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UTME / JAMB 1994
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
When we visited him, he offered us a variety of ....... drinks such as whisky and brandy?
A
hot
B
local
C
hard
D
soft
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 #10552)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1994
Concord (Subject-Verb Agreement)
Solution
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
The exercise will be easily accomplished by the team if members ....... their .......?
A
pull/resources together
B
pool/resources together
C
pull/resources
D
pool/ resources
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Pooling resources is a financial term that implies the grouping together of resources, such as assets, equipment, personnel, and effort.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10554)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1994
Prepositions, Phrasal Verbs & Collocations
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
I have decided to ...... drinking alcohol for health reasons?
A
abandon
B
give up
C
discard
D
jettison
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 #10555)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1994
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
I would like to ....... my father to Kaduna?
A
accompany
B
follow
C
escort
D
join
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 #10556)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1994
Idioms, Figurative Expressions & Sentence Interpretation
Solution
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
One ..... be too careful these days; times are uncertain and walls have ears?
A
can't
B
shoudn't
C
need not
D
dares not
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The complete sentence would be: “One can’t be too careful these days; times are uncertain and walls have ears.” This idiom emphasises the importance of caution and vigilance and suggests that it’s better to err on the side of being overly careful rather than taking unnecessary risks.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10557)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1994
Clauses, Phrases, Voice & Reported Speech
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
I shall never be so tired ..... to write to you?
A
as not to be able
B
that i shan't be able
C
and so be unable
D
such that i will be unable
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 #10558)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1994
Tenses, Aspect & Conditionals
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
As you have been here before..... lead the way?
A
it were better you
B
it is you who will
C
you'd better
D
you would better
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 #10560)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1994
Question Tags, Modals & Pronouns
Solution
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
My friend ....... me for many years when I met him last week.
A
never saw
B
did not see
C
had not seen
D
had never seen
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The sentence describes an action (not seeing) that happened before another past action (met him last week). This requires the past perfect tense:
had + past participle
“had not seen” correctly shows that for many years before last week, the friend had not seen the speaker.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10562)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1994
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
School buildings that ...... in 1950...... now uninhabitable?
A
were build / are
B
were built / are
C
were built / is
D
are built / are
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
School buildings that were built in 1950 are now uninhabitable.
''1950'' from the above statement is referring to the past. ''were built'' is the correct phrase that fills the gap because it is correlates the statement with the past while ''are'' is used because ''buildings'' as used in the statement, is in its plural form, meaning there are more than one building.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10564)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1994
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
Sixty percent of the unskilled workers...... yearly by the company?
A
are retain
B
is retained
C
were retained
D
are retained
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
When deciding whether to use is or are, look at whether the noun is plural or singular. If the noun is singular, use is. If it is plural or there is more than one noun, use are.
The statement is in plural form, hence ''are retained'' is the correct option
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10565)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1994
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
Defects like ...... in government's development plans..... for extra vigilance?
A
this / calls
B
these / calls
C
this / call
D
these / call
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The noun “defects” is plural, so it must be matched with the plural demonstrative “these”. The subject of the sentence is “Defects … in government’s development plans”, which is plural, so the verb must also be plural.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10566)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1994
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
Tokyo is one of the most developed ...... of the world?
A
electronics centre
B
electronic centre
C
electronics centres
D
electronic centres
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The phrase "one of the most" implies that Tokyo is among several highly developed locations in the world that sell "electronics".
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10569)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1994
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
The director is to liaise ..... the management ...... corporate matters?
A
with / in
B
in / on
C
with / on
D
on / with
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The statement would read as,
The director is to liaise with the management on corporate matters
When you liaise with someone, you meet up or connect with them, usually so you can work together on something cooperatively.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10570)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1994
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
Some motorist ..... Sokoto and Kano.
A
shuttle along
B
shuttle from
C
shuttle to
D
shuttle between
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The verb “shuttle” means to travel regularly back and forth between two places. When two locations are mentioned, the correct preposition used with shuttle is “between.” This means the motorists regularly travel back and forth between the two cities, Sokoto and Kano.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10572)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1994
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list following the gap.
...... we can now start meaningful development?
A
Since the cold war is over
B
With the cold war over
C
The cold war over
D
That the cold war is over
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
the phrase '' since the cold war is over'' denotes certainty and in the present tense. it rightly fits into the sentence;
''since the cold war is over, we can now start meaningful development''.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #10575)