PETROLEUM TRAINING INSTITUTE(P.T.I)
ENTRANCE EXAMINATION
PAST Q&A YEAR 2001

Instruction: General knowledge
1………is the newly elected president of the republic of Ghana
a. General jerry john rawlings b. prof. john evans attah c. mr Charles taylor d. mr hohn agyekum kufuor e. mr tijane kabba
2. Great expectations is a novel written by
a. William golding b. wole Soyinka c. chinua achebe d. Emily bronte e. Charles dickens
3. ………..wrote the book The trials of brother Jero
a. sam aluko b. Cyprian ekwensi c. wole Soyinka d. chinua achebe e. William golding
4. The new chairman of the Niger Delta Development Commission is…………..
a. dan etete b. dr s e ovuru c. mr godwin omene d. mr peters odili e. mr Dublin green
5. The current executive/ principal of the petroleum training institute is…………………………
a. dr m I abbas b. engr o b c okodaso c. engr h o onipede d. mr j popo e. dr s e ovuru
6. Crude oil was first discovered in commercial quantity in Nigeria in……………………..
a. forcados b. portharcourt c. oloibiri d. warri e. lagos
7. The current world soccer champion is……………
a. brazil b. Italy c. germany d. argentina e. france
8. The current president of the senate is………….
a. dr chuba okadibo b. Bukola Saraki
c. mr peter odili d. chief dan etet
e. alhaji dalhata bayero
9. The petroleum training institute celebrates its silver jubilee in the year………
a. 1995 b. 1999 c. 2000 d. 1985 e. 1998
10. The disease caused by shortage of blood is called…….
a. cancer b. anaemia c. hypertension d. sickle cell e. malaria

Instructions: from the option provided, fill into the missing spaces the correct answers
PASSAGE A:
When a man feels he is sufficiently provoked to make a case in court, he must have
sufficient and concrete……11…..to…..12…..He will need the service of a lawyer to help him argue
his case. This lawyer is called the…..13…..to the……14…..A……15…..usually takes the…..16…..to
a/an…..17…..to appear before the court. Refusal to appear before the court is
called…..18…..and is a punishable offense. Swearing to a statement you kown is false is called…19…Where there is insufficient evidence to…..20…., the
case is dismissed
A B C D
11. Point reason pointers arguments
12. display prove submit tender
13. counsel solicitor barrister lawyer
14. plaintiff defendant defense accused
15. messenger postman baliff securityman
16. summon invitation appeal summons
17. prosecutor solicitor plaintiff complainant
18. a abuse of court dishonor contemptuous act contempt of court
19. falsehood perjury personification deception
20. sentence tender convict submit

INSTRUCTION
Find under each sentence the group of words that best gives the meaning nearest to that of the idiom
21. it is very unwise to lock the stable door after the horse has bolted
a. to take precaution too late b. to beat a dead horse c. to be careless d. to fool oneself
e. to leave the stale door open
22. When we were all at our wits’ end, we decided to take a leap in the dark
a. put out all the lights in the house b. jump to conclusions c. adjourn the meeting
d. do something the result of which we were not sure of d. leave the house in bitterness
23. The politician played the gallery to win the election
a. was better than other candidates b. was very popular with the elite c. went out of his
way to appeal the popular taste d. was the party’s choice e. used corrupt means
24. Everyone knows that mr graham is a trouble shooter
a. peace maker b. trouble maker c. shoots at trouble d. loves people who make trouble
e. hates peace
25. In his broadcast the governor tried to pour oil on trouble waters
a. use sweet words b. appease his subject c. spray oil on the stagnant pools
d. bring order into a confused situation e. issues stern warnings
26. Adesuwa was the fly in the ointment in the family
a. the pride of everyone b. the only bad boy c. the only adventous one d. the only flying
captain e. the only quiet one
27. she made a clean sweep of all the old hands in the establishment
a. encourage them to be clean b. got rid of them completely c. drilled them smart d. dismissed them in a legal way e. made a quick reshuffling
28. making mr. shango the president of the club is simply putting a square peg in a roud hole.
This means
a. mr shango is a confident man b. a man who got his post through bribery c. a social climber d. a man placed in a position to which his capacities are unsuited e. a man who carries favour to win a post

Instruction: Fill into the space the appropriate answer from the given options below each sentence
29. the enemy was forced to give……
a. to b. out c. over d. in e. on
30. he was blind……the faults of his children
a. in b. over c. by d. from e. to
31. I think it is time we……up this house
a. gave b. are giving c. give d. will give
e. shall give up
32. the fisherman, not to mention his children……….oranges
a. loves b. love c. is loving d. are loving e. do no love
33. linguistics ……introduced into our curriculm
a. are being b. have been c. has been d. were being e. having been
34. the cattle …..behind the school building
a. is grazing b. are grazing c. are being grazed d. was grazing e. has been grazing
35. the blind ……here to beg everyday
a. came b. comes c. is coming d. was coming e. come
36. she married…….her rank
a. on b. before c. beneath d. against e. for
37. I can’t put…..this insolent boy for another week
a. up for b. in for c. up with d. in by e. in with

instruction: from the options lettered a-d choose the expression which will correctly complete each sentence
38. mr okeke has brough a …..car
a. ford brand new black sports b. ford sports new black brand c. brand new ford sports
black d. brand new black ford sports
39. the chiefs were all dressed in……..attire
a. embroidered white long impressive
b. embroidered long white impressive c. impressive
long white embroidered d. impressive white embroidered long
40. obi was a…..boy
a. big strong tall young b. young strong tall big c. tall young big strong d. strong tall
young big

instruction: from the options given under the passage, fill in the correct answer into the space in the passage
When a major story arises, sometimes hundred of….41…. rush to the …..42….., gather…..43…..
and then transmits that information to the…..44…..all the newspapers report the same
…45….but some of their stories are more successful than others; why. Some reporters are
particularly adept at gathering information necessary for comprehensive news stories. They
critically examine ….46…..given to them by persons seeking ….47…questions. they also search
for alternative….49….of information. Other reporters are particularly adept at writing new
stories. Their stories are colourful and realistic. Skilled news writers can transform
…..50…..events into front page stories
A B C D
41. newscasters producers reporters story tellers
42. places scene incidence station
43. information datum news events
44. audience spectators public receivers
45. story event news information
46. declarations statements information data
47. recognition identification audience publicity
48. leading investigative misleading probing
49. roots carriers sources reporters
50. routine casual daily superficial
ANSWERS

1. D 2. E 3. C 4. A 5. E
6. C 7. A 8. B 9. A 10.B
11. D 12. D 13. A 14. A 15.C
16. D 17. D 18. D 19. B 20. B
21. A 22. D 23. C 24. B 25. A
26. B 27. B 28. D 29. D 30. E
31. A 32. A 33. E 34. E 35. B
36. C 37. C 38. E 39. C 40. A
41. C 42. B 43. A 44. C 45. B
46. D 47. D 48. A 49. C 50. B







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