UTME 2019 English | Objective
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Question 1
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The passage below has gaps numbered 1 to 10. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.
The economic miracle of the so-called "Asian Tigers" was subject to much debate and analysis in the early 1990s among economists. There were basically two schools of ....1.... [A. reasoning B. ideas C. practice D. thought]. One, that the Asian Tigers’ economic miracle was a case of "miracles beyond the free market" and so, to repeat such miracles or something near it, do not leave the ....2.... [A. economy B. structure C. miracle D. analyses] to the invisible hands of the free market with its sometimes profoundly anti-social overtones.
There was a place for, and indeed a great virtue in, state ....3.... [A. market B. intervention C. persuasion D. enforcement]. The other group ....4.... [A. synthesized B. analysed C. believed D. recommended] that it was not so much a miracle that was either beyond the free market or, for that matter, one induced by the equally unpredictable, even if visible, hands of politicians and policy ....5.... [A. deciders B. masters C. executors D. makers].
The Asian ....6.... [A. experience B. practice C. logic D. method] was rather one of a cultural phenomenon blending with good policies to produce a delightfully desirable spectacle of progress and ....7.... [A. purpose B. affluence C. prospect D. prosperity]. The concern of the economists was how to safely ....8.... [A. prescribe B. gauge C. stimulate D. re-orientate] and then apply the Asian prescription to replicate such man-made miracles in many other countries of the world enduring the ....9.... [A. anger B. risk C. throes D. punishment] of unrelenting and ....10.... [A. momentous B. compelling C. scorching D. aggravating] poverty.
The economic miracle of the so called Asian Tigers was subject to much debate and analyses in the early 1990s among economists. There was basically two schools of ....1....
Correct Answer: D
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Question 2
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The passage below has gaps numbered 1 to 10. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.
The economic miracle of the so-called "Asian Tigers" was subject to much debate and analysis in the early 1990s among economists. There were basically two schools of ....1.... [A. reasoning B. ideas C. practice D. thought]. One, that the Asian Tigers’ economic miracle was a case of "miracles beyond the free market" and so, to repeat such miracles or something near it, do not leave the ....2.... [A. economy B. structure C. miracle D. analyses] to the invisible hands of the free market with its sometimes profoundly anti-social overtones.
There was a place for, and indeed a great virtue in, state ....3.... [A. market B. intervention C. persuasion D. enforcement]. The other group ....4.... [A. synthesized B. analysed C. believed D. recommended] that it was not so much a miracle that was either beyond the free market or, for that matter, one induced by the equally unpredictable, even if visible, hands of politicians and policy ....5.... [A. deciders B. masters C. executors D. makers].
The Asian ....6.... [A. experience B. practice C. logic D. method] was rather one of a cultural phenomenon blending with good policies to produce a delightfully desirable spectacle of progress and ....7.... [A. purpose B. affluence C. prospect D. prosperity]. The concern of the economists was how to safely ....8.... [A. prescribe B. gauge C. stimulate D. re-orientate] and then apply the Asian prescription to replicate such man-made miracles in many other countries of the world enduring the ....9.... [A. anger B. risk C. throes D. punishment] of unrelenting and ....10.... [A. momentous B. compelling C. scorching D. aggravating] poverty.
One, that the Asian Tigers' economic miracle was a case of ‘miracles beyond the free market' and so to repeat such miracles or something near it, do not leave the ....2....
Correct Answer: A
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Question 3
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The passage below has gaps numbered 1 to 10. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.
The economic miracle of the so-called "Asian Tigers" was subject to much debate and analysis in the early 1990s among economists. There were basically two schools of ....1.... [A. reasoning B. ideas C. practice D. thought]. One, that the Asian Tigers’ economic miracle was a case of "miracles beyond the free market" and so, to repeat such miracles or something near it, do not leave the ....2.... [A. economy B. structure C. miracle D. analyses] to the invisible hands of the free market with its sometimes profoundly anti-social overtones.
There was a place for, and indeed a great virtue in, state ....3.... [A. market B. intervention C. persuasion D. enforcement]. The other group ....4.... [A. synthesized B. analysed C. believed D. recommended] that it was not so much a miracle that was either beyond the free market or, for that matter, one induced by the equally unpredictable, even if visible, hands of politicians and policy ....5.... [A. deciders B. masters C. executors D. makers].
