UNILAG English Language 2012/2013 Past Questions

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Question 1
Read the passage I and II, carefully and answer the questions that follow
PASSAGE I
One of the most potent elements in body language is eye behavior. You shift your eyes, meet another person's gaze or fail to meet it-and produce an effect out of all proportion to the muscular effort you have made. When two people look searchingly into each other's eyes, emotions are heightened and the relationship tipped towards greater intimacy.
In normal conversation, each eye contact lasts only about a second before one or both individuals look away. Because the longer meeting of the eyes is rare, it is weighted with significance when it happens and can generate a special kind of human-to-human awareness. Most of the time, a lingering look is interpreted as a sign of attraction and this should be scrupulously avoided except in appropriate circumstances. A young woman once complained that man makes me so uncomfortable, half the time when I glance at him he's already looking at me and he keeps right on looking.
Proper street behavior requires a balance of attention and intention. You are supposed to look at a passer-by just enough to show that you are aware of his presence. If you look too little, you appear haughty or furtive, too much and you are inquisitive. Usually what happens is that people eye each other they are about eight feet apart at which point both cast down their eyes.
Much of the eye behavior is so subtle that we react to it only on the intuitive level. This has been demonstrated in elaborate experiments. Subjects sit and talk in the psychologist's laboratory, innocent of the fact that their eye behavior is being observed from behind a one-way vision screen. <>brIn one fairly typical experiment, subjects were induced to cheat while performing task, then were interviewed and observed. It was found that those who had cheated met the interviewer's eye less often than was normal, an indication that shifty eyes can actually be a tip off to an attempt to deceive.
However, none of the facts of eye behavior are cut and dried, for there are variations between individuals. People use their eyes differently and spend different amount of time looking at others. Besides, no pattern of eye behavior is precisely Predictable in any normal conversation. Adapted from Me Quade (1969), thinking writing, p. 167
The young woman in the passage was uncomfortable because
  • A.the man appeared to be showing interest in her by his prolonged eye contact
  • B.the man's short and sharp gazes would tip the relationship toward greater intimacy
  • C.strangers who made the man's type of eye contact were likely to be dangerous
  • D.she was allergic to eye contact
Objective
Question 2
Read the passage I and II, carefully and answer the questions that follow
PASSAGE I
One of the most potent elements in body language is eye behavior. You shift your eyes, meet another person's gaze or fail to meet it-and produce an effect out of all proportion to the muscular effort you have made. When two people look searchingly into each other's eyes, emotions are heightened and the relationship tipped towards greater intimacy.
In normal conversation, each eye contact lasts only about a second before one or both individuals look away. Because the longer meeting of the eyes is rare, it is weighted with significance when it happens and can generate a special kind of human-to-human awareness. Most of the time, a lingering look is interpreted as a sign of attraction and this should be scrupulously avoided except in appropriate circumstances. A young woman once complained that man makes me so uncomfortable, half the time when I glance at him he's already looking at me and he keeps right on looking.
Proper street behavior requires a balance of attention and intention. You are supposed to look at a passer-by just enough to show that you are aware of his presence. If you look too little, you appear haughty or furtive, too much and you are inquisitive. Usually what happens is that people eye each other they are about eight feet apart at which point both cast down their eyes.
Much of the eye behavior is so subtle that we react to it only on the intuitive level. This has been demonstrated in elaborate experiments. Subjects sit and talk in the psychologist's laboratory, innocent of the fact that their eye behavior is being observed from behind a one-way vision screen. <>brIn one fairly typical experiment, subjects were induced to cheat while performing task, then were interviewed and observed. It was found that those who had cheated met the interviewer's eye less often than was normal, an indication that shifty eyes can actually be a tip off to an attempt to deceive.
However, none of the facts of eye behavior are cut and dried, for there are variations between individuals. People use their eyes differently and spend different amount of time looking at others. Besides, no pattern of eye behavior is precisely Predictable in any normal conversation. Adapted from Me Quade (1969), thinking writing, p. 167
The reason given for the non-finality of research results en eye contact is
  • A.lack of concord and foresight among psychologist who carry out research on eye movement
  • B.lack of uniformity in eye behavior and the variability of contact situation
  • C.that some subjects cheat during experiments, thus invalidating research findings
  • D.that research findings eye contact have not been subjected to further empirical test.
