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Question 11
jamb 2018

choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

  I am not sure that all _____ well with John.

AWere
BIs
CAre
DWill
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Question 12
jamb 2018

choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) in italics. The manager commended the players for the narrow victory.

ADifficult
BUnexpected
CEasy
DExpected
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Question 13
jamb 2018

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

Joint

Adagger
Badvantage
Cguardian
Dmightier
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Question 14
jamb 2018

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

chateau

Achart
Bchurch
Cchampagne
Dchemical
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Question 15
jamb 2018

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

thatch

Aclothing
Bmother
Cthen
Dmethod
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Question 16
jamb 2018

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

Acompetent
Brepresent
Csyllabus
Dquality
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Question 17
jamb 2018

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

Aability
Bregistration
Cquadruplicate
Drevivalist
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Question 18
jamb 2018

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap. Now, I am used ____________ bread without butter

Ato eat
Bin eating
Cof eating
Dto eating
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Question 19
jamb 2018

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap. If it had rained, we would have had to postpone the concert. It didn't rain, so ____________

Awe won't have to
Bwe would have had to
Cwe wouldn't have to
Dwe didn't have to
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Question 20
jamb 2018

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap.

The shipping company advertised for ____________ accountants

Atwo young but highly competent Nigerian
Byoung but highly competent two Nigerian
Ctwo Nigerian, young, but highly competent
Dhighly competent, but young, two Nigerian
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Question 21
jamb 2018

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap. The answers to the questions were discussed ____________ the students

Abetween
Bby
Cfor
Dto
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Question 22
jamb 2018

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap.

Knowledge of figures of speech as well as of idiom and lexical items ____________ in this section

Ais tested
Bhave been tested
Care tested
Dwere tested
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Question 23
jamb 2018

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap. We saw Ifueko ____________ an egg on the wall

Asmashed
Bsmash
Csmashing
Dsmashes
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Question 24
jamb 2018

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap. The patient is suffering from ____________

Areumatism
Brheumantism
Crhuematism
Drheumatism
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Question 25
jamb 2018

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap. By the time the plane reaches Harare, it __________in the air for twelve hours

Ahas been
Bwould be
Cwould have been
Dshould be
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Question 26
jamb 2018

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap. I would have been surprised if you ____________ the orange

Aplucked
Bhave plucked
Chad plucked
Ddid pluck
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Question 27
jamb 2018

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap. The sea wave continue to ____________ the cliff on the west coast constantly

Aimpair
Brub
Cknock
Derode
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Question 28
jamb 2018

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics. We found a shady place for the display

Aan open
Ban unsafe
Ca stuffy
Dan enclosure
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Question 29
jamb 2018

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics. The Flying Eagles put up a plucky defence against their opponents

Astrong
Bweak
Ccareless
Dtactful
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Question 30
jamb 2018

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics. The Journalist said he was working freelance

Atireless
Bwithout pay
Csatisfactory
Ddependently
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