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Instruction. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.
I thought that the comments made by the secretary were quite innocuous but the chairman considered them.....
Apolite
Binappropriate
Cantagonistic
Dunnecessary
Eharmful
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Question 3682
waec1991
Instruction. Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word in the sentence.
The measures that were introduced to accelerate the process of national development have in actual fact ...it
Aaccentuated
Bretarded
Cpromoted
Dneutralized
Erevoked
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Question 3683
jamb1991
The most essential tool of communication not specifically mentioned in this passage is
ASpecificialization
BEnvironment
CWriting
DLanguage
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Question 3684
jamb1991
'Chasm' as used in the passage means
ASerious eruption
BDisaster
CWide difference
DDisagreement
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Question 3685
jamb1991
From the text, it can be inferred that a good communicator needs to
ACreate favourable communication conditions
BGet the technological systems to work effeciently
CCall a spade a spade
DBe able to address 10,000 workers
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Question 3686
jamb1991
According to the passage, which of the following are NOT likely to contribute to a break down in communication?
Apeople's attitude and feeling
BAmbiguously phrased instruction
CManagements and trade unions
DManagement specialists and behavioural scientists
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Question 3687
jamb1991
Which of the following titles best sums up the passage?
AThe need for effective communication
BBreak down in communication
Ccommunication in technological societies
DBad communication practices
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Question 3688
jamb1991
It can be inferred from the passage that the book was written by
Aan educational psychologist
Bmore than one author
Ca prominent statistcian
Da professor of statistics
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Question 3689
jamb1991
The changes that were made in the book were motivated by
Aprofessional experience and popularity of topics
Bteaching experience and statisticians view of some topics
Cthe examination results of previous generation of students
Dthe need to avoid areas which students grasp easily
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Question 3690
jamb1991
From the passage, we learn that the book discussed has been
Areprinted twice
Bpublished three times
Crewritten three times
Drevised twice
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Question 3691
jamb1991
The expression 'necessary evil' means that
Aevil is essential in studying the subject discussed
Bstudying the subject is an unpleseant experience which must be endured
Conly those who are evil can understand the subject
Dthose lacking in quantitative skills see the subject as an evil
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Question 3692
jamb1991
The book discussed in this passage is about
Apsychology and education
Bmathematics for undergraduate students
Cquantitative skills for postgraduate students
Dstatistical procedure related to research
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Question 3693
jamb1991
From the child's point of view, in what way is death likened to a divorce?
ABoth are losses
BBoth are temporary
CBoth would involve his mother
DHe feels responsible in each case
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Question 3694
jamb1991
'Traumatized' as used in the passage means
Aangered
Bmade happy and satisfied
Cmade sad and dejected
Dmade to feel guilty
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Question 3695
jamb1991
The child would feel irresponsible for his mother's death even if it is connected with his wishes because
AHe regards his wishes as a curse
BHe hates her and wants her dead
CHis need are not gratified
DHe cannot distinguish between wish and reality
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Question 3696
jamb1991
Our unconscious minds and and dreams are alike in that
Aboth are out of our control
Bboth can accommodate contradiction
Cneither functions in a continuous manner
Dboth deal with non-real issues
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Question 3697
jamb1991
This passage emphasizes
Achild growing up in ignorance
Bour unconcious mind
Ca child's inability to distinguish between dream and reality
Dillogical dreams
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Question 3698
jamb1991
What type of education does the writer advocate for our student?
AVocational as well as technological education
BBusiness, engineering, medicine and computer programming
CTechnological education plus the humanities
DTechnology education only
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Question 3699
jamb1991
According to the writer, a study of the humanities
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The preparation which a study of the humanities can provide stems from three observations about education in our world of accelerating social and technological change. First, with the rate of change, we cannot hope to train our student for specific technologies. That kind of vocational education is obsolescent. By the time the specific training will have been completed, the world will have moved on.
If our education consists of narrow training, we will not be prepared to change. Second and paradoxically, what our student desire from their education is preparation for specific careers – business, engineering, medicine, computer programming and the like, but we will not be able to train them for a life-long career. Their confronting the depressed job market gives our students a certain anxiety, but the solution they seek in vocational training is not sufficient. Third, we sense in our students a narrow materialism, with the good life defined in terms of material comforts. Education then means learning to do a job which will make money. I see in this definition a limiting sense of what education and thus life offer, a definition which excludes joy and meaning. Our narrow approach to the study of the humanities responds to these three related problems. In our changing, yet narrow world, the teaching of the humanities finds one powerful justification – it teaches student how to think.
Ais accepted by present day students essential
Bprepares students for specific careers
Cprovides missing link in the technological education of our students
Dis the best solution to the problem of unemployment
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Question 3700
jamb1991
What is the major weakness of training students for specific technologies?
AIt trains students for only one type of career
BIt helps students to acquire money later when they are employed
CIt makes them anxious for a job in the market
DIt cannot help students to cope with the rapid changes in the world
