UNIBEN English Language 2013/2014 Past Questions

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Question 1
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Marriage as an institution is facing its greatest threat ever, in the twentieth century. Never since the first man and woman were joined together , has the institution been beset by as many problems as its is now. And this trend, which started in the western world, has spread and is spreading to all parts of the globe. The most disturbing Problem is the high rate of divorce. It is no longer a social stigma for women to fill in forms, indicating that they are divorced; men too, proclaim their liberty from the shackles of matrimony somehow with pride. Little wonder these days that young couples resort to separation and eventually divorce, at the slightest disagreement. The factors hastening the death of marriage institutions, is the progressively rising cost of living. it is essential for both partners to gainfully employed, to be sure of a reasonably decent level of existence. The marriage ceremony itself, cost so much that the young men save towards it for years. Little wonder then, that many young men now a day, simply remain single.
What does the author mean by referring to marriage as an Institution? it means that marriage is a .......
  • A.School
  • B.Custom
  • C.Society
  • D.History
Objective
Question 2
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Marriage as an institution is facing its greatest threat ever, in the twentieth century. Never since the first man and woman were joined together , has the institution been beset by as many problems as its is now. And this trend, which started in the western world, has spread and is spreading to all parts of the globe. The most disturbing Problem is the high rate of divorce. It is no longer a social stigma for women to fill in forms, indicating that they are divorced; men too, proclaim their liberty from the shackles of matrimony somehow with pride. Little wonder these days that young couples resort to separation and eventually divorce, at the slightest disagreement. The factors hastening the death of marriage institutions, is the progressively rising cost of living. it is essential for both partners to gainfully employed, to be sure of a reasonably decent level of existence. The marriage ceremony itself, cost so much that the young men save towards it for years. Little wonder then, that many young men now a day, simply remain single.
The words liberty and Shackles mean
  • A.Free from troubles
  • B.Freedom and confinement
  • C.Slavery
  • D.Benevolence
Objective
Question 3
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Marriage as an institution is facing its greatest threat ever, in the twentieth century. Never since the first man and woman were joined together , has the institution been beset by as many problems as its is now. And this trend, which started in the western world, has spread and is spreading to all parts of the globe. The most disturbing Problem is the high rate of divorce. It is no longer a social stigma for women to fill in forms, indicating that they are divorced; men too, proclaim their liberty from the shackles of matrimony somehow with pride. Little wonder these days that young couples resort to separation and eventually divorce, at the slightest disagreement. The factors hastening the death of marriage institutions, is the progressively rising cost of living. it is essential for both partners to gainfully employed, to be sure of a reasonably decent level of existence. The marriage ceremony itself, cost so much that the young men save towards it for years. Little wonder then, that many young men now a day, simply remain single.
The two factors threatening the marriage institutions
  • A.Infidelity and lack of love
  • B.high cost of living and of marriage
  • C.Ladies are no longer interested in getting married
  • D.The men like to remain single because they enjoy it
Objective
Question 4
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Marriage as an institution is facing its greatest threat ever, in the twentieth century. Never since the first man and woman were joined together , has the institution been beset by as many problems as its is now. And this trend, which started in the western world, has spread and is spreading to all parts of the globe. The most disturbing Problem is the high rate of divorce. It is no longer a social stigma for women to fill in forms, indicating that they are divorced; men too, proclaim their liberty from the shackles of matrimony somehow with pride. Little wonder these days that young couples resort to separation and eventually divorce, at the slightest disagreement. The factors hastening the death of marriage institutions, is the progressively rising cost of living. it is essential for both partners to gainfully employed, to be sure of a reasonably decent level of existence. The marriage ceremony itself, cost so much that the young men save towards it for years. Little wonder then, that many young men now a day, simply remain single.
The word 'stigma' as used in the passage means......
  • A.Name
  • B.Dishonour
  • C.tag
  • D.Slavery
Objective
Question 5
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Marriage as an institution is facing its greatest threat ever, in the twentieth century. Never since the first man and woman were joined together , has the institution been beset by as many problems as its is now. And this trend, which started in the western world, has spread and is spreading to all parts of the globe. The most disturbing Problem is the high rate of divorce. It is no longer a social stigma for women to fill in forms, indicating that they are divorced; men too, proclaim their liberty from the shackles of matrimony somehow with pride. Little wonder these days that young couples resort to separation and eventually divorce, at the slightest disagreement. The factors hastening the death of marriage institutions, is the progressively rising cost of living. it is essential for both partners to gainfully employed, to be sure of a reasonably decent level of existence. The marriage ceremony itself, cost so much that the young men save towards it for years. Little wonder then, that many young men now a day, simply remain single.
