JAMB ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAST QUESTIONS

In each of the questions, the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress, Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

The traditional chief NARRATED the story to the children

Choose the word that has a different stress pattern

In each of the questions, the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress, Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

The cat DEVOURED the rat

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

The significance of Mr Bello's advice to Aliya on Bobo's gift is that

Tayo opted to remain in Nigeria because he had a duty to serve his

Choose the option to which the given sentence relates

My Boss has an amiable DISPOSITION

He was both a writer and a politician, but he was better ........ a singer

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in italics

This event was a watershed in the company

Read the Passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

The term Mass Communication occurs when information is disseminated to a relatively large number of people in different places. it should be seen as the same thing with talking face to face with someone else. With mass communication, there is no answer, smile, laugh or lock of surprise. the people who receive the message are as far away from the source of the message as far away as you are from the announcers on the radio or from the newscasters on television, or from the writer of a column in the local newspaper.
There are three identifiable means of errors in mass communication. There is one done through the printed words, books, magazine and newspapers. The other is primarily radio, but also records and tape recordings. Also, it can be done through a combination of sound and pictures as in television, films and the more recently popular video tape.
Together, they are referred to as the mass media.
All media can be used to inform and entertain. However, there are coverts roles played. It may be to educate as in school broadcast. Again, the aim may be to persuade as when the media are used by advertisers or for political broadcasts. The media are often in strong position to influence public opinion because they select the topics to be presented and can stress the importance of one issue over the other.
The mass media have, in recent times, come under acerbic criticism. Many presenters have become not only conscientized but also immensely concerned about the possible effects that science of violence and bad behavior may have on their children. More worrisome are the potential danger of political and commercial propaganda.

One major source of worry about the mass media is from?

From the options given, Choose the option that is opposite in meaning to the underlined word.

This house which was sealed off years ago has now been —

Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

Joint

The number of workers have increased steadily each year means _________

Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

chateau

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics. The witness averred that she had seen Dosun at the scene of the crime

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics. This card entitles you to attend the film show

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same consonant sound(s)

Strange

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics. He is loved for his altruism

In the book "Independence" Tayo's uncle, Kayode, wanted to study Engineering in _______?

The government has decided to freeze student's grants. This means that government intends to

Despite their newness on the job, the workers were remunerated rather handsomely. This means that _________?

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined

One of the twins was as daring as the other was ______

choose the best option that best completes the gap(s)

Snakes and ladders always______me happy these days

Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

thatch

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word or phrase in italics

The students received a mild reproof from the teacher

His many years of success in legal practise.... didn't come out without challenges

Select the option that best explain the information conveyed in the sentence

The letter was being written by the principal

Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.

Now that Michael has become rich, Nancy has begun to make much of him. This means __________

His many years of success in legal practise ........ didn't come out without challenges

Choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one in bracket

Ask[ed]

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The children received gifts from doting parents

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word

The delegates found it better to resort to consultation rather than __________

Vacancies in the company will be notified by .....

Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others. Choose the option that has different stress pattern from the others.

Choose the word that has a different stress pattern

Jide couldn't have said that. This means that Jide

Choose the best option that best completes the gap(s)

The_____event takes place every two years

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap. The sea wave continue to ____________ the cliff on the west coast constantly

Choose the option to which the given sentence relates

Aderonke STATED she had a right to her privacy

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics. Our principal took exception to the ignoble role the teacher played in the matter

Choose the best option that best completes the gap(s)

_____a good boy, he was given a prize

Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket

Okibe was rusticated for his [derogatory] remark about the principal

choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) in italics. The manager commended the players for the narrow victory.

Choose the word with the same vowel sound as the one in bracket
Band[a]ge

Choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one in bracket;

Lo[s]e

He started his career as an ........ teacher

Choose the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. Adawo is an imp

When you ____ an opponent's point in a debate, you must do so politely

Choose the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. The organization is constantly in a state of flux

Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others. Choose the option that has different stress pattern from the others.

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

It may be argued that Chapter Two is titled, "The Drive" particularly because...?

Choose the best option that best completes the gap(s)

The delegates were given_____

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics. The governor's visit is an unprecedented event in the history of the social club

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

Aliya although is born with a silver spoon, but she has no freedom to move around meet new people unlike other persons. This signals to the...

Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket.

This type of response is [typical] of a lazy teacher

Choose the word that has the same rhyme scheme.

Dice

Choose the best option that best completes the gap(s)

The crops the farmer planted will be ____ in three months time.

The driver was short of petrol, so he ........ down the road with the engine switched off

Select the option that best explain the information conveyed in the sentence

Advising Olu to break his bad habit is like knocking your head against a brick wall

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics. The severity of the harmattan helped me to complete my writing assignment in record time because i had no choice but to lock myself indoors

Choose the word that has a different stress pattern