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UTME / JAMB 2024
English Grammar
Solution
Choose the option that best completes the sentence.
She hurried off ______ and came back.
A
fastly
B
as fastly
C
fast
D
very fastly
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
"Fast" is the correct adverb form to describe the manner in which she hurried. "Fast" itself is both an adjective and an adverb. "Fastly" is not the standard adverb form.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #70163)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2024
English Grammar
Solution
Choose the option that best completes the sentence.
Justina used to be the best-behaved girl, ____?
A
couldn't she
B
wasn't she
C
wouldn't she
D
didn't she
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
In questions like this, the auxiliary verb used in the tag question should match the auxiliary verb or the verb used in the main sentence. All sentences have an auxiliary verb even though it is not visible. Sentences without visible auxiliary verbs carry the auxiliary verb "did" as in "She did used to be the best-behaved girl". Therefore, the correct tag question is "didn't she."
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #70164)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2024
English Grammar
Solution
Choose the option that best completes the sentence.
It was the _______ of brakes that drew our attention.
A
hooting
B
blaring
C
screeching
D
hammering
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The phrase "screeching of brakes" is a common expression used to describe the high-pitched, loud noise made by brakes when a vehicle is stopped suddenly.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #70165)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2024
English Grammar
Solution
Choose the option that best completes the sentence.
Everyone knew the woman's _______ before his phone went off.
A
itinery
B
itinerary
C
itenery
D
itinarary
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The word "itinerary" refers to a planned route or journey that details the travel schedule or events. The other options are misspellings of the word.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #70166)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2024
English Grammar
Solution
Choose the option that rhymes with the given word
taciturn
A
rerun
B
tarn
C
around
D
burn
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
taciturn - /ˈtæs.ɪ.tɜːn/
rerun - /ˌriːˈrʌn/
tarn - /tɑːn/
around - /əˈraʊnd/
burn - /bɜːn/
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #70175)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2024
English Grammar
Solution
Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The stressed syllables are written in capital letters.
embodiment
A
EMbodiment
B
emBODiment
C
embodIment
D
embodiMENT
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
/ɪmˈbɒd.i.mənt/
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #70196)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2024
English Grammar
Solution
Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The stressed syllables are written in capital letters.
declamation
A
DEclamation
B
deCLAmation
C
declaMAtion
D
declamaTION
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
/ˌdek.ləˈmeɪ.ʃən/
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #70197)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2024
English Grammar
Solution
The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the options to which the given sentence relates.
The architect did the DESIGN.
A
Who did the design?
B
Was the design done by the engineer?
C
Did the architect destroy the design?
D
Did the architect do the draft?
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Emphatic stress is the placement of greater stress on a particular word in a sentence or utterance for emphasis, correction or clarification. To test for emphatic stress, the contrasting question should affirm or negate the specific word in capital letters ("DESIGN"). Option D contrasts "design" with "draft," making it the appropriate response to confirm emphasis.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #70198)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2024
English Grammar
Solution
The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the options to which the given sentence relates.
My only SON speaks like an orator.
A
Does my only son speak like an illiterate?
B
Does my only daughter speak like an orator?
C
Does my only son read like an orator?
D
Does your only son speak like an orator?
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
For emphatic stress on "SON," the contrasting question should challenge "son" by substituting it with a different noun (e.g., "daughter"). Option B correctly contrasts "son" with "daughter," confirming the emphasis.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #70199)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2024
English Grammar
Solution
Choose the option that best completes the sentence.
Put Chioma's meal in the _______ pack.
A
shiny, new, red lunch
B
red, new, shiny lunch
C
shiny, red, lunch new
D
new, red, lunch shiny
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
A. shiny, new, red lunch
The other should be:
Opinion or observation (shiny)
Age or condition (new)
Colour (red)
Thus, "shiny, new, red" follows the correct order of adjectives before the noun "lunch."
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #70167)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2024
English Grammar
Solution
Choose the option that best completes the sentence.
I was glad he called my attention ____ the matter.
A
on
B
to
C
for
D
at
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The correct preposition after the verb "call attention" is "to." We say "call someone's attention to something," meaning to make them aware of or focus on something.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #70168)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2024
English Grammar
Solution
Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.
youth
A
should
B
bout
C
choose
D
butcher
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
youth - /juː\theta/
should - /ʃʊd/
bout - /baʊt/
choose - /tʃuːz/
butcher - /ˈbʊtʃ.ə/
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #70169)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2024
English Grammar
Solution
Choose the option that has the same consonant sounds as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.
uncle
A
bring
B
long
C
bang
D
ink
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
uncle - /ˈʌŋ.kəl/
bring - /brɪŋ/
long - /lɒŋ/
bang - /bæŋ/
ink - /ɪŋk/
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #70172)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2024
English Grammar
Solution
Choose the option that rhymes with the given word
hurt
A
hot
B
cough
C
coil
D
shirt
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
hurt - /hɜːt/
hot - /hɒt/
cough - /kɒf/
coil - /kɔɪl/
shirt - /ʃɜːt/
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #70173)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2024
English Grammar
Solution
According to the passage, students perform poorly in examinations because
A
they burn midnight candles
B
they fail to identify the ethics of reading
C
they are too pre-occupied with social activities
D
of their inability to imbibe good reading culture
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The passage explicitly mentions that one of the main causes of mass failure in examinations is students' inability to imbibe a good reading culture. This is highlighted as the primary reason learners struggle with comprehension and examination performance.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #70201)