2021 JAMB English Language Past Questions & Answers (Part 2)

Question 1

Who is Boka?

Accepted Answer

D. traditional medicine man

Answer

A. district head

Answer

B. head of the capital

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C. head of faming

Question 2

choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the letter(s) underlined from the options lettered A-E King

Accepted Answer

C. thine

Answer

A. that

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B. think

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D. tongue

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E. tone

Question 3

complete the statement from the options lettered A-D Mr. Jude made the meeting _____his poor health

Accepted Answer

C. in spite of

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A. even though

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B. inspite of

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D. despite that

Question 4

According to the novel, how would you describe Salma?

Accepted Answer

A. fair complexioned skin, tall and slim

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B. fair complexioned, short and fat

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C. dark-complexioned skin, tall and slim

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D. dark-complexioned girl, short and fat.

Question 5

The Author of The Life Changer dedicates the novel to whom?

Accepted Answer

D. her children

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A. her Husband

Answer

B. Her mother

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C. her father

Question 6

Salma and her roommates were _________

Accepted Answer

A. A students

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B. Outstanding students

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C. B students

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D. Average students

Question 7

The Life Changer is authored by?

Accepted Answer

B. Khadija Abubakar Jalli

Answer

A. Khadija Abubakar Jilla

Answer

C. Khadija Abubakar Jali

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D. Khadija Abubakar Jila

Question 8

Omar's admission signals________

Accepted Answer

B. a life-changing experience

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A. storytelling

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C. being a learned

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D. community's appraisal

Question 9

choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) underlined. Many people believed that such an action is unbecoming of a leader

Accepted Answer

B. not befitting

Answer

A. forthcoming

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C. unwanted

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D. not necessary

Question 10

What was Ummi's reason for her impromptu barging ?

Accepted Answer

C. To keep them on their feets

Answer

A. To monitor her children's activities

Answer

B. To ensure the children were safe

Answer

D. To ensure they maintain cleanliness

Question 11

choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the letter(s) underlined from the options lettered A-E Moon

Accepted Answer

B. loop

Answer

A. cook

Answer

C. pull

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D. look

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E. double

Question 12

Who often says " what you teach a child is like writing on a rock and when dried, it would be difficult to erase"

Accepted Answer

C. Ummi's Grandmother

Answer

A. Ummi

Answer

B. Omar

Answer

D. Salma's grandmother

Question 13

According to the novel, what delicacy is considered to be students' favourite?

Accepted Answer

A. Danwake

Answer

B. Snail

Answer

C. Spagetti

Answer

D. Indomie jollof

Question 14

choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) underlined. The governor was incoherent in his speech

Accepted Answer

A. uncoordinated

Answer

B. talkative

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C. confused

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D. eloquent

Question 15

Ummi is translated in Arabic as _____?

Accepted Answer

B. my mother

Answer

A. my mentor

Answer

C. my morning star

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D. my muse

Question 16

choose the option nearly opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined Insecurity has escalated since the present government came into power.

Accepted Answer

A. abated

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B. increased

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C. proliferated

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D. metamorphosed

Question 17

choose the option that best answers the question from the options lettered A-D He SLAPPED the teacher.

Accepted Answer

A. Did he greet the teacher?

Answer

B. Did the teacher flog him?

Answer

C. Did he slap the nurse?

Answer

D. Did he praise the principal?

Question 18

Who apologizes to the HOD on behalf of Ummi?

Accepted Answer

B. Ummi's husband

Answer

A. Salma

Answer

C. Kabir

Answer

D. Salim

Question 19

choose the option nearly opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined The lady has devised a means of tackling her current challenges.

Accepted Answer

B. avoiding

Answer

A. attacking

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C. handling

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D. suspending

Question 20

In question number 11 above choose the best option from letters A- E that best complete the gap

Accepted Answer

A. house

Answer

B. colony

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C. settlement

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D. abode

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E. habitat

Question 21

choose the option that best answers the question from the options lettered A-D He travels every WEEKEND

Accepted Answer

C. Does he travel every month?

Answer

A. Does he sleep every weekend?

Answer

B. Does he wash every week days?

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D. Does he travel every day?

