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Question 2041
jamb 2008

The expression ‘The rich also cry,’ as used in the passage, may be described as

AFigurative
BProverbial
CProvocative
DIllustrative
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Question 2042
jamb 2008

which of the following explains the writer’s conception

ALife is the work of the Creator
BThe human life is the beginning of all creation
CNo one witnessed when his life began on earth
DLife is full of stories that man has to tell to others
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Question 2043
jamb 2008

the statement I had been present myself in such meetings a number of times implies the writer’s

APosition
BIdentification
CGeneralization
DPresentation
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Question 2044
jamb 2008
we can infer that the neighbouring country has more foreign investments because it
AIs a bigger country
BIs more conveniently located
CHas a better balance of payments
DHas a more efficient judiciary
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Question 2045
jamb 2008

one effect of complicated laws is that they delay the

AExecution of contract
BConstruction of roads
CPayment of contractors
DGrowth of the construction industry
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Question 2046
jamb 2008

by comparing the country’s judicial system to eternity, the writer means that the system is

AEternal
BContinuous
CSlow
DStrange
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Question 2047
jamb 2008

the expression The addition of pumpkin seed to diet compares favourably with conventional drugs in reducing inflammatory symptoms implies that they

AAre as good as conventional drugs
BAre better than conventional drugs
CAre more favoured than conventional drugs
DTaste better than conventional drugs
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Question 2048
jamb 2008
The chief quality of the seed of fluted pumpkin is that it
ABrings income to vegetable growers
BIs cream-coloured
CIs a source of many mineral the body needs
DHas a chewy structure
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Question 2049
jamb 2008

The popularity of the leaves of fluted pumpkin is due to the fact that they are

ALocally grown vegetable
BBelieved to increase the blood level
CInexpensive and readily available
DKnown in many parts of the country
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Question 2050
jamb 2008

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.

melodramatic?

AMELodramatic
BmeLOdramatic
CmeloDRAmatic
DmelodraMAtic
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Question 2051
jamb 2008

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.

photography?

AphoTOgraphy
BPHOtography
CphotoGRAphy
DphotograPHY
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Question 2052
jamb 2008

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.

xenophobia?

AXEnophobia
BxeNOphobia
CxenoPHObia
DxenophoBIA
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Question 2053
jamb 2008

Choose the word that has a stress pattern on the first syllables.

Abachelor
Bforget
Ccement
Dago
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Question 2054
jamb 2008

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

Adistress
Bcontrol
Cbottom
Dreport
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Question 2055
jamb 2008

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

judge?

Ameasure
Bgeneral
Cpressure
Dgrace
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Question 2056
jamb 2008

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

chateau?

Achart
Bchurch
Cchampagne
Dchemical
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Question 2057
jamb 2008

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

thatch?

Aclothing
Bmother
Cthen
Dmethod
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Question 2058
jamb 2008

Choose the option that best has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined?

Waist?

Afete
Bsays
Cplait
Dbreakfast
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Question 2059
jamb 2008

Choose the option that best has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined?

Shirt?

Ashut
Bshade
Csurf
Dshed
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Question 2060
jamb 2008

Choose the option that best has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined?

Cooled

Acold
Bcould
Ccourt
Dyou
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