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JAMB Topics for All Subjects

ENGLISH

A. Comprehension/Summary
(a) Description
(b) Narration
(c) Exposition
(d) Argumentation/Persuasion
“(e) Passages – Cloze test and reading passage (200 words each)

• Questions test comprehension, coherence, inference, grammar, and synthesis
• Novel: The Lekki Headmaster by Kabir Alabi Garba”

B. Lexis and Structure
(a) Synonyms
(b) Antonyms
(c) Homonyms
(d) Clause and sentence patterns
(e) Word classes and functions
(f) Mood, tense, aspect, number, agreement/concord, degree (positive, comparative, superlative), and question tags
(g) Punctuation and spelling
(h) Ordinary usage, figurative usage, and idiomatic usage

C. Oral Forms
(a) Vowels (monophthongs and diphthongs)
(b) Consonants (including clusters)
(c) Rhymes (including homophones)
(d) Word stress (monosyllabic and polysyllabic)
(e) Intonation (word emphasis)

BIOLOGY

A. Variety of Organisms (Characteristics of living organisms; Cell structure and functions; Levels of organization in living organisms; Evolution among Monera, Protista, Fungi, Plantae, Pteridophyta, and Spermatophyta; Evolution in Animalia (invertebrates and vertebrates); Structural, functional, and behavioural adaptations; Adaptive colouration and its functions; Behavioural adaptations in social animals; Structural adaptations in organisms; Advancement of animals and their economic importance)

B. Form and Functions (Internal structure of a flowering plant; Internal structure of a mammal (excretory and reproductive organs); Modes of nutrition (autotrophic and heterotrophic); Types of nutrition; Plant nutrition – photosynthesis and mineral requirements; Animal nutrition – classes of food substances, food tests, mammalian tooth, and alimentary canal; Nutrition process – ingestion, digestion, absorption, assimilation; Transport – need and materials, circulatory and vascular systems, media and mechanisms; Respiration – organs, surfaces, and mechanisms of gaseous exchange; Aerobic and anaerobic respiration; Excretion – types of excretory structures and mechanisms (kidneys, lungs, skin), excretory products of plants; Support and movement in organisms – tropic, tactic, nastic, and sleep movements; Supporting tissues in animals; Types and functions of skeletons)

PHYSICS

1. Measurements and Units (Length, mass, time, fundamental quantities)
2. Scalars and Vectors (Definition, examples, vector resolution)
3. Motion (Types, causes, linear motion, projectiles, Newton’s laws)
4. Gravitational Field (Newton’s law, potentials, escape velocity)
5. Equilibrium of Forces (Coplanar forces, moments, rigid body equilibrium)
6. Work, Energy and Power
7. Friction (Static/dynamic, limiting friction, advantages/disadvantages)
8. Simple Machines (Definitions, types, mechanical advantage)
9. Elasticity (Hooke’s law, Young’s modulus, spring balance)
   10 Pressure (Atmospheric and liquid pressure; applications)
   11 Liquids at Rest (Density relative density, upthrust, Archimedes’ principle )

CHEMISTRY

1. Separation of Mixtures and Purification of Chemical Substances (Pure and impure substances; Boiling and melting points; Elements, compounds, and mixtures; Chemical and physical changes; Separation processes — evaporation, distillation, sublimation, filtration, crystallization, chromatography, magnetization, decantation)
2. Chemical Combination (Stoichiometry; Laws of definite and multiple proportions; Law of conservation of matter; Gay Lussac’s law; Avogadro’s law; Chemical symbols, formulae, and equations; Relative atomic mass and mole concept; Avogadro’s number)
3. Kinetic Theory of Matter and Gas Laws (Kinetic theory of matter; Changes of state — melting, boiling, freezing, vaporization, condensation; Gas laws — Boyle’s, Charles’, Graham’s, Dalton’s laws; Ideal gas equation (PV = nRT); Vapour density and relative molecular mass)

MATHEMATICS

1. Number Bases (Operations in different number bases (2–10); Conversion from one base to another including fractional parts)
2. Fractions, Decimals, Approximations and Percentages (Fractions and decimals; Significant figures; Decimal places; Percentage errors; Simple interest; Profit and loss percent; Ratio, proportion and rate; Shares and Value Added Tax (VAT))
3. Indices, Logarithms and Surds (Laws of indices; Standard form; Laws of logarithm; Logarithm of any positive number to a given base; Change of base and applications; Relationship between indices and logarithms; Surds)

