JAMB - English Language (2021)

  • 1
    What is Ummi's Occupation?
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    (B)
    Teacher
  • 2
    Who can be described as meddlesome?
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    (D)
    Mallam Salihu
  • 3

    ''Just call yourself Omar Esquire"

    Who makes this statement?

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    (A)
    Teemah
  • 4
    What position is Bint in the family?
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    (A)
    Last born
  • 5
    What was Ummi's reason for her impromptu barging ?
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    (D)
    To ensure they maintain cleanliness
  • 6
    Omar's admission signals________
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    (B)
    a life-changing experience
  • 7

    "Money moves Mountains"

    This statement was made by _________

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    (A)
    Salma
  • 8
    What was the reason for the delay at the faculty registration office?
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    (C)
    John's delay in cleaning the office
  • 9
    Salma compared lecturers with _________
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    (D)
    Policemen
  • 10
    At what age did Talle lost his father and stepmother ?
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    (B)
    20
  • 11
    Talle was imprisoned for?
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    (C)
    Kidnapping and extortion
  • 12
    The novel is written in the ___________
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    (A)
    First-person and Third person point of view
  • 13
    What brand of Phone did Salim buy?
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    (D)
    Samsung
  • 14
    Omar's achievement was by no means a small feat. This means that?
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    (A)
    Omar's achievement was difficult
  • 15
    Habib gives Tomiwa a bundle of _______?
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    (B)
    five hundred naira notes
  • 16
    Salma and her roommates were _________
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    (C)
    B students
  • 17
    How old is Bint?
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    (C)
    5
  • 18
    How did Omar check his admission status?
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    (A)
    visiting a cyber cafe
  • 19
    What subject is optional in Bint's school?
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    (B)
    French
  • 20
    Omar had ______ credits in the WAEC examination
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    (D)
    7
  • 21
    Who often says " what you teach a child is like writing on a rock and when dried, it would be difficult to erase"
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    (C)
    Ummi's Grandmother
  • 22
    Who is Jamila?
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    (D)
    Bint's immediate elder sister
  • 23
    Ummi is translated in Arabic as _____?
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    (B)
    my mother
  • 24
    Teemah is the first ________ of the family
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    (C)
    daughter
  • 25
    Ummi's husband always wanted to study?
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    (D)
    Law
  • 26
    What reward was Omar expecting for his achievement?
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    (C)
    a phone
  • 27
    What was Omar JAMB score?
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    (D)
    230
  • 28
    What was the double celebration in Lafayette?
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    (B)
    Ummi's admission and marriage
  • 29
    According to Ummi, what is the first noticeable thing in the university?
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    (C)
    Freedom of dressing
  • 30
    According to the novel, how would you describe Salma?
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    (A)
    fair complexioned skin, tall and slim
  • 31
    Where did Salma and Ummi first meet?
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    (D)
    Faculty registration
  • 32
    What is Salma's surname?
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    (A)
    Mohammed
  • 33
    Who among the following characters can be described as one with few words?
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    (B)
    secretary to the HOD
  • 34
    What exact incident led to Ummi 's development of claustrophobia?
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    (C)
    The HOD had asked if she wanted something to drink
  • 35
    What is Ummi's mariculation number?
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    (C)
    UG0001
  • 36
    Who assisted Ummi's husband with Ummi's admission?
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    (D)
    Samuel
  • 37
    Ummi angrily left the HOD's office because?
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    (C)
    Ummi assumed he was trying to make a pass at her
  • 38
    According to the Novel, How would you describe Dr Samuel Johnson?
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    (A)
    He has a tribal mark and he looks like an igala man
  • 39
    Who apologizes to the HOD on behalf of Ummi?
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    (B)
    Ummi's husband
  • 40
    Who narrated the story of ''the quiet one'' to Ummi?
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    (D)
    Ummi's husband
  • 41
    The following lessons can be derived from the story of ''the quiet one'' except?
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    (C)
    Justice is not fair
  • 42
    What tradition was established in Lafayette?
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    (B)
    No stranger should be hosted without the knowledge of the Hakimi
  • 43
    Who is Boka?
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    (D)
    traditional medicine man
  • 44
    Which of the following character dies while giving birth to her son?
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    (B)
    Talle's mother
  • 45
    Which of the following character has a reticent nature?
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    (C)
    Talle
  • 46
    Talle works as a ______?
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    (A)
    driver
  • 47
    When did Talle stop being quiet?
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    (C)
    when his usual demand for food items doubled
  • 48
    What was Talle guilty of?
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    (D)
    Kidnap and Extortion
  • 49
    Which of the following character did not respect the Hakimi?
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    (B)
    the IPO
  • 50
    Who suggested the abduction of a boy?
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    (B)
    Zaki
  • 51
    According to the novel, EMAL means
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    (D)
    Examination malpractice
  • 52
    How long has Mr Dabo been in the university?
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    (C)
    More than a decade
  • 53
