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JAMB 2010 · Part 1 of 2

2010 JAMB English Language Past Questions

The 2010 JAMB English Language past questions with answers: 93 objective questions from the 2010 paper in the DeeepSolve question bank, each with its answer behind "Show answer". This is part 1 of 2: questions 1 to 47. Try each question before you check, then practise the paper as a timed JAMB-style CBT.

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Questions 1–47

  1. 1.

    Choose the option that best completes the gap(s). One of the women who ...... in the premises ...... been ordered to quit?

    1. A.sells / have
    2. B.sell / has
    3. C.sell / have
    4. D.sells / has
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    Answer: B. sell / has

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  2. 2.

    The absence of instrument manual in Spaceship Earth has

    1. A.made the operation of the Spaceship Earth difficult
    2. B.forced man to devise other means of travelling in space
    3. C.challenged man's inquistiveness
    4. D.made man helpless
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    Answer: D. made man helpless

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  3. 3.

    Who. according to the writer should prevent corruption?

    1. A.lawyers and police
    2. B.corrupt public officers
    3. C.the government
    4. D.the people
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    Answer: B. corrupt public officers

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  4. 4.

    In question number 25 above, choose the best option from letters A-D that best completes the gap.

    1. A.normal
    2. B.correct
    3. C.idealistic
    4. D.effective
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    Answer: B. correct

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  5. 5.

    The expression 'stress is an issue every body can relate to experimentally' means that

    1. A.it is better understood when experienced
    2. B.its problem can be solved by everybody
    3. C.everybody avoids it
    4. D.everybody encounters it
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    Answer: A. it is better understood when experienced

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  6. 6.

    Choose the option that best completes the gap(s). Western education is one of the ...... colonial rule.

    1. A.legacies
    2. B.evidence
    3. C.remnants
    4. D.inheritance
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    Answer: A. legacies

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  7. 7.

    Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. People are not interested in who rules?

    1. A.People are not ruled by the leaders they want
    2. B.People are not concerned about who rules them
    3. C.The rulers are not concerned about the people
    4. D.People who rule are not intersested in the ruled
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    Answer: B. People are not concerned about who rules them

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  8. 8.

    Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. The woman was mournful as her husband was found dead drunk?

    1. A.She was sad because her husband was absolutely drunk
    2. B.She was apprehensive that her husband would drink as soon as he recovered fromdrunken stupor
    3. C.She was sad because her husband was drunk and always as helpless as a dead man
    4. D.She was mourning because her husband drank and died
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    Answer: A. She was sad because her husband was absolutely drunk

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  9. 9.This question needs a diagram, table or passage that we don't have yet, so it isn't shown.

  10. 10.

    Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. The witness said he had no axe to grind with his brothers?

    1. A.He had no hatred for the brothers
    2. B.He had no axe and therefore stole the matchet
    3. C.He had no axe and therefore borrowed their matchet
    4. D.He had no vested interest in the brothers.
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    Answer: D. He had no vested interest in the brothers.

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  11. 11.

    Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s). Ndeni gave a flawless speech at the party?

    1. A.a wonferful
    2. B.a careless
    3. C.an interesting
    4. D.an imperfect
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    Answer: D. an imperfect

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  12. 12.This question needs a diagram, table or passage that we don't have yet, so it isn't shown.

  13. 13.

    Choose the option that best completes the gap(s). Based on the facts before me, I have no alternative ....... to hold you responsible?

    1. A.only
    2. B.as
    3. C.than
    4. D.but
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    Answer: D. but

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  14. 14.This question needs a diagram, table or passage that we don't have yet, so it isn't shown.

  15. 15.

    In question number 24 above, choose the best option from letters A-D that best completes the gap.

    1. A.action
    2. B.process
    3. C.scheme
    4. D.plan
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    Answer: B. process

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  16. 16.

    Choose the option that best completes the gap(s). A wide range of options ....... made available to students in their final year last year?

    1. A.is
    2. B.were
    3. C.are
    4. D.was
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    Answer: D. was

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  17. 17.

    Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s). Governing a country is not always as straightforward as people sometimes imagine?

    1. A.complicated
    2. B.troublesome
    3. C.untoward
    4. D.irksome
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    Answer: A. complicated

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  18. 18.

    In question number 23 above, choose the best option from letters A-D that best completes the gap.

    1. A.longitudinal
    2. B.objective
    3. C.simultaneous
    4. D.parallel
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    Answer: D. parallel

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  19. 19.

    Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s). Thousands of workers have been victims of retrenchment since the military came back to power?

    1. A.unemployment
    2. B.trench mentality
    3. C.suffering
    4. D.increase in penury
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    Answer: A. unemployment

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  20. 20.

    Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s). Jankoli was dressed in an old assortment of clothes?

    1. A.avalanche
    2. B.homogeneity
    3. C.sameness
    4. D.melange
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    Answer: D. melange

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  21. 21.

    Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s). Aisha seems to feel ambivalent about her future?

    1. A.decisive
    2. B.anxious
    3. C.ambitious
    4. D.inconsiderate
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    Answer: A. decisive

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  22. 22.

    The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates. Taiwo SAILED to London.

    1. A.Did Taiwo fly to London?
    2. B.Did Taiwo sail to Brazil?
    3. C.Did Taiwo sail to London
    4. D.Where did Taiwo sail to?
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    Answer: A. Did Taiwo fly to London?

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  23. 23.

    Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s). The law is often tardy in reacting to changing attitude?

