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Question 441

jamb 2019

Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below.

When it comes to playing the piano, I am a complete [ignoramus]

AIdiot

Bvirtuoso

Cnovice

Dnonentity

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Question 442

jamb 2019

Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below.

The jollof rice served at the wedding reception was [malodorous]

Asmall but palatable

Bunpalatably big

Cpleasant

Dstale and smelly

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Question 443

jamb 2019

Choose the word that has an opposite meaning to the one in bracket for questions below.

Mr Santos Laliga is a [dipsomaniac]

Ateetotaler

Ba drunkard

Can hater of women

Da promiscuous man

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Question 444

jamb 2019

Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below

All the Nigerian footballers have itchy feet

Athe footballers have insured feet

Bthe footballers use their feet to steer

Cthe footballers like to travel

Dthe footballers like play skillfully

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Question 445

jamb 2019

Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below

America is the Mecca of the world

AAmerica is the commercial garden of the world

BAmerica is a beautiful place in the world

CAmerica is a place where people like to visit

DAmerica accepts assorted races throughout the world

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Question 446

jamb 2019

Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below

I know my onions

AI know my job very well

BI know my rights

CI am clever because of experience

DI am aware of my position

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Question 447

jamb 2019

The prisoner finally ........ that he drank to ........ on the night he committed the murder

Aacceded/access

Bconceded/excess

Cexceeded/extreme

Deluded/escape

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Question 448

jamb 2019

Either Buntu or you ........ to go

Awas

Bare

Chas

Dis

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Question 449

jamb 2019

You can have ........ of these two books

Aeither

Bnone

Cany

Dsome

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Question 450

jamb 2019

It is high time we ........ seeing her

Astop

Bwill stop

Cstopped

Dstops

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Question 451

jamb 2019

Both questions are alternatives; you answer ........ one ........ the other

Aeither/or

Bneither/nor

Ceither/nor

Dneither/or

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Question 452

jamb 2019

The employer, not the sales boy and his partner ........ responsible for the loss

Aare

Bare being

Care never

Dis

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Question 453

jamb 2019

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

All in all, Aliya has ...

Athe inheritance of her parents both in knowledge and assets

Bbeen challenged to be exceptional in all her endeavors

Cthe responsibility to pass on the lessons of her father to her own children

Dbeen portrayed as the definition of beauty and character

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Question 454

jamb 2019

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

The novelist noted that stereoscopic people should be

Acondemned for their bad thinking

Bencouraged by admonition

Ccorrected of their bad thinking

Dchallenged to take up social responsibilities

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Question 455

jamb 2019

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

A child's choice of career is a matter of

Aglamorous desire

Bpassion

Cpublic perception as to the success rate and earnings of a profession

Dparental discretion

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Question 456

jamb 2019

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

Which one of the following critically relates to the novel's subject of concern

Ayouthful ambition and confusion

Bsocialization

Creligious bigotry

Dthe futility of life

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Question 457

jamb 2019

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

As it relates to sex education, Aliya's father advised that

Ashe should abstain totally from sex as this is the worst sin ever in the history of human civilisation

Bshe should wisely decide before letting go of her body

Cshe should be mindful of her company of friends and the media's influence on sexual affairs

Dsexual affair is no longer a hidden issue and she should wisely make her choices

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Question 458

jamb 2019

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

Aliya's sixteenth birthday is special because

Ashe receives birthday cards from her father every year since age twelve

Bshe was already matured to fully understand the realities of life stories told by her father

Cher father gave her a birthday card and a digital camera

Dof her father's sixteen-page letter detailing her life journey thus far

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Question 459

jamb 2019

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

In the novel, we learnt that

Ait pays to be diligent and hardworking

Bbeauty without character is nothing

Clove and companionship are a no-go-area for teenagers

Done should follow the propagation of the media

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Question 460

jamb 2019

Questions below are based on Bolaji Abdullahi's "Sweet Sixteen"

Aliya was advised to be mindless of popular perception about her...

Awhen it comes to her self esteem

Bwhen it comes to applying

Cwhenever she is in love with anyone

Deventhough she craves for freedom like the hawking girls

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