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English Language
UTME / JAMB 1989
Reading Comprehension, Summary & Composition
'Manoeuvre' in the passage means
A
shrewdness
B
cleverness
C
stupidity
D
strategy
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 #14944)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1989
Reading Comprehension, Summary & Composition
Solution
Which of the following is true of the passage?
A
the stranger was in a bad mood
B
the stranger came by bus
C
shola and her father were idle when the stranger came
D
shola's father measured the stranger from head to foot
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
In the passage, it is explicitly stated that "Her father examined the man from head to foot, shrewdly measuring his capacity to pay." This confirms that option D is correct.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #14946)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1989
Reading Comprehension, Summary & Composition
The 1936 Olympic games was cited in the passage to show that sport can
A
lead to excessive hatred
B
create goodwill among nations
C
generate feelings of national prestige
D
make people meet on the battle feild
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 #14948)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1989
Reading Comprehension, Summary & Composition
Solution
According to the passage
A
all the sports practised nowadays are competitive
B
games have meaning only when the participants play to win
C
it is impossible to play a game simply for fun of it
D
on the local green, you play not to win but for the fun of it
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
This question implies that you should examine the passage explicitly. Option D is the only statement that is explicitly and accurately stated in the passage.
Option A - the passage rather states that "Nearly all the sports practised nowadays are competitive" and not "All the sports"
Option B - the passage rather states that: "You play to win, and the game has little meaning unless you do your utmost to win." this expression is partially different from: "games have meaning only when the participants play to win"
Option C - the passage rather states that: "it is possible to play simply for fun of it", not: "it is impossible to play a game simply for fun of it"
Option D - the passage clearly states that: "On the village green, where you pick no sides and the feeling of local patriotism is not involved, it is possible to play simply for fun of it and exercise. This is clearly expressed in: "on the local green, you play not to win but for the fun of it" So, Option D is clearly the answer.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #14949)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1989
Reading Comprehension, Summary & Composition
Boxing is regarded as the worst game in the passage because
A
of the behaviour of the boxers themselves
B
of the amount of ill-will that can be generated among spectators of different races
C
of the ill-will that can be generated by a game that demands strength from the competitors
D
is a game in which both players get hurt rather badly
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 #14950)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1989
Reading Comprehension, Summary & Composition
Solution
Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
A
running, jumping and kicking a ball are tests of national virtue
B
at the national level, sports is frankly a mimic warfare
C
the most savage combative instincts are aroused by anyone who has played in a school football match
D
nations work themselves up because they tend to believe that6 sports are tests of national virtue
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The writer is critical of the belief that sport fosters international goodwill. He argues that sport arouses combative instincts, especially when national prestige is involved. He says, “...the significant thing is not the behaviour of the players but the attitude of the spectators and behind the spectators are the nations who work themselves into furies... and seriously believe... that running, jumping and kicking a ball are tests of national virtue.”
This directly supports option D: Nations work themselves up because they tend to believe that sports are tests of national virtue.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #14952)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1989
Reading Comprehension, Summary & Composition
'Mimic' as used in the passage means
A
comic
B
silent
C
imitated
D
practised
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 #14954)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1989
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
The snake was referred to as 'something strange' because the
A
movement of the snake along the gutter was slow and caustious
B
movement of the snake betrayed strange uneasiness and confusion
C
colour of the snake's body was an unusual stream of flowing metal
D
environment in which the snake was found was unusual
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 #14955)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1989
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
As the narrator watched the snake, his feelings changed to those of
A
anger and apathy
B
antipathy and perplexity
C
perplexity
D
angry bewildement
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 #14956)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1989
Prepositions, Phrasal Verbs & Collocations
The act of the snake was described as 'fatal' because the snake's attack was going to
A
be fatal to the plant
B
make the coiled body not to support itself upon the narrow ledge
C
result in the crippling of the snake
D
result in no possible recovery
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 #14957)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1989
Reading Comprehension, Summary & Composition
Solution
Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
A
Osun was not an active observer in the combat between the snake and the little plant
B
the moves of the little plant during encounter with the snake were not voluntry
C
the attack of the plant during the combat was entirely to blame for the fall of the snake
D
during the combat, the behaviour of the plant could be likened to that of a human being.
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The passage makes it clear that the plant was simply being blown by the wind ("innocent plant in the wind"). The fall was caused by the snake’s own reaction: its "fatal act" of coiling itself to strike on a narrow ledge where its body could not support the movement. This caused it to overbalance and plunge 50 feet below. Therefore, it is untrue to state that the plant's "attack" was entirely to blame.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #14958)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1989
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
The 'fight' between the plant and the snake was prompted
A
the plant
B
osun
C
the wind
D
the snake
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 #14959)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1989
Reading Comprehension, Summary & Composition
In the passage 'nightmare' means
A
a terrifying or deeply distressing dream
B
natural disasters
C
all those hazards which made life hideous
D
a curse
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 #14960)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1989
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Natural disasters were regarded as a curse of the gods on mankind because man
A
had no satisfactory solution to natural disasters
B
had not learnt to till the soil sufficiently
C
was suffering from the woes pronounced on mankind by the gods
D
could not send reply to the gods
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 #14961)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1989
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
'But starvation still stares man in the face' means starvation
A
looks at the face of man
B
is inevitable to man
C
flies in the face of man
D
stil afflicts man
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 #14962)