GOVERNMENT

1. Basic Concepts in Government (a. Power, Authority, Legitimacy, Sovereignty; b. Society, State, Nation, Nation-State; c. Political Processes; Political Socialization, Political Participation, Political Culture)
2. Forms of Government (Monarchy, Aristocracy, Oligarchy, Autocracy, Republicanism, Democracy)
3. Arms of Government (a. The Legislature – types, structure, functions, powers; b. The Executive – types, functions, powers; c. The Judiciary – functions, powers; d. Their relationships)
4. Structures of Governance (a. Unitary; b. Federal; c. Confederal)
5. Systems of Governance (Presidential, Parliamentary, Monarchical)
6. Political Ideologies (Communalism, Feudalism, Capitalism, Socialism, Communism, Totalitarianism, Fascism, Nazism)
7. Constitution (Meaning, Sources, Functions, Types)
8. Principles of Democratic Government (Ethics, Accountability, Separation of Power, Checks and Balances, Individual and Collective Responsibility, Constitutionalism, Rule of Law, Representative Government)
9. Processes of Legislation (Legislative Enactments – acts, edicts, bye-laws, delegated legislation, decrees)
10. Citizenship (Meaning, types, rights, dual citizenship, duties of citizens and state)

LITERATURE

1. Drama (Types: Tragedy; Comedy; Tragicomedy; Melodrama; Farce; Opera, etc.)
2. Prose [Types: Fiction – Novel, Novella/Novelette, Short Story; Non-fiction – Biography, Autobiography, Memoir; Faction (combination of fact and fiction)]
3. Poetry [Types: Sonnet, Ode, Lyric, Elegy, Ballad, Panegyric, Epic, Blank Verse; Poetic Devices: Structure, Imagery, Sound (rhyme/rhythm, repetition, pun, onomatopoeia, etc.), Diction, Persona; Appreciation: Thematic preoccupation, Socio-political relevance, Style]

CRS

A. The Sovereignty of God (God as Creator and Controller of the Universe,

B. The Covenant (The flood and God’s covenant with Noah; God’s covenant with Abraham; God’s covenant with Israel; The New Covenant

C. Leadership Qualities (Joseph; Moses; Joshua; Judges (Deborah, Gideon, Samson)

ECONOMICS

1. Economics as a Science (Basic concepts: wants, scarcity, choice, scale of preference, opportunity cost, rationality, production, distribution, consumption; Economic problems (what, how, and for whom to produce; efficiency of resource use); Application of Production Possibility Frontier (PPF) to economic problems)
2. Economic Systems (Types and characteristics of systems: free enterprise, centrally planned, mixed; Solutions to economic problems under each system; Contemporary issues in modern economies)
3. Methods and Tools of Economic Analysis (Scientific approach: inductive and deductive reasoning; Positive and normative analysis; Basic tools: tables, charts, graphs, measures of central tendency (mean, median, mode); Measures of dispersion: range, variance, standard deviation; Merits and demerits of statistical tools)

ACCOUNTING

A. Ethics in Accounting

• Objectives
• Qualities of an Accountant such as honesty, integrity, transparency, accountability, and fairness

B. Cashbook

• Columnar cashbooks (two and three columns)
• Discounts (trade and cash discounts)
• Effects of trade and cash discounts in books of accounts
• Petty cashbook and the imprest system
• Determining the cash float
• Identifying various petty cash expenses

C. Bank Transactions and Reconciliation

• Instruments of bank transactions (cheques, pay-in-slips, credit/debit cards, etc.)
• e-Banking system (automated credit system, credit transfers, interbank transfers, direct debit, etc.)
• Causes of discrepancies between cashbook and bank statement
• Bank reconciliation statement
• Preparing adjusted cashbook balances

COMMERCE

A. Commerce

• Meaning and scope
• Characteristics
• Functions

B. Occupation

• Meaning and importance
• Types: Industrial, Commercial, and Services
• Factors that determine choice of occupation

C. Production

• Factors, characteristics, and rewards (land, labour, capital, entrepreneur)
• Division of labour and specialization
• Types: Primary, Secondary, and Tertiary

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