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Instruction
In questions 66 to 84, choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s).
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2010
Q3801. The man was happy that his son confessed his guilt and so the others were ....
A implicated
B accused
C punished
D exonerated
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2010
Q3802. Based on the facts before me, I have no alternative .... to hold you responsible
A only
B as
C than
D but
Instruction
In questions 85 to 100, choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s), or choose the option with the same sound as indicated.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2010
Q3803. Many people would always find reasons to .... the law
A arrogate
B debase
C circumvent
D circumspect
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2010
Q3804. Coup
A whup
B hoot
C couple
D scout
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2010
Q3805. Indict
A bright
B fish
C pick
D brick
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2010
Q3806. Roared
A towered
B coast
C brought
D rod
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Q3807. Sheath
A bathe
B length
C months
D paths
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Q3808. High
A what
B honest
C who
D vehicle
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2010
Q3809. Of course
A plough
B dough
C over
D orphan
Instruction
In questions 92 to 94, choose the option that rhymes with the given word.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2010
Q3810. Boys
A stays
B moist
C noise
D elbows
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2010
Q3811. Shine
A clean
B fine
C machine
D lain
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2010
Q3812. Seer
A snare
B spare
C spear
D square
Instruction
In questions 95 to 97, choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the options. The stressed syllables are written in capital letters.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2010
Q3813. Political
A politiCAL
B POlitical
C poliTIcal
D poLITical
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2010
Q3814. Satisfactory
A satisfacTORY
B saTISfactory
C SATisfactory
D satisFACtory
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2010
Q3815. Captivity
A captiviTY
B captiVIty
C capTIvity
D CAPtivity
Instruction
In questions 98 to 100, the word in capital letters has an emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2010
Q3816. EMEKA finished his homework yesterday.
A Was Emeka helped to do his homework?
B Did Emeka do his homework yesterday?
C When did Emeka finish his homework?
D Who finished his homework yesterday?
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2010
Q3817. Taiwo SAILED to London.
A Did Taiwo fly to London?
B Did Taiwo sail to Brazil?
C Did Taiwo sail to London?
D Where did Taiwo sail to?
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2010
Q3818. My bag is made of LEATHER?
A Whose bag is made of leather?
B Is my bag made of polythene?
C Abu's bag is made of leather?
D Is my bag made of leather?
Instruction
Read the passage below carefully and answer questions 1 to 5. Like a clock with the pendulum in full swing, the mind moves as fast as time. But we ought to mind our thoughts, for if they turn to be our enemies. They will be too many for us and will drag us down to ruin. But some people may say that they cannot help having bad thought even though they sting like vipers. That may be true, but the question is do they hate them or not? We cannot keep thieves from looking in at our windows, but if we open our doors to them and receive them joyfully, we are bad as they. We cannot help the birds flying over our heads; but we may keep them from building their nests in our hair. Vain thoughts will knock at the door but we must not open to them. Though bad and evil thoughts rise in our hearts, they must not be allowed to reign. He who turns a morsel over and over in his mouth does so because he likes the flavours, and he who meditates upon evil, loves it, and is ripe to commit it. Think of the devil, and he will appear, turn your thoughts towards will and your hands will soon follow. Snails leave their slime behind them, and so do vain thoughts. An arrow may fly through the air, and leave no trace, but an evil thought always leaves a trail like serpent. Where there is much traffic of bad thinking, there will be much mire and dirty. Every wave of wicked thought adds something to the corruption which rots upon the shore of life. It is dreadful to think that a vile imagination. Once indulged, gets the key of our minds, and get in again very easily, whether or not we let it in, and what may follow, no one knows. Nurse evil on the laps of thought, and it will grow into a giant. Therefore, there is wisdom in watching every day, the thoughts and imaginations of our hearts. Good thoughts are blessed guests and should be welcomed, well fed, and much sought after, but bad thoughts must fly out as swiftly as they moved in.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3819. Which question paper type of Use of English is given to you?
A Type A
B Type B
C Type C
D Type D
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3820. Which of the following statements represents the view expressed by the writer in the first paragraph?
A Evil thoughts will eventually ruin the evil man
B If we do not stop the pendulum of thoughts from swinging, our thoughts will soon become our enemies
C Too many evil thoughts leave fatal consequences
D It is possible to decide what controls our thoughts.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3821. From the argument in the second paragraph, it can be concluded that evil thoughts control the lives of people who
A are helpless because they fly out of their minds
B cherish idle and slothful ways
C are thieves with evil instincts
D treasure and ruminate on them
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3822. The expression 'Think of the devil and he will appear...' as used in the passage, suggests that
A like the devil thoughts must not reign in our hearts
B evil thoughts are fantasies which exist only in people's mind
C uncontrolled evil thoughts may lead to evil deeds
D the devil gives evil thoughts only to those who invite him in
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3823. Which of the following statements summarizes the argument of the last paragraph?
