1993 - JAMB English Past Questions and Answers - page 2
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In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
It is entirely up to you to make a profession of your faith
It is entirely up to you to make a profession of your faith
A
confess your belief
B
turn your faith into a business
C
deny your faith
D
loudly proclaim your religion
12
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
He won the election because he was able to carry his people along with him
He won the election because he was able to carry his people along with him
A
alienate his people
B
go out with the people
C
have the support of the people
D
fail to provide the people with transport
13
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
They often quarrelled before leaving the house but made it up by the time they returned home
They often quarrelled before leaving the house but made it up by the time they returned home
A
added it up
B
reconciled
C
fell out
D
compounded the problem
14
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
The effect of rising prices has snowballed considerably
The effect of rising prices has snowballed considerably
A
risen
B
decreased
C
frozen
D
grown
15
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
The economic situation is responsible for the recent discord in many families
The economic situation is responsible for the recent discord in many families
A
division
B
resourcefulness
C
harmony
D
suffering
16
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
The college was worried about Tunji;s garrulous tendency
The college was worried about Tunji;s garrulous tendency
A
reticent
B
loqacious
C
quarrelsome
D
outspoken
17
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
We have found that cassava is a sine qua non item in our industry
We have found that cassava is a sine qua non item in our industry
A
useful
B
indispensable
C
useless
D
dispensable
18
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
Science may be a complicated area of learning, but its teaching needs to be demystified
Science may be a complicated area of learning, but its teaching needs to be demystified
A
simplfied
B
twisted
C
made difficult
D
distorted
19
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
Surveying the sky in the quiet of the night gives me an ethereal feeling
Surveying the sky in the quiet of the night gives me an ethereal feeling
A
human
B
earthly
C
mundane
D
commonplace
20
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
The awareness of mortality has always imposed some restraint on man's excesses
The awareness of mortality has always imposed some restraint on man's excesses
A
celestial
B
eternity
C
continuity
D
inexistence
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