Year : 
2014
Title : 
English Language
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

61 - 70 of 84 Questions

# Question Ans

Choose the most appropriate stress pattern

61.

Congratulation.

A. conGRAtulation.

B. congraTUlation.

C. congratuLAtion.

D. CONgratulation.

Detailed Solution

congratulation; /kənɡratjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
words with the /ʃ/ or /tʃ/ sounds made by “-tion” are usually stressed on the syllable before the ''tion''
There is an explanation video available below.
62.

Conspiracy.

A. CONspiracy.

B. conspiRAcy.

C. conspiraCY

D. conSPI racy.

Detailed Solution

conspiracy; /kənˈspɪrəsi/
There is an explanation video available below.

The word in capital letter has the emphatic stress. choose the option in which the given sentence relates.

63.

My mother bought a BICYCLE yesterday.

A. When did my mother buy a bicycle?

B. What did my mother buy yesterday?

C. Whose mother bought a bicycle yesterday?

D. Did my mother steal a bicycle yesterday?

Detailed Solution

In responding to questions on emphatic stress, Interrogative sentence that contradicts the emphasized word is the correct option. This means that, the statement that does not have the emphasized word in it is the correct answer. Option B doesnt have the emphasized word which makes it the correct option
There is an explanation video available below.
64.

AMINA went to Abuja by air.

A. Did Amina go to Jos by air?

B. Is Amina going to Abuja by air?

C. Who went to Abuja by air?

D. Did Amina go to Abuja by road?

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
65.

Musa is STAYING in Enugu.

A. Was Musa staying in Enugu?

B. Is Musa going through Enugu?

C. Is Musa staying on the outskirt of Enugu?

D. Is Audu staying in Enugu?

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.

Political change and social transformation in the form of revolutions have radically altered the course of human civilization and history. Today, the world is witnessing political and social changes arising from the desire of people all over the globe for greater freedom and a voice in the way they are governed and a better standard of living. Pan of these struggles and processes have become more pronounced in the Third World since the end of the East-West cold War in the late 1980's, and in the face of the challenges being posed by the ongoing process of globalization.

While political and social changes may appear to be distinct phenomena, they are analytically inseparable. Political and social changes refer to alteration or transformations in human behavior, norms and politico-social institutions. Such changes are often a collective response to the need to change, or as a tacit recognition of a shift in the prevalent power relations in the society. Therefore, the coming to power of a new set of rulers, or the establishment of new structure and processes of governance broadly typifies socio-political changes.

It is important to note that changes can either be positive or negative. In most cases, political and social changes are caused by certain factors or reasons. This push people to collectively organize themselves to struggle for a change in the existing power relations. Another reason is to capture political power in the hope of making life better for the generality of the people. If politics is defined as who gels what, when and how; It then implies that political change refers to an alteration in the form of power and the identity of the group or class which controls the wields states power.

66.

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Change is inevitable

B. Change is inimitable

C. Change is inestimable

D. Change is invaluable

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
67.

It can be deduced from the passage that political and social changes are

A. repulsive

B. Intertwined

C. Antithetical

D. Independent

Detailed Solution

Intertwined; connect or link (two or more things) closely.
There is an explanation video available below.
68.

A suitable title for this passage is

A. Social Change and Political Empowerment

B. Reasons for Political Change

C. The Struggle for Political Power

D. Elements of Politics

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
69.

The word 'alteration', as used in the passage, means

A. Complication

B. Multiplication

C. Recognition

D. Modification

Detailed Solution

Modification; a change made.
There is an explanation video available below.


Like all reptiles, snakes are cold blooded, or more correctly, ectothermic - they cannot produce their own body heat; instead, they rely on the sun to heat their bodies. Because they do not rely on energy from food to generate body heat, snakes can survive on an extremely meager diet. some wait for months between successive meals, and a few survive by eating a large meal just once or twice a year. When they do eat, snakes swallow their prey whole rather than biting off small piece. Many snakes have specialized jaws that enable them to swallow animals that are far larger than their own heads. Although uncommon, some snakes, such as the African rock python, have been observed eating animals as large as an antelope or a small cow.

With over two thousand five hundred species belonging to more than ten families, snakes are a large and successful groups. They owe much of this success to their versatility - snakes occupy habitat ranging from underground burrows to the top of the tree, to ocean depths as great as one hundred and fifty meters. They are found on every continent except Antarctica, and although they are most abundant in tropical areas, many survive in regions marked by extreme cold. The only places without snakes are parts of the polar regions and isolated islands, such as the Republic of Ireland and New-Zealand as opposed to places in Nigeria like Plateau and Gombe States in the Northern part where there is a large population of snakes.

70.

It can be inferred from the passage that snakes are

A. Homogeneous reptiles

B. Heterogeneous creatures

C. Voracious cow eaters

D. Great insect eaters

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.

