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English Language UTME / JAMB 1990 Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
The two-year old child begins to refuse orders
A
in order to anoy his parents
B
because he does not understand them
C
he assert his independence
D
because he has just learnt the new word 'no'
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1990 Spelling, Punctuation & Word Formation
What kind of awareness does the child demonstrate at two?
A
that he does not love his mother
B
consciousness of all things around him
C
that he should think of himself alone
D
that he is different and separate from others
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1990 Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
The phrase 'a dismal picture' means
A
a dull show
B
an interesting show
C
a sad situation
D
a dreadful appearance
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1990 Reading Comprehension, Summary & Composition
According to the writer, most girls in less developed countries are not in school because
A
they refuse to be educated
B
they prefer getting married and having children
C
the education of boys is rated higher
D
the girls have no employment
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1990 Clauses, Phrases, Voice & Reported Speech
The non-literate woman is very difficult to reach because she
A
does not understand the value of education and health services
B
is too far from the city and from school
C
is not permitted to go out to attened clinics for health services
D
can only gather fuel and prepare food
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1990 Reading Comprehension, Summary & Composition
The phrase 'too late' in the passage implies that the woman
A
ought to have started producing children earlier
B
goes on producing children when she ought to have stopped
C
fails to marry early enough for her to produce children
D
had all her children at an advanced age
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1990 Reading Comprehension, Summary & Composition
The writer emphasizes that in less developed countries,
A
the education of girls is not important
B
the non-literate woman has some advantage because she has more children
C
the literate female is a threat to the male in employment
D
there is a need to give boys and girls equal opportunity in education
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1990 Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
An appropriate tittle for this passage is
A
language and education
B
education and sociology
C
codes and sociology
D
codes and education
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1990 Reading Comprehension, Summary & Composition
The groups of children mentioned as examples in the passage are
A
rural and urban working-class and middle-class
B
urban working-class and rural middle-class
C
urban working-class and rural and urban middle-class
D
urban middle-class and rural and urban working-class
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1990 Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
'Restricted code' and 'elaborate code' are
A
synonyms
B
homonyms
C
contradictions
D
antonyms
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1990 Reading Comprehension, Summary & Composition
It can be assumed reasonably that language has
A
only one code
B
two codes
C
three codes
D
three codes,two used for education
E
more than three codes but only two used for education
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1990 Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
'The school system does not talk to him' means that the
A
teachers do not talk to him
B
teachers talk to him differently from the way other pupils do
C
headmaster and teachers do not talk to him
D
teachers talk to him differently from the way hie is talked to at home
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1990 Question Tags, Modals & Pronouns
Books are different from other goods because
A
customers for the book trade are much restricted
B
books are not manufactured but printed
C
one cannot tell so easily which books will prove saleable
D
books can be kept in stock much longer than other goods
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1990 Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
The problem of selection in the book trade involves
A
holding a stock large enough for the public to choose from
B
determing which books will sell fast
C
being a sales representative of large publishing houses
D
being able to review the lastest publications
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1990 Question Tags, Modals & Pronouns
How many solutions to the bookseller's problems are offered in this passage?
A
two
B
three
C
four
D
five
medium Difficulty
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