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JAMB UTME English 2008 past questions and answers

This 2008 JAMB UTME English set has 60 practice questions. Try these 5 free sample questions, tap a question to reveal the answer and explanation. Then practise the whole 2008 set with instant marking.

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1. The residents objected to the plan to close the community library. To object to something is to
  1. oppose it
  2. yield to it
  3. approve of it
  4. depend on it

Answer: A. oppose it

To object to a plan is to express opposition to it.

2. Despite her ___ timetable, Amaka found time to visit her grandmother each week.
  1. vacant
  2. crowded
  3. slender
  4. shallow

Answer: B. crowded

A crowded timetable is full of appointments and leaves little spare time.

3. When Tunde accepted three major assignments at once, his sister warned him not to bite off more than he could chew. She meant that he should not
  1. eat too quickly
  2. criticize his colleagues
  3. spend money carelessly
  4. undertake more than he could manage

Answer: D. undertake more than he could manage

The idiom means to take on a task that is too large or difficult to handle.

4. Choose the word nearest in meaning to candid as used in: The witness gave a candid account of what happened.
  1. lengthy
  2. partial
  3. confused
  4. frank

Answer: D. frank

A candid account is open and truthful, so frank is the closest synonym.

5. The committee decided to put off the meeting until Friday. Put off means
  1. cancel
  2. postpone
  3. attend
  4. announce

Answer: B. postpone

To put off an event is to postpone it until a later time.

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