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UTME / JAMB 2012
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s)
Her mother brought her some.......
A
clothes
B
yards
C
cloth
D
clothing
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Her mother brought her some clothes
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30203)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2012
Question Tags, Modals & Pronouns
Solution
Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s)
Many workers were............ as a result of the textile closure
A
laid down
B
laid off
C
laid out
D
laid up
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
If workers are laid off, they are told by their employers to leave their job, usually because there is no more work for them to do.
Many workers were laid off as a result of the textile closure
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30204)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2012
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s)
The driver died in the .......... road accident
A
fatal
B
brutal
C
serious
D
pathetic
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Fatal; causing death.
The driver died in the fatal road accident
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30205)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2012
Question Tags, Modals & Pronouns
_______your parents frown _______our friendship, we shouldn't see each other anymore
A
because/over
B
since/at
C
although/at
D
as/upon
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option B.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30206)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2012
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s)
...........she didn't trust him, she married him.
A
after
B
much as
C
since
D
though
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Though; despite the fact that; although.
Though she didn't trust him, she married him.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30208)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2012
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s)
I wanted to know his political beliefs, so l asked him what........
A
this was
B
these are
C
this is
D
they were
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
I wanted to know his political beliefs, so l asked him what they were
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30209)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2012
Oral English: Vowel & Consonant Sounds
Solution
Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.
book
A
cool
B
cook
C
fool
D
tool
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Book; /bʊk/
cook; /kʊk/
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30210)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2012
Oral English: Vowel & Consonant Sounds
Solution
Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the consonant sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.
village
A
page
B
pig
C
made
D
came
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
village is pronounced as [vɪlɪdʒ]
page pronounced as [peɪdʒ]
you can clearly see they both have the same vowel sounds stated as [|ɪdʒ] as our emphasis.
source; wikipedia and the british/ american dictionary.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30212)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2012
Oral English: Vowel & Consonant Sounds
Solution
Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.
patch
A
starch
B
fare
C
mad
D
came
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
patch; /patʃ/
mad; /mad/
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30214)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2012
Oral English: Vowel & Consonant Sounds
Solution
Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.
tangerine
A
gear
B
danger
C
girl
D
ignore
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Tangerine; /tan(d)ʒəˈriːn/
Danger; /ˈdeɪn(d)ʒə/
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30216)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2012
Oral English: Vowel & Consonant Sounds
Solution
Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.
hair
A
heir
B
hour
C
honest
D
house
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
hair; /hɛː/
house; /haʊs/
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30218)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2012
Oral English: Vowel & Consonant Sounds
Solution
Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.
edition
A
bash
B
catch
C
bastion
D
rating
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
edition: /ɪˈdɪʃ(ə)n/
bash: /ˈbasʃ/
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30229)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2012
Oral English: Stress, Rhymes & Intonation
Solution
Answer the following question below and choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are underlined in capital letters.
demarcation
A
demarCAtion
B
DEmarcation
C
deMARcation
D
demarcaTION
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Words ending with ''tion'' are stressed on the syllable before the ''tion''. Hence demarcation would be stressed as;
de-mar-CA-tion
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30248)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2012
Oral English: Stress, Rhymes & Intonation
Solution
Answer the following question below and choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are underlined in capital letters.
impossible
A
imPOSsible
B
IMpossible
C
imposSIBLE
D
impossiBLE
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
In English, "impossible" is a four-syllable word with the stress on the second syllable. Stress tends to avoid syllables with a weak vowel i.e. /ə/ and /ɪ/ which is present in every syllable except the second.
im-POS-si-ble → The stress falls on "POS", making option A the correct answer.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30249)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2012
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the stress on the first syllable
A
nineteen
B
mother
C
estate
D
announce
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
In two syllable nouns and adjectives, the first syllable takes on the stress.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30250)