UNIBEN English Language 2006/2007 Past Questions

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Question 1
Read the passage I carefully and answer the questions that follow.

PASSAGE 1

Primitive ma was probably more concerned with fire as a source of warmth and as a means of cooking food than as a source off light. before he discovered less laborious ways of making fire, he had to preserve it and whenever he is sent on a journey, he carried a firebrand with him, His discovery that the firebrand, from which the touch may well have developed, could be used for illumination was probably incidental to the primary purpose of preserving a flame. Lamps, too, probably developed by incident. Early man may have had his first conception of a lamp while watching a twig or fibre burning in the molten fat dropped from roasting carcass. All he had to do was to fashion a vessel to contain fat and float a lighted reed in it. Such lamps, which were made of hollowed sea Shells, have persisted in identical form up to quite recent times.
Primitive man preserved fire because
  • A.he had used it for illumination during his travel
  • B.his methods of making fire was laborious
  • C.he wanted to discover how to make a lamp
  • D.he wanted to develop the torch
Objective
Question 2
Read the passage I carefully and answer the questions that follow.

PASSAGE 1

Primitive ma was probably more concerned with fire as a source of warmth and as a means of cooking food than as a source off light. before he discovered less laborious ways of making fire, he had to preserve it and whenever he is sent on a journey, he carried a firebrand with him, His discovery that the firebrand, from which the touch may well have developed, could be used for illumination was probably incidental to the primary purpose of preserving a flame. Lamps, too, probably developed by incident. Early man may have had his first conception of a lamp while watching a twig or fibre burning in the molten fat dropped from roasting carcass. All he had to do was to fashion a vessel to contain fat and float a lighted reed in it. Such lamps, which were made of hollowed sea Shells, have persisted in identical form up to quite recent times.
One way early man made a lamp was by putting in lighted reed in a
  • A.hollowed stone
  • B.sea-shell
  • C.vessel
  • D.molten fat
Objective
Question 3
Read the passage I carefully and answer the questions that follow.

PASSAGE 1

Primitive ma was probably more concerned with fire as a source of warmth and as a means of cooking food than as a source off light. before he discovered less laborious ways of making fire, he had to preserve it and whenever he is sent on a journey, he carried a firebrand with him, His discovery that the firebrand, from which the touch may well have developed, could be used for illumination was probably incidental to the primary purpose of preserving a flame. Lamps, too, probably developed by incident. Early man may have had his first conception of a lamp while watching a twig or fibre burning in the molten fat dropped from roasting carcass. All he had to do was to fashion a vessel to contain fat and float a lighted reed in it. Such lamps, which were made of hollowed sea Shells, have persisted in identical form up to quite recent times.
Primitive man carried a firebrand during his journey mainly for
  • A.illumination
  • B.cooking
  • C.flame preservation
  • D.warmth
Objective
Question 4
Read the passage I carefully and answer the questions that follow.

PASSAGE 1

Primitive ma was probably more concerned with fire as a source of warmth and as a means of cooking food than as a source off light. before he discovered less laborious ways of making fire, he had to preserve it and whenever he is sent on a journey, he carried a firebrand with him, His discovery that the firebrand, from which the touch may well have developed, could be used for illumination was probably incidental to the primary purpose of preserving a flame. Lamps, too, probably developed by incident. Early man may have had his first conception of a lamp while watching a twig or fibre burning in the molten fat dropped from roasting carcass. All he had to do was to fashion a vessel to contain fat and float a lighted reed in it. Such lamps, which were made of hollowed sea Shells, have persisted in identical form up to quite recent times.
According to the passage, the torch probably developed from
  • A.firebrand
  • B.twig
  • C.lamp
  • D.fibre
Objective
Question 5
Read the passage I carefully and answer the questions that follow.

PASSAGE 1

Primitive ma was probably more concerned with fire as a source of warmth and as a means of cooking food than as a source off light. before he discovered less laborious ways of making fire, he had to preserve it and whenever he is sent on a journey, he carried a firebrand with him, His discovery that the firebrand, from which the touch may well have developed, could be used for illumination was probably incidental to the primary purpose of preserving a flame. Lamps, too, probably developed by incident. Early man may have had his first conception of a lamp while watching a twig or fibre burning in the molten fat dropped from roasting carcass. All he had to do was to fashion a vessel to contain fat and float a lighted reed in it. Such lamps, which were made of hollowed sea Shells, have persisted in identical form up to quite recent times.
primitive man was less concerned with fire as a
  • A.means of cooking
  • B.source of warmth
  • C.source of light
  • D.mode of travelling
Objective
Question 6
Read the passage I carefully and answer the questions that follow.

