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JAMB - English Language (2021)

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

''Just call yourself Omar Esquire"

Who makes this statement?

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

"Money moves Mountains"

This statement was made by _________

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

Answer
(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

Answer
(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

Answer
(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

Answer
(B)
initial
103

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

The office assistant was dismissed for pilfering

Answer
(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
Answer
(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

 

Answer
(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.

Answer
(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

 

Answer
(B)
not befitting
108

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

The governor was incoherent in his speech

Answer
(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.

 

Answer
(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. 

 

Answer
(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.

Answer
(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.

Answer
(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.

Answer
(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.

 

Answer
(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.

Answer
(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

Answer
(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.

Answer
(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.

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

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

Biography

Answer
(D)
biOgraphy
123

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

Successful

Answer
(C)
sucCEssful
124

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

Democracy

 

Answer
(B)
deMOcracy
125

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

Conventional

Answer
(A)
conVENtional
126

complete the statement from the options lettered A-D

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

Answer
(A)
each other
127

complete the statement from the options lettered A-D

The meeting was organised at _______ instance ?

Answer
(C)
whose
128

complete the statement from the options lettered A-D

Mr. Jude made the meeting _____his poor health

Answer
(C)
in spite of
129

complete the statement from the options lettered A-D

The manager met the ______ who came visiting last week

Answer
(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

Answer
(B)
red
131

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

Moon

Answer
(B)
loop
132

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

 Creep

Answer
(A)
beep
133

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

King

Answer
(B)
think
134

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

Teach

 

Answer
(A)
deviate
135

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

Bark

 

Answer
(C)
curb