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Question 901
jamb 2009

In each of the following sentences, the word that receives the emphatic stress is written in capital letters, From the questions lettered A to D, choose the one to which the given sentence is the appropriate answer.
The girl DANCED in the village square.

AWho danced in the village square?
BIs this the village square where the girl dance?
CDid the girl dance in the village square?
DDid the girl sing in the village square?
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Question 902
jamb 2009
The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option which the given sentence relates.

LAM called Uche a pilot?
AWhat did Lam call Uche?
BDid Okoro call Uche a pilot?
CDid Lam call Uche a driver
DDid Lam wish Uche to be a pilot?
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Question 903
jamb 2009

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

Management?

AMAnagement
BmaNAgement?
CmanAGEment
DmanageMENT
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Question 904
jamb 2009

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



Understandable?

AUnDERstandable
BUnderstandABLE
CUNderstandable
DUnderSTANDable
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Question 905
jamb 2009

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

Ceremoniously?

ACEremoniously
BCeREmoniously
CCereMOniously
DCeremoNIously
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Question 906
jamb 2009
Choose the option that rhymes with the given word.

Own?
Abrown
Bfrown
Cgown
Dphone
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Question 907
jamb 2009
Choose the option that rhymes with the given word.

Great?
Acreek
Bcrate
Cknit
Dtreat
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Question 908
jamb 2009
Choose the option that rhymes with the given word.

Sheer
Adear
Bshirt
Cspare
Dshade
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Question 909
jamb 2009

Choose the option that has the consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

Thought?

Ataught
Bweather
Ctheatre
Dfate
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Question 910
jamb 2009

Choose the option that has the consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) in brackets.

(J)oint?

Adagger
Badvantage
Cguardian
Dmightier
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Question 911
jamb 2009
Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

Rest?
Aresult
Bshow
Cunsaked
Dwise
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Question 912
jamb 2009

Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

Trap

Awonder
Bbecause
Cplait
Dquantity
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Question 913
jamb 2009
Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

Country?
Aworry
Bcourteous
Cbought
Dpoultry
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Question 914
jamb 2009
Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

Caught?
Ahot
Bwater
Csup
Dwrong
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Question 915
jamb 2009
Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

Abba became ...... about his in ability to pass the examination?
Adespondent
Bdisenchated
Cdogmatic
Djoyful
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Question 916
jamb 2009
Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

Uche has been in ...... with his pen pal for years?
Aexchange
Bcorrespondence
Cfavour
Dcord
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Question 917
jamb 2009
Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

I am told that the market is ...... in to the interests of people from all ........ of life?
Atuned / walks
Bconstructed / places
Cdesigned / places
Dset / works
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Question 918
jamb 2009
Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

I tried to discourage him, but he persisted ........ revealing the secret of his son.
Afor
Bin
Con
Dto
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Question 919
jamb 2009

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

He was determined to ....... all position into submission?

Apush
Bcow
Cbox
Dpound
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Question 920
jamb 2009

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

You are just putting the hat on ........ ?

Adon't you
Bisn't it
Caren't you
Dnot so
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