Intonation - Englishlanguage Jamb Past Questions and Answers

Question 11 :

• JAMB 2012

Answer the following question below , the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.
The ACCOUNTANT paid the workers' July salary in September.

A. When were the workers paid?
B. Did the cashier pay the workers' salary in September
C. Workers received their july salary in September
D. The September salary was paid in July?

Question 12 :

• JAMB 2012

Answer the following question below , the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.
The cat DEVOURED the rat

A. Did the rat devour the cat?
B. What devoured the rat?
C. Did the cat eat the rat?
D. Is this the rat that the cat devoured?

Question 13 :

• JAMB 2013

The word in capital letters has the emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the given sentence relates.
Adamu is leaving a CAR behind?

A. Who is leaving a car behind?
B. Where is Adamu leaving a car?
C. What is Adamu leaving behind?
D. Is Adamu drivng the car in front?

Question 14 :

• JAMB 2014

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
The minister considered the ministry's budget to be a drop in the ocean in view of the number of projects in the pipeline.

A. The pipeline project across the ocean will be abandoned unless budgetary allocation improves
B. The amount available may be inadequate for projected expenditure
C. The minister may be dropped for failing to complete a number of projects
D. The money approved cannont complete the pipeline project acorss the ocean

Question 15 :

• JAMB 2014

The word in capital letter has the emphatic stress. choose the option in which the given sentence relates. My mother bought a BICYCLE yesterday.

A. When did my mother buy a bicycle?
B. What did my mother buy yesterday?
C. Whose mother bought a bicycle yesterday?
D. Did my mother steal a bicycle yeaterday?