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Question 421
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 422
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 423
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 424
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 425
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 426
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 427
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 428
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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Question 429
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

 

Criticism

Acri-ti-ci-SM
Bcri-ti-CI-sm
Ccri-TI-ci-sm
DCRI-ti-ci-sm
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Question 430
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
 

Calculator

ACAL-cu-la-tor
Bcal-CU-la-tor
Ccal-cu-LA-tor
Dcal-cu-la-TOR
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Question 431
jamb 2020

In the following options lettered A to D, all the words except one have the same stress pattern.

Choose the one with the different stress pattern

Aapparent
Battractive
Cdevastate
Dinfections
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Question 432
jamb 2020

In the following options, lettered A to D, all the words except one have the same stress pattern. Choose the one with the different stress pattern.

Acommit
Bcompare
Ccomplete
Dcolumn
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Question 433
jamb 2020

This question is based on Bolaji Abdullahi's Sweet Sixteen

 

Mr Bello is a/an _______ by profession in the novel?

Aaccountant
Bengineer
Cnurse
Djournalist
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Question 434
jamb 2020

This question is based on Bolaji Abdullahi's Sweet Sixteen


How old was Aliya in the Novel?

A16
B18
C17
D19
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Question 435
jamb 2020

This question is based on Bolaji Abdullahi's Sweet Sixteen

 

KOTL means ___________

AKiss on the lips
BKiss on the lab
Ckiss on-top the lips
DKiss on-top the legs
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Question 436
jamb 2020

This question is based on Bolaji Abdullahi's Sweet Sixteen

 

Adoringly, Aliya was referred to as ________

AJournalist
BSex addict
CBeautiful lady
DFirst lady
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Question 437
jamb 2020

This question is based on Bolaji Abdullahi's Sweet Sixteen

 

_________almost fainted when he heard that some students were caught on the school's basketball court at night having sex.

AMr James
BAliya
CMr Bello
DBolaji
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Question 438
jamb 2020

The source of the university funding emphasized in the passage is________

Agovernment
Bindustry
Cthe general public
Dstudents
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Question 439
jamb 2020

The word "diversified" as used in the passage means_________

Adifferentiated
Bvaried
Cdiffused
Dwidened
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Question 440
jamb 2020

The expression "intricate issues of special concern" means________

Aimportant policy statements
Binterwoven topics of significance
Ccomplex matters requiring careful thoughts
Dknotty problems that concern everybody
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