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UTME / JAMB 1999
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
Aggrieved persons are free to seek ...... in the court of law?
A
reparation
B
redress
C
consolation
D
acquittal
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 #11201)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1999
Tenses, Aspect & Conditionals
Solution
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
His chances in the games ..... seriously jeopardized?
A
have been
B
has been
C
have being
D
has being
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The correct verb form to use in this sentence is "have been." When referring to chances in the games, which is a plural subject, the appropriate verb form is the plural "have." Therefore, the correct sentence would be: "His chances in the games have been seriously jeopardized." This construction maintains subject-verb agreement.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11203)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1999
Idioms, Figurative Expressions & Sentence Interpretation
Solution
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
You would be well ........ to listen to what the teacher says?
A
informed
B
advised
C
reminded
D
warned
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The sentence means that it would be beneficial for the person to listen to what the teacher says. This means that this sentence is giving guidance or counsel. Therefore, Option B, "advised," is the most suitable choice in this context.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11205)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1999
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
Our economic programme is .....commitment to Nigeria's economic growth?
A
deeply root in
B
root in deep
C
rooted in a deep
D
deeply rooted in deep
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option C.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11208)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1999
Idioms, Figurative Expressions & Sentence Interpretation
Solution
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided
We found it difficult to identify him as the crowd was ......... around him.
A
head to head
B
head above head
C
shoulder from shoulder
D
shoulder to shoulder
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The phrase "shoulder to shoulder" is an idiomatic expression that means people are standing very close together, usually in a dense crowd.
In the sentence: We found it difficult to identify him as the crowd was shoulder to shoulder around him, it means the crowd was so tightly packed that spotting someone was difficult.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11210)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1999
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
The group never felt strong enough to act in the open ....... hostility was the hallmark of their resistance?
A
covert
B
overt
C
vicious
D
erratic
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 #11218)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1999
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Some robbers are on the prowl, we must be ..... ?
A
alert
B
at alert
C
on the alert
D
for alert
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option C.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11219)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1999
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
Although the officer wanted a ..... report on the matter, he got ....... account?
A
truthful / an uninteresting
B
factual / an unpleasant
C
genuine / a ridiculous
D
painstaking / a half-hearted
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
genuine means when something is said to be; authentic.
To be ridiculous is to be something which is highly absurd or inferior, sometimes deliberately so to make people laugh or get their attention, and sometimes unintendedly so as to be considered laughable.
in this regard, the officer wanted a genuine (authentic) report of events, but what he got was rather luaghable (unreasonable, odd, meaningless)
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11221)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1999
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
My friend's car has ..... to a halt?
A
grinded
B
grounded
C
ground
D
grind
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The expression "come to a halt" means to stop completely. In this case, the verb is grind to a halt, where grind is an irregular verb:
Present tense: grind
Past tense: ground
Past participle: ground
Here, the sentence is in the present perfect tense (has + past participle), so we need the past participle of grind, which is ground.
Correct sentence: My friend's car has ground to a halt.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11222)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1999
Question Tags, Modals & Pronouns
Solution
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
He boasts so much about his high scores and he ...... at the efforts of others?
A
scorns
B
sneers
C
grins
D
smilies
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The verb “sneer at” is a fixed expression meaning to show contempt or mockery towards someone or something.
So, the sentence becomes:
“He boasts so much about his high scores, and he sneers at the efforts of others.”
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11224)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1999
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
He is so credulous ...... my story about the ghost?
A
to believe
B
that he believes
C
in order to believe
D
since he believes
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 #11226)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1999
Tenses, Aspect & Conditionals
Solution
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
My friend and I have been quarrelling since yesterday and we haven't ....... yet.
A
made it out
B
made out
C
made it
D
made it up
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The phrasal verb “make it up” means to reconcile or settle a quarrel. So the sentence becomes:
“My friend and I have been quarrelling since yesterday and we haven't made it up yet.”
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11229)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1999
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
It was late when we decided to get ...... the train?
A
off
B
down
C
out of
D
out from
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 #11231)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1999
Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
Solution
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
My father's advice to me was quite invaluable.
A
useless
B
useful
C
helpful
D
unsolicited
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Invaluable means extremely useful, priceless, or of great value. The opposite would be useless (having no value or benefit).
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11233)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1999
Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
Solution
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word
Musa hates Hadiza for her constant bellicose behaviour.
A
voilent
B
gentle
C
meek
D
troblesome
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The word bellicose means aggressive, warlike or always ready to fight. Meek means gentle, submissive and not aggressive.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11235)