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Question 51

jamb 1988

Select the most appropriate title for this passage

Aproblem of learning a new language

Bproblems of learning English as a separate subject

Cproblems of working in English as a foreign language

Ddifficulties withy interacting in English

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Question 52

jamb 1988

A most suitable title for the passage is

Acommunicative skills

Bhow to listen attentively

Clistening in communication

Dlistening argument and understanding

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Question 53

jamb 1988

The tone of the passage is

Asermonizing

Bpleading

Canalytical

Dargumentative

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Question 54

jamb 1988

Creative listening implies all EXCEPT

Aa critical enterprise

Ban uncompromising rejection of the speaker's argument

Csome argument with the speaker

Da great deal of discipline

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Question 55

jamb 1988

Creative listening involves all the following EXCEPT

Aefficient concentration

Bmaking sure that what the speaker is saying is audible

Cthat the listener must be able to think fast

Dthat there must be a co-ordination of all the objective faculties

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Question 56

jamb 1988

The passage says that

Athere are many skils of communication of which listening is one

Bthe art of listening is the toughest of all communication skills

Cgood listening depends on perfect function of the auditory organs

Dgood listening needs formal training

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Question 57

jamb 1988

The writer remembered his first day in the university for a long time because he

Ahad felt very happy at being admitted into the university

Bcould not get anybody to help him on his first day in the university

Chad learnt the hard way how to keep informed about happenings in the university

Deventually discover the notice board by chance

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Question 58

jamb 1988

According to the passage, the writer's predicament was caused by

Athe writer himself

Bthose who displayed the notice and perhaps the writer

Cthe nature of the notice board and where it was placed

Dthose who displayed the notice

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Question 59

jamb 1988

In the passage,'the darkness of ignorance' refers to the

Astate of the writer before he found the notice board

Bignorance of illiterates

Cignorance of those who have not been to university

Dfact that he was a freshman

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Question 60

jamb 1988

The writer says that the prospect was not cheerful because

Ano one could tell him how to get to Grant Hall

Bhe had felt too elated when he gained admission into the university

Cthere was no hope of getting out of his predicament

Dthe other students were hostile

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Question 61

jamb 1988

The writer of the passage felt isolated because

Athere were too many people

Bhe was a new student in freedom university

Cthere were too many new students

Dnone of the many people around could help him

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Question 62

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
.... are good friends

AHe and i

BI and him

CI and he

DHe and me

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Question 63

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):

The small girl is.... than her elder sister

Amore cleverer

Bvery clever

Cmuch cleverer

Dmuch more clever

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Question 64

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
I had not given the question a thought before my answer came ....

Amomentarily

Bin an instant

Con the spur of the moment

Djust like that

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Question 65

jamb 1988

We heard the .... of breaks which was followed by a crashing noise

Ascreaming

Bscreeching

Cscraping

Dstreaking

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Question 66

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
The students were suspended because they were ....

Aindisciplined

Bundisciplined

Cundiscipled

Ddisciplinary

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Question 67

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
What bothered me about the lecture was that the speaker ... too many irrelevant works

Aslighted

Bsighted

Csited

Dcited

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Question 68

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
The driver will .... all the students interested in going to Lagos tomorrow at 7 a:m outside the Main Building

Alift

Blift up

Cpick

Dpick up

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Question 69

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
There is no need to stand .... ceremony in matters of this nature

Aby

Bto

Con

Dfor

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Question 70

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
There is no point getting upset by problems; I take them ....

Ain my stride

Bon the spur of the moment

Cby leaps and bounds

Din a jiffy

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