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Grade 12 Scholastic aptitude entrance exam, 2017 E.C. (2025), round 2

Real questions from the Grade 12 university entrance exam in Scholastic aptitude, as students sat it in 2017 E.C. Every question comes with the correct answer and a worked explanation. The 2017 E.C. exam was sat in more than one round. This page holds round 2.

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  • 2017 E.C. (2025), round 2

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  • 51 questions with answers

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Question 1

EDUCATION: INVESTMENT; Security:

  1. A.Warfare
  2. B.Peace
  3. C.Power
  4. D.Jail
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Answer: B Peace

Why

Education serves as an investment in human development and society, just as security serves to establish and maintain peace.

Question 2

FOOD: LIVELIHOOD; Accountability:

  1. A.Dictatorship
  2. B.Friendship
  3. C.Relationship
  4. D.Leadership
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Answer: D Leadership

Why

Food is a fundamental prerequisite for livelihood, just as accountability is a fundamental prerequisite for sound leadership.

Question 3

INDIVIDUAL: CITIZENSHIP; State:

  1. A.Authorship
  2. B.Governance
  3. C.Democracy
  4. D.Aristocracy
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Answer: B Governance

Why

Citizenship defines the legal and political status of an individual, while governance defines the primary function and authority of a state.

Question 9

FORWARD

  1. A.Onward
  2. B.Backward
  3. C.Progress
  4. D.Ideal
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Answer: B Backward

Why

Backward is the direct antonym of forward. Options A (Onward) and C (Progress) are synonym-related distractors.

Question 10

SELECT

  1. A.Discard
  2. B.Upgrade
  3. C.Pick
  4. D.Undermine
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Answer: A Discard

Why

To select is to choose or keep something from a group, whereas to discard is to reject or throw it away, making them exact opposites.

Question 11

LOOSE

  1. A.Give up
  2. B.Withdraw
  3. C.Aspire
  4. D.Tight
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Answer: D Tight

Why

This section tests antonyms; 'tight' is the direct antonym of 'loose'. The other options are unrelated to the meaning of the adjective 'loose'.

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The other Scholastic aptitude papers of 2017 E.C.

2017 E.C. (2025)2017 E.C. (2025), booklet 3952017 E.C. (2025), version 2

Scholastic aptitude papers from other years

2018 E.C. (2026)2018 E.C. (2026), social stream2018 E.C. (2026), version 12018 E.C. (2026), version 32016 E.C. (2024)2016 E.C. (2024), Tigray2016 E.C. (2024), natural stream2016 E.C. model exam2015 E.C. (2023)2015 E.C. (2023), natural stream2015 E.C. (2023), social stream2014 E.C. (2022)2014 E.C. (2022), social stream2013 E.C. (2021)2012 E.C. (2020)

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Yes. They come from the national university entrance exam in Scholastic aptitude that students sat in 2017 E.C. (2025). Our set holds 51 of its questions, each with its answer and an explanation that points back to the textbook.

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