How To write JAMB 2021 with The UTME Exam Structure in Mind

USE OF ENGLISH

As UTME Candidate among the four subjects you are to write your top priority should be use of English. have you ever ask yourself why is Use of English Compulsory for UTME Exams or why is the subject having 60 questions and the rest are 40 questions this and many more puzzling questions. Thus, it is very important to note that scoring high in English increases your chances of reaching any cut off point you desired so do not sideline use of English, it is advisable to start answering USE OF ENGLISH Before any other Subject

1. JAMB Method Used to Mark/Grade Use of English in UTME

Use of English is 60 questions in all. This means JAMB will set 60 English questions for all candidates irrespective of their proposed university courses.

But this doesn’t mean that the total score for the Use of English is 60 marks in all. In fact, it’s 100 marks for this compulsory subject.

Below is the breakdown of the marking scheme for the English Language in JAMB.

UTME English Marking: Evaluation/Assessment

SECTION A: Comprehension/Summary

    Comprehension passages questions: 3 marks each

    Cloze passage* questions: 2 marks each

    Reading text (The Life Changer) questions: 1 mark each

 Use of English Questions Break-Down

SECTION  A:  Comprehension/Summary

(a) 1 comprehension passage – 5 questions

(b) I cloze passage – 10 questions

(c) 1 reading text – 10 questions

SECTION B:  Lexis and Structure 

(a) Sentence interpretation – 5 questions

(b) Antonyms – 5 questions

(c) Synonyms – 5questions

(d) Sentence completion – 10 questions

SECTION C: Oral Forms

10 questions

Total:  60 questions

What is a cloze passage?

*A cloze passage is a reading comprehension exercise in which words have been omitted in a systematic fashion. Students fill in the blanks, and their responses are counted correctly if they are exact matches for the missing words. This is also called the REGISTER.

SECTION B: Lexis and Structure

    Sentence interpretation questions: 2 marks each

    Antonyms questions: 2 marks each

    Synonyms questions: 1 mark each

    Sentence completion questions: 1 mark each

SECTION C: Oral Forms (Test of Oral)

    Question test on oral: 1 mark each

If the total number of English questions set for you is 60 but you scored 45, JAMB concludes to this calculation:

45/60 x 100 (in percentage). Then, your mark will be 75%

This calculation conforms with the official JAMB syllabus explanation in their 60 questions standard.

 2. JAMB Method Used to Mark Other Three Subjects UTME

Since you have other three subjects apart from English, below is the official marking scheme for them.

JAMB sets 40 questions each for the other subjects.

Each of these questions is graded or scored 2.5 marks. Hence, the three subjects = 300 marks (i.e 40 x 2.5 x 3 subjects).

In other words, each of the three other subjects will be 100 if marked 2.5 (40 x 2.5)

NOTE

The UTME Exams has 180 questions for the candidate to answer within 2hrs. Timing is of the essence, so ensure you know how to effectively manage your time during the CBT Exams.