GES 101 Use of English Past Paper PDF 2021/2022

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ELL& UKIVERSITY L1BRART OTA, GUN STATz, BELS UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOIOGY,OTA FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION 2021/2022 SKSS19N GES 101: USE OF ENGLISH I TIMEAIOWED; HOCR MINETE INSTRUCTIONS: Alempt all quesiions, Recd the instruction for each part carefully before ansneriny he guz*1ns Vd DO NOT detach this option sheet from the rest. Failure to comply will earn you zero. Shade the r r e t t ptrn. NAME... MATRIC-NO... COLIZGE..PR D A Bc D 1sABC D 29 A BC D 43 A CD 57 Ab 53 AB CD A B C D, 16 A B C D 30 A BCD 44 A B C D A BC| D 17 BC D 31 A B C D 45 A B C D 59 A CD A A CD A BC D 18 A BC D 32 A B C D 46A BC D A B C | D | 19 A B C D 33 AB CD47 A BC D 61 AB C D A B C D20A B C D 34 A B C D 48 |A BC D 62 A B CD A B C |D21! 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Sub-standard | English for government and the medium of expression Dational D. international mnj and correct usage of the language , that 1s, accepted and national] variant of the language, education. lt's opposite is a...3....[A. local B. slang C. dialectal D. adherents. learners B. recognized words, expression and structure peculiar to a of language...4...[A. smaller group from standard usage_by...5..A. Cuitural B,national proessionals users I who are generally set apart British English dilter American, Irish and region. For example, Nigeria, ernatiornal D.diaspora l group geographical or A. users B. ocals the standard....6....| respects and each is identifiable, yet in every case irom one another in many national interuational B. 1anguage D. variety] approaches a single and hypothetical classification known as.....7.. [ A. and local ]English. As moves towards...8.. A. correctness B. informality C legality.D. illegality C D. smart one In addition to American English away from the observance ofstrict rules, emphasis falls on the differences between dialects. A. coded B. standard C. anitorm D, being distinguishable from British English, it is also true that British is not..9... different jwithin the United Kingdom. The level of formality is determined by education and aspiration while dialect vary from...10..| A. country B. state C. council D. region ] to region. Choose the option that has the same sound as the sound represented by cach of the letter(s) underlined in the capitalized words. 11. Beer A. bear B. pear C. fair 'D. pier) 12. Guard A.gourd B. guide C. argue D. chat] 13.Thatch [A. clothing B. mother C. then D. method ] 14. Mention A. that B. machine C. church D. test) 15. Knot A. cot B. keep C. nom D. king 16. The smallest meaningful unit in English Language is called...A. word B. syllable C. sound D. morpheme.j 17. The word cope has how many sounds? A. 4 B.3 C.1 D. 21 18. The word are has how many sounds? A. 1 B. 2 C. 3 D.4] 19. The word happiness has...morphemes. [A. 3 3.2 C. 8 D. A] 20... is an example of a word with bound morpheme. [A. Come B. Men C. believe D. income] 21. The only set of loud speakers available...to be connected according to instructions. {A.is B. are  BELLS UNIVERSITY LIBRARY OTA, OGUN STATE, pd. Choose the C. were D. have ] 22. you want peace, you. Prepare for war. [A. had better B. have better C. had better got D. had better get) Is time the government. All the parties to express their views. [A. invite B. invites C. invited D. has invited] 24.Iwould rather.. At home for Xmas party. [A. stay B. staying C. stayed D. stays] 25. rd rather you... ll the friends to your next birthday party. [A. are inviting B. invite C. invited D. have invited 26. The captain reported thatthe examinations.. before he arrived in the hal. [A. started B. have started C. had started D. are started) 27. Ifi had not finished my assignment, I would not.. The opportunity to go with the group. [A. have been given B. be given C. be giving D. have been giving] 28, t h him for two years, I cannot guarantee his good behavior. [A. To work B Having worked. C. To have worked D. By working] ****29:6ur manager has instructed that.... of customers must be barred from our bank. [A. those type B. that type C. that types D. this types) 30. He during the whole of last month.[ A. was sick B. has been sick C. had been sick D. had.... sicken] 31. The police are looking for.. [A. two big cars black B. two cars big black C. two big black cars D. two black big cars) 32. In.. We, as politicians are identified with the [A. masses. a more deeper sense B. a much deeper sense C. a most deeper sense D. much more deeper sense] 33. The woman would not part with her. pot. [A. discarded earthen black B. discarded black earthen C. earthen discarded black D. black earthen discarded ] 34. The old man was rushed to the hospital when his blood pressure dropped to a... A. dangerously lowly B. dangerously low C. dangerous towly D. dangerous low  N D D. D 52. He wrote to. 53. Journalists alryou  52. He wrote to you ? {A. hadn't he? B. wouldn't he C. didn't he D. hasn't he 53. Journalists always collect and publish.......| A. informations B. an information C. some informations D. information How many morphemes are contained in each of the questions 54-56 BELLS UNIVERSITY L1BRARY 54.Antiterrorism. A. 3 B. 8 C.5 D. 61 OTA, OGUN STATE, 55. Multimiilionaire. A. 2 B. 3 C. 5 D. 4 56. Pseudo-intellectualism { A.4 B. 5 C. 6 D.7 7. Thank you for the party, we really.......|A. enjoyed ourselves B. enjoy C. enjoyed D. enjoyed very rnuch 58. She married without her parents' consent. The underlined word in the sentence is a/an...... [ A. noun B. adjective C. pronoun D. adverb. ] 39. He misinterpreted the question. The word qucstion in the expression is [A a noun B. an adjective C. a preposition D.a verd] 60. The clerk dismissed for dereliction was of duty The word dismissed is a/an[ A. noui B. verb C. adjective D. preposition|. 61. He went to the market but forgot what he wanted to buy is an example of a/an ---sentence.[A. simpl: B. compound C. complex D. compound-complex] 62. That lam alive today is by the grace of God. The underlined expression is a/an..clause A. adjectival B. noun C. adverbial D. relative ] 63 of what he said in his speech was nonsense. [A. Much B. Few C. D. Many Little] 64. Nobody expected her sickness to be.. serious. [A. much that B. that much C. that so D. so that) b5.. The word smog is an example of what word formation process [A acronymy B blerding C clipping.D. reduplication. 66. The word birthright is example of what word formation aftixation B. conversion C. an process.[ A. duplication D. compounding 67. The lowest meaningtul grammatical unit in English is.... {A. syllabie B. sound C. morpheme D. stress] 68. One of the following is not unit in a grammatical English [A. morpheme B. sentence C. syllable D. phrase] 5