Year : 
2021
Title : 
English Language
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

51 - 60 of 60 Questions

# Question Ans

Complete the statement from the options lettered A-D

51.

The manager met the ______ who came visiting last week

A. dark tall good-looking American

B. good-looking tall dark American

C. Tall dark American good-looking

D. American dark tall good-looking

Detailed Solution

Order of adjectives formula; quantity, opinion, size, age, colour, shape, origin, material or purpose.
good-looking(opinion)
Tall (size)
dark (colour)
American (origin)
There is an explanation video available below.

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

52.

Head

A. bead

B. red

C. rear

D. stir

E. heel

Detailed Solution

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53.

Moon

A. cook

B. loop

C. pull

D. look

E. double

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
54.

Creep

A. beep

B. bring

C. tread

D. credit

E. ship

Detailed Solution

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

55.

King

A. that

B. think

C. thine

D. tongue

E. tone

Detailed Solution

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56.

Teach

A. deviate

B. through

C. wrath

D. both

E. listen

Detailed Solution

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57.

Bark

A. climb

B. tomb

C. curb

D. doubt

E. dumb

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.

Choose the option that best answers the question from the options lettered A-D

58.

The Parents Teachers Association promised to build a CAFETERIA.

A. Does the alumni association promised to build a cafeteria?

B. Does the school authority promised to build a library?

C. Did the parents teachers association promise to build a library?

D. Does the parents teachers association promised to demolish a cafeteria?

Detailed Solution

Option C is the correct answer because CAFETERIA contradicts the word 'library'. The interrogative statement, therefore, provides a chance to emphasize the word CAFETERIA.
Did the parents teachers association promise to build a library? No, The Parents Teachers Association promised to build a CAFETERIA.
There is an explanation video available below.
59.

He SLAPPED the teacher.

A. Did he greet the teacher?

B. Did the teacher flog him?

C. Did he slap the nurse?

D. Did he praise the principal?

Detailed Solution

Option A is the correct answer because SLAPPED contradicts the word 'greet'. The interrogative statement, therefore, provides a chance to emphasize the word slapped.
Did he greet the teacher? NO, he slapped the teacher.
There is an explanation video available below.
60.

He travels every WEEKEND

A. Does he sleep every weekend?

B. Does he wash every week days?

C. Does he travel every month?

D. Does he travel every day?

Detailed Solution

Option c is the correct answer because WEEKEND contradicts the phrase 'every month'
There is an explanation video available below.

Complete the statement from the options lettered A-D

51.

The manager met the ______ who came visiting last week

A. dark tall good-looking American

B. good-looking tall dark American

C. Tall dark American good-looking

D. American dark tall good-looking

Detailed Solution

Order of adjectives formula; quantity, opinion, size, age, colour, shape, origin, material or purpose.
good-looking(opinion)
Tall (size)
dark (colour)
American (origin)
There is an explanation video available below.

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

52.

Head

A. bead

B. red

C. rear

D. stir

E. heel

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
53.

Moon

A. cook

B. loop

C. pull

D. look

E. double

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
54.

Creep

A. beep

B. bring

C. tread

D. credit

E. ship

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.

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

55.

King

A. that

B. think

C. thine

D. tongue

E. tone

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
56.

Teach

A. deviate

B. through

C. wrath

D. both

E. listen

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
57.

Bark

A. climb

B. tomb

C. curb

D. doubt

E. dumb

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.

Choose the option that best answers the question from the options lettered A-D

58.

The Parents Teachers Association promised to build a CAFETERIA.

A. Does the alumni association promised to build a cafeteria?

B. Does the school authority promised to build a library?

C. Did the parents teachers association promise to build a library?

D. Does the parents teachers association promised to demolish a cafeteria?

Detailed Solution

Option C is the correct answer because CAFETERIA contradicts the word 'library'. The interrogative statement, therefore, provides a chance to emphasize the word CAFETERIA.
Did the parents teachers association promise to build a library? No, The Parents Teachers Association promised to build a CAFETERIA.
There is an explanation video available below.
59.

He SLAPPED the teacher.

A. Did he greet the teacher?

B. Did the teacher flog him?

C. Did he slap the nurse?

D. Did he praise the principal?

Detailed Solution

Option A is the correct answer because SLAPPED contradicts the word 'greet'. The interrogative statement, therefore, provides a chance to emphasize the word slapped.
Did he greet the teacher? NO, he slapped the teacher.
There is an explanation video available below.
60.

He travels every WEEKEND

A. Does he sleep every weekend?

B. Does he wash every week days?

C. Does he travel every month?

D. Does he travel every day?

Detailed Solution

Option c is the correct answer because WEEKEND contradicts the phrase 'every month'
There is an explanation video available below.