JAMB - English Language (2001)

1

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined.

I cannot understand why Ali should serve in that moribund administration.

Answer
(C)
crumbling
2

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined.

The conference Centre caters for transients only.

Answer
(A)
temporary guest
3

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined.

The coalescence of the groups created additional problems.

Answer
(D)
union
4

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined.

As the triumphant rebels were returning to their base they met with a serious reverse.

Answer
(A)
a defeat
5

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined.

The village girl wore sumptuous clothes.

Answer
(C)
expensive
6

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined.

Any chief executive of an organisation would find radical changes blocked at every turn.

Answer
(D)
innovations
7

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined.

Ugo has often been described as belligerent.

Answer
(D)
combative
8

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined.

The men were tardy in offering help.

Answer
(C)
slow
9

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined.

Funmi is just being facetious about her marrying a soldier.

Answer
(A)
unserious
10

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined.

The professor discussed a number of abstruse topics.

Answer
(A)
esoteric
11

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined.

Bose was angry because her friend called her pilferer.

Answer
(B)
thief
12

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined.

While the hooligans exchanged blows, we looked complacently.

Answer
(D)
contentedly
13

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined.

Tade became timorous when she was asked to give the valedictory speech.

Answer
(B)
nervous
14

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined.

The player kept on gamely to the end of the match.

Answer
(C)
courageously
15

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined.

Art lies in cherishing the initiative and creative power of each person.

Answer
(A)
potential
16

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. 

Oche's chief idiosyncrasy is a passion for pounded yam.

Answer
(C)
Oche has a penchant for pounded yam
17

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. 

You must not attend the end-of-year party.

Answer
(B)
It is necessary that you do not attend the party
18

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. 

The man reasoned that there ought to be a limit to sycophancy.

Answer
(C)
people should know when not to use flattery
19

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. 

Adawo is an imp. 

Answer
(D)
Adawo behaves badly
20

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. 

The solution lies in choosing between various negative alternatives.

Answer
(A)
the solution can be found in one of negative options
21
Identify the word that has the stress on the first syllable.
Answer
(B)
salon
22
Identify the word that has the stress on the first syllable.
Answer
(A)
competent
23
Choose the word that does not have the same vowel sound as the others.
Answer
(D)
log
24
Choose the word that does not have the same vowel sound as the others.
Answer
(B)
wind
25
Choose the word that does not have the same vowel sound as the others.
Answer
(A)
granite
26
Choose the word that does not have the same vowel sound as the others.
Answer
(C)
plait
27

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).

The lecture seemed interminable.

Answer
(D)
brief
28

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).

Had I known about their plan much earlier I would have nipped it in the bud.

Answer
(D)
promoted it
29

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).

What a harmless thought he has.

Answer
(A)
pernicious
30

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).

The town was all agog at his unexpected return.

Answer
(C)
unexcited
31

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).

In his naivety he believed all the stories his friend told him

Answer
(D)
incredulity
32

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).

The journalist's write-up contained a plethora of detail.

Answer
(A)
shortage
33

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).

Amina's performance in the examination surpassed my expectations.

Answer
(A)
was disappointing
34

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).

These boys never act in public, so the police are now worried about their covert activities.

Answer
(C)
open
35

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).

It is inconceivable that the rat devoured the cat.

Answer
(C)
credible
36

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).

In the latter part of his life, the famous soldier showed signs of youthfulness.

Answer
(B)
senility
37

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).

Some equatorial areas have a sultry climate.

Answer
(C)
a temperate
38

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).

There is much apathy towards reading among students nowadays.

Answer
(A)
enthusiasm
39

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).

Updating the Board's brochure is an arduous task.

Answer
(A)
an easy
40

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).

All wondered why the principal was ambivalent about the students' future.

Answer
(D)
decisive
41
Identify the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.
Answer
(C)
July
42
Identify the word that has a different stress pattern from the others.
Answer
(B)
administrative
43

Choose from the option the word that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

Church

Answer
(A)
feature
44

Choose from the option the word that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

Past

Answer
(B)
preached
45

Choose from the option the word that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

Thank

Answer
(B)
thought
46

Choose from the option the word that has the same consonant sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined.

Sure

Answer
(C)
charlatan
47

The word in capital letters has an emphatic stress. Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence.

YOUR sister should come with us tomorrow.

Answer
(D)
Should my sister come with us tomorrow?
48

The word in capital letters has an emphatic stress. Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence.

My neighbour BRUISED his thigh while playing football.

Answer
(B)
Did your neighbour fracture his thigh while playing football?
49

The word in capital letters has an emphatic stress. Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence.

They FLEW to Abuja.

Answer
(A)
Did they go to Abuja by road?
50

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided. 

I do not think any sane person would have acted in such a ....... manner.

Answer
(D)
cruel
51

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided. 

Neither Agbo nor his parents ...... the meetings now.

