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Question 71
jamb 2025

In the following questions, the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given word relates. 

The doctor examined the patient with a STETHOSCOPE.

ADid the doctor examine the matron with a stethoscope?
BDid the nurse examine the patient with a stethoscope?
CDid the doctor examine the patient with a microscope?
DDid the doctor cure the patient with a stethoscope?
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Question 72
jamb 2025

For this question, the word in capital letter has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

A HAWKER showed him the way to the park.

ADid a hawker show him the way to the street?
BDid a trader show him the way to the park?
CDid the hawker show her the way to the park?
DDid the hawker show him the way to the park?
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Question 73
jamb 2025

For this question, the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the sentence relates.

The woman was delivered of a baby BOY.

AWas the girl delivered of a baby girl?
BWas the woman delivered of two baby boys?
CWas the woman delivered of a baby girl?
DWas the girl delivered of a baby boy?
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Question 74
jamb 2025

For this question, the words in capital letters have emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

They came with me to the MEETING.

ADid they come to a meeting with me?
BDid they arrive with me to the meeting?
CDid they come with me to the party?
DWho came with me to the meeting?
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Question 75
jamb 2025

For the question, choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the options. The stressed syllables are written in capital letters.

Hospitality

AHOSpitality
BhosPItality
ChospiTAlity
DhospitaLIty
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Question 76
jamb 2025

For the question, choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the options. The stressed syllables are written in capital letters.

Grammarian

AGRAmmarian
BgraMMArian
CgrammaRIan
DgrammariAN
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Question 77
jamb 2025

For the question, choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the options. The stressed syllables are written in capital letters.

convalescent

ACONvalescent
BconVAlescent
CconvaleSCENT
DconvaLEscent
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Question 78
jamb 2025

For the question, choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the options. The stressed syllables are written in capital letters.

similarly

AsimiLARly
BsimlarLY
CSImilarly
DsiMIlarly
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Question 79
jamb 2025

For this question, choose the option that rhymes with the given word.

cat

Acall
Bbat
Cback
Dcut
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Question 80
jamb 2025

For this question, choose the option that rhymes with the given word.

time

Alime
Bnine
Cmine
Dmind
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Question 81
jamb 2025

For this question, choose the option that rhymes with the given word.

home

Acome
Bgroan
Ccomb
Dhorn
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Question 82
jamb 2025

For the question, choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the ones represented by the letter(s) underlined. 

knot

Achurch
Bnorm
Ckeep
Dcease
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Question 83
jamb 2025

For the question, choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the ones represented by the letter(s) underlined. 

shadow

Asure
Bmatch
Cchemistry
Dscheme
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Question 84
jamb 2025

For the question, choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the ones represented by the letter(s) underlined. 

house

Ahappy
Brhythm
Cghost
Dhonour
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Question 85
jamb 2025

For this question, choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the ones represented by the letter(s) underlined.

chess

Asoak
Bjazz
Cset
Dchain
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Question 86
jamb 2025

For the question, choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the ones represented by the letter(s) underlined. 

wound

Afoot
Bbook
Cblood
Dmoon
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Question 87
jamb 2025

For the question, choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the ones represented by the letter(s) underlined. 

beer

Abare
Btheir
Cswear
Dserious
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Question 88
jamb 2025

For the question, choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the ones represented by the letter(s) underlined. 

money

Alove
Blord
Cdonkey
Dbought
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Question 89
jamb 2025

For the question, choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the ones represented by the letter(s) underlined. 

boot

Acold
Bfood
Ctop
Dbook
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Question 90
jamb 2025

For this question, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. 

Peter is a man of letters.

ALetter writing is his hobby
BHe likes to read a lot
CHe writes letters a lot
DHe is a great literary artist
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