JAMB Marking Scheme 2024
For those who have been wondering how the JAMB score is determined, this article will provide a thorough explanation of the grading scheme.
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What Is the Total Score for JAMB?
The JAMB overall/total score for UTME is 400
How Many Questions Are In JAMB?
There are 180 questions in the JAMB exam overall, with 60 questions in the Use of English category and 40 questions in each of the remaining three topics.
How JAMB Score Is Calculated
Each subject in the Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME) total score is 100, Total Score in a subject/Total number of questions × 100 = Score in each subject.
Continue reading if you’re interested in learning the specifics of each subject’s marking scheme.
How will JAMB Mark 2024 exam?
To know how JAMB will mark the 2024 Unified Tertiary Matriculation Examination (UTME), read the breakdown below.
JAMB Marking Scheme for Use of English
SECTION A
- Comprehension/Summary
Comprehension passages questions – 3 marks each - Close passage questions – 2 marks each
- JAMB Novel (The Life Changer) questions – 1 mark each
SECTION B: Lexis and Structure
- Sentence interpretation questions – 2 marks each
- Antonyms questions – 2 marks each
- Synonyms questions – 1 mark each
- Sentence completion questions – 1 mark each
SECTION C: Test of Oral
- Oral questions – 1 mark each
Using the marking scheme above, out of the 60 JAMB Use of English questions, if you scored 30, your mark will be 30/60 × 100 = 50.
How Many Questions are in JAMB Use of English?
SECTION A: Comprehension/Summary
(a) 1 comprehension passage – 5 questions
(b) I cloze passage – 10 questions
(c) 1 reading text – 10 questions
SECTION B: Lexis and Structure
(a) Sentence interpretation – 5 questions
(b) Antonyms – 5 questions
(c) Synonyms – 5questions
(d) Sentence completion – 10 questions
SECTION C: Oral Forms – 10 questions
Total: 60 questions
How JAMB Marks Other Three Subjects
Each of the questions in the remaining 3 subjects is graded 2.5 marks. So the three subjects carry 300 marks.
Each of the three other subjects will be 100 if marked 2.5.
For example: If you score 28 over 40 in each of Biology the calculation will be 28 x 2.5 = 70% (in percentage).
If you have 30 in Physics and Mathematics it’ll be 30 × 2.5 = 75
So let’s add it all: 50 + 70 + 75 + 75 = That’s 270 over 400.
How To Check JAMB Result 2024
To check your JAMB result for 2024 kindly follow the recommended article | Recommended: JAMB CAPS 2024/2025: How to Check Your Admission Status
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