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UTME / JAMB 2010
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
When we looked up, we ...... the plane some miles away?
A
site
B
cited
C
sited
D
sighted
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
When we looked up, we sighted the plane some miles away?
sighted; (of a person) having the ability to see; not blind.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12596)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2010
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
They are the ...... dresses.
A
babys'
B
baby
C
babies
D
babies'
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
They are the babies's dresses?
Babies's: possessive plural noun
'They' refers to the 'dresses' which indicates plurality.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12597)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2010
Concord (Subject-Verb Agreement)
Solution
Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
Vital ...... is still spread ..... word of mouth in most villages in Africa?
A
information / from
B
information / with
C
information / by
D
information / through
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Vital information is still spread by word of mouth in most villages in Africa?
By; is mostly used when referring to a means of something,
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12598)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2010
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
Western education is one of the ...... colonial rule.
A
legacies
B
evidence
C
remnants
D
inheritance
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Colonial rule refers to the period when Western powers governed and controlled various territories around the world. The term "legacies" in this context refers to the lasting impact, influence, or effects that Western education left behind during the colonial period. It implies that the education system introduced by the colonial powers has had a significant and enduring influence on the societies that experienced colonial rule.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12599)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2010
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
The man was happy that his son confessed his guilt and so the others were .......?
A
implicated
B
accused
C
punished
D
exonerated
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The man was happy that his son confessed his guilt and so the others were exonerated
Exonerated; absolve or clear (someone) from blame for a fault or wrongdoing.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12600)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2010
Lexis, Structure & Register (Cloze & Vocabulary)
Solution
Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
The federal Government has ....... child trafficking?
A
postulated
B
projected
C
prescribed
D
proscribed
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The federal Government has proscribed child trafficking?
proscribed; forbid, especially by law. Denounce or condemn
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12601)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2010
Tenses, Aspect & Conditionals
Solution
Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
Based on the facts before me, I have no alternative ....... to hold you responsible?
A
only
B
as
C
than
D
but
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Based on the facts before me, I have no alternative but to hold you responsible?
But; is used to indicate the impossibility of anything other than what is being stated.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12602)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2010
Question Tags, Modals & Pronouns
Solution
Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
Many people would always find reasons to ....... the law?
A
arrogate
B
debase
C
circumvent
D
circumspect
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Many people would always find reasons to circumvent the law?
circumvent; to avoid, overcome or to find a way around something such as a law or rule etc, often in a clever way.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12603)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2010
Oral English: Vowel & Consonant Sounds
Solution
Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letters.
Coup?
A
whup
B
hoot
C
couple
D
scout
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
coup; /kuː/
hoot; /huːt/
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12604)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2010
Oral English: Vowel & Consonant Sounds
Solution
Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letters.
Indict?
A
bright
B
fish
C
pick
D
brick
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Indict - /ɪnˈdaɪt/
Bright - /braɪt/
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12605)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2010
Oral English: Vowel & Consonant Sounds
Solution
Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letters.
Roared?
A
towered
B
coast
C
brought
D
rod
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The vowel sound in ''oa'' is represented as
roar; /rɔː/
same as in
brought; /brɔːt/
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12607)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2010
Oral English: Vowel & Consonant Sounds
Solution
Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the underlined letters.
Of course?
A
plough
B
dough
C
over
D
orphan
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
of; /ɒv,(ə)v/
over; /ˈəʊvə/
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12608)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2010
Oral English: Vowel & Consonant Sounds
Solution
Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the underlined letters.
High?
A
what
B
honest
C
who
D
vehicle
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
high; /haɪ/
who; /huː,hʊ/
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12610)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2010
Oral English: Stress, Rhymes & Intonation
Solution
Choose the option that rhymes with the given word.
Boys?
A
stays
B
moist
C
noise
D
elbows
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
boy; /bɔɪz/
noise; /nɔɪz/
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12611)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2010
Oral English: Stress, Rhymes & Intonation
Solution
Choose the option that rhymes with the given word.
Shine?
A
clean
B
fine
C
machine
D
lain
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
shine; /ʃʌɪn/
fine; /fʌɪn/
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12612)