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    1. The Argungu Cultural Festival takes place in Kebbi State, Nigeria between February and March on the River Rima. 2. Events at the festival include cultural displays, handicraft exhibitions, archery, camel or donkey racing, and a fishing competition. 3. The fishing competition, which is the highlight event, involves participants rushing into the river armed with fishing equipment to catch the biggest fish and win a prize.

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    1. The Argungu Cultural Festival takes place in Kebbi State, Nigeria between February and March on the River Rima. 2. Events at the festival include cultural displays, handicraft exhibitions, archery, camel or donkey racing, and a fishing competition. 3. The fishing competition, which is the highlight event, involves participants rushing into the river armed with fishing equipment to catch the biggest fish and win a prize.

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    ENGLISH LANGUAGE 2012

    OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
    PAPER I
    SECTION A: COAPREHENSION
    Road the passages below and answer the qestions that follow
    by choosing the most appropriate the options lettered A (Nos
    1-10)

    Argungu Town in Keboi State is located on the north-


    western border of Nigeria. An unexpected tumble in the town
    may land you in Niger Republic. Argungu is home to the
    popular Argungu Fishing Festival which starts in February and
    spills over into March. The festival takes places on the River
    Rima. Other events that make the Argungu Cultural Festival
    spectacular are the cultural displays, exhibition of handicrafts,
    archery and camel or donkey racing.
    But it is the fishing competition that is the icing on the cake.
    And it takes place on the very last day. Once the signal is given,
    all the participants make a dash for the river, armed with their
    fishing equipment-a net scoop and a large gourd amidst
    cheering, singing and dancing until one of them emerges from
    tie river with a catch bigger than that.of anybody else. Once the
    angler emerges with a catch he feels is big enough to win the
    prize, the fish is taken to the scales, where it is weighed and the
    biggest is ascertained.
    The lucky fisherman wins a prize. Then it is celebrations all
    through. No fishing is allowed at the festival spot until the
    grand show comes around the following year.

    1 Argungu Cultural Festival takes place in ……………..


    A. Argungu State between February and March B. Niger
    Republic between March and February C. Kebbi State February
    and March D. Niger State between March and February
    E. Sokoto State between February and March
    2 According to the passage, other events that make the
    Argungu Cultural Festival spectacular are the following EXCEPT
    A. Archery B. donkey or camel racing C. Handicraft exhibition
    D. singing and dancing E. tumbling
    3. Each fisherman is equipped with a …… A. cutlass and a hole
    B. large gourd and a pot C. net scoop and a knife D. net scoop
    and a large gourd E. scaler and a net scoop
    4. Which cf the following statements is true according to the
    passage? A. Fishing is allowed to continue at the festival spot
    until the grand show comes around the following year B. Once
    the angler emerges with a catch, the fish is taken to the pot C.
    The festival takes places on the River Niger. D. The lucky
    fisherman wins a prize. E. The smaller fish is ascertained
    5. The passage is mainly about ……….. A. Argungu bigges fish B.
    Argungu Cultural Festival C. The fishing competition D. The
    lucky fisherman E. The River Rima

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    VOCABULARY DEVELOPMENT
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    A-E(Nos. 11 -35)
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    16 Determination is the key to
    21. I was not expecting a
    treatment.
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    22 Ameal hat is eaten very latein the morming
    and ciose to afternoon is called
    A breakfast-unch B brunch Cdessert
    D dinner E lunch
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    D. smeling
    25
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    28
    29
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    word's. Against each number in
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    lettered A-E Fl each numbered
    cao with the most appropriateof the optons
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    the foliowing diay, re-writen in the direct fom
    will become,
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    C.Tcan see you tomorow he said.
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    42.
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    passengers are lo be responsible
    for their own luggage.
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    45. The controversy has been finally
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    the lenderwas
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    47. A lot of students
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    72 cl
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