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
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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.
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (B)
    rays
  • 9
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
    He was locked up for a fortnight
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (C)
    give in
  • 13
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
    The discussion became animated
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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.
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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.
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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.
    Antwoord
    (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.
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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.
    Antwoord
    (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.
    Antwoord
    (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.
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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.
    Antwoord
    (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.
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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.
    Antwoord
    (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 ....
    Antwoord
    (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.

    Antwoord
    (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

    Antwoord
    (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 .... ?
    Antwoord
    (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'.
    Antwoord
    (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!
    Antwoord
    (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

    Antwoord
    (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.
    Antwoord
    (C)
    each other
  • 51
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    ..... yet about the principal?
    Antwoord
    (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.
    Antwoord
    (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.
    Antwoord
    (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 ....
    Antwoord
    (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.
    Antwoord
    (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 ....
    Antwoord
    (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.
    Antwoord
    (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 ....
    Antwoord
    (A)
    literally
  • 59
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    Their high .... was an advantage
    Antwoord
    (C)
    morale
  • 60
    In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase which best fills the gap:
    The brave officer .... the time bomb.
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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?
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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.
    Antwoord
    (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  ______________
    Antwoord
    (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 ....
    Antwoord
    (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 .....
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (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?
    Antwoord
    (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
    Antwoord
    (C)
    laid
  • 76
    A suitable tittle for this passage is
    Antwoord
    (A)
    Fashion craze
  • 77
    In this passage the expression 'Parent have had to swallow their own phlegm' means parents
    Antwoord
    (C)
    have had to overcome their own pride or prejudice
  • 78
    The youth acquire clothes for
    Antwoord
    (B)
    occasions that are not recurrent
  • 79
    In this passage we learn that parents
    Antwoord
    (C)
    endure a lot of handship to provide for their children
  • 80
    A likely cause of high blood pressure among the youths is
    Antwoord
    (D)
    the thought of the choice of what to wear
  • 81
    The writer of the passage believes that delinquency laws are
    Antwoord
    (C)
    unfair to the juveniles
  • 82
    Status offences are those that can be committed by
    Antwoord
    (D)
    specified classes of people
  • 83
    In the view of the writer, drinking under age is an offence because
    Antwoord
    (A)
    adults want to have all the to themselves
  • 84
    If the world changed overnight
    Antwoord
    (D)
    delinquency would also change in meaning
  • 85
    When young people make and enforce laws
    Antwoord
    (B)
    they would retaliate. against the adults
  • 86
    According to the passage Ludo is
    Antwoord
    (B)
    more a game of luck than of skill
  • 87
    It is implied in the passage that two players may fare equally if they
    Antwoord
    (C)
    apply similar skill to similar figures
  • 88
    It is implied in the passage, that in Ludo threes and fours are
    Antwoord
    (B)
    medium throws
  • 89
    According to the passage, a player with consistently high throws will
    Antwoord
    (A)
    almost certainly win a game
  • 90
    In the passage, the possession of skill specifically enables a player to
    Antwoord
    (C)
    use his figures efficiently
  • 91
    The most important aspect of agriculture mentioned in the passage is
    Antwoord
    (D)
    farming
  • 92
    Farming in many countries today is
    Antwoord
    (B)
    of great assistance to the economy
  • 93
    Some countries produce more and better crops than others because the farmers in the former
    Antwoord
    (C)
    have more modern equipment
  • 94
    In order to help improve the state of farming, the government should
    Antwoord
    (C)
    find ways of financing and modernizing the farming syster
  • 95
    A lot crop harvested are wasted because farmers
    Antwoord
    (C)
    do not have good storage facitilities