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Question 1081

jamb 2005

The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

Your mother CAN cook the meal.

AWho will cook the meal?

BCan my father cook the meal?

CIsn't my mother able to cook the meal?

DWhat can my mother do?

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Question 1082

jamb 2005

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

Ainterpreter

Bimpossible

Cremarkable

Dcriticism

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Question 1083

jamb 2005

Choose the option that has the same stress pattern as the given word.

downtrodden?

Adowngrading

Bprescribing

Cfunctional

Dinternal

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Question 1084

jamb 2005

Choose the option that has the same stress pattern as the given word.

Refuse (noun)

Areform

Bintact

Cobscure

Dphantom

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Question 1085

jamb 2005

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.

departmentalize?

AdepartMENtalize

BdePARTmentalize

CDEpartmentalize

DdepartmenTALIZE

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Question 1086

jamb 2005

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.

suburbanite

ASUburbanite

BsuBURbanite

CsuburBAnite

DsuburbaNITE

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Question 1087

jamb 2005

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.

jurisprudence?

AjUsprudence

BjuRIsprudence

CjurisPRUdence

DjurispruDENCE

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Question 1088

jamb 2005

Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letters in brackets.

E(ng)lish

Asingle

Bimpugn

Cink

Dorange

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Question 1089

jamb 2005

Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letters underlined.

Healthy?

Afather

Bpath

Cthey

Dthat

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Question 1090

jamb 2005

Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letters underlined.

Film?

Asalt

Bwalk

CPsalm

Dchalk

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Question 1091

jamb 2005

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

Guard?

Agourd

Bguide

Cargue

Dchat

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Question 1092

jamb 2005

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

beer

Abear

Bpear

Cfair

Dpier

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Question 1093

jamb 2005

Choose the option that best completes the gap(S).

You, who ...... convicted, should appeal.

Ahas been

Bis

Cwas

Dare

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Question 1094

jamb 2005

Choose the option that best completes the gap(S).

A nursery rhyme is used to teach pupils how to spell the word ...... ?

Ahipoppotemus

Bhippoppotemus

Chipoppotamus

Dhippopotamus

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Question 1095

jamb 2005

Choose the option that best completes the gap(S).

It is African for a younger person to show ...... to elders?

Aunderstanding

Bindifference

Cdeference

Dsatisfaction

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Question 1096

jamb 2005

Choose the option that best completes the gap(S).

By the end of the football match today, we ...... the best player?

Acould have known

Bmight have known

Cwill have known

Dwould have known

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Question 1097

jamb 2005

Choose the option that best completes the gap(S).

In spite of Shade's good looks, her hair is always ...... ?

Aunkept

Bunkempt

Cunwashed

Duncleaned for

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Question 1098

jamb 2005

Choose the option that best completes the gap(S).

The Secretary-General was shocked at the number of...... ?

Achild's soildiers

Bchildish soldiers

Cchildren soldiers

Dchild soldiers

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Question 1099

jamb 2005

Choose the option that best completes the gap(S).

The man is refurbishing the flat with a view to ......it?

Asell

Bselling

Chave sold

Dbe selling

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Question 1100

jamb 2005

Choose the option that best completes the gap(S).

You can travel on your own ....?

Aisn't it

Bcan't you

Cwon't you

Dshan't you

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