Objective
Question 3
Read the passage I and II, carefully and answer the questions that follow
PASSAGE I
One of the most potent elements in body language is eye behavior. You shift your eyes, meet another person's gaze or fail to meet it-and produce an effect out of all proportion to the muscular effort you have made. When two people look searchingly into each other's eyes, emotions are heightened and the relationship tipped towards greater intimacy.
In normal conversation, each eye contact lasts only about a second before one or both individuals look away. Because the longer meeting of the eyes is rare, it is weighted with significance when it happens and can generate a special kind of human-to-human awareness. Most of the time, a lingering look is interpreted as a sign of attraction and this should be scrupulously avoided except in appropriate circumstances. A young woman once complained that man makes me so uncomfortable, half the time when I glance at him he's already looking at me and he keeps right on looking.
Proper street behavior requires a balance of attention and intention. You are supposed to look at a passer-by just enough to show that you are aware of his presence. If you look too little, you appear haughty or furtive, too much and you are inquisitive. Usually what happens is that people eye each other they are about eight feet apart at which point both cast down their eyes.
Much of the eye behavior is so subtle that we react to it only on the intuitive level. This has been demonstrated in elaborate experiments. Subjects sit and talk in the psychologist's laboratory, innocent of the fact that their eye behavior is being observed from behind a one-way vision screen. <>brIn one fairly typical experiment, subjects were induced to cheat while performing task, then were interviewed and observed. It was found that those who had cheated met the interviewer's eye less often than was normal, an indication that shifty eyes can actually be a tip off to an attempt to deceive.
However, none of the facts of eye behavior are cut and dried, for there are variations between individuals. People use their eyes differently and spend different amount of time looking at others. Besides, no pattern of eye behavior is precisely Predictable in any normal conversation. Adapted from Me Quade (1969), thinking writing, p. 167
From the expression proper street behaviour requires a balance of attention and intention. it can be concluded that
  • A.even among strangers, attitudes and purpose can be deduced from eye behavior
  • B.before walking the streets one must balance one's shifty eyes
  • C.when intimate groups meet in the streets, eye contact is usually longer
  • D.there is a balance between those with longer eye contact and those with shorter eye contact
Objective
Question 4
Read the passage I and II, carefully and answer the questions that follow
PASSAGE I
One of the most potent elements in body language is eye behavior. You shift your eyes, meet another person's gaze or fail to meet it-and produce an effect out of all proportion to the muscular effort you have made. When two people look searchingly into each other's eyes, emotions are heightened and the relationship tipped towards greater intimacy.
In normal conversation, each eye contact lasts only about a second before one or both individuals look away. Because the longer meeting of the eyes is rare, it is weighted with significance when it happens and can generate a special kind of human-to-human awareness. Most of the time, a lingering look is interpreted as a sign of attraction and this should be scrupulously avoided except in appropriate circumstances. A young woman once complained that man makes me so uncomfortable, half the time when I glance at him he's already looking at me and he keeps right on looking.
Proper street behavior requires a balance of attention and intention. You are supposed to look at a passer-by just enough to show that you are aware of his presence. If you look too little, you appear haughty or furtive, too much and you are inquisitive. Usually what happens is that people eye each other they are about eight feet apart at which point both cast down their eyes.
Much of the eye behavior is so subtle that we react to it only on the intuitive level. This has been demonstrated in elaborate experiments. Subjects sit and talk in the psychologist's laboratory, innocent of the fact that their eye behavior is being observed from behind a one-way vision screen. <>brIn one fairly typical experiment, subjects were induced to cheat while performing task, then were interviewed and observed. It was found that those who had cheated met the interviewer's eye less often than was normal, an indication that shifty eyes can actually be a tip off to an attempt to deceive.
However, none of the facts of eye behavior are cut and dried, for there are variations between individuals. People use their eyes differently and spend different amount of time looking at others. Besides, no pattern of eye behavior is precisely Predictable in any normal conversation. Adapted from Me Quade (1969), thinking writing, p. 167
Which of the following can be concluded from the opening paragraph?
  • A.The effects of eye contact are always overwhelming
  • B.Eye behavior is one of the non-verbal ways of communicating
  • C.Eye movement is the most potent means of expressing intimacy
  • D.People are always offended by searching eye contact
Objective
Question 5
Read the passage I and II, carefully and answer the questions that follow
PASSAGE I
One of the most potent elements in body language is eye behavior. You shift your eyes, meet another person's gaze or fail to meet it-and produce an effect out of all proportion to the muscular effort you have made. When two people look searchingly into each other's eyes, emotions are heightened and the relationship tipped towards greater intimacy.
