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JAMB UTME English 2005 past questions and answers

This 2005 JAMB UTME English set has 60 practice questions. Try these 5 free sample questions, tap a question to reveal the answer and explanation. Then practise the whole 2005 set with instant marking.

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1. Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The road was flooded; ___, the delivery arrived before noon.
  1. therefore
  2. nevertheless
  3. otherwise
  4. for instance

Answer: B. nevertheless

Nevertheless introduces a result that contrasts with the flooding.

2. Choose the correct completion: Either the principal or the teachers ___ responsible for locking the hall.
  1. are
  2. is
  3. has
  4. was

Answer: A. are

With either...or, the verb agrees with the nearer plural subject, teachers.

3. In the word 'photographic', which syllable carries the primary stress?
  1. the first
  2. the second
  3. the third
  4. the fourth

Answer: C. the third

Photographic is pronounced with primary stress on the third syllable, 'graph'.

4. Choose the correct completion: If she had taken the earlier bus, she ___ on time.
  1. will arrive
  2. would arrive
  3. arrived
  4. would have arrived

Answer: D. would have arrived

A past unreal condition takes 'would have' plus the past participle in its result clause.

5. If a contractor is said to 'cut corners', the contractor is likely to
  1. work only at the edge of a building
  2. save time or money by doing something carelessly
  3. make a project more attractive
  4. refuse to accept any instructions

Answer: B. save time or money by doing something carelessly

To cut corners is to economize by omitting proper effort or safeguards.

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