2022 - JAMB English Past Questions and Answers - page 4
Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.
Watched
lived
address
letter
match
In each of the following sentences, the word that receives the emphatic stress is written in capital letters . From the options lettered A to D, choose the one which the sentence is the appropriate answer.
John's watch is made of GOLD.
Whose watch is made of gold?
What is made of gold?
Is John's watch made of silver?
Is John's necklace made of gold?
The correct answer is Option C
When answering emphatic stress questions, the option that does not have the "stressed word" becomes the correct answer.
In each of the following sentences, the word that receives the emphatic stress is written in capital letters . From the options lettered A to D, choose the one which the sentence is the appropriate answer.
She WORKS at the hospital.
Who works at the hospital?
Where does she work?
Does she work at the hospital?
What does she do at the hospital?
The correct answer is Option D
When answering emphatic stress questions, the option that does not have the "stressed word" becomes the correct answer.
In each of the following sentences, the word that receives the emphatic stress is written in capital letters . From the options lettered A to D, choose the one which the sentence is the appropriate answer.
Aderonke STATED she had a right to her privacy.
Did Aderonke lament she had a right to her privacy?
Did Omowunmi state she had a right to her privacy?
Did Aderonke state she had a right to his privacy?
Did Aderonke state she had a right to her openness?
The correct answer is Option A
When answering emphatic stress questions, the option that does not have the "stressed word" becomes the correct answer.
Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.
Na t ional
sugar
raise
glass
tree
Identify the word that has the stress on the first syllable
Hotel
Esteem
Police
Table
The correct answer is Option D
Only table is stressed on the first syllable.
From the options lettered A-D, choose the option that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
Twice, he was repulsed with heavy losses
repelled
gratified
irated
shocked
The correct answer is Option B
Repulsed means to be filled with disgust. The most nearly opposite option is gratified.
I only visited Chidi. This means that
None of the above
I didn't do anything asides visiting Chidi
I didn't go with anyone to visit Chidi
I visited Chidi and his friends
The correct answer is Option B
The general rule is adverbs should be placed next to the thing they modify. Here, the adverb is modifying visited .
From the options lettered A-D, choose the option that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
My father is parsimonious
thrifty
ungenerous
frugal
generous
The correct answer is Option D
Parsimonious means to be very unwilling to spend money or use resources. The nearly opposite word is generous.
From the options lettered A-D, choose the option that is most nearly opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
Last Easter was an austere period.
harsh
severe
prosperous
sour
The correct answer is Option C
Austere stresses absence of warmth, color, or feeling and may apply to rigorous restraint, simplicity, or self-denial. The most nearest in meaning is prosperous.