Descriptive Comprehension passage - Jamb English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 91:

• JAMB 1999

The passage below has gaps numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate for each gap. Each question carries 2 marks. Publishing is the fast growing business in Nigeria and there are therefore, many publishing houses all over the country. When ........16........[A. an article B. an essay C. a book D. a manuscript]. is submitted by an author, the publisher sends it to ........17........[A. an assessor B. an evaluator C. a checker D. an examiner] to know if it is actually publishable. This is important because the publisher wants to make sure that the book catches the ......18.....[A. market B. audience C. students D. shops] when it is eventually published. In a good publishing house, there is .......19......[A. an error-proof B. an editor C. a lithographic D. an evaluation] section which is concerned with........20......[A. proof-reading B. reading over C. scanning over D. skimming over] the manuscript and correcting both the spelling and typing errors. After this, the manuscript is .........21.......[A. typewritten B. typeset C. double-spaced D. single-spaced] in readiness for .......22.....[A. photocopying B. Xeroxing C. filming D. printing].
The printed ........23......[A. items B. bulletin C. copies D. specimen] are then stored in the warehouse and a few of them may be sent to the author as ........24......[A. complementary B. complimentary C. acknowledgement D. sample] copies. Since it is not just the aim of the publisher to offset the cost of production but also to make some gains, there is a strong marketing division which promotes sales. A certain percentage of the cover price of the book is paid to the author as ........25......[A. royalty B. honorarium C. dividend D. interest].


Select the correct option for the space numbered 20 in the above passage

A. Proof-reading
B. Reading over
C. Scanning over
D. Skimming over

Question 92:

• JAMB 1999

The passage below has gaps numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate for each gap. Each question carries 2 marks. Publishing is the fast growing business in Nigeria and there are therefore, many publishing houses all over the country. When ........16........[A. an article B. an essay C. a book D. a manuscript]. is submitted by an author, the publisher sends it to ........17........[A. an assessor B. an evaluator C. a checker D. an examiner] to know if it is actually publishable. This is important because the publisher wants to make sure that the book catches the ......18.....[A. market B. audience C. students D. shops] when it is eventually published. In a good publishing house, there is .......19......[A. an error-proof B. an editor C. a lithographic D. an evaluation] section which is concerned with........20......[A. proof-reading B. reading over C. scanning over D. skimming over] the manuscript and correcting both the spelling and typing errors. After this, the manuscript is .........21.......[A. typewritten B. typeset C. double-spaced D. single-spaced] in readiness for .......22.....[A. photocopying B. Xeroxing C. filming D. printing].
The printed ........23......[A. items B. bulletin C. copies D. specimen] are then stored in the warehouse and a few of them may be sent to the author as ........24......[A. complementary B. complimentary C. acknowledgement D. sample] copies. Since it is not just the aim of the publisher to offset the cost of production but also to make some gains, there is a strong marketing division which promotes sales. A certain percentage of the cover price of the book is paid to the author as ........25......[A. royalty B. honorarium C. dividend D. interest].


Select the correct option for the space numbered 21 in the above passage

A. Typewritten
B. Typeset
C. Double-spaced
D. Single-spaced

Question 93:

• JAMB 1999

The passage below has gaps numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate for each gap. Each question carries 2 marks. Publishing is the fast growing business in Nigeria and there are therefore, many publishing houses all over the country. When ........16........[A. an article B. an essay C. a book D. a manuscript]. is submitted by an author, the publisher sends it to ........17........[A. an assessor B. an evaluator C. a checker D. an examiner] to know if it is actually publishable. This is important because the publisher wants to make sure that the book catches the ......18.....[A. market B. audience C. students D. shops] when it is eventually published. In a good publishing house, there is .......19......[A. an error-proof B. an editor C. a lithographic D. an evaluation] section which is concerned with........20......[A. proof-reading B. reading over C. scanning over D. skimming over] the manuscript and correcting both the spelling and typing errors. After this, the manuscript is .........21.......[A. typewritten B. typeset C. double-spaced D. single-spaced] in readiness for .......22.....[A. photocopying B. Xeroxing C. filming D. printing].
The printed ........23......[A. items B. bulletin C. copies D. specimen] are then stored in the warehouse and a few of them may be sent to the author as ........24......[A. complementary B. complimentary C. acknowledgement D. sample] copies. Since it is not just the aim of the publisher to offset the cost of production but also to make some gains, there is a strong marketing division which promotes sales. A certain percentage of the cover price of the book is paid to the author as ........25......[A. royalty B. honorarium C. dividend D. interest].


