English Language Past Questions

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Question 71
jamb 2007

Choose the option that complete the gap(s).

Government should invest more in ....... training?

Ateacher's
Bteacher
Cteachers
Dteachers'
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Question 72
jamb 2007

Choose the option that complete the gap(s).

Yesterday in the hall, Ola said that ...... his watch?

Ahe had mislaid
Bhe had forgot
Che has misplaced
Dhe have lost
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Question 73
jamb 2007

Choose the option that complete the gap(s).

The rain fell for days ......?

Aon ending
Bat ending
Con end
Dat end
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Question 74
jamb 2007
Choose the option that complete the gap(s).

When they examined his body, they found that he ....... ?
Ahad been dead
Bhad been dying
Cdied
Dwas dead
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Question 75
jamb 2007

Choose the option that complete the gap(s).

If he arrived late, everyone ........ him?

Awould have blamed
Bwill blame
Cwould blame
Dmust blame
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Question 76
jamb 2007

Choose the option that complete the gap(s).

........ went to the stadium to watch a football match?

AAmadi and me
BAmadi and I
CMe and Amadi
DAmadi and myself
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Question 77
jamb 2007

Choose the option that completes the gap(s).

He says he ...... find me a job, but will accommodate me

Acould not
Bwas not able to
Cis not able to
Dcannot be able to
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Question 78
jamb 2007

Choose the option that complete the gap(s).

The idle steward could not see ...... on the wall, and he lost his job.

Athe writing
Bwhat will be written
Cthe handwriting
Dwhat is written
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Question 79
jamb 2007
Choose the option that complete the gap(s).

Because of his ........ nature Ayo was tricked out of his wristwatch?
Akind
Bpliable
Cuncompromising
Duncalculating
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Question 80
jamb 2007

Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others.

Asuperior
Bsurcharge
Cslaughter
DSuperman
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Question 81
jamb 2007

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

Aintact
Bintegral
Cnegotiate
Dabout
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Question 82
jamb 2007

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.

advertisement?

AadVERtisement
BadvertiseMENT
CadverTISEment
DADvertisement
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Question 83
jamb 2007

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.

capitalism?

AcapiTAlism
BcapitaLIsm
CcaPItalism
DCApitalism
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Question 84
jamb 2007

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.

association?

AaSSociation
BassociaTION
CassociAtion
DAssociation
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Question 85
jamb 2007

Choose the option opposite in meaning to word underlined?

Otokpa took after his late father who was a teetotaler?

Aa drunk
Bcareless
Ca discipinarian
Dsober
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Question 86
jamb 2007

Choose the option opposite in meaning to word underlined.

Do not be discouraged by failure in life.

Aoverjoyed
Bdissuaded
Cactuated
Ddisoriented
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Question 87
jamb 2007

Choose the option opposite in meaning to word underlined?

The study he carried out of the problem was quite comprehensive?

Adetailed
Bsketchy
Cinscrutable
Dcomplete
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Question 88
jamb 2007

Choose the option opposite in meaning to word underlined?

For anything to do with academic work, he has a great aversion?

Aconversion
Battention
Ccontempt
Dpredilection
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Question 89
jamb 2007

Choose the option opposite in meaning to word underlined?

The students were undeterred by the noisy lecture environment?

Afrustrated
Bencouraged
Cdiscouraged
Dchallenged
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Question 90
jamb 2007

Choose the option opposite in meaning to word underlined?

The vice-Chancellor relinquished power at the end of his term?

Aabandoned
Bweided
Cgave up
Dclung on to
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