JAMB English 2024

Cosmas is a very good friend on …. I can rely.

A) who B) whose C) which D) whomever

Correct Answer: D) whomever

A hotel is supposed to be a home away from home. But the one we …. was hell away from home.

A) moved into B) checked C) dropped by D) checked into

Correct Answer: D) checked into

Initially, we were deceived by the beautiful surroundings and by the manager’s …. which was warm and inviting.

A) reception B) intention C) conviction D) conception

Correct Answer: A) reception

After the usual …. and signing of forms, we were allowed into our rooms.

A) feeling B) filing C) fill in D) filling

Correct Answer: C) fill in

I ought …. the later by now.

A) to be set B) to have being sent C) to have sent D) to have to send

Correct Answer: C) to have sent

Ade’s fever was so acute that she …. an injection.

A) had to have B) had to had C) must have D) ought to have

Correct Answer: A) had to have

I started writing this test at 9.00 am. It is now 10.00 am. By 11.00 am, I …. writing it for two hours.

A) will have been B) am C) shall have been D) have been

Correct Answer: C) shall have been

The car couldn’t keep pace …. the motor cycle especially in congested areas.

A) along B) with C) down D) on

Correct Answer: B) with

Idris couldn’t have said a thing like that, ….

A) could he? B) did he? C) can he? D) would he?

Correct Answer: A) could he?

I don’t know what to do with these children. They are always fighting ….

A) themselves B) myself C) one another D) each another

Correct Answer: C) one another

The fishermen threw a stone into the river and this caused a ….

A) sprinkle B) sparkle C) splash D) storm

Correct Answer: C) splash

The play was so interesting that the …. clapped for quite a long time at the end.

A) spectators B) watchers C) congregation D) audience

Correct Answer: D) audience

The building …. because of weak structural foundation.

A) tumbled B) caved C) collapsed D) succumbed

Correct Answer: C) collapsed

The magazine was …. by the government for an offensive publication.

A) prescribed B) proscribed C) suspended D) persecuted

Correct Answer: B) proscribed

Many people reacted to the brutal murder of the popular musician with strong ….

A) indignation B) demonstration C) accusation D) condemnation

Correct Answer: D) condemnation

The governor frowned at the …. which slowed down the implementation of policy decisions.

A) bureaucracy B) opposition C) bureaucracy D) autocracy

Correct Answer: C) bureaucracy

The doctor …. the illness as typhoid fever and not malaria.

A) prescribed B) discovered C) announced D) diagnosed

Correct Answer: D) diagnosed

Since the writer did not indicate his name, the editor decided not to publish such …. article.

A) discourteous B) an anonymous C) a scandalous D) libelous

Correct Answer: B) an anonymous

Please let me have …. salt in my soup.

A) few B) a little C) a small D) a few

Correct Answer: B) a little

Don’t believe all …. he had told you.

A) what B) which C) that D) there

Correct Answer: C) that

In each of the following sentences, there is one word underlined and one gap. From the list of words lettered A to D, choose the word or group of words that is most nearly OPPOSITE IN MEANING to the underlined word and that will same time, correctly fill the gap in the sentence.

Joseph purchased various articles at the big sale near the supermarket and, surprisingly enough, he …. them all before he reached home that day.

A) destroyed B) bought C) lent D) sold

Correct Answer: D) sold

In this argument, Martin was my supporter even though he is often my …. in other matters.

A) opponent B) ally C) opposite D) propose

Correct Answer: A) opponent

People who are normally …. often turn to be dauntless heroes in the face of real danger.

A) unsteady B) colourless C) cowardly D) bashful

Correct Answer: C) cowardly

I encouraged my younger brother to take on law as a profession while I …. my sister from doing so.

A) financed B) warned C) dissuaded D) persuaded

Correct Answer: C) dissuaded

It is quite customary to introduce the guest speaker but …. to insult him.

A) illegal B) impolite C) unusual D) useless

Correct Answer: C) unusual

From the words lettered A to D below each of the following sentences, choose the word or group of words that is NEAREST IN MEANING to the underlined expression as it is used in the sentence.

My choice of a partner would be based on character, not looks.

A) visibility B) feasibility C) appearance D) posture

Correct Answer: C) appearance

Mike is very winsome yet his neighbour finds it difficult to put up with him.

A) stay with B) live with C) tolerate D) rely on

Correct Answer: C) tolerate

The Efik girl has just come out of the fattening room and her waist is adorned with beads.

A) surrounded B) decorated C) besieged D) defaced

Correct Answer: B) decorated

There are some drugs that could exacerbate a particular illness.

A) heal B) ameliorate C) worsen D) lengthen

Correct Answer: C) worsen

In accordance with the practice of his religion, Raman’s body was interred the day he died.

A) preserved B) sanctified C) cremated D) buried

Correct Answer: D) buried

The following questions are based on the novel The Life Changer. Choose the correct answer from the list of options.

Who left the house immediately they won Money?

A) Dr. kabir B) Gumuzu C) Natasha D) Hakimi

Correct Answer: A) Dr. kabir

What did Lawal refer Salim’s online girlfriend as?

A) Gambler B) Indian princess C) roger D) Labaran

Correct Answer: B) Indian princess

Who was Tomiwa’s blind date?

