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JAMB 2014 · Part 2 of 2

2014 JAMB English Language Past Questions — Part 2

The 2014 JAMB English Language past questions with answers: 82 objective questions from the 2014 paper in the DeeepSolve question bank, each with its answer behind "Show answer". This is part 2 of 2: questions 42 to 82. Try each question before you check, then practise the paper as a timed JAMB-style CBT.

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Questions 42–82

  1. 42.

    Choose the option that best complete the gap. The words _____ divided between the end of one line.

    1. A.Has being.
    2. B.Have been.
    3. C.Have being.
    4. D.Has been.
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    Answer: B. Have been.

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  2. 43.

    Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. Adeola doesn't have to go to the farm today.

    1. A.Adeola may go to the farm today if he so wishes.
    2. B.Adeola ought not to have gone to the farm today.
    3. C.Adeola must not go to the farm today.
    4. D.Adeola should not go to the farm today.
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    Answer: A. Adeola may go to the farm today if he so wishes.

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  3. 44.

    Choose the option that rhymes with the given word. Keep.

    1. A.Dead.
    2. B.Reap.
    3. C.Seethe.
    4. D.Threat.
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    Answer: B. Reap.

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  4. 45.

    Choose the most appropriate option for the gap labelled 11.

    1. A.sub-editor
    2. B.processor
    3. C.lithographer
    4. D.proprietor
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    Answer: B. processor

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  5. 46.

    Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase. Joke gave Muhammad a jaunty smile.

    1. A.A cheerful.
    2. B.A discouraging.
    3. C.An inviting.
    4. D.A frightful.
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    Answer: A. A cheerful.

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  6. 47.

    Choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the option. Congratulation.

    1. A.conGRAtulation.
    2. B.congraTUlation.
    3. C.congratuLAtion.
    4. D.CONgratulation.
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    Answer: C. congratuLAtion.

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  7. 48.

    Choose the option that best complete the gap. Cooking has never been Jumoke's _____.

    1. A.Forte.
    2. B.Recital.
    3. C.Conduct
    4. D.Style.
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    Answer: A. Forte.

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  8. 49.

    Choose the most appropriate option for the gap labelled 18.

    1. A.a gazetteer
    2. B.an article
    3. C.a column
    4. D.a magazine
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    Answer: C. a column

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  9. 50.

    Choose the option that best complete the gap. You may have the pencil, but you can't have the ballpoint ________.

    1. A.As well.
    2. B.Either.
    3. C.Futhermore.
    4. D.Also.
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    Answer: B. Either.

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  10. 51.

    Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase. The lamp shades were translucent.

    1. A.Transparent.
    2. B.Opaque.
    3. C.Intersected.
    4. D.Luminous.
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    Answer: B. Opaque.

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

  12. 53.

    The word in capital letter has the emphatic stress. choose the option in which the given sentence relates. Musa is STAYING in Enugu.

    1. A.Was Musa staying in Enugu?
    2. B.Is Musa going through Enugu?
    3. C.Is Musa staying on the outskirt of Enugu?
    4. D.Is Audu staying in Enugu?
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    Answer: B. Is Musa going through Enugu?

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  13. 54.

    Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase. The lazy man cast a lustful glance at his neighbour's wife.

    1. A.Envious.
    2. B.Hateful.
    3. C.Quick.
    4. D.Covetous.
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    Answer: D. Covetous.

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  14. 55.

    Choose the option that best complete the gap. The chairman is too much _____ an idealist for coming late.

    1. A.With.
    2. B.From.
    3. C.About.`
    4. D.Of.
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    Answer: D. Of.

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  15. 56.

    Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase. As a student, Isa tied communal living for a few years.

    1. A.Private.
    2. B.Collective.
    3. C.General.
    4. D.Shared.
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    Answer: A. Private.

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  16. 57.

    Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. Kunana is like a bear in the sore head.

    1. A.He is a bully.
    2. B.He is grumpy.
    3. C.He is ugly.
    4. D.He is quiet.
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    Answer: B. He is grumpy.

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  17. 58.

    Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase. The dispute between the two countries has resulted in the severing of diplomatic relations.

    1. A.Strenghtening.
    2. B.Breaking.
    3. C.Securing.
    4. D.Swapping.
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    Answer: B. Breaking.

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  18. 59.

    Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase. The first round of the tournament was a doddle.

    1. A.Exasperating.
    2. B.Easy.
    3. C.Balanced.
    4. D.Dodgy.
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    Answer: B. Easy.

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  19. 60.

    Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. The president said that he found himself between a rock and a hard place when the press said that he has resigned.

