2019 - JAMB English Past Questions and Answers - page 5
41
Bolu shall be the M.C. This means that
A
Bolu may be the M.C
B
no one else will be the M.C
C
later in life, Bolu will become an M.C
D
Bolu may not be the M.C
42
Bridget denied that she wasn't there. This means that
A
She confessed that she wasn't there
B
She owned up not to be there
C
She maintained she was there
D
She maintained she wasn't there
43
Hadn't it rained, it wouldn't have been so bad
A
It was so bad because it didn't rain
B
it rained and so it wasn't bad
C
it wasn't bad because it rained
D
it rained and that made it so bad
44
If he had spoken up, he wouldn't have been given. This means that
A
he spoke up and was given
B
he wasn't given because he spoke up
C
he didn't speak up and wasn't given
D
he was given because he didn't speak up
45
Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word(s) in underlined.
The police officer looks pudgy
A
tall and lean
B
short and slim
C
short and fat
D
tall and fat
46
Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word(s) in underlined.
After the wedding, the wife became anorexic
A
obese
B
melancholic
C
excited
D
skinny
47
Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word(s) in underlined.
Procrastination is the enemy of progress
A
acceleration
B
laziness
C
hardwork
D
tiredness
48
Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word(s) in underlined.
Chief Money-Miss-Road is a sitting duck
A
vulnerable
B
invincible
C
lazy
D
quick-witted
49
Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word(s) in underlined.
I abhor a traitor
A
fallacious person
B
reveler of secrets
C
progressive element
D
keeper of secrets
50
Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket
Okibe was rusticated for his [derogatory] remark about the principal
A
complimentary
B
unsavoury
C
unwarranted
D
lack luster
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