JAMB - English Language (1992)

  • 1
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
    Ojo's response infuriated his wife
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    (B)
    pleased
  • 2
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
    The economic situation in the country is obviously gloomy
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    (A)
    encouraging
  • 3
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
    One wonders if the situation will improve
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    (D)
    worsen
  • 4
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
    Language teachers believe that grammar exercise stretch the mind
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    (D)
    restrict
  • 5
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:`
    These two books are identical
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    (C)
    different
  • 6
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
    The doctor tried to alleviate his patients pain
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    (B)
    worsen
  • 7
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
    The instructions on the examination paper are explicit
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    (B)
    ambiguous
  • 8
    In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
    Okoro is an amateur wrestler
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    (C)
    professional
  • 9
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
    If your life is in turmoil, always take courage
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    (B)
    crisis
  • 10
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    Do you know one of the most astounding events of my life?
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    (B)
    amazing
  • 11
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    Adeniji is suffering from the consequences of alienation
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    (B)
    isolation
  • 12
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
    The terms of the contract stuck in my throat
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    (C)
    were ambiguous
  • 13
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
    He was asked to give copious, examples to appear convincing
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    (D)
    many
  • 14
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
    Some children mimic their teachers
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    (A)
    imitate
  • 15
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:He works long hour collecting trash to make out a livelihood
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    (C)
    make a living
  • 16
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
    Everybody complained of a lean harvest last year
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    (C)
    poor
  • 17
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
    He is very modest in his demands
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    (D)
    humble
  • 18
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
    The patient disregarded the advice of the doctor
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    (A)
    ignored
  • 19
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:The newly elected leader has pledge to ensure better life for the citizens
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    (A)
    vowed
  • 20
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
    Statesmen are revered for their objectivity
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    (B)
    respected
  • 21
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:

    He has been advised to keep his head,the confusion not withstanding
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    (B)
    keep calm
  • 22
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
    The police ran the criminal to earth
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    (C)
    discovered him
  • 23
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
    Garba always puts his shoulder to the wheel
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    (B)
    works energetically at the task in hand
  • 24
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
    He reneged on the agreement between him and his employees
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    (B)
    failed to keep
  • 25
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
    He is credulous
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    (C)
    gullible
  • 26
    In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:
    The company has gone under
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    (D)
    become bankrupt
  • 27
    In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
    Many people believe that nuclear power will solve our energy problems, .... this has not been proven to be true
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    (C)
    However
  • 28
    In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
    ...., sign post words are used to readers
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    (C)
    In conclusion
  • 29
    In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
    Every programming language and software package .... limitations
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    (C)
    has its
  • 30
    In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
    A programme of good exercise may help a person fight .... cold
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    (D)
    off
  • 31
    In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
    Baba and .... participated in the tournament
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    (C)
    he
  • 32
    In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
    It was .... who fought the civil war
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    (A)
    they
  • 33
    In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
    The physicians have more people in ..... waiting rooms than ....
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    (C)
    their/they
  • 34
    In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
    Before mechanization, workers ... water out of fabric with their hands.
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    (B)
    wrung
  • 35
    In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
    Four engineers .... on this system since March
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    (D)
    have been working
  • 36
    In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
    Having worked all night, the security man .... a sense of accomplishment
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    (B)
    felt
  • 37
    In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
    Three quarters of the Physics class .... dramatically
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    (D)
    is improving
  • 38
    In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
    A number of students .... missed the opportunity to re-register
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    (C)
    have
  • 39
    In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
    It seems to be a well thought .... scheme
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    (B)
    out
  • 40
    In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
    Adekunle is prepared for a .... with his opponent following his defeat last season
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    (B)
    show-down
  • 41
    In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
    Tosin refused to be .... though he has written the same examination three times
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    (C)
    frustrated
  • 42
    In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
    On his ... of office, the new presidents announced some drastic measures
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    (A)
    assumption
  • 43
    In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
    The .... was filled .... the Ilorin Magistrate Court
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    (C)
    suit/at
  • 44

    In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:

