JAMB - English Language (1999)

• 1

  Choose the word that does not have the same vowel sound as the others?

  回答

  (C)

  rout
• 2

  Choose the word that does not have the same vowel sound as the others?

  回答

  (D)

  short
• 3

  Choose the word that does not have the same vowel sound as the others?

  回答

  (D)

  lace
• 4

  Choose from the options the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined?
  
  Plateau

  回答

  (B)

  below
• 5

  Choose from the options the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined?
  
  Rust

  回答

  (B)

  touch
• 6

  Choose from the options the word that has the same vowel sound as the one represented by the letter(s) underlined?
  
  Research

  回答

  (A)

  disturb
• 7

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
  
  All the accident victims are bleeding profusely?

  回答

  (B)

  excessively
• 8

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
  
  The prosecutor was accused of obstructing justice?

  回答

  (A)

  hindering
• 9

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
  
  The man preaches egalitarianism without matching it up with action?

  回答

  (D)

  equality
• 10

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined world(S).
  
  The Federal Government approved a new salary structure as an incentive for the Nigerian workers?

  回答

  (B)

  an encouragement
• 11

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined world(S).
  
  Amina said she married a doting husband?

  回答

  (A)

  a loving
• 12

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined world(S).
  
  It was a spending spree for all of us when daddy hit the jackpot?

  回答

  (D)

  won a lot of money
• 13

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined world(S).
  
  It was surprising how we took the stranger at once?

  回答

  (C)

  formed a liking for
• 14

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
  
  Before embarking on his current research, the professor carried out a feasibility study of the area.

  回答

  (D)

  practicability
• 15

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined world(S).
  
  The college Officer insisted that I show him my credentials before I could be registered?

  回答

  (B)

  qualifications
• 16

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined world(S).
  
  Even though there is no obvious riot on the campus, the atmosphere is restive?

  回答

  (D)

  tense
• 17

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined world(S).
  
  
  
  Mr. Dzokoto plays the piano with great dexterity?

  回答

  (D)

  skill
• 18

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word (S).
  
  The government is not opening up to the unions in the negotiations; it must have something up its sleeve.

  回答

  (A)

  be nursing a hidden a last agenda
• 19

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined world(S).
  
  Adamu woke up with a start a took to his heels, claiming that something was on his trail?

  回答

  (B)

  giving him the chase
• 20

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined world(S).
  
  When he found himself in a difficult situation, he tried to double-talk his way through?

  回答

  (C)

  mix up facts to confuse people
• 21

  Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
  
  They have tried circumvent the restriction on the importation of the commodities?

  回答

  (A)

  bypass
• 22

  The word in capital letters has an emphatic stress, Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence?
  
  The accused hasn't even been TRIED yet?

  回答

  (A)

  Was the accuse sentenced to life imprisonment ?
• 23

  The word in capital letters has an emphatic stress, Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence?
  
  The fire destroyed MANY lives?

  回答

  (C)

  Did the fire destroy any lives?
• 24

  The word in capital letters has an emphatic stress, Choose the option that best fits the expression in the sentence?
  
  The electricity in OUR premises comes from a generator.

  回答

  (B)

  Is the electricity in your neighbour's premises supplied by a generator
• 25

  Identify the word that has a different stress pattern from the others?

  回答

  (C)

  Harmattan
• 26

  Identify the word that has a different stress pattern from the others?

  回答

  (D)

  Actualization
• 27

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
  
  After two years of courtship, Jide is finally ....... Ngozi next Sunday?

  回答

  (B)

  marrying
• 28

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
  
  I am ...... admission to the university this year?

  回答

  (D)

  seeking
• 29

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
  
  I am ...... admission to the university this year?

  回答

  (D)

  seeking
• 30

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
  
  The freed robber expressed his gratitude in a ..... prayer of thanksgiving?

  回答

  (C)

  spontaneous
• 31

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.
  
  By twelve midnight, we will be..... en route for Britain?

  回答

  (B)

  airborne
• 32

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
  
  They were all behaving like a bunch of ..... children?

  回答

  (A)

  querulous
• 33

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
  
  Mrs Ojo was one of ...... in my village?

  回答

  (D)

  the first two young enlightened ladies
• 34

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
  
  Ndem was suspended from work because he showed no ...... in dealing with the customers?

  回答

  (D)

  finesse
• 35

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
  
  The visitor was very uncomfortable because of his ..... nose?

  回答

  (A)

  runny
• 36

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
  
  The principal expressed his ...... when the students broke the rules ....... and he didn't know how to stop them?

  回答

  (B)

  frustration / time and again
• 37

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
  
  Immediately I entered the house, I could ........the smell of gas from the kitchen?

  回答

  (C)

  detect
• 38

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
  
  The accident was due to ..... driving by the defendant?

  回答

  (C)

  negligent
• 39

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
  
  Aggrieved persons are free to seek ...... in the court of law?

  回答

  (B)

  redress
• 40

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
  
  His chances in the games ..... seriously jeopardized?

  回答

  (A)

  have been
• 41

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
  
  You would be well ........ to listen to what the teacher says?

  回答

  (B)

  advised
• 42

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
  
  Our economic programme is .....commitment to Nigeria's economic growth?

  回答

  (C)

  rooted in a deep
• 43

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided
  
  We found it difficult to identify him as the crowd was ......... around him.

  回答

  (D)

  shoulder to shoulder
• 44

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
  
  The group never felt strong enough to act in the open ....... hostility was the hallmark of their resistance?

  回答

  (A)

  covert
• 45

  Some robbers are on the prowl, we must be ..... ?

  回答

  (C)

  on the alert
• 46

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
  
  Although the officer wanted a ..... report on the matter, he got ....... account?

