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Question 31

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 32

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 33

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 34

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 35

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 36

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 37

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 38

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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Question 39

jamb 1978

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
The bill has to wait as we are now insolvent

Aoverworked

Bbankrupt

Cunsettled

Dinsoluble

Eaffluent

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Question 40

jamb 1978

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

There is some obvious symmetry in the whole presentation

Aconfusion

Bhesitation

Cexcitement

Dorderliness

Edissatisfaction

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Question 41

jamb 1978

Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;
His jail terms were to run concurrently

Asimultaneously

Buniformly

Claboriously

Dconsecutively

Ejudiciously

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Question 42

jamb 1978

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

From the ways my friend talks, you can see he is such a bore

Arude

Bbrilliant

Cuninteresting

Doverbearing

Ehumorous

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Question 43

jamb 1978

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

The leader in today's issue of our popular newspaper focuses on inflation

Apresident

Bheadline

Ceditorial

Dcolumnist

Eproprietor

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Question 44

jamb 1978

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

He spoke with his heart in his mouth

Acourageously

Bwith such unusual cowardice

Cwith a lot of confusion in his speech

Dwithout being able to make up his mind

Ewith fright and agitation

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Question 45

jamb 1978

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

Only the small fry gets punished for such social misdemeanours.

Asmall boys

Bunimportant people

Cfrightened people

Dfrivolous people

Einexperienced people

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Question 46

jamb 1978

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

In the match against the uplanders team, the sub mariners turned out to be the dark horse

Aplayed most brilliantly

Bplayed below their usual form

Cwon unexpectedly

Dlost as expected

Ewon as expected

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