Descriptive Comprehension passage - Jamb English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 111:

• JAMB 2002

The passage below has gaps numbered 11 to 20. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.  It is business of the scientist to accumulate knowledge about the universe and all that is in it and to find if he is able, common......11.....[A. experiment B. instruments C. approaches D. factors] which underlie and account for the facts that he knows. He chooses when he can, the method of the controlled.......12.....[A. respondent B. experiment C. system D. data]. If he wants to find out the effect of light on growing plants, he takes many plants, as alike as possible. Some he stand in the sun, some in the shade, some in the dark, all the time keeping all other (temperature, moisture, nourishment) the same. In this way, by keeping other variables........14......[A. constant B. good C. dark D. natural] and by varying the light only, the effect of light on plants can be clearly seen. This .......15.....[A. research B. method C. tool D. rationale] of using ‘controls’ can be applied to a variety of situation and can be used to find the answers to questions as widely different as ‘must moisture be present if.......16....[A. an alloy B. gold C. bar D. iron] is to rust?’ and which variety of beans give the greatest yield in one......17.....[A. climate B. period C. season D. weather]?
  In the course of his......18.....[A. finding B. queries C. experiment D. inquiries], the scientist may find what he thinks is one common explanation for an increasing number of facts the explanation, if it seems consistently to fit the various facts, is called.......19......[A. an antithesis B. a principle C. a thesis D. a hypothesis]. If this continues to stand the test of numerous experiments and remains unshaken, it becomes a......20.....[A. deduction B. law C. notion D. thesis].


In question number 11 above, choose the best option from letters A-D that best completes the gap.

A. Experiments
B. Instruments
C. Approaches
D. Factors

Question 112:

• JAMB 2002

The passage below has gaps numbered 11 to 20. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.  It is business of the scientist to accumulate knowledge about the universe and all that is in it and to find if he is able, common......11.....[A. experiment B. instruments C. approaches D. factors] which underlie and account for the facts that he knows. He chooses when he can, the method of the controlled.......12.....[A. respondent B. experiment C. system D. data]. If he wants to find out the effect of light on growing plants, he takes many plants, as alike as possible. Some he stand in the sun, some in the shade, some in the dark, all the time keeping all other (temperature, moisture, nourishment) the same. In this way, by keeping other variables........14......[A. constant B. good C. dark D. natural] and by varying the light only, the effect of light on plants can be clearly seen. This .......15.....[A. research B. method C. tool D. rationale] of using ‘controls’ can be applied to a variety of situation and can be used to find the answers to questions as widely different as ‘must moisture be present if.......16....[A. an alloy B. gold C. bar D. iron] is to rust?’ and which variety of beans give the greatest yield in one......17.....[A. climate B. period C. season D. weather]?
  In the course of his......18.....[A. finding B. queries C. experiment D. inquiries], the scientist may find what he thinks is one common explanation for an increasing number of facts the explanation, if it seems consistently to fit the various facts, is called.......19......[A. an antithesis B. a principle C. a thesis D. a hypothesis]. If this continues to stand the test of numerous experiments and remains unshaken, it becomes a......20.....[A. deduction B. law C. notion D. thesis].


In question number 12 above, choose the best option from letters A-D that best completes the gap.

A. Respondent
B. Experiment
C. System
D. Data

Question 113:

• JAMB 2002

The passage below has gaps numbered 11 to 20. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.  It is business of the scientist to accumulate knowledge about the universe and all that is in it and to find if he is able, common......11.....[A. experiment B. instruments C. approaches D. factors] which underlie and account for the facts that he knows. He chooses when he can, the method of the controlled.......12.....[A. respondent B. experiment C. system D. data]. If he wants to find out the effect of light on growing plants, he takes many plants, as alike as possible. Some he stand in the sun, some in the shade, some in the dark, all the time keeping all other (temperature, moisture, nourishment) the same. In this way, by keeping other variables........14......[A. constant B. good C. dark D. natural] and by varying the light only, the effect of light on plants can be clearly seen. This .......15.....[A. research B. method C. tool D. rationale] of using ‘controls’ can be applied to a variety of situation and can be used to find the answers to questions as widely different as ‘must moisture be present if.......16....[A. an alloy B. gold C. bar D. iron] is to rust?’ and which variety of beans give the greatest yield in one......17.....[A. climate B. period C. season D. weather]?
  In the course of his......18.....[A. finding B. queries C. experiment D. inquiries], the scientist may find what he thinks is one common explanation for an increasing number of facts the explanation, if it seems consistently to fit the various facts, is called.......19......[A. an antithesis B. a principle C. a thesis D. a hypothesis]. If this continues to stand the test of numerous experiments and remains unshaken, it becomes a......20.....[A. deduction B. law C. notion D. thesis].


