2015 - JAMB English Past Questions and Answers - page 16

The correct answer is ‘A’ ‘literally’ because it means word for word; not figuratively; not as a idiom or metaphor. The other options are not well spelt like option ‘B’ literary is relating with literature.

The answer is ‘A’ ‘burst’ /bz:rt/ and ‘worst’ /wz:st/ have almost the same sound and rhyme while ‘haste’ /heist/, ‘guessed’ /gesd/, ‘perched’ /pz:ls/ sounds differently

The word ‘owl’ /au/ and the answer is c (howl) /hawl/ because it has the same diphthong /au/ (two vowel sounds) (produced as one)

Papa Solade became so furious when he discovered Jimi and Wole still saw each other secretly, so he decided to send jimi to Ibadan for the holidays because he didn’t want jimi under Wole’s bad influence. Therefore, option c is the answer .

This statement was made by the headboy, Seyi Lawal when he was asked to call Jimi for a meeting by the principal, Mr Mallum.

The answer is B because the word ‘sit’ has the same vowel sound as the one underlined in ‘granite. The letter ‘I’in granite represent the short vowel. Sound /i/ and not the diphthong /ai/. Granite /graenit/ not /grænait/ /sit/ for sit.

Seyi lawal did not give the welcome address, he only led the national Anthem but the principal. Mr Mallum gave the brief talk after the assembly prayers.

The correct answer is ‘A’ ‘effects were’ because the word ‘effects’ is the plural of effect which means belongings. The word ‘defect’ means ‘a fault or malfunction. The other options are totally incorrect.

The book tells us that Jimi was the health prefect, while seyi lawal was the headboy.