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Question 31

jamb 1998

Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).

Travelling in the night can be an ordeal.

Aa great exercise

Ba great fear

Ca great endurance

Da great pleasure

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Question 32

jamb 1998

Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word underlined word(s).

Mrs. Kofi is very provocative in her style of dressing?

Amodest

Bhappy

Cangry

Dbeautiful

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Question 33

jamb 1998

Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the underlined word.

Uche could not travel last December because of the severity of the harmattan?

Acold

Bmildness

Cwarmth

Dmoderation

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Question 34

jamb 1998

Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).

The chairman's verdict redressed the injustice mete out by the secretary?

Acorrected

Brestored

Caggravated

Daddressed

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Question 35

jamb 1998

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

Benjamin exclaimed, 'If it is Napoleon who said it, it must be right'

ABenjamin never believes what Napoleon says

BBenjamin does not know what is right unless Napoleon says it

CNapoleon always says what Benjamin believes to be right

DBenjamin thinks that Napoleon always says the right thing

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Question 36

jamb 1998

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

After addressing the court for two hours, the defence counsel rested her case?

AThe defence counsel's was tried after speaking for two hours, so she took a break

BThe judge adjourned the defence counsel's case after listening for two hours

CThe defence counsel concluded her defence after speaking for two hours

DThe judge advised the defence counsel to rest after two hours of address

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Question 37

jamb 1998

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

The expected guests arrived at the eleventh hour?

AThe guest arrived at the last minute

BThe guests arrived 11 o'çlock

CThe guest arrived at the expected time

DThe guests arrived at the eleven hours behind schedule

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Question 38

jamb 1998

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

Fabricated statements published as truths amount to an abuse of press freedom?

ATo make known what is not true is aggressive to press

BPublishing formulated untruths is misused press freedom

CUnplanned publicized untruths are a misuse of the freedom of the press

DPress freedom is based on ,published untruths

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Question 39

jamb 1998

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

The slide in the price of gold in the world market has left the industry reeling?

AThe gradual fall in gold price is making the industry unstable

BThe stablity in gold price is making the industry stagnant

CThe decline in gold price is making the industry redundant

DThe increase in gold price is making the industry to boom

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Question 40

jamb 1998

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

The president held forth for several minutes on the need for patriotism?

AThe president was silent for some minutes when patriotism was being discussd

BThe president whispered a few things about patriotism

CThe president spent time saying a few things about patriots

DThe president gave a rather long speech on the importance of patriotism

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Question 41

jamb 1998

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

Ade: Do you mind if i sit down here?
Bola: Well, yes I do actually.

ABola is reluctantly granting the request

BBola is willingly accepting the request

CBola is certainly rejecting the request

DBola is objecting to the request

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Question 42

jamb 1998

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

The painting in the museum was beautifully faked?

AThe painting was a good deceptive replica

BThe painting was well-framed and displayed

CThe painting was deceptively decorated in the museum

DThe painting was carefully hung in the museum

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Question 43

jamb 1998

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

A state of mutual hatred existed for years between the two villages of Umunna and Ogboma?

AUmunna hated Ogboma

BOgboma hated Umunna

COgboma and Umunna hated themselves

DUmunna and Ogboma hated each other

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Question 44

jamb 1998

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.

If I left the country, I would arrange for my family to join me?

AHe left the country and his family joined him

BIn the event of his leaving the country, his family would join him

CHe did not leave the country and his family did not join him

DHe may not leave the country

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