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Question 2321
jamb 1978
Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
The boy was born before his parents actually got married and so the court has declared him ....
Aillegal
Billegitimate
Cillicit
Dunlawful
Euntenable
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Question 2322
jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
The employer, not the salesman and his representative .... responsible for the loss

Aare
Bare being
Care never
Dhave been
Eis
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Question 2323
jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;

Before the operation, the dentist found that his patient's teeth....

Ahave long decayed
Bhave long been decayed
Chave long being decayed
Dhad long decayed
Ehad been decayed
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Question 2324
jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;
He did not like .... leaving the class early

Awe
Bus
Cour
Dourselves
Eour selves
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Question 2325
jamb 1978

Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;

When the beggar was tired he ..... down by the roadside

Alied
Blaid
Clayed
Dlay
Elain
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Question 2326
jamb 1978
Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in each of the following sentence;
At the site of the ghastly accident the poor woman's hair stood on end
Athe woman's hair became straight
Bthe wind blew her hair upwards
Cthe woman was unmoved
Dthe woman disarranged her hair
Ethe woman was frightened
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Question 2327
jamb 1978

Choose the option that best convey the meaning of the underlined portion in each of the following sentence;
I have been able to observe him at close quarters

Ain government house nearby
Bwithin a short space of time
Cin a small family house
Dat close range
Eat regular intervals
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Question 2328
jamb 1978

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence:

When the man was caught by police, he presented a bold front.

Ahe attacked the policemen boldly
Bhe walked up to the policemen
Che faced the situation with apparent boldness
Dhe bravely attempted to give them a present
Ehe frowned at them in a defiant manner
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Question 2329
jamb 1978

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;

He stared at her

Aglanced
Bpeeped
Clooked
Dgazed
Efixed
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Question 2330
jamb 1978

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;

The two sprinters were running neck and neck

Aexact level
Bvery slowly
Cvery fast
Dwith their necks together
Etogether
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Question 2331
jamb 1978

If my father had not arrived, I would have starved. This sentence means

AMy father did arrive and I didn't starve
BI had to starve because my father didn't come
Cmy father didn't arrive and I didn't starve
DI should have starved but I didn't
EI had starved before my father arrived
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Question 2332
jamb 1978

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
Mr. Jack could be a successful businessman if he paid more attention to the more intricate aspects of his account

AMr Jack will undoubtedly succeed
BMr Jack cannot succeed
CJack will have a very good chance of succeeding
DMr. Jack will find it difficult to succeed
EMr Jack will succeed in spite of all odds
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Question 2333
jamb 1978

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;

Mrs. Dada has been deserted by her husband because he feels she has a heart of stone

Ashe has a heavy heart
Bshe has little warmth of feeling
Cshe has a hard heart
Dshe is hard hearted
Eshe has a strong heart
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Question 2334
jamb 1978

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence:


The traffic situation in Lagos can lead to disastrous consequences; a man lost a very lucrative job because he was held up by it.

Aconfused
Bdelayed
Cannoyed
Dintrigued
Eobstructed
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Question 2335
jamb 1978

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
The state government appointed a commission of inquiry to go into the community's complaints carefully and without prejudice

Ainvestigate
Bsearch
Clook for
Daccount for
Eascertain
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Question 2336
jamb 1978

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;

Being an optimist, our professor always sees the bright side of most things

Acharming
Billumined
Cbrilliant
Dpleasing
Echeerful
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Question 2337
jamb 1978

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;

The result of his experiment represents a break through in medical science

Aan outstanding success
Bcatastrophe
Can end to such experiments
Dbreaking point
Ea colossal failure
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Question 2338
jamb 1978

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;

He was appointed specifically to put the recruits through

Aassign them to work
Btrain them
Cdiscipline them
Dassist them at work
Esupervise them at work
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Question 2339
jamb 1978

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
The balance sheet at the end of the business year shows that we broke even

Alost heavily
Bmade profit
Cneither lost nor gained
Dhad no money to continue business
Ewere heavily indebted to our bankers
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Question 2340
jamb 1978

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;

All his plans fell through

Afailed
Bwere accomplished
Chad to be reviewed
Dwere rejected
Efell
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