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Instruction
In questions 66 to 100, choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s).
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1993
Q2151. The thief we caught yesterday was .... as an official of the company
A disguised
B concealed
C masked
D veiled
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Q2152. The carpenter asked for ten packets of .... nails
A fifteen-centimetre
B fifteen centimetres'
C fifteen- centimetres
D fifteen-centimetres'
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Q2153. The president refused to shake .... with the visiting Prime Minister
A hand
B hands
C a hand
D his hand
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Q2154. The trader complained that he .... robbed
A had been
B has been
C was being
D is being
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Q2155. How can we believe this witness when no one will .... his story?
A collate
B correlate
C collaborate
D corroborate
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Q2156. The journalist's unpopular views made him the subject of much ....
A admiration
B derision
C admonition
D suspicion
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Q2157. Idubor has gone to see his mechanic because his car engine needs to be turned ....
A in
B off
C up
D on
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Q2158. I was anxious to arrive early for the lecture that I .... my note in the car
A forgot
B left
C dropped
D abandoned
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Q2159. Good schools don't just teach their students they ....
A inform
B instruct
C educate
D coach
Instruction
Read the passage below carefully and answer questions 1 to 5. Gossip! Yes, gossip is universal. In some language, it may have an outright negative connotation but in English, it basically means 'idle talk', chat about trivial things or matter. When moderated and kind, 'casual talk' may serve to exchange useful information as a means of updating one's knowledge. The whole neighborhood may grow gossipy with who got married, pregnant, died, or it may just be a humorous chi-chat devoid of malicious intent. However, idle talk more often than not, degenerates beyond the bounds of propriety and good taste. Facts get embellished, exaggerated or deliberately distorted. Humiliation is made the source of humor. Privacy is violated, confidence betrayed and reputations injured or ruined. Condemnation takes the place of commendation, murmuring and fault finding are extolled. The end result is like the mud thrown on a clean piece of white cloth. It does not stick but it leaves a dirty and sometimes permanent stain behind. Gossip has been blamed for sleepless nights, headache and indigestion. Certainly, it must have caused you some personal anguish at one time or the other that is someone must at some times have tried getting a knife between your shoulder blades. Negative gossip is almost universally frowned upon. Among the Indians in the United States, gossiping about someone is classified with lying and stealing. Among the Yoruba of Nigeria, the tale bearer is detested and often avoided. Indeed, throughout history, measures have been taken to curb this 'deadly' disease. Between the 15th and 18th centuries, the ducking stool was popularly used in England and Germany and later in the United States. The gossip was tied to a chair and repeatedly ducked in water. In modern times, the war against gossiping has also been fought. Rumor control centers have been established to even respond to rumors that were potentially harmful to government activities. Laws have been passed to curb gossip. Nicknames have been given to those who peddle the trade. Ever heard of 'Amebo'! Such efforts notwithstanding, gossip survives. It is alive and flourishing. Gossip is everywhere. There is neighborhood gossip, office gossip, party gossip, family gossip and funnily enough, religious gossip. Gossip transcends all cultures, race and civilizations, and it has flourished and it is still flourishing at every level of the society. Gossip is deeply a part of human nature. Yet gossip is not inherently evil. There is a positive side to casual talk. Knowing where to draw harmless and harmful gossip is the key to avoiding victimizing others and being victim yourself.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1994
Q2160. Gossip appeals to people because
A It is entertaining but could be deadly
B Human beings take delight in passing and acquiring information
C It provides avenues for idle talk
D It is not destructive in the type of information passed
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1994
Q2161. 'Grow gossipy' as used in the passage, means the area
A Cultivates and control gossip
B Is a rumor mill
C Is ruined by gossip
D Engage in fruitful talk
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Q2162. When gossip 'degenerates beyond the bounds of propriety and good taste' it becomes
A Harmful
B Ruthless
C Irritating
D Astonishing
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Q2163. In the passage, 'such efforts notwithstanding' refers to
A Attempts at curbing gossip
B The establishment of ducking stool
C Rumor-control centers
D Law enacted against gossip
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Q2164. Which of the title best sum up this passage?
