Wellspring University Direct Entry Past Questions and Answers

English Language

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   1. Choose the correct spelling:

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

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   2. Choose the word that has the same sound as the underlined letters:

   “Tough”

   1. Rough (Answer)
   2. Dough
   3. Though
   4. Cough

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   3. Choose the correctly punctuated sentence:

   1. The girl said, “I am tired.” (Answer)
   2. The girl said “I am tired.”
   3. The girl, said, “I am tired.”
   4. The girl said “I am tired”.

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   4. Fill in the blank:

   The students, as well as the teacher, ___ present at the meeting.

   1. were
   2. was (Answer)
   3. are
   4. is

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   5. Choose the option that best expresses the meaning of the idiom:

   “He kicked the bucket last night.”

   1. He travelled unexpectedly
   2. He lost his temper
   3. He died (Answer)
   4. He broke a water container

Mathematics

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   6. Factor completely: x² − 9

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

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   7. Find the area of a triangle with base 6cm and height 4cm.

   1. 12cm² (Answer)
   2. 20cm²
   3. 10cm²
   4. 24cm²

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   8. Simplify: ²/_x + ³/_{x + 1}

   1. ^{5x + 3}/_x(x+1)
   2. ^{2x + 3x + 3}/_x+1
   3. ^{2x + 3(x+1)}/_x(x+1) (Answer)
   4. ^{2(x+1) + 3x}/_x(x+1)

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   9. Simplify: 2³ x 2⁴

   1. 2¹
   2. 8 x 16
   3. 2¹²
   4. 2⁷ (Answer)

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    10. What is the angle subtended at the center of a circle by a semicircle?

    1. 120°
    2. 180° (Answer)
    3. 60°
    4. 90°

Wellspring University Direct Entry Arts Past Questions

Literature in English

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    11. The overall message or central idea in a literary work is the:

    1. Tone
    2. Plot
    3. Setting
    4. Theme (Answer)

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

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

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    13. “She sells sea shells by the sea shore” is an example of:

    1. Simile
    2. Rhyme
    3. Metaphor
    4. Alliteration (Answer)

Economics

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    14. Which of the following is a direct tax?

    1. Value Added Tax (VAT)
    2. Import duty
    3. Company income tax (Answer)
    4. Excise duty

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    15. Terms of trade is defined as the ratio of:

    1. GDP to exports
    2. Imports to GNP
    3. Imports to exports
    4. Exports to imports (Answer)

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    16. An increase in supply with constant demand leads to:

    1. Decrease in quantity
    2. Increase in price
    3. Increase in demand
    4. Decrease in price (Answer)

Wellspring University Direct Entry Science Past Questions

Biology

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    17. Which of the following diseases is transmitted by a vector?

    1. Cholera
    2. Influenza
    3. Measles
    4. Malaria (Answer)

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    18. The mode of nutrition in fungi is:

    1. Saprophytic (Answer)
    2. Photosynthetic
    3. Parasitic
    4. Autotrophic

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    19. The part of the brain responsible for coordination and balance is the:

    1. Medulla
    2. Hypothalamus
    3. Cerebellum (Answer)
    4. Cerebrum

Agricultural Science

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    20. Which of the following is a leguminous crop?

    1. Yam
    2. Groundnut (Answer)
    3. Maize
    4. Cassava

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    21. Soil fertility can best be maintained through:

    1. Crop rotation (Answer)
    2. Excessive irrigation
    3. Continuous tilling
    4. Use of herbicides

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    22. Pasture is mainly used for:

    1. Animal grazing (Answer)
    2. Mulching
    3. Controlling erosion
    4. Decorating the farm

Chemistry

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    23. What is the pH of a neutral solution?

    1. 7 (Answer)
    2. 10
    3. 1
    4. 14

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    24. The oxidation number of sulfur in H₂SO₄ is:

    1. +6 (Answer)
    2. 0
    3. +2
    4. +4

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    25. Which of the following is a strong acid?

    1. H₂CO₃
    2. NH₄OH
    3. CH₃COOH
    4. HCl (Answer)

Physics

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

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

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    27. Which radiation has the highest penetrating power?

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

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    28. A stone is dropped from a height of 20 m. How long does it take to reach the ground? (g = 10 m/s²)

    1. 10s
    2. 4s
    3. 2s (Answer - Using h = (¹/₂)² → 20 = ¹/₂ × 10 × t² → t = √4 = 2s)
    4. 5s

Wellspring University Direct Entry Social Science Past Questions

Geography

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    29. The longest river in Africa is the:

    1. Congo
    2. Zambezi
    3. Nile (Answer)
    4. Niger

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

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

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    31. What is the main function of contour lines on a map?

    1. Show vegetation types
    2. Indicate population density
    3. Represent elevation (Answer)
    4. Display climatic zones

Government

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    32. The process through which people acquire political attitudes and values is called:

    1. Political ideology
    2. Political socialization (Answer)
    3. Political participation
    4. Political development

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    33. The tenure of a Nigerian President is:

    1. 5 years
    2. 6 years
    3. 4 years (Answer)
    4. 3 years

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    34. Franchise refers to the:

    1. Right to vote (Answer)
    2. Right to contest elections
    3. Act of campaigning
    4. Power to make laws