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Instruction
In questions 66 to 85, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2016
Q4401. Ali looked to the left and then .... the right before crossing the road.
A to
B in
C for
D with
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Q4402. Isa wants you to come, and .... who is free.
A anyone elses'
B anyone else's
C anyone else
D anyone's else
Instruction
In questions 86 to 91, choose the option that has the same vowel or consonant sound as the one represented by the letters underlined.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2016
Q4403. fleet
A ewe
B quay
C slit
D wet
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Q4404. hoard
A stall
B club
C cloth
D rock
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Q4405. clique
A with
B what
C wheat
D which
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Q4406. motion
A ritual
B pleasure
C picture
D brochure
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Q4407. chapel
A match
B motion
C chemistry
D champagne
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Q4408. Patch
A rich
B pack
C cable
D rich
Instruction
In questions 92 to 94, choose the option that rhymes with the given word.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2016
Q4409. hew
A toe
B put
C how
D stew
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Q4410. blue
A blue
B wool
C two
D rude
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Q4411. cut
A but
B bird
C bet
D bed
Instruction
In questions 95 to 97, choose the most appropriate stress pattern from the options. The stressed syllables are written in capital letters.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2016
Q4412. Mutilation
A MUtilation
B muTIlation
C mutilAtion
D mutilaTION
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Q4413. Optimistic
A optimistic
B optiMIStic
C opTImistic
D OPtimistic
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Q4414. Revisionism
A revisionISM
B REvisionism
C reVisionism
D reviSIONism
Instruction
In each of questions 98 to 100, the word in capital letters has the Emphatic Stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2016
Q4415. Kunle saw the snake on THE TREE
A Did Kunle pick the snake on the tree?
B What did Kunle see on the tree?
C Who saw the snake on the tree?
D Where did Kunle see the snake?
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Q4416. Laraba ran sluggishly to the CAR
A How did Laraba run to the car?
B Who ran sluggishly to the car?
C Where did Laraba run to?
D What did Laraba do?
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2016
Q4417. Sanada was there YESTERDAY
A Is Sanada there yesterday?
B Who was there yesterday?
C When was Sanada there?
D Where was Sanada yesterday?
Instruction
Read the passage below carefully and answer questions 1 to 5. Okoli bought his five-shilling postal order, registered his pools coupon and emerged from the post office feeling as he had felt for the past ten years that the world would be kind to him. But he was not happy. While waiting in the queue, another customer had told him of a friend who had invested one thousand Naira and won thousands. 'One hundred Naira', he said to himself. He smiled a smile of diffidence mixed with optimism. Some passers-by noted a smile and thinking it was for them, but Okoli nicknamed 'Time up' by his friends of the Government department where he worked, did not notice. His thoughts were engaged in contemplating the vagaries of that mysterious god, football pools. He came to the bus stop and looked a little wistfully at a standing vehicle. He would have liked to go by it, his home was a mile away and the sun eagerly pricked his head, but his salary did not allow for casual expenses. He, therefore, walked home. Okoli took off his workday clothes and changed into brown wrapper and singlet. Then he set about boiling water for his 'garri'. 'No impossible,' he murmured to himself. To gamble on a grand scale? He unlocked a drawer set in the table and slipped out a bank account book. He opened it. His assets stood at exactly one thousand Naira. A coincidence? But it might be an omen. In the newspaper his stars for the week had said: 'Do not be afraid to take a chance.' Why should his credit stand at exactly the figure the other customer had mentioned? But one might fail even with one thousand Naira. Supposed he failed? He had responsibilities, his father and mother struggling against a perverse land which yearly failed to yield them enough to eat. Memories of that land had hunted him forcing him to place a barrier between himself and luxuries.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2017
Q4418. From the passage Okoli's living conditions could best be described as
A cozy
B soothing
C distressing
D relaxing
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Q4419. According to the passage, Okoli was afraid to lose
A affluence
B prosperity
C reputation
D chance
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Q4420. The word 'omen' as used in the passage, means
A indication
B end
C implication
D oath
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Q4421. From the passage, Okoli did not travel by bus because
A he did not want to pay on the bus fare
B his income could not allow it
C he lived close to the bus stop
D his body needed the rigorous walk
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2017
Q4422. It can be concluded that Okoli smiled a smile of diffidence because he was
A diligent
B confident
C uncertain
D unassuming
Instruction
Use the passage below to answer questions 6 to 15. The passage has gaps numbered 6 to 15. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap. In a parliamentary democracy elections are held periodically to elect a new government. This arrangement ensures that no party has .... (6) of power. In a country where parliamentary democracy is practised, the country is divided into .... (7), each returning one candidate. Long before the election day, political parties engage in all kinds of activities. These activities strengthen .... (8) harmony and also define more sharply the focus of the parties. On election day, only those persons who are duly .... (9) and own voter's cards can vote. To facilitate the voting process, polling booths are made easily accessible to the voters. At the end of the voting, the .... (10) are counted. When the counting is over, the party which gets more .... (11) forms the government. A candidate who fails to win a certain percentage of the votes loses his or her .... (12). Sometimes the opposition parties accuse the government of .... (13) the election in order to retain power. Such an accusation usually generates .... (14) destruction of lives and property. In spite of these ugly side effects of party politics, parliamentary .... (15) remains a better and more preferred way of electing a new government.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2017
Q4423. This arrangement ensures that no party has .... of power
A monopoly
B majority
C right
D knowledge
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Q4424. the country is divided into ....