PASSAGE 1

Primitive ma was probably more concerned with fire as a source of warmth and as a means of cooking food than as a source off light. before he discovered less laborious ways of making fire, he had to preserve it and whenever he is sent on a journey, he carried a firebrand with him, His discovery that the firebrand, from which the touch may well have developed, could be used for illumination was probably incidental to the primary purpose of preserving a flame. Lamps, too, probably developed by incident. Early man may have had his first conception of a lamp while watching a twig or fibre burning in the molten fat dropped from roasting carcass. All he had to do was to fashion a vessel to contain fat and float a lighted reed in it. Such lamps, which were made of hollowed sea Shells, have persisted in identical form up to quite recent times.
If the world changed overnight
  • A.there will be more delinquency laws
  • B.delinquency will refer to adult actions
  • C.delinquency will no longer be a crime
  • D.the world will be turned upside down.
Objective
Question 7
Read the passage I carefully and answer the questions that follow.

PASSAGE 1

Primitive ma was probably more concerned with fire as a source of warmth and as a means of cooking food than as a source off light. before he discovered less laborious ways of making fire, he had to preserve it and whenever he is sent on a journey, he carried a firebrand with him, His discovery that the firebrand, from which the touch may well have developed, could be used for illumination was probably incidental to the primary purpose of preserving a flame. Lamps, too, probably developed by incident. Early man may have had his first conception of a lamp while watching a twig or fibre burning in the molten fat dropped from roasting carcass. All he had to do was to fashion a vessel to contain fat and float a lighted reed in it. Such lamps, which were made of hollowed sea Shells, have persisted in identical form up to quite recent times.
n the view of the writer, drinking under-age is an offence because
  • A.adults want to have all the drinks to themselves
  • B.adults do not want juveniles to get drunk
  • C.drunken juveniles can cause disorders in the society
  • D.adults have a duty to protect young people
Objective
Question 8
Read the passage I carefully and answer the questions that follow.

PASSAGE 1

Primitive ma was probably more concerned with fire as a source of warmth and as a means of cooking food than as a source off light. before he discovered less laborious ways of making fire, he had to preserve it and whenever he is sent on a journey, he carried a firebrand with him, His discovery that the firebrand, from which the touch may well have developed, could be used for illumination was probably incidental to the primary purpose of preserving a flame. Lamps, too, probably developed by incident. Early man may have had his first conception of a lamp while watching a twig or fibre burning in the molten fat dropped from roasting carcass. All he had to do was to fashion a vessel to contain fat and float a lighted reed in it. Such lamps, which were made of hollowed sea Shells, have persisted in identical form up to quite recent times.
when young people make and enforce laws
  • A.the responsibility will be too heavy on their shoulders
  • B.they would negotiate against the adults
  • C.their laws will be very juvenile
  • D.the world will be turned upside down
Objective
Question 9
Read the passage I carefully and answer the questions that follow.

PASSAGE 1

Primitive ma was probably more concerned with fire as a source of warmth and as a means of cooking food than as a source off light. before he discovered less laborious ways of making fire, he had to preserve it and whenever he is sent on a journey, he carried a firebrand with him, His discovery that the firebrand, from which the touch may well have developed, could be used for illumination was probably incidental to the primary purpose of preserving a flame. Lamps, too, probably developed by incident. Early man may have had his first conception of a lamp while watching a twig or fibre burning in the molten fat dropped from roasting carcass. All he had to do was to fashion a vessel to contain fat and float a lighted reed in it. Such lamps, which were made of hollowed sea Shells, have persisted in identical form up to quite recent times.
the writer of the passage believes that delinquency laws are
  • A.not relevant to human society
  • B.only fit fr young people
  • C.unfair to the juveniles
  • D.very fair to the adult world
Objective
Question 10
Read the passage I carefully and answer the questions that follow.

PASSAGE 1

Primitive ma was probably more concerned with fire as a source of warmth and as a means of cooking food than as a source off light. before he discovered less laborious ways of making fire, he had to preserve it and whenever he is sent on a journey, he carried a firebrand with him, His discovery that the firebrand, from which the touch may well have developed, could be used for illumination was probably incidental to the primary purpose of preserving a flame. Lamps, too, probably developed by incident. Early man may have had his first conception of a lamp while watching a twig or fibre burning in the molten fat dropped from roasting carcass. All he had to do was to fashion a vessel to contain fat and float a lighted reed in it. Such lamps, which were made of hollowed sea Shells, have persisted in identical form up to quite recent times.
Status are those that can be committed by
  • A.all adults
  • B.juveniles only
  • C.delinquent juveniles
  • D.specific classes of people
Objective