2003 - JAMB English Past Questions and Answers - page 16
151
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
I am loath to do the assignment?
I am loath to do the assignment?
A
unwilling
B
waiting
C
dying
D
willing
152
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Only those who are gullible fall victim to his trickery?
Only those who are gullible fall victim to his trickery?
A
astute
B
courteous
C
saucy
D
devastated
153
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
A cool bath in a hot weather can be truly invigorating?
A cool bath in a hot weather can be truly invigorating?
A
debillitating
B
devastating
C
disgusting
D
unpalatable
154
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
The witness decided to conceal the evidence?
The witness decided to conceal the evidence?
A
walve
B
divulge
C
hide
D
destory
155
The words in capital letters has emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the sentence relates.
The President SPOKE to the press.
A
Did the president write to the press?
B
Did the President speak to the press ?
C
Who spoke to the press?
D
Are these the pressmen that the President spoke to?
156
The words in capital letters has emphatic stress. Choose the option to which the sentence relates.
My MOTHER served rice and fresh fish stew for dinner.
A
Did your mother serve rice and fresh fish stew for lunch ?
B
Who served rice and fresh stew for dinner?
C
What kind of meal did your mother serve for dinner
D
What kind of stew did your mother serve for dinner
157
Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.
market
market
A
mortgage
B
bachelor
C
get
D
enter
158
Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.
Colonel?
Colonel?
A
golden
B
girl
C
colony
D
gaol
159
Choose the option that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.
Tend?
Tend?
A
caned
B
jeopardy
C
turned
D
earned
160
Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
They boys knew that storm was imminent?
They boys knew that storm was imminent?
A
impending
B
encroaching
C
possible
D
threatening
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