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Question 2611

jamb 2003

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

It is bad to take ........ property without permission?

Asomeone else

Bsomeone else's

Csomeone's else

Dsomeone's else's

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Question 2612

jamb 2003

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

Four weeks ....... enough for the police to conclude their investigation?

Awere

Bis

Care

Dhas been

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Question 2613

jamb 2003

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

I can't stand people prying into my private life; Ladi said '......' agreed Agbenu?

AMe too

BLikewise myself

CMe neither

DI also

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Question 2614

jamb 2003

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

The candidate's charisma should be a ....... factor in winning the election?

Adeterminant

Bdeterminate

Cdetermining

Ddeterminable

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Question 2615

jamb 2003

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

It was a free-for-all and the students were blamed for taking the law ....... ?

Ain their own hands

Binto their own hands

Cinto their hands

Din their hands

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Question 2616

jamb 2003

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

The armed robbers went into the house and robbed the three .......?

Awoman occupants

Bwomen's occupants

Cwoman's occupants

Dwomen occupants

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Question 2617

jamb 2003

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

Three quarters of the people in the village ....... killed but only half of their huts ......... affected?

Awere / were

Bwas / was

Cwere/ was

Dwas /were

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Question 2618

jamb 2003

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

The woman is one of the ........ of the society?

Aelitist

Belite

Celites

Delitists

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Question 2619

jamb 2003

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

The doctor asked the patient what .......?

Athe problem is

Bis your problem

Cthe problem was

Dis the problem

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Question 2620

jamb 2003

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

As Obande does not know anyone in this city, he hopes that some kind ........ will put him up for the night?

Aman

Bmen

Cinhabitants

Dindividuals

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Question 2621

jamb 2003

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

If you saw the photograph of the man ....... you be able to identify him?

Acould

Bwould

Ccan

Dwill

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Question 2622

jamb 2003

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

The reason why he was not offered admission was ...... his results could not be found?

Athat

Bwhen

Cowing to

Dbecause

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Question 2623

jamb 2003

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

Course ......... writers are to reflect local colour

Amaterial's

Bmaterials'

Cmaterials

Dmaterial

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Question 2624

jamb 2003

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.

He put .......... in a basket?

Awhite dozen eggs

Ba dozen white eggs

Ca white dozen eggs

Ddozen white eggs

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Question 2625

neco 2002

Choose from the options labelled A to E, the one that rhymes with the word given.

Tomb

Abomb

Bboom

Ccomb

Drumble

Ethumb

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Question 2626

neco 2002

Choose from the options A to E the one that is the NEAREST IN MEANING TO THE UNDERLINED WORD.

Several of her colleagues commiserated with her on the death of her brother.

AAssociated

Bcondoled

Cidentified

Dmourned

Esympathized

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Question 2627

neco 2002

Choose from the options A to E the one that MOST APPROPRIATELY COMPLETES THE SENTENCE

In spite of all their shortcomings, we cannot ....... admire them.

AAnd

Bbut

Ceven

Dor

Eto

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Question 2628

neco 2002

Choose from the options labelled A to E, the most appropriate question to the given sentence containing; an emphatic stress word. The emphatic stress word is written in CAPITAL letters. ..........

Mary STOLE the biro in Tunde’s locker.

ADid Mary borrow the biro in Tunde‘s locker?

BDid Mary return the biro to Tunde‘s locker?

CDid Mary steal the biro in Ayo’s locker?

DDid Mary steal the biro in Tunde‘s bag?

EDid Rosaline steal the book in Tunde’s locker?

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Question 2629

neco 2002

In the options labelled A to E, all the words except one have the same stress pattern. Choose the one with a different stress pattern.

A. conceal
B. customs
C. select
D. tycoon
E. unknown

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Question 2630

neco 2002

Choose from the options labelled A to E, the one that has the same vowel sound as the one represented underlined Letter(s).

drought

Acat

Bcrowd

Cdraw

Dfault

Esoul

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