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UTME / JAMB 2006
Oral English: Stress, Rhymes & Intonation
Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the option. The syllables are written in capital letters.
catholicism?
A
caTHOlicism
B
catholiCIsm
C
CAtholicism
D
cathoLIcism
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option A.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12074)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2006
Oral English: Stress, Rhymes & Intonation
Solution
Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others.
A
competent
B
represent
C
syllables
D
quality
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Competent - /ˈkɒm.pɪ.tənt/
Represent - /ˌrep.rɪˈzent/
Syllables - /ˈsɪl.ə.bəlz/
Quality - /ˈkwɒl.ə.ti/
In English, stress is usually placed on the first syllable for nouns and adjectives, while it is placed on the last syllable for verbs. However, if there is a weak vowel in the syllable, the stress moves to the next syllable.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12075)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2006
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Choose the option that has the same stress as the given word.
apparent
A
arrested
B
telephone
C
paragraph
D
appetite
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Apparent: /əˈpær.ənt/
Arrested: /əˈres.tɪd/
Telephone: /ˈtel.ɪˌfəʊn/
Paragraph: /ˈpær.əˌɡræf/
Appetite: /ˈæp.əˌtaɪt/
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12077)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2006
Oral English: Stress, Rhymes & Intonation
Solution
Choose the option that has the same stress as the given word.
dovetail
A
proviso
B
simplicity
C
jargon
D
psychiatry
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Dovetail /ˈdʌv.teɪl/ (first syllable stressed)
Stress Patterns of the Options:
A. proviso /prəˈvaɪ.zəʊ/ (second syllable stressed)
B. simplicity /sɪmˈplɪ.sɪ.ti/ (second syllable stressed)
C. jargon /ˈdʒɑː.ɡən/ (first syllable stressed)
D. psychiatry /saɪˈkaɪ.ə.tri/ (second syllable stressed)
Since "jargon" has the same first-syllable stress as "dovetail," the correct answer is C. jargon.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12078)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2006
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Choose the option that has stress on the first syllable.
A
insult (noun)
B
prepare
C
provoke
D
pronounce
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
INsult (noun)
prePARE
proVOKE
proNOUNCE
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12079)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2006
Oral English: Stress, Rhymes & Intonation
Solution
Choose the option that has the same stress on the first syllable.
A
frequent (verb)
B
mature
C
madam
D
convict (verb)
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Options A, B, and D are stressed on the second syllable except for option C which has its stress on the first syllable
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12080)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2006
Concord (Subject-Verb Agreement)
Solution
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
In our college, the regulations concerning resits are grey area?
A
The regulation have just been revised
B
The regulations have been often ignored
C
The regulations are perfectly clear
D
The regulations are not very clear
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
grey area. A concept or topic that is not clearly defined or that exists somewhere between two extreme positions. Indeterminate territory, undefined position, neither here nor there. For example, There's a large gray area between what is legal and what is not. This term, which uses gray in the sense of “neither black nor white” (
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12081)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2006
Concord (Subject-Verb Agreement)
Solution
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
Ogiri takes after his father, he fawns upon anyone with influence.
A
Like his father, Ogiri likes to flatter people with influence in society
B
Like his father, Ogiri hates influential people
C
Ogiri, who always follows his father, tries to act an influential man
D
Ogiri, who looks like his father, follows rich and influential people about
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Fawn is giving someone a lot of attention and praise in order to get that person's approval. Flatter means lavish praise and compliments on (someone), often insincerely and aiming to further one's own interests.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12082)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2006
Tenses, Aspect & Conditionals
Solution
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
You are to write a report and give it to the security office?
A
After writing your report, give it to the security office
B
You are writing a report, as the security office directed
C
The report you are writing should be given to the security office
D
You have been ordered to write a report, which you will give to the security office
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
You have been ordered to carry out an action.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12083)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2006
Concord (Subject-Verb Agreement)
Solution
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
After the war, the victors became increasingly vindictive?
A
Vengeful attacks were incessantly carried out on those who lost war
B
Friendly measures were taken to heal the wounds
C
Repressive measures were taken against those who lost the war
D
Those who won the war became treacherous
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Vindictive is having or showing a strong or unreasoning desire for revenge. This implies that there was a repression of the defeated after the war.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12084)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2006
Concord (Subject-Verb Agreement)
Solution
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
The prefect reeled off the names of all the students who broke the library?
A
The prefect gave a disjointed list of the students in the law library
B
The prefect omitted the names of the students who broke into the law library
C
The prefect submitted a complete list of the students who stole library books
D
The prefect gave an accurate list of the students who disobeyed library regulations
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The prefect was able to list all the names of the students who were responsible for breaking or damaging the library.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12085)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2006
Question Tags, Modals & Pronouns
Solution
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
I owe you far less than you owe me?
A
My debt to you is greater than yours to me
B
Your debt is not much greater than mine
C
What we owe each other is approximately the same
D
I owe you something, but you owe me much more
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
This statement suggests that the speaker feels that the other owes much more than he/she owes the recipient.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12086)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2006
Concord (Subject-Verb Agreement)
Solution
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
The dispute over land acquisition has come to a head?
A
The problem has reached crisis proportions
B
The problem has been referred to the headquarters
C
Because of the dispute, land acquisition has now been halted
D
The problem has now been solved
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Come to a head means reaching a crisis.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12087)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2006
Concord (Subject-Verb Agreement)
Solution
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
He had hardly spoken when the bell rang?
A
He found it difficult to speak, and then the bell rang
B
When the bell rang, he was still speaking
C
The bell rang very soon after he spoke
D
He spoke in a harsh manner and the bell rang
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
This implies that someone began to speak, but their speaking was interrupted by the sound of a bell ringing.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12088)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2006
Concord (Subject-Verb Agreement)
Solution
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
I think she takes her guardian's support for granted?
A
Her guardian has been helping her for a long time, and she is very grateful to him
B
She wants her guardian to grant her more support
C
She thinks her guardian will no longer support her as he has been doing
D
Her guardian has been helping her for a long time, but she does not show enough gratitude
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
She does not show enough gratitude.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12089)