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English Language
UTME / JAMB 1986
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Solution
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
The accounts clerk was jailed because he cooked the books
A
set fire to the account books
B
sold the books in his office to get money for food
C
falsified the accounts to his advantage
D
destroyed the accounts books by cooking them
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The idiom “cooked the books” means to falsify financial records, usually to hide fraud or gain personal benefit. So the sentence means: The accounts clerk was jailed because he falsified the accounts to his advantage.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #5062)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1986
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
The task was herculean
A
irregular
B
related to Hercules
C
stimulating
D
demanding
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 #5063)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1986
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Solution
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
The story is rather hard to believe
A
incredulous
B
incredible
C
superstitious
D
untenable
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Option B is most suitable as it implies 'disbelieving yet true' as opposed to Option A which implies 'disbelieving because it's false'
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #5065)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1986
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
It is advisable to administer the test in the morning when students are fresh
A
perform
B
set
C
undertake
D
give
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 #5066)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1986
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
He broke his mallet ostensibly trying to maintain order although he was actually enjoying the commotion.
A
apparently
B
carelessly
C
angerily
D
accidentally
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 #5068)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1986
Concord (Subject-Verb Agreement)
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
Jibril found that thieves had entered his house in his absence. He went to the police to report the ....
A
break out
B
break up
C
break in
D
break into
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 #5072)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1986
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
After the accused was found guilty by the court, his counsel .... before sentence was passed.
A
begged for mercy
B
made a plea for mitigation
C
made anovation
D
made a plea for litigation
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
A Plea in Mitigation is a formal statement that you or your lawyer will read to the court after you have pleaded guilty or admitted the offence. The aim is to explain your personal circumstances and provide an explanation for committing the offence.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #5074)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1986
Prepositions, Phrasal Verbs & Collocations
Solution
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
Four persons accused of currency ..... are being held by the security agents
A
traficking
B
traviking
C
trafficking
D
traffiking
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The correct spelling is ''Trafficking'' which is the act dealing or trading in something illegal.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #5077)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1986
Question Tags, Modals & Pronouns
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
You had to stand in the corridor all the way? Poor you! I don't suppose you enjoyed the journey .... ?
A
don't you
B
did you
C
didn't you
D
don't i
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 #5079)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1986
Question Tags, Modals & Pronouns
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
Í'm sorry I can't give you any of the oranges; I have .... left'.
A
few
B
little
C
only a little
D
a few
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 #5082)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1986
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
No wonder those plants are dying. They .... any water for ages!
A
didn't have
B
hadn't
C
haven't had
D
haven't
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 #5084)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1986
Prepositions, Phrasal Verbs & Collocations
Solution
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
'Darling, do send the children to bed. I can't .... their noise any longer' he said to is wife
A
make do with
B
make up
C
deal with
D
put up with
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
To ''put up with'' something is to be willing to accept someone or something that is unpleasant or not desirable:
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #5086)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1986
Question Tags, Modals & Pronouns
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
My wife and i met .... on a ship going to Liberia.
A
ourselves
B
one another
C
each other
D
ourself
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 #5095)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1986
Concord (Subject-Verb Agreement)
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
..... yet about the principal?
A
Are there any news
B
Are there some news
C
Is there any news
D
Is their any news
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 #5098)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1986
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
I am .... to another week's holiday this year after such a tedious job.
A
due
B
qualified
C
looking
D
entitled
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 #5100)