UNN English Language 2005/2006 DAY 3 Past Questions

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Question 1
```The market was old, timeless Africa, loud, crowded and free. Here, a man say making sandals from old discarded motor-car three; there another worked at an old sewing machine, making a nightgown-like affair while the buyer waited; a little further on, an old Goldsmith worked at his dying art, it using, now, copper fillings instead of gold to fashion the lovely trinkets women wear the world over; elsewhere a woman sold country cloth fashioned with such fine art that only Africans think of it as as Garnet of utility. Trade was slow and loud everywhere. This was as much as a social as a shopping center. For an excuse to spend the day at the market, a woman would walk all the way from her village to town with half a dozen eggs. She would spread them on a little bit of ground for which she paid rent. Through the day she would squat on the ground and talk to others who came for the same reason. She would refuse to sell her wards till it was time to leave. They were the excuse for her being there. There were many like that. but there were many others for whom trade was an earnest business. Whether in earned or as an excuse, the traders were boisterously free, loud-mouthed and happy. The laughter of the market was a laughter found nowhere else in the world.```
According to the passage, the woman with half a dozen eggs in the market.
  • A.is doing earnest business.
  • B.comes purposely to enjoy herself.
  • C.is like other traders in the market.
  • D.does not like her husband at home.
Objective
Question 2
```The market was old, timeless Africa, loud, crowded and free. Here, a man say making sandals from old discarded motor-car three; there another worked at an old sewing machine, making a nightgown-like affair while the buyer waited; a little further on, an old Goldsmith worked at his dying art, it using, now, copper fillings instead of gold to fashion the lovely trinkets women wear the world over; elsewhere a woman sold country cloth fashioned with such fine art that only Africans think of it as as Garnet of utility. Trade was slow and loud everywhere. This was as much as a social as a shopping center. For an excuse to spend the day at the market, a woman would walk all the way from her village to town with half a dozen eggs. She would spread them on a little bit of ground for which she paid rent. Through the day she would squat on the ground and talk to others who came for the same reason. She would refuse to sell her wards till it was time to leave. They were the excuse for her being there. There were many like that. but there were many others for whom trade was an earnest business. Whether in earned or as an excuse, the traders were boisterously free, loud-mouthed and happy. The laughter of the market was a laughter found nowhere else in the world.```
"An old goldsmith worked on his dying art" means that the
  • A.goldsmith's trade was no longer popular.
  • B.goldsmith was old and must soon die.
  • C.goldsmith knew well the art of dying.
  • D.goldsmith now used copper fillings.
Objective
Question 3
```The market was old, timeless Africa, loud, crowded and free. Here, a man say making sandals from old discarded motor-car three; there another worked at an old sewing machine, making a nightgown-like affair while the buyer waited; a little further on, an old Goldsmith worked at his dying art, it using, now, copper fillings instead of gold to fashion the lovely trinkets women wear the world over; elsewhere a woman sold country cloth fashioned with such fine art that only Africans think of it as as Garnet of utility. Trade was slow and loud everywhere. This was as much as a social as a shopping center. For an excuse to spend the day at the market, a woman would walk all the way from her village to town with half a dozen eggs. She would spread them on a little bit of ground for which she paid rent. Through the day she would squat on the ground and talk to others who came for the same reason. She would refuse to sell her wards till it was time to leave. They were the excuse for her being there. There were many like that. but there were many others for whom trade was an earnest business. Whether in earned or as an excuse, the traders were boisterously free, loud-mouthed and happy. The laughter of the market was a laughter found nowhere else in the world.```
Which of the following titles BEST reflects the content of the passage?
  • A.Market scene.
  • B.An African market scene.
  • C.Trading in the market.
  • D.An African shopping center.
Objective
Question 4
```The market was old, timeless Africa, loud, crowded and free. Here, a man say making sandals from old discarded motor-car three; there another worked at an old sewing machine, making a nightgown-like affair while the buyer waited; a little further on, an old Goldsmith worked at his dying art, it using, now, copper fillings instead of gold to fashion the lovely trinkets women wear the world over; elsewhere a woman sold country cloth fashioned with such fine art that only Africans think of it as as Garnet of utility. Trade was slow and loud everywhere. This was as much as a social as a shopping center. For an excuse to spend the day at the market, a woman would walk all the way from her village to town with half a dozen eggs. She would spread them on a little bit of ground for which she paid rent. Through the day she would squat on the ground and talk to others who came for the same reason. She would refuse to sell her wards till it was time to leave. They were the excuse for her being there. There were many like that. but there were many others for whom trade was an earnest business. Whether in earned or as an excuse, the traders were boisterously free, loud-mouthed and happy. The laughter of the market was a laughter found nowhere else in the world.```
Which of the following statements BEST illustrates the impression the writer has created about the market?
  • A.An old, timeless and scantily populated place/
  • B.A place people come to for business or pleasure.
  • C.An old, crowded and discarded place.
  • D.A place for all types of wards and laughter.
Objective
Question 5
```The market was old, timeless Africa, loud, crowded and free. Here, a man say making sandals from old discarded motor-car three; there another worked at an old sewing machine, making a nightgown-like affair while the buyer waited; a little further on, an old Goldsmith worked at his dying art, it using, now, copper fillings instead of gold to fashion the lovely trinkets women wear the world over; elsewhere a woman sold country cloth fashioned with such fine art that only Africans think of it as as Garnet of utility. Trade was slow and loud everywhere. This was as much as a social as a shopping center. For an excuse to spend the day at the market, a woman would walk all the way from her village to town with half a dozen eggs. She would spread them on a little bit of ground for which she paid rent. Through the day she would squat on the ground and talk to others who came for the same reason. She would refuse to sell her wards till it was time to leave. They were the excuse for her being there. There were many like that. but there were many others for whom trade was an earnest business. Whether in earned or as an excuse, the traders were boisterously free, loud-mouthed and happy. The laughter of the market was a laughter found nowhere else in the world.```
Which of the following groups of items may be found for sale in the market?
  • A.Motor-car tyres, eggs and gold trinkets.
  • B.Eggs, sandals and gold trinkets.
  • C.Country cloth, gold trinkets and sandals.
  • D.Country cloth, copper trinkets and eggs.
Objective