English Language, 2019, JAMB Exam, Exam, Paper 1 | Objectives

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Year :

2019

Title :

English Language

Exam :

JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

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#	Question	Ans
	Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket.
1.	Okibe was rusticated for his [derogatory] remark about the principal A. complimentary B. unwarranted C. lack luster D. unsavoury Show Content Detailed Solution Derogatory; means showing a critical or disrespectful attitude. Unsavoury; means unpleasant or morally offensive, the most suitable synonym for derogatory in this regard. There is an explanation video available below.	D
2.	Some men will continue to cause offenses until they are given [a taste of their own medicine] A. placated B. revenged on C. cured D. recompensed for Show Content Detailed Solution Recompensed for is the correct answer. To have 'a taste of your own medicine' is to have the same unpleasant experience that one has caused another. There is an explanation video available below.	D
3.	Justice is difficult to enforce because people are unwilling to accept any loss of [sovereignty] A. positing B. leadership C. autonomy D. kingdom Show Content Detailed Solution Autonomy is the correct answer. Sovereignty means a situation of self-sufficiency and self-governance. There is an explanation video available below.	C
4.	His many years of success in legal practice, .............. , didn't come out without challenges A. but B. in spite of all C. indeed D. However Show Content Detailed Solution However is used when trying to include a new point, or buttress an old one with a comparison There is an explanation video available below.	D
	Choose the word that has the same rhyme.
5.	Thyme A. climb B. bind C. time D. lime Show Content Detailed Solution 'Time' sounds approximately the same way when pronounced as 'Thyme' There is an explanation video available below.	C
	Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket.
6.	There are still [virtuous] women in our society today A. devilish B. clever C. intelligent D. upright Show Content Detailed Solution Upright is correct answer. Virtuous means having and demonstrating high level of moral standards or ethics, which is the same as being upright, There is an explanation video available below.	D
7.	This type of response is [typical] of a lazy teacher A. symptomatic B. characteristics C. universal D. incontestable Show Content Detailed Solution Characteristic is correct answer. A thing is described as 'typical' of something else when becomes an observable and noticeable quality or attribute of it. There is an explanation video available below.	B
	Choose the word with the same vowel sound as the one in bracket.
8.	Orthop[ae]dic A. elite B. impasse C. cacophony D. sharp Show Content Detailed Solution Elite is the correct answer. The vowel /i:/ pronounced as 'eee' (as in letter E e.g. tea) sound is present There is an explanation video available below.	A
9.	Band[a]ge A. kite B. says C. cacophony D. cage Show Content Detailed Solution 'Bandage' is pronounced as /bandɪdʒ/ with the [a] in bandage having the 'i' vowel sound, and option C 'cacophony' has the same vowel sound as with the letter 'y'. There is an explanation video available below.	C
	Read the Passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. The term Mass Communication occurs when information is disseminated to a relatively large number of people in different places. it should be seen as the same thing with talking face to face with someone else. With mass communication, there is no answer, smile, laugh or lock of surprise. the people who receive the message are as far away from the source of the message as far away as you are from the announcers on the radio or from the newscasters on television, or from the writer of a column in the local newspaper. There are three identifiable means of errors in mass communication. There is one done through the printed words, books, magazine and newspapers. The other is primarily radio, but also records and tape recordings. Also, it can be done through a combination of sound and pictures as in television, films and the more recently popular video tape. Together, they are referred to as the mass media. All media can be used to inform and entertain. However, there are coverts roles played. It may be to educate as in school broadcast. Again, the aim may be to persuade as when the media are used by advertisers or for political broadcasts. The media are often in strong position to influence public opinion because they select the topics to be presented and can stress the importance of one issue over the other. The mass media have, in recent times, come under acerbic criticism. Many presenters have become not only conscientized but also immensely concerned about the possible effects that science of violence and bad behavior may have on their children. More worrisome are the potential danger of political and commercial propaganda.
10.	A suitable title for the above passage can be: A. Mass communication B. The mass media and the people C. The purpose of mass media D. The good and the bad side of the media Show Content Detailed Solution The passage is expository enough to largely cover mass communication as a career, practice, relative importance and societal impact and effect. There is an explanation video available below.	B

	Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket.
1.	Okibe was rusticated for his [derogatory] remark about the principal A. complimentary B. unwarranted C. lack luster D. unsavoury Show Content Detailed Solution Derogatory; means showing a critical or disrespectful attitude. Unsavoury; means unpleasant or morally offensive, the most suitable synonym for derogatory in this regard. There is an explanation video available below.	D
2.	Some men will continue to cause offenses until they are given [a taste of their own medicine] A. placated B. revenged on C. cured D. recompensed for Show Content Detailed Solution Recompensed for is the correct answer. To have 'a taste of your own medicine' is to have the same unpleasant experience that one has caused another. There is an explanation video available below.	D
3.	Justice is difficult to enforce because people are unwilling to accept any loss of [sovereignty] A. positing B. leadership C. autonomy D. kingdom Show Content Detailed Solution Autonomy is the correct answer. Sovereignty means a situation of self-sufficiency and self-governance. There is an explanation video available below.	C
4.	His many years of success in legal practice, .............. , didn't come out without challenges A. but B. in spite of all C. indeed D. However Show Content Detailed Solution However is used when trying to include a new point, or buttress an old one with a comparison There is an explanation video available below.	D
	Choose the word that has the same rhyme.
5.	Thyme A. climb B. bind C. time D. lime Show Content Detailed Solution 'Time' sounds approximately the same way when pronounced as 'Thyme' There is an explanation video available below.	C

	Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket.
6.	There are still [virtuous] women in our society today A. devilish B. clever C. intelligent D. upright Show Content Detailed Solution Upright is correct answer. Virtuous means having and demonstrating high level of moral standards or ethics, which is the same as being upright, There is an explanation video available below.	D
7.	This type of response is [typical] of a lazy teacher A. symptomatic B. characteristics C. universal D. incontestable Show Content Detailed Solution Characteristic is correct answer. A thing is described as 'typical' of something else when becomes an observable and noticeable quality or attribute of it. There is an explanation video available below.	B
	Choose the word with the same vowel sound as the one in bracket.
8.	Orthop[ae]dic A. elite B. impasse C. cacophony D. sharp Show Content Detailed Solution Elite is the correct answer. The vowel /i:/ pronounced as 'eee' (as in letter E e.g. tea) sound is present There is an explanation video available below.	A
9.	Band[a]ge A. kite B. says C. cacophony D. cage Show Content Detailed Solution 'Bandage' is pronounced as /bandɪdʒ/ with the [a] in bandage having the 'i' vowel sound, and option C 'cacophony' has the same vowel sound as with the letter 'y'. There is an explanation video available below.	C
	Read the Passage carefully and answer the questions that follow. The term Mass Communication occurs when information is disseminated to a relatively large number of people in different places. it should be seen as the same thing with talking face to face with someone else. With mass communication, there is no answer, smile, laugh or lock of surprise. the people who receive the message are as far away from the source of the message as far away as you are from the announcers on the radio or from the newscasters on television, or from the writer of a column in the local newspaper. There are three identifiable means of errors in mass communication. There is one done through the printed words, books, magazine and newspapers. The other is primarily radio, but also records and tape recordings. Also, it can be done through a combination of sound and pictures as in television, films and the more recently popular video tape. Together, they are referred to as the mass media. All media can be used to inform and entertain. However, there are coverts roles played. It may be to educate as in school broadcast. Again, the aim may be to persuade as when the media are used by advertisers or for political broadcasts. The media are often in strong position to influence public opinion because they select the topics to be presented and can stress the importance of one issue over the other. The mass media have, in recent times, come under acerbic criticism. Many presenters have become not only conscientized but also immensely concerned about the possible effects that science of violence and bad behavior may have on their children. More worrisome are the potential danger of political and commercial propaganda.
10.	A suitable title for the above passage can be: A. Mass communication B. The mass media and the people C. The purpose of mass media D. The good and the bad side of the media Show Content Detailed Solution The passage is expository enough to largely cover mass communication as a career, practice, relative importance and societal impact and effect. There is an explanation video available below.	B

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