    The plaintiff .... the court to restrain the defendants from further action

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    (D)
    prayed
  • 45
    In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
    My experience in Lagos last week was .... about
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    (C)
    nothing to write home
  • 46
    In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
    .... him around, i would have informed you
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    (A)
    Had i seen
  • 47
    In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
    Ahmed is one of the boys who always .... good work
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    (A)
    does
  • 48
    In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
    I sent .... news to the press yesterday
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    (C)
    an item of
  • 49
    In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
    The university has a large collection of sporting ....
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    (A)
    equipment
  • 50
    In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
    He keeps his .... clean always
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    (A)
    surroundings
  • 51
    In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
    She has a set of gold ....
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    (B)
    earrings
  • 52
    In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
    I have stopped writing letters application because i .... that all the vacancies are filled
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    (C)
    heard
  • 53
    In question below fill the gap with the appropriate option:
    A survey of opinions on how pupils feels about their teachers .... carried out
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    (A)
    has been
  • 54
    In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :
    The police are looking for ....
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    (C)
    two big black cars
  • 55
    In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :
    Adaobi is contemptuous .... dishonest people
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    (D)
    of
  • 56
    In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :
    My goats are grazing ..... the field
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    (B)
    in
  • 57
    In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :
    It .... easier if he told us himself
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    (B)
    would have been
  • 58
    In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :
    Our principal and chairman of the occasion ... just arrived
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    (A)
    has
  • 59
    In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :
    From 7 a.m to 9 a.m, he .... hot chocolate, often not having time for his own breakfast
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    (A)
    is kept busy serving
  • 60
    In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :
    One of the ... selective marking of errors
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    (D)
    schools of thought suggests
  • 61
    In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :
    You avoid facing .... the reality of life.
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    (C)
    up to
  • 62
    In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :
    In .... we, as politicians, are identified with the masses
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    (B)
    a much deeper sense
  • 63

    In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :

    In addition, their comments are vague and abstract, .... difficult to interpret

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    (C)
    so students find them
  • 64
    In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :
    we are .... to receive your letter and to know that you are ....
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    (A)
    happy/ in good health
  • 65
    In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :
    People who live by .... what loneliness is like
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    (D)
    themselves know
  • 66
    In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :
    It has been confirmed that the election .... held in July
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    (A)
    will be
  • 67
    In the question below fill the gap with the appropriate option :
    The choice to go to the university or not is ....
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    (C)
    yours
  • 68

    In the question below select the option (A-D) that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence:

    People may not pick flowers in this park.

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    (C)
    people are prohibited from picking flowers from this park
  • 69
    In the question below select the option (A-D) that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence:
    Tom ought not to have told me
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    (C)
    Tom told me but it was wrong of him
  • 70
    In the question below select the option (A-D) that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence:
    He can't be swimming all day
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    (A)
    it's possible he is not swimming now
  • 71
    In the question below select the option (A-D) that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence:
    Bolade would make a mess of cooking the rice.
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    (C)
    Bolade will not cook rice the rice well
  • 72
    In the question below select the option (A-D) that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence:
    If i were the captain, i would have led the team to victory
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    (C)
    I was not the captain and i did not lead the team to victory
  • 73
    'We sense in our students a narrowing materialism' means that our students' concept of education is one that
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    (C)
    only prepares them to acquire material comforts
  • 74
    It would be more realistic of economist to
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    (B)
    Ascertain how many Nigerians there are
  • 75
    Precise national population figures are required in order to
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    (B)
    Be able to undertake proper implementation of governmental policies
  • 76
    ‘The contentious nature of the subject’ refers to the
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    (D)
    Revenue allocation
  • 77
    The reference to ‘Universal Primary Education’ in this passage is significant because it shows
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    (C)
    The misleading effect of unreliable information
  • 78
    As far as the solution to the population problem of Nigerian is concerned, the writer of this passage is
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    (A)
    Optimistic
  • 79
    The writer is describing a
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    (B)
    Man
  • 80
    ..... this assessment’ refers to the man’s
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    (C)
    Age