Year : 
2011
Title : 
English Language
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

61 - 70 of 93 Questions

# Question Ans
61.

Choose the option that rhymes with the given word.

Sheer?

A. sheila

B. care

C. ear

D. sherry

Detailed Solution

sheer; /ʃɪə/
ear; /ɪə/
There is an explanation video available below.

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.

62.

Termination?

A. terminaTION

B. TERmination

C. termiNAtion

D. terMInation

Detailed Solution

words ending with ''tion are usually stressed on the syllable before the ''tion''
Hence the word will be stressed as ter-mi-NA-tion
There is an explanation video available below.
63.

Meditative?

A. meDItative

B. mediTAtive

C. MEditative

D. meditaTIVE

Detailed Solution

Every word has one syllable that receives a degree of force applied when pronouncing it.
In the word meditative, the third syllable from the left is more pronounced than the rest. Hence we have;
me-di-TA-tive
There is an explanation video available below.
64.

Suggestible?

A. suggeSTIble

B. SUggestible

C. suGGEstible

D. suggestiBLE

Detailed Solution

su-gge-STi-ble
There is an explanation video available below.

Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s).

65.

Bubble?

A. guy

B. bull

C. bumper

D. gurgle

Detailed Solution

bubble; /ˈbʌb(ə)l/
bumper; /ˈbʌmpə/
There is an explanation video available below.
66.

Weight?

A. whale

B. white

C. whet

D. writhe

Detailed Solution

weight; /weɪt/
whale; /weɪl/
There is an explanation video available below.
67.

Leach?

A. gear

B. cedar

C. cheer

D. death

Detailed Solution

leach; /liːtʃ/
cedar; /ˈsiːdə/
There is an explanation video available below.

Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s).

68.

Mention?

A. that

B. machine

C. church

D. test

Detailed Solution

mention; /ˈmɛnʃ(ə)n/
machine; /məˈʃiːn/
There is an explanation video available below.
69.

Prestige?

A. bag

B. badge

C. reggae

D. leisure

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
70.

Knot?

A. cot

B. keep

C. nom

D. king

Detailed Solution

knot; /nɒt/
nom; /nɒm/
There is an explanation video available below.
61.

Choose the option that rhymes with the given word.

Sheer?

A. sheila

B. care

C. ear

D. sherry

Detailed Solution

sheer; /ʃɪə/
ear; /ɪə/
There is an explanation video available below.

Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.

62.

Termination?

A. terminaTION

B. TERmination

C. termiNAtion

D. terMInation

Detailed Solution

words ending with ''tion are usually stressed on the syllable before the ''tion''
Hence the word will be stressed as ter-mi-NA-tion
There is an explanation video available below.
63.

Meditative?

A. meDItative

B. mediTAtive

C. MEditative

D. meditaTIVE

Detailed Solution

Every word has one syllable that receives a degree of force applied when pronouncing it.
In the word meditative, the third syllable from the left is more pronounced than the rest. Hence we have;
me-di-TA-tive
There is an explanation video available below.
64.

Suggestible?

A. suggeSTIble

B. SUggestible

C. suGGEstible

D. suggestiBLE

Detailed Solution

su-gge-STi-ble
There is an explanation video available below.

Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s).

65.

Bubble?

A. guy

B. bull

C. bumper

D. gurgle

Detailed Solution

bubble; /ˈbʌb(ə)l/
bumper; /ˈbʌmpə/
There is an explanation video available below.
66.

Weight?

A. whale

B. white

C. whet

D. writhe

Detailed Solution

weight; /weɪt/
whale; /weɪl/
There is an explanation video available below.
67.

Leach?

A. gear

B. cedar

C. cheer

D. death

Detailed Solution

leach; /liːtʃ/
cedar; /ˈsiːdə/
There is an explanation video available below.

Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the underlined letter(s).

68.

Mention?

A. that

B. machine

C. church

D. test

Detailed Solution

mention; /ˈmɛnʃ(ə)n/
machine; /məˈʃiːn/
There is an explanation video available below.
69.

Prestige?

A. bag

B. badge

C. reggae

D. leisure

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
70.

Knot?

A. cot

B. keep

C. nom

D. king

Detailed Solution

knot; /nɒt/
nom; /nɒm/
There is an explanation video available below.