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JAMB 2012 · Part 1 of 2

2012 JAMB English Language Past Questions

The 2012 JAMB English Language past questions with answers: 95 objective questions from the 2012 paper in the DeeepSolve question bank, each with its answer behind "Show answer". This is part 1 of 2: questions 1 to 48. Try each question before you check, then practise the paper as a timed JAMB-style CBT.

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Questions 1–48

  1. 1.

    Answer the following question below and choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in. Every human being is vulnerable to communicable diseases.

    1. A.liable
    2. B.lifted
    3. C.immuned
    4. D.close
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    Answer: A. liable

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  2. 2.

    Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s) ...........a good leader must have two characteristics

    1. A.first and formost
    2. B.first and formust
    3. C.first and farmost
    4. D.first and foremost
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    Answer: D. first and foremost

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  3. 3.

    Answer the following question below and choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in. These policies have been espoused by the ruling party.

    1. A.condemned
    2. B.rejected
    3. C.supported
    4. D.outlined
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    Answer: C. supported

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  4. 4.

    Answer the following question below and choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in. Ola thought that her father was very callous

    1. A.parlous
    2. B.wicked
    3. C.compassionate
    4. D.cheerful
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    Answer: C. compassionate

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  5. 5.

    Answer the following question below and select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. He could not speak out because he had a feet of clay.

    1. A.His feet was muddy
    2. B.He was weak and cowardly
    3. C.He was clumsy and lazy
    4. D.He was shy and timid
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    Answer: B. He was weak and cowardly

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  6. 6.

    Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s) She was............the verge of tears

    1. A.at
    2. B.on
    3. C.by
    4. D.with
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    Answer: B. on

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  7. 7.

    Answer the following question below and choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in. Election processes often become volatile

    1. A.calm
    2. B.strange
    3. C.sudden
    4. D.latent
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    Answer: A. calm

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  8. 8.

    Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s) This professor of...........medicine has......... the mystery of bird flu.

    1. A.vetinary/unraveled
    2. B.vertrinary/unravelled
    3. C.veterinaty/unravelved
    4. D.veterinary/unravelled
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    Answer: D. veterinary/unravelled

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  9. 9.

    Answer the following question below and choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in. The student's union leader delivered his speech extempore

    1. A.out-of -hand
    2. B.off the cuff
    3. C.accurately
    4. D.courageously
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    Answer: B. off the cuff

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  10. 10.

    Answer the following question below and choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in. His story gave us an inkling of what he passed through during the strike

    1. A.a possible idea
    2. B.a taste
    3. C.a summary
    4. D.the right view
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    Answer: A. a possible idea

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  11. 11.

    Answer the following question below and choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are underlined in capital letters. impossible

    1. A.imPOSsible
    2. B.IMpossible
    3. C.imposSIBLE
    4. D.impossiBLE
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    Answer: A. imPOSsible

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  12. 12.

    Answer the following question below and choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in. Mariam looks rather furtive to Shehu

    1. A.intoxicated
    2. B.unfriendly
    3. C.sad
    4. D.sly
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    Answer: D. sly

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  13. 13.

    Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined. hair

    1. A.heir
    2. B.hour
    3. C.honest
    4. D.house
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    Answer: D. house

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  14. 14.

    Answer the following question below and select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. The company ought to have issued warrants for one billion shares

    1. A.the company has issued one billion share
    2. B.the management expected the company to issue more than one billion shares
    3. C.members of the company bought less than one billion shares
    4. D.the company did not issue one billion shares
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    Answer: D. the company did not issue one billion shares

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  15. 15.

    Choose the most appropriate answer in the gap numbered 16

    1. A.in the penultimate
    2. B.in the first
    3. C.around
    4. D.for
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    Answer: D. for

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  16. 16.

    Answer the following question below and choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in. He was very much respected, though he had no temporal power

    1. A.spiritual
    2. B.mundane
    3. C.permanent
    4. D.ephemeral
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    Answer: A. spiritual

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  17. 17.

    Answer the following question below and select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. The landlord is fond of throwing his weight about

    1. A.the landlord likes healthy exercise
    2. B.the landlord is overweight
    3. C.the landlord gives orders to people
    4. D.the landlord is respected by his tenants
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    Answer: C. the landlord gives orders to people

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  18. 18.

    Answer the following question below and choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in. That type of response is typical of a lazy teacher

    1. A.symptomatic
    2. B.characteristic
    3. C.universal
    4. D.incontestable
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    Answer: B. characteristic

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  19. 19.

    In the question below, choose the option opposite in meaning to the word or phrase underlined. The presidential system is an antidote to some political ailments.

    1. A.an answer
    2. B.an inquiry
    3. C.a reply
    4. D.an obstacle
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    Answer: D. an obstacle

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  20. 20.

    Choose the most appropriate answer in the gap numbered 20

    1. A.prevented
    2. B.managed
    3. C.discovered
    4. D.stopped
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    Answer: A. prevented

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  21. 21.

    Answer the following question below and choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in. We were shocked by the news that he had lost the money.

    1. A.astonished
    2. B.unconcerned
    3. C.disconcerted
    4. D.surprised
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    Answer: B. unconcerned

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  22. 22.

