JAMB - English Language (1986)

  • 1
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
    Mr Jack was most flexible in his instruction
    Хариулт
    (A)
    rigid
  • 2
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
    The Universities has offered temporary accommodation for staff
    Хариулт
    (B)
    permanent
  • 3
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
    Mary complained that she slept on the coarse floor
    Хариулт
    (A)
    smooth
  • 4
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
    Jim was one of the spectators as the concert
    Хариулт
    (D)
    performers
  • 5
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:The Governor declined to give audience to the journalist.
    Хариулт
    (B)
    accepted
  • 6
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
    The debtor's husband is liable for his wife's debts
    Хариулт
    (A)
    unanswerable
  • 7
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
    The lotion recommended by the doctor soothed Okon's aching tooth
    Хариулт
    (D)
    worsened
  • 8
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
    The sun cast its shadow on the wall
    Хариулт
    (B)
    rays
  • 9
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
    He was locked up for a fortnight
    Хариулт
    (A)
    released
  • 10
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
    The lady acted courageously when thieves attacked her
    Хариулт
    (D)
    timidly
  • 11
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
    You are free to leave the hall
    Хариулт
    (C)
    at liberty
  • 12
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
    The culprit will surrender their loot to the Customs officials
    Хариулт
    (C)
    give in
  • 13
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
    The discussion became animated
    Хариулт
    (B)
    lively
  • 14
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
    The rich citizens are often niggardly in their ways
    Хариулт
    (C)
    miserly
  • 15
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
    The musician's popularity is beginning to decline
    Хариулт
    (B)
    wane
  • 16
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
    Olu promised to look out for her next time he is in town.
    Хариулт
    (A)
    watch for
  • 17
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
    Thompson was a prosecution witness at the court hearing
    Хариулт
    (C)
    government
  • 18
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
    The beggar's takings snow-belled every hour.
    Хариулт
    (A)
    grew
  • 19
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
    His attempts were nipped in the bud
    Хариулт
    (B)
    cut short
  • 20
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
    The preacher has made good his promise to visit some of his converts today
    Хариулт
    (A)
    fulfilled
  • 21
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
    'Watch it! You could be followed said the robber
    Хариулт
    (C)
    Be vigilant
  • 22
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
    Look at the tell-tale signs of battering on her
    Хариулт
    (C)
    revealing marks
  • 23
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
    The armed robbers who raided passengers on the Expressway came to grief when they had a shoot out with the police today
    Хариулт
    (A)
    came to bad end
  • 24
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
    Many of the workers hired for firing the furnace had themselves fired as a result of the unfortunate accident
    Хариулт
    (C)
    got themselves sacked from their jobs
  • 25
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
    The new educational system took off this school year
    Хариулт
    (C)
    began
  • 26
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
    We will surely buy this idea of introducing an entirely new product
    Хариулт
    (B)
    accept
  • 27
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
    This year's harvest is surplus
    Хариулт
    (C)
    more than enough
  • 28
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
    Many candidates now apply to read Law because it is a lucrative profession.
    Хариулт
    (A)
    brings plenty of profit
  • 29
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
    The pressman said that his interview with the Presidents was off the record.
    Хариулт
    (B)
    not intended for publication
  • 30
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
    She realized that she was up against stiff competition when a new large department store was opened next to her small provision store
    Хариулт
    (D)
    faced with
  • 31
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
    Finally, I assured him that i would not go back on my word.
    Хариулт
    (D)
    fail to keep my promise
  • 32
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
    Everybody respects the team leader.
    Хариулт
    (C)
    looks up to
  • 33
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
    The driver, on seeing the traffic warden, was hesitant to start the engine.
    Хариулт
    (D)
    reluctant
  • 34
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
    He likes to call attention to unimportant matters
    Хариулт
    (C)
    trivial
  • 35
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
    The speaker took his audience down memory lane before he went to the topic of his lecture
    Хариулт
    (B)
    recalled events from the past
  • 36
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
    The new religious leader hands out an olives branch.
    Хариулт
    (A)
    sues for peace
  • 37
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
    Though a brilliant student, Binta lost her tongue when she was asked to give the vote of thanks at the end of the Governor's visit to her school.
    Хариулт
    (C)
    said nothing because she was shy
  • 38
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
    The accounts clerk was jailed because he cooked the books
    Хариулт
    (C)
    falsified the accounts to his advantage
  • 39
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
    The task was herculean
    Хариулт
    (D)
    demanding
  • 40
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
    The story is rather hard to believe
    Хариулт
    (B)
    incredible
  • 41
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
    It is advisable to administer the test in the morning when students are fresh
    Хариулт
    (D)
    give
  • 42
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
    He broke his mallet ostensibly trying to maintain order although he was actually enjoying the commotion.
    Хариулт
    (A)
    apparently
  • 43
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    Jibril found that thieves had entered his house in his absence. He went to the police to report the ....
    Хариулт
    (C)
    break in
  • 44

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

    After the accused was found guilty by the court, his counsel .... before sentence was passed.