    1. A.quick
    2. B.slow
    3. C.exclusive
    4. D.generous
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    Answer: B. slow

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  24. 24.

    Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s). The uniform makes the guards look absurd?

    1. A.dirty
    2. B.smart
    3. C.sensible
    4. D.ridiculous
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  25. 25.

    Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s). His father surmounted the myriad of obstacles on his way?

    1. A.most
    2. B.few
    3. C.all
    4. D.many
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    Answer: B. few

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  26. 26.

    Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s). The weather was still very heavy and sultry?

    1. A.wintry and shadowy
    2. B.cold and friendly
    3. C.cloudly and thundery
    4. D.hot and uncomfortable
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    Answer: B. cold and friendly

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  27. 27.

    In question number 17 above, choose the best option from letters A-D that best completes the gap.

    1. A.feedback
    2. B.results
    3. C.implication
    4. D.outcomes
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    Answer: A. feedback

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  28. 28.

    Choose the option that best completes the gap(s). The new trade agreement should facilitate ....... ?

    1. A.more economic rapid growth
    2. B.economic more rapid growth
    3. C.rapid economic more growth
    4. D.more rapid economic growth
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    Answer: D. more rapid economic growth

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  29. 29.

    Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. Uche is full of himself?

    1. A.He is conceited
    2. B.He is complete
    3. C.He is a rich man
    4. D.He is careful
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    Answer: A. He is conceited

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  30. 30.

    In question number 19 above, choose the best option from letters A-D that best completes the gap.

    1. A.objects
    2. B.subjects
    3. C.issues
    4. D.topics
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    Answer: C. issues

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  31. 31.

    Choose the option that rhymes with the given word. Boys?

    1. A.stays
    2. B.moist
    3. C.noise
    4. D.elbows
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    Answer: C. noise

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  32. 32.

    Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s). Her ingenuous smile drew our attention?

    1. A.witty
    2. B.naive
    3. C.clever
    4. D.arrogant
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    Answer: C. clever

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  33. 33.

    Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the underlined letters. High?

    1. A.what
    2. B.honest
    3. C.who
    4. D.vehicle
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    Answer: C. who

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  34. 34.

    Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s). Her reputation is without a blemish?

    1. A.struggle
    2. B.problem
    3. C.fault
    4. D.blessing
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    Answer: C. fault

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  35. 35.

    Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s). Isa and Ilu ate sumptuous meals on their brother's wedding day?

    1. A.expensive
    2. B.foreign
    3. C.insipid
    4. D.cheap
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    Answer: A. expensive

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  36. 36.

    Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letters. Roared?

    1. A.towered
    2. B.coast
    3. C.brought
    4. D.rod
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    Answer: C. brought

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  37. 37.

    Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s). We were all enthusiastic as we awaited the result of the election?

    1. A.bemused
    2. B.agitated
    3. C.elated
    4. D.nervous
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    Answer: C. elated

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  38. 38.

    Choose the option that best completes the gap(s). Lemoti ....... as a painter, but also as a sculptor?

    1. A.is gifted only not
    2. B.is only not gifted
    3. C.is gifted not only
    4. D.is only gifted
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    Answer: C. is gifted not only

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  39. 39.

    Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. As debutants in that tournament, the super eagles were up against their first opponents by three goals to nil?

    1. A.The Super Eagles were playing in the tournament for the first time, but they won their match by three goals to nothing
    2. B.Though the Super Eagles were rated as the weakest side in the tournament, they won their first match by three goals to nil
    3. C.Even though the Super Eagles were playing without some of their stars, they won their match by three goals to nil
    4. D.As the best trackers inthe match, the Super Eagles easily defeated their opponents by three goals to nothing
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    Answer: A. The Super Eagles were playing in the tournament for the first time, but they won their match by three goals to nothing

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  40. 40.

    According to the writer, corruption is triggered off by

    1. A.unnecessary afflunce
    2. B.selfish interests
    3. C.private officials
    4. D.public officers
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    Answer: C. private officials

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  41. 41.

    The experts feel one can control one's stress because

    1. A.its cause are understandable
    2. B.it is not difficult to control
    3. C.external factors contribute less to stress
    4. D.it is individually initiated
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    Answer: C. external factors contribute less to stress

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  42. 42.

    Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the underlined letters. Of course?

    1. A.plough
    2. B.dough
    3. C.over
    4. D.orphan
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    Answer: C. over

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  43. 43.

    In question number 22 above, choose the best option from letters A-D that best completes the gap.

    1. A.routine
    2. B.organized
    3. C.urgent
    4. D.delayed
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    Answer: C. urgent

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  44. 44.

    Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s). Kaltume crouched over the papers on her desk?

    1. A.wrote on
    2. B.stood on
    3. C.walked over
    4. D.bent over
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    Answer: D. bent over

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  45. 45.

    In question number 16 above, choose the best option from letters A-D that best completes the gap.

    1. A.ideology
    2. B.phenomenon
    3. C.idea
    4. D.component
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    Answer: B. phenomenon

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  46. 46.

    Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s). I am optimistic about the interview though it was a mind-bending exercise?

    1. A.an enervating
    2. B.a debilitating
    3. C.a difficult
    4. D.an easy
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    Answer: D. an easy

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  47. 47.

    The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given relates. EMEKA finished his home work yesterday.

    1. A.Was Emeka helped to do his home work?
    2. B.Did Emeka do his home work yesterday?
    3. C.When did Emeka finish his home work?
    4. D.Who finished his home work yesterday?
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    Answer: D. Who finished his home work yesterday?

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