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Question 1621
jamb 2012

Choose the most appropriate answer in the gap numbered 19

Apainfully
Bfrequently
Cgradually
Dcommonly
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Question 1622
jamb 2012

Choose the most appropriate answer in the gap numbered 18

Aclearly
Bnaturally
Cdirectly
Dmedically
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Question 1623
jamb 2012

Choose the most appropriate answer in the gap numbered 17

Atype
Bcause
Cperiod
Dsymptom
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Question 1624
jamb 2012
Choose the most appropriate answer in the gap numbered 16
Ain the penultimate
Bin the first
Caround
Dfor
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Question 1625
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below , the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

The cat DEVOURED the rat

Adid the rat devour the cat?
Bwhat devoured the rat?
Cdid the cat eat the rat?
DIs this the rat that the cat devoured?
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Question 1626
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below , the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

The ACCOUNTANT paid the workers' July salary in September.

Awhen were the workers paid?
Bdid the cashier pay the workers' salary in September?
Cworkers received their july salary in September
Dthe September salary was paid in July?
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Question 1627
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below , 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

Athe children heard the story from the traditional chief
Bwho narrated the story to the children?
Cthe children could not listen to the story by the traditional chief
Ddid the chief hide the story from the children?
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Question 1628
jamb 2012

Choose the option that has the stress on the first syllable.

Acommute
Bimport (verb)
Cintend
Dexport (noun)
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Question 1629
jamb 2012
Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the stress on the first syllable
Anineteen
Bmother
Cestate
Dannounce
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Question 1630
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the stress on the first syllable

Amadam
Beighteen
Cinvent
Dcommand
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Question 1631
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are underlined in capital letters.

impossible

AimPOSsible
BIMpossible
CimposSIBLE
DimpossiBLE
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Question 1632
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are underlined in capital letters.

demarcation

AdemarCAtion
BDEmarcation
CdeMARcation
DdemarcaTION
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Question 1633
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.

edition

Abash
Bcatch
Cbastion
Drating
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Question 1634
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.

hair

Aheir
Bhour
Chonest
Dhouse
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Question 1635
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.

tangerine

Agear
Bdanger
Cgirl
Dignore
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Question 1636
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.

patch

Astarch
Bfare
Cmad
Dcame
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Question 1637
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the consonant sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.

village

Apage
Bpig
Cmade
Dcame
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Question 1638
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.

book

Acool
Bcook
Cfool
Dtool
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Question 1639
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s)

I wanted to know his political beliefs, so l asked him what........

Athis was
Bthese are
Cthis is
Dthey were
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Question 1640
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s)

...........she didn't trust him, she married him.

Aafter
Bmuch as
Csince
Dthough
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