MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, UMUDIKE

SCHOOL OF GENERAL STUDIES

1ST SEM ESTER EXAMINATION 2018/2019 ACADEMIC SESSION.
COURSE CODE: GSS 111 COURSE TITLE: USE OF ENGLISH. TIME: 45MINUTES

1. ____ is the main vehicle for communication among human, a) speech b) words £) language d) communication

2. __ _ is simply defined as the exchange of information. communication b) conversation c) interaction d) language

3. The language which one speaks most fluently and feels most comfortable with is called________
a) LI /indigenous b) L2/mother tongue £) heritage language d) national language

4. In Nigeria, _____ is an example o f Foreign language a ) Spanish ^ E n g lish c) Pidgin d) Creole

5. _ _ _ _ _ _ is a language that makes communication possible amongst speakers from different ethnolinguistic
backgrounds, a) Official language National language c) Second language d) Lingua Franca

6 . ________ is one o f the factors that gave English language prominence in Nigeria.
a) population t>) quest for western education c) ethnicity d) regionalism

7. The different ways o f speaking a language in different parts o f the language environment are________
a) regional varieties b) social varieties c) interfered varieties d) subject matter varieties

8. The level of language usage that has been standardized for use as public discourse is called________
a) the informal usage b) the semi-formal usage q) the formal usage d) the semi-informal usage

9. Members o f the open parts o f speech are these except a) nouns b) verbs c) adjectives d) pronouns

10. Nigeria needs Divine intervention, is an example o f ________ sentence

a) imperative sentence b) declarative sentence c) interrogative Sentence d) exclamation

11. _______ is the first language skill that should be acquired by every human being.
a) speaking b) gesture c) listening d) writing

12. In a lecture, all except one o f the following items can contribute to poor listening
a) the weather b) the size o f the class c) eye contact with the lecturer d) note-taking

13. _______ should be avoided in listening, writing, speaking and reading activities a) conversation b) obligation
c) distraction d) interaction

14. In a listening activity, all but one o f the following are very necessary a) note book b) pen c) recorder d) bibliotech

15. Reading a particular sentence repeatedly is known as _ a) skimming b) scanning c) vocalization d) regression

16. Which of these is a reading style acronym? a) QS3R b) QRS3 c) 3RSQ d) SQ3R

17. When the purpose o f reading is for general knowledge, the technique employed is:
a) skimming b) scanning c) inferential d) extensive

18. _______ is an act o f reading used when searching for a contact on the phone directory
a) reading b) skimming c) scrolling d) scanning

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19. Punctuation marks used to indicate the exact words of a speaker i s __ a) colon b) apostrophe c) exclamation mark
d) inverted commas

2 0 . ____ noun should be capitalized irrespective o f the position in the sentence

a) abstract noun b) collective noun c) count noun d) proper noun

21. One o f the features o f a paragraph i s ____ a) big sentence b) topic sentence c) padded sentence d) small sentence

22. The embattled student accompanied by his parents here a) is b) are c) were d) had

23. Each o f my siblings________ married a) is b) are c) were d) have being

24. Which o f these is not a punctuation mark a) parenthesis b) comma c) hash tag d) colon

25. Parts o f speech that accepts new words are known as a) liberal class b) developmental c) open class d) all o f the
above

26. A noun whose singular aspect means group o f persons or things is known as
a) abstract noun b) proper noun c) collective noun d) common noun

27. A part of speech that tells you more about a noun is called a) adverb b) pronoun c) preposition d) adjective

28. Sentences are classified according t o ________ and________

a) declarative and purpose b) structure and purpose c) interrogative and complex d) simple and compound

29. A sentence that makes a request or an order is known as a) interrogative b) declarative e) imperative d) exclamator

30. The Vice Chancellor, as well as, the students_______ going out to welcome the Governor.
a) are b) were c) was d) is

31. The matching of the words that make a sentence in number, person, gender is refers to rule o f ________
a) sentence b) concord c) parts o f speech d) verb

3 2 . __tells you the relationship between the noun and the object a) conjunction b) preposition c) adjective d) verb

33. Either the teacher or the students ______ come a) has b) had c) was d) have

34. A noun that refers to class o f persons, places or things is called

a) countable noun b) collective noun c) proper noun d) common noun

35. Verbs that follow special pattern in the formation o f their past tense and past participle are referred to a s ________
a) abstract verb b) regular verb c) auxiliary verb d) irregular verb
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7 What was the author’s purpose when writing this passage?

