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Question 31

jamb 2013

LEXIS, STRUCTURE AND ORAL FORMS
In each of this question select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

The team's poor performance at tournament plumb the depths of horror.

Ateam's performance was enjoyed by all

Bthe team's performance was full of disappointment

Cteam's performance was rewarded

Dthe team's performance took them to the next round

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Question 32

jamb 2013

This question is based on Chukwuemeka Ike's The Potter's Wheel.
In the novel the 'pad' was a symbol of

ASuccess

BUnity

CFailure

DLove

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Question 33

jamb 2013

This question is based on Chukwuemeka Ike's The Potter's Wheel.
Uke was conscripted into the military because

AHe was a social nuisance

BHe loved the British soldiers

CHis grandfather was a military man

DHe wanted to travel to Burma

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Question 34

jamb 2013

This question is based on Chukwuemeka Ike's The Potter's Wheel.
According to the novel, Obu was good at

AProverbs

BCricket

CGames

DJokes

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Question 35

jamb 2013

This question is based on Chukwuemeka Ike's The Potter's Wheel.
In the novel, Bright lived with Teacher because

AHe was Teacher's nephew

BHis father was indebted to Teacher

CHe wanted to become a teacher

DHis father had gone on a long journey

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Question 36

jamb 2013

This question is based on Chukwuemeka Ike's The Potter's Wheel.
Obu dashed out of the school building because

AHis teacher wanted to flog him

BHe came top of standard 1,

CHis teacher sent him on an errand

DHe was given a prize by the headmaster

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Question 37

jamb 2013

This question is based on Chukwuemeka Ike's The Potter's Wheel.
In the novel , the people of Umuchkuwu likened Samuel to

AAn ancestral spirit

BA chief priest

CA fisherman

DA swimmer

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Question 38

jamb 2013

This question is based on Chukwuemeka Ike's The Potter's Wheel.
If you have not behold your chi in his stark nakedness, be prepared to do so as soon as you set foot in that man's house. Form the except above, whose house was being referred to ?

ATeacher Zaccheus

BMazi Okeke

CMazi Laza

DMazi Nwokike

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Question 39

jamb 2013

This question is based on Chukwuemeka Ike's The Potter's Wheel.

In the novel, Nwomiko was famous for her

Aspiritual powers

Bpolitical struggles

Clack of spiritual powers

Dlack of fighting spirit

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Question 40

jamb 2013

This question is based on Chukwuemeka Ike's The Potter's Wheel.
In their preparation for the masquerade, David and others agreed to exercise extra caution in their dealings with Samuel because he would

ATry his tricks on them to know their secrets

Bprepare well ahead of them

Cput them to shame

Dforce them to dance with the masquerade

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Question 41

jamb 2013

Choose the most appropriate answer in the numbered 19

Aatmosphere

Bspace

Cheight

Dform

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Question 42

jamb 2013

Choose the most appropriate answer in the numbered 18

Ashocktherapy

Bshockwaves

Cshocktroops

Dshockjocks

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Question 43

jamb 2013

Choose the most appropriate answer in the numbered 17

Afireballs

Bfireworks

Cfiresmokes

Dfirearms

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Question 44

jamb 2013

Choose the most appropriate answer in the numbered 16

Atemperature

Bclass

Cprofile

Dway

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Question 45

jamb 2013

Choose the most appropriate answer in the numbered 15

Acommotion

Bdetonation

Cdistortion

Dreduction

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Question 46

jamb 2013

Choose the most appropriate answer in the numbered 14

Apressure volume

Bpressure air

Cpressure guage

Dpressure waves

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Question 47

jamb 2013

Choose the most appropriate answer in the numbered 13

Askate

Bsnow

Cscale

Dscanner

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Question 48

jamb 2013

Choose the most appropriate answer in the numbered 12

Aexhaustion

Beruption

Cexpulsion

Dinsurrection

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Question 49

jamb 2013

Choose the most appropriate answer in the numbered 11

AOccurrences

BResources

CLaws

DProgrammes

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Question 50

jamb 2013

The word congenial, as used in the passage, means

Aprecise

Bsimilar

Cnice

Dcongested

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