2025 - JAMB English Past Questions and Answers (page 1)

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Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows.

Birds are found almost everywhere, even in the hearts of the cities, and because they are active creatures, they easily lend themselves to study.

One of the first things that a child notices is how noisy many kinds of birds are. The guinea fowls are renowned for this.

Even while they are feeding, many birds make characteristic calls, and with practice you can tell which species are in a wood just from these calls without seeing the birds at all.

Clearly this continuouschattingis important to birds.

When flocks of finches are looking for insects or seeds on the branches of trees, they could easily become separated, and these calls must help keep the birds together.

There are many other occasions when birds utter calls.

For example, at the sight of a bird of prey, a small bird will give itsflying predatorcall as an alarm to other birds in the neighbourhood.

[Adapted from (1985) Objectives Test in English Comprehension, Lexis and Structure. Great Britain: William Collins Sons and co Ltd.]

One of the first things a child notices in birds is

A

noise

B

nests

C

feeding trait

D

colour

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Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows.

Birds are found almost everywhere, even in the hearts of the cities, and because they are active creatures, they easily lend themselves to study.

One of the first things that a child notices is how noisy many kinds of birds are. The guinea fowls are renowned for this.

Even while they are feeding, many birds make characteristic calls, and with practice you can tell which species are in a wood just from these calls without seeing the birds at all.

Clearly this continuouschattingis important to birds.

When flocks of finches are looking for insects or seeds on the branches of trees, they could easily become separated, and these calls must help keep the birds together.

There are many other occasions when birds utter calls.

For example, at the sight of a bird of prey, a small bird will give itsflying predatorcall as an alarm to other birds in the neighbourhood.

[Adapted from (1985) Objectives Test in English Comprehension, Lexis and Structure. Great Britain: William Collins Sons and co Ltd.]

What makes it easy to identify a species of birds in the wood?

A

the shape of their beaks

B

their characteristic calls with practice

C

their mode of feeding

D

the colour of their feathers

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Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows.

Birds are found almost everywhere, even in the hearts of the cities, and because they are active creatures, they easily lend themselves to study.

One of the first things that a child notices is how noisy many kinds of birds are. The guinea fowls are renowned for this.

Even while they are feeding, many birds make characteristic calls, and with practice you can tell which species are in a wood just from these calls without seeing the birds at all.

Clearly this continuouschattingis important to birds.

When flocks of finches are looking for insects or seeds on the branches of trees, they could easily become separated, and these calls must help keep the birds together.

There are many other occasions when birds utter calls.

For example, at the sight of a bird of prey, a small bird will give itsflying predatorcall as an alarm to other birds in the neighbourhood.

[Adapted from (1985) Objectives Test in English Comprehension, Lexis and Structure. Great Britain: William Collins Sons and co Ltd.]

Flocks of finches could easily become separated

A

when they get injured by other birds

B

when they get hungry after being separated from other birds

C

when they see predators hovering in the sky

D

when they hunt for insects or seeds on the branches of trees

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Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows.

Birds are found almost everywhere, even in the hearts of the cities, and because they are active creatures, they easily lend themselves to study.

One of the first things that a child notices is how noisy many kinds of birds are. The guinea fowls are renowned for this.

Even while they are feeding, many birds make characteristic calls, and with practice you can tell which species are in a wood just from these calls without seeing the birds at all.

Clearly this continuouschattingis important to birds.

When flocks of finches are looking for insects or seeds on the branches of trees, they could easily become separated, and these calls must help keep the birds together.

There are many other occasions when birds utter calls.

For example, at the sight of a bird of prey, a small bird will give itsflying predatorcall as an alarm to other birds in the neighbourhood.

[Adapted from (1985) Objectives Test in English Comprehension, Lexis and Structure. Great Britain: William Collins Sons and co Ltd.]

The small birds have

A

a particular type of call

B

different alarm calls

C

a similar alarm call

D

sonorous songs

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Read the passage carefully and answer the question that follows.

Birds are found almost everywhere, even in the hearts of the cities, and because they are active creatures, they easily lend themselves to study.

One of the first things that a child notices is how noisy many kinds of birds are. The guinea fowls are renowned for this.

Even while they are feeding, many birds make characteristic calls, and with practice you can tell which species are in a wood just from these calls without seeing the birds at all.

Clearly this continuouschattingis important to birds.

When flocks of finches are looking for insects or seeds on the branches of trees, they could easily become separated, and these calls must help keep the birds together.

There are many other occasions when birds utter calls.

For example, at the sight of a bird of prey, a small bird will give itsflying predatorcall as an alarm to other birds in the neighbourhood.

[Adapted from (1985) Objectives Test in English Comprehension, Lexis and Structure. Great Britain: William Collins Sons and co Ltd.]

When a bird of prey is sighted, a small bird

A

flies away

B

starts making a nest

C

hides in its nest

D

calls its mates

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The passage below has gaps. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose themost appropriate optionfor each gap.

The Security...6...(A. Unit B. Council C. Department D. Committee) has a primary responsibility, under the UN Charter, for the maintenance of international...7...(A. relation B. affairs C. peace D. relationship) and...8...(A. safety B. unity C. security D. progress).

It has fifteen...9...(A. member B. personnel C. members D. states)—five permanent and ten non-permanent.

Each Member has one...10...(A. assent B. vote C. consent D. voice).

Under the...11...(A. charter B. league C. unit D. directorate), all Member States are obligated to comply with Council decisions.

The Security Council takes the lead in determining the existence of a...12...(A. threat B. agitation C. violence D. fear) to the peace or act of aggression.

It calls upon the...13...(A. people B. states C. entity D. parties) to a dispute to settle it by peaceful means and recommends methods of adjustment or terms of...14...(A. settlement B. agreement C. consent D. condition).

In some cases, the Security Council can resort to imposing...15...(A. rules B. sanctions C. order D. discipline) or even authorise the use of force to maintain or restore international peace and security.

The Security Council has a Presidency, which rotates and changes, every month.

Fill the gap labelled 6

A

Department

B

Unit

C

Council

D

Committee

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