    1. A.Hard places are dangerous for the president.
    2. B.He dreamt that he was abandoned.
    3. C.He thought that hard places were unsafe.
    4. D.He had a hard decision to make.
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    Answer: D. He had a hard decision to make.

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  20. 61.

    Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase. The testimony of the witness was vague.

    1. A.Clear.
    2. B.Disturbing.
    3. C.True.
    4. D.Ambiguous.
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    Answer: A. Clear.

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

  22. 63.

    Choose the option that best complete the gap. He went to the restaurant to enjoy the special _____.

    1. A.Chef.
    2. B.Suite.
    3. C.Cuisine.
    4. D.A la carte.
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    Answer: C. Cuisine.

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  23. 64.

    Choose the option that rhymes with the given word. Tax.

    1. A.Ask.
    2. B.Box.
    3. C.Lacks.
    4. D.Back.
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    Answer: C. Lacks.

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  24. 65.

    Choose the option that best complete the gap. At the _________ of the century, many ways of doing things were introduced.

    1. A.Sight.
    2. B.Turn.
    3. C.Event.
    4. D.Birth.
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    Answer: B. Turn.

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  25. 66.

    Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase. Some of my neighbours have an antipathy to dogs.

    1. A.Alarm for.
    2. B.Enmity towards.
    3. C.Affection for.
    4. D.Acronym for.
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    Answer: C. Affection for.

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  26. 67.

    Choose the most appropriate option for the gap labelled 13.

    1. A.newscasters
    2. B.correspondents
    3. C.distributors
    4. D.listeners
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    Answer: B. correspondents

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  27. 68.

    The word in capital letter has the emphatic stress. choose the option in which the given sentence relates. My mother bought a BICYCLE yesterday.

    1. A.When did my mother buy a bicycle?
    2. B.What did my mother buy yesterday?
    3. C.Whose mother bought a bicycle yesterday?
    4. D.Did my mother steal a bicycle yesterday?
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    Answer: B. What did my mother buy yesterday?

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  28. 69.

    Choose the option that best complete the gap. The woman refused to testify ______ her husband.

    1. A.From.
    2. B.In.
    3. C.At.
    4. D.Against.
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    Answer: D. Against.

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  29. 70.

    Choose the option that best complete the gap. My mother was _____ annoyed with me for coming late.

    1. A.Just.
    2. B.Very.
    3. C.Neither.
    4. D.Hotly.
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    Answer: B. Very.

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

  31. 72.

    Choose the option that best complete the gap. The unconscious man was _____ after receiving first aid.

    1. A.Revived.
    2. B.Reawakened.
    3. C.Reformed.
    4. D.Restored.
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    Answer: A. Revived.

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

  33. 74.

    Choose the most appropriate option for the gap labelled 20.

    1. A.salesmen
    2. B.readers
    3. C.distributors
    4. D.pressmen
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    Answer: D. pressmen

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  34. 75.

    Choose the option that best complete the gap. The president said that the country was not out of the _____ yet.

    1. A.Wood.
    2. B.Forest.
    3. C.Fog.
    4. D.Water.
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    Answer: A. Wood.

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

  36. 77.

    Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase. They accused him of fomenting political unrest.

    1. A.Guiding.
    2. B.Inciting.
    3. C.Discouraging.
    4. D.Preventing.
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    Answer: B. Inciting.

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  37. 78.

    Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. The robber was hedged in by the people.

    1. A.The robber was surrounded by the people.
    2. B.The robber was killed by the people.
    3. C.The robber was exposed by the people.
    4. D.The robber was caught by the people.
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    Answer: A. The robber was surrounded by the people.

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  38. 79.

    Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase. You can learn a great deal just from watching other players.

    1. A.Discover.
    2. B.Invent.
    3. C.Accumulate.
    4. D.Allow.
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    Answer: B. Invent.

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  39. 80.

    Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase. All the candidates looked aghast at the reading of the questions.

    1. A.Relaxed.
    2. B.Fulfilled.
    3. C.Dismayed.
    4. D.Satisfied.
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    Answer: C. Dismayed.

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  40. 81.

    Choose the most appropriate option for the gap labelled 15.

    1. A.Producers
    2. B.Sub-editors
    3. C.Writers
    4. D.Agents
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    Answer: C. Writers

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  41. 82.

    Choose the option that best complete the gap. when the strike is over, there will probably be an increase in wages and a _____ increase in prices.

    1. A.Chronic.
    2. B.Sporadic.
    3. C.Concordant.
    4. D.Concurrent.
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    Answer: D. Concurrent.

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