English Language Past Questions

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Question 71
jamb 2008

In question number 22 above choose the best option from letters A- D that best complete the gap

Adirection
Bflavour
Cflaw
Dmeaning
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Question 72
jamb 2008

In question number 21 above choose the best option from letters A- D that best complete the gap

Aimaginary
Bunrealistic
Cominous
Dunusual
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Question 73
jamb 2008

In question number 20 above choose the best option from letters A- D that best complete the gap

Aan unrelated
Ba dissimilar
Can equal
Dan unparalleled
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Question 74
jamb 2008

In question number 19 above choose the best option from letters A- D that best complete the gap

Atrepidation
Bignorance
Cdepression
Dapprehension
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Question 75
jamb 2008

In question number 18 above choose the best option from letters A- D that best complete the gap

Aincompetence
Banxiety
Canger
Dimmaturity
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Question 76
jamb 2008

In question number 17 above choose the best option from letters A- D that best complete the gap

Aworkshop
Ba seminar
Ca topic
Dan excercise
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Question 77
jamb 2008

In question number 16 above choose the best option from letters A- D that best complete the gap

Ahysteria
Bxenophobia
Cfear
Dfoolish
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Question 78
jamb 2008

it can be inferred from the passage that the writer

ANeeds to express himself more in idioms
BEagerly discusses terminally ill and insane people
CDoes not have any regard for terminally ill people
DWould rather not discuss a group of people
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Question 79
jamb 2008

according to the passage, dietician’s is one that

ABrings succor to the poor man
BThe poor will not believe in
CSays any poor person can be lazy
DAppeals to the poor
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Question 80
jamb 2008

The expression ‘The rich also cry,’ as used in the passage, may be described as

AFigurative
BProverbial
CProvocative
DIllustrative
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Question 81
jamb 2008

which of the following explains the writer’s conception

ALife is the work of the Creator
BThe human life is the beginning of all creation
CNo one witnessed when his life began on earth
DLife is full of stories that man has to tell to others
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Question 82
jamb 2008

the statement I had been present myself in such meetings a number of times implies the writer’s

APosition
BIdentification
CGeneralization
DPresentation
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Question 83
jamb 2008
we can infer that the neighbouring country has more foreign investments because it
AIs a bigger country
BIs more conveniently located
CHas a better balance of payments
DHas a more efficient judiciary
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Question 84
jamb 2008

one effect of complicated laws is that they delay the

AExecution of contract
BConstruction of roads
CPayment of contractors
DGrowth of the construction industry
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Question 85
jamb 2008

by comparing the country’s judicial system to eternity, the writer means that the system is

AEternal
BContinuous
CSlow
DStrange
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Question 86
jamb 2008

the expression The addition of pumpkin seed to diet compares favourably with conventional drugs in reducing inflammatory symptoms implies that they

AAre as good as conventional drugs
BAre better than conventional drugs
CAre more favoured than conventional drugs
DTaste better than conventional drugs
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Question 87
jamb 2008
The chief quality of the seed of fluted pumpkin is that it
ABrings income to vegetable growers
BIs cream-coloured
CIs a source of many mineral the body needs
DHas a chewy structure
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Question 88
jamb 2008

The popularity of the leaves of fluted pumpkin is due to the fact that they are

ALocally grown vegetable
BBelieved to increase the blood level
CInexpensive and readily available
DKnown in many parts of the country
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Question 89
jamb 2008

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

melodramatic?

AMELodramatic
BmeLOdramatic
CmeloDRAmatic
DmelodraMAtic
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Question 90
jamb 2008

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

photography?

AphoTOgraphy
BPHOtography
CphotoGRAphy
DphotograPHY
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