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English Language
UTME / JAMB 2005
Oral English: Vowel & Consonant Sounds
Solution
Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.
Guard?
A
gourd
B
guide
C
argue
D
chat
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
guard - /ɡɑːd/
gourd - /ɡʊəd/`
argue - /ˈɑːɡ.juː/
chat - /tʃæt/
guide - /ɡaɪd/
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12014)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2005
Oral English: Vowel & Consonant Sounds
Solution
Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letters underlined.
Film?
A
salt
B
walk
C
Psalm
D
chalk
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
film - /fɪlm/
salt - /sɒlt/
walk - /wɔːk/
psalm - /sɑːm/
chalk - /tʃɔːk/
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12016)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2005
Oral English: Vowel & Consonant Sounds
Solution
Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letters underlined.
Healthy?
A
father
B
path
C
they
D
that
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The underlined ''thy'' sound is pronounced with the tip of the tongue in between the teeth as;
healthy; /ˈhɛl\thetai/
path; /pɑː\theta/
Healthy and path have the ''\theta'' sound when pronounced.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12017)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2005
Oral English: Vowel & Consonant Sounds
Solution
Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letters in brackets.
E(ng)lish
A
single
B
impugn
C
ink
D
orange
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
English - /ˈɪŋ.ɡlɪʃ/
single - /ˈsɪŋ.ɡəl/
impugn - /ɪmˈpjuːn/
ink - /ɪŋk/
orange - /ˈɒr.ɪndʒ/
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12018)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2005
Oral English: Stress, Rhymes & Intonation
Solution
Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.
jurisprudence?
A
jUsprudence
B
juRIsprudence
C
jurisPRUdence
D
jurispruDENCE
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
/ˌdʒʊə.rɪsˈpruː.dəns/
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12019)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2005
Oral English: Stress, Rhymes & Intonation
Solution
Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.
suburbanite
A
SUburbanite
B
suBURbanite
C
suburBAnite
D
suburbaNITE
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
/səˈbɜː.bə.naɪt/
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12021)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2005
Oral English: Stress, Rhymes & Intonation
Solution
Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.
departmentalize?
A
departMENtalize
B
dePARTmentalize
C
DEpartmentalize
D
departmenTALIZE
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
/ˌdi.pɑːtˈmen.təl.aɪz/
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12023)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2005
Oral English: Stress, Rhymes & Intonation
Solution
Choose the option that has the same stress pattern as the given word.
Refuse (noun)
A
reform
B
intact
C
obscure
D
phantom
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Refuse (noun) - /ˈref.juːs/
reform - /rɪˈfɔːm/
intact - /ɪnˈtækt/
obscure - /əbˈskjʊə/
phantom - /ˈfæn.təm/
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12024)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2005
Oral English: Stress, Rhymes & Intonation
Solution
Choose the option that has the same stress pattern as the given word.
downtrodden?
A
downgrading
B
prescribing
C
functional
D
internal
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
downGRAding
preSCRIbing
FUNCtional
inTERnal
Downtrodden has its stress on the first syllable. However, Option A (Downgrading) can also have its stress on the first syllable according to the Oxford Dictionary making Option C the safest option.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12025)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2005
Oral English: Stress, Rhymes & Intonation
Solution
Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others.
A
impound
B
subject (verb)
C
canoe
D
knowledge
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
stressed syllables are the syllables within a word that have the most emphasis when spoken.
for example:
other - the syllable "oth" is stressed and the syllable "er" is not because "er" is pronounced less that "oth"
the "er" tends to sound as if it were falling away at the end of the word.
compound words; tend to be double stressed because both syllables are pronounced equally
for example
childhood- both "child" and "hood" are pronounced fully
you can tell which syllable is stressed by saying the word naturally
In words of two syllables or more, at least one of the syllables is usually pronounced with extra emphasis. We can divide syllables into stressed and unstressed categories.
impound; (words with prefix are usually stressed on the second syllable) this would be stressed as imPOUND
subject(verb); as a verb is stressed thus subJECT
canoe; is stressed on the second syllable as caNOE
knowledge; is a compound word made up of two different words ''know and ledge''. it is therefore stressed on the first syllable as KNOWledge
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12026)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2005
Oral English: Stress, Rhymes & Intonation
Solution
The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.
Your mother CAN cook the meal.
A
Who will cook the meal?
B
Can my father cook the meal?
C
Isn't my mother able to cook the meal?
D
What can my mother do?
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Emphatic stress is the placement of greater stress on a particular word or phrase in an utterance for the sake of emphasis or clarification. For questions on emphatic stress, the goal is to look for the question that contradicts the stressed word or phrase in the utterance. The utterance, in this context, is trying to clarify that the mother "can" actually cook the meal. So, it should be the response to the question "Isn't your mother able to cook the meal?"
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12030)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2005
Oral English: Stress, Rhymes & Intonation
Solution
The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.
The EAGLES won the match.
A
Did the Eagles lose the match?
B
Who won the match ?
C
What did the Eagles win?
D
Did the Eagles win the match?
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Emphatic stress is the placement of greater stress on a particular word or phrase in an utterance for the sake of emphasis or clarification. For questions on emphatic stress, the goal is to look for the question that contradicts the stressed word or phrase in the utterance. "Eagles" is stressed in the utterance because it is the answer to the question: "Who won the Eagles?"
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #12031)
Physics
UTME / JAMB 2005
Waves, Sound & Vibrations
Solution
Marching soldiers crossing a suspension bridge are usually advised to break their steps to avoid damaging the bridge owing to
A
oscillation
B
resonance
C
swinging
D
vibration
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Physical Principles & Numerical Solution
Marching soldiers crossing a suspension bridge are usually advised to break their steps to avoid damaging the bridge owing to resonance. The steps of the marching soldiers can set the bridge into vibration, and when the frequency of the bridge is equal to that of the steps of the soldiers, the resonance occurs,and at this resonance, the bridge vibrates violently with maximum amplitude, and can collapse.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #13167)
Physics
UTME / JAMB 2005
Linear Motion, Projectiles & Kinematics
Solution
An object is projected from a height of 80 m above the ground with a velocity of 40ms-1 at an angle of 30^\circ to the horizontal. The time of flight [ g ≈ 10m/s\(^2\)
A
8 s
B
4 s
C
16 s
D
10 s
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Physical Principles & Numerical Solution
for a body projected at an angle \theta to the horizontal, the time of the flight is given by T = (2u sin \theta)/g =(2x 40)x sin (30)/10 =(2 x 40) x (0.5)/10 = 4.0secs.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #13681)
Physics
UTME / JAMB 2005
Magnetism, Electromagnetism & AC Circuits
Solution
In an a.c circuit that contains only a capacitor, the voltage lags behind the current by
A
180°
B
90°
C
60°
D
30°
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Physical Principles & Numerical Solution
In a purely capacity circuit, voltage lags behind current by 90°, or current leads voltage by 90°
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #13687)