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English Language UTME / JAMB 1979 Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
The Igbos often use corrugated iron for the roofs of their Mbari houses
A
inorder to make them look important
B
inorder to protect the mud walls
C
because it lasts longer than thatch
D
because it is less imposing than thatch
E
because it is expensive
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1979 Reading Comprehension, Summary & Composition
Different materials are chosen because
A
they are considered suitable
B
some are difficult to obtain
C
they are used by different worshippers of the same god
D
they are thought to have particular physical powers
E
they are associated with different deities
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1979 Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
'Basically as used in the above sentence means
A
entirely
B
completely
C
necessarily
D
simply
E
essentially
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1979 Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
the durability of a carving
A
is not considered important
B
is less than five years
C
should not be interfered with
D
is natural
E
is related to its mystic properties
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1979 Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
it seems probable that mud is used for culture because
A
it is cheap
B
it is thought to have particular significance
C
it is easy to obtain
D
it has the quality of durability
E
other materials are thought to have supernatural powers
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1979 Question Tags, Modals & Pronouns
the journey up the Nile is very soothing because
A
it is very slow
B
the scenery doesn't change much
C
the general pattern changes from day to day
D
there is not much activity on the banks
E
there are few people to be seen
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1979 Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
which of the following statement is true of the buffaloes?
A
they are all exactly the same
B
they are to be seen on the bends of the river
C
they sometimes get drowned in the river
D
they are allowed to rest during the heat of the day
E
they drive the waterwheels in the daytime
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1979 Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
the presence of the people on the shore
A
is often apparent
B
becomes apparent when they come out of their hut
C
reminds the traveller of their humanity
D
is indicated by the smells from the villages
E
prevents the traveller from feeling lonely
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1979 Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
which of the following suggests that the country is a land of ancient civilization
A
Egyptian faces swathed in white
B
the palms and eucalyptus
C
the mud-hut villages
D
the patch work of ricefields
E
the brown pillars
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1979 Reading Comprehension, Summary & Composition
which of the following is true of the traveller in the passage
A
he likes being idle
B
he would not like to live in the villages
C
he would like to see temples in the ruin
D
he finds the smell of the villages unbearable
E
he felt a deceptive glow
medium Difficulty
English Language UTME / JAMB 1979 Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
we know that St. Alban's College was in a pioneering state because
A
only people of poor homes were admitted into it
B
all the students were day boys
C
the emphasis was on science
D
Mr Anokye owned it
E
it did not even have a playing field
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1979 Current Electricity & Electric Circuits
The density 400cm3 of palm oil was 0.9gcm-3 before frying. If the density of the oil was 0.6gm-3 after frying,assuming no loss of oil due to spilling, its new volume was
A
360cm3
B
600cm3
C
240cm3
D
800cm3
E
450cm3
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1979 Work, Energy, Power & Simple Machines
Which of the following statements defines correctly the efficiency of a machine?
A
the load carried by the machine divided by effort required in carrying the load
B
the distance moved by the load divided by the distance moved by the effort
C
the useful work done by the machine divided by the total work put into the machine
D
the movement of the load divided by the movement of the effort about the same point
E
the temperature at the end of the application of the machine divided by the initial temperature
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1979 Work, Energy, Power & Simple Machines
A 500kg car which was initially at rest travelled with an acceleration of 5m sec-2, its kinetic energy after 4 seconds was
A
105J
B
2.5 x 103J
C
2 x 103J
D
5 x 103J
E
5 x 105J`
medium Difficulty
Physics UTME / JAMB 1979 Current Electricity & Electric Circuits
Two closed vessels contain equal volumes of boiling water and are identical except that one is blackened on the outside while the other is polished. Which of the following is correct?
A
the polished vessel will cool faster because a polished surface is a good radiator
B
the polished vessel will cool faster because it will absorbe less heat from the room
C
the black vessel will cool faster because it is a better conductor of heat
D
the polished vesselwill cool faster because it reflects heat better
E
the black vessel will cool faster because a black surface radiates heat faster than a polished one
medium Difficulty
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