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English Language
UTME / JAMB 2019
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below
I know my onions
A
I know my job very well
B
I know my rights
C
I am clever because of experience
D
I am aware of my position
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
'To know one's onions' is to be fully acquainted with a subject or the parctice in a field.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #55410)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2019
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below
America is the Mecca of the world
A
America is the commercial garden of the world
B
America is a beautiful place in the world
C
America is a place where people like to visit
D
America accepts assorted races throughout the world
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The representative quality or title of Mecca indicates here that America is a sought after State by most people to visit.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #55412)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2019
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below
All the Nigerian footballers have itchy feet
A
the footballers have insured feet
B
the footballers use their feet to steer
C
the footballers like to travel
D
the footballers like play skillfully
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The footballers like to travel is the best answer. 'Itchy' means not static, by implication.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #55414)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2019
Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
Solution
Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below.
Mr Santos Laliga is a [dipsomaniac]
A
teetotaler
B
a drunkard
C
an hater of women
D
a promiscuous man
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
A teetotaller is a person who never drinks alcohol, the antonym of a dipsomaniac.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #55440)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2019
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below.
The jollof rice served at the wedding reception was [malodorous]
A
small but palatable
B
unpalatably big
C
pleasant
D
stale and smelly
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Malodorous is an adjective for an odorous or unpleasant smell.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #55441)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2019
Question Tags, Modals & Pronouns
Solution
Both questions are alternatives; you answer ........ one ........ the other
A
either/or
B
neither/nor
C
either/nor
D
neither/or
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Option A is the best answer. Note that 'either' goes with 'or' and the usage of both creates an impression as to alternatives.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #55403)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2019
Tenses, Aspect & Conditionals
Solution
It is high time we ........ seeing her
A
stop
B
will stop
C
stopped
D
stops
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
'It is high time' suggests that something should be done and that it is already a bit late.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #55404)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2019
Question Tags, Modals & Pronouns
Solution
You can have ........ of these two books
A
either
B
none
C
any
D
some
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
'Either' is used when there is an alternative choice or decision to be made.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #55405)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2019
Idioms, Figurative Expressions & Sentence Interpretation
Solution
Either Buntu or you ........ to go
A
was
B
are
C
has
D
is
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The rule of concord states an exception, that is when either or neither joins to subjects (one singular and the other plural) the verb should be chosen by considering the nearer of the two subjects.
This means that if the second subject is plural the verb should be plural
'You' can take a plural form, therefore option B is the safest answer.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #55406)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2019
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
The prisoner finally ........ that he drank to ........ on the night he committed the murder
A
acceded/access
B
conceded/excess
C
exceeded/extreme
D
eluded/escape
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
To concede is to admit and the excessive drinking of the prisoner caused the murder.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #55408)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2019
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below.
When it comes to playing the piano, I am a complete [ignoramus]
A
Idiot
B
virtuoso
C
novice
D
nonentity
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
A virtuoso is an expert in a field while an ignoramus is a novice.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #55444)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2019
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below.
The [prodigious] building was razed to the carpet level yesterday
A
ramshackle
B
modern
C
colossal
D
mini-sized
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
As 'prodigious' from the context of usage means big.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #55446)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2019
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below.
The sick man is now [ambulatory]
A
recovering gradually
B
walking
C
sound in health
D
immobile
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
To ambulatory as in this context is to be able to move or walk around.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #55447)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2019
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Solution
CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT IS NEAREST IN MEANING TO THE WORD(S) IN BRACKET, FOR QUESTIONS below.
Every human being is [vulnerable] to communicable disease
A
liable
B
lifted
C
immune
D
closed
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Vulnerability means here that one is open or susceptible to something. 'Liable' best fits this here.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #55452)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2019
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Solution
CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT IS NEAREST IN MEANING TO THE WORD(S) IN BRACKET, FOR QUESTIONS below.
The student's union leader delivered his speech [extempore]
A
out-of-hand
B
accurately
C
off the cuff
D
courageously
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
An extempore speech is made at the spur of the moment i.e without previous preparation.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #55454)