Question 22

choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) underlined. The emphasis placed on good moral conduct by the society in the past seems to have been relaxed

Accepted Answer

C. weakened

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A. avoided

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B. improved

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D. outdated

Question 23

How long has Mr Dabo been in the university?

Answer

A. 10 years

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B. 15 years

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C. More than a decade

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D. More than fiften years

Question 24

choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) underlined. His grandfather was one of the few patriotic Nigerians who ever lived.

Accepted Answer

B. lover of Nigeria

Answer

A. obedient

Answer

C. calculative

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D. careless

Question 25

What was Omar JAMB score?

Accepted Answer

D. 230

Answer

A. 300

Answer

B. 250

Answer

C. 200

Question 26

choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the letter(s) underlined from the options lettered A-E Bark

Accepted Answer

C. curb

Answer

A. climb

Answer

B. tomb

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D. doubt

Answer

E. dumb

Question 27

What is Ummi's mariculation number?

Accepted Answer

C. UG0001

Answer

A. UF0001

Answer

B. UG0002

Answer

D. UF0002

Question 28

choose the option with the correct emphatic stress indicated in capital letters from the options lettered A-D Biography

Accepted Answer

D. biOgraphy

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A. bioGRAphy

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B. BIography

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C. biograPHY

Question 29

Who suggested the abduction of a boy?

Accepted Answer

B. Zaki

Answer

A. Talle

Answer

C. John

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D. Boki

Question 30

Who can be described as meddlesome?

Accepted Answer

C. Bint

Answer

A. Daddy

Answer

B. Ummi

Answer

D. Mallam Salihu

Question 31

What tradition was established in Lafayette?

Accepted Answer

D. strangers were not allowed at ceremonial gatherings

Answer

A. Nobody was allowed to have visitors at night

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B. No stranger should be hosted without the knowledge of the Hakimi

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C. Nobody was allowed to accommodate friends

Question 32

choose the option with the correct emphatic stress indicated in capital letters from the options lettered A-D Successful

Accepted Answer

C. sucCEssful

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A. SUccessful

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B. suCcessful

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D. succESSful

Question 33

choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) underlined. He maintained that Nigerians need a leader with an iron fist

Accepted Answer

B. severe in treatment

Answer

A. fist made of iron

Answer

C. difiicult to please

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D. strong as iron

Question 34

In question number 19 above choose the best option from letters A- E that best complete the gap

Accepted Answer

B. born

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A. laid

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C. delivered

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D. produced

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E. donated

Question 35

Who among the following characters can be described as one with few words?

Accepted Answer

D. Ngozi

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A. Ada

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B. secretary to the HOD

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C. John

Question 36

What was the last General paper during Salma's Final year?

Accepted Answer

D. Moral Philosophy

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A. Philosophy and logic

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B. Special Education

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C. Psychology

Question 37

''I want to know you intimately'' What was the recipient's response?

Accepted Answer

C. rejection, dismissal and contempt

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A. approval and acceptance

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B. dismissal and confrontation

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D. sympathy and approval

Question 38

The author of The Life Changer holds a degree in ______

Accepted Answer

A. BSc (Ed) Mathematics

Answer

B. BA (Ed) English Language

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C. BA (Ed) Economics

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D. BA Mass Communication

Question 39

According to Ummi, what is the first noticeable thing in the university?

Accepted Answer

C. Freedom of dressing

Answer

A. Different people

Answer

B. lawlessness and injustice

Answer

D. immoral relationships

Question 40

Ummi's husband always wanted to study?

Accepted Answer

C. Linguistics

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A. accounting

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B. pharmacy

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D. Law

Question 41

complete the statement from the options lettered A-D The meeting was organised at _______ instance ?

