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Question 1

jamb 2005

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.
His taciturnity amazed everyone in the court during the legal tussle

Aobliviousness

Breticence

Csensibility

Dpervasiveness

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Question 2

jamb 2005

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.
Obi's dog is old but still lively

Aattractive

Bhowling

Cbarking

Dfrisky

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Question 3

jamb 2005

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.
The manager described Mfon as a man of vehement character.

Aweak and interesting

Bstrong and insistent

Ctroublesome and noisy

Dclever and helpful

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Question 4

jamb 2005

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.
The boxer fizzled out just in the sixth round

Aknocked out his opponent

Bshowed off his talents

Cbecame tired but fought on spiritedly

Dsurrendered rather disappointingly

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Question 5

jamb 2005

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.
The accident victim received a superficial wound from the crash

Aa serious

Ba painless

Can internal

Dan external

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Question 6

jamb 2005

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.
That fateful decision changed the company's outlook in many ways.

Awonderful

Bdisastrous

Cuncontrollable

Dunsuccessful

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Question 7

jamb 2005

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.
The common practice among some media practitioners is to be sensational in their reporting.

Aprevalent

Brampant

Cordinary

Dcogent

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Question 8

jamb 2005

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.
Accountability is certainly a desirable quality in a politician.

Arespectability

Bcourage

Cresponsibility

Ddiligence

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Question 9

jamb 2005

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.
Many people used to live in poverty.

Ainstability

Bwant

Cdifficulty

Dthe slums

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Question 10

jamb 2005

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.
Courteously, Ade stood back to let his teacher go first through the door

Acalmly

Bpolitely

Ccarefully

Dpatiently

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Question 11

jamb 2005

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.

Emeka's painting was so realistic that it could almost have been a photograph.

Apicturesque

Bconcrete

Clively

Dauthentic

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Question 12

jamb 2005

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.
Nigeria has been playing a vital role in the political and economic development of Africa.

Acreditable

Bcrucial

Crespectable

Dlaudable

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Question 13

jamb 2005

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.

No wonder Sikemi later became a detective; she has been very observant.

Acurious

Bperceptive

Cinductive

Dinquisitive

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Question 14

jamb 2005

The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

The EAGLES won the match.

ADid the Eagles lose the match?

BWho won the match ?

CWhat did the Eagles win?

DDid the Eagles win the match?

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Question 15

jamb 2005

The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

Your mother CAN cook the meal.

AWho will cook the meal?

BCan my father cook the meal?

CIsn't my mother able to cook the meal?

DWhat can my mother do?

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Question 16

jamb 2005

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

Ainterpreter

Bimpossible

Cremarkable

Dcriticism

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Question 17

jamb 2005

Choose the option that has the same stress pattern as the given word.

downtrodden?

Adowngrading

Bprescribing

Cfunctional

Dinternal

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Question 18

jamb 2005

Choose the option that has the same stress pattern as the given word.

Refuse (noun)

Areform

Bintact

Cobscure

Dphantom

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Question 19

jamb 2005

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

departmentalize?

AdepartMENtalize

BdePARTmentalize

CDEpartmentalize

DdepartmenTALIZE

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Question 20

jamb 2005

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

suburbanite

ASUburbanite

BsuBURbanite

CsuburBAnite

DsuburbaNITE

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