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Question 1431
jamb 2014

Choose the most appropriate option for the gap labelled 19.

Aa contrast in
Ba contrast from
Ca contrast for
Da contrast to
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Question 1432
jamb 2014

Choose the most appropriate option for the gap labelled 18.

Aa gazetteer
Ban article
Ca column
Da magazine
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Question 1433
jamb 2014

Choose the most appropriate option for the gap labelled 17.

Aan agent
Ba guild of researchers
CAn editorial board
DAll readers
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Question 1434
jamb 2014

Choose the most appropriate option for the gap labelled 16.

Aan essayist
Ba freelancer
Ccomposer
Dcolumnist
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Question 1435
jamb 2014

Choose the most appropriate option for the gap labelled 15.

AProducers
BSub-editors
CWriters
DAgents
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Question 1436
jamb 2014

Choose the most appropriate option for the gap labelled 14.

Areporter
Banouncer
Cnews editor
Dproof reader
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Question 1437
jamb 2014

Choose the most appropriate option for the gap labelled 13.

Anewscasters
Bcorrespondents
Cdistributors
Dlisteners
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Question 1438
jamb 2014

Choose the most appropriate option for the gap labelled 12.

Avendors
Bagents
Creporters
Danalysts
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Question 1439
jamb 2014

Choose the most appropriate option for the gap labelled 11.

Asub-editor
Bprocessor
Clithographer
Dproprietor
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Question 1440
jamb 2014

A suitable title for this passage is

ASpecies of snakes in Nigeria and Other lands
BFeeding Habits of Snakes
CSome Characteristics of Snakes
DSnakes as legless, Cold-blooded reptiles
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Question 1441
jamb 2014

It can be deduced from the passage that snakes have

ALarge appetite for antelopes
BNo external auditory organ
CVisible internal locomotive organs
DNo visual sense of measurement
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Question 1442
jamb 2014

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

ASnakes are seldom seen at the Antarctica.
BSnakes are not in the polar regions.
CSnakes are endemic on every continent.
DThere are countless number of snakes in the Republic of Ireland.
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Question 1443
jamb 2014
The most notable thing about snakes, according to the passage, is that they
AExist in families
BAbound in Gombe and Plateau States
CAre versatile in reproduction
DEat big but seldom
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Question 1444
jamb 2014

It can be inferred from the passage that snakes are

AHomogeneous reptiles
BHeterogeneous creatures
CVoracious cow eaters
DGreat insect eaters
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Question 1445
jamb 2014

The word alteration, as used in the passage, means

AComplication
BMultiplication
CRecognition
DModification
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Question 1446
jamb 2014
A suitable title for this passage is
ASocial Change and Political Empowerment
BReasons for Political Change
CThe Struggle for Political Power
DElements of Politics
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Question 1447
jamb 2014

It can be deduced from the passage that political and social changes are

Arepulsive
BIntertwined
CAntithetical
DIndependent
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Question 1448
jamb 2014
Which of the following is true according to the passage?
AChange is inevitable
BChange is inimitable
CChange is inestimable
DChange is invaluable
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Question 1449
jamb 2014

The word in capital letter has the emphatic stress. choose the option in which the given sentence relates.

Musa is STAYING in Enugu.

AWas Musa staying in Enugu?
BIs Musa going through Enugu?
CIs Musa staying on the outskirt of Enugu?
DIs Audu staying in Enugu?
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Question 1450
jamb 2014

The word in capital letter has the emphatic stress. choose the option in which the given sentence relates.

AMINA went to Abuja by air.

ADid Amina go to Jos by air?
BIs Amina going to Abuja by air?
CWho went to Abuja by air?
DDid Amina go to Abuja by road?
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