Year : 
2020
Title : 
English Language
Exam : 
JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

11 - 20 of 60 Questions

# Question Ans

This question is based on Bolaji Abdullahi's Sweet Sixteen

11.

_________almost fainted when he heard that some students were caught on the school's basketball court at night having sex.

A. Mr James

B. Aliya

C. Mr Bello

D. Bolaji

Detailed Solution

In page 39, Mr Bello is the receiver of this information. It is safest to say Option C is the answer.
There is an explanation video available below.
12.

Adoringly, Aliya was referred to as ________

A. Journalist

B. Sex addict

C. Beautiful lady

D. First lady

Detailed Solution

Mr Bello calls his daughter, Aliya, 'First lady'
See page 2
There is an explanation video available below.
13.

KOTL means ___________

A. Kiss on the lips

B. Kiss on the lab

C. kiss on-top the lips

D. Kiss on-top the legs

Detailed Solution

KOTL means 'Kiss On The Lips'
See page 31
There is an explanation video available below.
14.

How old was Aliya in the Novel?

A. 16

B. 18

C. 17

D. 19

Detailed Solution

The text made references of years before Aliya turned 16, however, Aliya is sixteen (16). This is evident in page 1, sentence 3.
There is an explanation video available below.
15.

Mr Bello is a/an _______ by profession in the novel?

A. accountant

B. engineer

C. nurse

D. journalist

Detailed Solution

Mr Bello is a Journalist.
See page 1, Paragraph 5.
There is an explanation video available below.

In the following options lettered A to D, all the words except one have the same stress pattern.

Choose the one with the different stress pattern.

16.

A. commit

B. compare

C. complete

D. column

Detailed Solution

Option A - C has its stress on the first syllable except for Option D.
There is an explanation video available below.
17.

A. apparent

B. attractive

C. devastate

D. infections

Detailed Solution

Option A, B and D has its stress on the second syllable except for Option C
There is an explanation video available below.
18.

A. physique

B. menace

C. challenge

D. reckless

Detailed Solution

Physique has its stress on the second syllable as opposed to other options with the stress on the first syllable
There is an explanation video available below.

In each of the following questions, the main or primary stress is indicated by writing the syllable on which it occurs in capital letters.

From the words lettered A to D, choose the one that has the correct stress

19.

Calculator

A. CAL-cu-la-tor

B. cal-CU-la-tor

C. cal-cu-LA-tor

D. cal-cu-la-TOR

Detailed Solution

Calculator has its stress on its first syllable
There is an explanation video available below.
20.

Criticism

A. cri-ti-ci-SM

B. cri-ti-CI-sm

C. cri-TI-ci-sm

D. CRI-ti-ci-sm

Detailed Solution

Criticism has it stress on the first syllable
There is an explanation video available below.

This question is based on Bolaji Abdullahi's Sweet Sixteen

11.

_________almost fainted when he heard that some students were caught on the school's basketball court at night having sex.

A. Mr James

B. Aliya

C. Mr Bello

D. Bolaji

Detailed Solution

In page 39, Mr Bello is the receiver of this information. It is safest to say Option C is the answer.
There is an explanation video available below.
12.

Adoringly, Aliya was referred to as ________

A. Journalist

B. Sex addict

C. Beautiful lady

D. First lady

Detailed Solution

Mr Bello calls his daughter, Aliya, 'First lady'
See page 2
There is an explanation video available below.
13.

KOTL means ___________

A. Kiss on the lips

B. Kiss on the lab

C. kiss on-top the lips

D. Kiss on-top the legs

Detailed Solution

KOTL means 'Kiss On The Lips'
See page 31
There is an explanation video available below.
14.

How old was Aliya in the Novel?

A. 16

B. 18

C. 17

D. 19

Detailed Solution

The text made references of years before Aliya turned 16, however, Aliya is sixteen (16). This is evident in page 1, sentence 3.
There is an explanation video available below.
15.

Mr Bello is a/an _______ by profession in the novel?

A. accountant

B. engineer

C. nurse

D. journalist

Detailed Solution

Mr Bello is a Journalist.
See page 1, Paragraph 5.
There is an explanation video available below.

In the following options lettered A to D, all the words except one have the same stress pattern.

Choose the one with the different stress pattern.

16.

A. commit

B. compare

C. complete

D. column

Detailed Solution

Option A - C has its stress on the first syllable except for Option D.
There is an explanation video available below.
17.

A. apparent

B. attractive

C. devastate

D. infections

Detailed Solution

Option A, B and D has its stress on the second syllable except for Option C
There is an explanation video available below.
18.

A. physique

B. menace

C. challenge

D. reckless

Detailed Solution

Physique has its stress on the second syllable as opposed to other options with the stress on the first syllable
There is an explanation video available below.

In each of the following questions, the main or primary stress is indicated by writing the syllable on which it occurs in capital letters.

From the words lettered A to D, choose the one that has the correct stress

19.

Calculator

A. CAL-cu-la-tor

B. cal-CU-la-tor

C. cal-cu-LA-tor

D. cal-cu-la-TOR

Detailed Solution

Calculator has its stress on its first syllable
There is an explanation video available below.
20.

Criticism

A. cri-ti-ci-SM

B. cri-ti-CI-sm

C. cri-TI-ci-sm

D. CRI-ti-ci-sm

Detailed Solution

Criticism has it stress on the first syllable
There is an explanation video available below.