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Instruction: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
Those who had invitation cards were admitted to the party while those who had none were....
Abarred
Brepelled
Cexpelled
Dcompelled
Erestricted
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Question 3782
waec1990
Instruction: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
The manager who expected to be given respect was treated with ....
Adignity
Bshame
Cscorn
Dcruelty
Edisloyalty
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Question 3783
waec1990
Instruction: Choose the word opposite in meaning to the underlined word.
The young engineer is good at terminating other people's project but has not been capable of ... any of his own
Aintegrating
Bfinishing
Ccomplating
Dinitiating
Eorganizing
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Question 3784
jamb1990
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 3785
jamb1990
Of the solutions proposed for the bookseller's problems, how many are actually positive?
Atwo
Bthree
Cfour
Dnone
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Question 3786
jamb1990
How many solutions to the bookseller's problems are offered in this passage?
Atwo
Bthree
Cfour
Dfive
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Question 3787
jamb1990
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 3788
jamb1990
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 3789
jamb1990
'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 3790
jamb1990
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 3791
jamb1990
'Restricted code' and 'elaborate code' are
Asynonyms
Bhomonyms
Ccontradictions
Dantonyms
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Question 3792
jamb1990
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 3793
jamb1990
An appropriate tittle for this passage is
Alanguage and education
Beducation and sociology
Ccodes and sociology
Dcodes and education
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Question 3794
jamb1990
The writer emphasizes that in less developed countries,
Athe education of girls is not important
Bthe non-literate woman has some advantage because she has more children
Cthe literate female is a threat to the male in employment
Dthere is a need to give boys and girls equal opportunity in education
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Question 3795
jamb1990
The phrase 'too late' in the passage implies that the woman
Aought to have started producing children earlier
Bgoes on producing children when she ought to have stopped
Cfails to marry early enough for her to produce children
Dhad all her children at an advanced age
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Question 3796
jamb1990
The non-literate woman is very difficult to reach because she
Adoes not understand the value of education and health services
Bis too far from the city and from school
Cis not permitted to go out to attened clinics for health services
Dcan only gather fuel and prepare food
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Question 3797
jamb1990
According to the writer, most girls in less developed countries are not in school because
Athey refuse to be educated
Bthey prefer getting married and having children
Cthe education of boys is rated higher
Dthe girls have no employment
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Question 3798
jamb1990
The phrase 'a dismal picture' means
Aa dull show
Ban interesting show
Ca sad situation
Da dreadful appearance
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Question 3799
jamb1990
What kind of awareness does the child demonstrate at two?
