1999 - JAMB English Past Questions and Answers - page 14

131
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?

Although the officer wanted a ..... reported on the matter, he got ....... account?
A
truthful / an uninteresting
B
factual / an unpleasant
C
genuinea / a ridiculous
D
painstaking / a half-hearted
correct option: c
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132
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?

My friend's car has ..... to a halt?
A
grinded
B
grounded
C
ground
D
grind
correct option: c
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133
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?

He boasts so much about his high scores and he ...... at the efforts of others?
A
scorns
B
sneers
C
grins
D
smilies
correct option: a
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134
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?

He is so credulous ...... my story about the ghost?
A
to believe
B
that he believes
C
in order to believe
D
since he believes
correct option: b
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135
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?

My friend and I have been quarrelling since yesterday and we haven't ....... yet?
A
made it out
B
made out
C
made it
D
made it up
correct option: d
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136
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?

It was late when we decided to get ...... the train?
A
off
B
down
C
out of
D
out from
correct option: a
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137
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).

My father's advice to me was quite invaluable?
A
useless
B
useful
C
helpful
D
unsolicited
correct option: a
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138
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).

Musa hates Hadiza for her constant bellicose behaviour?
A
voilent
B
gentle
C
meek
D
troblesome
correct option: b
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139
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).

The officer asked for a more temperate assessment of the matter?
A
extreme
B
moderate
C
radical
D
humane
correct option: a
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140
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).

There is much indifference in his behaviour?
A
concern
B
nonchalance
C
willingness
D
inconsistency
correct option: a
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