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Official Entrance Examination Notice

This is to inform all applicants that the Entrance Examination into the Unique College of Nursing Sciences will hold as scheduled below:

Examination Details

Exam Type

Physically written test (Paper-based exam)

Duration

1 hour 30 minutes

Date

15th December 2025

Time

1:00 PM Prompt

Venue

Unique College of Nursing Science
Unique Open University Campus
Ojo, Lagos

Important Instructions for All Candidates

  • Students must arrive at least 30 minutes before the exam time.
  • Valid identification may be requested upon entry.
  • All candidates must come with a pen and a calculator.
  • No mobile phones, smart watches, or electronic devices will be allowed inside the examination hall.
  • Candidates are advised to dress decently and follow all examination hall rules.
  • Late arrival beyond 1:15 PM may lead to disqualification from the exam.

Entrance Exam Reading Material

For Nursing Faculty (English • Mathematics • General Science)

Section A: English Language (30 Marks)

1. Grammar Essentials

Parts of Speech
  • Noun: Name of a person, place, thing or idea.
  • Pronoun: Replaces a noun (he, she, it).
  • Verb: Action or state of being.
  • Adjective: Describes a noun.
  • Adverb: Modifies a verb/adjective.
  • Preposition: Shows relationship (in, on, under).
  • Conjunction: Connecting words (and, but, or).
  • Interjection: Expressions of emotion (wow!).
Tenses
  • Simple present: I eat rice.
  • Simple past: I ate rice yesterday.
  • Present continuous: I am eating rice.
  • Future: I will eat rice tomorrow.
Subject–Verb Agreement
  • Singular subject → singular verb (He goes)
  • Plural subject → plural verb (They go)
  • Collective nouns: The team is ready.
Common Errors:
Wrong: Myself is going. Correct: I am going.
Wrong: She don’t know. Correct: She doesn’t know.

2. Vocabulary

Synonyms & Antonyms
  • Happy ↔ joyful (synonym)
  • Happy ↔ sad (antonym)
Homophones
  • There / Their / They’re
  • Weak / Week
  • Two / Too / To
Sentence Completion Example:
The nurse was praised for her _______ to duty.
Correct: commitment

3. Comprehension Skills

  • Read the passage twice.
  • Identify main idea, supporting details.
  • Answer strictly from the passage.
  • Watch for keywords like what, why, how.

Section B: Mathematics (30 Marks)

  • Place value: 4,507 → 4 (thousand), 5 (hundreds), 0 (tens), 7 (units)
  • Fractions:
    • Simplify: 12/16 = 3/4
    • Convert to decimal: 3/4 = 0.75

  • Percentage of a number: 20% of 80 = (20/100 × 80) = 16
  • Increase/decrease:
    • Price increases from ₦200 to ₦250
    • Increase = 50 → (50 / 200 × 100) = 25%

  • Ratio 2:3
  • If 2 mangoes cost ₦40, then 3 mangoes cost: (40/2 × 3) = ₦60

  • Solve: 2x + 5 = 15 → 2x = 10 → x = 5
  • Solve: x/4 = 3 → x = 12

  • Perimeter of rectangle = 2(L + W)
  • Area of rectangle = L × W
  • Area of triangle = ½ × base × height
  • Circle: Area = πr², Circumference = 2πr

  • Mean: average
  • Median: middle value
  • Mode: most frequent number
  • Example: 2, 3, 3, 5, 7 → Mode = 3, Mean = 20/5 = 4

Section C: General Science (40 Marks)

1. Biology

  • Cell Biology: Cell is the basic unit of life. Types: Plant and Animal cells. Organelles: nucleus, mitochondria, cell membrane.
  • Human Digestive System: Mouth → Oesophagus → Stomach → Small intestine → Large intestine. Functions: digestion, absorption, elimination.
  • Circulatory System: Heart pumps blood. Arteries (away), Veins (towards), Capillaries (exchange).
  • Reproductive System: Male (testes, penis, sperm), Female (ovaries, uterus, egg).

2. Chemistry

  • States of Matter: Solid, Liquid, Gas.
  • Elements & Compounds: Element (one atom type), Compound (combination), Mixture (separable).
  • Acids, Bases & Salts: Acids (pH < 7), Bases (pH > 7). Neutralization: acid + base → salt + water.

3. Physics

  • Motion: Speed = distance / time.
  • Energy: Forms: heat, electrical, chemical, kinetic, potential. Law: Energy cannot be created or destroyed.
  • Heat: Conduction (solids), Convection (liquids/gases), Radiation (space).

4. Health Sciences

  • Hygiene: Personal and environmental.
  • First Aid: Bleeding control, CPR basics.
  • Disease prevention: Vaccination, sanitation.
  • Nutrition: Balanced diet, food classes.

Exam Preparation Tips

English

Read simple passages daily. Practice grammar correction. Increase vocabulary.

Mathematics

Practice past questions. Memorize basic formulas. Show working.

General Science

Draw labelled diagrams. Memorize definitions. Understand processes.

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