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Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning of the underlined word.
The government is initiating new effective programmes to boost production?
Aending / enhance
Brewiewing / renew
Crearranging / increase
Dterminating / reduce
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Question 3352
jamb1995
Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning of the underlined word.
His textile business deals are in gross?
Awholesale
Bimported
Cretailed
Dexported
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Question 3353
jamb1995
Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning of the underlined word.
Many species in creation have mutated over the years into new forms of life......?
Astablized
Bmanifested
Ctransformed
Dstandardized
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Question 3354
jamb1995
Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning of the underlined word.
She was asked to swallow her pride and get busy.
Abe more realistic
Beat up her own pride
Cbe more insistent
Dbe less proud
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Question 3355
jamb1995
Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning of the underlined word.
We watch in wonder as she rattled away in that esoteric language?
Ainscrutable
Bfamiliar
Csecret
Dobscure
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Question 3356
jamb1995
Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning of the underlined word.
In the opinion of most observers, it was a disinterested decision?
Aneutral
Bimpartial
Cbiased
Dcandid
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Question 3357
jamb1995
Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
He and his lieutenants have been accused of remaining intransigent?
Arigid
Bstubborn
Ccompromising
Dpopular
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Question 3358
jamb1995
Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
Eze's skin now looks flabby as a result of his changed circumstances?
Aneat
Bfirm
Cweak
Doily
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Question 3359
jamb1995
Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
Good student can easily identify spurious arguments?
Agenuine
Binteresting
Cfalse
Dillogical
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Question 3360
jamb1995
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
People are not interested in who rules?
APeople who rules are not interested in the rule
BThe rulers are not indifferent about the people
CPeople are indifferent about the rulers
DPeople are ruled by the people they are interest in
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Question 3361
jamb1995
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
I was one of those who actively believe in his development programmes?
AI was part of those who renounced the programmes
BI was the originator of the programmes
CI was one of the people who embraced the programmes
DI was one of the great number who developed his programmes actively
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Question 3362
jamb1995
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
The mills of God grind slowly, but they grind exceedingly small
AGod has a mill where every material in life is thoroughly ground
BGod may seem slow in action, but he adequately rewards every bit of injustice
CThe world is like a food factory where God take his time in grinding all raw materials properly
DEven though God is never in a hurry, He achieves al things
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Question 3363
jamb1995
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
My son, who is in the U.S.A., is studying Engineering.
AMy only son in the U.S.A is studying Engineering
BOne of my sons is in the U.S.A studying Engineering
CMy sons are in the U.S.A but only one is studying Engineering
DMy only son is in the U.S.A studying Engineering
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Question 3364
jamb1995
Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
Most of the time, their presence is a menace?
ATheir presence isw always meaningful
BTheir presence is seldom a bother
CTheir presence is ussually of great concern
DTheir presence is frequently a threat
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Question 3365
waec1994
In question numbered 100 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap.
Read the passage below
In the following passages, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below each passage, five choices are offered A to E. For each question, choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passage.
A nation that wants to -76- her citizens cannot rely on traditional methods of -77- but a large scale -78- Rather than depend on simple -79- like the hoe and the cutlass, it is high time we thought in terms of -80- . Large areas of -81- land must be open up, and aid must be given to young farmers to acquire their own -82-. The effort must start from schools, where students need to be taught both -83- of crops as well as animal -84-. To make land available to more people, the land -85- practices in most parts of the nation need to be revised. Above all, -86- should be generated through loans with reasonable -87- rates.
The -88- to have children is deep rooted in the hearts of both men and women, and on entering into -89- union they regard the -90- of children as the first and most -91- duty. A childless marriage in an African -92- is practically a failure, for children bring joy not only to their parents but also to the -93- as a whole. The -94- of a family brings with it a rise in social -95-. The social position of a -96- who has children is of greater importance and dignity than that of a bachelor or -97-. After the -98- of the first child, the married -99- becomes the object of higher -100- among their fellows than they were before.
Aadulation
Binfluence
Caffluence
Dregard
Eposition
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Question 3366
waec1994
In question numbered 99 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap.
Read the passage below
In the following passages, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below each passage, five choices are offered A to E. For each question, choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passage.
A nation that wants to -76- her citizens cannot rely on traditional methods of -77- but a large scale -78- Rather than depend on simple -79- like the hoe and the cutlass, it is high time we thought in terms of -80- . Large areas of -81- land must be open up, and aid must be given to young farmers to acquire their own -82-. The effort must start from schools, where students need to be taught both -83- of crops as well as animal -84-. To make land available to more people, the land -85- practices in most parts of the nation need to be revised. Above all, -86- should be generated through loans with reasonable -87- rates.
The -88- to have children is deep rooted in the hearts of both men and women, and on entering into -89- union they regard the -90- of children as the first and most -91- duty. A childless marriage in an African -92- is practically a failure, for children bring joy not only to their parents but also to the -93- as a whole. The -94- of a family brings with it a rise in social -95-. The social position of a -96- who has children is of greater importance and dignity than that of a bachelor or -97-. After the -98- of the first child, the married -99- becomes the object of higher -100- among their fellows than they were before.
