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How to Use JAMB Past Questions Properly (Most Students Do It Wrong)

Past questions are gold, but only if you use them as a diagnostic tool and not as a reading material to cram.

Michael Joseph
·📅 19 October 2026·⏱ 2 min read
How to Use JAMB Past Questions Properly (Most Students Do It Wrong)

Stop Memorising Answers

Many candidates read past questions and answers like a story. They remember that the answer to number 14 was B, but not why. JAMB rarely repeats a question word for word. It repeats concepts. If you memorise letters, you gain nothing. If you understand why B is right and the others are wrong, you win every variation.

The Three-Pass Method

Pass one: attempt a set of 40 questions under timed conditions without checking anything. Pass two: mark yourself and write down, in one line each, why you got every wrong question wrong (careless, did not know, misread). Pass three: after two days, redo only the questions you got wrong.

After a week you will see a pattern. Maybe you lose marks on calculation steps in Physics, or on lexis in English. That pattern tells you exactly what to study next.

Where to Practise

Practise on a computer-style interface because the real UTME is a CBT. EliteScholars CBT gives you a timed, JAMB-style experience, so the format never surprises you on exam day. Aim for at least five full practice sessions before the real exam.

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