A to give practical instructions for pruning a tree. B. to give a ge neral description of pruning,

C. to explain how trees develop diseases. D. to discuss different methods of pruning.

Choose the m ost appropriate options from the statements below

8 Reading meaning from few lexis in a text is known a s -----------

A. Skimming B Text attack C. SQ3R D. Word attack

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9. Inference from te x t ca n be helpful when a reader comes across

A. unknown words B. known words C. known difficult words D. familiar lexical items

10. is a technique used in searching for main ideas.

A. scanning skimming C. intensive reading D. extensive reading

11. Mention the type of reading that is best for examinations

ihtensive reading B^fextensi . SQ3R1ID. wdf&aittact reading

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12. Scanning involve
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quickly searching for main ideas in a text. quickly searching for known words.

quickly searc^inaTinnecessary words, ;ly searching for specific piece

sii one of the foldwfng is not a re
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goofing B ip : scanning text atta

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Complete the follow ing sentences with the correct options

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A. is B. was C.

The Vice Chancellor, as well as the students ____ going to Umuahia to welcome the governor
A. are B. were • C. was is
16. A sentence that expresses command or request is known as

A. Interrogative sentence. B. Declarative sentence.

Cl Imperative sentence. D. Exclamatory sentence.

The head of the predicate in a sentence is ______________

A. noun & verb C. pronoun D. noun and verb

A sentence which consists of two or more co-ordinate clauses is called

A. simple sentence. B. compound sentence C. complex sentence. 0 compound complex sentence.

! he classification of sentences according to purpose is known as

A. structure style function D. mandate

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 MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICIM TURE, (JMUD1KE
SCHOOL OF GENERAL STUDIES

GSS 111 USE OF ENGLISH

FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION - 2 0 1 6 / 2 0 1 7 \CADEMIC SESSION

TIME: 2 HOURS - PROGRAMME: REGULAR

INSTRUCTION: ANSWER ALL T H E Q U ESTIO N S

(1) List am i d isc u ss fo u r fa c to rs th at can im p e d e e ffectiv e listen in g.

(2) Explain in detail:

(i) A c tiv e /in te n siv e listen in g

(iij P a ssiv e /e x te n s iv e liste n in g

(2 a ) W hat is c o n c o rd ?

(2 b ) With g o o d e x a m p le s, m en tio n and explain k in d s o f co n co rd .

(? ) Explain in d etail the follow in g co n ce p ts in re a d in g .

(i) S can n in g

(it) S k im m in g

(iii) In ten siv e R e ad in g

( iv) l i x te n siv e R ead i rig

(4) U sing stru c tu re a s a criterion , exp lain in d etail the fo u r ty p es o f se n te n c e s.

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MICHAEL OKPA k A UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, UMUDIKE

SCHOOL OF GENERAL STUDIES
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION 2017/2018 ACADEMIC SESSION

GSS 111 (USE OF ENGLISH I) TIME: 1:30MINUTES

Trees should only be pruned when there is a good and clear reason for doing so and, fortunately, the number of such
reasons is small. Pruning involves he cutting away of overgrown and unwanted branches, and the inexperienced
gardener can be encouraged by the thought that more damage results from doing it unnecessarily than from leaving
the tree to grow in its own way.

