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English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Choose the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:
Ogedengbe kept goal for his club team because there wasn't .... to do it
A
nobody else
B
any other body
C
any other body
D
no other body
E
anybody else
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 #2078)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Choose the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:
Grace must be allergic .... smoke because any time she sits by someone who is smoking, she sneezes
A
to
B
from
C
for
D
with
E
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 #2079)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Choose the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:
Now that i realize the full extent of your ... i am afraid it will be impossible for me to ever trust you again
A
dubiousness
B
corruption
C
deceptiveness
D
duplicity
E
inconsistency
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Duplicity refers to deceitfulness or double-dealing, which fits the context of someone realising the extent of another person's dishonesty and concluding that trust is no longer possible.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #2080)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Choose the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:
Legislators must be trained to .... the truth
A
disguise
B
discern
C
digest
D
disturb
E
distort
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 #2081)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Choose the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:
He must be a good student because he is a .... reader
A
romanesque
B
veracious
C
voracious
D
mendacious
E
sarcastic
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 #2082)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Choose the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:
It is very difficult to capture the subtle ..... of words when translated from one language to another
A
essence
B
denotations
C
connotations
D
inflexions
E
insults
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 #2083)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Choose the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:
As it holds true that, unless you train your body you cannot be an athlete, so also unless you train your .... you cannot be a ....
A
kicking - footballer
B
voice - choirmaster
C
mind - scholar
D
courage - hero
E
arms - swimmer
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The sentence presents a logical analogy: just as physical training is necessary to become an athlete, another type of training is required for a different role. Just as an athlete trains the body, a scholar must train the mind. This maintains the logical structure of the analogy.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #2084)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Choose the correct word to fill the space in the following sentences:
The meeting starts .... two o'clock. Please be punctual
A
about
B
in
C
on
D
at
E
around
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 #2085)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Choose the correct word to fill the space in the following sentences:
Every time you pay a bill you must insist .... being given a receipt
A
in
B
from
C
on
D
by
E
onto
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 #2086)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Choose the correct word to fill the space in the following sentences:
The elections .... the Senate were held in July
A
into
B
of
C
from
D
onto
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 #2087)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Choose the correct word to fill the space in the following sentences:
There is a filling station .... the corner, to your right.
A
about
B
by
C
from
D
around
E
to
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The natural expression is “around the corner”, which means very near, just at the next turn.
So the sentence becomes:
There is a filling station around the corner, to your right.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #2088)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Choose the correct word to fill the space in the following sentences:
It is difficult these days to get a seat .... the plane in spite of a confirmed booking
A
inside
B
in
C
on
D
upon
E
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 #2089)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Tenses, Aspect & Conditionals
Solution
Choose the correct word to fill the space in the following sentences:
He travelled to Jos .... train when he came last
A
by
B
in
C
on
D
inside
E
through
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The word "by" is used to indicate the mode of transport or means of traveling, such as:
by train
by car
by bus
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #2090)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Ezekiel was a great herald of thing to come because
A
he was a prophet
B
he preached about events which were to characterized the period after the exile
C
God showed him what was going to happen after the exile
D
he ran a prophetic ministry
E
God was with him
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 #15088)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1980
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
in his work, Ezekiel
A
was friendly with Ezra
B
founded Judaism in conhjuction with Ezra
C
had a large religious following
D
forged a link between the past and the future
E
demostrated that he was a man of God
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 #15090)