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English Language
UTME / JAMB 1982
Tenses, Aspect & Conditionals
Solution
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
The armed robbers stabbed the driver …. the back
A
In
B
On
C
At
D
Inside
E
By
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
prepositions are all connectors.
In this context "In" is defined as inside an area, moving from a point outside to a point inside.
"On" is used to indicate position, usually indicating that something is on top of something else.
A stab in the back would mean, a stab from the outer area to the inner area. Option A is correct
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #2987)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1982
Tenses, Aspect & Conditionals
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
I ….. him before he came into the room.
A
Have seen
B
Have not
C
Used to see
D
See
E
Had seen
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option E
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option E.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #2988)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1982
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
I am disappointed …. the ways you conducted yourself at the party.
A
By
B
For
C
Due to
D
At
E
According to
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The correct collocation is “disappointed at” when referring to someone’s behaviour or a specific situation.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #2989)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1982
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
You can go on; I …. what you are saying.
A
Am understanding
B
May be understanding
C
Was understanding
D
Will be understanding
E
Understand
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option E
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The verb “understand” is a stative verb. Stative verbs describe states (thoughts, feelings, possession, senses) rather than actions. They are not normally used in the continuous (-ing) form. Because the speaker is expressing a present mental state, we use the simple present tense:
You can go on; I understand what you are saying.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #2990)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1982
Question Tags, Modals & Pronouns
Solution
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
When we were coming back from the picnic last Friday, there …. on EKO bridge.
A
Were many traffics
B
Was much traffic
C
Were plenty traffic
D
Were losts of traffic
E
Was a few traffic
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Traffic is an uncountable noun, so it does not take a plural verb (were), and does not combine with plural quantifiers like many, plenty, lots or a few.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #2991)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1982
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
I have refused to give him my pen because I don’t want him to ….. it again.
A
Loss
B
Loose
C
Lose
D
Lost
E
Lend
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 #2992)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1982
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
We were all delighted when the beautiful lady in our house ….. a bouncing baby boy.
A
Delivered
B
Born
C
Brought forth
D
Gave birth to
E
Gave bath to
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 #2993)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1982
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
Always remember to ….. the lights before leaving the room.
A
Put off
B
Blow off
C
Off
D
Put out
E
Switch off
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option E
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option E.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #2994)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1982
Question Tags, Modals & Pronouns
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
I’m sorry I can’t go to the theatre with you as I have …. to do.
A
Many works
B
A work
C
Plenty work
D
Much work
E
Lots and lots of work
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 #2995)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1982
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
The wicked boy threw a stone at the bird smashing …. two legs.
A
Its
B
It’s
C
It
D
Is
E
Its’
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 #2996)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1982
Concord (Subject-Verb Agreement)
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
When the policemen received …. about the hideout of the armed robbers, they went there in full force to arrest them.
A
Full informations
B
All the necessary informations
C
Some informations
D
An information
E
Full information
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option E
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option E.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #2997)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1982
Spelling, Punctuation & Word Formation
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
On such an important ….all the guests were expected to be at their best.
A
Occassion
B
Occasion
C
Ocassion
D
Ocasion
E
Occation
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 #2998)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1982
Tenses, Aspect & Conditionals
Solution
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
Chike, who plays in the first eleven, is an expert …. dribbling
A
For
B
By
C
At
D
With
E
On
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
'At' as a Preposition is a word that joins a noun, pronoun, or noun phrases and makes each sentence complete. It is used in a sentence to indicate a location, direction, time, describe an activity, or sometimes, to introduce an object.
In this sentence, it is used to indicate Chike’s activity (at dribbling). Hence the complete statement would read;
Chike, who plays in the first eleven, is an expert at dribbling
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #2999)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1982
Tenses, Aspect & Conditionals
Solution
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
Musa asked Asmau what she …. Since, he last saw her.
A
has been doing
B
had been doing
C
has done
D
was doing
E
might be doing
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The sentence is an example of reported (indirect) speech in the past tense: "Musa asked Asmau what she _____ since he last saw her."
The reporting verb "asked" is in the past tense. The action being referred to occurred before the time of asking.The word "since" indicates an action that began in the past and continued up to a point. To express a continuous action in the past before another past event, we use the past perfect continuous tense: "had been doing"
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #3000)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1982
Question Tags, Modals & Pronouns
Fill the blank spaces with the most appropriate of options A-E:
The violent storm that occurred on Easter Monday destroyed many houses and caused …. in Lagos generally.
A
Heavy damages
B
Much damage
C
Several damages
D
Plenty damages
E
Many damages
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 #3001)