First, pruning may be done to make sure that trees have a desired shape or size. The object may be to get a tree of
the right height, and at the same time to help the growth of small side branches which will thicken its appearance or
give it a special shape. Secondly, pruning may be done to make the tree healthier. You may cut out diseased or dead
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wood, or branches that are rubbing against each other and thus causing wounds. The health of a tree may be
encouraged by removing branches that are blocking up the centre and so preventing the free movement of air.

:hat an open wound is left on the tree and this provides an easy entry for disease, but it is a
there is £ race between the healing and the disease as to whether the tree- will- live or die,
so that there is a period when the tr :e is at risk. It should be the aim of every gardener to reduce the risk of death as
far as passible. It is essential to ma ;e the area which has been pruned smooth and clean, for healing will be slowed
down byi roughness. Y o l should a low the cut surface tojdry for a few hours and then paint it with one of the
substances available from garden I lops produced especially for this purpose. Pruning is usually done in winter, for
then you can see the shape of the tree clearly without interference from the leaves and it is, too, very unlikely that the
you make will bleed. If this does happen is, of course, impossible to paint them properly. 4

1. Pruning should be dope-to %•

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n w h c tiie trceTjFow ratter,
improve the shjape of the tree,
get rid of the small branches. make the srnaii branches thicker.
2. u ' best title for this passage is

A Purning B Turning. C Tree planting. / Pruning.

Trees become unhealthy if the gardener

A allows too many branches to grow in the middle. B does not protect them from the wind,
C forces them to grow quickly. D
damages some of the small side branches.
Another word for the underline d word in the passage is

A essentiality y important C essence D importance

Why is a special substance painted on the tree?

A to make a wound smooth. B to prevent disease entering a wound,

C to cover a rough surface. D to help a wound to dry.
A good gardener prunes a tree

A at intervals throughout the year. as quickly as possible,

*€ occasionally when possible. regularly every winter.

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20. The function of a preposition in a sentence is to ___________ __

A. show relationship between the noun and the verb. B. show relationship between the noun and object.

C. show relationship between the predictive and object. D. show relationship between the object and the
verb.

21 . The role of an Adverb in a sentence is ____

A. to modify the verb or noun. B. to modify the noun or adjective,

C. to modify the verb or adverb. D. to modify the adjective or pronoun.

22. Subordinating conjunction oins______ and______

main clause and subordinating clause B. subordinating clause and object jf'
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C. main clause and noun D. main clause and the verb phrase.

23. Nouns in apposition in a sentence are treated a s __

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A. plural yE . singular C. subject D. object
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Nouns that form their plura by Adding the IS/ morpheme is called

kM plural ntfuns B.
singular noun €. regular noun D. abstract noun
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25. Agreement of the noun an-1the verb in a sentence is referred to as

|proximity conefpj B notional concord C. regular concord D. grammatical concord

2P- mtence which of one m ne or more subordinate clauses is called

A, simple sentence B. m jltiple sen complex sentence D. compound sentenc

27. ir the teacher or students

come did C. have

28. dnd of Noun whos aspect means group of persons or thi is called
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abstract noun collective noun D. proper noun

29. Parts of speech that accept new words into its vocabularies are referred to a s __________

A. close sets B. restricted sets grammatical sets JD. open sets

oU. The pronoun I must be in the upper case___________________________________

A. only at the beginning of a sentence. X at any position in a sentence,

C. at final positions in sentence. D. as the author wishes in a sentence.

A. In Nigeria, word spellings follow__________ rules

A. Nigerian English B. Normal English yu British English D. American English

Following the coalescence rule, choose the correct spelling of the following word

A. recieve B. recive C. receive D. riceive

A short pause within a sentence is marked with a _____________

A. full stop B. short break C. comma D. punctuation

_ is used to separate statements from the speaker in a dialogue.

