JAMB UTME case studies
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The Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), run by the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB), is the computer-based test used for entry into Nigerian universities, polytechnics, colleges of education and innovation enterprise institutions. JAMB's mandate to conduct the matriculation examination derives from Act No. 2 of 1978, as amended by Decree No. 33 of 1989, which took effect on 7 December 1989. Topics on this exam: Use of English and Subject Combination (three/four subjects chosen by candidate). The JAMB UTME case studies are 5 cases and about 2,559 words.
1The Borehole Passage: Inference Under Time Pressure
Chinelo is practising for the JAMB Use of English paper. Her study group is working on a passage about a village water project.
547 words, about 3 min2Concord Under Pressure: Editing a Literary Day Speech
Tunde is editing a speech for the school's literary day. The draft contains four disputed verb choices: (1) 'The panel of judges, together with the timekeeper, was/were seated before the hall filled.' (2) 'Neither the contestants nor the adjudicator has/have seen the questions.' (3) 'A number of parents have/has complained.' (4) 'The number of complaints have/has fallen.' His teacher marks three of the four choices wrong.
536 words, about 3 min3Law Registration: Biology Versus Literature
Ngozi wants to read Law at a federal university. Her O-level results are: English B3, Mathematics C4, Literature in English B2, Government B3, Biology C6 and Economics C5.
491 words, about 2 min4Economics Registration: The Missing Mathematics
Ibrahim wants to read Economics. He is about to register for the UTME and has provisionally chosen English, Economics, Government and Literature.
477 words, about 2 min5Computer Science: A Second-Hand Brochure and a One-Day Deadline
Musa wants to study Computer Science. His O-level results are: English C5, Mathematics B2, Physics C4, Chemistry C6, Biology B3 and Geography B3.
508 words, about 3 min