A regions
B wards
C constituencies
D districts
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Q4425. These activities strengthen .... harmony
A inter-party
B ultra-party
C intra-party
D extra-party
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Q4426. only those persons who are duly .... and own voter's cards can vote
A commissioned
B enrolled
C registered
D taxed
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Q4427. the .... are counted
A ballot box
B printed papers
C particulars
D ballot papers
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Q4428. the party which gets more .... forms the government
A members
B boxes
C votes
D counts
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Q4429. loses his or her ....
A right
B deposit
C party
D supporters
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Q4430. opposition parties accuse the government of .... the election
A holding
B postponing
C rigging
D controlling
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Q4431. Such an accusation usually generates ....
A fear
B trouble
C enmity
D violence
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Q4432. parliamentary .... remains a better and more preferred way
A rule
B party
C election
D voting
Instruction
Use the passage below to answer questions 16 to 25. The passage has gaps numbered 16 to 25. Immediately following each gap, four options are provided. Choose the most appropriate option for each gap. Lets begin with a picture. He must not have been more than thirty years old. The oval face, devoid of those wrinkles of age, the well-turfed and black hair, and his still complete though brown set of teeth supported this .... (16). All he had for clothing was a piece of cloth with some words written on it. It must have been one of those cloth-posters used but now abandoned by 'show-biz' promoters. Across his neck was yet another cloth which bore our national colors of green and white. His feet were naked – just as they came from their creator. In one hand he had an empty tin. He talked ceaselessly and in a disordered fashion. The other free hand emphasized his spoken words and gesture. As he talked, he gazed at you as if you were responsible for his .... (17) condition. He looked .... (18), though. There are many of his type in various urban centers. Beggars! They are in every conceivable place. At the bank, the supermarket, the church, the mosque, the post office – there you will meet them. Before you know it, the more healthy ones .... (19) you for alms almost to the point of assault. Surely, there is no .... (20) in giving alms to someone who is physically stronger than you are and who, from all indication, can and should work and fend for himself. Some others are feeble and unfortunately .... (21). Women and young girls constitute a sizeable number of these healthy beggars. Some are nursing mothers and one wonders who their husbands are. .... (22) by Mr. Nobody, perhaps. The young girls in this category are the mother-beggars of tomorrow. But tell me; can't the society be spared the human .... (23)?
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2017
Q4433. his still complete though brown set of teeth supported this ....
A condition
B assessment
C judgement
D description
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Q4434. as if you were responsible for his .... condition
A pathetic
B sympathetic
C aesthetic
D apologetic
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Q4435. He looked ...., though
A responsible
B redeemable
C recoverable
D remarkable
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Q4436. the more healthy ones .... you for alms
A besiege
B surround
C assault
D threaten
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Q4437. Surely, there is no .... in giving alms to someone who is physically stronger
A logic
B rationale
C reasoning
D sense
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Q4438. Some others are feeble and unfortunately ....
A dispossessed
B handicapped
C disenfranchised
D disabled
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Q4439. .... by Mr. Nobody, perhaps
A Fathered
B Conceived
C Begotten
D Born
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Q4440. can't the society be spared the human ....
A decay
B waste
C debris
D refuse
Instruction
In questions 24 to 30, select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2017
Q4441. The meeting was called off because the chairman was held up in traffic.
A The meeting was cancelled because the chairman was delayed in traffic
B The meeting was postponed because the chairman was robbed in traffic
C The meeting was disrupted because the chairman was arrested
D The meeting was attended because the chairman was not around
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Q4442. Jide's sudden resignation from the company was like a bolt from the blue.
A It was a welcome development
B It was a big surprise
C It was expected by everyone
D It was uninteresting
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Q4443. The speaker was economical with the truth in his address.
A The speaker was careful with his words
B The speaker was honest in his address
C The speaker was not truthful in his address
D The speaker was generous with facts
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Q4444. Ayo has been living on the edge since he lost his job.
A He has been living dangerously and riskily
B He has been living comfortably
C He has been living on the streets
D He has been living cheaply
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Q4445. The two friends decided to bury the hatchet after years of quarrelling.
A They decided to take an oath
B They decided to make peace
C They decided to keep quarrelling
D They decided to fight more
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2017
Q4446. Mr. Johnson always calls a spade a spade.
A He likes gardening
B He is always blunt and direct
C He uses the wrong word
D He makes mistakes in speech
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Q4447. The new manager turned a deaf ear to the workers' complaints.
A He listened to the workers
B He ignored the workers
C He acted on the workers' complaints
D He had hearing problems
Instruction
In questions 31 to 45, choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
JAMB (UTME) English Language 2017
Q4448. The Chairman decided to .... the meeting till the following day.
A adjourn
B postpone
C suspend
D defer
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Q4449. The old woman was .... to death in her sleep.
A frozen
B frozen
C frozen
D frozen
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Q4450. This is the man .... stole my car.
A who
B which
C whom
D whose