All 60 questions from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) English Language 2023 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation for each. Free, no signup needed.
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What is the main topic of the passage on reading?
The passage centers on why reading matters, framing it as a habit worth cultivating for personal growth.
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage on reading?
This option garbles the passage's actual advice (a quiet, uninterrupted place) into a nonsensical statement, so it is not what the passage says.
Why is it important to immerse yourself in the book or article you are reading?
The passage explains that immersing yourself in a text leads to better comprehension of what you're reading.
According to the passage, which of the following is NOT a benefit of reading?
The passage lists learning, mental development, and broadened horizons as benefits, but does not mention creativity.
According to the passage, which word captures the writer's idea of understanding a book?
The writer uses 'immerse' to capture the deep, absorbed understanding gained from reading.
Ummi described the way girls in the University dressed as:
Ummi describes the university girls' dressing as revealing, i.e. 'leaving little to the imagination.'
Whom did Salma compare the University lecturers to?
Salma compares the university lecturers to police, likening their strictness or authority to policing.
According to Salma, ________ moves mountains.
Salma's statement in the novel is that money, not faith, is what 'moves mountains' in her experience.
The HOD was from which tribe?
The Head of Department (HOD) in the novel is identified as being from the Igala tribe.
What was the name of the HOD?
The HOD in the novel is named Samuel Johnson.
He deprecated the attempts made to unseat him. (SYNONYM)
"Condemned" (strongly disapproved of) is a synonym of "deprecated."
The movie features a poignant moment of departure between husband and wife. (SYNONYM)
"Touching" (emotionally moving) is a synonym of "poignant."
Things may change soon, but at the moment our economic situation is precarious. (SYNONYM)
"Uncertain" (unstable, unpredictable) is a synonym of "precarious."
As it stands, military intervention is imminent. (SYNONYM)
"Certain" (about to happen very soon) is a synonym of "imminent."
She is such an irascible young boss. (SYNONYM)
"Temperamental" (easily angered, moody) is a synonym of "irascible."
Deji is an auspicious young man. (SYNONYM)
"Fortunate" (favoured by good luck) is a synonym of "auspicious."
The young officer was reprimanded for his misconduct. (SYNONYM)
"Scolded" (rebuked) is a synonym of "reprimanded."
His success was a fortuitous one. He did not prepare for it. (SYNONYM)
"Lucky" (occurring by chance) is a synonym of "fortuitous."
The essay is full of superfluous idiomatic expressions. (SYNONYM)
"Redundant" (unnecessary, excessive) is a synonym of "superfluous."
He looked comical in that dress. (SYNONYM)
"Ridiculous" (amusingly odd) is a synonym of "comical."
Good students can easily identify spurious arguments. (ANTONYM)
"Genuine" (authentic, real) is the opposite of "spurious" (false, not genuine).
Many species in creation have mutated over the years into new forms of life. (ANTONYM)
"Stabilized" (remained fixed/unchanged) is the opposite of "mutated" (changed form).
In spite of many days of fasting, Danladi is still fastidious about his food. (ANTONYM)
"Indifferent" (not particular or fussy) is the opposite of "fastidious" (very particular/picky).
We watched in wonder as she rattled away in that esoteric language. (ANTONYM)
"Familiar" (well-known, common) is the opposite of "esoteric" (understood by only a few, obscure).
Since mortality is the lot of man, argued the preacher, we must all accept death with equanimity. (ANTONYM)
"Anxiety" (unease, distress) is the opposite of "equanimity" (calm composure).
Some travellers unwittingly render themselves open prey to questionable characters. (ANTONYM)
"Knowingly" (consciously, deliberately) is the opposite of "unwittingly" (unknowingly).
The Lionesses of England are an indomitable team. (ANTONYM)
"Weak" is the opposite of "indomitable" (unable to be defeated or subdued).
It was a Herculean task for me to do. (ANTONYM)
"Easy" is the opposite of "Herculean" (requiring immense strength or effort).
Some have said that Marx lived an impecunious life. (ANTONYM)
"Wealthy" is the opposite of "impecunious" (having little or no money).
The corpulent dark woman is a contrast to her ________ husband.
