2019 - JAMB English Past Questions and Answers - page 5
Bolu shall be the M.C. This means that
The usage of the word "shall" indicate compulsion and opens an impression as to the inevitability of Bolu acting as the Compere or M.C (Master of the ceremony)
Bridget denied that she wasn't there. This means that
Bridget couldn't have said it is not true (deny) that she wasn't there, which means she was actually there and she refuses to accept it. To deny is to say that something is not true.
Hadn't it rained, it wouldn't have been so bad
It actually rained and that didn't make things good or go as it would have been preferred.The usage of Anomalous verb 'had' alongside with the negatives; 'not' and that in 'wouldn't'
If he had spoken up, he wouldn't have been given. This means that
The implication of the whole statement is that, the speaker didn't speak up and so he was given... an Award or Microphone or whatever as the case maybe.
Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word(s) in underlined.
The police officer looks pudgy
Pudgy means someone that is short and fat or thick, the opposite of pudgy according the options is ''tall and lean''.
Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word(s) in underlined.
After the wedding, the wife became anorexic
The direct opposite herein, is to be obese or fat. To be anorexic means to have an eating disorder resulting to an abnormal low body weight.
Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word(s) in underlined.
Procrastination is the enemy of progress
When someone doesn't postpone or procrastinate things unnecessarily i.e out of laziness, then he or she accelerates the pace of the work required.
Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word(s) in underlined.
Chief Money-Miss-Road is a sitting duck
To be a sitting duck means to be without any form of protection against an attack from an enemy or from danger. invincible is the best answer
Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word(s) in underlined.
I abhor a traitor
Traitor is a person who betrays someone or something, such as a friend, cause, or principle.
Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket
Okibe was rusticated for his [derogatory] remark about the principal
The most suitable synonym for derogatory in this regard. Unsavory means unpleasant or morally offensive.