Crownhill University (CHU) Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Choose the option that best completes the sentence:

   The teacher asked the students if they ___ any questions.

   1. having
   2. has
   3. have
   4. had (Answer)

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   2. Choose the correct passive form:

   They are building a new hospital.

   1. A new hospital is being built. (Answer)
   2. A new hospital has been built.
   3. A new hospital was being built.
   4. A new hospital was built.

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   3. Choose the correct spelling:

   1. Recommed
   2. Recommend (Answer)
   3. Recomand
   4. Recomend

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   4. Choose the correct tense:

   By next year, she ___ here for a decade.

   1. has lived
   2. will have lived (Answer)
   3. will be living
   4. will live

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   5. Identify the grammatical error in the sentence:

   Each of the boys were given a gift.

   1. of the boys
   2. a gift
   3. were (Answer - Correct form: ”was”)
   4. Each

Mathematics

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   6. Find the 10th term of the AP: 3, 7, 11, …

   1. 45
   2. 43
   3. 41
   4. 39 (Answer)

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   7. Simplify: √50

   1. 10√2
   2. 25√2
   3. 2√5
   4. 5√2 (Answer)

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   8. Factor completely: x² − 9

   1. x(x − 9)
   2. (x − 3)²
   3. (x − 9) (x + 1)
   4. (x − 3) (x + 3) (Answer)

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   9. If sin⁡θ = ³/₅, and θ is acute, find cos⁡ θ.

   1. ²/₅
   2. ^√2/₅
   3. ⁵/₄
   4. ⁴/₅ (Answer)

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    10. A car travels 180 km in 3 hours. What is its average speed?

    1. 90 km/hr
    2. 30 km/hr
    3. 50 km/hr
    4. 60 km/hr (Answer)

Crownhill University Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Biology

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    11. Which of these organisms is a protozoan?

    1. Virus
    2. Amoeba (Answer)
    3. Moss
    4. Algae

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    12. The movement of molecules from a region of higher concentration to a lower concentration is called:

    1. Active transport
    2. Osmosis
    3. Plasmolysis
    4. Diffusion (Answer)

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    13. Which of the following is not a characteristic of living things?

    1. Movement
    2. Respiration
    3. Photosynthesis (Answer)
    4. Growth

Physics

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    14. Which radiation has the highest penetrating power?

    1. Beta
    2. Alpha
    3. X-ray
    4. Gamma (Answer)

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    15. Which of the following phenomena is not associated with wave behavior?

    1. Refraction
    2. Evaporation (Answer)
    3. Diffraction
    4. Reflection

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    16. The S.I unit of electric charge is:

    1. Coulomb (Answer)
    2. Ohm
    3. Volt
    4. Ampere

Agricultural Science

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    17. The main cause of low agricultural productivity in Nigeria is:

    1. Mechanized farming
    2. Use of fertilizers
    3. Presence of extension workers
    4. Traditional farming methods (Answer)

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    18. Which of the following tools is used for transplanting seedlings?

    1. Hoe
    2. Dibber (Answer)
    3. Cutlass
    4. Pickaxe

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    19. Which of these is not a ruminant animal?

    1. Goat
    2. Pig (Answer)
    3. Cow
    4. Sheep

Chemistry

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    20. Which of the following is not an alkali?

    1. NH₄OH
    2. NaOH
    3. KOH
    4. H₂SO₄ (Answer)

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    21. Which of these substances is a mixture?

    1. Water
    2. Carbon dioxide
    3. Sodium chloride
    4. Air (Answer)

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    22. Which gas is used in the Haber process for ammonia production along with nitrogen?

    1. Carbon dioxide
    2. Oxygen
    3. Hydrogen (Answer)
    4. Sulphur dioxide

Crownhill University Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Geography

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    23. Which of the following is a non-renewable natural resource?

    1. Solar energy
    2. Forest
    3. Wind
    4. Coal (Answer)

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    24. The earth rotates from:

    1. South to North
    2. North to South
    3. East to West
    4. West to East (Answer)

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    25. The earth’s shape is best described as:

    1. An oblate spheroid (Answer)
    2. A flat disc
    3. A rectangle
    4. A perfect sphere

Government

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    26. Which of the following is not a function of political parties?

    1. Forming government
    2. Presenting candidates
    3. Conducting elections (Answer)
    4. Educating voters

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    27. A government in which one person holds absolute power is called:

    1. Aristocracy
    2. Monarchy
    3. Theocracy
    4. Autocracy (Answer)

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    28. The theory of separation of powers was popularized by:

    1. Thomas Hobbes
    2. John Locke
    3. Baron de Montesquieu (Answer)
    4. Jean Bodin

Crownhill University Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Economics

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    29. Money serves as a measure of value because:

    1. It is durable
    2. It facilitates comparison (Answer)
    3. It is visible
    4. It has intrinsic value

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    30. Which of the following best describes opportunity cost?

    1. Total cost of all goods
    2. Cost of raw materials
    3. Cost of the forgone alternative (Answer)
    4. Cost of producing one more unit

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    31. A diagram that shows the relationship between wages and quantity of labour is called:

    1. Labour market curve
    2. Labour supply curve
    3. Demand curve
    4. Wage curve (Answer)

Literature in English

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    32. A poem that expresses sorrow for the dead is known as:

    1. Ode
    2. Sonnet
    3. Ballad
    4. Elegy (Answer)

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    33. Who wrote the play The Lion and the Jewel?

    1. Chinua Achebe
    2. Wole Soyinka (Answer)
    3. John Pepper Clark
    4. Ola Rotimi

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    34. Which of the following is an example of prose fiction?

    1. The Incorruptible Judge
    2. The African Child (Answer)
    3. Romeo and Juliet
    4. The Tempest