Select the correct option for the space numbered 22 in the above passage

A. Photocopying
B. Xeroxing
C. Filming
D. Printing

Question 94:

• JAMB 1999

The passage below has gaps numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate for each gap. Each question carries 2 marks. Publishing is the fast growing business in Nigeria and there are therefore, many publishing houses all over the country. When ........16........[A. an article B. an essay C. a book D. a manuscript]. is submitted by an author, the publisher sends it to ........17........[A. an assessor B. an evaluator C. a checker D. an examiner] to know if it is actually publishable. This is important because the publisher wants to make sure that the book catches the ......18.....[A. market B. audience C. students D. shops] when it is eventually published. In a good publishing house, there is .......19......[A. an error-proof B. an editor C. a lithographic D. an evaluation] section which is concerned with........20......[A. proof-reading B. reading over C. scanning over D. skimming over] the manuscript and correcting both the spelling and typing errors. After this, the manuscript is .........21.......[A. typewritten B. typeset C. double-spaced D. single-spaced] in readiness for .......22.....[A. photocopying B. Xeroxing C. filming D. printing].
The printed ........23......[A. items B. bulletin C. copies D. specimen] are then stored in the warehouse and a few of them may be sent to the author as ........24......[A. complementary B. complimentary C. acknowledgement D. sample] copies. Since it is not just the aim of the publisher to offset the cost of production but also to make some gains, there is a strong marketing division which promotes sales. A certain percentage of the cover price of the book is paid to the author as ........25......[A. royalty B. honorarium C. dividend D. interest].


Select the correct option for the space numbered 23 in the above passage

A. Items
B. Bulletin
C. Copies
D. Specimen

Question 95:

• JAMB 1999

The passage below has gaps numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate for each gap. Each question carries 2 marks. Publishing is the fast growing business in Nigeria and there are therefore, many publishing houses all over the country. When ........16........[A. an article B. an essay C. a book D. a manuscript]. is submitted by an author, the publisher sends it to ........17........[A. an assessor B. an evaluator C. a checker D. an examiner] to know if it is actually publishable. This is important because the publisher wants to make sure that the book catches the ......18.....[A. market B. audience C. students D. shops] when it is eventually published. In a good publishing house, there is .......19......[A. an error-proof B. an editor C. a lithographic D. an evaluation] section which is concerned with........20......[A. proof-reading B. reading over C. scanning over D. skimming over] the manuscript and correcting both the spelling and typing errors. After this, the manuscript is .........21.......[A. typewritten B. typeset C. double-spaced D. single-spaced] in readiness for .......22.....[A. photocopying B. Xeroxing C. filming D. printing].
The printed ........23......[A. items B. bulletin C. copies D. specimen] are then stored in the warehouse and a few of them may be sent to the author as ........24......[A. complementary B. complimentary C. acknowledgement D. sample] copies. Since it is not just the aim of the publisher to offset the cost of production but also to make some gains, there is a strong marketing division which promotes sales. A certain percentage of the cover price of the book is paid to the author as ........25......[A. royalty B. honorarium C. dividend D. interest].


Select the correct option for the space numbered 24 in the above passage

A. Complementory
B. Complimentary
C. Acknowlegdement
D. Sample