2006 - JAMB English Past Questions and Answers - page 3
21
Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the option. The syllables are written in capital letters.
genealogy?
genealogy?
A
geneaLOGY
B
geneALOGY
C
geNEalogy
D
GEnealogy
22
Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the option. The syllables are written in capital letters.
catholicism?
catholicism?
A
caTHOlicism
B
catholiCIsm
C
CAtholicism
D
cathoLIcism
23
Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others.
A
ability
B
quadruplicate
C
registration
D
revivalist
24
Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others.
A
competent
B
represent
C
syllables
D
quality
25
Choose the option that has the same stress as the given word.
apparent?
apparent?
A
arrested
B
telephone
C
paragraph
D
appetite
26
Choose the option that has the same stress as the given word.
dovetail?
dovetail?
A
proviso
B
simplicity
C
jargon
D
psychiatry
27
Choose the option that has the same stress on the first syllable.
A
insult (noun)
B
prepare
C
provoke
D
pronounce
28
Choose the option that has the same stress on the first syllable.
A
frequent (verb)
B
mature
C
madam
D
convict (verb)
29
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
In our college, the regulations concerning resits are grey area?
In our college, the regulations concerning resits are grey area?
A
The regulation have just been revised
B
The regulation have often ignored
C
The regulations are perfectly clear
D
The regulations are very clear
30
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
Ogiri takes after his father, he fawns upon anyone with influence.
Ogiri takes after his father, he fawns upon anyone with influence.
A
Like his father, Ogiri likes to flatter people with influence in society
B
Like his father, Ogiri hates influential people
C
Ogiri, who always follows his father, tries to act an influential man
D
Ogiri, who looks like his father, follows rich and influential people about
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