    ''Don't come in after me..."
    Whose principle was this?
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    (D)
    Dr Dabo
  • 54
    ''I want to know you intimately...''
    The speaker of the excerpt above is_____
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    (C)
    Dr Dabo
  • 55
    ''I want to know you intimately...''
    This statement was made to whom _____
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    (A)
    Salma
  • 56
    ''I want to know you intimately''
    What was the recipient's response?
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    (C)
    rejection, dismissal and contempt
  • 57
    How many girls were allocated to a room in the hostel?
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    (B)
    four
  • 58
    Where does Ada hail from?
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    (B)
    North central
  • 59
    What's the name of Ngozi's hostel?
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    (D)
    Queen Amina
  • 60
    According to the novel, what delicacy is considered to be students' favourite?
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    (D)
    Indomie jollof
  • 61
    What is Ada's home town delicacy?
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    (B)
    Rat
  • 62
    Who among the following characters appears to be less voluble?
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    (A)
    Habib
  • 63
    Who among the following character is overconfident?
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    (C)
    Tomiwa
  • 64
    ''I made a space for you in the front seat so you can sit near your heartthrob''
    Who made this statement?
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    (B)
    Labaran
  • 65
    ''I made a space for you in the front seat so you can sit near your heartthrob''
    This statement was made to whom?
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    (C)
    Tomiwa
  • 66
    How much money did Habib handed over to Tomiwa?
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    (A)
    fifty thousand naira
  • 67
    What was the last General paper during Salma's Final year?
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    (D)
    Moral Philosophy
  • 68
    Which of the following course does Salma find very difficult?
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    (A)
    Moral Philosophy
  • 69
    Who among the following character was sitting next to Salma during her final examination?
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    (B)
    Kola
  • 70
    Dr Amina dislike Salma because?
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    (B)
    She is intimidated by Salma's appearance
  • 71
    Why did Salma sought for Habib's help?
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    (C)
    He was influential
  • 72
    What is Habib's Political title?
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    (B)
    Speaker of the house
  • 73
    How much did Salma give to Dr Kabir?
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    (A)
    one hundred thousand naira
  • 74
    According to Salma, No man was worthy to be called a man except ____
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    (D)
    her father
  • 75
    What is Dr Kabir's weakness?
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    (B)
    Easy money
  • 76
    The Life Changer is authored by?
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    (B)
    Khadija Abubakar Jalli
  • 77
    The Author of The Life Changer dedicates the novel to whom?
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    (D)
    her children
  • 78
    The author of The Life Changer holds a degree in ______
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    (A)
    BSc (Ed) Mathematics
  • 79
    A suitable title for the passage is 
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    (B)
    Fatigue
  • 80
    According to the passage, the worst stage of fatigue is
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    (B)
    poor muscular coordination
  • 81
    It can be inferred from the passage that
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    (A)
    every task can eventually result in fatigue
  • 82
    It is advisable that one should rest once
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    (A)
    there is a feeling of tiredness
  • 83
    definite limitation used to describe the human body in the passage means that
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    (A)
    the body cannot be made to work continuously like a machine
  • 84
    A suitable title for the passage is 
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    (B)
    Trends in Nigerian Education
  • 85
    Which of the following is not true according to the passage?
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    (C)
    the writer is advocating for the use of indigenous language for teaching and learning
  • 86
    During the colonial period, according to the passage, an educated Nigerian was one who
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    (B)
    is English in thought and culture
  • 87
    From the passage, it is evident that
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    (A)
    we need to agree on the pattern of correctness in the use of English language
  • 88
    Considering it a serious offence to "laugh in vernacular" as indicated in the passage, can be viewed as 
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    (B)
    extreme
  • 89
    In question number 11 above choose the best option from letters A- E that best complete the gap
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    (B)
    colony
  • 90
    In question number 12 above choose the best option from letters A- E that best complete the gap
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    (A)
    larger
  • 91
    In question number 13 above choose the best option from letters A- E that best complete the gap
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    (E)
    worker
  • 92
    In question number 14 above choose the best option from letters A- E that best complete the gap
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    (C)
    pollen
  • 93
    In question number 15 above choose the best option from letters A- E that best complete the gap
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    (B)
    converted
  • 94
    In question number 16 above choose the best option from letters A- E that best complete the gap
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    (B)
    hatched
  • 95
    In question number 17 above choose the best option from letters A- E that best complete the gap
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    (C)
    drone
  • 96
    In question number 18 above choose the best option from letters A- E that best complete the gap
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    (A)
    mate
  • 97
    In question number 19 above choose the best option from letters A- E that best complete the gap
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    (A)
    laid
  • 98
    In question number 20 above choose the best option from letters A- E that best complete the gap
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    (B)
    latter
  • 99

    choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) underlined.

    He maintained that Nigerians need a leader with an iron fist

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    (B)
    severe in treatment
  • 100

    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

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    (C)
    weakened
  • 101

    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

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    (A)
    personal
  • 102

    choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) underlined. 

    He was underrated at the preliminary stage of the competition

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    (B)
    initial
  • 103

    choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) underlined.

    The office assistant was dismissed for pilfering

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    (C)
    stealing
  • 104
    choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) underlined.
    Almost everyone she had worked with took advantage of her meekness
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    (A)
    gentleness
  • 105

    choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) underlined.

    Barely six months after his father's demise, he has nothing left again of his patrimony

     

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    (A)
    inheritance
  • 106

    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.

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    (B)
    lover of Nigeria
  • 107

    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

     

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    (B)
    not befitting
  • 108

    choose the most appropriate option nearest in meaning to the word(s) underlined.

    The governor was incoherent in his speech

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    (A)
    uncoordinated
  • 109

    choose the option nearly opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined

    The lady has devised a means of tackling her current challenges.

     

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    (B)
    avoiding
  • 110

    choose the option nearly opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined

    One hundred and forty kilometres per hour is a reasonable speed limit. 

     

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    (C)
    outrageous
  • 111

    choose the option nearly opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined

    The annual festival attracts dignitaries from both home and abroad.

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    (D)
    nonentities
  • 112

    choose the option nearly opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined

    The soldiers were remorseful for their inhuman treatment of the civilians.

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    (A)
    boastful
  • 113

    choose the option nearly opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined

    Insecurity has escalated since the present government came into power.

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    (A)
    abated
  • 114

    choose the option nearly opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined

    It is embarrassing to accept our mistakes and tender an apology.

     

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    (B)
    honourable
  • 115

    choose the option nearly opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined

    The lawmakers are perceived to be the greediest set of politicians.

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    (A)
    selfless
  • 116

    choose the option nearly opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined

    James found the photocopied material invaluable while preparing for the examination

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    (C)
    worthless
  • 117

    choose the option nearly opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined

    Mr. Akin's health has greatly degenerated in the last week.

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    (A)
    improved
  • 118

    choose the option nearly opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined

    The incumbent president conceded defeat before the final result was announced.

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    (B)
    rejected
  • 119
    choose the option with the correct spelling from the options lettered A-E
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    (B)
    Interpret
  • 120
    choose the option with the correct spelling from the options lettered A-E
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    (C)
    Successful
  • 121
    choose the option with the correct spelling from the options lettered A-E
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    (D)
    Accommodation
  • 122

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

    Biography

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    (D)
    biOgraphy
  • 123

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

    Successful

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    (C)
    sucCEssful
  • 124

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

    Democracy

     

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    (B)
    deMOcracy
  • 125

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

    Conventional

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    (A)
    conVENtional
  • 126

    complete the statement from the options lettered A-D

    The two friends made promises to _____ when they met last year

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    (A)
    each other
  • 127

    complete the statement from the options lettered A-D

    The meeting was organised at _______ instance ?

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    (C)
    whose
  • 128

    complete the statement from the options lettered A-D

    Mr. Jude made the meeting _____his poor health

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    (C)
    in spite of
  • 129

    complete the statement from the options lettered A-D

    The manager met the ______ who came visiting last week

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    (B)
    good-looking tall dark American
  • 130

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

    Head

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    (B)
    red
  • 131

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

    Moon

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    (B)
    loop
  • 132

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

     Creep

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    (A)
    beep
  • 133

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

    King

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    (B)
    think
  • 134

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

    Teach

     

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    (A)
    deviate
  • 135

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

    Bark

     

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    (C)
    curb