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Question 1691

jamb 1991

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
Aduke: Ngozi, let's visit the market.

Ngozi: if you insist, Ngozi

Ais very willing to accompany Aduke

Bmust accompany Aduke

Cis not keen on going with Aduke

Dis pretending not to be interested in going with Aduke

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Question 1692

jamb 1991

In the question below choose the option nearest meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
If Garba had listen to advice, he would not have had to be rushed to the hospital

Adeliberately desired to be rushed

Bwas in a position to have prevented the need to be rushed

Cwas rushed against his wish

Dwas given a cheque, but preferred to go

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Question 1693

jamb 1991

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
I would rather not attend the party

Adetest attending

Bdo not have the enthusiasm to attend

Cmust not attend

Dhave a choice to attend or not to

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Question 1694

jamb 1991

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:
Whether the villages head should identify himself with the activities of religious demonstrations has remained a burning question

Aa subject of discord

Ba perennial issue

Ca matter of serious controversy

Da sensitive matter

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Question 1695

jamb 1991

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined:

There is no love lost between Hassan and Hassana

Adislike each other

Bare head over heals in love

Cwill love each other

Dare still good friends

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Question 1696

jamb 1991

In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
The doctor was very gentle with his patients in the examining room

Aharsh

Brude

Crough

Dunkind

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Question 1697

jamb 1991

In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
Ayo takes his studies rather lightly

Ahumorously

Btediously

Ccarefully

Dseriously

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Question 1698

jamb 1991

In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
The hostess greeted her guests in a very relaxed manner.

Aenergetic

Bathletic

Cstiff

Dperplexed

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Question 1699

jamb 1991

In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
My father is a very prosperous businessman

Aungrateful

Bunscrupulous

Cunskilful

Dunsuccessful

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Question 1700

jamb 1991

In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word underlined:
I am happy to inform you that your boys are conscientious

Aindustrious

Bcarefree

Ccareful

Dcorrupt

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Question 1701

jamb 1990

The story of the old soldier and a book in the passage is an illustration of the point that

Athe general had already got a book

Ba book is of interest only to those to whom that book means something

Csoldiers do not like the book trade because a book is enough for a general

Dbooksellers face a real dilemma because of a constantly changing clientele

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Question 1702

jamb 1990

Of the solutions proposed for the bookseller's problems, how many are actually positive?

Atwo

Bthree

Cfour

Dnone

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Question 1703

jamb 1990

How many solutions to the bookseller's problems are offered in this passage?

Atwo

Bthree

Cfour

Dfive

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Question 1704

jamb 1990

The problem of selection in the book trade involves

Aholding a stock large enough for the public to choose from

Bdeterming which books will sell fast

Cbeing a sales representative of large publishing houses

Dbeing able to review the lastest publications

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Question 1705

jamb 1990

Books are different from other goods because

Acustomers for the book trade are much restricted

Bbooks are not manufactured but printed

Cone cannot tell so easily which books will prove saleable

Dbooks can be kept in stock much longer than other goods

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Question 1706

jamb 1990

'The school system does not talk to him' means that the

Ateachers do not talk to him

Bteachers talk to him differently from the way other pupils do

Cheadmaster and teachers do not talk to him

Dteachers talk to him differently from the way hie is talked to at home

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Question 1707

jamb 1990

It can be assumed reasonably that language has

Aonly one code

Btwo codes

Cthree codes

Dthree codes,two used for education

Emore than three codes but only two used for education

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Question 1708

jamb 1990

'Restricted code' and 'elaborate code' are

Asynonyms

Bhomonyms

Ccontradictions

Dantonyms

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Question 1709

jamb 1990

The groups of children mentioned as examples in the passage are

Arural and urban working-class and middle-class

Burban working-class and rural middle-class

Curban working-class and rural and urban middle-class

Durban middle-class and rural and urban working-class

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Question 1710

jamb 1990

An appropriate tittle for this passage is

Alanguage and education

Beducation and sociology

Ccodes and sociology

Dcodes and education

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