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English Language
UTME / JAMB 1985
Tenses, Aspect & Conditionals
In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
My colleagues .... before i arrived
A
started writing
B
wrote
C
had started writing
D
have written
E
have been wrting
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 #4622)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1985
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
After the team had conceded two goals, their enthusiasm ....
A
was beginning to wane
B
was waning
C
began to wane
D
had begun to wane
E
had ben waning
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
''They began to wane'' means to become weaker in strength or influence. This correctly fills in the gap
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #4623)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1985
Question Tags, Modals & Pronouns
Solution
In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
The Government .... the initial value of the hotel complex at ten million naira
A
costed
B
had cost
C
had valued
D
had constructed
E
has costed
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The Government costed the initial value of the hotel complex at ten million naira.
“Cost” indicates the value of things: monetary value, as well as sentimental value, for example. It may refer to the price of something or how valuable that item is – even if it has no monetary value.
The past tense of “Cost” (in fact, both past and past participle) is “Cost”.
“Costed” is only correct when used to indicate an accounting situation, where the “Cost” of a project or need for a business is in question. In no other context, “Costed” would be correct or acceptable.
Let’s look at some correct and incorrect examples of the use of “Costed”:
Kyle said the shoes costed one hundred dollars. (incorrect)
Kyle said the shoes cost one hundred dollars.
How much the tickets costed was irrelevant. The performance was amazing! (incorrect)
How much the tickets cost was irrelevant. The performance was amazing!
The sentences below are the only ones with “Costed” being used correctly. It works, because it’s been used in an accounting environment.
The railway to the plant was costed at five million dollars.
The project hasn’t been costed yet, I hope to hear from the team soon.
Source: Cost or Costed - Which Is the Correct Past Tense? (grammarhow.com)
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #4624)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1985
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
James .... reminding that not all that glitters is gold.
A
needs
B
need
C
needing
D
need's
E
need to
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 #4625)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1985
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
The dull students took correspondence course as a means .... his standard in the class
A
to improve
B
for improving
C
of improving
D
by improving
E
to improving
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 #4626)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1985
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
The boy thought that driving a car was not .... dangerous than riding a bicycle
A
so very
B
particularly
C
very
D
any more
E
any
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 #4629)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1985
Concord (Subject-Verb Agreement)
Solution
In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
I don't want .... from such a friend as Jimoh
A
any more advice
B
no more advice
C
any advices
D
no advice
E
any advice
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The sentence already contains a negative marker “don’t”, so options with “no” (B and D) would create a double negative, which is ungrammatical in standard English. Also, the noun “advice” is uncountable, so we cannot use “advices” (C). This leaves A (any more advice) and E (any advice). Both are grammatically correct, but the meaning differs slightly:
“Any more advice” (A) → implies the speaker has already received advice from Jimoh and does not want further/additional advice from him.
“Any advice” (E) → implies the speaker does not want any advice at all from Jimoh, whether past, present, or future.
In the context of the sentence, the stronger natural reading is that Jimoh has already been giving advice, and the speaker now rejects further input.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #4630)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1985
Question Tags, Modals & Pronouns
In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
Very few students have satisfactory .... these days because the student population has increased tremedously
A
acommondation
B
accomodation
C
accommodation
D
acommoddation
E
acommodation
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 #4631)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1985
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
The old politicians were discredited because they tried to .... the people's ignorance
A
cash in on
B
catch in with
C
catch in on
D
cash in with
E
cash in by
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 #4633)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1985
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
The plane overshot the .... in a minor accident.
A
railway
B
hanger
C
tarmac
D
run way
E
road
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 #4634)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1985
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
The single .... was enough to spoil a whole lifetime of good living
A
occurence
B
ocurence
C
occurrence
D
occurrense
E
ocurrence
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 #4636)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1985
Idioms, Figurative Expressions & Sentence Interpretation
Solution
In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
The thief ran .. luck when the policeman running after him caught up with him and knocked him down
A
into
B
with
C
of
D
out of
E
off
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The correct idiomatic expression is “run out of luck”, which means to lose good fortune or to experience a reversal of fortune.
So the sentence becomes:
The thief ran out of luck when the policeman running after him caught up with him and knocked him down.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #4638)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1985
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
Whilst the thief was .... the passengers, he kept apologizing for the inconvenience he was causing them
A
robbing
B
rubbing
C
robing
D
rubing
E
robbed
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 #4640)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1985
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
Your brigade would be better for it, if you desisted .... rumour - mongering, observed the Chief of Staff
A
from
B
away
C
into
D
away from
E
on
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 #4642)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1985
Tenses, Aspect & Conditionals
Solution
In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
The court ordered the lorry driver to pay for the .... to my car
A
damages
B
heavy damages
C
destruction
D
many damages
E
damage
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option E
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The sentence should read: "The court ordered the lorry driver to pay for the damage to my car." Damage is appropriate because it is an uncountable noun and it would be ungrammatical to attach an "s". Though the word damages is used to refer to the legal compensation for the harm or losses in a car collision, it is not the correct option to fill in the gap because the lorry driver is required to pay "for" the damage to the car and not to pay the damages for the car.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #4643)