Post Utme English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 126:

INSTRUCTION: Read the following passage and answer the questions thoroughly, choosing the right options.

PASSAGE I:
Musicologists and Linguists argue about the relationship between music and language. Prominent Ethno-musicologist, Bruno Net has concluded that like language, music is a series of symbols.
However, music has traditionally been used for more functional, prosaic tasks.
This distinction was especially evident in the Romantic era of western music, when may composers and citifies felt that music could stand by itself to connote emotions without any extra musical references. The fundamental building blocks of both language and music are quite similar, as are the manners in which these components are combined to form a
cohesive whole.
In the same way that an entire piece of music can be divided into phrases; and further subdivided into specific notes, language can be divided into paragraphs, sentences and words.
A single note can have different meanings, depending on the piece; a lone word can have different meanings, depending on the context in the sentence. Words and notes are also similar in that they have title intrinsic meanings, but instead act as
symbols to convey larger ideas. In terms of the effect they produce music and language share a lot. Some people say music is the food of the soot This emphasizing is emotional appeal. And anyone disapprove the fact that a world of fifty spoken can produce such a satisfying effect on
listeners? Isn't this the reason orators are highly regarded?


The expression "music is the food of the soul", is an example of

A. Personification
B. Paradox
C. Hyperbole
D. Metaphor

Question 127:

INSTRUCTION: Read the following passage and answer the questions thoroughly, choosing the right options.

PASSAGE I:
Musicologists and Linguists argue about the relationship between music and language. Prominent Ethno-musicologist, Bruno Net has concluded that like language, music is a series of symbols.
However, music has traditionally been used for more functional, prosaic tasks.
This distinction was especially evident in the Romantic era of western music, when may composers and citifies felt that music could stand by itself to connote emotions without any extra musical references. The fundamental building blocks of both language and music are quite similar, as are the manners in which these components are combined to form a
cohesive whole.
In the same way that an entire piece of music can be divided into phrases; and further subdivided into specific notes, language can be divided into paragraphs, sentences and words.
A single note can have different meanings, depending on the piece; a lone word can have different meanings, depending on the context in the sentence. Words and notes are also similar in that they have title intrinsic meanings, but instead act as
symbols to convey larger ideas. In terms of the effect they produce music and language share a lot. Some people say music is the food of the soot This emphasizing is emotional appeal. And anyone disapprove the fact that a world of fifty spoken can produce such a satisfying effect on
listeners? Isn't this the reason orators are highly regarded?


The two questions that end the passage can be described as

A. Rhetoric
B. Conclusive
C. Imaginative
D. Communicative

Question 128:

INSTRUCTION: Read the following passage and answer the questions thoroughly, choosing the right options.

PASSAGE I:
Musicologists and Linguists argue about the relationship between music and language. Prominent Ethno-musicologist, Bruno Net has concluded that like language, music is a series of symbols.
However, music has traditionally been used for more functional, prosaic tasks.
This distinction was especially evident in the Romantic era of western music, when may composers and citifies felt that music could stand by itself to connote emotions without any extra musical references. The fundamental building blocks of both language and music are quite similar, as are the manners in which these components are combined to form a
cohesive whole.
In the same way that an entire piece of music can be divided into phrases; and further subdivided into specific notes, language can be divided into paragraphs, sentences and words.
A single note can have different meanings, depending on the piece; a lone word can have different meanings, depending on the context in the sentence. Words and notes are also similar in that they have title intrinsic meanings, but instead act as
symbols to convey larger ideas. In terms of the effect they produce music and language share a lot. Some people say music is the food of the soot This emphasizing is emotional appeal. And anyone disapprove the fact that a world of fifty spoken can produce such a satisfying effect on
listeners? Isn't this the reason orators are highly regarded?


The word romantic era in the first paragraph is an example of

A. Literary reference
B. Abstracts noun
C. Sensuous love
D. Proper noun

Question 129:

PASSAGE II
The learning of a foreign language should be an integral part of every university student’s education. As a discipline, it affords the mind excellent training. It utilizes skills needed in many other subjects: the concentration required for memorizing music (riot to mention developing the ear for tone and pitch).
The logical thinking for resolving mathematical problems, even the deductive reasoning capabilities needed to comprehend philosophical concepts.
The mind is stretched through the simple act of learning the grammatical patterns, vocabulary and phonological system of a language. At the same time, the students of a foreign language are acquiring a useful tool. This tool has a double advantage, for while most people (especially teachers) expounded on the rewords of being able to communicate in a second, third or fourth language perhaps the more promising of the two, is being able to understand and
hopefully appreciate another cultural group through their literature, their music and customs all of which are best assimilated through the medium of their language.


An appropriate title for the article from which this passage is taken could be

A. The need for foreign language learning in universities
B. An apology for the study of foreign language in Nigeria universities
C. The need for study French and Kiswahili in our colleges
D. Why a foreign language should be studied by all who study music, mathematics or philosophy

Question 130:

PASSAGE II
The learning of a foreign language should be an integral part of every university student’s education. As a discipline, it affords the mind excellent training. It utilizes skills needed in many other subjects: the concentration required for memorizing music (riot to mention developing the ear for tone and pitch).
The logical thinking for resolving mathematical problems, even the deductive reasoning capabilities needed to comprehend philosophical concepts.
The mind is stretched through the simple act of learning the grammatical patterns, vocabulary and phonological system of a language. At the same time, the students of a foreign language are acquiring a useful tool. This tool has a double advantage, for while most people (especially teachers) expounded on the rewords of being able to communicate in a second, third or fourth language perhaps the more promising of the two, is being able to understand and
hopefully appreciate another cultural group through their literature, their music and customs all of which are best assimilated through the medium of their language.



According to the passage, the main reward for foreign language learners is

A. The ability to speak another language
B. Being able to teach the language
C. Being able to learn mathematics or music in a foreign language
D. Expanding the mind of acquires new knowledge and skills.