2019 JAMB English Language Past Questions & Answers

Question 1

Bolu shall be the M.C. This means that

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B. no one else will be the M.C

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A. Bolu may be the M.C

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C. later in life, Bolu will become an M.C

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D. Bolu may not be the M.C

Question 2

What was Aliya's reason of not considering choosing a career as a doctor in the novel?

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A. Because she hates the sight of blood

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B. Because passing chemistry was difficult

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C. Because of her health condition

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D. She doesn't want to compete with her mother

Question 3

Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below I know my onions

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A. I know my job very well

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B. I know my rights

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C. I am clever because of experience

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D. I am aware of my position

Question 4

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen" The novelist noted that stereoscopic people should be

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C. corrected of their bad thinking

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A. condemned for their bad thinking

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B. encouraged by admonition

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D. challenged to take up social responsibilities

Question 5

Mr. Bello opinion about girls who bleach their skin is that they;

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D. lack self-confidence

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A. need help

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B. are products of westernization

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C. are bad influence to the younger generation

Question 6

Aliya suffers from what kind of illness?

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A. Asthma

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B. Leukemia

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C. Sickle cell anaemia

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D. hepatitis

Question 7

Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket There are still [virtuous] women in our society today

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D. upright

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A. devilish

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B. clever

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C. intelligent

Question 8

She was so depressed that she just wanted to eat. ....3.... by a neighbour, the mobile care unit from Nsambya hospital went to her home.

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D. Alerted

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A. Attracted

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B. Visited

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C. Noticed

Question 9

Just after ...1..... the aircraft gave a shudder and coughed.

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B. take off

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A. Departure

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C. leaving

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D. flying

Question 10

The AIDS time bomb .....6... on relentlessly.

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B. Burns

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A. Strikes

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C. Ticks

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D. Drops

Question 11

The novel "Sweet Sixteen" is published by ___________

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A. Masobe Books

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B. Lantern Printing Press

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C. Jamb Printing Press

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D. Molara Wood Printing Press

Question 12

CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT IS NEAREST IN MEANING TO THE WORD(S) IN BRACKET, FOR QUESTIONS below. Every human being is [vulnerable] to communicable disease

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A. liable

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B. lifted

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C. immune

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D. closed

Question 13

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen" The fact that Aliya wanted to be a pilot, then a musician, a songwriter, doctor and later a lawyer points to the

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C. indecision that comes with choosing a career at a tender age

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A. need for parents to choose a befitting career for their children

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B. reason that only passion can define one's career

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D. need for schools to make their syllabus career based

Question 14

After three months of ....5.... treatment, she regained her will to live.

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C. Safe

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A. Intensive

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B. Healthy

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D. Heavy

Question 15

Alice, a small fragile-looking Ugandan mother, is dying of AIDS. She lives with her son and daughter in a tin-roofed shack on the .....1... of Kampala.

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A. Outskirts

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B. Suburbs

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C. Interior

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D. Outside

Question 16

The author compares sea anemone's tentacles to a flower's

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A. Stem

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B. Petals

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C. Leaves

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D. roots

Question 17

You can have ........ of these two books

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A. either

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B. none

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C. any

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D. some

Question 18

According to the novel, which of these society has "Fat-farms", where girls were force-fed to fatten them in the novel

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B. Mauritania

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A. Niger

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C. Ibadan

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D. Ghana

Question 19

In Bolaji Abdullahi's 'Sweet Sixteen', Kahlil Gibran is a

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A. poet

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B. songwriter

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C. dramatist

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D. musician

Question 20

Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket Some men will continue to cause offences until they are given [a taste of their own medicine]

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B. revenged on

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A. placated

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C. cured

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D. recompensed for

Question 21

In the novel, Mr Bello define's a "dumb girl" as ____________

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C. A girl who has sex with a boy to prove she loves him

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A. a girl who collects valentine gift from a boy

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B. a girl who accept other peope's definition of beauty

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D. a girl who cheats during exam

Question 22

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen" The novel places emphasis on the

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C. relevance of bridging the communication gap between children and their parents

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A. need for strict parenting and schooling for children

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B. social disparity between the rich and the poor in the society

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D. abnormalities of the society and the confusion that comes with childishness

Question 23

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one in bracket, from questions below B[oo]k

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D. full

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A. shoe

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B. group

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C. blue

Question 24

If he had spoken up, he wouldn't have been given. This means that

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D. he was given because he didn't speak up

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A. he spoke up and was given

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B. he wasn't given because he spoke up

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C. he didn't speak up and wasn't given

Question 25

It is high time we ........ seeing her

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C. stopped

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A. stop

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B. will stop

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D. stops

Question 26

He called the control ....5.... to report the mishap

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C. Building

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A. office

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B. Department

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D. Tower

Question 27

In which of the chapter, does Aliya's father thinks: "Music is a universal language that speaks to the soul"?

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B. Stereotype

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A. Grandhi's test

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C. Dating

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D. Beauty

Question 28

Abdullahi, having written extensively over the years on politics, policy  and development. "Sweeet Sixteen was his" ________________

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A. Fifth book

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B. First book

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C. Third book

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D. Second book

Question 29

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen" The significance of Mr Bello's advice to Aliya on Bobo's gift is that

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B. the gift shouldn't necessarily impose an obligation on Aliya to act in tune with Bobo's interest

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A. the gift is a demonstration of love and affection

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C. one of the foundations of his marriage with Aliya's mother is through gifting

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D. once a boy gives a girl a gift it necessarily means that he has an interest in mind

Question 30

What is the main message of the story about the hunter?

