UNN English Language 2008/2009 Past Questions

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Question 1
```INSTRUCTION: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow
Mathematics is the language in which the Book of Nature is written: Mathematics is the queen of the sciences. It is universally agreed that Mathematics is the backbone of Science and Technology. For without mathematics the engineer is but an artist or a sculptor. He can build his bridge, attest to its form and beauty, but without mathematics he cannot guarantee its reliability to serve the purpose for which it is built. Mathematics is indeed the science of sciences. It is also art of all arts. It is right, legitimate and defensible to consider mathematics as an Art. The poet, the musician, the artist and the mathematician have a lot in common. Fundamental to all their studies and works is a common interest in the logical study of related concepts and objects to form patterns which will produce beauty harmony and order. Thus, the poet arranges words to produce a pattern called music; the artist arranges colours to produce a pattern called painting and the mathematician arranges abstract ideas into a patter using symbols to produce equations. Each of these patterns - the poem, the music, the painting and the equation must stand up to the test of the same order, harmony and beauty. So if Mathematics is not an art, what is art?```
The views expressed in this passage belong to
  • A.JAMB
  • B.artists
  • C.mathematicians
  • D.the poet
  • E.the author of the passage
Objective
Question 2
```INSTRUCTION: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow
Mathematics is the language in which the Book of Nature is written: Mathematics is the queen of the sciences. It is universally agreed that Mathematics is the backbone of Science and Technology. For without mathematics the engineer is but an artist or a sculptor. He can build his bridge, attest to its form and beauty, but without mathematics he cannot guarantee its reliability to serve the purpose for which it is built. Mathematics is indeed the science of sciences. It is also art of all arts. It is right, legitimate and defensible to consider mathematics as an Art. The poet, the musician, the artist and the mathematician have a lot in common. Fundamental to all their studies and works is a common interest in the logical study of related concepts and objects to form patterns which will produce beauty harmony and order. Thus, the poet arranges words to produce a pattern called music; the artist arranges colours to produce a pattern called painting and the mathematician arranges abstract ideas into a patter using symbols to produce equations. Each of these patterns - the poem, the music, the painting and the equation must stand up to the test of the same order, harmony and beauty. So if Mathematics is not an art, what is art?```
The expression "Mathematics is the queen of sciences" contains
  • A.contradiction
  • B.an analogy
  • C.an irony
  • D.a lie
  • E. nonsense
Objective
Question 3
```INSTRUCTION: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow
Mathematics is the language in which the Book of Nature is written: Mathematics is the queen of the sciences. It is universally agreed that Mathematics is the backbone of Science and Technology. For without mathematics the engineer is but an artist or a sculptor. He can build his bridge, attest to its form and beauty, but without mathematics he cannot guarantee its reliability to serve the purpose for which it is built. Mathematics is indeed the science of sciences. It is also art of all arts. It is right, legitimate and defensible to consider mathematics as an Art. The poet, the musician, the artist and the mathematician have a lot in common. Fundamental to all their studies and works is a common interest in the logical study of related concepts and objects to form patterns which will produce beauty harmony and order. Thus, the poet arranges words to produce a pattern called music; the artist arranges colours to produce a pattern called painting and the mathematician arranges abstract ideas into a patter using symbols to produce equations. Each of these patterns - the poem, the music, the painting and the equation must stand up to the test of the same order, harmony and beauty. So if Mathematics is not an art, what is art?```
"Mathematics" is written with a capital M in this passage because
  • A.the writer is a mathematician
  • B.the writer does not know how to use punctuation correctly
  • C.the writer wants to distinguish between concept and a subject
  • D.it is the normal way of writing about the sciences
  • E. the writer is confused
Objective
Question 4
```INSTRUCTION: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow
Mathematics is the language in which the Book of Nature is written: Mathematics is the queen of the sciences. It is universally agreed that Mathematics is the backbone of Science and Technology. For without mathematics the engineer is but an artist or a sculptor. He can build his bridge, attest to its form and beauty, but without mathematics he cannot guarantee its reliability to serve the purpose for which it is built. Mathematics is indeed the science of sciences. It is also art of all arts. It is right, legitimate and defensible to consider mathematics as an Art. The poet, the musician, the artist and the mathematician have a lot in common. Fundamental to all their studies and works is a common interest in the logical study of related concepts and objects to form patterns which will produce beauty harmony and order. Thus, the poet arranges words to produce a pattern called music; the artist arranges colours to produce a pattern called painting and the mathematician arranges abstract ideas into a patter using symbols to produce equations. Each of these patterns - the poem, the music, the painting and the equation must stand up to the test of the same order, harmony and beauty. So if Mathematics is not an art, what is art?```
The last sentence in the passage, "So if Mathematics is not an art, what is art?" is a
  • A.question for the reader to answer
  • B.statement put in form of a question
  • C.question combined with a statement
  • D.pattern which illustrates beauty, harmony and order in language
Objective
Question 5
```INSTRUCTION: Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow
Mathematics is the language in which the Book of Nature is written: Mathematics is the queen of the sciences. It is universally agreed that Mathematics is the backbone of Science and Technology. For without mathematics the engineer is but an artist or a sculptor. He can build his bridge, attest to its form and beauty, but without mathematics he cannot guarantee its reliability to serve the purpose for which it is built. Mathematics is indeed the science of sciences. It is also art of all arts. It is right, legitimate and defensible to consider mathematics as an Art. The poet, the musician, the artist and the mathematician have a lot in common. Fundamental to all their studies and works is a common interest in the logical study of related concepts and objects to form patterns which will produce beauty harmony and order. Thus, the poet arranges words to produce a pattern called music; the artist arranges colours to produce a pattern called painting and the mathematician arranges abstract ideas into a patter using symbols to produce equations. Each of these patterns - the poem, the music, the painting and the equation must stand up to the test of the same order, harmony and beauty. So if Mathematics is not an art, what is art?```
"Mathematics" can be considered as a form of art because
  • A.its main principles is made use of by the arts
  • B.it involves drawing in figures
  • C.it is a form of Fine Arts
  • D.it is a type of Graphic Arts
  • E. it also involves a study of beauty, harmony and order.
Objective