2024 - JAMB English Past Questions and Answers - page 3
The passage below has gaps. Immediately after each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.
In modern mining, there is a network of ---17--- [A. way B. tunnels C. paths D. avenues] and passages, with openings and walls which in the dim light seem very bewildering. Right across the wall at the end of the inky black passage, the ---18--- [A. miners B. toilers C. workers D. foreman] approach. The coal ---19--- [A. front B. slope C. obstacle D. face] is neatly cut ---20--- [A. slit B. gash C. bare D. aperture]. It extends level to a height of rather less than three feet. The rays of the miner's lamp shine on steel roof ---21--- [A. beams B. supports C. spurs D. stays]. Thousands of feet of rock and earth are pressing down on those steel plates and ---22--- [A. props B. wedges C. poles D. stakes], and the miners have to crawl through the small, deep opening in the wall to get to the coal in the mine that we are considering, the ---23--- [A. gash B. hole C. seam D. opening] is nearly four feet thick and is being worked by a combination of ---24--- [A. digging B. manpower C. machinery D. spade] and explosives. A mechanical ---25--- [A. slit B. gash C. knife D. mesh] saws into the coal to a depth of four or five feet, thus separating it from its base. Explosives pushed into holes drilled at intervals in the coal are ---26--- [A. fused B. extinguished C. detonated D. stuck] by remote control and blow the separated section of the coal to pieces.
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The passage below has gaps. Immediately after each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.
In modern mining, there is a network of ---17--- [A. way B. tunnels C. paths D. avenues] and passages, with openings and walls which in the dim light seem very bewildering. Right across the wall at the end of the inky black passage, the ---18--- [A. miners B. toilers C. workers D. foreman] approach. The coal ---19--- [A. front B. slope C. obstacle D. face] is neatly cut ---20--- [A. slit B. gash C. bare D. aperture]. It extends level to a height of rather less than three feet. The rays of the miner's lamp shine on steel roof ---21--- [A. beams B. supports C. spurs D. stays]. Thousands of feet of rock and earth are pressing down on those steel plates and ---22--- [A. props B. wedges C. poles D. stakes], and the miners have to crawl through the small, deep opening in the wall to get to the coal in the mine that we are considering, the ---23--- [A. gash B. hole C. seam D. opening] is nearly four feet thick and is being worked by a combination of ---24--- [A. digging B. manpower C. machinery D. spade] and explosives. A mechanical ---25--- [A. slit B. gash C. knife D. mesh] saws into the coal to a depth of four or five feet, thus separating it from its base. Explosives pushed into holes drilled at intervals in the coal are ---26--- [A. fused B. extinguished C. detonated D. stuck] by remote control and blow the separated section of the coal to pieces.
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The passage below has gaps. Immediately after each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.
In modern mining, there is a network of ---17--- [A. way B. tunnels C. paths D. avenues] and passages, with openings and walls which in the dim light seem very bewildering. Right across the wall at the end of the inky black passage, the ---18--- [A. miners B. toilers C. workers D. foreman] approach. The coal ---19--- [A. front B. slope C. obstacle D. face] is neatly cut ---20--- [A. slit B. gash C. bare D. aperture]. It extends level to a height of rather less than three feet. The rays of the miner's lamp shine on steel roof ---21--- [A. beams B. supports C. spurs D. stays]. Thousands of feet of rock and earth are pressing down on those steel plates and ---22--- [A. props B. wedges C. poles D. stakes], and the miners have to crawl through the small, deep opening in the wall to get to the coal in the mine that we are considering, the ---23--- [A. gash B. hole C. seam D. opening] is nearly four feet thick and is being worked by a combination of ---24--- [A. digging B. manpower C. machinery D. spade] and explosives. A mechanical ---25--- [A. slit B. gash C. knife D. mesh] saws into the coal to a depth of four or five feet, thus separating it from its base. Explosives pushed into holes drilled at intervals in the coal are ---26--- [A. fused B. extinguished C. detonated D. stuck] by remote control and blow the separated section of the coal to pieces.
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The passage below has gaps. Immediately after each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.
In modern mining, there is a network of ---17--- [A. way B. tunnels C. paths D. avenues] and passages, with openings and walls which in the dim light seem very bewildering. Right across the wall at the end of the inky black passage, the ---18--- [A. miners B. toilers C. workers D. foreman] approach. The coal ---19--- [A. front B. slope C. obstacle D. face] is neatly cut ---20--- [A. slit B. gash C. bare D. aperture]. It extends level to a height of rather less than three feet. The rays of the miner's lamp shine on steel roof ---21--- [A. beams B. supports C. spurs D. stays]. Thousands of feet of rock and earth are pressing down on those steel plates and ---22--- [A. props B. wedges C. poles D. stakes], and the miners have to crawl through the small, deep opening in the wall to get to the coal in the mine that we are considering, the ---23--- [A. gash B. hole C. seam D. opening] is nearly four feet thick and is being worked by a combination of ---24--- [A. digging B. manpower C. machinery D. spade] and explosives. A mechanical ---25--- [A. slit B. gash C. knife D. mesh] saws into the coal to a depth of four or five feet, thus separating it from its base. Explosives pushed into holes drilled at intervals in the coal are ---26--- [A. fused B. extinguished C. detonated D. stuck] by remote control and blow the separated section of the coal to pieces.
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The passage below has gaps. Immediately after each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.