The Asian ....6.... [A. experience B. practice C. logic D. method] was rather one of a cultural phenomenon blending with good policies to produce a delightfully desirable spectacle of progress and ....7.... [A. purpose B. affluence C. prospect D. prosperity]. The concern of the economists was how to safely ....8.... [A. prescribe B. gauge C. stimulate D. re-orientate] and then apply the Asian prescription to replicate such man-made miracles in many other countries of the world enduring the ....9.... [A. anger B. risk C. throes D. punishment] of unrelenting and ....10.... [A. momentous B. compelling C. scorching D. aggravating] poverty.
invisible hands of the free market with its sometimes profoundly anti-social overtones. There was a place for, and indeed a great virtue in, state ....3....
Correct Answer: B
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Question 4
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The passage below has gaps numbered 1 to 10. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.
The economic miracle of the so-called "Asian Tigers" was subject to much debate and analysis in the early 1990s among economists. There were basically two schools of ....1.... [A. reasoning B. ideas C. practice D. thought]. One, that the Asian Tigers’ economic miracle was a case of "miracles beyond the free market" and so, to repeat such miracles or something near it, do not leave the ....2.... [A. economy B. structure C. miracle D. analyses] to the invisible hands of the free market with its sometimes profoundly anti-social overtones.
There was a place for, and indeed a great virtue in, state ....3.... [A. market B. intervention C. persuasion D. enforcement]. The other group ....4.... [A. synthesized B. analysed C. believed D. recommended] that it was not so much a miracle that was either beyond the free market or, for that matter, one induced by the equally unpredictable, even if visible, hands of politicians and policy ....5.... [A. deciders B. masters C. executors D. makers].
The Asian ....6.... [A. experience B. practice C. logic D. method] was rather one of a cultural phenomenon blending with good policies to produce a delightfully desirable spectacle of progress and ....7.... [A. purpose B. affluence C. prospect D. prosperity]. The concern of the economists was how to safely ....8.... [A. prescribe B. gauge C. stimulate D. re-orientate] and then apply the Asian prescription to replicate such man-made miracles in many other countries of the world enduring the ....9.... [A. anger B. risk C. throes D. punishment] of unrelenting and ....10.... [A. momentous B. compelling C. scorching D. aggravating] poverty.
The other group....4....
Correct Answer: C
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Question 5
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The passage below has gaps numbered 1 to 10. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.
The economic miracle of the so-called "Asian Tigers" was subject to much debate and analysis in the early 1990s among economists. There were basically two schools of ....1.... [A. reasoning B. ideas C. practice D. thought]. One, that the Asian Tigers’ economic miracle was a case of "miracles beyond the free market" and so, to repeat such miracles or something near it, do not leave the ....2.... [A. economy B. structure C. miracle D. analyses] to the invisible hands of the free market with its sometimes profoundly anti-social overtones.
There was a place for, and indeed a great virtue in, state ....3.... [A. market B. intervention C. persuasion D. enforcement]. The other group ....4.... [A. synthesized B. analysed C. believed D. recommended] that it was not so much a miracle that was either beyond the free market or, for that matter, one induced by the equally unpredictable, even if visible, hands of politicians and policy ....5.... [A. deciders B. masters C. executors D. makers].
The Asian ....6.... [A. experience B. practice C. logic D. method] was rather one of a cultural phenomenon blending with good policies to produce a delightfully desirable spectacle of progress and ....7.... [A. purpose B. affluence C. prospect D. prosperity]. The concern of the economists was how to safely ....8.... [A. prescribe B. gauge C. stimulate D. re-orientate] and then apply the Asian prescription to replicate such man-made miracles in many other countries of the world enduring the ....9.... [A. anger B. risk C. throes D. punishment] of unrelenting and ....10.... [A. momentous B. compelling C. scorching D. aggravating] poverty.
that it was not so much a miracle that was either beyond the free market or, for that matter, one induced by the equally unpredictable, even if visible, hands of politicians and policy....5....
Correct Answer: D
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Question 6
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The passage below has gaps numbered 1 to 10. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.
The economic miracle of the so-called "Asian Tigers" was subject to much debate and analysis in the early 1990s among economists. There were basically two schools of ....1.... [A. reasoning B. ideas C. practice D. thought]. One, that the Asian Tigers’ economic miracle was a case of "miracles beyond the free market" and so, to repeat such miracles or something near it, do not leave the ....2.... [A. economy B. structure C. miracle D. analyses] to the invisible hands of the free market with its sometimes profoundly anti-social overtones.
There was a place for, and indeed a great virtue in, state ....3.... [A. market B. intervention C. persuasion D. enforcement]. The other group ....4.... [A. synthesized B. analysed C. believed D. recommended] that it was not so much a miracle that was either beyond the free market or, for that matter, one induced by the equally unpredictable, even if visible, hands of politicians and policy ....5.... [A. deciders B. masters C. executors D. makers].
