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Question 31

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:

Are you sure he prefers a horse ride .... a walk?

Athan to take

Bto taking

Cinstead to take

Dthan

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Question 32

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
The austerity of the times has made people to be more .... in their spending

Awatchful

Bcircumspect

Cmisely

Dhesitant

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Question 33

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
The water is not good for drinking; it's been .... by the dead rabbit

Acontaminated

Binfested

Cspoilt

Ddiseased

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Question 34

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
The chairman's daughter's laughter was with no .... to ridicule the applicant

Aintention

Bintend

Cintendment

Dintent

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Question 35

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
The drummers struck their drums with great efforts and the surging crowds of dancers .... and .... the grounds around the palace.

Astrutted/thumped

Bkicked/stamped

Cthumped/licked

Dstroked/thumped

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Question 36

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
The ... of the participating countries will hold a preconference on the eve of the conference.

AAuditors Generals

BAuditors General

CAuditor generals

DAuditors generals

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Question 37

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
The suspect defrauded his ..... victims of large sums of money

Aunsuspected

Bunsuspecting

Cunexpecting

Dunexpected

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Question 38

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
You could see that Akpan did not give his evidence ....

Ahonestly completely

Bcomplete honestly

Chonest completely

Dcompletely honestly

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Question 39

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
You can never find Okwu; he is a very .... person.

Adelusive

Belusive

Cillusive

Ddeceptive

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Question 40

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
The students went on whispering in .... of the teacher

Adishonour

Bdisagreement

Cdefiance

Ddisobedience

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Question 41

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s).:
The child's recent training has not been very effective, he is likely to .... to his old habits

Arevert

Bconvert

Creverse

Drevise

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Question 42

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
The builder's taste reflected superfluous grandeur

Aexcellent

Bsuperlative

Cexpensive

Dtoo much

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Question 43

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
I shall be with you presently

Anow

Bin a moment

Cat present

Dfor the time being

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Question 44

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
The urban environment tends to form the nucleus of a common dialect.

Asetting

Brespository

Ccell

Dcore

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Question 45

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
The man rebuked his son severely, but his words seem to have cut on ice

Abeen unconvincing

Bhad no effect

Cnot cooled the boy's teemper

Dadded insult to injury

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Question 46

jamb 1988

In the question below, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) underlined:

The news of his performance in the sessional examination has made Okechukwu crestfallen.

Ahighly irritable

Bdejected

Celated

Dpompous

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Question 47

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
When the man lost his two sons in a motor accident, he cracked up

Abecame broken-hearted

Bbecame inconsolable

Cbecame slightly deranged

Dbecame temperamental

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Question 48

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:Adah has not been regular at lectures because she has been off colour

Agloomy

Btrying to hide her bleached skin

Cslightly sick

Dupset

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Question 49

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
The senior had the habit of setting the cat among the pigeon whenever matters concerning his constituency came up for debate

Ailluminating issues that are not clear

Bmonopolizing the discussion

Cmaking frequent interruptions in the nature of points of correction

Dintroducing elements of controversy and confusion

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Question 50

jamb 1988

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:
The senior prefect had to carry the can because he refused to identify the culprit

Adispose the can refuse

Baccept responsibility

Cbe made one of the scape goat

Dbear the brunt

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