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English Language (Use of English) Past Questions and Answers

Jamb 2023 English Language (Use of English) Questions

Question 81:
The passage below has gaps. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap. PASSAGE IV With the most profound respect to the members of the Senate, I do not think that it is within the competence of that ...1... body to pass a motion to ...2... the executive action of the President. The Senate is ...3... of the National Assembly. But it is not by itself alone the National Assembly. One can imagine the confusion, which would be created if the ...4... were to take a view diametrically opposed to that reflected in the Senate resolution. The strongest objection to the action of the Senate in passing the resolution is the fact that it constituted itself the ...5... as well as the judge of the constitutionality of the action of the President. The function of the Senate is to ...6... laws. But the Senate has no authority or ...7... to control the President in the exercise of his ...8... powers. It cannot by a mere resolution or motion give any directive to the President regarding the exercise of his powers nor can it undo what the President has done in the exercise of those powers. The only way in which the exercise of the powers of the President can be ...9... is by ...10... of the National Assembly. Adapted from The Guardian of July 8, 1999, p. 8. ...8...
  • A Executive
  • B Judicial
  • C Authoritative
  • D Official
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Question 82:
The passage below has gaps. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap. PASSAGE IV With the most profound respect to the members of the Senate, I do not think that it is within the competence of that ...1... body to pass a motion to ...2... the executive action of the President. The Senate is ...3... of the National Assembly. But it is not by itself alone the National Assembly. One can imagine the confusion, which would be created if the ...4... were to take a view diametrically opposed to that reflected in the Senate resolution. The strongest objection to the action of the Senate in passing the resolution is the fact that it constituted itself the ...5... as well as the judge of the constitutionality of the action of the President. The function of the Senate is to ...6... laws. But the Senate has no authority or ...7... to control the President in the exercise of his ...8... powers. It cannot by a mere resolution or motion give any directive to the President regarding the exercise of his powers nor can it undo what the President has done in the exercise of those powers. The only way in which the exercise of the powers of the President can be ...9... is by ...10... of the National Assembly. Adapted from The Guardian of July 8, 1999, p. 8. ...9...  
  • A Modified
  • B Regulated
  • C Standardized
  • D Ordered
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Question 83:
The passage below has gaps. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap. PASSAGE IV With the most profound respect to the members of the Senate, I do not think that it is within the competence of that ...1... body to pass a motion to ...2... the executive action of the President. The Senate is ...3... of the National Assembly. But it is not by itself alone the National Assembly. One can imagine the confusion, which would be created if the ...4... were to take a view diametrically opposed to that reflected in the Senate resolution. The strongest objection to the action of the Senate in passing the resolution is the fact that it constituted itself the ...5... as well as the judge of the constitutionality of the action of the President. The function of the Senate is to ...6... laws. But the Senate has no authority or ...7... to control the President in the exercise of his ...8... powers. It cannot by a mere resolution or motion give any directive to the President regarding the exercise of his powers nor can it undo what the President has done in the exercise of those powers. The only way in which the exercise of the powers of the President can be ...9... is by ...10... of the National Assembly. Adapted from The Guardian of July 8, 1999, p. 8. ...10...
  • A A Decree
  • B Bill
  • C An Act
  • D A motion
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Question 84:
Choose the word or phrase from A to D which has its meaning opposite to the underlined word or words in each sentence She was [u]impertinent[/u] until she met her husband.
  • A Subdued
  • B Extravagant
  • C Courteous
  • D Promiscuous
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Question 85:
From the novel; [b]The Life Changer[/b] This question is based on "The Life Changer" novel. According to the novel, which of these characters had a nasty experience on the account of using social media?
  • A Tomiwa
  • B Salma
  • C Salim
  • D Ummi
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