Year : 
2011
Title : 
English Language
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

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# Question Ans

The passage below has gaps numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.

Believe it or not, change is to human existence what the blood is to the human body. We live in era of amazing …. 16…. [A. well-defined B. fast-paced C. favourable D. social] change spawned by advancing technology and industrialization. However, man’s …17…. [A. knowledge of B. attitude to C. commitment to D. opinion of] promoting and defending change in a deliberate effort to establish…18… [A. customs B. companies C. trade-zones D. variations] that stimulate advancement for man’s concern is proving unfavourable to the climate with threatening ...19… [A. repercussions B. clouds C. pressure D. implication].
Human-induced climate change has awakened widespread concern across the globe. As a matter of fact, climate change is now 20 [A. an acceptable B. a foremost C. the only D. the last] global issue. It is a major test of Africa’s ….21…. [A. popularity B. energy C. ingenuity D. incapability] ! the fourth Assessment Report {AR4} of the intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed that human actions are changing the earth’s climate and creating maker disturbances in human ….22…[A. geography B. societies C. systems D life] and ecosystems. The IPCC reports that the world has warned by an average of 0.76oC since pre-industrial times. The rising global …23…. [A. command B. demand C. warming D. supply] for energy and the adverse changes in the climate put the earth and its inhabitants in a catch -22 situation.
Again, if the effects of climate change on each were commensurate with the level of greenhouse …24 …. [A. structure B. paints C. emulsion D. emissions] in spews out, perhaps Africa would have been spared and would probably be just an amused spectator. But it is, this is not the case. Here again, we see well-meaning global citizens appealing for the rest of the world to take responsibility for the problems of Africa, a strategy that cannot, thus far, termed ….25…. [A. notable B. liable C. credible D. flexible]

91.

25

A. notable

B. liable

C. credible

D. flexible

Detailed Solution

Liable; answerable, accountable for something or someone
There is an explanation video available below.

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

92.

My eldest son, who is in Lagos, studying English.

A. only my son is in lagos studying english

B. my only son is in lagos studying english

C. one of my sons is in lagos studying english

D. my sons are in lagos but, only one is studying english

Detailed Solution

The speaker said his eldest son, that means he has more than one child but is only talking about one.
This also means, his son is a student, he lives in Lagos and studying in English language
There is an explanation video available below.
93.

If I went to the village I would visit the King.

A. If i go to the village, i will visit the king

B. I did not go to the village and I did not visit the king

C. All the times I went to the village I also visited the king

D. I will visit the king when I go to the village

Detailed Solution

He hasn't visited the village yet, but when he does, he will visit the king.
There is an explanation video available below.

The passage below has gaps numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.

Believe it or not, change is to human existence what the blood is to the human body. We live in era of amazing …. 16…. [A. well-defined B. fast-paced C. favourable D. social] change spawned by advancing technology and industrialization. However, man’s …17…. [A. knowledge of B. attitude to C. commitment to D. opinion of] promoting and defending change in a deliberate effort to establish…18… [A. customs B. companies C. trade-zones D. variations] that stimulate advancement for man’s concern is proving unfavourable to the climate with threatening ...19… [A. repercussions B. clouds C. pressure D. implication].
Human-induced climate change has awakened widespread concern across the globe. As a matter of fact, climate change is now 20 [A. an acceptable B. a foremost C. the only D. the last] global issue. It is a major test of Africa’s ….21…. [A. popularity B. energy C. ingenuity D. incapability] ! the fourth Assessment Report {AR4} of the intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed that human actions are changing the earth’s climate and creating maker disturbances in human ….22…[A. geography B. societies C. systems D life] and ecosystems. The IPCC reports that the world has warned by an average of 0.76oC since pre-industrial times. The rising global …23…. [A. command B. demand C. warming D. supply] for energy and the adverse changes in the climate put the earth and its inhabitants in a catch -22 situation.
Again, if the effects of climate change on each were commensurate with the level of greenhouse …24 …. [A. structure B. paints C. emulsion D. emissions] in spews out, perhaps Africa would have been spared and would probably be just an amused spectator. But it is, this is not the case. Here again, we see well-meaning global citizens appealing for the rest of the world to take responsibility for the problems of Africa, a strategy that cannot, thus far, termed ….25…. [A. notable B. liable C. credible D. flexible]

91.

25

A. notable

B. liable

C. credible

D. flexible

Detailed Solution

Liable; answerable, accountable for something or someone
There is an explanation video available below.

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

92.

My eldest son, who is in Lagos, studying English.

A. only my son is in lagos studying english

B. my only son is in lagos studying english

C. one of my sons is in lagos studying english

D. my sons are in lagos but, only one is studying english

Detailed Solution

The speaker said his eldest son, that means he has more than one child but is only talking about one.
This also means, his son is a student, he lives in Lagos and studying in English language
There is an explanation video available below.
93.

If I went to the village I would visit the King.

A. If i go to the village, i will visit the king

B. I did not go to the village and I did not visit the king

C. All the times I went to the village I also visited the king

D. I will visit the king when I go to the village

Detailed Solution

He hasn't visited the village yet, but when he does, he will visit the king.
There is an explanation video available below.