Argumentative/persuasive Comprehension passage - Jamb English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 121:

• JAMB 2011

&nbsp The passage below has gaps numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap. Each question carries 2 marks.
&nbsp Believe it or not, change is to human existence what the blood is to the human body. We live in era of amazing .... 16.... [A. well-defined B. fast-paced C. favourable D. social] change spawned by advancing technology and industrialization. However, man’s ...17.... [A. knowledge of B. attitude to C. commitment to D. opinion of] promoting and defending change in a deliberate effort to establish...18... [A. customs B. companies C. trade-zones D. variations] that stimulate advancement for man’s concern is proving unfavourable to the climate with threatening ...19... [A. repercussions B. clouds C. pressure D. implication].
Human-induced climate change has awakened widespread concern across the globe. As a matter of fact, climate change is now 20 [A. an acceptable B. a foremost C. the only D. the last] global issue. It is a major test of Africa’s ....21.... [A. popularity B. energy C. ingenuity D. incapability] ! the fourth Assessment Report {AR4} of the intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed that human actions are changing the earth’s climate and creating maker disturbances in human ....22...[A. geography B. societies C. systems D life] and ecosystems. The IPCC reports that the world has warned by an average of 0.76^oC since pre-industrial times. The rising global ...23.... [A. command B. demand C. warming D. supply] for energy and the adverse changes in the climate put the earth and its inhabitants in a catch -22 situation.
Again, if the effects of climate change on each were commensurate with the level of greenhouse ...24 .... [A. structure B. paints C. emulsion D. emissions] in spews out, perhaps Africa would have been spared and would probably be just an amused spectator. But it is, this is not the case. Here again, we see well-meaning global citizens appealing for the rest of the world to take responsibility for the problems of Africa, a strategy that cannot, thus far, termed ....25.... [A. notable B. liable C. credible D. flexible]


In question number 19 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. Repercussions
B. Clouds
C. Pressure
D. Implication

Question 122:

• JAMB 2011

&nbsp The passage below has gaps numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap. Each question carries 2 marks.
&nbsp Believe it or not, change is to human existence what the blood is to the human body. We live in era of amazing .... 16.... [A. well-defined B. fast-paced C. favourable D. social] change spawned by advancing technology and industrialization. However, man’s ...17.... [A. knowledge of B. attitude to C. commitment to D. opinion of] promoting and defending change in a deliberate effort to establish...18... [A. customs B. companies C. trade-zones D. variations] that stimulate advancement for man’s concern is proving unfavourable to the climate with threatening ...19... [A. repercussions B. clouds C. pressure D. implication].
Human-induced climate change has awakened widespread concern across the globe. As a matter of fact, climate change is now 20 [A. an acceptable B. a foremost C. the only D. the last] global issue. It is a major test of Africa’s ....21.... [A. popularity B. energy C. ingenuity D. incapability] ! the fourth Assessment Report {AR4} of the intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed that human actions are changing the earth’s climate and creating maker disturbances in human ....22...[A. geography B. societies C. systems D life] and ecosystems. The IPCC reports that the world has warned by an average of 0.76^oC since pre-industrial times. The rising global ...23.... [A. command B. demand C. warming D. supply] for energy and the adverse changes in the climate put the earth and its inhabitants in a catch -22 situation.
Again, if the effects of climate change on each were commensurate with the level of greenhouse ...24 .... [A. structure B. paints C. emulsion D. emissions] in spews out, perhaps Africa would have been spared and would probably be just an amused spectator. But it is, this is not the case. Here again, we see well-meaning global citizens appealing for the rest of the world to take responsibility for the problems of Africa, a strategy that cannot, thus far, termed ....25.... [A. notable B. liable C. credible D. flexible]


In question number 20 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. An acceptable
B. A foremost
C. The only
D. The last

Question 123:

• JAMB 2011

&nbsp The passage below has gaps numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap. Each question carries 2 marks.
&nbsp Believe it or not, change is to human existence what the blood is to the human body. We live in era of amazing .... 16.... [A. well-defined B. fast-paced C. favourable D. social] change spawned by advancing technology and industrialization. However, man’s ...17.... [A. knowledge of B. attitude to C. commitment to D. opinion of] promoting and defending change in a deliberate effort to establish...18... [A. customs B. companies C. trade-zones D. variations] that stimulate advancement for man’s concern is proving unfavourable to the climate with threatening ...19... [A. repercussions B. clouds C. pressure D. implication].
Human-induced climate change has awakened widespread concern across the globe. As a matter of fact, climate change is now 20 [A. an acceptable B. a foremost C. the only D. the last] global issue. It is a major test of Africa’s ....21.... [A. popularity B. energy C. ingenuity D. incapability] ! the fourth Assessment Report {AR4} of the intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed that human actions are changing the earth’s climate and creating maker disturbances in human ....22...[A. geography B. societies C. systems D life] and ecosystems. The IPCC reports that the world has warned by an average of 0.76^oC since pre-industrial times. The rising global ...23.... [A. command B. demand C. warming D. supply] for energy and the adverse changes in the climate put the earth and its inhabitants in a catch -22 situation.
Again, if the effects of climate change on each were commensurate with the level of greenhouse ...24 .... [A. structure B. paints C. emulsion D. emissions] in spews out, perhaps Africa would have been spared and would probably be just an amused spectator. But it is, this is not the case. Here again, we see well-meaning global citizens appealing for the rest of the world to take responsibility for the problems of Africa, a strategy that cannot, thus far, termed ....25.... [A. notable B. liable C. credible D. flexible]


In question number 21 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. Popularity
B. Energy
C. Ingenuity
D. Incapability

Question 124:

• JAMB 2011

&nbsp The passage below has gaps numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap. Each question carries 2 marks.
&nbsp Believe it or not, change is to human existence what the blood is to the human body. We live in era of amazing .... 16.... [A. well-defined B. fast-paced C. favourable D. social] change spawned by advancing technology and industrialization. However, man’s ...17.... [A. knowledge of B. attitude to C. commitment to D. opinion of] promoting and defending change in a deliberate effort to establish...18... [A. customs B. companies C. trade-zones D. variations] that stimulate advancement for man’s concern is proving unfavourable to the climate with threatening ...19... [A. repercussions B. clouds C. pressure D. implication].
Human-induced climate change has awakened widespread concern across the globe. As a matter of fact, climate change is now 20 [A. an acceptable B. a foremost C. the only D. the last] global issue. It is a major test of Africa’s ....21.... [A. popularity B. energy C. ingenuity D. incapability] ! the fourth Assessment Report {AR4} of the intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed that human actions are changing the earth’s climate and creating maker disturbances in human ....22...[A. geography B. societies C. systems D life] and ecosystems. The IPCC reports that the world has warned by an average of 0.76^oC since pre-industrial times. The rising global ...23.... [A. command B. demand C. warming D. supply] for energy and the adverse changes in the climate put the earth and its inhabitants in a catch -22 situation.
Again, if the effects of climate change on each were commensurate with the level of greenhouse ...24 .... [A. structure B. paints C. emulsion D. emissions] in spews out, perhaps Africa would have been spared and would probably be just an amused spectator. But it is, this is not the case. Here again, we see well-meaning global citizens appealing for the rest of the world to take responsibility for the problems of Africa, a strategy that cannot, thus far, termed ....25.... [A. notable B. liable C. credible D. flexible]


In question number 22 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. Geography
B. Societies
C. Systems
D. Life

Question 125:

• JAMB 2011

&nbsp The passage below has gaps numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap. Each question carries 2 marks.
&nbsp Believe it or not, change is to human existence what the blood is to the human body. We live in era of amazing .... 16.... [A. well-defined B. fast-paced C. favourable D. social] change spawned by advancing technology and industrialization. However, man’s ...17.... [A. knowledge of B. attitude to C. commitment to D. opinion of] promoting and defending change in a deliberate effort to establish...18... [A. customs B. companies C. trade-zones D. variations] that stimulate advancement for man’s concern is proving unfavourable to the climate with threatening ...19... [A. repercussions B. clouds C. pressure D. implication].
Human-induced climate change has awakened widespread concern across the globe. As a matter of fact, climate change is now 20 [A. an acceptable B. a foremost C. the only D. the last] global issue. It is a major test of Africa’s ....21.... [A. popularity B. energy C. ingenuity D. incapability] ! the fourth Assessment Report {AR4} of the intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirmed that human actions are changing the earth’s climate and creating maker disturbances in human ....22...[A. geography B. societies C. systems D life] and ecosystems. The IPCC reports that the world has warned by an average of 0.76^oC since pre-industrial times. The rising global ...23.... [A. command B. demand C. warming D. supply] for energy and the adverse changes in the climate put the earth and its inhabitants in a catch -22 situation.
Again, if the effects of climate change on each were commensurate with the level of greenhouse ...24 .... [A. structure B. paints C. emulsion D. emissions] in spews out, perhaps Africa would have been spared and would probably be just an amused spectator. But it is, this is not the case. Here again, we see well-meaning global citizens appealing for the rest of the world to take responsibility for the problems of Africa, a strategy that cannot, thus far, termed ....25.... [A. notable B. liable C. credible D. flexible]


In question number 23 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.

A. Command
B. Demand
C. Warming
D. Supply