JAMB English Language Past Questions and Answers

 

Here are 20 English Language JAMB questions with options and answers:

 

Question: Choose the correct synonym for “benevolent.”

 

A) Malevolent

B) Kind

C) Hostile

D) Cruel

Answer: B) Kind

Question: Identify the antonym for “ephemeral.”

 

A) Permanent

B) Temporary

C) Brief

D) Transitory

Answer: A) Permanent

Question: What is the plural form of “child”?

 

A) Childs

B) Childrens

C) Childes

D) Children

Answer: D) Children

Question: Select the correct spelling.

 

A) Embarrasment

B) Embarassment

C) Embarrassment

D) Embarasment

Answer: C) Embarrassment

Question: Choose the appropriate preposition to complete the sentence: “She is allergic ____ peanuts.”

 

A) at

B) in

C) to

D) with

Answer: C) to

Question: What is the plural form of “focus”?

 

A) Foci

B) Focusses

C) Focuses

D) Focos

Answer: A) Foci

Question: Identify the correctly punctuated sentence.

 

A) The cat, and dog are playing.

B) The cat and dog, are playing.

C) The cat and dog is playing.

D) The cat and dog are playing.

Answer: D) The cat and dog are playing.

Question: Choose the correct form of the verb: “She _______ her homework before going to bed.”

 

A) finish

B) finishes

C) finished

D) finishing

Answer: C) finished

Question: Which of the following is a conjunction?

 

A) Quickly

B) However

C) Beautiful

D) Running

Answer: B) However

Question: Select the appropriate relative pronoun: “The girl ____ won the first prize is my sister.”

 

A) Who

B) Which

C) Whose

D) Whom

Answer: A) Who

Question: What is the superlative form of “good”?

A) Better

B) Best

C) Goodest

D) More good

Answer: B) Best

Question: Identify the indirect object in the sentence: “She gave him a book.”

A) She

B) Gave

C) Him

D) Book

Answer: C) Him

Question: Which of the following is a compound sentence?

A) The sun sets in the west.

B) I like coffee, but she prefers tea.

C) Birds sing beautifully.

D) It’s raining heavily.

Answer: B) I like coffee, but she prefers tea.

Question: Choose the correct form of the adjective: “This is the _____ day of my life.”

A) Good

B) Better

C) Best

D) Goodest

Answer: C) Best

Question: Identify the part of speech of the word “quickly” in the sentence: “She finished her homework quickly.”

A) Noun

B) Verb

C) Adjective

D) Adverb

Answer: D) Adverb

Question: Which sentence is in the passive voice?

A) The cat chased the mouse.

B) The mouse was chased by the cat.

C) They are playing soccer.

D) She sings beautifully.

Answer: B) The mouse was chased by the cat.

Question: What is the comparative form of “far”?

A) Farther

B) Farest

C) Farder

D) Farer

Answer: A) Farther

Question: Choose the correct conjunction: “I like tea, _____ I prefer coffee.”

A) So

B) But

C) Or

D) Nor

Answer: B) But

Question: Identify the tense of the verb in the sentence: “He will finish the project tomorrow.”

A) Present

B) Past

C) Future

D) Present Continuous

Answer: C) Future

Question: What is the plural form of “cactus”?

A) Cactuses

B) Cacti

C) Cactuss

D) Cactus

Answer: B) Cacti

 

Question: Identify the correct sentence with a dangling modifier.

A) After finishing the novel, the movie was watched.

B) The movie was watched after finishing the novel.

C) Finishing the novel, the movie was watched.

D) The novel was finished, and the movie was watched.

Answer: A) After finishing the novel, the movie was watched.

Question: Choose the correct spelling.

A) Accomodate

B) Accommodate

C) Acommodate

D) Acommmodate

Answer: B) Accommodate

Question: What is the gerund form of the verb “sing”?

A) Singed

B) Sings

C) Singing

D) Sang

Answer: C) Singing

Question: Identify the adverb in the sentence: “She spoke softly.”

A) She

B) Spoke

C) Softly

D) Spoke softly

Answer: C) Softly

Question: Select the correct modal verb: “You _____ eat too much candy.”

A) Can

B) Could

C) Shall

D) Will

Answer: A) Can

Question: What is the comparative form of “intelligent”?

A) More intelligent

B) Intelligenter

C) Intelligenterer

D) Intelligenterest

Answer: A) More intelligent

Question: Identify the sentence with a misplaced modifier.

A) She almost drove her friends to the airport.

B) Driving to the airport, she almost missed her friends.

C) Her friends almost missed the airport while she drove.

D) Almost, she drove her friends to the airport.

Answer: B) Driving to the airport, she almost missed her friends.

Question: Choose the correct conjunction: “He is allergic to peanuts, _____ he loves peanut butter.”

A) So

B) But

C) Or

D) Nor

Answer: B) But

Question: Identify the direct object in the sentence: “She baked a delicious cake.”

A) She

B) Baked

C) Delicious

D) Cake

Answer: D) Cake

Question: What is the plural form of “ox”?

A) Oxen

B) Oxes

C) Oxi

D) Oxs

Answer: A) Oxen

Question: Select the correct form of the verb: “The team _____ working on the project.”

A) Is

B) Am

C) Are

D) Be

Answer: A) Is

Question: Identify the conjunction in the sentence: “I will go to the store, and I will buy some groceries.”

A) I

B) Will

C) And

D) Store

Answer: C) And

Question: What is the superlative form of “beautiful”?

A) More beautiful

B) Beautifuler

C) Beautifullest

D) Most beautiful

Answer: D) Most beautiful

Question: Choose the correct preposition: “The cat is sitting ___ the roof.”

A) In

B) On

C) At

D) By

Answer: B) On

Question: Identify the sentence with an infinitive phrase.

A) He loves playing the piano.

B) To swim in the ocean is her favorite activity.

C) Running quickly, he reached the finish line.

D) The dog barks loudly.

Answer: B) To swim in the ocean is her favorite activity.

Question: What is the past participle of “run”?

A) Runned

B) Running

C) Ran

D) Ranned

Answer: C) Ran

Question: Choose the correct article: “I saw _____ interesting movie last night.”

A) An

B) A

C) The

D) None

Answer: A) An

Question: Identify the sentence with a split infinitive.

A) She decided to quickly finish her homework.

B) To finish her homework quickly was her decision.

C) Quickly she decided to finish her homework.

D) Her decision was to finish her homework quickly.

Answer: A) She decided to quickly finish her homework.

Question: What is the plural form of “datum”?

A) Data

B) Datas

C) Datums

D) Datumes

Answer: A) Data

Question: Identify the sentence with a parallel structure.

A) She enjoys hiking, swimming, and to ride a bike.

B) Hiking, swimming, an

d bike riding are activities she enjoys.

C) To hike, swim, and biking are her favorite activities.

D) Her favorite activities include hiking, swimming, and biking.

Answer: B) Hiking, swimming, and bike riding are activities she enjoys.