JAMB 2025

2025 JAMB English Language Past Questions

Browse the 2025 JAMB English Language past questions with answers and step-by-step explanations. English Language tests comprehension, lexis and structure, oral form, and written expression. Vocabulary breadth and fluency with formal English idioms separate the highest scorers from the average. Use the year archive below to time yourself the way the actual exam does — most candidates need to work questions across multiple years before the patterns become obvious.

Sample JAMB English Language questions

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  1. Q12013MEDIUMEnglish

    Choose the option that best complete the gap (s) Yours is to command.....is to obey

    1. A.theirs'
    2. B.their's
    3. C.their✓ Correct
    4. D.theirs
  2. Q22019MEDIUMChemistry

    Which of the following sets of operation will completely separate a mixture of sodium chloride, sand and iodine?

    1. A.addition of water, filtration, evaporation to dryness and sublimation
    2. B.filtration, evaporation to dryness, addition of water and sublimation
    3. C.sublimation, filtration, evaporation and addition of water✓ Correct
    4. D.sublimation, addition of water, filtration and evaporation to dryness
  3. Q32023MEDIUMLiterature in English

    This question is based on THE LION AND THE JEWEL. Sidi insisted on the payment of her bride-price because it indicates that she_____

    1. A.is a virgin
    2. B.has a wealthy family✓ Correct
    3. C.is of marriageable age
    4. D.is free from her family
  4. Q42022MEDIUMComputer Studies

    Which part of a laptop serves the same function as a mouse?

    1. A.A. Arrow keys
    2. B.B. Navigation bar
    3. C.C. Touchpad
    4. D.D. Keyboard✓ Correct
  5. Q52015MEDIUMBiology

    Which of the following is NOT a waste product of plants?

    1. A.Auxins
    2. B.Gum
    3. C.Resins✓ Correct
    4. D.tanins
  6. Q62024MEDIUMChemistry

    If 11.0g of a gas occupies 5.6 dm$^3$ at s.t.p., calculate its vapour density (1 mole of a gas occupies 22.4 dm$^3$).

    1. A.22
    2. B.44
    3. C.66✓ Correct
    4. D.88
  7. Q72021MEDIUMHistory

    All of these but one is not part of the reasons why Europeans came to Nigeria?

    1. A.A. Slava trade
    2. B.B. Education
    3. C.C. Religion
    4. D.D. Commercialization✓ Correct
  8. Q82016MEDIUMEconomics

    The study of economics is necessary mainly because of

    1. A.Unemployment
    2. B.Unlimited resources✓ Correct
    3. C.Scarcity of resources
    4. D.Overpopulation
  9. Q92023MEDIUMPhysical Education

    Which of the following games is a traditional game in Nigeria before colonization ?

    1. A.A. badmiton
    2. B.B. chess
    3. C.C. soccer✓ Correct
    4. D.D. ayo game
  10. Q102020MEDIUMEnglish

    From the words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that best completes each of the following sentences.   Before I arrived, the choir _______ the hymn

    1. A.have sing
    2. B.has sing
    3. C.had sung✓ Correct
    4. D.have sang

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