1990 - JAMB English Past Questions and Answers - page 21
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:A number or people impersonating tax-official were arraigned before the Chief Magistrate this morning
A
arranged
B
paraded
C
moved
D
brought
correct option: d
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined: Ngozi spoke to her father quite candidly on her proposed marriage
A
rudely
B
faithfully
C
frankly
D
respectfully
correct option: c
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined: The secretary was advised to put on a cheerful disposition whenever the manager arrives
A
a good dress
B
a smiling face
C
a happy look
D
good make-up
correct option: c
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined: The cereal is fortified with multivitamins
A
enriched
B
prepared
C
endowed
D
mixed
correct option: a
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:The lawyer told the court some unsavoury details about the case
A
unworthy
B
unitelligible
C
unpleeasant
D
uninteresting
correct option: c
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In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:The professor's thesis was the precursor of nuclear studies
A
preliminary
B
climax
C
developer
D
forerunner
correct option: d
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Why do you worry about such .... matters?
Why do you worry about such .... matters?
A
insignificant
B
significant
C
non-significant
D
unsignificant
correct option: a
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
It was difficult to .... a man walking on the moon two centuries
It was difficult to .... a man walking on the moon two centuries
A
contrive
B
percieve
C
concieve
D
imagine
correct option: d
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
This section of the test will .... questions on set passages
This section of the test will .... questions on set passages
A
consist
B
comrise of
C
contain
D
carry
correct option: c
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap:
Animals in .... behave differently from animals living in the natural habitat
Animals in .... behave differently from animals living in the natural habitat
A
prison
B
bondage
C
captivity
D
slavery
correct option: c
Animals that live under human care are in captivity. Captivity can be used as a generalizing term to describe the keeping of either domesticated animals (livestock and pets) or wild animals. This may include for example farms, private homes and zoos.
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