Jamb 2021 Use of English
Questions And Answers
Question 1: Dele’s Speech at the naming ceremony made
father ANGRY. Choose the capital letter that has the emphatic stress.
Choose the options to which the given sentence relate.
A. Did Wale’s speech at the naming ceremony make his father angry?
B. Did Dele’s speech at the naming ceremony make his father happy?
C. Did Dele’s silence at the naming ceremony make his father happy?
D. Did Dele’s speech at the naming ceremony make his mother angry?
Answer: ‘Angry’ is in contrast with the emphasized word ‘happy’. So, the
answer is B
Question 2: Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one
represented by the letter(s) underlined.
famous
A. measure
B. breakfast
C. west
D. brave
Answer: The answer is D.
Question 3: Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The
stressed syllabus are written in capital letters.
Professional
A. pro-fes-sion-AL
B. pro-FES-sion-al
C. pro-fes-SION-al
D. PRO-fes-sion-al
Answer: The answer is C. Words that have base suffixes of -SION, -TION
and -ATION usually have their primary stress on the syllabus before the
suffix and this remains constant even if more syllables are added to the
word.
Question 4: Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options
Apology
A. a-po-LO-gy
B. a-PO-lo-gy
C. a-po-lo-GY
D. A-po-lo-gy
Answer: The answer is B. Four syllable words that end in -gy usually have
their primary stress on the second syllables.
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Question 5: Choose the word that has the same vowel sound as the
underlined letter(s).
archive
A. cannon
B. darkness
C. bipsy
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D. lighter
Answer: The answer is B
Question 6: Since the flight, Joy and Gift have refused to talk to …..
A. each other
B. we
C. themselves
D. one another
Answer: The answer is A
Question 7: we went home early, …..?
A. we did
B. shall we
C. didn’t we
D. didn’t us
Answer: The answer is C. A statement that has no auxiliary verb should
make use of any of the operators do, does or did based on the number of
subject and tense of verb in the statment.
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Question 8: No one is there to reply, …….?
A. are they
B. is he/she
C. are we
D. aren’t he/she
Answer: The answer is A. A negative indefinite pronoun (like nobody, no
one, etc) should take a positive question.
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Question 9: The plan for the party ….. due to incorporation
A. Fell through
B. fell about
C. fell out
D. Fell down
Answer: The answer is A. fall through means to fail to happen while fell
about means to laugh uncontrollably.
Question 10: We had to …….. the group headed by Taiwo
A. sell off
B. sell out
C. sell up
D. selled
Answer: The answer is B
Question 11: James and Henry were at daggers drawn when I knew them.
This means they
A. were good at drawing daggers
B. always wore daggers
C. were fighting everybody
D. were always angry with each other
Answer: The answer is D. If two persons are at daggers drawn they are
very angry with each other.
Question 12: My book has become dog-eared through use. This means
that
A. the corners of the pages of my book are crumpled
B. my book is designed like dog’s ears
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C. my book is torn
D. my book is indispensable.
Answer: The correction option is A. This means that the corners of the pages
of my book are crumpled.
Question 13: I had dinner with Tony and Nick and they talked shop the
whole time. This means that they talked
A. about their job
B. all the time
C. about buying things from the shop
D. about taking me to the shop
Answer: The correct answer is A. To “talk shop” means to talk about your
job (work) with, the people you work with.
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Question 14: Choose the word which has the same consonant sounds as
the underlined letter(s)
bring
A. wing
B. swig
C. gear
D. sin
Answer: A is correct.
Question 15: Nearest in meaning(Synonym) ….. Bisi has become
an indispensablemember of staff
A. dedicated
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B. principal
C. vital
D. effective
Answer: The correct answer is C. To be indispensable means to be
important or vital.
Question 16: Nearest in meaning (Synonym)… A good leader
is resolute in his decisions
A. unbiased
B. strong
C. stubborn
D. Firm
Answer: The answer is Firm. To be resolute means to be firm. Other
synonyms of resolute are unyielding and determined.
Question 17: Nearest in meaning (Synonym)… Mr Brown is often
described as an astute businessman.
A. shrewd
B. miserly
C. proud
D. thrifty
Answer: The correction option is A. An astute person is someone who is
clever and quick at seeing what to do in a particular situation. Such person
can also be described as shrewd.
Question 18: Nearest in meaning (Synonym)…The collector could not tell
whether the painting was genuine or not.
A. valid
B. authentic
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C. expensive
D. reliable
Answer: B is correct. When something is genuine, it is real.
Question 19: Opposite in meaning (Antonyms)….. The test shows that the
lumps are malignant
A. numerous
B. benign
C. cancerous
D. dominant
Answer: Benign is correct. Malignant means harmful. Benign is the
opposite.
Questions 20: Opposite in meaning (Antonyms)….. The children await
a severepunishment
A. rigorous
B. simple
C. mild
D. harsh
Answer: The correct answer is mild.
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