JAMB - English Language (1989)

  • 1
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:The government is making concerted efforts at providing essential social facilities in the rural areas.
    Vastaus
    (A)
    dissipated
  • 2
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:
    The western allies frowned at their enemies indiscriminate bombing of their territory
    Vastaus
    (B)
    selective
  • 3
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:
    The girl is very intelligent, but her jokes are rather outrageous
    Vastaus
    (C)
    pleasant
  • 4
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:
    We cannot but talk about his invaluable contributions to the affairs of the society
    Vastaus
    (A)
    worthless
  • 5
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:
    This fertility figure, of course, conceals wide individual variations among the people
    Vastaus
    (C)
    exposes
  • 6
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:
    Men living in an extended family know that they have to be responsible for the welfare of some other person's children
    Vastaus
    (B)
    nuclear
  • 7
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:
    The appearance of the pall-bearers was extremely fascinating
    Vastaus
    (D)
    repulsive
  • 8
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:
    Many miners protested against the order to march into the coal pits.
    Vastaus
    (B)
    amble
  • 9
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:The hasty action will bring nothing but discredit to them
    Vastaus
    (A)
    honour
  • 10
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:
    The man's health has deteriorated in the hospital
    Vastaus
    (B)
    improved
  • 11
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    The boss made a clean sweep of all old hands in the office
    Vastaus
    (A)
    completely got rid
  • 12
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    Her anxiety was apparent to everyone present at the ceremony
    Vastaus
    (B)
    visible
  • 13
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    Our experience on board the aircraft is nothing to write home about
    Vastaus
    (A)
    not remarkable
  • 14
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:The rampage was organized and directed by the militant ones among the students
    Vastaus
    (C)
    belligerent ones
  • 15
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    The governor advised his people to get off the beaten tracks in their approach to community matters
    Vastaus
    (C)
    find new ways
  • 16
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:It was their custom to keep an open house on Sundays
    Vastaus
    (A)
    welcome all visitors
  • 17
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    The president made a passionate appeal for calm
    Vastaus
    (C)
    intense
  • 18

    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:

    Mali stole the day's takings from the bakery.

    Vastaus
    (A)
    receipts
  • 19
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    You do not need to stutter in order to show your excitement
    Vastaus
    (D)
    stammer
  • 20
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:

    what embarrasses is the stealthy way in which the new servant goes about his duties in the house
    Vastaus
    (B)
    furtive
  • 21
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: I have never been accustomed to seeing my brother in such a pensive mood
    Vastaus
    (C)
    thoughtful
  • 22
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: The administrator's apathy was soon noticed by all his subordinates.
    Vastaus
    (A)
    indifference
  • 23
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:The way he handled the whole issue was rather despicable
    Vastaus
    (C)
    contemptible
  • 24
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    The authenticity of the reporter's claims should be established before taking further actions on the matter
    Vastaus
    (D)
    genuineness
  • 25

    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:

    After careful investigation, the police found no iota of truth in Ibrahim's allegations

    Vastaus
    (C)
    evidence
  • 26
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    The case was thrown out because the court lacked jurisdiction
    Vastaus
    (B)
    authority
  • 27

    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:

    The chief will launch the fund-raising appeal

    Vastaus
    (D)
    start off
  • 28
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: Sade has been employed. But she is unhappy because it is a run off the mill job
    Vastaus
    (D)
    an ordinary
  • 29
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    I would like to like to believe that this brilliant performance of yours is not just a flash in the pan
    Vastaus
    (D)
    chance occurrence
  • 30
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    As the wedding day approached, the bride began to develop cold feet
    Vastaus
    (C)
    be reluctant
  • 31
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    I told my brother to get the matter off his chest as soon as possible
    Vastaus
    (B)
    say what he has been anxious to say
  • 32
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    He has a big heart, but he is inept at following a witty conversation
    Vastaus
    (C)
    warm
  • 33

    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:

    The clerk refused to answer for the mistake made by the manager and his assistants

    Vastaus
    (C)
    accept responsibility
  • 34
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
    Most of his observations were wide of the mark
    Vastaus
    (B)
    irrelevant
  • 35
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
    I didn't think she could be so easily taken in by his pretences
    Vastaus
    (B)
    deceived
  • 36
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    Do you have the same aversion as i do for war films
    Vastaus
    (B)
    dislike
  • 37
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    His summary of the meeting was brief and to the point
    Vastaus
    (A)
    precise
  • 38
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    The minister hit on a plan to retain his post after many months of lobbying
    Vastaus
    (B)
    discovered a plan
  • 39
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    My friend will hate his uncle forever because he left him in the lurch in his hour of need
    Vastaus
    (A)
    abandoned him
  • 40
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    Our school prefect is too officious and we all hate him because of his behaviour.
    Vastaus
    (C)
    over-zealous
  • 41
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    When I met Amadi yesterday, it was the first time I .... him for six months.
    Vastaus
    (A)
    had seen
  • 42
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    A student's natural ability should be a .... factor in his choosing a course of study at the university.
    Vastaus
    (B)
    determining
  • 43
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    Many unrelated issue were touched upon in the .... of the discussion
    Vastaus
    (B)
    course
  • 44
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    The traveller had to run .... in order to .... the train.
    Vastaus
    (C)
    fast/catch
  • 45
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    When the driver lost control of his vehicle, the pedestrian began to run for ....
    Vastaus
    (D)
    dear life
  • 46
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    My uncle is one of the ..... of the society
    Vastaus
    (C)
    elite
  • 47
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    The new singlet factory is built on the .... of Aba township
    Vastaus
    (C)
    outskirts
  • 48
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    If Kaka hadn't tried to stand up in the boat, he .... into the lake
    Vastaus
    (A)
    wouldn't have fallen
  • 49
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    The soldiers were sufficiently equipped with ....
    Vastaus
    (A)
    arms and ammunition
  • 50
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    My younger brother is going to the stream with .... boys
    Vastaus
    (A)
    two other little
  • 51
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    Okoro intends to wear his .... dress to zoo this afternoon
    Vastaus
    (C)
    new white cotton
  • 52
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    Sociologists are concerned with the problem of man in ....
    Vastaus
    (B)
    the society
  • 53
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    The contractors were short .... cash even before the project was completed
    Vastaus
    (D)
    of
  • 54

