english Past Questions And Answers

3541

The bomb destroyeda newly commissioned international Airport

(A) Noun clause
(B) Noun phrase
(C) infinitive phrase
(D) Adjectival phrase

View Discussion (0)POST UTME UNILORIN

3542

Which of the following does not belong to the suprasegmental phonology

A. Stress
B. Rhythm
C. Intonation
D. Consonants

View Discussion (0)POST UTME UNILORIN

3543

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that best completes each of the following sentences.

We returned home late in the night because our car had a .....

A. break through
B. breakdown
C. break off
D. break in

View Discussion (0)WAEC 1993 OBJ

3544

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence; His jail terms were to runconcurrently

A. simultaneously
B. uniformly
C. laboriously
D. consecutively

View Discussion (0)JAMB 2020

3545

In each of the following sentence, there is one underlined word and one gap. from the list of words lettered A to D, choose the one that is most nearly opposite in meaning in the underlined word and that will at the same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence.

Good qualitiesalleviate poverty whereas bad ones...it.

A. Prolong
B. Activate
C. aggravate
D. Provoke

View Discussion (0)WAEC 2016 OBJ

3546

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. The police are looking for the woman who farmed her children out to her neighbours.

A. The police wanted the woman for allowing her children to destroy her neighbour's crops.
B. The woman and her children are in the habit of working in neighbour's farms and the police are not well disposed to this
C. The police may arrest the woman for allowing her neighbours to take care of her children.
D. The woman may be arrested for allowing her children to be a nuisance to her neighbours

View Discussion (0)JAMB 2014

3547

During the last holidays, you had the opportunity to travel to another state and to witness some of the traditional festivals in the area. In an article suitable for publication in your school magazine, describe one of these festivals.

Explanation

THE MASQUERADE FESTIVAL I WITNESSED

I had the opportunity to travel with my friend. Okon Udoh to lkot Abasi during the last long vacation. I spent three weeks with him and during my stay there. I was privileged to witness the masquerade festival of the Efik people.

A masquerade is a physical or mock representation of the spirit of the dead as demonstrated by specially dressed and masked people during masquerade festivals and other traditional celebrations.

The masquerade festival that I witnessed took place at the village square. Early in the morning. a lot of people had gathered at the square. The elderly men and women sat round the square while the young ensconced themselves behind the elders. Many other people sat down on the bare ground while others squatted. It was a large crowd waiting to watch the masquerades display.

Soon after the huge crowd had settled down, the blowing of the local bugle signaled the arrival of the village leader who came in with his entourage and took his seat. In the midst of the rowdy and expectant crowd were eight elderly men. Six of them were beating drums. metal and wooden gongs. One of them tied palm-frond around his fore-head and was carrying a bag made of raffia. Another was blowing a wooden flute. The combined sounds of these instruments produced sweet traditional music which rent the air and enveloped the square.

The music went on for sometime before the masquerades started coming out. The first masquerade to come out was called Ebu-ebu. It was led by a man who tied palm-frond around his fore-head. The appearance of the masquerade frightened the people and they ran back. The masquerade danced and the people clapped their hands.

The next masquerade to come out was Mmanwu. It wore a pair of trousers and a shirt sewn in different colours, patterns and styles. It was a very colourful masquerade. When Mmanwu came into the square, the rhythm of the music changed to assume a fast tempo. It danced with all it body shaking. It was very exciting.

The third masquerade was called Oji-onu. Oji-onu was a frightful masquerade. Its head was covered with a carved wood stained with blood. Around the waist, ankle and knee joints of the masquerade were tied some locally made tiny bells. It had a fan, made of palm-fronds in one hand and a painted metal staff on the other. Also, around the staff were small bells. Once in a while the masquerade would perform a mock attack on the crowd and they would scatter frightfully.

The last masquerade was called Okonko. This masquerade did not pursue anybody and people watched it with Interest. As the dancing was going on, people continued throwing money at it. The man who held the masquerade's raffia bag collected the money. The crowd seemed to have enjoyed the masquerade's performance.

After some hours of spectacular display, the dancing and display by the masquerades came to an end and people began to retire home in groups followed by the masquerades and their members.

Taiwo Latrlo.

SS 3B.

View Discussion (0)WAEC 1997 THEORY

3548

The teacher asked the class whether ____

A. know the boy
B. have known the boy
C. knew that boy
D. knew the boy

View Discussion (0)POST UTME UNILORIN

3549

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s). Kaltumecrouched over the papers on her desk?

A. wrote on
B. stood on
C. walked over
D. bent over

View Discussion (0)JAMB 2010

3550

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined. His loss suddenly became redeemable?

A. incurable
B. exclusive
C. recoverable
D. repulsive

View Discussion (0)JAMB 2006