In modern mining, there is a network of ---17--- [A. way B. tunnels C. paths D. avenues] and passages, with openings and walls which in the dim light seem very bewildering. Right across the wall at the end of the inky black passage, the ---18--- [A. miners B. toilers C. workers D. foreman] approach. The coal ---19--- [A. front B. slope C. obstacle D. face] is neatly cut ---20--- [A. slit B. gash C. bare D. aperture]. It extends level to a height of rather less than three feet. The rays of the miner's lamp shine on steel roof ---21--- [A. beams B. supports C. spurs D. stays]. Thousands of feet of rock and earth are pressing down on those steel plates and ---22--- [A. props B. wedges C. poles D. stakes], and the miners have to crawl through the small, deep opening in the wall to get to the coal in the mine that we are considering, the ---23--- [A. gash B. hole C. seam D. opening] is nearly four feet thick and is being worked by a combination of ---24--- [A. digging B. manpower C. machinery D. spade] and explosives. A mechanical ---25--- [A. slit B. gash C. knife D. mesh] saws into the coal to a depth of four or five feet, thus separating it from its base. Explosives pushed into holes drilled at intervals in the coal are ---26--- [A. fused B. extinguished C. detonated D. stuck] by remote control and blow the separated section of the coal to pieces.
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The passage below has gaps. Immediately after each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap.
In modern mining, there is a network of ---17--- [A. way B. tunnels C. paths D. avenues] and passages, with openings and walls which in the dim light seem very bewildering. Right across the wall at the end of the inky black passage, the ---18--- [A. miners B. toilers C. workers D. foreman] approach. The coal ---19--- [A. front B. slope C. obstacle D. face] is neatly cut ---20--- [A. slit B. gash C. bare D. aperture]. It extends level to a height of rather less than three feet. The rays of the miner's lamp shine on steel roof ---21--- [A. beams B. supports C. spurs D. stays]. Thousands of feet of rock and earth are pressing down on those steel plates and ---22--- [A. props B. wedges C. poles D. stakes], and the miners have to crawl through the small, deep opening in the wall to get to the coal in the mine that we are considering, the ---23--- [A. gash B. hole C. seam D. opening] is nearly four feet thick and is being worked by a combination of ---24--- [A. digging B. manpower C. machinery D. spade] and explosives. A mechanical ---25--- [A. slit B. gash C. knife D. mesh] saws into the coal to a depth of four or five feet, thus separating it from its base. Explosives pushed into holes drilled at intervals in the coal are ---26--- [A. fused B. extinguished C. detonated D. stuck] by remote control and blow the separated section of the coal to pieces.
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Weathering, which is the gradual breaking down or disintegration of rocks into smaller particles or fragments by either physical or chemical process, can be affected by many factors. Generally speaking, the climatic condition of a particular area has a great effect on the weathering. Physical or mechanical weathering needs temperature and water.
Chemical weathering, on the other hand, thrives where the climate is hot. We were all taught all these in the four walls of the classroom. I made a visit to my village to see these scientific discoveries. I noticed big trees with their roots penetrating into rocks and breaking them. I initially wondered and puzzled seeing trees growing from the rock.
A similar thing happened to the soil sampling surrounding where there were rocks. I could see the rock particles mixing up with the rest of the soil.
From the passage, it can be inferred that
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Weathering, which is the gradual breaking down or disintegration of rocks into smaller particles or fragments by either physical or chemical process, can be affected by many factors. Generally speaking, the climatic condition of a particular area has a great effect on the weathering. Physical or mechanical weathering needs temperature and water.
Chemical weathering, on the other hand, thrives where the climate is hot. We were all taught all these in the four walls of the classroom. I made a visit to my village to see these scientific discoveries. I noticed big trees with their roots penetrating into rocks and breaking them. I initially wondered and puzzled seeing trees growing from the rock.
A similar thing happened to the soil sampling surrounding where there were rocks. I could see the rock particles mixing up with the rest of the soil.
A suitable title for the passage above is
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Read the passage below and answer each questions that follow:
Weathering, which is the gradual breaking down or disintegration of rocks into smaller particles or fragments by either physical or chemical process, can be affected by many factors. Generally speaking, the climatic condition of a particular area has a great effect on the weathering. Physical or mechanical weathering needs temperature and water.
Chemical weathering, on the other hand, thrives where the climate is hot. We were all taught all these in the four walls of the classroom. I made a visit to my village to see these scientific discoveries. I noticed big trees with their roots penetrating into rocks and breaking them. I initially wondered and puzzled seeing trees growing from the rock.
A similar thing happened to the soil sampling surrounding where there were rocks. I could see the rock particles mixing up with the rest of the soil.
The writer was puzzled because
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Weathering, which is the gradual breaking down or disintegration of rocks into smaller particles or fragments by either physical or chemical process, can be affected by many factors. Generally speaking, the climatic condition of a particular area has a great effect on the weathering. Physical or mechanical weathering needs temperature and water.
Chemical weathering, on the other hand, thrives where the climate is hot. We were all taught all these in the four walls of the classroom. I made a visit to my village to see these scientific discoveries. I noticed big trees with their roots penetrating into rocks and breaking them. I initially wondered and puzzled seeing trees growing from the rock.
A similar thing happened to the soil sampling surrounding where there were rocks. I could see the rock particles mixing up with the rest of the soil.
Learning in the four walls of a classroom implies
non-formal education
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