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Instruction
In questions 66 to 85, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2013
Q4101. If you are confused .... anything, phone my office.
A of
B with
C about
D for
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Q4102. We should try to help ....
A the less fortunate
B less fortunates
C the less fortunate
D this less fortunate
Instruction
In questions 86 to 91, choose the option that has the same vowel or consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2013
Q4103. glacier
A feign
B glass
C gleam
D flat
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2013
Q4104. laud
A lathe
B core
C lavatory
D loud
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Q4105. Coma
A come
B comma
C colonel
D cogent
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Q4106. lose
A noise
B horse
C mouse
D Nurse
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Q4107. guitar
A judge
B rogue
C jam
D strange
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Q4108. loose
A close
B rouse
C sell
D fuse
Instruction
In questions 92 to 94, choose the option that rhymes with the given word.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2013
Q4109. rite
A wright
B rim
C list
D rice
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Q4110. joys
A boys
B stays
C elbow
D pots
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Q4111. call
A dull
B slate
C wall
D quail
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 2013
Q4112. dedication
A dediCAtion
B DEdication
C dedicaTION
D DeDIcation
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Q4113. International
A INternational
B inTERnational
C interNAtional
D internaTIONal
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Q4114. Information
A inFORmation
B INformation
C inforMAtion
D informaTION
Instruction
In questions 98 to 100, the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2013
Q4115. Adamu is leaving a CAR behind.
A who is leaving a car behind?
B where is Adamu leaving a car?
C what is Adamu leaving behind?
D is Adamu driving the car in front?
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2013
Q4116. Lambusa TOOK OFF the wig.
A Did Lambusa take off a wig?
B Did Lambusa take off the ring?
C who took off the wig?
D What did Lambusa do?
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2013
Q4117. The bed is IN the room.
A Was the bed in the room?
B what is in the room?
C Where is the bed?
D is the bed in the parlour?
Instruction
Read the passage below carefully and answer questions 1 to 5. Political change and social transformation in the form of revolutions have radically altered the course of human civilization and history. Today, the world is witnessing political and social changes arising from the desire of people all over the globe for greater freedom and a voice in the way they are governed and a better standard of living. Part of these struggles and processes have become more pronounced in the Third World since the end of the East-West cold War in the late 1980's, and in the face of the challenges being posed by the ongoing process of globalization. While political and social changes may appear to be distinct phenomena, they are analytically inseparable. Political and social changes refer to alteration or transformations in human behavior, norms and politico-social institutions. Such changes are often a collective response to the need to change, or as a tacit recognition of a shift in the prevalent power relations in the society. Therefore, the coming to power of a new set of rulers, or the establishment of new structure and processes of governance broadly typifies socio-political changes. It is important to note that changes can either be positive or negative. In most cases, political and social changes are caused by certain factors or reasons. This pushes people to collectively organize themselves to struggle for a change in the existing power relations. Another reason is to capture political power in the hope of making life better for the generality of the people. If politics is defined as who gets what, when and how; it then implies that political change refers to an alteration in the form of power and the identity of the group or class which controls and wields state power.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2014
Q4118. Which question paper type of Use of English is given to you?
A Type F
B Type E
C Type L
D Type S
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2014
Q4119. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A Change is inevitable
B Change is inimitable
C Change is inestimable
D Change is invaluable
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Q4120. It can be deduced from the passage that political and social changes are
A repulsive
B Intertwined
C Antithetical
D Independent
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Q4121. A suitable title for this passage is
A Social Change and Political Empowerment
B Reasons for Political Change
C The Struggle for Political Power
D Elements of Politics
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Q4122. The word 'alteration' as used in the passage, means
A Complication
B Multiplication
C Recognition
D Modification
Instruction
Read the passage below carefully and answer questions 6 to 10. Like all reptiles, snakes are cold blooded, or more correctly, ectothermic - they cannot produce their own body heat; instead, they rely on the sun to heat their bodies. Because they do not rely on energy from food to generate body heat, snakes can survive on an extremely meager diet. Some wait for months between successive meals, and a few survive by eating a large meal just once or twice a year. When they do eat, snakes swallow their prey whole rather than biting off small pieces. Many snakes have specialized jaws that enable them to swallow animals that are far larger than their own heads. Although uncommon, some snakes, such as the African rock python, have been observed eating animals as large as an antelope or a small cow. With over two thousand five hundred species belonging to more than ten families, snakes are a large and successful group. They owe much of this success to their versatility - snakes occupy habitat ranging from underground burrows to the top of the tree, to ocean depths as great as one hundred and fifty meters. They are found on every continent except Antarctica, and although they are most abundant in tropical areas, many survive in regions marked by extreme cold. The only places without snakes are parts of the polar regions and isolated islands, such as the Republic of Ireland and New-Zealand as opposed to places in Nigeria like Plateau and Gombe States in the Northern part where there is a large population of snakes.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2014
Q4123. It can be inferred from the passage that snakes are
A Homogeneous reptiles
B Heterogeneous creatures
C Voracious cow eaters
D Great insect eaters
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Q4124. The most notable thing about snakes, according to the passage, is that they
A Exist in families
B Abound in Gombe and Plateau States
C Are versatile in reproduction
D Eat big but seldom
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2014
Q4125. Which of the following is true according to the passage?
A Snakes are seldom seen at the Antarctica.
B Snakes are not in the polar regions.
C Snakes are endemic on every continent.