In normal conversation, each eye contact lasts only about a second before one or both individuals look away. Because the longer meeting of the eyes is rare, it is weighted with significance when it happens and can generate a special kind of human-to-human awareness. Most of the time, a lingering look is interpreted as a sign of attraction and this should be scrupulously avoided except in appropriate circumstances. A young woman once complained that man makes me so uncomfortable, half the time when I glance at him he's already looking at me and he keeps right on looking.
Proper street behavior requires a balance of attention and intention. You are supposed to look at a passer-by just enough to show that you are aware of his presence. If you look too little, you appear haughty or furtive, too much and you are inquisitive. Usually what happens is that people eye each other they are about eight feet apart at which point both cast down their eyes.
Much of the eye behavior is so subtle that we react to it only on the intuitive level. This has been demonstrated in elaborate experiments. Subjects sit and talk in the psychologist's laboratory, innocent of the fact that their eye behavior is being observed from behind a one-way vision screen. <>brIn one fairly typical experiment, subjects were induced to cheat while performing task, then were interviewed and observed. It was found that those who had cheated met the interviewer's eye less often than was normal, an indication that shifty eyes can actually be a tip off to an attempt to deceive.
However, none of the facts of eye behavior are cut and dried, for there are variations between individuals. People use their eyes differently and spend different amount of time looking at others. Besides, no pattern of eye behavior is precisely Predictable in any normal conversation. Adapted from Me Quade (1969), thinking writing, p. 167
From the findings of the research described in the passage, one can reason that.
  • A.innocent people maintain longer eye contact that the guilty ones
  • B.guilty people make less frequent gazes during interrogation
  • C.'shifty eyes' are equally induced by innocence and guilt
  • D.a feeling of guilt is occasioned by shifty eyes
Objective
Question 7
PASSAGE 2
Use the passage below to answer questions 6 to 16. The passage has gaps numbered 16-26.Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.
Family life. They are virtually abandoned to child-minders from a very tender age. The ......6..... from their mothers brings suffering and makes it impossible for them to achieve a healthy social life. The.......7...... in the number of suicides, the rates of drug addiction and ......8..... among young people may be to a large extent, due to these premature separations which take place before sufficient time has .......9...... for attachment to develop. This is one of the causes of psychosis in children today says a psychiatrist who believes that breast feeding is one of the basic cares which many children of this age are .......10..... This psychiatrist argues that breast feeding extends into the world outside the womb, a liquid bond with the inside of the mother's body; a bond ........11...... that which the baby had with the placenta inside the uterus. Rhythmic rocking to and fro is ......12..... of the movement that the child experienced before it was born. As for the baby's .......13...... its mother's body, it reminds the child of the ......14..... pressure of the uterus, and enables it to ......15..... the rhythms of its other's breathing and heartbeat.
  • A.Disregard
  • B.indifference
  • C.alienation
  • D.inattention]
Objective
Question 8
PASSAGE 2
Use the passage below to answer questions 6 to 16. The passage has gaps numbered 16-26.Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.
Family life. They are virtually abandoned to child-minders from a very tender age. The ......6..... from their mothers brings suffering and makes it impossible for them to achieve a healthy social life. The.......7...... in the number of suicides, the rates of drug addiction and ......8..... among young people may be to a large extent, due to these premature separations which take place before sufficient time has .......9...... for attachment to develop. This is one of the causes of psychosis in children today says a psychiatrist who believes that breast feeding is one of the basic cares which many children of this age are .......10..... This psychiatrist argues that breast feeding extends into the world outside the womb, a liquid bond with the inside of the mother's body; a bond ........11...... that which the baby had with the placenta inside the uterus. Rhythmic rocking to and fro is ......12..... of the movement that the child experienced before it was born. As for the baby's .......13...... its mother's body, it reminds the child of the ......14..... pressure of the uterus, and enables it to ......15..... the rhythms of its other's breathing and heartbeat.
  • A.development
  • B.increase
  • C.appreciation
  • D.inflation
Objective
Question 9
PASSAGE 2
Use the passage below to answer questions 6 to 16. The passage has gaps numbered 16-26.Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.
