2002 - JAMB English Past Questions and Answers - page 18
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The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence.
The university has been TEMPORARY closed.
The university has been TEMPORARY closed.
A
Has the campus been permanantly closed?
B
Has the university been permanantly open?
C
Has the university been permanantly closed?
D
Has the college been temporarily closed?
correct option: c
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The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence.
My UNCLE retired from the police?
My UNCLE retired from the police?
A
Did your brother resign from the police?
B
Did your sister resign from the police?
C
Did your uncle retire from the army
D
Did your brother retire from the police?
correct option: d
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The army officer said that more ...... would be needed to prosecute the war?
The army officer said that more ...... would be needed to prosecute the war?
A
guerrilas
B
guerrillas
C
geurrilas
D
geurrillas
correct option: b
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If one perseveres ....... will surely succeed?
If one perseveres ....... will surely succeed?
A
she
B
one
C
he
D
they
correct option: b
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Musa has lived here for five years but he does not seem able to get over the enormously........ and elaborate rules that govern the society?
Musa has lived here for five years but he does not seem able to get over the enormously........ and elaborate rules that govern the society?
A
adsurd
B
bizarre
C
fantastic
D
inticate
correct option: d
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As election day draws near, the party looks ...... because many of its members have....... other parties?
As election day draws near, the party looks ...... because many of its members have....... other parties?
A
successful / decleared for
B
vulnerable / defected to
C
cheerful / moved to
D
cheerless / cross-carpeted from
correct option: b
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....... a motor cycle can be harmful ..... your health.
....... a motor cycle can be harmful ..... your health.
A
riding / for
B
riding / to
C
to ride / for
D
to ride / with
correct option: b
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The future of the company is ...... though many seem .....about it?
The future of the company is ...... though many seem .....about it?
A
okay / optimistic
B
promising / nostalgic
C
rosy / pessimistic
D
dicy / unsatisfied
correct option: b
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By this time next year, I ...... twenty years old?
By this time next year, I ...... twenty years old?
A
would have been
B
will be
C
could have been
D
will have been
correct option: b
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Ali has been cured of his amnesia, he no longer suffers from ...... ?
Ali has been cured of his amnesia, he no longer suffers from ...... ?
A
rounds of anxeity
B
loss of memory
C
pains in his arms
D
bouts of malaria
correct option: b
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