Answer
(B)
attend
52

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided. 

Modern dancing has become rather scientific and so requires .......

Answer
(B)
some choreographic skill
53

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided. 

Had he considered his public image carefully, he ..... from his office in the election.

Answer
(B)
would have stepped down
54

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided. 

The government which .....recruiting ....... workers suddenly stopped doing so.

Answer
(B)
was / its
55

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided. 

Of course, we all saw the culprit ....... and hit the man on the head.

Answer
(C)
approach
56

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided. 

A child that shows mature characteristics at an early age may be described as .......

Answer
(D)
precocious
57

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided. 

The company Director showed the contractor a ....... of the proposed office complex.

Answer
(A)
prototype
58

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided. 

....... you come early to the new house, clean up my flat.

Answer
(C)
Should
59

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided. 

This imposing edifice ....... a fortune to build.

Answer
(D)
cost
60

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided. 

They let him go in ....... to his age.

Answer
(A)
respect
61

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided. 

Some scientists are trying to ...... human beings in their laboratories.

Answer
(B)
replicate
62

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided. 

He does not seem to know how to solve the problem ...... ?

Answer
(C)
does he
63

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided. 

These villagers ....... to grow rice.

Answer
(A)
used
64

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided. 

Ade tried to ...... all memory of his dead father.

Answer
(C)
obliterate
65

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided. 

The weather is probably ..... appealing for people who live in Jos ..... for foreigners.

Answer
(C)
less / than
66

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided. 

The meeting was called to ...... divergent views on the subject of a national conference.

Answer
(A)
reconcile
67

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided. 

The police came early enough to...... the bomb planted by the rioters.

Answer
(D)
defuse
68

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided. 

..... told of his impending arrival, I worked hard to make his short stay very comfortable.

Answer
(D)
Having been
69

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided. 

More ...... to your elbow as you campaign for press freedom.

Answer
(A)
power
70

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided. 

When Ajike met her ..... husband at the party, she felt like reconciling with him.

Answer
(A)
estranged
71

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided. 

They had to ...... the generator when the electricity failed.

Answer
(B)
fall back on
72

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided. 

The editor was not happy that the Nigerian press was hemmed .......

Answer
(D)
in
73

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided. 

Three-quarters of the hostel ........ been painted and three-quarters of the students ...... moved in.

Answer
(B)
has /have
74

Fill each gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided. 

A wide range of options ....... made available to the political parties during the recently concluded elections.

Answer
(C)
was
75
One of the following statements can be deduced from the passage
Answer
(B)
significant improvement occured in road transport since the advent of cars, lorries and motor cycles
76
From the passage, it is obvious the
Answer
(C)
the train was the fastest means of transport before the motor car and the lorry
77
The writer seems to suggest that
Answer
(D)
the volume and speed of traffic on the roads increased with the advent of cars, motorcycles and lorries
78
The writer uses the expression unless mechanically minded to refer to
Answer
(A)
coachman and grooms adaptable to the new technology
79
The statement 'By 1910, the motor car was plainly conquering the highway' means that
Answer
(D)
By 1910, motor cars became a common sight on the highways
80
In question number 6 above, choose the best option from the letters A-D that best completes the gap.
Answer
(D)
mistakes
81
In question number 7 above, choose the best option from the letters A-D that best completes the gap.
Answer
(C)
corrections
82
In question number 8 above, choose the best option from the letters A-D that best completes the gap.
Answer
(A)
experiment
83
In question number 9 above, choose the best option from the letters A-D that best completes the gap.
Answer
(A)
conducted
84
In question number 10 above, choose the best option from the letters A-D that best completes the gap.
Answer
(A)
reproducible
85
In question number 11 above, choose the best option from the letters A-D that best completes the gap.
Answer
(B)
responses
86
In question number 12 above, choose the best option from the letters A-D that best completes the gap.
Answer
(D)
coding
87
In question number 13 above, choose the best option from the letters A-D that best completes the gap.
Answer
(C)
encoding
88
In question number 14 above, choose the best option from the letters A-D that best completes the gap.
Answer
(A)
editing
89
In question number 15 above, choose the best option from the letters A-D that best completes the gap.
Answer
(C)
conclusions
90
That the man was shown a panoramic instantaneous playback of the major events of his life suggests that
Answer
(A)
he has to assess his deeds in life
91
The NDE man appears to be a spectator in the flurry of activities around him because
Answer
(C)
he can only watch as the events unfold
92
According to the passage, scientific evidence has made it possible
Answer
(B)
to make conjectures about what happens after death
93
A suitable title for the passage is
Answer
(B)
the sensation of death and the afterlife
94
The expression 'as he reaches the point of greatest physical distress' as used in the passage means when
Answer
(A)
the man's system finally collapses
95
The word 'those' as used in the passage refers to
Answer
(B)
patterns of an indigenous language