The Asian ....6.... [A. experience B. practice C. logic D. method] was rather one of a cultural phenomenon blending with good policies to produce a delightfully desirable spectacle of progress and ....7.... [A. purpose B. affluence C. prospect D. prosperity]. The concern of the economists was how to safely ....8.... [A. prescribe B. gauge C. stimulate D. re-orientate] and then apply the Asian prescription to replicate such man-made miracles in many other countries of the world enduring the ....9.... [A. anger B. risk C. throes D. punishment] of unrelenting and ....10.... [A. momentous B. compelling C. scorching D. aggravating] poverty.
The Asian ....6....
Correct Answer: A
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Question 7
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The passage below has gaps numbered 1 to 10. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.
The economic miracle of the so-called "Asian Tigers" was subject to much debate and analysis in the early 1990s among economists. There were basically two schools of ....1.... [A. reasoning B. ideas C. practice D. thought]. One, that the Asian Tigers’ economic miracle was a case of "miracles beyond the free market" and so, to repeat such miracles or something near it, do not leave the ....2.... [A. economy B. structure C. miracle D. analyses] to the invisible hands of the free market with its sometimes profoundly anti-social overtones.
There was a place for, and indeed a great virtue in, state ....3.... [A. market B. intervention C. persuasion D. enforcement]. The other group ....4.... [A. synthesized B. analysed C. believed D. recommended] that it was not so much a miracle that was either beyond the free market or, for that matter, one induced by the equally unpredictable, even if visible, hands of politicians and policy ....5.... [A. deciders B. masters C. executors D. makers].
The Asian ....6.... [A. experience B. practice C. logic D. method] was rather one of a cultural phenomenon blending with good policies to produce a delightfully desirable spectacle of progress and ....7.... [A. purpose B. affluence C. prospect D. prosperity]. The concern of the economists was how to safely ....8.... [A. prescribe B. gauge C. stimulate D. re-orientate] and then apply the Asian prescription to replicate such man-made miracles in many other countries of the world enduring the ....9.... [A. anger B. risk C. throes D. punishment] of unrelenting and ....10.... [A. momentous B. compelling C. scorching D. aggravating] poverty.
was rather one of a cultural phenomenon blending with good policies to produce a delightfully desirable spectacle of progress and ....7....
Correct Answer: D
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Question 8
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The passage below has gaps numbered 1 to 10. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.
The economic miracle of the so-called "Asian Tigers" was subject to much debate and analysis in the early 1990s among economists. There were basically two schools of ....1.... [A. reasoning B. ideas C. practice D. thought]. One, that the Asian Tigers’ economic miracle was a case of "miracles beyond the free market" and so, to repeat such miracles or something near it, do not leave the ....2.... [A. economy B. structure C. miracle D. analyses] to the invisible hands of the free market with its sometimes profoundly anti-social overtones.
There was a place for, and indeed a great virtue in, state ....3.... [A. market B. intervention C. persuasion D. enforcement]. The other group ....4.... [A. synthesized B. analysed C. believed D. recommended] that it was not so much a miracle that was either beyond the free market or, for that matter, one induced by the equally unpredictable, even if visible, hands of politicians and policy ....5.... [A. deciders B. masters C. executors D. makers].
The Asian ....6.... [A. experience B. practice C. logic D. method] was rather one of a cultural phenomenon blending with good policies to produce a delightfully desirable spectacle of progress and ....7.... [A. purpose B. affluence C. prospect D. prosperity]. The concern of the economists was how to safely ....8.... [A. prescribe B. gauge C. stimulate D. re-orientate] and then apply the Asian prescription to replicate such man-made miracles in many other countries of the world enduring the ....9.... [A. anger B. risk C. throes D. punishment] of unrelenting and ....10.... [A. momentous B. compelling C. scorching D. aggravating] poverty.
The concern of the economists was how to safely....8....
Correct Answer: A
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Question 9
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The passage below has gaps numbered 1 to 10. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.
The economic miracle of the so-called "Asian Tigers" was subject to much debate and analysis in the early 1990s among economists. There were basically two schools of ....1.... [A. reasoning B. ideas C. practice D. thought]. One, that the Asian Tigers’ economic miracle was a case of "miracles beyond the free market" and so, to repeat such miracles or something near it, do not leave the ....2.... [A. economy B. structure C. miracle D. analyses] to the invisible hands of the free market with its sometimes profoundly anti-social overtones.