A Heavy traffic on a miry and dirty road may lead to evil thoughts
B The more evil we think, the more vile we are likely to become
C Evil people should not be welcomed as guest in our homes the same way as we welcome good people
D Evil thoughts control the key to the human heart and no one can keep them out.
Instruction
Read the passage below carefully and answer questions 6 to 10. In 1962, a team of scientists produced a special radio station that had a range of fifteen miles. Even though communication was being accomplished in space at a range of more than a million times this distance, the new radio station caused more excitement among scientists. The reason: its power supply was a 'battery' made of bacteria. For the first time, practical amounts of electricity were being produced by a form of life and put to use. 'Bio cell', the new power supply had a liquid fuel containing tiny forms of life that changed the fuel directly into electric energy. This was far more than an interesting experiment. The bio cell is being developed as producer of electricity for radios, for signals to guide ships, for lighting and for other uses. Though the working bio cell is only a few years old, some scientists feel that it will one day produce power cheaply as is now being done by other methods, and that the bio cell will use materials that would otherwise be considered a waste. Early bio cells were powered with sugar, but a wide range of fuels can be used. Work is being done using sea water to feed the bacteria. Electricity from living cells is no new idea. Man experienced the strange 'shock' produced by some fish even before electricity was really discovered. Then in time, there were other discoveries. Benjamin Franklin found that lightning in the sky was electricity. Luigi Galvani found some electricity in the muscles and nerves of animals. But the African catfish produces far more electricity than most other living creatures. And another fish, the electric eel, well named, for it has an even greater electric charge. Research works also discovered that even humans produce small amounts of electricity in their bodies. Our hearts produce a very small amount that can be measured, so do our brains. The bio cell is completely new in the field of power production and, as yet, no mass-produced models have begun to replace the older types of batteries. It might be wondered, and then what the excitement is all about.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3824. A suitable title for the passage is
A Energy from Living Things
B Electricity and Living Creatures
C Bio cell and Scientific Discoveries
D The Bio cell's Future
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3825. The writer's posture, as conveyed in the statement 'Electricity from living cells is no new idea', can be described as
A ineffectual
B contentious
C logical
D unguarded
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3826. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A Scientists felt that bio cells would produce very costly energy
B Bio cells, at the beginning, derived their energy from sugar
C Sugar and fuel were initially used as sources of energy for bio cells
D Bio cells were from of power used by the scientists
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3827. The inventors of bio cell justified the need for it by saying that it would
A develop ways for changing bio cells into fuel for use
B yield a source of energy without much spending
C produce electricity for all types of machines
D produce signals to guide all ships and other vessels
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3828. According to the passage, electricity was first discovered in
A hearts and brains
B muscles of animals
C lightning
D fish
Instruction
Read the passage below carefully and answer questions 11 to 15. Though assumption is the lowest level of knowledge; It is still a form of knowledge, and knowledge is key. Assumptions are the foundation upon which interpretations and conclusion are built. Everything in life operates under certain assumptions. We make management decisions based on the assumptions we hold about how management ought to function and how people ought to be governed. For others, it is unconsciously but potent all the same. Our assumptions will either drown us or help us soar through life. We have always seen life as an immense mansion with many rooms. Some rooms lead to wealth; others to the opposite. Ultimately, we decide where we end up; and life, thus far, has proved that every one of us decides well. We all behave differently where we have different levels of understanding, and behave the same way where our understanding is the same. We eat because we all understand the consequences of not eating. We all wear clothes because each of us comprehends lunacy. The list goes on and on. It is inevitable that some of us will make choices that get and keep us on the lower rung of the ladder by reason of exposure, training or some other variables. Life is about role playing. We choose our roles wisely or foolishly, consciously or unconsciously. Some of us get wiser to new levels of self-awareness enough to redefine our roles. Others make no effort to build further capacity and therefore remain where they are. It is based on these realities that we draw the conclusion that not everyone will be wealthy in life. We lead, inspire and motivate people to strive and succeed. It is also important that we paint the full and true picture of life so that we can discourage vain pursuits. Balance must be enthroned as a critical component of truth, and people know, for instance that 'top' is not a place that all must ascend. Our greatest consolation lies in our deep conviction that true prosperity is in fulfilment through hard work that in intangible acquisitions. There are set roles that some of us have been wired up to play life but which we are not content enough to play because society esteems such roles to be inferior. Take the almost sacred office of a teacher for instance, there are people who have the natural gifts and inclinations to be school teachers. But the teaching profession, as it is, does not appear to be lucrative. So we have people who would have been fulfilled and effective working as school teachers serving in banks.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3829. According to the writer, people lead and motivate others because they want to
A project individual contribution
B encourage selfless service
C make the world a home
D prevent empty search
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3830. According to the passage, balance must be enthroned because it is
A a critical interdependent function
B an amazing help for conscience
C a critical part of fidelity
D a serious way of ensuring success
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3831. The word 'inclinations' as used in the passage means
A creeds
B tendencies
C inhibitions
D power
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3832. Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?
