JAMB ENGLISH LANGUAGE PAST QUESTIONS

choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

I am not sure that all _____ well with John.

Choose the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. The organization is constantly in a state of flux

Fill in the Gap

The press will no longer be free when the new government starts to — newspapers

Choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one in bracket;

Smoo[th]

Choose the word with the same vowel sound as the one in bracket

Orthop[ae]dic

Choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the options below

palatable

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Garba acquiesced______their decision

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics. He is loved for his altruism

Choose the interpretation that you consider most appropriate for each sentence.

Now that Michael has become rich, Nancy has begun to make much of him. This means __________

Read the Passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

The term Mass Communication occurs when information is disseminated to a relatively large number of people in different places. it should be seen as the same thing with talking face to face with someone else. With mass communication, there is no answer, smile, laugh or lock of surprise. the people who receive the message are as far away from the source of the message as far away as you are from the announcers on the radio or from the newscasters on television, or from the writer of a column in the local newspaper.
There are three identifiable means of errors in mass communication. There is one done through the printed words, books, magazine and newspapers. The other is primarily radio, but also records and tape recordings. Also, it can be done through a combination of sound and pictures as in television, films and the more recently popular video tape.
Together, they are referred to as the mass media.
All media can be used to inform and entertain. However, there are coverts roles played. It may be to educate as in school broadcast. Again, the aim may be to persuade as when the media are used by advertisers or for political broadcasts. The media are often in strong position to influence public opinion because they select the topics to be presented and can stress the importance of one issue over the other.
The mass media have, in recent times, come under acerbic criticism. Many presenters have become not only conscientized but also immensely concerned about the possible effects that science of violence and bad behavior may have on their children. More worrisome are the potential danger of political and commercial propaganda.

A suitable title for the above passage can be:

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The letter was being written by the principal

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My Boss has an amiable DISPOSITION

The driver was short of petrol, so he ........ down the road with the engine switched off

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Non[ch]alant

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics. He is notorious for his drunkenness

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who

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

It may be argued that Chapter Two is titled, "The Drive" particularly because...?

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word or phrase in italics

The students received a mild reproof from the teacher

Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap. I would have been surprised if you ____________ the orange

Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

thatch

Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket.

This type of response is [typical] of a lazy teacher

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Ask[ed]

Choose the word that has a different stress pattern

From the options, choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word

He is quite an outspoken young man but his father is_____?

When you ____ an opponent's point in a debate, you must do so politely

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics. This card entitles you to attend the film show

Choose the best option that best completes the gap(s)

The crops the farmer planted will be ____ in three months time.

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics. Our principal took exception to the ignoble role the teacher played in the matter

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The delegates were given_____

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase in italics

This event was a watershed in the company

Vacancies in the company will be notified by .....

In the book "Independence" Tayo's uncle, Kayode, wanted to study Engineering in _______?

From the options, choose the word nearest in meaning to the underline word

By working hard, Benjamin outshone his elder brother instead of being ________

Despite their newness on the job, the workers were remunerated rather handsomely. This means that _________?

Choose the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. Adawo is an imp

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Advising Olu to break his bad habit is like knocking your head against a brick wall

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Okibe was rusticated for his [derogatory] remark about the principal

From the words lettered A to D, choose the word that has the same consonant sound(s)

Strange

Choose the word that has the same rhyme scheme.

Dice

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_____a good boy, he was given a prize

The number of workers have increased steadily each year means _________

Choose the option that has the same consonant as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined

clash

Suleiman's reason for becoming a Muslim in the novel is because Islam brings sense of ______?

Choose the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. The man reasoned that there ought to be a limit to sycophancy

Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

chateau

Choose the word that is most nearly opposite in the meaning to the underlined word or group of words that will fill in the sentence.

At first we found life in the town very exciting but soon it became rather _______

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics. The Journalist said he was working freelance

Choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the options below

Constitution

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word

The delegates found it better to resort to consultation rather than __________

Choose the option to which the given sentence relates

Aderonke STATED she had a right to her privacy

In the Novel "Independence" Tayo wrote a biography of ______?

Choose the option nearest to the statement

My brother's drunkenness often got on my nerves. This means

In each of the questions, the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress, Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

The ACCOUNTANT paid the workers July salary in September

Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others. Choose the option that has different stress pattern from the others.

In each of the questions, the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress, Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

The cat DEVOURED the rat

Mr Collins does not allow his name to be published in connection with the philanthropy because he _____ publicity

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

Aliya's choice of wanting to study medicine ...

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined

One of the twins was as daring as the other was ______

Choose the word that has a different stress pattern

The first time Paul met Ngozi, her beauty caught his eye. This means that _________