2019 - JAMB English Past Questions and Answers - page 10

91

It is high time we ........ seeing her

A
stop
B
will stop
C
stopped
D
stops
correct option: c

'It is high time' suggests that something should be done and that it is already a bit late.

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92

You can have ........ of these two books

A
either
B
none
C
any
D
some
correct option: a

'Either' is used when there is an alternative choice or decision to be made.

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93

Either Buntu or you ........ to go

A
was
B
are
C
has
D
is
correct option: d

'is' is the best answer, as the sentence is still in its present state, and the verb 'is' best goes here.

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94

The prisoner finally ........ that he drank to ........ on the night he committed the murder

A
acceded/access
B
conceded/excess
C
exceeded/extreme
D
eluded/escape
correct option: b

To concede is to admit and the excessive drinking of the prisoner caused the murder.

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95

Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below

I know my onions

A
I know my job very well
B
I know my rights
C
I am clever because of experience
D
I am aware of my position
correct option: a

'To know one's onions' is to be fully acquainted with a subject or the parctice in a field.

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96

Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below

America is the Mecca of the world

A
America is the commercial garden of the world
B
America is a beautiful place in the world
C
America is a place where people like to visit
D
America accepts assorted races throughout the world
correct option: c

The representative quality or title of Mecca indicates here that America is a sought after State by most people to visit.

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97

Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below

All the Nigerian footballers have itchy feet

A
the footballers have insured feet
B
the footballers use their feet to steer
C
the footballers like to travel
D
the footballers like play skillfully
correct option: c

The footballers like to travel is the best answer. 'Itchy' means not static, by implication.

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98

Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below

Bobrisky is a fashion victim

A
he/she likes fashionable things more than anything else
B
he/she dresses gorgeously without any fitting
C
he/she wears low quality dresses of his/her pauperized status
D
he/she likes things that are indisputably translucent
correct option: b

someone who always wears very fashionable clothes even if the clothes sometimes make them look silly. 

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99

Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below.

Mr Santos Laliga is a [dipsomaniac]

A
teetotaler
B
a drunkard
C
an hater of women
D
a promiscuous man
correct option: a

A teetotaller is a person who never drinks alcohol, the antonym of a dipsomaniac.

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100

Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below.

The jollof rice served at the wedding reception was [malodorous]

A
small but palatable
B
unpalatably big
C
pleasant
D
stale and smelly
correct option: c

Malodorous is an adjective for an odorous or unpleasant smell.

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