English Language, 2018, JAMB Exam, Exam, Paper 1 | Objectives

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2018

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English Language

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JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

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#	Question	Ans
	Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics.
41.	The Journalist said he was working freelance A. tireless B. without pay C. satisfactory D. dependently Show Content Detailed Solution To work freelance means to work randomly without having a long-term contract with any firm or person. Dependent means to rely on a particular person or thing. It is the antonym of ‘freelance’ in this context. There is an explanation video available below.	D
42.	The Flying Eagles put up a plucky defence against their opponents A. strong B. weak C. careless D. tactful Show Content Detailed Solution Plucky means showing courage in difficult situations. Weak means lacking energy or force. There is an explanation video available below.	B
43.	We found a shady place for the display A. an open B. an unsafe C. a stuffy D. an enclosure Show Content Detailed Solution Shady means situated in or full of shade There is an explanation video available below.	A
	Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap.
44.	The sea wave continue to ____________ the cliff on the west coast constantly A. impair B. rub C. knock D. erode Show Content Detailed Solution Erode means to gradually wear away or gradually disappear. Erode is used in a context that relates to wind, water or other natural agents. There is an explanation video available below.	D
45.	I would have been surprised if you ____________ the orange A. plucked B. have plucked C. had plucked D. did pluck Show Content Detailed Solution 'Would have' is used in conditional statements to talk about something that did not happen in the past. In the sequence of tenses, if the main clause contains 'would have', the conditional subordinate clause should be in its past participle. There is an explanation video available below.	C
46.	By the time the plane reaches Harare, it __________in the air for twelve hours A. has been B. would be C. would have been D. should be Show Content Detailed Solution 'By the time' is an adverb of time that can be used in the present, past and future tense. The question is, however, in the present tense which will be needing a present perfect tense to complete the sentence. There is an explanation video available below.	C
47.	The patient is suffering from ____________ A. reumatism B. rheumantism C. rhuematism D. rheumatism Show Content Detailed Solution The options contain miss spellings of the word, RHEUMATISM. There is an explanation video available below.	D
48.	We saw Ifueko ____________ an egg on the wall A. smashed B. smash C. smashing D. smashes Show Content Detailed Solution ‘Smash’ is the correct answer because the action conveyed is a single action. In reported statements, writers/ speakers should retain the present tense. There is an explanation video available below.	B
49.	Knowledge of figures of speech as well as of idiom and lexical items ____________ in this section A. is tested B. have been tested C. are tested D. were tested Show Content Detailed Solution When either of these words is used; as well as, together with, alongside, no less than e.t.c, the subject of the clause would be the noun or pronoun that comes before the marker of accompaniment. Knowledge of figures of speech is a singular subject that should agree with a singular verb There is an explanation video available below.	A
50.	The answers to the questions were discussed ____________ the students A. between B. by C. for D. to Show Content Detailed Solution 'By' is the best answer to this question. Between can not be considered because the question did not explicitly tell us the number of students involved. There is an explanation video available below.	B

	Choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) or phrase in italics.
41.	The Journalist said he was working freelance A. tireless B. without pay C. satisfactory D. dependently Show Content Detailed Solution To work freelance means to work randomly without having a long-term contract with any firm or person. Dependent means to rely on a particular person or thing. It is the antonym of ‘freelance’ in this context. There is an explanation video available below.	D
42.	The Flying Eagles put up a plucky defence against their opponents A. strong B. weak C. careless D. tactful Show Content Detailed Solution Plucky means showing courage in difficult situations. Weak means lacking energy or force. There is an explanation video available below.	B
43.	We found a shady place for the display A. an open B. an unsafe C. a stuffy D. an enclosure Show Content Detailed Solution Shady means situated in or full of shade There is an explanation video available below.	A
	Choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap.
44.	The sea wave continue to ____________ the cliff on the west coast constantly A. impair B. rub C. knock D. erode Show Content Detailed Solution Erode means to gradually wear away or gradually disappear. Erode is used in a context that relates to wind, water or other natural agents. There is an explanation video available below.	D
45.	I would have been surprised if you ____________ the orange A. plucked B. have plucked C. had plucked D. did pluck Show Content Detailed Solution 'Would have' is used in conditional statements to talk about something that did not happen in the past. In the sequence of tenses, if the main clause contains 'would have', the conditional subordinate clause should be in its past participle. There is an explanation video available below.	C

46.	By the time the plane reaches Harare, it __________in the air for twelve hours A. has been B. would be C. would have been D. should be Show Content Detailed Solution 'By the time' is an adverb of time that can be used in the present, past and future tense. The question is, however, in the present tense which will be needing a present perfect tense to complete the sentence. There is an explanation video available below.	C
47.	The patient is suffering from ____________ A. reumatism B. rheumantism C. rhuematism D. rheumatism Show Content Detailed Solution The options contain miss spellings of the word, RHEUMATISM. There is an explanation video available below.	D
48.	We saw Ifueko ____________ an egg on the wall A. smashed B. smash C. smashing D. smashes Show Content Detailed Solution ‘Smash’ is the correct answer because the action conveyed is a single action. In reported statements, writers/ speakers should retain the present tense. There is an explanation video available below.	B
49.	Knowledge of figures of speech as well as of idiom and lexical items ____________ in this section A. is tested B. have been tested C. are tested D. were tested Show Content Detailed Solution When either of these words is used; as well as, together with, alongside, no less than e.t.c, the subject of the clause would be the noun or pronoun that comes before the marker of accompaniment. Knowledge of figures of speech is a singular subject that should agree with a singular verb There is an explanation video available below.	A
50.	The answers to the questions were discussed ____________ the students A. between B. by C. for D. to Show Content Detailed Solution 'By' is the best answer to this question. Between can not be considered because the question did not explicitly tell us the number of students involved. There is an explanation video available below.	B

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