In question number 13 above, choose the best option from letters A-D that best completes the gap.

A. Studies
B. Procedures
C. Objects
D. Conditions

Question 114:

• JAMB 2002

The passage below has gaps numbered 11 to 20. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.  It is business of the scientist to accumulate knowledge about the universe and all that is in it and to find if he is able, common......11.....[A. experiment B. instruments C. approaches D. factors] which underlie and account for the facts that he knows. He chooses when he can, the method of the controlled.......12.....[A. respondent B. experiment C. system D. data]. If he wants to find out the effect of light on growing plants, he takes many plants, as alike as possible. Some he stand in the sun, some in the shade, some in the dark, all the time keeping all other (temperature, moisture, nourishment) the same. In this way, by keeping other variables........14......[A. constant B. good C. dark D. natural] and by varying the light only, the effect of light on plants can be clearly seen. This .......15.....[A. research B. method C. tool D. rationale] of using ‘controls’ can be applied to a variety of situation and can be used to find the answers to questions as widely different as ‘must moisture be present if.......16....[A. an alloy B. gold C. bar D. iron] is to rust?’ and which variety of beans give the greatest yield in one......17.....[A. climate B. period C. season D. weather]?
  In the course of his......18.....[A. finding B. queries C. experiment D. inquiries], the scientist may find what he thinks is one common explanation for an increasing number of facts the explanation, if it seems consistently to fit the various facts, is called.......19......[A. an antithesis B. a principle C. a thesis D. a hypothesis]. If this continues to stand the test of numerous experiments and remains unshaken, it becomes a......20.....[A. deduction B. law C. notion D. thesis].


In question number 14 above, choose the best option from letters A-D that best completes the gap.

A. Constant
B. Good
C. Dark
D. Natural

Question 115:

• JAMB 2002

The passage below has gaps numbered 11 to 20. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.  It is business of the scientist to accumulate knowledge about the universe and all that is in it and to find if he is able, common......11.....[A. experiment B. instruments C. approaches D. factors] which underlie and account for the facts that he knows. He chooses when he can, the method of the controlled.......12.....[A. respondent B. experiment C. system D. data]. If he wants to find out the effect of light on growing plants, he takes many plants, as alike as possible. Some he stand in the sun, some in the shade, some in the dark, all the time keeping all other (temperature, moisture, nourishment) the same. In this way, by keeping other variables........14......[A. constant B. good C. dark D. natural] and by varying the light only, the effect of light on plants can be clearly seen. This .......15.....[A. research B. method C. tool D. rationale] of using ‘controls’ can be applied to a variety of situation and can be used to find the answers to questions as widely different as ‘must moisture be present if.......16....[A. an alloy B. gold C. bar D. iron] is to rust?’ and which variety of beans give the greatest yield in one......17.....[A. climate B. period C. season D. weather]?
  In the course of his......18.....[A. finding B. queries C. experiment D. inquiries], the scientist may find what he thinks is one common explanation for an increasing number of facts the explanation, if it seems consistently to fit the various facts, is called.......19......[A. an antithesis B. a principle C. a thesis D. a hypothesis]. If this continues to stand the test of numerous experiments and remains unshaken, it becomes a......20.....[A. deduction B. law C. notion D. thesis].


In question number 15 above, choose the best option from letters A-D that best completes the gap.

A. Research
B. Method
C. Tool
D. Rationale