Jamb English Language Past Questions For Year 1999
Question 1
Identify the word that has a different stress pattern from the others?
- A. interrupt
- B. Contribute
- C. Harmattan
- D. Entertain
Question 2
The word in capital letters has an emphatic stress, Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence?
The electricity in OUR premises comes from a generator?
- A. Is the electricity in your compound supplied by a generator
- B. Is the electricity in your neighbour's premises supplied by a generator
- C. Does the electricity in your premises come from NEPA
- D. Does everybody in your street receive electricity from generator
Question 3
The word in capital letters has an emphatic stress, Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence?
The fire destroyed MANY lives?
- A. Did the fire destroy the village?
- B. Did the fire destroy some houses?
- C. Did the fire destroy any lives?
- D. Did the fire spare any lives?
Question 4
The word in capital letters has an emphatic stress, Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence?
The accused hasn't even been TRIED yet?
- A. Was the accuse sentenced to life imprisonment ?
- B. Has the suspect been apprehended?
- C. Why hasn't the accused been tried yet?
- D. Was the accused handed over to the
Question 5
Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined world(S).
They have tried circumvent the restriction on the importation of the commodities?
- A. bypass
- B. confront
- C. oppose
- D. challenge