A Greatness in life emerges when square pegs are put in round holes
B People do certain things in life because they know the repercussion
C People agree on all issues and behave the same way for the same reason
D Understanding life at different levels gives no account of visible acquisition
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3833. From the passage, it can be inferred that
A people insincerely discuss facts that govern their behavior
B all managerial decisions are based on assumptions
C people make conscious efforts to acquire hidden knowledge
D all things in life exist on some beliefs
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. Believe it or not, change is to human existence what the blood is to the human body. We live in era of amazing .... (16) change spawned by advancing technology and industrialization. However, man's .... (17) promoting and defending change in a deliberate effort to establish .... (18) that stimulate advancement for man's concern is proving unfavorable to the climate with threatening .... (19). Human-induced climate change has awakened widespread concern across the globe. As a matter of fact, climate change is now .... (20) global issue. It is a major test of Africa's .... (21). The fourth Assessment Report (AR4) of the intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed that human actions are changing the earth's climate and creating major disturbances in human .... (22) and ecosystems. The IPCC reports that the world has warmed by an average of 0.76°C since pre-industrial times. The rising global .... (23) for energy and the adverse changes in the climate put the earth and its inhabitants in a catch-22 situation. Again, if the effects of climate change on each were commensurate with the level of greenhouse .... (24) it spews out, perhaps Africa would have been spared and would probably be just an amused spectator. But as it is, this is not the case. Here again, we see well-meaning global citizens appealing for the rest of the world to take responsibility for the problems of Africa, a strategy that cannot, thus far, be termed .... (25).
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3834. We live in era of amazing .... change
A well-defined
B fast-paced
C favourable
D social
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3835. man's .... promoting and defending change
A knowledge of
B attitude to
C commitment to
D opinion of
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3836. to establish .... that stimulate advancement
A customs
B companies
C trade-zones
D variations
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3837. with threatening ....
A repercussions
B clouds
C pressure
D implication
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3838. climate change is now .... global issue
A an acceptable
B a foremost
C the only
D the last
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3839. It is a major test of Africa's ....
A popularity
B energy
C ingenuity
D incapability
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3840. creating major disturbances in human .... and ecosystems
A geography
B societies
C systems
D life
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3841. The rising global .... for energy
A command
B demand
C warming
D supply
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3842. commensurate with the level of greenhouse .... it spews out
A structure
B paints
C emulsion
D emissions
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3843. a strategy that cannot, thus far, be termed ....
A notable
B liable
C credible
D flexible
Instruction
In questions 26 to 40, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3844. If he were here it could be more fun
A He was expected but did not show up to make the occasion lively
B There was no fun because he was not present
C He did not show up so the occasion lacked much fun
D He was being expected to supply more fun
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3845. The secretary said that the postponement of the meeting was due to unforeseen circumstances
A The date of the meeting was shifted as a result of unexpected reasons
B The meeting's date was off for strange reasons
C The meeting was called as a result of obstacles hitherto unknown
D The meeting broke off as a bird's eye closely
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3846. The hunter has a bird's eye view of the animals.
A He views animals from a high position
B He views the bird's eye
C He views the bird on the tree with one eye
D He watches animals and bird's closely
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3847. Even though Susan was the last in the examination, her result wasn't too different from what had been expected.
A Her result was poor
B Her result was a disappointment
C Her result was as expected
D She had not been serious with her studies
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3848. Mrs. Adamu does all her work with more haste, less speed.
A She accepts whatever she does with more haste and speed
B She approaches whatever she does hurriedly
C She addresses everything she does very quickly to avoid mistakes
D She does everything carefully to avoid mistakes
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3849. She stopped her education as her uncle left her in the lurch
A Her uncle deceived her
B Her uncle disinherited her
C Her uncle refused to help her
D Her uncle disrespected her
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2011
Q3850. The plan to upgrade the dispensary to a general hospital did not materialize
A The plan did not meet the required specifications
B The arrangement did not work out as wished
C It was difficult to obtain the materials
D The materials purchased were not the right ones