2024 JAMB English Language Past Questions & Answers

Question 1

Which of the honeybees does not live long?

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A. Queens

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B. workers

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C. drones

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D. stingers

Question 2

The following question is based on Khadija Abububakar Jalili's The Life Changer. According to the novel, Bint's Social Studies teacher is

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C. mischievous

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A. greedy

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B. arrogant

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D. meddlesome

Question 3

Choose the option that best completes the sentence.  She hurried off ______ and came back.

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C. fast

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A. fastly

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B. as fastly

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D. very fastly

Question 4

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.  Despite the cancellation of the excursion, the students still waited at the school gate.

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B. abandonment

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A. delay

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C. lifting

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D. abortion

Question 5

Choose the option that best completes the gap(s) Fierce dogs should be kept in the _______ during the day.

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C. kennel

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A. garage

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B. cage

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D. balcony

Question 6

Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined. Yesterday

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B. Union

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A. Jam

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C. Jump

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D. Umbrella

Question 7

Fill the gap labelled 15

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A. attention

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B. honour

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C. privilege

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D. care

Question 8

What option best fills the gap labelled 6

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D. avenues

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A. way

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B. tunnels

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C. paths

Question 9

Choose the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. It is not in my place to keep late, no matter what happens.

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A. I am not used to keeping late

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B. I am a habitual latecomer to any event

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C. I do not get to anywhere later than expected

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D. I do not really care whether I get to an event late or not

Question 10

In each of the following questions, select the option that best completes the gap.  The touts ____ arrested during the riot.

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A. were

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B. was

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C. where

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D. is

Question 11

Select the option that best fills the gap labelled 10

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D. pockets

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A. havens

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B. colonies

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C. isles

Question 12

What option best fills the gap labelled 15?

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B. extinguished

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A. fused

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C. detonated

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D. stuck

Question 13

In each of the following questions, the word in capital letter has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given words relate.  His reign was noted for PEACE.

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A. Was his reign noted for wealth?

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B. Whose house is noted for peace?

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C. Was his reign examined for peace?

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D. Whose reign is noted for peace?

Question 14

Choose the option that best fills the gap labelled 13

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A. acknowledgements

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B. commentaries

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C. titles

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D. spines

Question 15

Choose the option that best fills the gap labelled 9

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A. borrower-mark

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B. reserve-mark

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C. call-mark

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D. year-mark

Question 16

Choose the option that best completes the sentence. Maryam, the girl in my neighbourhood, treats people as if she _____ better than they are.

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B. were

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A. has

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C. is

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D. was

Question 17

Choose the option that best completes the sentence. But for the timely intervention of the police, the thief ______ by the angry mob.

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B. would have been lynched

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A. will be lynched

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C. would be lynched

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D. will have been lynched

Question 18

Choose the option that is nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.  The official has declared the election inconclusive.

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C. indeterminate

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A. clear

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B. satisfactory

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D. perfect

Question 19

In each of the following questions, choose the option opposite in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.  Due to old age, mother has become taciturn.

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D. garrulous

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A. reserved

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B. quiet

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C. cold

Question 20

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word or phrase underlined. The cleaner admires the girls for their neatness.

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A. scorns

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B. accepts

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C. sanctions

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D. regards

Question 21

What option best fills the gap labelled 14?

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A. slit

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B. gash

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C. knife

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D. mesh

Question 22

Fill the gap labelled 9

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A. stakeholder

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B. shareholder

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C. officeholder

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D. cardholder

Question 23

Choose the option that explains the information conveyed in the sentence The teacher believed her students were equal to the task.

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B. The students were hardworking and dedicated

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A. The students were young and weak

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C. The students were not adequately prepared

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D. The task was very difficult to carry out

Question 24

Fill the gap labelled 6

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C. infer

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A. impact

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B. impart

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D. confer

Question 25

What does the writer mean by we knew what we were up against?

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D. The distance from the mountains to Cameroon

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A. The height of the mountains they were running to

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B. the ferociousness of the insurgents

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C. The difficulty of life on the mountains

Question 26

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined. The lecturer's wife has become quite unconscionable.

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D. reprehensible

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A. unquestionable

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B. unbecoming

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C. suspicious

Question 27

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.  The government has promised to pay our gratuity, we need to have our fingers crossed.

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C. We should remain hopeful

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A. We should ignore the promise

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B. We should be united in purpose

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D. The promise would exchange handshake

Question 28

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word or phrase underlined. The children's room was messy when we entered.

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B. tidy

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A. muddled

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C. dirty

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D. unkept

Question 29

Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined. King

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A. quite

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B. knee

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C. sing

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D. knight

Question 30

Choose the option that best completes the sentence. The man is not as powerful as he once was, his influence has considerably _______

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C. diminished

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A. toppled

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B. quelled

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D. discarded

Question 31

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined. His persistently poor performance is already driving his parents round the bend.

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B. making his parents mad

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A. making his parents sad

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C. driving his parents into a corner

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D. causing his parents some problems

Question 32

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.  It is highly improbable that it will snow in June.

