English Language, 2005, JAMB Exam, Exam, Paper 1 | Objectives

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Year :

2005

Title :

English Language

Exam :

JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

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#	Question	Ans
	Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letters underlined.
51.	Healthy? A. father B. path C. they D. that Show Content Detailed Solution The underlined ''thy'' sound is pronounced with the tip of the tongue in between the teeth as; healthy; /ˈhɛlθi/ path; /pɑːθ/ Healthy and path have the ''θ'' sound when pronounced.	B
52.	English? A. single B. impugn C. ink D. orange	C
	Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.
53.	Jurisprudence? A. jUsprudence B. juRIsprudence C. jurisPRUdence D. jurispruDENCE	C
54.	Suburbanite? A. SUburbanite B. suBURbanite C. suburBAnite D. suburbaNITE	C
55.	Departmentalize? A. departMENtalize B. dePARTmentalize C. DEpartmentalize D. departmenTALIZE	A
	Choose the option that has the same stress pattern as the given word.
56.	Refuse (noun) A. reform B. intact C. obscure D. phantom	D
57.	Downtrodden? A. downgrading B. prescribing C. functional D. internal Show Content Detailed Solution downGRAding preSCRIbing FUNCtional inTERnal Downtrodden has its stress on the first syllable. However, Option A (Downgrading) can also have its stress on the first syllable according to the Oxford Dictionary making Option C the safest option.	C
	Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others.
58.	A. interpreter B. impossible C. remarkable D. critism	D
59.	A. interpreter B. impossible C. remarkable D. critism	D
60.	A. impound B. subject (verb) C. canoe D. knowledge Show Content Detailed Solution stressed syllables are the syllables within a word that have the most emphasis when spoken. for example: other - the syllable "oth" is stressed and the syllable "er" is not because "er" is pronounced less that "oth" the "er" tends to sound as if it were falling away at the end of the word. compound words; tend to be double stressed because both syllables are pronounced equally for example	D

	Choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letters underlined.
51.	Healthy? A. father B. path C. they D. that Show Content Detailed Solution The underlined ''thy'' sound is pronounced with the tip of the tongue in between the teeth as; healthy; /ˈhɛlθi/ path; /pɑːθ/ Healthy and path have the ''θ'' sound when pronounced.	B
52.	English? A. single B. impugn C. ink D. orange	C
	Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.
53.	Jurisprudence? A. jUsprudence B. juRIsprudence C. jurisPRUdence D. jurispruDENCE	C
54.	Suburbanite? A. SUburbanite B. suBURbanite C. suburBAnite D. suburbaNITE	C
55.	Departmentalize? A. departMENtalize B. dePARTmentalize C. DEpartmentalize D. departmenTALIZE	A

	Choose the option that has the same stress pattern as the given word.
56.	Refuse (noun) A. reform B. intact C. obscure D. phantom	D
57.	Downtrodden? A. downgrading B. prescribing C. functional D. internal Show Content Detailed Solution downGRAding preSCRIbing FUNCtional inTERnal Downtrodden has its stress on the first syllable. However, Option A (Downgrading) can also have its stress on the first syllable according to the Oxford Dictionary making Option C the safest option.	C
	Choose the option that has a different stress pattern from the others.
58.	A. interpreter B. impossible C. remarkable D. critism	D
59.	A. interpreter B. impossible C. remarkable D. critism	D
60.	A. impound B. subject (verb) C. canoe D. knowledge Show Content Detailed Solution stressed syllables are the syllables within a word that have the most emphasis when spoken. for example: other - the syllable "oth" is stressed and the syllable "er" is not because "er" is pronounced less that "oth" the "er" tends to sound as if it were falling away at the end of the word. compound words; tend to be double stressed because both syllables are pronounced equally for example	D

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