1998 - JAMB English Past Questions and Answers - page 3
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The girl's idiosyncrasy was a passion for bread and butter?
The girl's idiosyncrasy was a passion for bread and butter?
A
stupid outburst
B
general tendency
C
singular characteristic
D
occupational calling
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Once he has decided that something needs doing, my brother is very unswerving of purpose?
Once he has decided that something needs doing, my brother is very unswerving of purpose?
A
erratic
B
tenacious
C
stubborn
D
simple
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Those were the days of the fallacy that some languages are primitive while others are not?
Those were the days of the fallacy that some languages are primitive while others are not?
A
argument
B
excuse
C
misconception
D
truth
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Events in South Africa indicate a kind of political renascence?
Events in South Africa indicate a kind of political renascence?
A
rejuvenation
B
decline
C
turbulence
D
upheaval
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She is immune to the flattery of young men?
She is immune to the flattery of young men?
A
resistant
B
susceptible
C
insensible
D
unresponsive
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If we must live together as one people, we must learn to tolerate disparate dispositions?
If we must live together as one people, we must learn to tolerate disparate dispositions?
A
converging
B
accommodating
C
conflicting
D
opposing
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The presidential aspirant warned of the political catastrophe that would follow if the elections were rigged ?
The presidential aspirant warned of the political catastrophe that would follow if the elections were rigged ?
A
problem
B
turmoil
C
success
D
conflagration
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The material in the book is presented within an eclactic framework?
The material in the book is presented within an eclactic framework?
A
simple
B
a broad
C
a restricted
D
clumsy
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Ohiokhen had a brainwave as to how she could deal with the problem?
Ohiokhen had a brainwave as to how she could deal with the problem?
A
an imagination
B
a desire
C
a headache
D
an idea
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Surely, Ahmed if a ball of fire?
Surely, Ahmed if a ball of fire?
A
quarrelsome person
B
a hot-headed activist
C
a fiery speaker or writer
D
a very energetic person
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