    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):

    The judge acquitted the accused .... all the eight counts

    Vastaus
    (A)
    of
  • 55
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    If we go hunting this weekend we'll have to .... with scratch meals and sleep in hut in the forest
    Vastaus
    (B)
    make do
  • 56
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):

    The committee was disgusted .... the way the office was being run
    Vastaus
    (C)
    with
  • 57
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    Many a man .... done without milk in .... tea these days
    Vastaus
    (C)
    have/their
  • 58
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    The .... car is the center of attraction.
    Vastaus
    (C)
    small light-green racing
  • 59
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    If i had not finished my assignment, i would not .... the opportunity to go with the group
    Vastaus
    (A)
    have been given
  • 60
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    You had better .... what the doctor recommended this morning
    Vastaus
    (B)
    do
  • 61
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    .... with him for two years, i cannot guarantee his good behaviour.
    Vastaus
    (B)
    Having worked
  • 62
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    This is the kind of stew ....
    Vastaus
    (C)
    of which taste i do not like
  • 63
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    .... is always superior to any other in town
    Vastaus
    (B)
    Theirs
  • 64
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    I looked for you all over the campus but i could not .... you
    Vastaus
    (A)
    find
  • 65
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    The manager was angry with Dauda for ... seeds of discord among the workers
    Vastaus
    (D)
    sowing
  • 66
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    The government has provided new .... for the local government polls
    Vastaus
    (D)
    guidelines
  • 67
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    Tsado and his wife are always fighting. The .... to be drawn from this is that they are not happy together,
    Vastaus
    (B)
    inference
  • 68
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    The teacher invited Akpan and .... to his office
    Vastaus
    (B)
    me
  • 69

    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):

    One of the rioters who .... arrested yesterday .... released

    Vastaus
    (D)
    were/has been
  • 70
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    Although i am watching television. I .... what you are saying.
    Vastaus
    (B)
    can hear
  • 71
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    Because of the .... he did to my car, i am going to sue him for ....
    Vastaus
    (A)
    damage/damages
  • 72
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    He was not a very .... student when i first met him but the years .... his character ultimately
    Vastaus
    (C)
    mature/matured
  • 73
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    Our manager has instructed that .... of customers must be barred from our bank
    Vastaus
    (B)
    that type
  • 74
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fill(s) the gap(s):
    He regarded the betrayal of his friend as a stab .... the back
    Vastaus
    (C)
    in
  • 75
    How would you describe shola's father?
    Vastaus
    (A)
    a greedy boatman
  • 76
    Which of the following is NOT true of the passage?
    Vastaus
    (C)
    Shola's father exaggerated the difficulties in order to raise his fee
  • 77
    Which of the following is true of the stranger in the passage?
    Vastaus
    (C)
    he was a fine gentleman in need of help
  • 78
    'Manoeuvre' in the passage means
    Vastaus
    (D)
    strategy
  • 79
    Which of the following is true of the passage?
    Vastaus
    (D)
    shola's father measured the stranger from head to foot
  • 80
    The 1936 Olympic games was cited in the passage to show that sport can
    Vastaus
    (A)
    lead to excessive hatred
  • 81
    According to the passage
    Vastaus
    (D)
    on the local green, you play not to win but for the fun of it
  • 82
    Boxing is regarded as the worst game in the passage because
    Vastaus
    (D)
    is a game in which both players get hurt rather badly
  • 83
    Boxing is regarded as the worst game in the passage because
    Vastaus
    (D)
    is a game in which both players get hurt rather badly
  • 84
    Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?
    Vastaus
    (D)
    nations work themselves up because they tend to believe that6 sports are tests of national virtue
  • 85
    'Mimic' as used in the passage means
    Vastaus
    (C)
    imitated
  • 86
    The snake was referred to as 'something strange' because the
    Vastaus
    (D)
    environment in which the snake was found was unusual
  • 87
    As the narrator watched the snake, his feelings changed to those of
    Vastaus
    (C)
    perplexity
  • 88
    The act of the snake was described as 'fatal' because the snake's attack was going to
    Vastaus
    (D)
    result in no possible recovery
  • 89
    Which of the following statements is NOT true according to the passage?
    Vastaus
    (A)
    osun was not an active observer in the combat between the snake and the little plant
  • 90
    The 'fight' between the plant and the snake was prompted
    Vastaus
    (C)
    the wind
  • 91
    In the passage 'nightmare' means
    Vastaus
    (C)
    all those hazards which made life hideous
  • 92
    Natural disasters were regarded as a curse of the gods on mankind because man
    Vastaus
    (A)
    had no satisfactory solution to natural disasters
  • 93
    'But starvation still stares man in the face' means starvation
    Vastaus
    (D)
    stil afflicts man
  • 94
    The working population engaged in agriculture cannot feed the teeming population sufficiently because
    Vastaus
    (C)
    there are not enough people engaged in tilling the soil
  • 95
    Drastic birth control measures may not be effective checks to population explosion since many religious sects
    Vastaus
    (B)
    object to the use of many of them