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UTME / JAMB 2012
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Solution
Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s)\
The driver was short of petrol, so he..........down the hills with the engine switched off
A
glided
B
coasted
C
wheeled
D
taxied
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
glide means To move in a smooth, effortless manner: a submarine gliding through the water. See Synonyms at slide. 2. To move silently and furtively: The thief glided across the room.
coasted: To proceed with little effort. Because the route was mostly downhill, the car just coasted along. I'm worried that you're just coasting along through your senior year without taking your future seriously.
wheeled (of a vehicle or other object) having wheels to enable it to move over the ground.
taxied (of an aircraft) move slowly along the ground before take-off or after landing.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30189)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2012
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s)
One should be careful how......behaves in public, shouldn't.......
A
one/one
B
he/lie
C
she/one
D
one/he
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
One should be careful how one behaves in public, shouldn't one
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30191)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2012
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s)
...........a good leader must have two characteristics
A
first and formost
B
first and formust
C
first and farmost
D
first and foremost
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
First and foremost; most importantly
first and foremost a good leader must have two characteristics
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30195)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2012
Tenses, Aspect & Conditionals
Solution
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We visited his house...........three times
A
about
B
for about
C
like
D
for like
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
About is used to indicate movement within a particular area.
We visited his house about three times
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30197)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2012
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
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She was............the verge of tears
A
at
B
on
C
by
D
with
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Close to, on the brink of (something)
She was on the verge of tears
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30198)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2012
Spelling, Punctuation & Word Formation
Solution
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Everyone makes mistakes occasionally, nobody is.........
A
incorrigible
B
imperfect
C
infallible
D
indestructible
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Infallible; incapable of making mistakes or being wrong.
Everyone makes mistakes occasionally, nobody is infallible
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30199)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2012
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
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The woman would not part with her..........pot
A
dicarded earthen black
B
discarded black earthen
C
earthen discarded black
D
black earthen discarded
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The woman would not part with her discarded black earthen pot
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30200)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2012
Question Tags, Modals & Pronouns
Solution
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We stood up when the principal came in..........?
A
isn't it
B
didn't we
C
not so
D
did us
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
We often use question tags when we expect the listener to agree with our statement. In this case, when the statement is negative, we use a positive question tag. Hence it would read;
We stood up when the principal came in didn't we
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30201)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2012
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s)
This professor of...........medicine has......... the mystery of bird flu.
A
vetinary/unraveled
B
vertrinary/unravelled
C
veterinaty/unravelved
D
veterinary/unravelled
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
veterinary; relating to the diseases, injuries, and treatment of farm and domestic animals.
unravelled; investigate and solve or explain something.
This professor of veterinary medicine has unraveled the mystery of bird flu.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30202)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2012
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s)
Her mother brought her some.......
A
clothes
B
yards
C
cloth
D
clothing
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Her mother brought her some clothes
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30203)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2012
Question Tags, Modals & Pronouns
Solution
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Many workers were............ as a result of the textile closure
A
laid down
B
laid off
C
laid out
D
laid up
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
If workers are laid off, they are told by their employers to leave their job, usually because there is no more work for them to do.
Many workers were laid off as a result of the textile closure
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30204)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2012
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
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The driver died in the .......... road accident
A
fatal
B
brutal
C
serious
D
pathetic
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Fatal; causing death.
The driver died in the fatal road accident
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30205)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2012
Question Tags, Modals & Pronouns
_______your parents frown _______our friendship, we shouldn't see each other anymore
A
because/over
B
since/at
C
although/at
D
as/upon
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 #30206)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2012
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s)
...........she didn't trust him, she married him.
A
after
B
much as
C
since
D
though
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Though; despite the fact that; although.
Though she didn't trust him, she married him.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30208)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2012
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s)
I wanted to know his political beliefs, so l asked him what........
A
this was
B
these are
C
this is
D
they were
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
I wanted to know his political beliefs, so l asked him what they were
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #30209)