JAMB - English Language (2021)

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

    ''Just call yourself Omar Esquire"

    Who makes this statement?

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

    "Money moves Mountains"

    This statement was made by _________

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

    პასუხი
    (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

    პასუხი
    (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

    პასუხი
    (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

    პასუხი
    (B)
    initial
  • 103

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

    The office assistant was dismissed for pilfering

    პასუხი
    (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
    პასუხი
    (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

     

    პასუხი
    (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.

    პასუხი
    (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

     

    პასუხი
    (B)
    not befitting
  • 108

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

    The governor was incoherent in his speech

    პასუხი
    (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.

     

    პასუხი
    (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. 

     

    პასუხი
    (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.

    პასუხი
    (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.

    პასუხი
    (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.

    პასუხი
    (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.

     

    პასუხი
    (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.

    პასუხი
    (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

    პასუხი
    (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.

    პასუხი
    (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.

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

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

    Biography

    პასუხი
    (D)
    biOgraphy
  • 123

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

    Successful

    პასუხი
    (C)
    sucCEssful
  • 124

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

    Democracy

     

    პასუხი
    (B)
    deMOcracy
  • 125

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

    Conventional

    პასუხი
    (A)
    conVENtional
  • 126

    complete the statement from the options lettered A-D

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

    პასუხი
    (A)
    each other
  • 127

    complete the statement from the options lettered A-D

    The meeting was organised at _______ instance ?

    პასუხი
    (C)
    whose
  • 128

    complete the statement from the options lettered A-D

    Mr. Jude made the meeting _____his poor health

    პასუხი
    (C)
    in spite of
  • 129

    complete the statement from the options lettered A-D

    The manager met the ______ who came visiting last week

    პასუხი
    (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

    პასუხი
    (B)
    red
  • 131

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

    Moon

    პასუხი
    (B)
    loop
  • 132

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

     Creep

    პასუხი
    (A)
    beep
  • 133

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

    King

    პასუხი
    (B)
    think
  • 134

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

    Teach

     

    პასუხი
    (A)
    deviate
  • 135

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

    Bark

     

    პასუხი
    (C)
    curb