English Language, 2008, JAMB Exam, Exam, Paper 1 | Objectives

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Year :

2008

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English Language

Exam :

JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

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#	Question	Ans
	Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
41.	The police officer warned the ....... communities against taking the law ...... hands? A. feuding / into their own B. feuda / to their own C. feuding / in their own D. feuda / in their own Show Content Detailed Solution Feuding is a present participle of the verb Feud, which can function as an adjective when used before a noun ( feuding communities). the expression 'take laws into your hands' is an idiom that means doing something to put a situation right. There is an explanation video available below.	A
42.	Agbo could not travel as he had come ....... influenza? A. over with B. down with C. in from D. on to Show Content Detailed Solution Come down with is a phrasal verb that means to start to suffer from an illness. There is an explanation video available below.	B
43.	When he ....... from his journey, tell him I want to see him? A. returns B. might have returned C. returned D. must have returned Show Content Detailed Solution 'returns' is in its simple present tense. There is an explanation video available below.	A
44.	I knocked at his door, but he ....... A. has already left B. left already C. would already leave D. had already left Show Content Detailed Solution 'knocked' signifies a past tense. The past perfect tense is required to complete the sentence. There is an explanation video available below.	D
45.	....... of the students turned up, so the lecture was cancelled? A. few B. little C. A few D. A little Show Content Detailed Solution Technically 'few' and 'a few' means more than one, however, few means 'not many' while a few means 'some' There is an explanation video available below.	A
46.	He brought a ...... against his neighbour? A. complaint B. complains C. complain D. complaining Show Content Detailed Solution Only a noun will correctly complete the sentence. 'Complaint' is a noun. There is an explanation video available below.	A
47.	The hotel lacks the ....... for accommodating so many guests? A. ability B. capability C. capacity D. competence Show Content Detailed Solution Capacity means the maximum amount that something can contain. There is an explanation video available below.	C
48.	If you are not careful, you would ....... your money? A. loss B. lose C. loose D. lost Show Content Detailed Solution Lose is a verb in its present tense. It correctly fills the gap. There is an explanation video available below.	B
49.	You must practice in order to ...... perfection? A. obtain B. have C. get D. achieve Show Content Detailed Solution Achieve means to successfully bring about or reach a desired objective or result by effort, skill or courage. There is an explanation video available below.	D
50.	The condition of the room was so .....so i went outside? A. intolerant B. intolerable C. inconstant D. invariable Show Content Detailed Solution intolerable means unable to be endured There is an explanation video available below.	B

	Choose the option that best completes the gap(s).
41.	The police officer warned the ....... communities against taking the law ...... hands? A. feuding / into their own B. feuda / to their own C. feuding / in their own D. feuda / in their own Show Content Detailed Solution Feuding is a present participle of the verb Feud, which can function as an adjective when used before a noun ( feuding communities). the expression 'take laws into your hands' is an idiom that means doing something to put a situation right. There is an explanation video available below.	A
42.	Agbo could not travel as he had come ....... influenza? A. over with B. down with C. in from D. on to Show Content Detailed Solution Come down with is a phrasal verb that means to start to suffer from an illness. There is an explanation video available below.	B
43.	When he ....... from his journey, tell him I want to see him? A. returns B. might have returned C. returned D. must have returned Show Content Detailed Solution 'returns' is in its simple present tense. There is an explanation video available below.	A
44.	I knocked at his door, but he ....... A. has already left B. left already C. would already leave D. had already left Show Content Detailed Solution 'knocked' signifies a past tense. The past perfect tense is required to complete the sentence. There is an explanation video available below.	D
45.	....... of the students turned up, so the lecture was cancelled? A. few B. little C. A few D. A little Show Content Detailed Solution Technically 'few' and 'a few' means more than one, however, few means 'not many' while a few means 'some' There is an explanation video available below.	A

46.	He brought a ...... against his neighbour? A. complaint B. complains C. complain D. complaining Show Content Detailed Solution Only a noun will correctly complete the sentence. 'Complaint' is a noun. There is an explanation video available below.	A
47.	The hotel lacks the ....... for accommodating so many guests? A. ability B. capability C. capacity D. competence Show Content Detailed Solution Capacity means the maximum amount that something can contain. There is an explanation video available below.	C
48.	If you are not careful, you would ....... your money? A. loss B. lose C. loose D. lost Show Content Detailed Solution Lose is a verb in its present tense. It correctly fills the gap. There is an explanation video available below.	B
49.	You must practice in order to ...... perfection? A. obtain B. have C. get D. achieve Show Content Detailed Solution Achieve means to successfully bring about or reach a desired objective or result by effort, skill or courage. There is an explanation video available below.	D
50.	The condition of the room was so .....so i went outside? A. intolerant B. intolerable C. inconstant D. invariable Show Content Detailed Solution intolerable means unable to be endured There is an explanation video available below.	B

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