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UTME / JAMB 2002
Oral English: Stress, Rhymes & Intonation
Solution
The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence.
The king RAN to the palace?
A
Where did the king run to?
B
Did the king walk to the palace?
C
Did the queen run to the palace?
D
Who ran to the palace?
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Emphatic stress is the placement of greater stress on a particular word or phrase in a sentence. The rule of emphatic stress states that the stress should be placed on the question that has a word/phrase that is different from the word/phrase in capital letters. In this case, the question: "DId the king walk to the palace?" has the word "walk" which is different from the emphasized word in the sentence (RUN).
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11638)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2002
Oral English: Stress, Rhymes & Intonation
Solution
The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence.
The man BOUGHT the newspaper.
A
Is this the newspaper which the man bought?
B
Did the man read the newspaper?
C
Who bought the newspaper?
D
What did the man buy?
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
In answering questions on emphatic stress, the correct answer is usually the one that contradicts the statement.
option A clearly state the newspaper was bought by the man
option B has emphasis on the word read
option C has its emphasis on the person who bought the paper
option D has its emphatic stress on what was bought (newspaper). All the options except B has the emphasis of buying the newspaper. Therefore option B best explains the above statement.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11639)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2002
Oral English: Stress, Rhymes & Intonation
Solution
The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence.
The university has been TEMPORARILY closed.
A
Has the campus been permanantly closed?
B
Has the university been permanantly open?
C
Has the university been permanantly closed?
D
Has the college been temporarily closed?
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Emphatic stress may be used in a sentence to compare, connect, or clarify things. Usually emphatic stress singles out the word that the speaker considers the most important, and in this case even a function word may become stressed.
Emphatic stress is the placement of emphasis on a word in a sentence. In responding to questions on emphatic stress in examinations, interrogative sentences will be provided as options. The interrogative sentence that contradicts the emphasised word is the correct option.
example. John’s watch is made of GOLD.
The emphatic stress is on the word ‘gold’
Option:
(a) Is John’s watch made of silver?
(b) Whose watch is made of gold?
(c) What is made of gold?
(d) Is John’s necklace made of gold?
Option [A] is the correct answer because the word ‘silver’ contradicts the word ‘gold’ and the interrogative statement provides a chance to re-emphasise the word ‘gold’.
Is John’s watch made of silver? No, it is not made of silver; it’s made of GOLD.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11640)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2002
Oral English: Stress, Rhymes & Intonation
Solution
The word in capital letters has emphatic stress. Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence.
My uncle retired from the POLICE?
A
Did your brother resign from the police?
B
Did your sister resign from the police?
C
Did your uncle retire from the army?
D
Did your brother retire from the police?
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Emphatic stress places greater stress on a particular word or phrase in a sentence or utterance. In this case, the stress is placed on the word "POLICE". The rule for empathic stress questions is to select the question that has a word that is different from the emphasized word or word in capital letters. Option C does not have "police" in it. Rather, it has "army". Therefore, option C is the answer to this question.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11641)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2002
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the lists provided.
The army officer said that more ...... would be needed to prosecute the war?
A
guerrilas
B
guerrillas
C
geurrilas
D
geurrillas
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 #11642)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2002
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the lists provided.
If one perseveres ....... will surely succeed?
A
she
B
one
C
he
D
they
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 #11643)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2002
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the lists provided.
Musa has lived here for five years but he does not seem able to get over the enormously........ and elaborate rules that govern the society?
A
adsurd
B
bizarre
C
fantastic
D
intricate
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The sentence describes rules that are difficult to understand or navigate, which suggests they are complex and detailed. The best word to describe such rules is "intricate."
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11644)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2002
Question Tags, Modals & Pronouns
Solution
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the lists provided.
As election day draws near, the party looks ...... because many of its members have....... other parties?
A
successful / decleared for
B
vulnerable / defected to
C
cheerful / moved to
D
cheerless / cross-carpeted from
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
A. successful / declared for: This option doesn't fit the context. The party is not looking "successful" due to members joining other parties, and "declared for" doesn't convey the idea of leaving the party.
B. vulnerable / defected to: This option fits the context well. The party looks "vulnerable" (in a weakened position) because many of its members have "defected to" other parties, indicating a loss of support.
C. cheerful / moved to: This option doesn't accurately convey the negative aspect of members leaving the party. "Cheerful" and "moved to" suggest a positive or neutral change, which is not consistent with the situation described.
D. cheerless / cross-carpeted from: "Cheerless" does convey a negative tone, but "cross-carpeted from" is not a common expression. "Defected to" is a more appropriate phrase to use in this context.
Therefore, option B is the most suitable choice as it effectively captures the idea that the party is vulnerable because its members have defected to other parties.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11645)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2002
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the lists provided.
....... a motor cycle can be harmful ..... your health.
A
riding / for
B
riding / to
C
to ride / for
D
to ride / with
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 #11646)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2002
Question Tags, Modals & Pronouns
Solution
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the lists provided.
The future of the company is ...... though many seem .....about it?
A
okay / optimistic
B
promising / nostalgic
C
rosy / pessimistic
D
dicy / unsatisfied
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The phrase "The future of the company is..." sets the tone for the statement about the company's outlook. The term "rosy" means promising, bright, or optimistic. Therefore, the first part of the sentence suggests a positive outlook.
The second part of the sentence, "though many seem... about it," indicates that there are individuals who feel a certain way about the future. The term "pessimistic" means having a negative outlook or expecting the worst.
So, the complete sentence would read: "The future of the company is rosy, though many seem pessimistic about it." The contrasting words "rosy" and "pessimistic" highlight the different perspectives on the company's future.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11647)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2002
Tenses, Aspect & Conditionals
Solution
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the lists provided.
By this time next year, I ...... twenty years old?
A
would have been
B
will be
C
could have been
D
will have been
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The sentence refers to a point in the future (next year), and the structure "By this time next year" indicates a future perfect tense. The future perfect tense is used to describe an action that will be completed at some point in the future. "Will have been" is the correct form here because it expresses that, by a certain future time, the action of turning twenty years old will have been completed.
So the sentence would be: By this time next year, I will have been twenty years old.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11648)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2002
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the lists provided.
Ali has been cured of his amnesia, he no longer suffers from ...... ?
A
rounds of anxeity
B
loss of memory
C
pains in his arms
D
bouts of malaria
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 #11649)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2002
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the lists provided.
The operations of the bank ........ not ...... cottage and small-scale industries?
A
does /covered
B
does / cover
C
did / covered
D
do /cover
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option D.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11650)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2002
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the lists provided.
The members of the team agree ........ all the members of the contract?
A
by
B
to
C
on
D
with
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
with is a PREPOSITION accompanied by (another person or thing). in this context, it is used in indicating the manner or attitude in which a person does something.
The members of the team agree with all the members of the contract.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11651)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2002
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the lists provided.
Whenever we have ....... we feel better?
A
a long good talk together
B
a good long talk together
C
together a long good talk
D
together a good long talk
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 #11652)