JAMB - English Language (2004)

1
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I shall find time for my ..... when I get ....... with this difficult assignment?
Answer
(D)
pastime /through
2
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Agbo says he is not afraid of .......?
Answer
(A)
anybody
3
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It is ...... responsibility to look after parents in old age?
Answer
(B)
their
4
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One needs to exemplify or ....... the aspect of the subject being discussed?
Answer
(D)
demonstrate
5
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....... his illness, Muhammad could not come to school?
Answer
(D)
due to
6
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After so many trials, the experiment ....... ?
Answer
(D)
paid off
7
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People dislike Mariam because she is ...... ?
Answer
(C)
tricky
8
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Actually, he forgot the one to ...... the job was given?
Answer
(A)
whom
9
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You may not have heard the last word on the matter ...... ?
Answer
(C)
have you
10
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All God's prophets were given the great ...... to preach salvation to people?
Answer
(D)
commission
11
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Ali goes to stadium regularly, but he ...... to the church for months?
Answer
(A)
hasn't been
12
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Each of the houses ..... a new look?
Answer
(C)
has
13
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The minister addressed the workers to boost their ......?
Answer
(A)
morale
14
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He isn't coming home, is he? ....... he isn't
Answer
(B)
no
15
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No teacher of honour would subject his student to any form of ......?
Answer
(B)
harassment
16
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Each producer is able to place on his product by considering its ........ ?
Answer
(A)
worth
17
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The police claim that a number of stolen cars ....... recovered?
Answer
(D)
have been
18
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The chair man refused to shake ........ with the secretary.
Answer
(C)
hands
19
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The poor widow who could not buy the clothes was seen ....... her wool into ....... yesterday?
Answer
(B)
spinning / yarn
20
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He not only looked after the children when their parents died, ...... sponsored their education to university?
Answer
(A)
but also
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His supporters railed round him in moments of ........ ?
Answer
(B)
crisis
22
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The interpreter was wrong because he gave the congregation a ....... translation of the pastor's statement?
Answer
(A)
literal
23
Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

Judge
Answer
(D)
camouflage
24
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Caused
Answer
(B)
frost
25
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Mischief
Answer
(B)
ritual
26
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

Everyone was ready to play the devil's advocate in the impeachment to encourage discussion on it.
Answer
(B)
everyone was willing to defend an unpopular point of view concerning the impeachment
27
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Adamu's father is a key figure in that ministry
Answer
(C)
Adamu's father's position is essential in the ministry
28
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The government warns that drink-driving is punishable under the law?
Answer
(B)
driving while drunk is an offence
29
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In many countries, democracy is ostensibly being practiced?
Answer
(D)
democracy is apparently practiced in many countries
30
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The investigators stated clearly that they had reached a dead end in their scrutiny of suspects in the murder case?
Answer
(C)
There was no further progress inthe investigation of the murder suspects
31
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Answer
(C)
result
32
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The potency of the drug has been acknowledged?
Answer
(C)
inefficacy
33
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The dictator wanted tractable men in his cabinet?
Answer
(D)
unruly
34
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After the war, the visitors became increasingly vindictive
Answer
(A)
friendly
35
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The ship was imperiled by high winds
Answer
(D)
saved
36
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Beauty queens sometimes wears outlandish dresses
Answer
(C)
familar
37
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The journalist said he was working freelance.
Answer
(D)
dependently
38
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My father's presentation was rather casual
Answer
(A)
formal
39
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The Flying Eagles put up a plucky defence against their opponents.
Answer
(B)
weak
40
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The man who scared the girl was a bit deranged
Answer
(A)
sane
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The injured man is determined to get back at his assailant.
Answer
(D)
forgive
42
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The player writhed in pain after the fail
Answer
(A)
remained still
43
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The noise of the fans unnerved the star player?
Answer
(D)
calmed
44
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The team got an ecstatic welcome from the crowd
Answer
(C)
a cold
45
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We found a shady place for the display
Answer
(A)
an open
46
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expostulate
Answer
(D)
exPOStulate
47
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sufficiency
Answer
(A)
sufFIciency
48
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The town was in such a turmoil that the dance was called off
Answer
(D)
state of confusion
49
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The festivals create in the people of feeling of pride in their cultural heritage
Answer
(C)
legacy
50
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Funnily enough, the priest prayed for the robber who shot him
Answer
(B)
Unexpectedly
51
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The presence of the captain makes the sailors ill at ease
Answer
(A)
uncomfortable
52
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The press described the efforts of the government in pejorative terms
Answer
(B)
contemptible
53
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Okonkwo manages his household with a heavy hand.
Answer
(A)
like a powerful dictator
54
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The school's badge is the insignia? of office for all the perfects in the school
Answer
(B)
symbol
55
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Ibro shows enough liberality with his meagre income
Answer
(A)
generousity
56
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It is a misnomer to call three thousand naira a living wage
Answer
(C)
a wrong description
57
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His plans boomeranged on him
Answer
(D)
backfired
58
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The manager's knowledge of the strike is of the utmost importance?
Answer
(C)
paramount
59
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There has been a downturn in the affairs of the company
Answer
(D)
a decline
60
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The mottled skin of a person with HIV indicates an advanced stage of its development
Answer
(B)
spotted
61
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In spite of constant financial support from his father, Udenyi treats his studies with considerable levity
Answer
(D)
lassitude
62
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The prosecutor was fully able to substantiate the charge
Answer
(B)
prove
63
The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

