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English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:
Don't study on the examination day? What did he tell you? He told me .... on the examination day
A
no studying
B
don't study
C
not study
D
not to study
E
to not study
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 #1969)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Tenses, Aspect & Conditionals
complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:
I .... to gain admission to the college for the past three years
A
have been trying
B
tried
C
am trying
D
was trying
E
try
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 #1970)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Tenses, Aspect & Conditionals
Solution
complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:
.... a lot of arguments for and against car loans in the press recently
A
There are
B
There has been
C
There have been
D
There is
E
There was
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The subject of the sentence is "a lot of arguments", which is plural. The correct verb agreement for a plural subject in the present perfect tense is "have been".
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #1971)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:
He reported to his manager that he .... overseas
A
had never been
B
never was
C
has never been
D
is never
E
will never be
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 #2020)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:
Shall we go to the union meeting? No thank you, i do not feel like .... anywhere
A
go
B
going
C
to go
D
to have gone
E
went
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 #2021)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Clauses, Phrases, Voice & Reported Speech
Solution
Complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:
Will they sign any contracts at the Fair?
They will not only sign the contracts but a lot of goods .... as well
A
will buy
B
to buy
C
they buy
D
they bought
E
will be bought
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option E
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
This uses the correlative conjunction “not only … but (also) …”, which requires parallel structure. The first clause: “They will … sign” (active voice). The second clause focuses on “a lot of goods”, which receive the action (they are bought, not doing the buying). Therefore, the correct form is the future passive: “a lot of goods will be bought”
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #2023)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Tenses, Aspect & Conditionals
Solution
Complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:
I started writing this test at 8 : 00 a.m It is 10 : 00 a.m now. By 11 : 00 a.m. I .... it for three hours.
A
shall be writing
B
have been writing
C
shall have been writing
D
am writing
E
was writing
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The sentence refers to an action that started in the past (8:00 a.m.), is continuing now (10:00 a.m.), and will continue up to a specific future time (11:00 a.m.).
This requires the future perfect continuous tense, which is used for actions that will have been ongoing for a period of time before a future point.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #2025)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:
Writing for newspaper is exciting and lucrative especially when one is a freelance journalist
A
a forthright
B
an eloquent
C
an unattached
D
a political
E
a convincing
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 #2026)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:
He has never been a good mediator, even in minor family disputes, because in most cases his views are always jaundiced
A
coloured
B
sick
C
suspicious
D
unscrupulous
E
prejudiced
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 #2030)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:
After the wife had covered her misdeeds by prevaricating on several occasions, the poor husband accused her point blank of adultery
A
bluntly
B
pointedly
C
emphatically
D
unreservedly
E
unmistakingly
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 #2033)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:
The vote of thanks which was elaborately moved by the social secretary did not ring true particularly as the fund raising had been a big failure
A
was all lies
B
was not honest
C
was inaudible
D
was not genuine
E
was distorted
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 #2039)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Solution
Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:
I listened with rapt attention as he never suspected that i knew he was telling me a cock and bull story
A
a story about a cock
B
a story about bull
C
an incredible story
D
an interesting
E
an eye witness story
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The phrase "a cock and bull story" refers to a story that is fanciful, unlikely or implausible. It is a story that is made up or exaggerated to deceive. Contrary to popular belief, something "incredible" does not necessarily mean something amazing but something impossible or difficult to believe.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #2047)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Solution
Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:
When a man is immune to an illness, he is
A
opposed to it
B
attached to it
C
hated by it
D
protected against it
E
addicted to it
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Being immune means to have a high degree of resistance to a disease or something.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #2050)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Solution
Choose the word or phrase from A to E that has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:
The two boxers were neck and neck up till the sixth round but in the seventh and final round, the bigger one lost ground
A
could no longer stand on his feet
B
failed to maintain his position
C
was beaten
D
became dizzy
E
became a punching bag
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
To lose ground means to fall behind, lose one's advantage or fail to maintain one's position in a competition, race, argument or contest. This means that the bigger boxer, who had been evenly matched with his opponent, began to fall behind during the final round.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #2051)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Solution
Choosing the word or phrase from A to E which has the same meaning as the underlined word or words in each sentence:
While the mother and father were arguing furiously, their small boy sat patiently, taking in everything they said.
A
absorbing
B
accommodating
C
embracing
D
accepting
E
noting
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The expression “taking in everything they said” means that the boy was carefully listening to and understanding/processing all the information. “Absorbing” means to take in information, ideas, or experiences mentally.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #2052)