Year : 
2019
Title : 
English Language
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

71 - 80 of 110 Questions

# Question Ans

Read the passage and choose the most appropriate option for each gap.

Just after ...1..... the aircraft gave a shudder and coughed. The pilot, from the ..2...... activated the emergency sheet to cover the improperly secured left rear ....3.... At the same time, he pushed a button on the panel to activate automatic turning, and the airplane ....4.... north-east He called the control ....5.... to report the misshaped requested clearance for emergency ....6....The plane circled the airport and prepared to return to the airport it had just left. Moments later, the aircraft ....7....to stop on a ....8.... ....9.... in oilskin ran in the light drizzle and were soon perched on the ....10.... of the plane, from where they began their inspection.

71.

And requested clearance for emergency ...6.....

A. return

B. landing

C. stopping

D. arrival

Detailed Solution

An emergency landing is a prioritized form of landing made by an aircraft in an emergency situation.
There is an explanation video available below.
72.

The plane circled the airport and prepared to return to the airport it had just left. Moments later, the aircraft ...7.....

A. ran

B. eased

C. taxied

D. skied

Detailed Solution

Taxiing or taxying is a term for the movement of an aircraft on the ground. Seeing as in this case, the aircraft was about to take off again.
There is an explanation video available below.
73.

To stop on a ...8.....

A. park

B. field

C. tarmac

D. runway

Detailed Solution

An airport tarmac is the area where the aircrafts are parked, unloaded or loaded, refueled, or boarded.
There is an explanation video available below.
74.

....9.... in oilskin ran in the light drizzle

A. workers

B. engineers

C. fitters

D. repairers

Detailed Solution

The flight engineers are the members of an aircraft's crew responsible for monitoring and operating its complex aircraft systems.
There is an explanation video available below.
75.

And were soon perched on the ...10..... of the plane, from where they began their inspection.

A. apex

B. nose

C. tip

D. front

Detailed Solution

The Wingtip is simply a part of the wing of an aircraft.
There is an explanation video available below.

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen".

76.

The stereotypical act in the book centres

A. terrorism

B. religious intolerance

C. food insecurity

D. the lifestyle of a teenager

Detailed Solution

Aliya asks her Dad if it is true that all Muslims are terrorists and that they all perish. Her father corrects this stereotypical notion or unfounded generalised belief of some members of the society as regards their religion.
There is an explanation video available below.
77.

The novel places emphasis on the

A. need for strict parenting and schooling for children

B. social disparity between the rich and the poor in the society

C. relevance of bridging the communication gap between children and their parents

D. abnormalities of the society and the confusion that comes with childishness

Detailed Solution

The writer appreciates the maintenance of close relationship between Aliya and her father. Her father was more or less her friend. This made for a fine balance of personal development for Aliya as her father guides her constantly on the realities of life, sexual maturity and exposition as well the need to excel in life.
There is an explanation video available below.
78.

Aliya was advised to be mindless of popular perception about her...

A. when it comes to her self esteem

B. when it comes to applying

C. whenever she is in love with anyone

D. eventhough she craves for freedom like the hawking girls

Detailed Solution

Bunmi continously made jest of Aliya as fat, her father however, encouraged her (Aliya) to be proud of her body structure as beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder and not in what people ordinarily think.
There is an explanation video available below.
79.

In the novel, we learnt that

A. it pays to be diligent and hardworking

B. beauty without character is nothing

C. love and companionship are a no-go-area for teenagers

D. one should follow the propagation of the media

Detailed Solution

Among other things, Aliya's father emphasized that beauty is a relative word and as a matter of fact, beauty without good deeds is all vanity and worthless on the long run. As per dating, the advice is for teenagers to act patiently, this nullifies Option C.
There is an explanation video available below.
80.

Aliya's sixteenth birthday is special because

A. she receives birthday cards from her father every year since age twelve

B. she was already matured to fully understand the realities of life stories told by her father

C. her father gave her a birthday card and a digital camera

D. of her father's sixteen-page letter detailing her life journey thus far

Detailed Solution

The specialty in Aliya's sixteenth birthday is a result of the sixteen-page letter which her father wrote to her, dedicating each page to each year of her life.
There is an explanation video available below.