Family life. They are virtually abandoned to child-minders from a very tender age. The ......6..... from their mothers brings suffering and makes it impossible for them to achieve a healthy social life. The.......7...... in the number of suicides, the rates of drug addiction and ......8..... among young people may be to a large extent, due to these premature separations which take place before sufficient time has .......9...... for attachment to develop. This is one of the causes of psychosis in children today says a psychiatrist who believes that breast feeding is one of the basic cares which many children of this age are .......10..... This psychiatrist argues that breast feeding extends into the world outside the womb, a liquid bond with the inside of the mother's body; a bond ........11...... that which the baby had with the placenta inside the uterus. Rhythmic rocking to and fro is ......12..... of the movement that the child experienced before it was born. As for the baby's .......13...... its mother's body, it reminds the child of the ......14..... pressure of the uterus, and enables it to ......15..... the rhythms of its other's breathing and heartbeat.
  • A.delinquency
  • B.irresponsibility
  • C.Satanism
  • D.truancy
Objective
Question 10
PASSAGE 2
Use the passage below to answer questions 6 to 16. The passage has gaps numbered 16-26.Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.
Family life. They are virtually abandoned to child-minders from a very tender age. The ......6..... from their mothers brings suffering and makes it impossible for them to achieve a healthy social life. The.......7...... in the number of suicides, the rates of drug addiction and ......8..... among young people may be to a large extent, due to these premature separations which take place before sufficient time has .......9...... for attachment to develop. This is one of the causes of psychosis in children today says a psychiatrist who believes that breast feeding is one of the basic cares which many children of this age are .......10..... This psychiatrist argues that breast feeding extends into the world outside the womb, a liquid bond with the inside of the mother's body; a bond ........11...... that which the baby had with the placenta inside the uterus. Rhythmic rocking to and fro is ......12..... of the movement that the child experienced before it was born. As for the baby's .......13...... its mother's body, it reminds the child of the ......14..... pressure of the uterus, and enables it to ......15..... the rhythms of its other's breathing and heartbeat.
  • A.materialized
  • B.occurred
  • C.surfaced
  • D.elapsed
Objective
Question 11
PASSAGE 2
Use the passage below to answer questions 6 to 16. The passage has gaps numbered 16-26.Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.
Family life. They are virtually abandoned to child-minders from a very tender age. The ......6..... from their mothers brings suffering and makes it impossible for them to achieve a healthy social life. The.......7...... in the number of suicides, the rates of drug addiction and ......8..... among young people may be to a large extent, due to these premature separations which take place before sufficient time has .......9...... for attachment to develop. This is one of the causes of psychosis in children today says a psychiatrist who believes that breast feeding is one of the basic cares which many children of this age are .......10..... This psychiatrist argues that breast feeding extends into the world outside the womb, a liquid bond with the inside of the mother's body; a bond ........11...... that which the baby had with the placenta inside the uterus. Rhythmic rocking to and fro is ......12..... of the movement that the child experienced before it was born. As for the baby's .......13...... its mother's body, it reminds the child of the ......14..... pressure of the uterus, and enables it to ......15..... the rhythms of its other's breathing and heartbeat.
  • A.tantalized with
  • B.denied of
  • C.left with
  • D.spared of
Objective
Question 12
PASSAGE 2
Use the passage below to answer questions 6 to 16. The passage has gaps numbered 16-26.Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.
Family life. They are virtually abandoned to child-minders from a very tender age. The ......6..... from their mothers brings suffering and makes it impossible for them to achieve a healthy social life. The.......7...... in the number of suicides, the rates of drug addiction and ......8..... among young people may be to a large extent, due to these premature separations which take place before sufficient time has .......9...... for attachment to develop. This is one of the causes of psychosis in children today says a psychiatrist who believes that breast feeding is one of the basic cares which many children of this age are .......10..... This psychiatrist argues that breast feeding extends into the world outside the womb, a liquid bond with the inside of the mother's body; a bond ........11...... that which the baby had with the placenta inside the uterus. Rhythmic rocking to and fro is ......12..... of the movement that the child experienced before it was born. As for the baby's .......13...... its mother's body, it reminds the child of the ......14..... pressure of the uterus, and enables it to ......15..... the rhythms of its other's breathing and heartbeat.
  • A.close to
  • B.the same as
  • C.unrelated to
  • D.irrelevant to
Objective
Question 13
PASSAGE 2
Use the passage below to answer questions 6 to 16. The passage has gaps numbered 16-26.Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.