There was a place for, and indeed a great virtue in, state ....3.... [A. market B. intervention C. persuasion D. enforcement]. The other group ....4.... [A. synthesized B. analysed C. believed D. recommended] that it was not so much a miracle that was either beyond the free market or, for that matter, one induced by the equally unpredictable, even if visible, hands of politicians and policy ....5.... [A. deciders B. masters C. executors D. makers].
The Asian ....6.... [A. experience B. practice C. logic D. method] was rather one of a cultural phenomenon blending with good policies to produce a delightfully desirable spectacle of progress and ....7.... [A. purpose B. affluence C. prospect D. prosperity]. The concern of the economists was how to safely ....8.... [A. prescribe B. gauge C. stimulate D. re-orientate] and then apply the Asian prescription to replicate such man-made miracles in many other countries of the world enduring the ....9.... [A. anger B. risk C. throes D. punishment] of unrelenting and ....10.... [A. momentous B. compelling C. scorching D. aggravating] poverty.
a prescription to replicate such man-made miracles in many other countries of the world enduring the ....9....
Correct Answer: C
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Question 10
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The passage below has gaps numbered 1 to 10. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.
The economic miracle of the so-called "Asian Tigers" was subject to much debate and analysis in the early 1990s among economists. There were basically two schools of ....1.... [A. reasoning B. ideas C. practice D. thought]. One, that the Asian Tigers’ economic miracle was a case of "miracles beyond the free market" and so, to repeat such miracles or something near it, do not leave the ....2.... [A. economy B. structure C. miracle D. analyses] to the invisible hands of the free market with its sometimes profoundly anti-social overtones.
There was a place for, and indeed a great virtue in, state ....3.... [A. market B. intervention C. persuasion D. enforcement]. The other group ....4.... [A. synthesized B. analysed C. believed D. recommended] that it was not so much a miracle that was either beyond the free market or, for that matter, one induced by the equally unpredictable, even if visible, hands of politicians and policy ....5.... [A. deciders B. masters C. executors D. makers].
The Asian ....6.... [A. experience B. practice C. logic D. method] was rather one of a cultural phenomenon blending with good policies to produce a delightfully desirable spectacle of progress and ....7.... [A. purpose B. affluence C. prospect D. prosperity]. The concern of the economists was how to safely ....8.... [A. prescribe B. gauge C. stimulate D. re-orientate] and then apply the Asian prescription to replicate such man-made miracles in many other countries of the world enduring the ....9.... [A. anger B. risk C. throes D. punishment] of unrelenting and ....10.... [A. momentous B. compelling C. scorching D. aggravating] poverty.
of unrelenting and ....10....
Correct Answer: D
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Question 11
In each of questions 11 to 13, choose the option that has the stress on the first syllable.
...
Correct Answer: A
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Question 12
In each of questions 11 to 13, choose the option that has the stress on the first syllable.
.
Correct Answer: C
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Question 13
In each of questions 11 to 13, choose the option that has the stress on the first syllable.
.
Correct Answer: D
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Question 14
In each of questions 14 to 28, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
The brave hunter killed the ....
Correct Answer: B
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Question 15
In each of questions 14 to 28, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
The .... robber showed no mercy during the attack.
Correct Answer: D
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Question 16
In each of questions 14 to 28, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
Despite all preparations, the wedding did not ....
Correct Answer: B
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Question 17
In each of questions 14 to 28, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
Olu brought his clothes and those of his ....
Correct Answer: D
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Question 18
In each of questions 14 to 28, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
His father hardly misses the news because he goes about with his .... radio
Correct Answer: C
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Question 19
In each of questions 14 to 28, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
Did you have .... when you went to visit the medical doctor?
Correct Answer: A
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Question 20
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In each of questions 14 to 28, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
If he ....for admission, I am sure he would succeed
Correct Answer: A
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Question 21
INSTRUCTION
In each of questions 14 to 28, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
The Investigation Commission has treated all the ....submitted to it by the warring factions.
Correct Answer: C
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Question 22
INSTRUCTION
In each of questions 14 to 28, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
The police claim that a number of stolen cars .... recovered.
Correct Answer: B
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Question 23
INSTRUCTION
In each of questions 14 to 28, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
Everybody is allowed to .... his views on state matters.
Correct Answer: B
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Question 24
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In each of questions 14 to 28, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
For beating .... his coursemate, Agbaji was .... from the university.
Correct Answer: D
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Question 25
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In each of questions 14 to 28, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
The old man was rushed to hospital when his blood pressure dropped to a .... level.
Correct Answer: C
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