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Question 751
jamb 2012

Choose the most appropriate answer in the gap numbered 18

Aclearly
Bnaturally
Cdirectly
Dmedically
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Question 752
jamb 2012

Choose the most appropriate answer in the gap numbered 17

Atype
Bcause
Cperiod
Dsymptom
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Question 753
jamb 2012
Choose the most appropriate answer in the gap numbered 16
Ain the penultimate
Bin the first
Caround
Dfor
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Question 754
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below , the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

The cat DEVOURED the rat

Adid the rat devour the cat?
Bwhat devoured the rat?
Cdid the cat eat the rat?
DIs this the rat that the cat devoured?
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Question 755
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below , the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

The ACCOUNTANT paid the workers' July salary in September.

Awhen were the workers paid?
Bdid the cashier pay the workers' salary in September?
Cworkers received their july salary in September
Dthe September salary was paid in July?
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Question 756
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below , the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

The traditional chief NARRATED the story to the children

Athe children heard the story from the traditional chief
Bwho narrated the story to the children?
Cthe children could not listen to the story by the traditional chief
Ddid the chief hide the story from the children?
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Question 757
jamb 2012

Choose the option that has the stress on the first syllable.

Acommute
Bimport (verb)
Cintend
Dexport (noun)
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Question 758
jamb 2012
Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the stress on the first syllable
Anineteen
Bmother
Cestate
Dannounce
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Question 759
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the stress on the first syllable

Amadam
Beighteen
Cinvent
Dcommand
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Question 760
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are underlined in capital letters.

impossible

AimPOSsible
BIMpossible
CimposSIBLE
DimpossiBLE
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Question 761
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are underlined in capital letters.

demarcation

AdemarCAtion
BDEmarcation
CdeMARcation
DdemarcaTION
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Question 762
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.

edition

Abash
Bcatch
Cbastion
Drating
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Question 763
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.

hair

Aheir
Bhour
Chonest
Dhouse
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Question 764
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.

tangerine

Agear
Bdanger
Cgirl
Dignore
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Question 765
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.

patch

Astarch
Bfare
Cmad
Dcame
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Question 766
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the consonant sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.

village

Apage
Bpig
Cmade
Dcame
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Question 767
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.

book

Acool
Bcook
Cfool
Dtool
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Question 768
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s)

I wanted to know his political beliefs, so l asked him what........

Athis was
Bthese are
Cthis is
Dthey were
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Question 769
jamb 2012

Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s)

...........she didn't trust him, she married him.

Aafter
Bmuch as
Csince
Dthough
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Question 770
jamb 2012

_______your parents frown _______our friendship, we shouldn't see each other anymore

Abecause/over
Bsince/at
Calthough/at
Das/upon
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