English Language Past Questions

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Question 11
jamb 2020

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

Because of the hard times, workers live in ___________ poverty

Arepulsive
Bridiculous
Cabject
Dunpardonable
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Question 12
jamb 2020

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

__________ packages should always be handled with care

AInsecure
BFragile
CWeak
DBoxed
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Question 13
jamb 2020

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

Many countries no longer have _______ punishment as the penalty for murder

Amortal
Bcorporal
Ccapital
Dfatal
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Question 14
jamb 2020

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

Mr Cham will never tell you everything, he is very ________

Asecretive
Bquiet
Creserved
Drealistic
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Question 15
jamb 2020

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.


After interrogation, the police ______ the information from the suspect.

Aexposed
Bwrung
Creceived
Dobtained
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Question 16
jamb 2020

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

The soldiers pledge their ________ loyalty to the new government

Aenduring
Btireless
Ccomplete
Dquestionable
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Question 17
jamb 2020

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

What a ________! the more you look, the less you see

Awonder
Bmiracle
Cchallenge
Dparadox
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Question 18
jamb 2020

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

All the ________ were stolen by the thieves

Aarm and ammunition
Barms and ammunition
Carm and ammunitions
Darms and ammunitions
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Question 19
jamb 2020

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

All the people in the bus died in that _________  accident

Aserious
Breckless
Cfatal
Ddangerous
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Question 20
jamb 2020

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

You need to __________your points

Aexpanciate
Bexpaciate
Cexpatiate
Dexpantiate
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Question 21
jamb 2020

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

My brother graduated from university last year; he will soon_________

Aconvocate
Bconvoke
Cconvoce
Dmatriculate
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Question 22
jamb 2020

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

Thank you for the __________ of presenting my paper.

Aprivelege
Bpriviledge
Cprivilege
Dpreveledge
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Question 23
jamb 2020

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

The soldier _________ his gun on the wall after the armed robber______

Ahang/has been hung
Bhung/had been hanged
Changed/has been hanged
Dhung/ has been hunged
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Question 24
jamb 2020

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

Before I arrived, the choir _______ the hymn

Ahave sing
Bhas sing
Chad sung
Dhave sang
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Question 25
jamb 2020

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

This class __________students and teachers

Acomprise
Bcomprises
Ccomprise of
Dcomprises of
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Question 26
jamb 2020

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

My father _______ on the floor

Ahas lied
Bhave lied
Chave laid
Dhas lain
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Question 27
jamb 2020

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

It is you that __________ to write the letter

Ais suppose
Bis supposed
Care suppose
Dare supposed
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Question 28
jamb 2020

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

Many a ____________ to understand me

Aman fail
Bman fails
Cmen fail
Dmen fails
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Question 29
jamb 2020

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.

 

The man, as well as the woman ________ arrested

Ahave been
Bhas been
Cis been
Dare being
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Question 30
jamb 2020

In each of the following questions, the main or primary stress is indicated by writing the syllable on which it occurs in capital letters.

From the words lettered A to D, choose the one that has the correct stress

 

Expenditure

AEX-pen-di-ture
Bex-PEN-di-ture
Cex-pen-DI-ture
Dex-pen-di-TURE
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