 18=?
A. ₦0.08 D. ₦0.90
 ₦0.60 E. ₦8.00
C. ₦0.80
46. The perimeter of any quadrilateral is……
A two times any of the sides D the product of all the
sides
B the sum of the opposite sides. E the sum of all the sides
C four times any of the sides
47. It takes 6 days for four men to finish a piece of work. How many days will
if take two men to do the same piece of work if they work at the same rate?
A. 3 days D . 12 days
B. 4 days E. 30 days
C. 8 days
48. What is the smallest number which has a remainder of 2 when it is
divided by 6,7 or 8?
 A. 338 D. 168
B. 334 E. 166
C. 170
49. Add 8950 g, 10000 g and 9050 g, and give your answer in kilogrammes.
A. 30 kg D. 18kg
B. 28 kg E. 2·80kg
C. 27·50 kg
50. The floor of Mr Ajibade’s room is 4 m by 3 m. He decides to cover the
floor with a carpet which is sold by the metre from a roll 11/2metres wide.
How many metres of the carpet does he require to cover the floor
completely?
A. 4m D. 9m
B. 7m E. 12m
C. 8m