Atwain
Bpair
Ctwin
Dcompany
Esyndicate
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Question 3367
waec1994
In question numbered 98 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap.
Read the passage below
In the following passages, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below each passage, five choices are offered A to E. For each question, choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passage.
A nation that wants to -76- her citizens cannot rely on traditional methods of -77- but a large scale -78- Rather than depend on simple -79- like the hoe and the cutlass, it is high time we thought in terms of -80- . Large areas of -81- land must be open up, and aid must be given to young farmers to acquire their own -82-. The effort must start from schools, where students need to be taught both -83- of crops as well as animal -84-. To make land available to more people, the land -85- practices in most parts of the nation need to be revised. Above all, -86- should be generated through loans with reasonable -87- rates.
The -88- to have children is deep rooted in the hearts of both men and women, and on entering into -89- union they regard the -90- of children as the first and most -91- duty. A childless marriage in an African -92- is practically a failure, for children bring joy not only to their parents but also to the -93- as a whole. The -94- of a family brings with it a rise in social -95-. The social position of a -96- who has children is of greater importance and dignity than that of a bachelor or -97-. After the -98- of the first child, the married -99- becomes the object of higher -100- among their fellows than they were before.
Alaunching
Bceremony
Ccelebration
Ddawn
Ebirth
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Question 3368
waec1994
In question numbered 97 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap.
Read the passage below
In the following passages, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below each passage, five choices are offered A to E. For each question, choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passage.
A nation that wants to -76- her citizens cannot rely on traditional methods of -77- but a large scale -78- Rather than depend on simple -79- like the hoe and the cutlass, it is high time we thought in terms of -80- . Large areas of -81- land must be open up, and aid must be given to young farmers to acquire their own -82-. The effort must start from schools, where students need to be taught both -83- of crops as well as animal -84-. To make land available to more people, the land -85- practices in most parts of the nation need to be revised. Above all, -86- should be generated through loans with reasonable -87- rates.
The -88- to have children is deep rooted in the hearts of both men and women, and on entering into -89- union they regard the -90- of children as the first and most -91- duty. A childless marriage in an African -92- is practically a failure, for children bring joy not only to their parents but also to the -93- as a whole. The -94- of a family brings with it a rise in social -95-. The social position of a -96- who has children is of greater importance and dignity than that of a bachelor or -97-. After the -98- of the first child, the married -99- becomes the object of higher -100- among their fellows than they were before.
Aspinster
Bgirl
Cvirgin
Dnun
Emaiden
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Question 3369
waec1994
In question numbered 96 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap.
Read the passage below
In the following passages, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below each passage, five choices are offered A to E. For each question, choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passage.
A nation that wants to -76- her citizens cannot rely on traditional methods of -77- but a large scale -78- Rather than depend on simple -79- like the hoe and the cutlass, it is high time we thought in terms of -80- . Large areas of -81- land must be open up, and aid must be given to young farmers to acquire their own -82-. The effort must start from schools, where students need to be taught both -83- of crops as well as animal -84-. To make land available to more people, the land -85- practices in most parts of the nation need to be revised. Above all, -86- should be generated through loans with reasonable -87- rates.
The -88- to have children is deep rooted in the hearts of both men and women, and on entering into -89- union they regard the -90- of children as the first and most -91- duty. A childless marriage in an African -92- is practically a failure, for children bring joy not only to their parents but also to the -93- as a whole. The -94- of a family brings with it a rise in social -95-. The social position of a -96- who has children is of greater importance and dignity than that of a bachelor or -97-. After the -98- of the first child, the married -99- becomes the object of higher -100- among their fellows than they were before.
Apeople
Bduet
Ccouple
Dteam
Estock
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Question 3370
waec1994
In question numbered 95 above, choose the best option from letters A - E that best completes the gap.
Read the passage below
In the following passages, the numbered gaps indicate missing words. Against each number in the list below each passage, five choices are offered A to E. For each question, choose the word that is the most suitable to fill the numbered gap in the passage.
A nation that wants to -76- her citizens cannot rely on traditional methods of -77- but a large scale -78- Rather than depend on simple -79- like the hoe and the cutlass, it is high time we thought in terms of -80- . Large areas of -81- land must be open up, and aid must be given to young farmers to acquire their own -82-. The effort must start from schools, where students need to be taught both -83- of crops as well as animal -84-. To make land available to more people, the land -85- practices in most parts of the nation need to be revised. Above all, -86- should be generated through loans with reasonable -87- rates.
The -88- to have children is deep rooted in the hearts of both men and women, and on entering into -89- union they regard the -90- of children as the first and most -91- duty. A childless marriage in an African -92- is practically a failure, for children bring joy not only to their parents but also to the -93- as a whole. The -94- of a family brings with it a rise in social -95-. The social position of a -96- who has children is of greater importance and dignity than that of a bachelor or -97-. After the -98- of the first child, the married -99- becomes the object of higher -100- among their fellows than they were before.