A Gossip: A thing of the past
B Gossip: A societal evil
C Gossip and be damned
D Gossip: The good and the bad
Instruction
Read the passage below carefully and answer questions 6 to 10. In many places in the world today, the poor are getting poorer while the rich are getting richer, and the programmes of development planning and foreign aid appear to be unable to reverse this trend. Nearly all the developing countries have a modern sector, where the patterns of living and working are similar to those in developed countries. But they also have a non-modern sector, where the pattern of living and working are not only unsatisfactory, but in many cases is even getting worse. What is the typical condition of the poor in developing countries? Their work opportunities are so limited that they cannot find occasional work out of their situation. They are under-employed, or totally unemployed. When they do find occasional work, their productivity is extremely low. Some of them have land, but often too little land. Many have no land, and no prospect of ever getting any. There is no hope for them in the rural areas, and so they drift into the big cities. But there is no work for them in the big cities either – and of course no housing. All the same, they flock into the cities because their chances of finding work appear to be greater there than in the villages – where chances are nil. Rural unemployment, then, produces mass migration into the cities. Rural unemployment becomes urban unemployment. The problem can be stated quite simply: what can be done to promote economic growth in the small towns and villages which still contain about eighty to ninety per cent of the population? The primary need is work places, literally millions of work places. No one, of course, would suggest that output per worker is unimportant. But the primary aim cannot be to maximize output per worker, it must be to maximize work opportunities for the unemployed and the under-employed. The poor man's greatest need is the chance to work. Even poorly paid and relatively unproductive work is better than no work at all. It is therefore more important that everybody should produce something, than that a few should each produce a great deal. And in most developing countries, this can only be achieved by using an appropriate intermediate technology.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1994
Q2165. According to the passage, the difference between the developing countries and the developed ones is that while the former have
A A modern sector, the latter does not
B Two conflicting sectors, the latter have one
C Higher rural unemployment, the latter have higher urban unemployment
D Appropriate intermediate technology, the latter adopt inappropriate one
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1994
Q2166. Which of the following statements best explains the meaning of the phrase 'reverse this trend' as used in the text
A Return to the former state of affairs
B Reappraise the programme
C Improve the situation
D Make the rich become poorer
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1994
Q2167. From the way the writer describes the typical condition of the poor in developing countries, one could conclude that
A Rural poverty is a disease
B The poor have no hope
C Rural poverty is caused by rich
D The problems of the poor are temporary
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1994
Q2168. When the writer says '…. literally millions of work places' he wants the reader to
A Take the million figure literally
B Appreciate numerous workplaces
C Realize that the million figure is mere exaggeration
D Appreciate the size of the work force
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Q2169. What is the point made by the writer about solving the problem of unemployment in developing countries?
A Use appropriate intermediate technology
B A few people should produce a great deal
C Stop migration to cities
D Create more work places
Instruction
Read the passage below carefully and answer questions 11 to 15. Politics in pre-colonial times did not involve the partisan type of electioneering campaign that we now have. The society was ruled by a king or an emir and his traditional chiefs or by the council of elders or clan heads. Where there existed the hierarchical system as in the Yoruba and Hausa kingdoms, succession to throne was mainly patriarchal. A recorded exception was the case of queen Amina of the Zazzau Empire who ruled in the 15th century AD. A host of unsung and unrecorded women regents and at times women village rulers abound, especially in the present Ondo state where some influential female chiefs and regents still exist. In Ibadan, the famous Efunsetan Aniwura held political as well as economic sway and it took a lot of drive, brain work and political engineering for the then King and his council chiefs to subdue her. The history of the various towns and villages of the period could boast of such women who were actively engaged in the running of government. In the Igbo society, a rise to leadership position was through demonstrated ability in fostering societal survival rather than heritage. Women's voice in the politics of each clan is given focus either through the guild of wives, the guild of daughters, or the market women's guild. Women, through these organs, could make their feelings known on any issue affecting their community as a whole or females in particular. Thus, unpopular edict or 'decrees' could be revoked or revised as a result of mounted pressure from any of these female associations. No decision was usually taken by the man without prior consultation with the leaders of the women's groups. It must however be emphasized that the degree of women participation in politics was yet much limited when compared to that of men.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1994
Q2170. According to the author, electioneering campaign is approach
A Best used in politics
B Used in pre-colonial politics
C For choosing kings or emirs
D Currently in use
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1994
Q2171. From the passage, it is obvious that women participate in politics
A On equal basis with men
B As leaders of men
C To a limited extent
D As chiefs and regents
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1994
Q2172. 'Political engineering' in the passage means
A Playing of politics
B Maneuvering in politics
C Studying of politics
D Steering political events
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1994
Q2173. Which of the following is implied in the passage?
