1999 - JAMB English Past Questions and Answers - page 4
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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
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My friend's car has ..... to a halt?
My friend's car has ..... to a halt?
A
grinded
B
grounded
C
ground
D
grind
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33
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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
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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
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35
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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
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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
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37
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
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38
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
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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
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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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