    Answer the following question below and choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in. His gift to the poor was always infinitesimal

    1. A.large
    2. B.small
    3. C.supportive
    4. D.shameful
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    Answer: A. large

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  23. 23.

    Answer the following question below and select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. The vice chancellor is riding the crest of the last quarter of his administration.

    1. A.The vice chancellor enjoys the acknowledgment of the success of his administration
    2. B.the vice chancellor does not enjoy the people's criticism of his administration
    3. C.the vice chancellor hopes to overcome soon the poor comments on the adinistration
    4. D.the vice chancellor does not talk of his success in office
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    Answer: A. The vice chancellor enjoys the acknowledgment of the success of his administration

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  24. 24.

    Answer the following question below and choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in. Her findings exploded widely held beliefs about learning.

    1. A.challenged
    2. B.debunked
    3. C.projected
    4. D.confirmed
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    Answer: B. debunked

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  25. 25.

    Answer the following question below and choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in. Okibe was rusticated for his derogatory remark about the principal

    1. A.complimentary
    2. B.unsavoury
    3. C.unwarranted
    4. D.lack lustre
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    Answer: B. unsavoury

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  26. 26.

    Answer the following question below and choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in. We must not foreclose reconciliation as the purpose of his trip

    1. A.exclude
    2. B.consider
    3. C.underestimate
    4. D.forgo
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    Answer: A. exclude

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  27. 27.

    Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined. book

    1. A.cool
    2. B.cook
    3. C.fool
    4. D.tool
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    Answer: B. cook

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

  29. 29.

    Choose the most appropriate answer in the gap numbered 22

    1. A.occurred
    2. B.enlarged
    3. C.continued
    4. D.emerged
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    Answer: A. occurred

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  30. 30.

    Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined. tangerine

    1. A.gear
    2. B.danger
    3. C.girl
    4. D.ignore
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    Answer: B. danger

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  31. 31.

    Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined. edition

    1. A.bash
    2. B.catch
    3. C.bastion
    4. D.rating
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    Answer: A. bash

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

  33. 33.

    Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s) Everyone makes mistakes occasionally, nobody is.........

    1. A.incorrigible
    2. B.imperfect
    3. C.infallible
    4. D.indestructible
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    Answer: C. infallible

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  34. 34.

    Choose the most appropriate answer in the gap numbered 19

    1. A.painfully
    2. B.frequently
    3. C.gradually
    4. D.commonly
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    Answer: B. frequently

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  35. 35.

    Answer the following question below and choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase in. There are still virtuous women in our society today

    1. A.clever
    2. B.upright
    3. C.devilsh
    4. D.intelligent
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    Answer: B. upright

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  36. 36.

    The university science lecturer gives his reason for issuing handout as

    1. A.lack of teaching aids among students
    2. B.low purchasing power
    3. C.low quality of books
    4. D.lack of sufficient time
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    Answer: C. low quality of books

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

  38. 38.

    Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s) The woman would not part with her..........pot

    1. A.dicarded earthen black
    2. B.discarded black earthen
    3. C.earthen discarded black
    4. D.black earthen discarded
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    Answer: B. discarded black earthen

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  39. 39.

    Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s) He started his career as an..........teacher

    1. A.auxilliary
    2. B.auxiluryy
    3. C.auxillary
    4. D.auxiliary
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    Answer: D. auxiliary

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  40. 40.

    Answer the following question below and choose the option that has the consonant sound as the one represented by the letter (s) underlined. village

    1. A.page
    2. B.pig
    3. C.made
    4. D.came
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    Answer: C. made

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  41. 41.

    Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s) We stood up when the principal came in..........?

    1. A.isn't it
    2. B.didn't we
    3. C.not so
    4. D.did us
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    Answer: B. didn't we

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  42. 42.

    Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s) Her mother brought her some.......

    1. A.clothes
    2. B.yards
    3. C.cloth
    4. D.clothing
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    Answer: A. clothes

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  43. 43.

    Answer the following question below and select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. She was absolved by the court from the charge.

    1. A.she was convicted for the charge
    2. B.she was blamed and charged to court
    3. C.her case was resolved by the court
    4. D.she was declared free from the charge
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    Answer: D. she was declared free from the charge

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  44. 44.

    Choose the most appropriate answer in the gap numbered 23

    1. A.syndrome
    2. B.process
    3. C.response
    4. D.system
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    Answer: D. system

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

  46. 46.

    According to the first paragraph, Nigerians believe that the

    1. A.supernatural and natural work co-exist
    2. B.natural and supernatural worlds are antagonistic
    3. C.supernatural world control natural world
    4. D.supernatural world exploits the natural world
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    Answer: B. natural and supernatural worlds are antagonistic

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  47. 47.

    Answer the following question below , the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates. The cat DEVOURED the rat

    1. A.did the rat devour the cat?
    2. B.what devoured the rat?
    3. C.did the cat eat the rat?
    4. D.Is this the rat that the cat devoured?
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    Answer: C. did the cat eat the rat?

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  48. 48.

    Answer the following question below , the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates. The traditional chief NARRATED the story to the children

    1. A.the children heard the story from the traditional chief
    2. B.who narrated the story to the children?
    3. C.the children could not listen to the story by the traditional chief
    4. D.did the chief hide the story from the children?
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    Answer: D. did the chief hide the story from the children?

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