2012 - JAMB English Past Questions and Answers - page 7

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Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.

patch
A
starch
B
fare
C
mad
D
came
correct option: c
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62
Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined.

tangerine
A
gear
B
danger
C
girl
D
ignore
correct option: b
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63
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
A
heir
B
hour
C
honest
D
house
correct option: a
Hair \ˈher\, heir \ˈer\, hour \ˈau̇(-ə)r\, honest \ˈä-nəst\, house \ˈhau̇s\.
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64
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
A
bash
B
catch
C
bastion
D
rating
correct option: a
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65
Answer the following question below and choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are underlined in capital letters.

demarcation
A
demarCAtion
B
DEmarcation
C
deMARcation
D
demarcaTION
correct option: a
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66
Answer the following question below and choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are underlined in capital letters.

impossible
A
imPOSsible
B
IMpossible
C
imposSIBLE
D
impossiBLE
correct option: a
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67
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
correct option: a
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68
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
correct option: b
In two syllable nouns and adjectives, the first syllable takes on the stress.
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69
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)
correct option: d
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70
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
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?
correct option: d
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