"Lean" (thin) contrasts with "corpulent" (fat), fitting the sentence's comparison.
Sidi was cajoled into calling the boss. This means that Sidi was:
"Cajoled" means coaxed or persuaded through gentle flattery, matching "persuaded."
Hundreds of used items will go under the hammer during the weekend.
"Go under the hammer" is an idiom meaning to be sold at auction, matching "many old items will be auctioned this weekend."
If I went to London I would watch football at Stamford Bridge.
This is a second conditional sentence, expressing an unlikely or hypothetical future situation, not a certainty or a past fact.
If he were here it would be more fun.
This is a present/hypothetical conditional showing his actual absence resulted in a less fun occasion.
The events of last Monday show that there is no love lost between the President and the Vice-President.
The idiom 'no love lost between' means the two parties dislike or have animosity toward each other.
I read novels on relationships as ________.
"Pastime" (a hobby or leisure activity) is the correctly spelled single word required here.
The ________ to the book was written by Wole Soyinka.
"Foreword" (an introductory piece written for a book) is the correctly spelled word; "forward" is a directional term.
The examination ________ is out.
"Timetable" is the standard, correctly spelled single word.
The students have all submitted their ________.
"Theses" is the correct plural form of "thesis," matching the plural subject "students."
I like the character that played the role of a political ________ at the last convention of our party.
"Turncoat" (a person who switches allegiance) is the correctly spelled word fitting the context.
Without our relentless campaigns we might ________ sure of victory in the race for the National Assembly.
"Never have been" correctly completes the modal perfect structure "might never have been sure."
We are ________ the train to Kaduna.
The correct preposition for travelling by a train, bus, or plane is "on," as in "on the train."
The ball ricochetted ________ the goal post.
"Off" is the correct preposition to describe something bouncing or deflecting away from a surface.
The man ________ in suit.
"Turned out" (appeared, dressed) fits the context of how the man presented himself in a suit.
The new school is not provided with ________.
"Equipment" is an uncountable noun with no plural form, so "enough equipment" is correct.
The Principal, together with the Vice-Principals, ________ guilty of misconduct.
The phrase "together with the Vice-Principals" does not change the subject's number, so the singular subject "the Principal" takes the singular verb "is."
By this time next year, he ________ the project.
"Will have completed" is the future perfect tense correctly used for an action completed by a specified future time.
You are free to solicit ________ support from the Board.
"Solicit" takes a direct object, so "financial support" (without a preposition or article) is correct.
We ________ of our results.
"Demand" takes a direct object without "for," so "demand the release" is grammatically correct.
We look forward to ________ with you.
The phrase "look forward to" is followed by a gerund, making "working" correct.
Same vowel sound as 'there': A. there B. dear C. fair D. bear
"Fair" shares the same vowel sound as "there" (both pronounced with the /eə/ sound), matching "bear" as well, but the keyed answer is "fair."
Different vowel sound from others: surge / surf / scourge / clerk
"Clerk" has a different vowel sound from "surge," "surf," and "scourge," which all share the same vowel sound.
Different consonant sound: orchard / orchid / crib / cream
"Orchard" has a different consonant sound (the "ch" is pronounced /k/) compared to "orchid," "crib," and "cream."
Different consonant sound: chef / chief / shoe / ocean
"Chief" has a different initial consonant sound (/tʃ/) compared to "chef," "shoe," and "ocean," which share the /ʃ/ sound.
Same stress as maintenance: satisfy industrious lugubrious important
"Maintenance" is stressed on the first syllable, matching "satisfy" (SAT-is-fy).
Same stress as criticize: interesting loquacious aquatic combative
"Criticize" is stressed on the first syllable, matching "interesting" (IN-ter-est-ing).
Same stress as calendar: intimate addicted musician accuser
"Calendar" is stressed on the first syllable, matching "intimate" (IN-ti-mate).
Same stress as apparent: arrested telephone paragraph appetite
"Apparent" is stressed on the second syllable, matching "arrested" (ar-REST-ed).
apathetic — same stress pattern
"Apathetic" is correctly stressed on the third syllable: ap-a-THET-ic.
effeminate — same stress pattern
"Effeminate" is correctly stressed on the second syllable: e-FFEM-i-nate.
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