A Women are not politicians
B Women should be confined to the home
C Women are capable of political leadership
D Post-colonial politics should not involve women
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1994
Q2174. A suitable title for the passage is
A Women in politics
B Champions of women liberation
C Great women of yesteryears
D Electioneering campaigns
Instruction
Use the passage below to answer questions 16 to 25. The passage has gaps numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap. Two thirds of children in .... (16) societies no longer have family life. They are virtually abandoned to child-minders from a very tender age. The .... (17) from their mothers brings suffering and makes it impossible for them to achieve a healthy social life. The .... (18) among young people may be to a large extent, due to these premature separations which take place before sufficient time has .... (19) for attachment to develop. This is one of the causes of psychosis in children today', says a psychiatrist who believes that 'breast-feeding is one of the basic cares which many children of this age are .... (20). This psychiatrist argues that breast-feeding extends into the world outside the womb, a liquid bond with the inside of the mother's body, a bond .... (21) that which the baby had with the placenta inside the uterus. Rhythmic rocking to and fro is .... (22) of the movement that the child experienced before it was born. As for the baby's .... (23) its mother's body, it reminds the child of the .... (24) pressure of the uterus, and enables it to .... (25) the rhythms of its mother's breathing and heartbeat.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1994
Q2175. Two thirds of children in .... societies no longer have family life.
A industrialized
B socialized
C technological
D modernized
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Q2176. The .... from their mothers brings suffering
A disregard
B indifference
C alienation
D inattention
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Q2177. The .... among young people may be to a large extent, due to these premature separations
A delinquency
B irresponsibility
C satanism
D truancy
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Q2178. before sufficient time has .... for attachment to develop
A materialized
B occurred
C surfaced
D elapsed
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Q2179. many children of this age are ....
A tantalized with
B denied of
C left with
D spare of
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Q2180. a bond .... that which the baby had with the placenta inside the uterus
A close to
B the same as
C unrelated to
D irrelevant to
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Q2181. Rhythmic rocking to and fro is .... of the movement that the child experienced
A an elongation
B a demonstration
C a continuation
D a stretching
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Q2182. As for the baby's .... its mother's body
A squeezing against
B separation from
C likeness for
D pressure against
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Q2183. it reminds the child of the .... pressure of the uterus
A reassuring
B uncomfortable
C amusing
D unpleasant
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Q2184. enables it to .... the rhythms of its mother's breathing and heartbeat
A unearth
B rediscover
C learn
D explore
Instruction
In questions 26 to 30, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1994
Q2185. Hardworking students must not have a finger in every pie at school
A Hardworking students must not have a role to play in most activities in the school
B Only hardworking students must participate in all activities in the school
C Hardworking students do not participate in all activities in the school
D Hardworking students must ask others to participate in school activities
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1994
Q2186. The vice chancellor is riding the crest of the last quarter of his administration
A The vice chancellor enjoys the acknowledgment of the success of his administration
B the vice chancellor does not enjoy the people's criticism of his administration
C the vice chancellor hopes to overcome soon the poor comments on the administration
D the vice chancellor does not talk of his success in office
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1994
Q2187. She was absolved by the court from the charge.
A she was convicted for the charge
B she was blamed and charged to court
C her case was resolved by the court
D she was declared free from the charge
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1994
Q2188. The landlord is fond of throwing his weight about
A the landlord likes healthy exercise
B the landlord is overweight
C the landlord gives orders to people
D the landlord is respected by his tenants
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1994
Q2189. The company ought to have issued warrants for one billion shares
A the company has issued one billion share
B the management expected the company to issue more than one billion shares
C members of the company bought less than one billion shares
D the company did not issue one billion shares
Instruction
In questions 31 to 40, choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) in italics.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1994
Q2190. The paper carries many humorous cartoons on Saturdays
A amorous
B grievous
C hilarious
D grave
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1994
Q2191. All through his years in public office, he found his father's advice invaluable
A priceless
B hopeless
C worthless
D helpful
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Q2192. The lecturer was merely obfuscating the issue with his endless examples
A complicating
B clarifying
C confusing
D summarizing
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Q2193. Such measures end up exacerbating the pain
A aggravating
B increasing
C eliminating
D alleviating
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Q2194. In a sentence, there must always be a concord between a subject and its verb
A breach
B departure
C disagreement
D dispute
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Q2195. As soon as the headmaster appeared, the chanting resumed
A immediately
B much later
C soon after
D almost as
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Q2196. In the course of the debate, the speakers were advised to summarize their points
A argue
B develop
C round off
D round up
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Q2197. The elderly often fulminate against the apparent indolence of the young generation
A protest bitterly about
B complain seriously about
C promote vigorously
D commend warmly
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Q2198. We should discourage further investments in existing factories
A productive
B prosperous
C prospective
D precious
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Q2199. Nigeria is gradually experiencing economic recession
A birth
B discovery
C recovery
D destruction
Instruction
In questions 41 to 65, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) in italics.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 1994
Q2200. We could not put up with his terrible disposition
A exterminate
B tolerate
C control
D deal with