The teacher wants MY pen
Answer
(A)
Does the teacher want his pen?
64
The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.

The student BOUGHT the book.
Answer
(B)
Did the student steal the book ?
65
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nine
Answer
(A)
pint
66
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bear
Answer
(C)
rare
67
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Answer
(D)
criticism
68
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Answer
(A)
bachelor
69
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Answer
(D)
foe
70
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Answer
(C)
pot
71
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No wonder Sikemi later became a detective she has been very observant?
Answer
(B)
perceptive
72
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Nigeria has been playing a vital role in the political and economic development of Africa?
Answer
(B)
crucial
73
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Courteously, Ade stood back to let his teacher go first through the door?
Answer
(B)
Politely
74
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Emeka's painting was so realistic that it could almost have been a photograph?
Answer
(A)
pictureque
75
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Many people used to live in poverty?
Answer
(B)
want
76
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Accountability is certainly a desirable quality in a politician?
Answer
(B)
Responsibility
77
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The common practice among some media practitioners is to be sensational in their reporting?
Answer
(A)
prevalent
78
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The fateful decision changed the company's outlook in many ways.
Answer
(C)
disastrous
79
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The accident victim received a superficial wound from the crash?
Answer
(D)
an external
80
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The boxer fizzled out just in the sixth round?
Answer
(D)
surrendered rather disappointingly
81
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The manager described Mfon as a man of vehement character?
Answer
(B)
strong and insistent
82
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Obi's dog is old but still lively?
Answer
(D)
frisky
83
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His taciturnity amazed everyone in the court during the legal tussle?
Answer
(C)
reticence
84
Which of the following describes the father's role in the family?
Answer
(C)
leading by example
85
By describing his father as an uncommon man, the writer means that he is
Answer
(D)
remarkable
86
A suitable title for the passage is
Answer
(A)
The Unusual Parent
87
The word atmosphere, as used in the first paragraph of the passage, means
Answer
(A)
pattern
88
When of the following statements captures the family's approach to housework?
Answer
(C)
no job was reserved for anyone on the basis of gender
89
The expression when excuse failed him suggests that the
Answer
(A)
wolf only made up the charges levelled against the lamb
90
The expression angry tone and terrible aspect refers to the wolf's
Answer
(C)
harsh voice and menacing posture
91
Which of the following aptly describes the moral of the story?
Answer
(B)
if you have made up your mind to hang your dog, any rope will do for the purpose
92
From the way the story ended, it can be concluded that the
Answer
(A)
lamb did not survive the encounter
93
The charges levelled against the lamb are
Answer
(D)
pollulation, insolence, obstruction and aggression
94
In question numbered 11 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
Answer
(B)
antagonists
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In question numbered 12 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
Answer
(D)
freedom
96
In question numbered 13 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
Answer
(C)
fancies
97
In question numbered 14 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
Answer
(B)
consumer
98
In question numbered 15 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
Answer
(B)
harmonize
99
In question numbered 16 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
Answer
(A)
market
100
In question numbered 17 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
Answer
(D)
profit
101
In question numbered 18 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
Answer
(D)
factors
102
In question numbered 19 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
Answer
(B)
operations
103
In question numbered 20 above, choose the best option from letters A - D that best completes the gap.
Answer
(C)
equilibrium
104
The phrase near neighbour, as used in the passage, shows that
Answer
(D)
the earth is nearer to the moon than to the sun
105
The passage suggests that a blue moon  is a
Answer
(C)
rare phenomenon