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Question 711

jamb 2013

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Our teacher defined.......as the killing of one's mother

Amateriarch

Bpatricide

Cpatriarch

Dmatricide

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Question 712

jamb 2013

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My father told me to take the money from .....it

Awhomever offers

Bwhomsoever offer

Cever who offers

Dwhoever offers

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Question 713

jamb 2013

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Usman would have won the race.....

Aonly if he could run fast

Bif he had run fast

Cif he can run faster

Dalthough he ran fast

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Question 714

jamb 2013

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Umar: I have never visted the dentist
Aliyu: ......?

Aneither myself

Bl myself haven't

Cneither have l

Dl also never

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Question 715

jamb 2013

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Local governments are authorized to pass

Abye laws

Bbyes-laws

Cbye's law

Dbye-law

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Question 716

jamb 2013

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Yours is to command.....is to obey

Atheirs'

Btheir's

Ctheir

Dtheirs

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Question 717

jamb 2013

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There are lots of.....in a park

Amoving fast luxury buses

Bfast moving luxury buses

Cluxury buses moving fast

Dluxury buses fast moving

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Question 718

jamb 2013

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All farmers were encouraged ......carry out fumigation on their farms

Ain

Bwith

Cto

Dfrom

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Question 719

jamb 2013

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It was very easy for the two political parties to form a .......Government

Acollusion

Bcoalition

Cco-operative

Dcolonial

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Question 720

jamb 2013

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The police described the boy as being.....hand

Aover at

Bout of

Con by

Dup to

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Question 721

jamb 2013

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The continuous rain has really .......the soil.

Asatiated

Bsaturated

Cmelted up

Dmopped up

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Question 722

jamb 2013

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Do you mind......another hour or two?

Await

Bwaiting

Cto wait

Dto have waited

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Question 723

jamb 2013

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The students had a .....On Independence Day.

Amarch pass

Bmatch past

Cmarch past

Dmatch pass

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Question 724

jamb 2013

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Tinu likes apples......she does not like oranges

Aso

Bbut

Cor

Ddo

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Question 725

jamb 2013

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The philanthropist devoted himself......the poor

Aby helping

Bto be helping

Cto helping

Din helping

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Question 726

jamb 2013

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Our teacher defined ......in his introductory lesson

Aonomatopoeia

Bonomatopieoa

Conomatopiea

DOnomatopoia

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Question 727

jamb 2013

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The girl says she is averse.....what others admire

Ato

Bwith

Cfor

Dfrom

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Question 728

jamb 2013

Answer the question below and choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.

As a journalist, Bala has always had a nose for stories

Aan instinct

Ba command

Csoft comment

Dcynical statement

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Question 729

jamb 2013

Answer the question below and choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.

The exhibition was an eye opener to all

Astyle

Bexamination

Cdispatch

Ddisplay

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Question 730

jamb 2013

Answer the question below and choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.

The actress screamed when she noticed an object behind her

Aweded in

Bstormed out

Cwailed

Dprotested

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