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This 2020 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 2020 set with instant marking.

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1. Read the passage and answer the question. In Kachia, farmers once drew water from a stream without a timetable. During dry months, arguments at the bank delayed irrigation. A village committee repaired the old channel, divided the farms into four groups, and posted a weekly schedule. Each group now has a fixed morning for watering. The committee also asked users to contribute small sums for repairs, while the council supplied technical advice. In the first dry season after the changes, the number of failed crops fell, although some farmers still had to share water carefully when the stream ran low. Why was the water committee established?
  1. To organise water use and reduce disputes among farmers
  2. To replace the council as the local authority
  3. To stop farmers from growing crops in the dry season
  4. To collect money for building a new village market

Answer: A. To organise water use and reduce disputes among farmers

The committee repaired the channel and created a schedule to reduce delays and arguments over irrigation.

2. Read the passage and answer the question. In Kachia, farmers once drew water from a stream without a timetable. During dry months, arguments at the bank delayed irrigation. A village committee repaired the old channel, divided the farms into four groups, and posted a weekly schedule. Each group now has a fixed morning for watering. The committee also asked users to contribute small sums for repairs, while the council supplied technical advice. In the first dry season after the changes, the number of failed crops fell, although some farmers still had to share water carefully when the stream ran low. In the passage, the word 'fixed' most nearly means
  1. repaired
  2. expensive
  3. appointed or set
  4. immovable

Answer: C. appointed or set

A 'fixed morning' is a particular time that has been set in the schedule.

3. Read the passage and answer the question. In Kachia, farmers once drew water from a stream without a timetable. During dry months, arguments at the bank delayed irrigation. A village committee repaired the old channel, divided the farms into four groups, and posted a weekly schedule. Each group now has a fixed morning for watering. The committee also asked users to contribute small sums for repairs, while the council supplied technical advice. In the first dry season after the changes, the number of failed crops fell, although some farmers still had to share water carefully when the stream ran low. What does 'the changes' refer to?
  1. The arrival of the dry season and the falling stream
  2. The channel repair, group division and watering schedule
  3. The council's decision to take over the farms
  4. The farmers' decision to stop contributing to repairs

Answer: B. The channel repair, group division and watering schedule

The changes are the committee's practical measures described immediately before the phrase.

4. Read the passage and answer the question. In Kachia, farmers once drew water from a stream without a timetable. During dry months, arguments at the bank delayed irrigation. A village committee repaired the old channel, divided the farms into four groups, and posted a weekly schedule. Each group now has a fixed morning for watering. The committee also asked users to contribute small sums for repairs, while the council supplied technical advice. In the first dry season after the changes, the number of failed crops fell, although some farmers still had to share water carefully when the stream ran low. Which conclusion is best supported by the passage?
  1. The council paid all costs of maintaining the channel.
  2. The stream never provides enough water for the farms.
  3. Farmers no longer need to cooperate with one another.
  4. A schedule can improve fairness, but careful sharing may still be needed.

Answer: D. A schedule can improve fairness, but careful sharing may still be needed.

The schedule reduced crop failures, yet farmers still had to share carefully when the stream was low.

5. Read the passage and answer the question. In Kachia, farmers once drew water from a stream without a timetable. During dry months, arguments at the bank delayed irrigation. A village committee repaired the old channel, divided the farms into four groups, and posted a weekly schedule. Each group now has a fixed morning for watering. The committee also asked users to contribute small sums for repairs, while the council supplied technical advice. In the first dry season after the changes, the number of failed crops fell, although some farmers still had to share water carefully when the stream ran low. Which task did the council perform?
  1. It divided the farms into four groups.
  2. It supplied technical advice.
  3. It collected weekly water fees from every farmer.
  4. It posted the timetable at the stream bank.

Answer: B. It supplied technical advice.

The passage explicitly says that the council supplied technical advice.

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