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Question 11
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 12
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 13
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 14
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 15
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 16
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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Question 17
jamb 2012

_______your parents frown _______our friendship, we shouldn't see each other anymore

Abecause/over
Bsince/at
Calthough/at
Das/upon
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Question 18
jamb 2012

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

The driver died in the .......... road accident

Afatal
Bbrutal
Cserious
Dpathetic
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Question 19
jamb 2012

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

Many workers were............ as a result of the textile closure

Alaid down
Blaid off
Claid out
Dlaid up
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Question 20
jamb 2012

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

Her mother brought her some.......

Aclothes
Byards
Ccloth
Dclothing
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Question 21
jamb 2012

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

This professor of...........medicine has......... the mystery of bird flu.

Avetinary/unraveled
Bvertrinary/unravelled
Cveterinaty/unravelved
Dveterinary/unravelled
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Question 22
jamb 2012

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

We stood up when the principal came in..........?

Aisn't it
Bdidn't we
Cnot so
Ddid us
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Question 23
jamb 2012

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

The woman would not part with her..........pot

Adicarded earthen black
Bdiscarded black earthen
Cearthen discarded black
Dblack earthen discarded
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Question 24
jamb 2012

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

Everyone makes mistakes occasionally, nobody is.........

Aincorrigible
Bimperfect
Cinfallible
Dindestructible
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Question 25
jamb 2012

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

She was............the verge of tears

Aat
Bon
Cby
Dwith
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Question 26
jamb 2012

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

We visited his house...........three times

Aabout
Bfor about
Clike
Dfor like
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Question 27
jamb 2012

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

...........a good leader must have two characteristics

Afirst and formost
Bfirst and formust
Cfirst and farmost
Dfirst and foremost
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Question 28
jamb 2012

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

One should be careful how......behaves in public, shouldn't.......

Aone/one
Bhe/lie
Cshe/one
Done/he
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Question 29
jamb 2012

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

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

Aglided
Bcoasted
Cwheeled
Dtaxied
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Question 30
jamb 2012

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

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

Aauxilliary
Bauxiluryy
Cauxillary
Dauxiliary
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