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English Language
UTME / JAMB 1981
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
A pioneer, he .... the institution from his own resources
A
found and funded
B
founded and funded
C
was finding and funding
D
had found and funded
E
was founded and funding
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 #2106)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1981
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
He passed so well .... he was awarded a scholarship
A
since
B
because
C
that
D
while
E
thus
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 #2107)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1981
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
Government should prevent smugglers .... their contraband
A
to sell
B
to be selling
C
from selling
D
having sold
E
to selling
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 #2108)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1981
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
I told him .... he had no chance
A
quite by frankness
B
quite frankly
C
quite in frankness
D
quite being frank
E
quite to be frank
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 #2109)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1981
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
He looked .... everyone in authority as an enemy
A
on
B
at
C
in
D
about
E
against
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 #2110)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1981
Question Tags, Modals & Pronouns
Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
As .... of you that can come are welcome
A
each
B
any
C
many
D
more
E
most
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 #2111)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1981
Idioms, Figurative Expressions & Sentence Interpretation
Solution
Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
He bade them .... to his house
A
welcomed
B
are welcome
C
to be welcome
D
to have been welcome
E
welcome
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option E
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The verb "bade" (past tense of bid) is used in older or more formal English to mean "invited" or "greeted". It is followed directly by the bare infinitive (the base form of a verb without “to”), or in this case, an adjective acting as a complement.
"Welcome" in this sentence functions as an adjective, not a verb. It describes the state in which they were received. Saying "He bade them welcome" is idiomatic and grammatically correct.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #2112)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1981
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
If .... one day, we would talk about it for weeks.
A
a lion would be coming into this room
B
a lion was coming into this room
C
a lion came into this room
D
a lion is coming into this room
E
a lion is going to come into this room
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The sentence expresses an unreal or unlikely condition and its imagined result:
If ___ one day, we would talk about it for weeks.
This is a second conditional structure:
If + past simple,
would + base verb.
So the verb after if should be in the past simple, even though the meaning refers to the future.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #2113)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1981
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
Excuse me, do you mind .... i smoke?
A
because
B
if
C
since
D
while
E
against
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 #2114)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1981
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
The house will look all the better .... this new coat of paint
A
for
B
under
C
against
D
upon
E
over
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 #2115)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1981
Idioms, Figurative Expressions & Sentence Interpretation
Solution
Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
Without .... words he accused him directly of treachery
A
amending
B
modifying
C
mixing
D
mincing
E
meaning
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The expression "without mincing words" is a fixed idiom in English. It means: to speak plainly and directly or to say exactly what you mean without trying to soften your words
Since the man accused him directly of treachery, he clearly did not soften his language.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #2116)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1981
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
Asmau, did you see the snapshop of ....
A
Yourself
B
You
C
Yours
D
Yourselves
E
Herself
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 #2655)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1981
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five option
I can’t mind the light. I don't know .... about electricity.
A
Something
B
Nothing
C
Anything
D
Nobody
E
Anybody
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 #2658)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1981
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options:
.... a good film. Wasn’t it?
A
It is
B
Was it
C
There is
D
It was
E
There was
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Since the tag “Wasn’t it?” is in the past tense, the main clause must also be in the past tense. “It was a good film, wasn’t it?” → correct agreement of tense and structure.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #2662)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1981
Tenses, Aspect & Conditionals
fill in the blank spaces in the following sentences making use of the best of the five options :
.... Several bad air-crashes recently.
A
There is
B
They are
C
There were
D
There have been
E
There are
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 #2666)