A) Gumuzu B) Natasha C) Omar D) Habib

Correct Answer: D) Habib

What did Omar score in JAMB?

A) 240/100 B) 25/300 C) 230/400 D) 200/400

Correct Answer: C) 230/400

Which of the following crimes was Talle not guilty of?

A) Killing B) Kidnapping C) Armed robbery D) Extortion

Correct Answer: A) Killing

How much did Dr. Kabir stake?

A) N200,000 B) N50,000 C) 100,000 D) N300,000

Correct Answer: B) N50,000

What was Habib’s position in politics?

A) speaker of the house. B) governor C) senator D) commissioner

Correct Answer: A) speaker of the house.

Which of the following is not Salma’s roommate?

A) Tomiwa B) Ngozi C) Ada D) Natasha

Correct Answer: D) Natasha

Who sang “The Gambler”?

A) Kenny Rogers B) Gumuzu C) Zaki D) Kartagi

Correct Answer: A) Kenny Rogers

What was the name of the thug sent after Kabir by Labaran?

A) Kartagi B) Gumuzu C) Zaki D) Labaran

Correct Answer: D) Labaran

Read the passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.

So far, I have been speaking of science in its universality, viewed from the perspective of the world at large. In the context of our own country and our sister developing countries, many of the factors mentioned earlier are not very important. For example, pollution, deterioration of the environment, and population explosion are not yet serious problems for us in the country. Let me now turn to a more specific area, namely, the question of scientific choice for developing countries. There is no doubt that the role that science and technology have played in the upliftment of the material and economic well-being of the developed nations will, and does, influence the criteria that the Third World nations must choose in order to establish their science policies and priorities. But the criteria to be used by these nations do not have to be the same as those which have brought the developed countries to their present stage of evolution. For while human beings have the same problems, their solutions, to be meaningful, will have to be sought within some relevant frame of reference, such as the available resources and expertise, social values, place, and time in the historical scale.

“Frame of reference” in this passage means

A) Point of information B) Range of authority C) Economic pattern D) Context of situation

Correct Answer: D) Context of situation

The writer apparently believes that through science and technology our country can achieve

A) peace and order B) progress and material success C) social values and universality D) wealth and economic progress

Correct Answer: D) wealth and economic progress

According to the passage, the basic consideration for developing science and technology should be three of the following: (1) technical know-how (2) availability of raw materials (3) atmospheric pollution (4) the people’s tradition and beliefs (5) population (6) capital.

A) 2, 1, and 6 only B) 3, 2, and 4 only C) 5, 3, and 6 only D) 5, 2, and 6 only

Correct Answer: A) 2, 1, and 6 only

The main idea of this passage is that

A) there is a yawning gap between the haves and have-nots B) there could be atmospheric pollution and population explosion C) the concerns of science and technology are the same in all countries D) each nation must plan its development according to its needs and resources

Correct Answer: D) each nation must plan its development according to its needs and resources

The term our “sister developing countries” implies

A) Britain, Gambia, and Canada B) Ghana, Germany, and Togo C) China, India, and Holland D) Liberia, Sierra-Leone, and Gabon

Correct Answer: D) Liberia, Sierra-Leone, and Gabon

In each of the following questions, choose the option that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

vision

A) attention B) repression C) intention D) illusion

Correct Answer: D) illusion

waste

A) surtax B) cursed C) paused D) washed

Correct Answer: B) cursed

Yolk

A) Could B) Build C) Silk D) Sulk

Correct Answer: A) Could

Osmosis

A) Ostrich B) Music C) Scene D) Sign

Correct Answer: B) Music

Younger

A) Singer B) Longer C) Banger D) Ringer

Correct Answer: B) Longer

In each of the following questions, choose the correct stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.

reverential

A) Reverential B) reveRENtial C) reVErential D) reverential

Correct Answer: B) reveRENtial

organizer

A) orGAnizer B) ORganizer C) orgaNIzer D) organizer

Correct Answer: B) ORganizer

ultimatum

A) ulTImatum B) ultiMAtum C) Ultimatum D) ultimaTUM

Correct Answer: B) ultiMAtum

information

A) inforMAtion B) INformation C) inFORmation D) informaTION

Correct Answer: A) inforMAtion

In the following questions, choose the appropriate option in the constructions.

Following the ban on imported foreign materials, many flour mills have substituted corn …… wheat.

A) for B) on C) with D) to

Correct Answer: A) for

He is such a strange fellow; there is …… what he will do next.

A) never knowing B) not knowing C) no knowing D) not known

Correct Answer: C) no knowing

The court ordered the lorry driver to pay for the ……. to my car.

A) damages B) heavy damages C) destruction D) damage

Correct Answer: D) damage

The students’ unrest resulted …… the expulsion of the ringleaders.

A) on B) in C) to D) with

Correct Answer: B) in

In the following questions, select the option that expresses the same idea as the one in quotes.

“To put something aside” is to

A) keep in safety B) keep something for some special purpose C) put it in a side pocket for future use D) put it by one’s side

Correct Answer: B) keep something for some special purpose

“An open secret” means

A) an open matter B) a fact that is very secret C) a secret known to everybody D) a confidential matter

Correct Answer: C) a secret known to everybody