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JAMB UTME English 2017 past questions and answers

This 2017 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 2017 set with instant marking.

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1. Read the passage and answer the question. A town's public water tank often ran dry before the next delivery. Residents formed a committee that recorded household use, reported leaks, and arranged a weekly cleaning. The committee also kept a small reserve for clinics and schools during repairs. What is the main purpose of the passage?
  1. To criticize residents who use public water
  2. To explain how a town built a new clinic
  3. To describe a community system for managing a shared water supply
  4. To argue that water deliveries should stop

Answer: C. To describe a community system for managing a shared water supply

The passage focuses on the committee's practical measures for managing the shared tank.

2. Read the passage and answer the question. A town's public water tank often ran dry before the next delivery. Residents formed a committee that recorded household use, reported leaks, and arranged a weekly cleaning. The committee also kept a small reserve for clinics and schools during repairs. Which task did the committee perform?
  1. It recorded household water use
  2. It sold the tank to a private company
  3. It replaced every household's plumbing
  4. It cancelled deliveries to the town

Answer: A. It recorded household water use

The passage explicitly says the committee recorded household use.

3. Read the passage and answer the question. A town's public water tank often ran dry before the next delivery. Residents formed a committee that recorded household use, reported leaks, and arranged a weekly cleaning. The committee also kept a small reserve for clinics and schools during repairs. In this passage, 'reserve' is closest in meaning to
  1. a complaint made in public
  2. a rule against sharing
  3. a regular payment
  4. a supply kept for future use

Answer: D. a supply kept for future use

The committee keeps some water aside to use later during repairs.

4. Read the passage and answer the question. A town's public water tank often ran dry before the next delivery. Residents formed a committee that recorded household use, reported leaks, and arranged a weekly cleaning. The committee also kept a small reserve for clinics and schools during repairs. Why was a reserve kept for clinics and schools?
  1. They were the only buildings with water tanks
  2. They could continue essential services if the tank needed repairs
  3. They had refused to join the committee
  4. They used water only once a week

Answer: B. They could continue essential services if the tank needed repairs

Setting water aside for these institutions would protect their essential services during repairs.

5. Read the passage and answer the question. At a district clinic, a new nurse noticed that patient cards were sometimes filed under nicknames. She persuaded the staff to record each patient's full name and a second identifying detail. Although the change added a few minutes to registration, nurses later found records more quickly and made fewer errors when preparing medicines. What is the central point of the passage?
  1. Clinics should avoid keeping patient records
  2. Accurate patient identification can improve safety and record retrieval
  3. Medicine preparation is the only duty of a nurse
  4. Nicknames are more reliable than full names

Answer: B. Accurate patient identification can improve safety and record retrieval

The passage links careful identification with faster record retrieval and fewer medicine errors.

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