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A. averaging others may be right or wrong, depending on the circumstances

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B. parents should pass across their wealth of knowledge to their children and the children should do same when they grow up

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C. it is wrong to revenge wrongdoings

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D. it is good to always prepare for difficult situations

Question 31

According to the novel, how did Aliya got to know that at age 16 one is no longer a child?

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A. from the 16 page letter from her dad

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B. from a book titled

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C. from a movie at the cinema

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D. from the book titled

Question 32

Bunmi usually taunt Aliya because

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C. her parents don't give her enough freedom

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A. she is fat

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B. she is a Muslim

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D. she is more brilliant

Question 33

CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT IS NEAREST IN MEANING TO THE WORD(S) IN BRACKET, FOR QUESTIONS below. Her findings [exploded] widely held beliefs about learning

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B. debunked

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A. challenged

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C. projected

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D. confirmed

Question 34

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen" All in all, Aliya has ...

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B. been challenged to be exceptional in all her endeavors

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A. the inheritance of her parents both in knowledge and assets

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C. the responsibility to pass on the lessons of her father to her own children

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D. been portrayed as the definition of beauty and character

Question 35

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen" ... is quick to anger and doesn't hide it when she is

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B. Mrs Bello

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A. Aliyu

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C. Mr Bello

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D. Bobo

Question 36

Which of these character in the novel often bully's her in school

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A. Grace

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B. Tokunbo

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C. Bunmi

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D. Bisi

Question 37

Who is Mr. Bello's favourite musician

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C. Ebenezer Obey

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A. Fela

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B. Adekunle Gold

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D. Ali Farka Toure

Question 38

Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word underlined. The police officer looks pudgy

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A. tall and lean

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B. short and slim

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C. short and fat

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D. tall and fat

Question 39

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one in bracket, from questions below H[ei]r

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A. Care

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B. Near

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C. mere

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D. weird

Question 40

The letter titled 'Letter to my Daughter' has the same title as a book written by

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D. Maya Angelou

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A. Operah Winfrey

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B. Chimamanda Adichie

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C. Magaret Thatcher

Question 41

...to cover the improperly secured left rear ....3....

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C. entrance

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A. hatch

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B. door

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D. gate

Question 42

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen" The stereotypical act in the book centres

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B. religious intolerance

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A. terrorism

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C. food insecurity

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D. the lifestyle of a teenager

Question 43

Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below All the Nigerian footballers have itchy feet

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C. the footballers like to travel

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A. the footballers have insured feet

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B. the footballers use their feet to steer

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D. the footballers like play skillfully

Question 44

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

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B. did the cashier pay the workers salary in september

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A. when were the workers paid

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C. workers received their july salary in september

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D. the september salary was paid in july

Question 45

and requested clearance for emergency ...6.....

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A. return

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B. landing

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C. stopping

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D. arrival

Question 46

Whenever Aiya's mum stops being angry, she

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A. starts praising her daughter

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B. sings around the house

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C. comes home early from work

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D. takes the family out for a treat

Question 47

CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT IS NEAREST IN MEANING TO THE WORD(S) IN BRACKET, FOR QUESTIONS below. We must not [foreclose] reconciliation as the purpose of his trip

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A. exclude

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B. consider

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C. underestimate

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D. forgo

Question 48

Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the one in bracket, from questions below G[ua]rantee

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A. plait

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B. far

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C. guard

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D. aunt

Question 49

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen" "The Gandhi Test" indicates how

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D. a person can make morally right decisions

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A. stubborn people act without thinking of public perception

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B. one should act when it comes to choosing a career

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C. a child should make wise decisions mindless of popular thinking

Question 50

Aliya's father tries to teach Aliya chess because

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D. it will make her think strategically

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A. it will improve her social skills

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B. it is a game that can be played alone

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C. it will help reduce her anxiety

Question 51

At some point in the book, why doesn't Aliya want to be the grown-up girl she always want to be anymore?

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A. she thinks her father is dead

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B. she doen't feel anything when she is 16

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C. she likes to remain a child

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D. she loves food

Question 52

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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B. characteristics

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A. symptomatic

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C. universal

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D. incontestable

Question 53

Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below. Mr Santos Laliga is a [dipsomaniac]

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A. teetotaler

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B. a drunkard

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C. an hater of women

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D. a promiscuous man

Question 54

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen" As it relates to sex education, Aliya's father advised that

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A. she should abstain totally from sex as this is the worst sin ever in the history of human civilisation

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B. she should wisely decide before letting go of her body

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C. she should be mindful of her company of friends and the media's influence on sexual affairs

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D. sexual affair is no longer a hidden issue and she should wisely make her choices

Question 55

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

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B. coasted

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A. glided

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C. wheeled

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D. taxied

Question 56

Choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one in bracket; Smoo[th]

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C. brother

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A. worth

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B. wealthy

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D. dress

Question 57

What does Aliya want to donate to the school clinic?

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B. the Nebuliser

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A. books

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C. writing materials

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D. sporting equipment

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