Jamb Use Of English Syllabus For 2025

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Jamb Use of English Syllabus

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1. Jamb Comprehension/Summary:

(a) description
(b) narration
(c) exposition
(d) argumentation/persuasion
(i) Each of the three passages to be set (one will be a cloze test) should reflect various disciplines and be about 200 words long.
(ii) Questions on the passages will test the following:
(a) Comprehension of the whole or part of each passage.
(b) Comprehension of words, phrases, clauses, sentences, figures of speech and idioms as used in the passages.
(c) Coherence and logical reasoning (deductions, inferences, etc).
(d) Novels to be Read:
(i.) UTME Candidates Novel
(ii.) DE Candidates Novel
(e) Synthesis of ideas from the passages.

Objectives:

Candidates should be able to:
i. identify main points/topic sentences in passages;
ii. determine implied meaning;
iii. identify the grammatical functions of words, phrases, clauses and figurative/idiomatic expressions;
iv. deduce or infer the writer’s intentions including mood, attitude to the subject matter and opinion.

What Does Synthesis of Ideas Mean?

By synthesis of ideas is meant the art of combining distinct or separate pieces of information to form a complex whole, that is, the ability to make generalizations from specific ideas mentioned in the passages.

Such generalizations involve identifying the mood or tone of the writer, his attitude to the subject matter, his point of view, etc.  In this regard, synthesis is a higher-level skill than summary.

2. Lexis and Structure Topics

Topics:

(a) synonyms
(b) antonyms
(c) homonyms
(d) clause and sentence patterns
(e) word classes and their functions
(f) mood, tense, aspect, number,
agreement/concord, degree (positive,
comparative and superlative) and question
tags
(g) punctuation and spelling
(h) ordinary usage, figurative usage and idiomatic usage are to be tested.

NOTE:
Idioms to be tested shall be those that are formal and expressed in standard British English.

Objectives:

Candidates should be able to:
i. identify words and expressions in their ordinary,
figurative and idiomatic contexts;
ii. determine similar and opposite meaning of words;
iii. differentiate between correct and incorrect
punctuation and spelling;
iv. identify various grammatical patterns in use;
v. interpret information conveyed in sentences.

Where Jamb get their Idioms from?

They are idioms you are familiar with. Jamb repeats past questions. You may want to read why you should use jamb past questions or how to score 350+ in Jamb with past questions. Idioms to be tested will be those expressed in  standard British English (i.e those with  universal acceptability)

 2.2   Oral Forms

(a) Vowels (monophthongs and diphthongs
(b) Consonants (including clusters)
(c) Rhymes (homophones)
(d) Stress (word, sentence and emphatic)
(e)  Intonation

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Recommended English Books

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• Bamgbose, A. (2002) English Lexis and Structure for Senior Secondary Schools and colleges (Revised Edition), Ibadan: Heinemann
• Banjo, A. et al (2004) New Oxford Secondary English Course Book Six for Senior Secondary Schools, Ibadan: UP Plc.
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