JAMBITES MUST READ HOW TO PASS THE USE OF ENGLISH IN 2017 JAMB.

We present you helpful tips on how you prepare and pass the use of english in JAMB.
Perfect Example of The General Structure of JAMB Use of English
The best sure way of answering the Joint Admission and Matriculation Board (jamb) Use of English and get a tangible score is to master the structure of the examination, before the exact time.
You should take note, that Jamb Use of English comprises of four main sections, namely;
1: Passage
2: Lexis
3: Structure
4: Oral Forms.
The best way to tackle the questions in jamb Use of English is to note that the different part of this exams as listed above carries different marks, however, we should note, that all the questions are important, but here are some important information.
Passage I to III
From Passage I – III, this passage test candidates’ knowledge of deduction from passages. In these passages, each question carries 3 marks, and this section have 15 questions.
This means that if you correctly answered all the questions, you already have 15 X 3 Marks = 45points.
Passage IV
Passage IV is test for candidates’ knowledge of English Registers. In this section, each question are worth 2 marks per correct questions.
This section carries ONLY 10 questions.
This means that if you correctly answered all the questions, you already have 10 X 2 marks = 20points in this section.
Lexis Section
The Lexis section of the JAMB Use of English is one section that test the candidates’ knowledge of reasoning in English language, communication as well as vocabulary, and this section comprises of the following;
idioms,
Nearest in meaning,
Opposite in meaning.
Take note that each question in the Lexis section carries 2 marks per each question. The Structure section of JAMB Use of English, based ONLY on testing the candidates’ knowledge of the following:
English sentences formation,
Part of sentences,
Semantics,
Syntax,
Tenses,
Phrasal verbs,
Prepositions,
and other aspects of English sentence formation.
In this section, take note that each question carries 1 mark per correct questions you answered. The ending part of JAMB Use of English is the oral forms.
Summary of Marks from JAMB Use of English
Section A. Comprehension/Summary
(a) 3 Comprehension passages (15 questions in all, 3 marks each) = 45 marks
(b) 1 cloze passage (10 questions in all, 2 marks each) = 20 marks
Section B: Lexis, Structure and Oral Forms
(a) Sentence Interpretation (10 Questions in all, 2 marks each) = 20marks
(b) Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning – 15 questions in all, 1 mark each) = 15 marks
(c) Synonyms (Same in meaning – – 15 questions in all, 1 mark each) = 15 marks
(d) Sentence completion (filling the gaps – 20 questions in all, 1 mark each) = 20 marks
(e) Oral forms (15 questions in all, 1 mark each) = 15 marks
Total: 100 questions = 150 marks
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