Use Of English 2007 Jamb Examination
Use Of English 2007 Jamb Examination
Question 41
Because of his ___ nature Ayo was tricked out of his wristwatch?
‘Pliable’ means easily influenced or bent. Someone with a pliable nature is gullible and can be easily deceived.
Therefore, Ayo’s ‘pliable’ nature made it possible for him to be tricked out of his wristwatch.
Therefore, Ayo’s ‘pliable’ nature made it possible for him to be tricked out of his wristwatch.
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Question 42
The idle steward could not see ___ on the wall, and he lost his job?
The correct idiom is ‘the writing on the wall’, which means a clear sign of something bad about to happen.
Option A has a spelling error (‘writting’), and Option C is incorrect (‘handwritting’).
The correct and idiomatic phrase is ‘the writing on the wall’.
Therefore, ‘the writing’ fits best, but since it's missing, the closest valid structure among given ones is none directly.
However, considering intended idiom, correct spelling would be ‘the writing on the wall’. So Option A, corrected for spelling, is the answer.
Option A has a spelling error (‘writting’), and Option C is incorrect (‘handwritting’).
The correct and idiomatic phrase is ‘the writing on the wall’.
Therefore, ‘the writing’ fits best, but since it's missing, the closest valid structure among given ones is none directly.
However, considering intended idiom, correct spelling would be ‘the writing on the wall’. So Option A, corrected for spelling, is the answer.
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Question 43
He says he ___ find me a job, but will accommodate me.
The sentence needs a verb tense consistent with the rest of the clause. "He says" indicates present tense. "He is not able to" maintains the present tense while expressing the inability to find a job. "Will accommodate" then contrasts this with the present inability, showing a willingness to help despite the job search.
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Question 44
___ went to the stadium to watch a football match?
When two subjects perform an action, the nominative case ‘I’ is used, not ‘me’.
‘Amadi and I went to the stadium’ is grammatically correct.
Therefore, the correct answer is ‘Amadi and I’.
‘Amadi and I went to the stadium’ is grammatically correct.
Therefore, the correct answer is ‘Amadi and I’.
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Question 45
If he arrived late, everyone ___ him?
The clause ‘If he arrived late’ suggests a hypothetical situation referring to the past.
The correct conditional form is the past unreal conditional: ‘If he had arrived late, everyone would have blamed him.’
Therefore, ‘would have blamed’ is the best match grammatically.
The correct conditional form is the past unreal conditional: ‘If he had arrived late, everyone would have blamed him.’
Therefore, ‘would have blamed’ is the best match grammatically.
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Question 46
When they examined his body, they found that he ___?
‘Had been dead’ is incorrect because death is a state, not a continuous process.
‘Had been dying’ implies the process of dying, not the state after death.
‘Died’ would not fit with ‘they found that he...’ because that structure requires a state, not an action.
‘Was dead’ correctly describes his condition when examined.
Therefore, the correct answer is ‘was dead’.
‘Had been dying’ implies the process of dying, not the state after death.
‘Died’ would not fit with ‘they found that he...’ because that structure requires a state, not an action.
‘Was dead’ correctly describes his condition when examined.
Therefore, the correct answer is ‘was dead’.
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Question 47
Choose the option that has a different stress on the first syllable.
‘Understand’ (/ˌʌn.dəˈstænd/), ‘address’ (/əˈdres/), and ‘afternoon’ (/ˌɑːf.təˈnuːn/) all have the stress on the second syllable.
‘Taxi’ (/ˈtæk.si/) is stressed on the first syllable.
Therefore, ‘taxi’ has a different stress pattern from the others.
‘Taxi’ (/ˈtæk.si/) is stressed on the first syllable.
Therefore, ‘taxi’ has a different stress pattern from the others.
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Question 48
Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others.
‘Education’ (/ˌed.jʊˈkeɪ.ʃən/), ‘individual’ (/ˌɪn.dɪˈvɪd.ju.əl/), and ‘Cinderella’ (/ˌsɪn.dəˈrel.ə/) are stressed on the third syllable.
‘Agriculture’ (/ˈæɡ.rɪ.kʌl.tʃə/) is stressed on the first syllable.
Therefore, ‘agriculture’ has a different stress pattern from the others.
‘Agriculture’ (/ˈæɡ.rɪ.kʌl.tʃə/) is stressed on the first syllable.
Therefore, ‘agriculture’ has a different stress pattern from the others.
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Question 49
Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others.
‘Cigarette’ (/ˌsɪɡ.əˈret/), ‘European’ (/ˌjʊə.rəˈpiː.ən/), and ‘entertain’ (/ˌen.təˈteɪn/) are stressed on the last syllable.
‘Expedite’ (/ˈek.spɪ.daɪt/) is stressed on the first syllable.
Therefore, ‘expedite’ has a different stress pattern from the others.
‘Expedite’ (/ˈek.spɪ.daɪt/) is stressed on the first syllable.
Therefore, ‘expedite’ has a different stress pattern from the others.
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Question 50
The rain fell for days ___?
The correct idiomatic expression is ‘for days on end’, meaning continuously for many days.
‘On end’ is the correct phrase used after an expression of time to mean without stopping.
Therefore, the correct completion is ‘on end’.
‘On end’ is the correct phrase used after an expression of time to mean without stopping.
Therefore, the correct completion is ‘on end’.