English Language, 2007, JAMB Exam, Exam, Paper 1 | Objectives

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Year :

2007

Title :

English Language

Exam :

JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

31 - 40 of 92 Questions

#	Question	Ans
	Choose the option opposite in meaning to word underlined?
31.	The students were undeterred by the noisy lecture environment? A. frustrated B. encouraged C. discouraged D. challenged Show Content Detailed Solution Undeterred: persevering with something despite setbacks. There is an explanation video available below.	C
32.	For anything to do with academic work, he has a great aversion? A. conversion B. attention C. contempt D. predilection Show Content Detailed Solution Aversion: a strong dislike or disinclination Predilection: a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favour of something. There is an explanation video available below.	D
33.	The study he carried out of the problem was quite comprehensive? A. detailed B. sketchy C. inscrutable D. complete Show Content Detailed Solution comprehensive is an adjective and it means, ''of broad scope or content''; including all, broadly or completely covering. having the ability to understand sketchy here is the opposite of comprehensive which means, not thorough or detailed enough. There is an explanation video available below.	B
34.	Do not be discouraged by failure in life. A. overjoyed B. dissuaded C. actuated D. disoriented Show Content Detailed Solution Discouraged: having lost confidence or enthusiasm; disheartened. Actuated: cause (someone) to act in a particular way; motivate. There is an explanation video available below.	C
35.	Otokpa took after his late father who was a teetotaler? A. a drunk B. careless C. a discipinarian D. sober Show Content Detailed Solution Teetotaler: a person who never drinks alcohol. There is an explanation video available below.	A
	Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.
36.	Association? A. aSSociation B. associaTION C. associAtion D. Association Show Content Detailed Solution There is an explanation video available below.	C
37.	Capitalism? A. capiTAlism B. capitaLIsm C. caPItalism D. CApitalism Show Content Detailed Solution A great number of words in English only have one syllable (for example go, eat, wait, eight, house, prince, friends, thieves, straight, etc.). In these cases the stress can only be located in that syllable. In longer words the stress can lie in any syllable: Thus capitalism is stressed as: CAPitalism. it is stressed on the first syllable. There is an explanation video available below.	D
38.	Advertisement? A. adVERtisement B. advertiseMENT C. adverTISEment D. ADvertisement Show Content Detailed Solution There is an explanation video available below.	A
	Choose the option that has a different stress on the first syllable.
39.	A. intact B. integral C. negotiate D. about Show Content Detailed Solution There is an explanation video available below.	B
40.	A. conduce B. renewal C. calendar D. reproduce Show Content Detailed Solution There is an explanation video available below.	C

	Choose the option opposite in meaning to word underlined?
31.	The students were undeterred by the noisy lecture environment? A. frustrated B. encouraged C. discouraged D. challenged Show Content Detailed Solution Undeterred: persevering with something despite setbacks. There is an explanation video available below.	C
32.	For anything to do with academic work, he has a great aversion? A. conversion B. attention C. contempt D. predilection Show Content Detailed Solution Aversion: a strong dislike or disinclination Predilection: a preference or special liking for something; a bias in favour of something. There is an explanation video available below.	D
33.	The study he carried out of the problem was quite comprehensive? A. detailed B. sketchy C. inscrutable D. complete Show Content Detailed Solution comprehensive is an adjective and it means, ''of broad scope or content''; including all, broadly or completely covering. having the ability to understand sketchy here is the opposite of comprehensive which means, not thorough or detailed enough. There is an explanation video available below.	B
34.	Do not be discouraged by failure in life. A. overjoyed B. dissuaded C. actuated D. disoriented Show Content Detailed Solution Discouraged: having lost confidence or enthusiasm; disheartened. Actuated: cause (someone) to act in a particular way; motivate. There is an explanation video available below.	C
35.	Otokpa took after his late father who was a teetotaler? A. a drunk B. careless C. a discipinarian D. sober Show Content Detailed Solution Teetotaler: a person who never drinks alcohol. There is an explanation video available below.	A

	Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.
36.	Association? A. aSSociation B. associaTION C. associAtion D. Association Show Content Detailed Solution There is an explanation video available below.	C
37.	Capitalism? A. capiTAlism B. capitaLIsm C. caPItalism D. CApitalism Show Content Detailed Solution A great number of words in English only have one syllable (for example go, eat, wait, eight, house, prince, friends, thieves, straight, etc.). In these cases the stress can only be located in that syllable. In longer words the stress can lie in any syllable: Thus capitalism is stressed as: CAPitalism. it is stressed on the first syllable. There is an explanation video available below.	D
38.	Advertisement? A. adVERtisement B. advertiseMENT C. adverTISEment D. ADvertisement Show Content Detailed Solution There is an explanation video available below.	A
	Choose the option that has a different stress on the first syllable.
39.	A. intact B. integral C. negotiate D. about Show Content Detailed Solution There is an explanation video available below.	B
40.	A. conduce B. renewal C. calendar D. reproduce Show Content Detailed Solution There is an explanation video available below.	C

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