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?
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
132
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
My friend's car has ..... to a halt?
My friend's car has ..... to a halt?
A
grinded
B
grounded
C
ground
D
grind
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?
He boasts so much about his high scores and he ...... at the efforts of others?
A
scorns
B
sneers
C
grins
D
smilies
134
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
He is so credulous ...... my story about the ghost?
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
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?
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
136
Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
It was late when we decided to get ...... the train?
It was late when we decided to get ...... the train?
A
off
B
down
C
out of
D
out from
137
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
My father's advice to me was quite invaluable?
My father's advice to me was quite invaluable?
A
useless
B
useful
C
helpful
D
unsolicited
138
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Musa hates Hadiza for her constant bellicose behaviour?
Musa hates Hadiza for her constant bellicose behaviour?
A
voilent
B
gentle
C
meek
D
troblesome
139
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
The officer asked for a more temperate assessment of the matter?
The officer asked for a more temperate assessment of the matter?
A
extreme
B
moderate
C
radical
D
humane
140
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
There is much indifference in his behaviour?
There is much indifference in his behaviour?
A
concern
B
nonchalance
C
willingness
D
inconsistency
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