Accepted Answer

C. whose

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A. whom

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B. whose's

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D. whom's

Question 42

What was the double celebration in Lafayette?

Accepted Answer

B. Ummi's admission and marriage

Answer

A. The birth of Talle and his brother

Answer

C. Omar's WAEC and JAMB success

Answer

D. Salma's admission and engagement

Question 43

In question number 14 above choose the best option from letters A- E that best complete the gap

Accepted Answer

B. seed

Answer

A. fruits

Answer

C. pollen

Answer

D. grains

Answer

E. leaves

Question 44

Which of the following character has a reticent nature?

Accepted Answer

C. Talle

Answer

A. Jamila

Answer

B. Bint

Answer

D. Ada

Question 45

choose the option that best answers the question from the options lettered A-D The Parents Teachers Association promised to build a CAFETERIA.

Accepted Answer

C. Did the parents teachers association promise to build a library?

Answer

A. Does the alumni association promised to build a cafeteria?

Answer

B. Does the school authority promised to build a library?

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D. Does the parents teachers association promised to demolish a cafeteria?

Question 46

choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the letter(s) underlined from the options lettered A-E Head

Accepted Answer

B. red

Answer

A. bead

Answer

C. rear

Answer

D. stir

Answer

E. heel

Question 47

Who among the following characters appears to be less voluble?

Accepted Answer

B. Labaran

Answer

A. Habib

Answer

C. Kabir

Answer

D. Salim

Question 48

Who assisted Ummi's husband with Ummi's admission?

Accepted Answer

D. Samuel

Answer

A. Mallam Salihu

Answer

B. Salim

Answer

C. Kabir

Question 49

In question number 13 above choose the best option from letters A- E that best complete the gap

Accepted Answer

C. workers

Answer

A. servant

Answer

B. maid

Answer

D. errand

Answer

E. worker

Question 50

''Don't come in after me..." Whose principle was this?

Accepted Answer

A. Dr Samjohn

Answer

B. Dr Mohammed

Answer

C. Labaran

Answer

D. Dr Dabo

Question 51

complete the statement from the options lettered A-D The two friends made promises to _____ when they met last year

Accepted Answer

A. each other

Answer

B. one another

Answer

C. theirselves

Answer

D. themselves

Question 52

Salma compared lecturers with _________

Accepted Answer

D. Policemen

Answer

A. Thieves

Answer

B. politician

Answer

C. lawyers

Question 53

According to Salma, No man was worthy to be called a man except ____

Accepted Answer

D. her father

Answer

A. her husband

Answer

B. her boyfriend

Answer

C. her brothers

Question 54

choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) underlined. The office assistant was dismissed for pilfering

Accepted Answer

C. stealing

Answer

A. fighting

Answer

B. incompetence

Answer

D. mismanagement

Question 55

What's the name of Ngozi's hostel?

Accepted Answer

D. Queen Amina

Answer

A. Comrade

Answer

B. Beauty Queen

Answer

C. Queen Ana

Question 56

How much money did Habib handed over to Tomiwa?

Accepted Answer

A. fifty thousand naira

Answer

B. one hundred thousand naira

Answer

C. Twenty-five thousand naira

Answer

D. Twenty thousand naira

Question 57

What reward was Omar expecting for his achievement?

Accepted Answer

C. a phone

Answer

A. a bag

Answer

B. a shoe

Answer

D. a laptop

Question 58

choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) underlined. The matter was considered a private concern of the chairman to handle

Accepted Answer

A. personal

Answer

B. known

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C. public

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D. open

Question 59

Who among the following character was sitting next to Salma during her final examination?

Accepted Answer

B. Kola

Answer

A. Tola

Answer

C. Bola

Answer

D. Deola

Question 60

Where does Ada hail from?

Accepted Answer

B. North central

Answer

A. North west

Answer

C. West

Answer

D. South south

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