This question is based on "The Life Changer" novel. How old is Bint?

Step 1: Analyze the question This is a literature-in-English question on the JAMB set text The Life Changer by Khadijat Abdulkadir Jeddah. It asks for a fact about a character: Bint's age at the start of the story.

Step 2: Recall the concept JAMB novel questions test your recall of details such as characters, ages, settings and events, so a close reading of the early chapters matters. Bint is introduced as a very young child, which helps you rule out the older ages.

Step 3: Work through the options

• B (10 years) and C (8 years) make her too old for the child introduced in the opening of the story.
• D (7 years) is close, but it doesn't match the story's account.
• A (5 years) fits the young age at which Bint is introduced.

I can't quote the exact line from the text from memory.

Step 4: Answer A. 5 years old

Tip: For set-text questions, make a one-page "character fact sheet" with each main character's age, relationships and key actions. Facts like ages are easy marks if you review them just before the exam.