Year :
2012
Title :
English Language
Exam :
JAMB Exam
Paper 1 | Objectives
61 - 70 of 96 Questions
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Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s) |
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| 61. |
We visited his house...........three times A. about B. for about C. like D. for like Detailed SolutionAbout is used to indicate movement within a particular area.We visited his house about three times There is an explanation video available below. |
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| 62. |
She was............the verge of tears A. at B. on C. by D. with Detailed SolutionClose to, on the brink of (something)She was on the verge of tears There is an explanation video available below. |
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| 63. |
Everyone makes mistakes occasionally, nobody is......... A. incorrigible B. imperfect C. infallible D. indestructible Detailed SolutionInfallible; incapable of making mistakes or being wrong.Everyone makes mistakes occasionally, nobody is infallible There is an explanation video available below. |
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| 64. |
The woman would not part with her..........pot A. dicarded earthen black B. discarded black earthen C. earthen discarded black D. black earthen discarded Detailed SolutionThe woman would not part with her discarded black earthen potThere is an explanation video available below. |
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| 65. |
We stood up when the principal came in..........? A. isn't it B. didn't we C. not so D. did us Detailed SolutionWe often use question tags when we expect the listener to agree with our statement. In this case, when the statement is negative, we use a positive question tag. Hence it would read;We stood up when the principal came in didn't we There is an explanation video available below. |
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| 66. |
This professor of...........medicine has......... the mystery of bird flu. A. vetinary/unraveled B. vertrinary/unravelled C. veterinaty/unravelved D. veterinary/unravelled Detailed Solutionveterinary; relating to the diseases, injuries, and treatment of farm and domestic animals.unraveled; investigate and solve or explain something. This professor of veterinary medicine has unraveled the mystery of bird flu. There is an explanation video available below. |
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| 67. |
Her mother brought her some....... A. clothes B. yards C. cloth D. clothing |
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| 68. |
Many workers were............ as a result of the textile closure A. laid down B. laid off C. laid out D. laid up Detailed SolutionIf workers are laid off, they are told by their employers to leave their job, usually because there is no more work for them to do.Many workers were laid off as a result of the textile closure There is an explanation video available below. |
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| 69. |
The driver died in the .......... road accident A. fatal B. brutal C. serious D. pathetic Detailed SolutionFatal; causing death.The driver died in the fatal road accident There is an explanation video available below. |
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| 70. |
_______your parents frown _______our friendship, we shouldn't see each other anymore A. because/over B. since/at C. although/at D. as/upon |
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Answer the following question below and choose the option that best completes the gap(s) |
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| 61. |
We visited his house...........three times A. about B. for about C. like D. for like Detailed SolutionAbout is used to indicate movement within a particular area.We visited his house about three times There is an explanation video available below. |
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| 62. |
She was............the verge of tears A. at B. on C. by D. with Detailed SolutionClose to, on the brink of (something)She was on the verge of tears There is an explanation video available below. |
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| 63. |
Everyone makes mistakes occasionally, nobody is......... A. incorrigible B. imperfect C. infallible D. indestructible Detailed SolutionInfallible; incapable of making mistakes or being wrong.Everyone makes mistakes occasionally, nobody is infallible There is an explanation video available below. |
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| 64. |
The woman would not part with her..........pot A. dicarded earthen black B. discarded black earthen C. earthen discarded black D. black earthen discarded Detailed SolutionThe woman would not part with her discarded black earthen potThere is an explanation video available below. |
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| 65. |
We stood up when the principal came in..........? A. isn't it B. didn't we C. not so D. did us Detailed SolutionWe often use question tags when we expect the listener to agree with our statement. In this case, when the statement is negative, we use a positive question tag. Hence it would read;We stood up when the principal came in didn't we There is an explanation video available below. |
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This professor of...........medicine has......... the mystery of bird flu. A. vetinary/unraveled B. vertrinary/unravelled C. veterinaty/unravelved D. veterinary/unravelled Detailed Solutionveterinary; relating to the diseases, injuries, and treatment of farm and domestic animals.unraveled; investigate and solve or explain something. This professor of veterinary medicine has unraveled the mystery of bird flu. There is an explanation video available below. |
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| 67. |
Her mother brought her some....... A. clothes B. yards C. cloth D. clothing |
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| 68. |
Many workers were............ as a result of the textile closure A. laid down B. laid off C. laid out D. laid up Detailed SolutionIf workers are laid off, they are told by their employers to leave their job, usually because there is no more work for them to do.Many workers were laid off as a result of the textile closure There is an explanation video available below. |
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| 69. |
The driver died in the .......... road accident A. fatal B. brutal C. serious D. pathetic Detailed SolutionFatal; causing death.The driver died in the fatal road accident There is an explanation video available below. |
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| 70. |
_______your parents frown _______our friendship, we shouldn't see each other anymore A. because/over B. since/at C. although/at D. as/upon |