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Question 4081

jamb 1987

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase Underlined:
My nephew came in stealthily through the back gate

Abriskly

Bboldly

Cwearily

Dquietly

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Question 4082

jamb 1987

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase Underlined:
We have to identify the protagonists of the new movement

Aenemies

Bleading figures

Copponents

Dbelievers

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Question 4083

jamb 1987

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase Underlined:
Some workers went on rampage at a trade-fair.

Aturned violent

Brobbed

Cwere angry

Ddemostrated

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Question 4084

jamb 1987

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase Underlined:
Bola has a sonorous voice.

Ahigh-pitched

Bbeautiful

Cstrong

Dthroaty

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Question 4085

jamb 1987

In the question below, choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase underlined:
It is claimed that there is an extinct volcano near Pankshin.

Aextinguished

Binactive

Cdead

Ddisused

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Question 4086

jamb 1987

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase Underlined:'This is a miniaturized version of your house' remarked the Architect.

Acompressed

Babridged

Cdecreased

Dsmaller

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Question 4087

jamb 1987

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the Underlined word(s) or phrase:Ít is very difficult to know who is not entitled to essential commodities these days' observed the mobbed NNSC officials

Aqualified for

Bdisqualified from

Celigible

Dworthy of

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Question 4088

jamb 1987

In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:
My brother's primary school foundation was solid and this influenced his secondary education

Asound

Bsordid

Cshaky

Dweak

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Question 4089

jamb 1987

In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:

It is generally believed that misers are not loved by many

Aspendthrifts

Bspenders

Choarders

Dsavers

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Question 4090

jamb 1987

In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:The explosive growth of world population has not been caused by a sudden increase in human fertility

Afantastic

Bgradual

Ccombustible

Ddangerous

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Question 4091

jamb 1987

In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:
Unless we see the evils clearly, contending against them is like fighting the air

Aavoiding

Bstrugglling with

Ccombating

Drepelling

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Question 4092

jamb 1987

In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:
The Lions lost the match because their goalkeeper was in a haze most of the time

Aindisposed

Bconfused

Calert

Dsleeping

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Question 4093

jamb 1987

In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:
The retired General became a hard- nosed officer after fighting the war

Atough

Bweak

Cindifferent

Dbed ridden

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Question 4094

jamb 1987

In the question below choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) Underlined:

The house-wife was hard up before the end of each month

Aupset

Bpenniless

Cborrowing

Din no need

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Question 4095

jamb 1986

.....no other institution of place so readily comes to mind as museums' means that museums are

Aalways ready to enter the mind

Ba ready example

Crecalled with great difficulty

Dremembered with hesitancy

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Question 4096

jamb 1986

Which of the following phrases in the passage does NOT express the artificial character of museums?

ARemoved from

BFor transmitting

Cput into

DDevised by

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Question 4097

jamb 1986

The evidence of material culture can best be sought in the

Atheatre and other performing arts

Blibrary and the museum

Cmuseum only

Dmuseum more than any other institution

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Question 4098

jamb 1986

According to the passage which of the following is NOT part of the main functions of museums?

APresevatic

BGeneration

CPresentation

DAssemblage

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Question 4099

jamb 1986

Museums are an artificial creation because

Athey are an agency for transmitting cultural heritage

Bnatural or proper environments are removed and put into museums

Cobjects are removed from museums to natural or proper environments

Dobjects are removed from their natural or proper environments and put into museums

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Question 4100

jamb 1986

A lot crop harvested are wasted because farmers

Aallow insects and pests to destroy their crops

Bdo not have enough money to invest in harvesters

Cdo not have good storage facitilities

Dharvest too much at a time

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