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C. semi-colon D. dash
colon
A. full stop B

35. We use capital letters fo r-------.

national adjectives
A. all adjectives
D. demonstrative adjective
C. interrogative adjective

36. Every paragraph must have a ---------------------

C. padded sentence D. small sentence
.a to p ic sentence B. big sentence
For^Coherence," sentence in a paragraph must reiate to each other through transitions, eiemen.s
37.
like_________ _____
D. selective
similarity B. socially ^ sequence
A.
may be used to develop a paragraph
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B. do's and don’t’s
sentence and word
examples and illustrations
C. structures and patterns

W h i c h s w i n g s is c o ^
quoreling

^ r r j c a n b a t in g etween sounds of syllables

A. reading writing
41. Effective listening aids
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effective communication unsolicitedcommunication
in ­ affective communication noise
42. impediment to efficient listening can

A*. physical B. abstract C spiritua

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The doer and the receiver of the action of the verb iin a sentence is referred to as

A. ....................................
the subject and the compliment • • -B. the subject and the object

object and pronoun D. subject and verb

44. Daydreaming/mind-wondering and lack of concentration are examples of

A. physical distraction B. environmental distraction

C. stylistic distraction JO. emotional distraction

One can cope with distraction in the class by_________

A. reading during lectures B. looking atthe teacher

C. dealing with issues as they arise D. takingnotes during lectures

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 MICHAEL OKPARA UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE, UMUDIKE
FIRST SEMESTER EXAMINATION 2018/2019 (CEC)
GST 111 USE OF ENGLISH 1 Time: 1 hour
INSTRUCTION: Answer all questions

1 An imperative sentence is used for the following purposes except:

la ^ to give an invitation (b) to express a request (c) to give a command (d)-to express a strong feeling.
Z l h e subject of an imperative sentence is not clearly spelled out when it is written; it i s ........(a) subjectec implied (c) narrated
(d) affirmed
3. Another name for a declarative sentence i s ..... {(^d ire ctive (b) address (c) positive (^statem ent
4. A good sentence possesses the following qualities except.... (a) unity (b) coherence © intelligence (d) clarity
5. When two independent clauses are joined by a coordinating conjunction, it is an example of ...(a) coordinating sentence (b)
complex s e n te n c e ) compound sentence (d) relative sentence.
6. A complex sentence has.... (a) two or more independent clauses((E} two or more dependent clauses (c) one or more independent
clauses (d) one main clause and two or more independent clauses.
7. Independent clauses that are strung together without any sort of punctuation are fanmn-on sentences (b) run-out sentences (c)
run-up sentences (d) run-in sentences ^
8. Clauses that lack a subject and a verb constitute error known as /a) sentence disjuncts (b) sentence misnomer (c) sentence
fragments (d) sentence conjunct ™
9. The following are examples of collective nouns except....... (a) jury (b) team (c) g o v e rn m e n t^ land
10. When two separate subjects are joined by a coordinating conjunction, they iake(^afla gerund (b) a plural verb (c) infinite verb
(d) an auxiliary verb -
11. The word "were" replaces "was" in sentences that express (a) a surprise (b) a command 0 a wish (d) an imagination
12. The following sentences are incorrect except....
(a) One of the allegations for his arrest are treason (b) a list of successful candidates for 2019 admission are out. <6) All the
stationery in my office was supplied at exorbitant price (d) the news are incredible
13. The type of reading where the reader looks out for the general idea is known as (a) skimming (b) scanning (c) intensive
reading/q) extensive
14. A type of listening which targets specific information is referred to as .. (a) purposeful listening j)f) intensive listening (c) critical
listening (d) analytical listening
15. The following variables are determinants of a social variety of English except (a) socio-economic status (b) gender (c)
occupation (d) region »
16. There are different variables involved in communication but the most important is ...^u nderstanding (b) competence (c)
response (d) writing
17. Communication is a social process because of man’s interaction with ..(a) his mind (b) animal ((^community (d) God
18. One of the following may not constitute a constraint in a communication process (a) poor mobile network (b) speech impairment
(c) hearing impediment (d) shape of the tongue
19. The use of outlines, symbols, abbreviations, diagrams/charts is an example of method or technique o f ........ activity (a) post
note-taking (b) pre note-taking ^cjnote-taking (d) summary
20. Language is said to be human specific because (aj^it is used by human and non numan beings (b) human beings need
language (human beings use it to communicate ideas jt is only used by human being's.
21. All th ^ e are factors that led to the advent of English uage in Africa except ...(a) colonialism (b) trade p intermarriage (d)
missionary activities
22. These characteristics best describe language except (a) language is arbitrary (b) language is conventional language is
communication (b) language is systematic
23. Language is said to be creative because (1^) it provides space to form ideas and concepts (b) it is used to build human beings
(c) it creates opportunities (d) it has imageries
24. The question mark is used for the following purposes except...(a) it is used at the end of an interrogative sentence (b) it is
enclosed in a parenthesis to indicate uncertainty (c) it is used after some rhetorical questions (ft it is used for reported questions
25. In English, dashes are NOT usqd (a) to add parenthetical statements or comments in the same way you could use brackets (b)
to express emphasis in sentences (ity show abrupt change in tone (d) between parts of a sentence where the second part provides
more information about the preceding part.

