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

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Year :

2019

Title :

English Language

Exam :

JAMB Exam

Paper 1 | Objectives

91 - 100 of 110 Questions

#	Question	Ans
91.	The prisoner finally ........ that he drank to ........ on the night he committed the murder A. acceded/access B. conceded/excess C. exceeded/extreme D. eluded/escape Show Content Detailed Solution To concede is to admit and the excessive drinking of the prisoner caused the murder. There is an explanation video available below.	B
	Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below.
92.	I know my onions A. I know my job very well B. I know my rights C. I am clever because of experience D. I am aware of my position Show Content Detailed Solution 'To know one's onions' is to be fully acquainted with a subject or the parctice in a field. There is an explanation video available below.	A
93.	America is the Mecca of the world A. America is the commercial garden of the world B. America is a beautiful place in the world C. America is a place where people like to visit D. America accepts assorted races throughout the world Show Content Detailed Solution The representative quality or title of Mecca indicates here that America is a sought after State by most people to visit. There is an explanation video available below.	C
94.	All the Nigerian footballers have itchy feet A. the footballers have insured feet B. the footballers use their feet to steer C. the footballers like to travel D. the footballers like play skillfully Show Content Detailed Solution The footballers like to travel is the best answer. 'Itchy' means not static, by implication. There is an explanation video available below.	C
	Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below.
95.	Mr Santos Laliga is a [dipsomaniac] A. teetotaler B. a drunkard C. an hater of women D. a promiscuous man Show Content Detailed Solution A teetotaller is a person who never drinks alcohol, the antonym of a dipsomaniac. There is an explanation video available below.	A
96.	The jollof rice served at the wedding reception was [malodorous] A. small but palatable B. unpalatably big C. pleasant D. stale and smelly Show Content Detailed Solution Malodorous is an adjective for an odorous or unpleasant smell. There is an explanation video available below.	C
97.	When it comes to playing the piano, I am a complete [ignoramus] A. Idiot B. virtuoso C. novice D. nonentity Show Content Detailed Solution A virtuoso is an expert in a field while an ignoramus is a novice. There is an explanation video available below.	B
98.	The [prodigious] building was razed to the carpet level yesterday A. ramshackle B. modern C. colossal D. mini-sized Show Content Detailed Solution As 'prodigious' from the context of usage means big. There is an explanation video available below.	D
99.	The sick man is now [ambulatory] A. recovering gradually B. walking C. sound in health D. immobile Show Content Detailed Solution To ambulatory as in this context is to be able to move or walk around. There is an explanation video available below.	D
	CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT IS NEAREST IN MEANING TO THE WORD(S) IN BRACKET, FOR QUESTIONS below.
100.	Every human being is [vulnerable] to communicable disease A. liable B. lifted C. immune D. closed Show Content Detailed Solution Vulnerability means here that one is open or susceptible to something. 'Liable' best fits this here. There is an explanation video available below.	A

91.	The prisoner finally ........ that he drank to ........ on the night he committed the murder A. acceded/access B. conceded/excess C. exceeded/extreme D. eluded/escape Show Content Detailed Solution To concede is to admit and the excessive drinking of the prisoner caused the murder. There is an explanation video available below.	B
	Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below.
92.	I know my onions A. I know my job very well B. I know my rights C. I am clever because of experience D. I am aware of my position Show Content Detailed Solution 'To know one's onions' is to be fully acquainted with a subject or the parctice in a field. There is an explanation video available below.	A
93.	America is the Mecca of the world A. America is the commercial garden of the world B. America is a beautiful place in the world C. America is a place where people like to visit D. America accepts assorted races throughout the world Show Content Detailed Solution The representative quality or title of Mecca indicates here that America is a sought after State by most people to visit. There is an explanation video available below.	C
94.	All the Nigerian footballers have itchy feet A. the footballers have insured feet B. the footballers use their feet to steer C. the footballers like to travel D. the footballers like play skillfully Show Content Detailed Solution The footballers like to travel is the best answer. 'Itchy' means not static, by implication. There is an explanation video available below.	C
	Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below.
95.	Mr Santos Laliga is a [dipsomaniac] A. teetotaler B. a drunkard C. an hater of women D. a promiscuous man Show Content Detailed Solution A teetotaller is a person who never drinks alcohol, the antonym of a dipsomaniac. There is an explanation video available below.	A

96.	The jollof rice served at the wedding reception was [malodorous] A. small but palatable B. unpalatably big C. pleasant D. stale and smelly Show Content Detailed Solution Malodorous is an adjective for an odorous or unpleasant smell. There is an explanation video available below.	C
97.	When it comes to playing the piano, I am a complete [ignoramus] A. Idiot B. virtuoso C. novice D. nonentity Show Content Detailed Solution A virtuoso is an expert in a field while an ignoramus is a novice. There is an explanation video available below.	B
98.	The [prodigious] building was razed to the carpet level yesterday A. ramshackle B. modern C. colossal D. mini-sized Show Content Detailed Solution As 'prodigious' from the context of usage means big. There is an explanation video available below.	D
99.	The sick man is now [ambulatory] A. recovering gradually B. walking C. sound in health D. immobile Show Content Detailed Solution To ambulatory as in this context is to be able to move or walk around. There is an explanation video available below.	D
	CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT IS NEAREST IN MEANING TO THE WORD(S) IN BRACKET, FOR QUESTIONS below.
100.	Every human being is [vulnerable] to communicable disease A. liable B. lifted C. immune D. closed Show Content Detailed Solution Vulnerability means here that one is open or susceptible to something. 'Liable' best fits this here. There is an explanation video available below.	A

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