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JAMB UTME - Use of English - 1999

Pergunta 1 Relatório

The passage below has gaps numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate for each gap. Each question carries 2 marks.

Publishing is the fast growing business in Nigeria and there are therefore, many publishing houses all over the country. When ……..16……..[A. an article B. an essay C. a book D. a manuscript]. is submitted by an author, the publisher sends it to ……..17……..[A. an assessor B. an evaluator C. a checker D. an examiner] to know if it is actually publishable. This is important because the publisher wants to make sure that the book catches the ……18…..[A. market B. audience C. students D. shops] when it is eventually published. In a good publishing house, there is …….19……[A. an error-proof B. an editor C. a lithographic D. an evaluation] section which is concerned with ……..20……[A. proof-reading B. reading over C. scanning over D. skimming over] the manuscript and correcting both the spelling and typing errors. After this, the manuscript is ………21…….[A. typewritten B. typeset C. double-spaced D. single-spaced] in readiness for …….22…..[A. photocopying B. Xeroxing C. filming D. printing].

The printed ……..23……[A. items B. bulletin C. copies D. specimen] are then stored in the warehouse and a few of them may be sent to the author as ……..24……[A. complementary B. complimentary C. acknowledgement D. sample] copies. Since it is not just the aim of the publisher to offset the cost of production but also to make some gains, there is a strong marketing division which promotes sales. A certain percentage of the cover price of the book is paid to the author as ……..25……[A. royalty B. honorarium C. dividend D. interest].

Select the correct option for the space numbered 22 in the above passage

Detalhes da Resposta
The most appropriate option for the space numbered 22 in the passage is "printing". In the context of publishing, "printing" refers to the process of reproducing a book or manuscript in large quantities using a printing press. This is the final stage in the production process before the book is distributed for sale. Therefore, in this sentence, the publisher is getting the manuscript ready for printing so that it can be published and sold. "Photocopying" and "xeroxing" refer to the process of making copies using a photocopier or a Xerox machine, respectively. While these processes can be used to reproduce documents, they are not typically used in the production of books. "Filming" could refer to the process of creating a film adaptation of a book, but it is not relevant in this context, as the passage is discussing the production of printed books.