  回答

  (C)

  genuine / a ridiculous
• 47

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
  
  My friend's car has ..... to a halt?

  回答

  (C)

  ground
• 48

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
  
  He boasts so much about his high scores and he ...... at the efforts of others?

  回答

  (A)

  scorns
• 49

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
  
  He is so credulous ...... my story about the ghost?

  回答

  (B)

  that he believes
• 50

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
  
  My friend and I have been quarrelling since yesterday and we haven't ....... yet?

  回答

  (D)

  made it up
• 51

  Fill in the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided?
  
  It was late when we decided to get ...... the train?

  回答

  (A)

  off
• 52

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
  
  My father's advice to me was quite invaluable.

  回答

  (A)

  useless
• 53

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word 
  
  Musa hates Hadiza for her constant bellicose behaviour?

  回答

  (B)

  gentle
• 54

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
  
  The officer asked for a more temperate assessment of the matter.

  回答

  (A)

  extreme
• 55

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
  
  There is much indifference in his behaviour?

  回答

  (A)

  concern
• 56

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
  
  My brother married a loquacious woman?

  回答

  (A)

  quiet
• 57

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
  
  Most warring countries end up in a state of satiatic?

  回答

  (D)

  famine
• 58

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
  Abdul is fond of his teacher though he sometimes makes derogatory remarks about him?

  回答

  (B)

  complimentary
• 59

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
  
  The Minister has finally been dropped from the present cabinet because of his ignoble act.

  回答

  (C)

  honourable
• 60

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
  
  
  His cruelty to his mother defies logical explanation?

  回答

  (B)

  offers
• 61

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
  
  Orinya balances the pail on her head with accustomed ease?

  回答

  (D)

  unusual
• 62

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
  
  The lectures were advised to carry out a cursory survey of Nigerian languages.

  回答

  (A)

  detailed study
• 63

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
  
  They attacked all regulations designed to emasculate student militancy?

  回答

  (D)

  strenghten
• 64

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
  
  The secretary runs down anybody that does not sing his praises?

  回答

  (C)

  honours
• 65

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
  
  The tennis player surreptitiously swapped rackets after the first set?

  回答

  (A)

  openly retained
• 66

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
  
  There is no point dissipating energy on a useless argument?

  回答

  (B)

  conserving
• 67

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
  
  After the surgical operation, the doctor gave the indication that Mr. Idogo will pull through?

  回答

  (C)

  die
• 68

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
  
  Everyone, including the Principal, believed that he was very assiduous student?

  回答

  (D)

  casual
• 69

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
  
  My eldest brother is now faced with the vicissitudes of married life?

  回答

  (D)

  stability
• 70

  Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
  
  The dancing troupe put up a flawless performance?

  回答

  (B)

  an imperfect
• 71

  Select the option that best explain the information conveyed in the sentence.
  
  The manager said that the new loaf was the last word in bakery?

  回答

  (A)

  The loaf was the best ever baked
• 72

  Select the option that best explain the information conveyed in the sentence.
  
  The reformists say elections cannot be free and fair unless a number of constitutional changes are effected?

  回答

  (B)

  Free and fair elections deend on law reforms
• 73

  Select the option that best explain the information conveyed in the sentence.
  
  Hundreds of used items will go under the hammer during the weekend?

  回答

  (D)

  Many old items will be auctioned this weekend
• 74

  Select the option that best explain the information conveyed in the sentence.
  
  The horizon may not be clear now, but the troubled spots have certainly been noted?

  回答

  (C)

  The troubled spots are more perceptible than the horizon
• 75

  Select the option that best explain the information conveyed in the sentence.
  
  The crowd in the hall is intimidating?

  回答

  (A)

  The crowd is frightening
• 76

  The gap between the rich and the poor widens because there

  回答

  (D)

  is low growth rate in productivity
• 77

  The expression 'work their way out of their situation' means

  回答

  (D)

  change their circumstances
• 78

  Migration to the city among villagers is caused by

  回答

  (C)

  inadequate job opportunities in the village
• 79

  Underemployment among the villagers refers to

  回答

  (B)

  low productivity when working
• 80

  Where are the rich getting richer and the poor poorer?

  回答

  (B)

  in a majority of countries in the world
• 81

  The expression 'standard of living in developed countries will plummet' means

  回答

  (C)

  purchasing power will decline sharply in rich nations
• 82

  The writer warns that the world could

  回答

  (D)

  face low energy supply and poor agricultural output
• 83

  fossil fuels as used in the passage includes

  回答

  (B)

  oil, coal and natural gas
• 84

  The writer seems to suggest that developed nations should

  回答

  (D)

  review industrial dependence on energy
• 85

  From the writer's description of the world energy situation, we may conclude that

  回答

  (D)

  decline had not affected demand
• 86

  A suitable tittle for the passage is

  回答

  (C)

  equality
• 87

  One of the social services provided by democratic nations is

  回答

  (B)

  social welfare schemes
• 88

  According to the passage, a democratic nation is one which

  回答

  (D)

  ensures soci-political and legal equality for every citizen
• 89

  It could be deduced from the passage that

  回答

  (D)

  equality obliterates differences and variations among races and nations
• 90

  From the passage, it is obvious that

  回答

  (D)

  the negro in america are champions of equality
• 91

  Select the correct option for the space numbered 16 in the above passage

  回答

  (D)

  a manuscript
• 92

  Select the correct option for the space numbered 17 in the above passage

  回答

  (A)

  an assessor
• 93

  Select the correct option for the space numbered 18 in the above passage

  回答

  (B)

  audience
• 94

  Select the correct option for the space numbered 19 in the above passage

  回答

  (B)

  an editor
• 95

  Select the correct option for the space numbered 20 in the above passage

  回答

  (A)

  proof-reading