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Question 1

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 2

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 3

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 4

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 5

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 6

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 7

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 8

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 9

jamb 2025

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

cat

Acall

Bbat

Cback

Dcut

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Question 10

jamb 2025

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

time

Alime

Bnine

Cmine

Dmind

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Question 11

jamb 2025

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

home

Acome

Bgroan

Ccomb

Dhorn

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Question 12

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 13

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 14

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 15

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 16

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 17

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 18

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 19

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 20

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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