Summary and Cloze Passages — JAMB English Language Past Questions
Summary and Cloze Passages is one topic inside the JAMB English Language syllabus, and drilling it on its own is usually faster than revising the whole subject again. Below: which JAMB years have examined it, then real Summary and Cloze Passages questions with worked answers.
When JAMB examined Summary and Cloze Passages
Summary and Cloze Passages questions appear in our bank for the JAMB years below. This is taken from the questions themselves, not from a syllabus outline — so if a year is listed, this topic was genuinely examined that year.
A topic that keeps reappearing is a topic JAMB keeps testing. Newer years matter most, because question style drifts.
Try Summary and Cloze Passages questions
Real English Language questions tagged to Summary and Cloze Passages. The first is worked through completely so you can see how our explanations read — the rest you can attempt now and check inside the app.
The accountant falsified records in order to feather his own nest. This means that the accountant tried to:
- A Deceive his boss
- B Put a feather in his cap
- C Make himself rich
- D Avenge a wrong done to him by his boss
Answer: C
To 'feather one's own nest' means to enrich oneself, often dishonestly.
The cashier wanted to pull the wool over my eyes by making me sign for the money I did not receive. This means that the cashier wanted to:
- A Deceive me
- B Blindfold me
- C Rub my eyes with cotton wool
- D Have my support
Answer and full explanation are inside the app.
Check the answerThe man's decision to withdraw his daughter from school because of her misbehavior really amounts to cutting off his own nose to spite his face. This means that:
- A The decision will not affect the daughter
- B It will cause the man pain to his nose and face
- C The decision does the man no good at all
- D The decision will make the daughter sober
Answer and full explanation are inside the app.
Check the answerDrill Summary and Cloze Passages until it stops costing you marks
Filter English Language practice to Summary and Cloze Passages alone, work through it with worked explanations, and let the analytics show you when it has actually stuck. Free to start.
Summary and Cloze Passages in JAMB English Language: common questions
Are Summary and Cloze Passages questions free?
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Is Summary and Cloze Passages really examined?
Yes. Summary and Cloze Passages appears in our bank across 5 JAMB years, taken from the questions themselves rather than a syllabus outline.
Can I practise Summary and Cloze Passages on its own?
Yes. JambUp lets you filter English Language questions to a single topic, so you can drill Summary and Cloze Passages until it stops costing you marks, then move on to the next weak area.