2012 - JAMB English Past Questions and Answers - page 17
161
Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.
hair
hair
A
heir
B
hour
C
honest
D
house
162
Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.
edition
edition
A
bash
B
catch
C
bastion
D
rating
163
Answer the following question below and choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are underlined in capital letters.
demarcation
demarcation
A
demarCAtion
B
DEmarcation
C
deMARcation
D
demarcaTION
164
Answer the following question below and choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are underlined in capital letters.
impossible
impossible
A
imPOSsible
B
IMpossible
C
imposSIBLE
D
impossiBLE
165
Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the stress on the first syllable
A
madam
B
eighteen
C
invent
D
command
166
Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the stress on the first syllable
A
nineteen
B
mother
C
estate
D
announce
167
Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the stress on the first syllable
A
commute
B
import (verb)
C
intend
D
export (noun)
168
Answer the following question below , the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.
The traditional chief NARRATED the story to the children
The traditional chief NARRATED the story to the children
A
the children heard the story from the traditional chief
B
who narrated the story to the children?
C
the children could not listen to the story by the traditional chief
D
did the chief hide the story from the children?
169
Answer the following question below , the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.
The ACCOUNTANT paid the workers' July salary in September.
The ACCOUNTANT paid the workers' July salary in September.
A
when were the workers paid?
B
did the cashier pay the workers' salary in September
C
workers received their july salary in September
D
the September salary was paid in July?
170
Answer the following question below , the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.
The cat DEVOURED the rat
The cat DEVOURED the rat
A
did the rat devour the cat?
B
what devoured the rat?
C
did the cat eat the rat?
D
Is this the rat that the cat devoured?
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