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A. It is highly unlikely that it will snow in June

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B. It is possible that it will snow in June

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C. It will never snow in June

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D. The snowfall will probably be high in June

Question 33

Choose the option that rhymes with the given word taciturn

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D. burn

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A. rerun

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B. tarn

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C. around

Question 34

According to the writer, travelling across several labyrinths suggests

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B. Cameroon is a straight distance from the mountains

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A. it was easy for them to locate the paths leading to Cameroon

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C. they arrived Cameroon after two days of crossing several rivers

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D. they had a complicated and tortuous journey through the bush

Question 35

Choose the option that best fills the gap labelled 12

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C. shelf-guides

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A. card's guide

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B. author's guide

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D. books-guides

Question 36

Choose the option that best completes the sentence. ____ of his lateness, Okupe gained from the coaching.

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C. In spite

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A. Despite

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B. Instead

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D. In case

Question 37

Select the option that best completes the gap in the sentence.  Tests reveal that the winning athlete had taken some performance-enhancing ______.

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A. drugs

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B. tablets

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C. caplets

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D. capsules

Question 38

Choose the option that best fils the gap labelled 15

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D. reserve

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A. pocket

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B. title

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C. call-name

Question 39

Choose the option that best completes the sentence.  The ______ of armed robbery has been on the increase.

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C. incidence

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A. incident

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B. accident

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D. accidence

Question 40

Apart from being born royal, a queen can lose its royalty by becoming a worker through

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A. diet

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B. association

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C. cooperation

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D. the absence of a queen

Question 41

What option best fills the gap labelled 12

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D. opening

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A. gash

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B. hole

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C. seam

Question 42

Choose the option that is opposite in meaning to the word or phrase underlined. The commissioner thought that the proposal would fall through.

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A. succeed

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B. be discarded

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C. be written off

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D. fail

Question 43

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.  The newly employed teachers gave their work rapt attention.

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A. concentrated

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B. conflicting

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C. half-hearted

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D. divided

Question 44

Choose the option that best fills the gap labelled 14

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B. reserve section

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A. table

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C. sitting corner

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D. lending desk

Question 45

Choose the option that best completes the sentence. The movie wasn't fantastic, was it? _____

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B. No, it wasn't

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A. Yes, it wasn't

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C. Yes, it was

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D. No, it was

Question 46

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.  The attempt by the robbers to break into the bank was futile.

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D. fruitless

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A. successful

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B. expensive

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C. hostile

Question 47

In each of the following questions, choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the options. The stressed syllable is written in capital letters.  immunity

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A. iMMUnity

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B. immuNIty

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C. Immunity

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D. immuniTY

Question 48

Choose the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. She is travelling to Abuja. She'll return next week.

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D. She is travelling to Abuja and returning next week

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A. She is travelling to Abuja to return next week

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B. She is travelling to Abuja but returning next week

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C. She is travelling to Abuja to returning next week

Question 49

Choose the option that best completes the sentence. You know that you ____ it before tomorrow.

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B. ought to do

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A. might do

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C. like to do

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D. may do

Question 50

Select the option that best fills the gap labelled 12

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C. intuitive

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A. interactive

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B. discursive

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D. reclusive

Question 51

Choose the option that best completes the sentence.  I had to put up my house as _____ for the bank loan.

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C. collateral

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A. pledge

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B. agreement

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D. surety

Question 52

Select the option that fills the gap labelled 7

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A. repertoire

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B. word

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C. idea

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D. statement

Question 53

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word or phrase underlined. The judge declared the two accused guilty.

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B. innocent

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A. rude

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C. flawed

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D. convicted

Question 54

In each of the following questions, choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.  Gap

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A. pneumonia

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B. lack

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C. flour

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D. pain

Question 55

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.  He bequeathed his company to his last daughter.

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B. left

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A. sold

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C. lent

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D. added

Question 56

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.  She went to the court to seek redress for the wrong done to her.

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C. judgement

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A. returns

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B. appeal

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D. compensation

Question 57

Choose the option that best completes the sentence.  If her brother ____ here, he would call the police.

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D. were

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A. have been

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B. will be

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C. am

Question 58

The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given stress relates.  My mother is expected to be back by this time TOMORROW.

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B. Is my mother expected back by this time next month?

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A. Who is expected back by this time tomorrow?

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C. Is my mother assumed back by this time tomorrow?

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D. Is my mother expected gone by this time tomorrow?

Question 59

Choose the option that is nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.  Most celebrities usually have a tinge of dishonour in their life.

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A. tint

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B. tray

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C. tract

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D. mold

Question 60

In each of the following questions, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined. Unemployment among school leavers has reached epidemic proportions.

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D. extensive

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A. urban

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B. spreading

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C. disease

Question 61

In each of the following questions, select the option that best completes the gap.  The ripe orange was beyond his ______.

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D. reach

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A. touch

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B. catch

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C. pluck

Question 62

Choose the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentences. Adeola lives a stone's throw away from the church.

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D. He lives very close to the church

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A. He lives where stones are thrown to the church

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B. He lives a long distance from the church

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C. He lives not too close to the church

Question 63

In each of the following questions, choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the options. The stressed syllable is written in capital letters.  radioactive

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C. radioACtive

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A. RAdioactive

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B. raDIOactive

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D. radioacTIVE

Question 64

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word or phrase underlined. A prosperous lawyer is definitely hardworking.

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B. poor

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A. affluent

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C. stagnant

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D. luxurious

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