One way of savaging the marriage institution in this part of the globe is
  • A.To remain single
  • B.for marriage to be free
  • C.For both partners to be gainfully employed
  • D.To live separately
Objective
Question 6
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Those who are familiar with it will tell you that Ludo like human life itself is a game both of chance and skill in deciding how to make the most advantageous use of the figures that turn up on the die when you cast it. Since each player has at least four alternative ways of using figures, two players with equal luck may fare Differently, depending on how cleverly each one uses his figures. The element of luck, again as in human life, plays a dominant role however. for no matter how skilful a player may be in using the figure he gets on the die, he has a slim chance a player may be in using the figure he gets on the die, he has a slim chance of winning if he continually throws low figures, while a combination of one, twos maybe useful in cheeking the advance of one's opponents, it will not take one home fast enough to win. On the other hand, consistent throws of sixes and fives, with even the very minimum of skill, will help a player to home all his four counters before any of the three other players, unless, of course, he has no idea of the game at all.
According to the passage, Ludo is
  • A.More a game of skill tham chance
  • B.More a game of luck than skill
  • C.Equally a game of chance and skill
  • D.a game entirely of luck
Objective
Question 7
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Those who are familiar with it will tell you that Ludo like human life itself is a game both of chance and skill in deciding how to make the most advantageous use of the figures that turn up on the die when you cast it. Since each player has at least four alternative ways of using figures, two players with equal luck may fare Differently, depending on how cleverly each one uses his figures. The element of luck, again as in human life, plays a dominant role however. for no matter how skilful a player may be in using the figure he gets on the die, he has a slim chance a player may be in using the figure he gets on the die, he has a slim chance of winning if he continually throws low figures, while a combination of one, twos maybe useful in cheeking the advance of one's opponents, it will not take one home fast enough to win. On the other hand, consistent throws of sixes and fives, with even the very minimum of skill, will help a player to home all his four counters before any of the three other players, unless, of course, he has no idea of the game at all.
It is implied in passage that two players may fare equally if they
  • A.Have equal luck
  • B.Apply similar skill to figures
  • C.Apply similar skill to similar figures
  • D.Have equal skill
Objective
Question 8
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions on it
Those who are familiar with it will tell you that Ludo like human life itself is a game both of chance and skill in deciding how to make the most advantageous use of the figures that turn up on the die when you cast it. Since each player has at least four alternative ways of using figures, two players with equal luck may fare Differently, depending on how cleverly each one uses his figures. The element of luck, again as in human life, plays a dominant role however. for no matter how skilful a player may be in using the figure he gets on the die, he has a slim chance a player may be in using the figure he gets on the die, he has a slim chance of winning if he continually throws low figures, while a combination of one, twos maybe useful in cheeking the advance of one's opponents, it will not take one home fast enough to win. On the other hand, consistent throws of sixes and fives, with even the very minimum of skill, will help a player to home all his four counters before any of the three other players, unless, of course, he has no idea of the game at all.
It is implied in the passage, that in Ludo threes and fours are
  • A.Very high throws
  • B.Medium throws
  • C.Low throws
  • D.Very low throws
Objective
Question 9
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions on it
Those who are familiar with it will tell you that Ludo like human life itself is a game both of chance and skill in deciding how to make the most advantageous use of the figures that turn up on the die when you cast it. Since each player has at least four alternative ways of using figures, two players with equal luck may fare Differently, depending on how cleverly each one uses his figures. The element of luck, again as in human life, plays a dominant role however. for no matter how skilful a player may be in using the figure he gets on the die, he has a slim chance a player may be in using the figure he gets on the die, he has a slim chance of winning if he continually throws low figures, while a combination of one, twos maybe useful in cheeking the advance of one's opponents, it will not take one home fast enough to win. On the other hand, consistent throws of sixes and fives, with even the very minimum of skill, will help a player to home all his four counters before any of the three other players, unless, of course, he has no idea of the game at all.
According to the passage, a player with consistently high throws will
  • A.Almost certainly win a games
  • B.ertainly win a games
  • C.lmost certainly not win a games
  • D.eliberately not win a game
Objective
Question 10
Read the following passage carefully and answer the questions on it
Those who are familiar with it will tell you that Ludo like human life itself is a game both of chance and skill in deciding how to make the most advantageous use of the figures that turn up on the die when you cast it. Since each player has at least four alternative ways of using figures, two players with equal luck may fare Differently, depending on how cleverly each one uses his figures. The element of luck, again as in human life, plays a dominant role however. for no matter how skilful a player may be in using the figure he gets on the die, he has a slim chance a player may be in using the figure he gets on the die, he has a slim chance of winning if he continually throws low figures, while a combination of one, twos maybe useful in cheeking the advance of one's opponents, it will not take one home fast enough to win. On the other hand, consistent throws of sixes and fives, with even the very minimum of skill, will help a player to home all his four counters before any of the three other players, unless, of course, he has no idea of the game at all.
In the passage, the possession of Skill specifically enables a player to
  • A.Wins
  • B.hrow good figures
  • C.se his figures efficientlys
  • D.heck his opponents effectively
Objective