D There are countless number of snakes in the Republic of Ireland.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2014
Q4126. It can be deduced from the passage that snakes have
A Large appetite for antelopes
B No external auditory organ
C Visible internal locomotive organs
D No visual sense of measurement
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Q4127. A suitable title for this passage is
A Species of snakes in Nigeria and Other lands
B Feeding Habits of Snakes
C Some Characteristics of Snakes
D Snakes as legless, Cold-blooded reptiles
Instruction
Use the passage below to answer questions 11 to 20. The passage has gaps numbered 11 to 20. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap. Setting up a newspaper involves a lot of preparations. The .... (11) has to employ a lot of people. Other people working with him are cartographers, editors, typesetters, readers, who work in various ways to produce the text of the newspaper, .... (12), who go out and collect stories and items of news, and .... (13), who specialize in one kind of topic. Another important person who works closely with the Editor-in-Chief is the .... (14), who has to choose the most important stories. .... (15) go through stories sent to them and make necessary adjustments. The Editor-in-Chief could determine for instance, whether a particular journalist should write articles daily or weekly in a particular column. Such a journalist is known as .... (16). The editorials of the newspaper will be coordinated by .... (17). The publisher could decide to establish .... (18) which would be on sale weekly, fortnightly, or monthly, .... (19) the eye-catching, screaming headlines and captions of newspapers on sale everyday from the .... (20).
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2014
Q4128. The .... has to employ a lot of people
A sub-editor
B processor
C lithographer
D proprietor
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Q4129. .... who go out and collect stories and items of news
A vendors
B agents
C reporters
D analysts
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Q4130. and ...., who specialize in one kind of topic
A newscasters
B correspondents
C distributors
D listeners
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Q4131. the .... who has to choose the most important stories
A reporter
B announcer
C news editor
D proof reader
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Q4132. .... go through stories sent to them and make necessary adjustments
A Producers
B Sub-editors
C Writers
D Agents
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2014
Q4133. Such a journalist is known as ....
A an essayist
B a freelancer
C composer
D columnist
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Q4134. The editorials of the newspaper will be coordinated by ....
A an agent
B a guild of researchers
C An editorial board
D All readers
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Q4135. The publisher could decide to establish ....
A a gazetteer
B an article
C a column
D a magazine
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Q4136. .... the eye-catching, screaming headlines
A a contrast in
B a contrast from
C a contrast for
D a contrast to
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Q4137. newspapers on sale everyday from the ....
A salesmen
B readers
C distributors
D pressmen
Instruction
In questions 21 to 30, answer the questions based on Chukwuemeka Ike's "The Potter's Wheel".
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2014
Q4138. Chief Okeke Okafo decided to buy an 'iron horse' because it would
A raise his status in the clan
B minimize the strain of travel from one town to another
C give him the opportunity to act like the District Commissioner.
D allow him to be the head of the clan.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2014
Q4139. '..... the vanquished dragon, spewing sand instead of fire gave a solemn and humiliating pledge that he would never cross Obu's path.' From the excerpt above, the word 'Vanquished' means
A unconcerned
B sensitive
C subdued
D unflappable.
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Q4140. In the novel, the suspicion that Obu was an 'Ogbanje' had revalued the
A disappearance of Obu in Standard I
B price tag Mazi Laza and his wife placed on Obu
C participation of Obu as a member of the masquerade group
D time Obu spent at Teacher's house
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Q4141. According to the novel a pupil who cared his class would be instructed to
A fetch firewood for the teachers
B carry a pad
C clean the latrines
D dance on the assembly ground.
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Q4142. 'If you get confused at any stage, let me know I want this pottage to be well prepared.' The statement above was meant to
A encourage Ada's cooking habit
B confuse Obu
C test Obu's cooking skills
D distract Ada
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Q4143. According to the novel, Mazi Laza would shout at any person standing in his way because his bicycle
A was manufactured by local engineers
B had faulty brakes and outdated pedals
C came from the same stock as Chief Okeke's
D had injured people on many occasions
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Q4144. From the novel, the first person to own a bicycle in Umuatulu clan was
A Polycarp's father
B Mazi Lazarus
C Teacher Zacheaus Kanu
D Chief Okeke Okafo
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Q4145. In the novel, what did Mazi Laza do after putting a pinch of snuff into each nostril?
A He gave the remaining to Nwobiara
B He nodded with satisfaction
C He complained of the stuff
D He commended his wife
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2014
Q4146. From the novel, what was Ada's punishment for fighting with Madam?
A She fetched water from the stream with a basket
B She ate only once a day for one week
C She scrubbed the school latrine for one week
D She copied Psalm 119 from start to finish
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Q4147. In the novel, Obu would not touch cocoyam soup because he claimed it
A would get stuck in his throat
B would make him sick
C was not well prepared
D had lost its taste
Instruction
In questions 31 to 35, answer the questions based on Jerry Agada's "The Successors".
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2014
Q4148. The entertainment expenses for Okoh Amen's traditional marriage rites were paid for by
A the bride's parents
B Okoh Amen
C Terkura Atsen
D Okoh Amen's parents
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Q4149. Mla's friend asserted that Bob Marley and other reggae stars were 'good' because they
A were gainfully employed
B listened to their parents
C went to school
D smoked Indian hemp
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Q4150. From the novel, what did Terkura do with balance of the money Chief Olega paid him?
A He bought a beautiful house
B He invested it in his business
C He bought two cars for his father
D He married another wife