2014 - JAMB English Past Questions and Answers - page 11
101
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.Many workers are not happy because they live a hand-to-mouth life.
A
They work hard with their hands.
B
They are voracious and avaricious.
C
They are barely surviving.
D
They have rejected the use of spoons.
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102
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase. Prolonged strike action debilitated the industry.
A
Stroyed.
B
Invigorated.
C
Isolated.
D
Weakened.
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103
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase. One of the students bought a plagiarised copy of the book.
A
An annotated.
B
A used.
C
An original.
D
A revised.
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104
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase. The young girl was taken aback by her father's gift of a car.
A
Nonplussed.
B
Shocked.
C
Unmoved.
D
Surprised.
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105
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase. Musa is a gifted but erratic player.
A
Unstable.
B
Strong.
C
Regular.
D
Unpredictable.
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106
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase. The lamp shades were translucent.
A
Transparent.
B
Opaque.
C
Intersected.
D
Luminous.
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107
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase. My niece has an unquenchable thirst for adventure stories.
A
An inextinguishable.
B
A spurious.
C
An illegitimate.
D
A reduced.
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108
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase. Some of my neighbours have an antipathy to dogs.
A
Alarm for.
B
Enmity towards.
C
Affection for.
D
Acronym for.
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109
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase. The dressmaker unpicked the seam of the shirt.
A
Tore up.
B
Threaded.
C
Sewed up.
D
Picked up.
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110
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase. The testimony of the witness was vague.
A
Clear.
B
Disturbing.
C
True.
D
Ambiguous.
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