Choose the most appropriate stress pattern

61.

Congratulation.

A. conGRAtulation.

B. congraTUlation.

C. congratuLAtion.

D. CONgratulation.

Detailed Solution

congratulation; /kənɡratjʊˈleɪʃ(ə)n/
words with the /ʃ/ or /tʃ/ sounds made by “-tion” are usually stressed on the syllable before the ''tion''
There is an explanation video available below.
62.

Conspiracy.

A. CONspiracy.

B. conspiRAcy.

C. conspiraCY

D. conSPI racy.

Detailed Solution

conspiracy; /kənˈspɪrəsi/
There is an explanation video available below.

The word in capital letter has the emphatic stress. choose the option in which the given sentence relates.

63.

My mother bought a BICYCLE yesterday.

A. When did my mother buy a bicycle?

B. What did my mother buy yesterday?

C. Whose mother bought a bicycle yesterday?

D. Did my mother steal a bicycle yesterday?

Detailed Solution

In responding to questions on emphatic stress, Interrogative sentence that contradicts the emphasized word is the correct option. This means that, the statement that does not have the emphasized word in it is the correct answer. Option B doesnt have the emphasized word which makes it the correct option
There is an explanation video available below.
64.

AMINA went to Abuja by air.

A. Did Amina go to Jos by air?

B. Is Amina going to Abuja by air?

C. Who went to Abuja by air?

D. Did Amina go to Abuja by road?

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
65.

Musa is STAYING in Enugu.

A. Was Musa staying in Enugu?

B. Is Musa going through Enugu?

C. Is Musa staying on the outskirt of Enugu?

D. Is Audu staying in Enugu?

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.

Political change and social transformation in the form of revolutions have radically altered the course of human civilization and history. Today, the world is witnessing political and social changes arising from the desire of people all over the globe for greater freedom and a voice in the way they are governed and a better standard of living. Pan of these struggles and processes have become more pronounced in the Third World since the end of the East-West cold War in the late 1980's, and in the face of the challenges being posed by the ongoing process of globalization.

While political and social changes may appear to be distinct phenomena, they are analytically inseparable. Political and social changes refer to alteration or transformations in human behavior, norms and politico-social institutions. Such changes are often a collective response to the need to change, or as a tacit recognition of a shift in the prevalent power relations in the society. Therefore, the coming to power of a new set of rulers, or the establishment of new structure and processes of governance broadly typifies socio-political changes.

It is important to note that changes can either be positive or negative. In most cases, political and social changes are caused by certain factors or reasons. This push people to collectively organize themselves to struggle for a change in the existing power relations. Another reason is to capture political power in the hope of making life better for the generality of the people. If politics is defined as who gels what, when and how; It then implies that political change refers to an alteration in the form of power and the identity of the group or class which controls the wields states power.

66.

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

A. Change is inevitable

B. Change is inimitable

C. Change is inestimable

D. Change is invaluable

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
67.

It can be deduced from the passage that political and social changes are

A. repulsive

B. Intertwined

C. Antithetical

D. Independent

Detailed Solution

Intertwined; connect or link (two or more things) closely.
There is an explanation video available below.
68.

A suitable title for this passage is

A. Social Change and Political Empowerment

B. Reasons for Political Change

C. The Struggle for Political Power

D. Elements of Politics

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.
69.

The word 'alteration', as used in the passage, means

A. Complication

B. Multiplication

C. Recognition

D. Modification

Detailed Solution

Modification; a change made.
There is an explanation video available below.


Like all reptiles, snakes are cold blooded, or more correctly, ectothermic - they cannot produce their own body heat; instead, they rely on the sun to heat their bodies. Because they do not rely on energy from food to generate body heat, snakes can survive on an extremely meager diet. some wait for months between successive meals, and a few survive by eating a large meal just once or twice a year. When they do eat, snakes swallow their prey whole rather than biting off small piece. Many snakes have specialized jaws that enable them to swallow animals that are far larger than their own heads. Although uncommon, some snakes, such as the African rock python, have been observed eating animals as large as an antelope or a small cow.

With over two thousand five hundred species belonging to more than ten families, snakes are a large and successful groups. They owe much of this success to their versatility - snakes occupy habitat ranging from underground burrows to the top of the tree, to ocean depths as great as one hundred and fifty meters. They are found on every continent except Antarctica, and although they are most abundant in tropical areas, many survive in regions marked by extreme cold. The only places without snakes are parts of the polar regions and isolated islands, such as the Republic of Ireland and New-Zealand as opposed to places in Nigeria like Plateau and Gombe States in the Northern part where there is a large population of snakes.

70.

It can be inferred from the passage that snakes are

A. Homogeneous reptiles

B. Heterogeneous creatures

C. Voracious cow eaters

D. Great insect eaters

Detailed Solution

There is an explanation video available below.