Read the passage and choose the most appropriate option for each gap.

Just after ...1..... the aircraft gave a shudder and coughed. The pilot, from the ..2...... activated the emergency sheet to cover the improperly secured left rear ....3.... At the same time, he pushed a button on the panel to activate automatic turning, and the airplane ....4.... north-east He called the control ....5.... to report the misshaped requested clearance for emergency ....6....The plane circled the airport and prepared to return to the airport it had just left. Moments later, the aircraft ....7....to stop on a ....8.... ....9.... in oilskin ran in the light drizzle and were soon perched on the ....10.... of the plane, from where they began their inspection.

71.

And requested clearance for emergency ...6.....

A. return

B. landing

C. stopping

D. arrival

Detailed Solution

An emergency landing is a prioritized form of landing made by an aircraft in an emergency situation.
There is an explanation video available below.
72.

The plane circled the airport and prepared to return to the airport it had just left. Moments later, the aircraft ...7.....

A. ran

B. eased

C. taxied

D. skied

Detailed Solution

Taxiing or taxying is a term for the movement of an aircraft on the ground. Seeing as in this case, the aircraft was about to take off again.
There is an explanation video available below.
73.

To stop on a ...8.....

A. park

B. field

C. tarmac

D. runway

Detailed Solution

An airport tarmac is the area where the aircrafts are parked, unloaded or loaded, refueled, or boarded.
There is an explanation video available below.
74.

....9.... in oilskin ran in the light drizzle

A. workers

B. engineers

C. fitters

D. repairers

Detailed Solution

The flight engineers are the members of an aircraft's crew responsible for monitoring and operating its complex aircraft systems.
There is an explanation video available below.
75.

And were soon perched on the ...10..... of the plane, from where they began their inspection.

A. apex

B. nose

C. tip

D. front

Detailed Solution

The Wingtip is simply a part of the wing of an aircraft.
There is an explanation video available below.

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen".

76.

The stereotypical act in the book centres

A. terrorism

B. religious intolerance

C. food insecurity

D. the lifestyle of a teenager

Detailed Solution

Aliya asks her Dad if it is true that all Muslims are terrorists and that they all perish. Her father corrects this stereotypical notion or unfounded generalised belief of some members of the society as regards their religion.
There is an explanation video available below.
77.

The novel places emphasis on the

A. need for strict parenting and schooling for children

B. social disparity between the rich and the poor in the society

C. relevance of bridging the communication gap between children and their parents

D. abnormalities of the society and the confusion that comes with childishness

Detailed Solution

The writer appreciates the maintenance of close relationship between Aliya and her father. Her father was more or less her friend. This made for a fine balance of personal development for Aliya as her father guides her constantly on the realities of life, sexual maturity and exposition as well the need to excel in life.
There is an explanation video available below.
78.

Aliya was advised to be mindless of popular perception about her...

A. when it comes to her self esteem

B. when it comes to applying

C. whenever she is in love with anyone

D. eventhough she craves for freedom like the hawking girls

Detailed Solution

Bunmi continously made jest of Aliya as fat, her father however, encouraged her (Aliya) to be proud of her body structure as beauty lies in the eyes of the beholder and not in what people ordinarily think.
There is an explanation video available below.
79.

In the novel, we learnt that

A. it pays to be diligent and hardworking

B. beauty without character is nothing

C. love and companionship are a no-go-area for teenagers

D. one should follow the propagation of the media

Detailed Solution

Among other things, Aliya's father emphasized that beauty is a relative word and as a matter of fact, beauty without good deeds is all vanity and worthless on the long run. As per dating, the advice is for teenagers to act patiently, this nullifies Option C.
There is an explanation video available below.
80.

Aliya's sixteenth birthday is special because

A. she receives birthday cards from her father every year since age twelve

B. she was already matured to fully understand the realities of life stories told by her father

C. her father gave her a birthday card and a digital camera

D. of her father's sixteen-page letter detailing her life journey thus far

Detailed Solution

The specialty in Aliya's sixteenth birthday is a result of the sixteen-page letter which her father wrote to her, dedicating each page to each year of her life.
There is an explanation video available below.