Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined expression
1. The story has to be taken with a grain of salt. This means that 
A. you need some salt to listen to the story
B. there is no salt in the story C. the story is questionable
D. the story is true
E. you have too much salt in the story  
2. It is usually hard to change the course of action when one crosses the Rubicon. The underlined expression used in the sentence means to
A. pass through a place called Rubicon
B. cross a river called Rubicon
C. cross a bridge called Rubicon
D. pass a special test
E. be irrevocably committed

3. A ball is thrown vertically upwards from the ground with an initial velocity of 50m/s. What is the total time spent by the ball in the air?
A. 2.5s
B. 5.0s
C. 10.0s
D. 15.0s
E. 20.0s
4. Two capacitances 6μf and 8μf are connected in series. What additional capacitance must be connected in series with this combination to give a total of 3μf
A. 3μf
B. 16μf
C. 24μf
D. 30μf
E. 14μf

5. How many faradays of electricity are required to deposit 216grams of silver from a solution of silver nitrate?
A. 1
B. 2
C. 3
D. 4
E. 5 
6. Twenty two grams of a certain gas occupy 11.2 litres at stp. Assume the gas behaves ideally. How many moles of gas are there in the system?
A. 0.5
B. 0.6
C. 0.7
D. 0.8
E. 0.9

7. A student’s annual interest on his savings account is N5,000. If the interest rate is 8½%. Find the amount deposited to the nearest naira?
A. N53.14
B. 47.63
C. 52.63
D. 51.15
E. 41.65
8. The percentage score of 10 students in a test are 10,12,18,21,24,25,42,42,43,53,56. What is the median score?
A. 24
B. 25
C. 42
D. 23
E. 24.5