    Хариулт
    (B)
    made a plea for mitigation
  • 45

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

    Four persons accused of currency ..... are being held by the security agents

    Хариулт
    (C)
    trafficking
  • 46
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    You had to stand in the corridor all the way? Poor you! I don't suppose you enjoyed the journey .... ?
    Хариулт
    (B)
    did you
  • 47
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    Í'm sorry I can't give you any of the oranges; I have .... left'.
    Хариулт
    (A)
    few
  • 48
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    No wonder those plants are dying. They .... any water for ages!
    Хариулт
    (C)
    haven't had
  • 49

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

    'Darling, do send the children to bed. I can't .... their noise any longer' he said to is wife

    Хариулт
    (D)
    put up with
  • 50
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    My wife and i met .... on a ship going to Liberia.
    Хариулт
    (C)
    each other
  • 51
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    ..... yet about the principal?
    Хариулт
    (C)
    Is there any news
  • 52
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    I am .... to another week's holiday this year after such a tedious job.
    Хариулт
    (D)
    entitled
  • 53
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    I can quickly recite the National Anthem .... now.
    Хариулт
    (B)
    off by heart
  • 54
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    The committee was frustrated because the Chief withheld his ....
    Хариулт
    (C)
    assent
  • 55
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    Gone are the days when he ... enjoy patronage.
    Хариулт
    (C)
    used to
  • 56
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    He did not attend the final burial ....
    Хариулт
    (C)
    rites
  • 57
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    The officer was compelled to .... the suspects's car.
    Хариулт
    (A)
    seize
  • 58
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    He missed the point because he took the statement ....
    Хариулт
    (A)
    literally
  • 59
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    Their high .... was an advantage
    Хариулт
    (C)
    morale
  • 60
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    The brave officer .... the time bomb.
    Хариулт
    (C)
    defused
  • 61
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    A number of suspects were paraded .... the victim of the robbery
    Хариулт
    (B)
    before
  • 62
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    If you want peace, you .... prepared for war
    Хариулт
    (D)
    had better get
  • 63
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    If only we .... we could have overcome the difficulty
    Хариулт
    (A)
    had persevered
  • 64
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    'We are gradually .... to the end of the programme this afternoon', remarked the chairman of the wedding reception
    Хариулт
    (B)
    getting
  • 65
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    We saw him ... over a wall as the police approached
    Хариулт
    (D)
    leaping
  • 66
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    A number of doctors are not so all well disposed to .... in government hospitals these days .... they?
    Хариулт
    (C)
    working/are
  • 67
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    The only set of loud speakers available .... to be connected according to the instruction
    Хариулт
    (A)
    is
  • 68
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    We later on discovered that some members .... another meeting before the one advertised.
    Хариулт
    (D)
    had held
  • 69
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    He decided to wait for the bus because he had  ______________
    Хариулт
    (C)
    a lot of luggage
  • 70
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    Thank you for the party, we really ....
    Хариулт
    (A)
    enjoyed ourselves
  • 71
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    We are trying to study for the examinations last night when the light .....
    Хариулт
    (D)
    went off
  • 72
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    When he had arranged the furniture, he .... the picture on the wall
    Хариулт
    (B)
    hung
  • 73
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    I forgot to bring a pen with me. Would you, please ... me yours
    Хариулт
    (D)
    lend
  • 74
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    If you are going to the market, may I .... please?
    Хариулт
    (B)
    come with you
  • 75
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    Wada said that two of his chickens .... eggs yesterday morning
    Хариулт
    (C)
    laid
  • 76
    A suitable tittle for this passage is
    Хариулт
    (A)
    Fashion craze
  • 77
    In this passage the expression 'Parent have had to swallow their own phlegm' means parents
    Хариулт
    (C)
    have had to overcome their own pride or prejudice
  • 78
    The youth acquire clothes for
    Хариулт
    (B)
    occasions that are not recurrent
  • 79
    In this passage we learn that parents
    Хариулт
    (C)
    endure a lot of handship to provide for their children
  • 80
    A likely cause of high blood pressure among the youths is
    Хариулт
    (D)
    the thought of the choice of what to wear
  • 81
    The writer of the passage believes that delinquency laws are
    Хариулт
    (C)
    unfair to the juveniles
  • 82
    Status offences are those that can be committed by
    Хариулт
    (D)
    specified classes of people
  • 83
    In the view of the writer, drinking under age is an offence because
    Хариулт
    (A)
    adults want to have all the to themselves
  • 84
    If the world changed overnight
    Хариулт
    (D)
    delinquency would also change in meaning
  • 85
    When young people make and enforce laws
    Хариулт
    (B)
    they would retaliate. against the adults
  • 86
    According to the passage Ludo is
    Хариулт
    (B)
    more a game of luck than of skill
  • 87
    It is implied in the passage that two players may fare equally if they
    Хариулт
    (C)
    apply similar skill to similar figures
  • 88
    It is implied in the passage, that in Ludo threes and fours are
    Хариулт
    (B)
    medium throws
  • 89
    According to the passage, a player with consistently high throws will
    Хариулт
    (A)
    almost certainly win a game
  • 90
    In the passage, the possession of skill specifically enables a player to
    Хариулт
    (C)
    use his figures efficiently
  • 91
    The most important aspect of agriculture mentioned in the passage is
    Хариулт
    (D)
    farming
  • 92
    Farming in many countries today is
    Хариулт
    (B)
    of great assistance to the economy
  • 93
    Some countries produce more and better crops than others because the farmers in the former
    Хариулт
    (C)
    have more modern equipment
  • 94
    In order to help improve the state of farming, the government should
    Хариулт
    (C)
    find ways of financing and modernizing the farming syster
  • 95
    A lot crop harvested are wasted because farmers
    Хариулт
    (C)
    do not have good storage facitilities