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26. The process of listening is divided into three stages namely..(a) action, sound and Interpretation (b) sound, interpretation and
response (c) interpretation, sound and response (d) action, sound and response.
27. Listening is a language skill wh le hearing is a....(a)listening ability (b) the same thing as listening(c) physiological capacity (d)
psychological disorder
28. Reading to pick out a specific wo d or point in a text is referred to as
(a) Skimming (b) scanning (c) survey (d) intensive
29. Listening and Reading are referred to as (a) productive skills (b) receptive skills (c) mechanical skills (d) Developmental skills
30. Reading to have complete knowledge of a subject is referred to as -(a ) Extensive Reading
(b) Intensive Reading (c) Partial Reading (d) Progressive Reading
31. Going back and front in reading or reading a particular sentence repeatedly is known as ....(a) skimming (B) vocalization (C)
regression (D) sub-vocalization. _
32. Which of these is a reading style acronym? (a) QS3R (b) S Q R 3 ic) SQ3R
(d) SRQ3 ^
33. The sentence that carries the central message of a paragraph is called
(A) complete sentence (B) action sentence (C) topic sentence (D) valued sentence
Read the passage below and pick the correct answers from the box to fill in the spaces.
AIDS stands for Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome; it is the name of a _34_ disease. At the moment there is no _ 3 5 _ to protect
people from it and no drug to cure it. It can be _ 3 6 __when the blood or other body fluid o f __3 7 _ person enters another person
through a break in the skin. The main way AIDS is spread is through _ 3 8 __intercourse. It can also be _ 3 9 _ from a tiny amount of
blood in hypodermic needle if the needle has not been adequate _ 4 0 _ or by _ 4 1 _ of infected blood. What is so sinister about the
_ 4 2 _ is that it may be many years before an infected person actually starts to have _ 4 3 _ of the disease and in the meantime this
infected person who appears to be normally healthy, may be passing it on to others. The best _ 4 4 _ against the disease is for husband
and wife to remain__45_to each other and for unmarried people not to have casual sexual intercourse.

A B C D
34 Acute Slayer dangerous Chrome
35 Vaccine Drug Medicine Antidote
36 Contracted Caught Contacted Diagnosed
37 An affected An incurable A disease An infected
38 Normal Regular Sexual Forced
39 Acquired Contracted Contacted Infected
40 Disinfected Pasteurized Washed Sterilized
41 Diffusion Transfusion Fusion Transplant
42 Ailment Disease Vitus Infection
43 Symptoms Signs Incidence Syndromes
44 Immunity Protection v Prevention Inoculation
45 Fateful Kind Sensitive Faithful