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
A
confess your belief
B
turn your faith into a business
C
deny your faith
D
loudly proclaim your religion
correct option: c
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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
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
correct option: a
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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
A
added it up
B
reconciled
C
fell out
D
compounded the problem
correct option: c
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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
A
risen
B
decreased
C
frozen
D
grown
correct option: b
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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
A
division
B
resourcefulness
C
harmony
D
suffering
correct option: c
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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
A
reticent
B
loqacious
C
quarrelsome
D
outspoken
correct option: a
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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
A
useful
B
indispensable
C
useless
D
dispensable
correct option: d
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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
A
simplfied
B
twisted
C
made difficult
D
distorted
correct option: c
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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
A
human
B
earthly
C
mundane
D
commonplace
correct option: b
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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
A
celestial
B
eternity
C
continuity
D
inexistence
correct option: b
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