Family life. They are virtually abandoned to child-minders from a very tender age. The ......6..... from their mothers brings suffering and makes it impossible for them to achieve a healthy social life. The.......7...... in the number of suicides, the rates of drug addiction and ......8..... among young people may be to a large extent, due to these premature separations which take place before sufficient time has .......9...... for attachment to develop. This is one of the causes of psychosis in children today says a psychiatrist who believes that breast feeding is one of the basic cares which many children of this age are .......10..... This psychiatrist argues that breast feeding extends into the world outside the womb, a liquid bond with the inside of the mother's body; a bond ........11...... that which the baby had with the placenta inside the uterus. Rhythmic rocking to and fro is ......12..... of the movement that the child experienced before it was born. As for the baby's .......13...... its mother's body, it reminds the child of the ......14..... pressure of the uterus, and enables it to ......15..... the rhythms of its other's breathing and heartbeat.
  • A.an elongation
  • B.a demonstration
  • C.a continuation
  • D.a stretching
Objective
Question 14
PASSAGE 2
Use the passage below to answer questions 6 to 16. The passage has gaps numbered 16-26.Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.
Family life. They are virtually abandoned to child-minders from a very tender age. The ......6..... from their mothers brings suffering and makes it impossible for them to achieve a healthy social life. The.......7...... in the number of suicides, the rates of drug addiction and ......8..... among young people may be to a large extent, due to these premature separations which take place before sufficient time has .......9...... for attachment to develop. This is one of the causes of psychosis in children today says a psychiatrist who believes that breast feeding is one of the basic cares which many children of this age are .......10..... This psychiatrist argues that breast feeding extends into the world outside the womb, a liquid bond with the inside of the mother's body; a bond ........11...... that which the baby had with the placenta inside the uterus. Rhythmic rocking to and fro is ......12..... of the movement that the child experienced before it was born. As for the baby's .......13...... its mother's body, it reminds the child of the ......14..... pressure of the uterus, and enables it to ......15..... the rhythms of its other's breathing and heartbeat.
  • A.squeezing against
  • B.separation from
  • C.likeness for
  • D.pressure against]
Objective
Question 15
PASSAGE 2
Use the passage below to answer questions 6 to 16. The passage has gaps numbered 16-26.Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.
Family life. They are virtually abandoned to child-minders from a very tender age. The ......6..... from their mothers brings suffering and makes it impossible for them to achieve a healthy social life. The.......7...... in the number of suicides, the rates of drug addiction and ......8..... among young people may be to a large extent, due to these premature separations which take place before sufficient time has .......9...... for attachment to develop. This is one of the causes of psychosis in children today says a psychiatrist who believes that breast feeding is one of the basic cares which many children of this age are .......10..... This psychiatrist argues that breast feeding extends into the world outside the womb, a liquid bond with the inside of the mother's body; a bond ........11...... that which the baby had with the placenta inside the uterus. Rhythmic rocking to and fro is ......12..... of the movement that the child experienced before it was born. As for the baby's .......13...... its mother's body, it reminds the child of the ......14..... pressure of the uterus, and enables it to ......15..... the rhythms of its other's breathing and heartbeat.
  • A.reassuring
  • B.uncomfortable
  • C.amusing
  • D.unpleasant
Objective
Question 16
PASSAGE 2
Use the passage below to answer questions 6 to 16. The passage has gaps numbered 16-26.Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.
Family life. They are virtually abandoned to child-minders from a very tender age. The ......6..... from their mothers brings suffering and makes it impossible for them to achieve a healthy social life. The.......7...... in the number of suicides, the rates of drug addiction and ......8..... among young people may be to a large extent, due to these premature separations which take place before sufficient time has .......9...... for attachment to develop. This is one of the causes of psychosis in children today says a psychiatrist who believes that breast feeding is one of the basic cares which many children of this age are .......10..... This psychiatrist argues that breast feeding extends into the world outside the womb, a liquid bond with the inside of the mother's body; a bond ........11...... that which the baby had with the placenta inside the uterus. Rhythmic rocking to and fro is ......12..... of the movement that the child experienced before it was born. As for the baby's .......13...... its mother's body, it reminds the child of the ......14..... pressure of the uterus, and enables it to ......15..... the rhythms of its other's breathing and heartbeat.
  • A.unearth
  • B.rediscover
  • C.learn
  • D.explore
Objective