Post Utme English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 131:

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.



Which of the following statements is not made in the passage

A. All students should study a language in the university
B. Foreign language learners are usually better students than the others
C. Foreign language learning enables one appreciate other people’s culture
D. Teachers emphasize ability to communicate is a reward of foreign language learning

Question 132:

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.



'Discipline' as used in the above passage means

A. Subject
B. Punishment
C. Skills
D. Training

Question 133:

In question 11-20 a list of interpretations is given below every sentence or phrase
choose the interpretation that gives the correct meaning of the underlined idiom in the sentence or phrase.

Edosa is not the only pebble on the bench. This means Edosa

A. Is not the only victim in the accident
B. Is not the only person the police are looking for now
C. Is not the only person of substance
D. Is not of the regular swimmers in his locality

Question 134:

In question 11-20 a list of interpretations is given below every sentence or phrase
choose the interpretation that gives the correct meaning of the underlined idiom in the sentence or phrase.

Serena has her tongue in her cheek today. This means she is

A. Nervous today
B. Not behaving seriously today
C. Very jovial and happy today
D. Unhappy today

Question 135:

In question 11-20 a list of interpretations is given below every sentence or phrase
choose the interpretation that gives the correct meaning of the underlined idiom in the sentence or phrase.

It is said that those who live in glass houses should not throw stones. This means it is said that

A. People who live unclear life should not find faults with others
B. People who are decent should not attack the indecent ones
C. People who are forth mate in life should protect them from damage
D. None of the above