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Question 1261

jamb 2016

The word absorbed as used in the passage, means

Adisturbed

Bengrossed

Ccovered

Dentailed

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Question 1262

jamb 2016

Which of the following statements is true according to the passage?

ASuspicion often stimulates inquisitiveness

BEvery human conduct often gives rise to curiosity

COur environment always inhibits curiosity

DCuriosity is effective where there is no room for it

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Question 1263

jamb 2016

The words in capital letters have the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

My house is a BUNGALOW

AIs my house a terrace ?

Bwas my house a bungalow?

CIs my house the bungalow?

DIs his house a bungalow?

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Question 1264

jamb 2016

The words in capital letters have the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

Lamide is VERY hostile?

AIs Lamide so hostile?

BIs Lamide friendly?

CWas Lamide very hostile?

DWho is hostile?

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Question 1265

jamb 2016

The words in capital letters have the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

The car CRUSHED him.

AWho did the car crush?

BDid a car crush him?

CWhat crushed him?

DDid the car injure him?

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Question 1266

jamb 2016

For these questions, choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the options. The Stressed syllable are written in capital letter (s)

disagreement

AdisAgreement

BdisaGREEment

CDISagreement

DdisagreeMENT

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Question 1267

jamb 2016

For these questions, choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the options. The Stressed syllable are written in capital letter (s)

obligation

AobliGAtion

BOBligation

CobligaTION

DobLIgation

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Question 1268

jamb 2016

For these questions, choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the options. The Stressed syllable are written in capital letter (s)

inoffensive

AinOFfensive

BinoffenSIVE

CinofFENsive

DINoffensive

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Question 1269

jamb 2016

For these questions, choose the option that rhyme with the given words.

crowd

Acrow

Bbard

Caloud

Dcrawl

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Question 1270

jamb 2016

For these questions, choose the option that rhyme with the given words.
''terror''

Atenor

Bwarrior

Cerror

Dfurrow

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Question 1271

jamb 2016

For these questions, choose the option that rhyme with the given words.

risen

Aprison

Bmotion

Cportion

Drising

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Question 1272

jamb 2016

For these questions, choose the option that have the same consonant sound as the ones represented by the letter (s) underlined

tasked

Abagged

Bfloored

Claughed

Dshouted

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Question 1273

jamb 2016

For these questions, choose the option that have the same consonant sound as the ones represented by the letter (s) underlined
'yet'''

Abury

Bway

Cvessel

Deurope

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Question 1274

jamb 2016

For these questions, choose the option that have the same consonant sound as the ones represented by the letter (s) underlined
''choice''

Aschedule

Bteach

Cleisure

Dmachine

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Question 1275

jamb 2016

For these questions, choose the option that have same vowel sound as the ones represented by the letter (s) underlined

''famous''

Asoup

Bcook

Cpilot

Dcolonel

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Question 1276

jamb 2016

For these questions, choose the option that have same vowel sound as the ones represented by the letter (s) underlined
''Door''

Afood

Bcough

Csure

Dboard

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Question 1277

jamb 2016

For these questions, choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the ones represented by the letter (s) underlined
''reprieve''

Arich

Bpolice

Cqueer

Dprobity

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Question 1278

jamb 2016

For these questions, choose the option that best completes the gap(s)

After too much exercise, some people suffer from cramp which is caused by the ......... of the muscles

Acontraction

Brestriction

Cconscription

Drelaxation

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Question 1279

jamb 2016

For these questions, choose the option that best complete the gap(s)

He said, ' We shouldn't do it ........?

Ashould we

Bshould be

Cdidn't we

Dsaid he

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Question 1280

jamb 2016

For these questions, choose the option that best complete the gap(s)

The officer ....that he was not supposed to talk to the press on the matter

Acould have known

Bshall know

Cshould have known

Dwill know

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