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Question 461
jamb 2019

Choose the word that has the same rhyme scheme.

Dice

Amint
Brice
Cfried
Dcase
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Question 462
jamb 2019

Choose the word that has a different stress pattern

Acalender
Baloud
Cmechanic
Dconvivial
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Question 463
jamb 2019

Choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one in bracket;

Lo[s]e

Aloose
Bsue
Crefuse
Dphones
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Question 464
jamb 2019

Choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one in bracket

Ask[ed]

Awhistle
Bbed
Cset
DThird
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Question 465
jamb 2019

Choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one in bracket;

Smoo[th]

Aworth
Bwealthy
Cbrother
Ddress
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Question 466
jamb 2019

Choose the word that has the same consonant sound as the one in bracket

Non[ch]alant

Atelevision
Barch
Cchampagne
Dchest
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Question 467
jamb 2019

Choose the word with the same vowel sound as the one in bracket

Cacoph[o]ny

ASole
Bsun
Cscissors
Dcomb
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Question 468
jamb 2019

Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined.

I abhor a traitor

Afallacious person
Breveler of secrets
Cprogressive element
Dkeeper of secrets
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Question 469
jamb 2019

Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined.

Chief Money-Miss-Road is a sitting duck

Avulnerable
Binvincible
Clazy
Dquick-witted
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Question 470
jamb 2019

Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined.

Procrastination is the enemy of progress

Aacceleration
Blaziness
Chardwork
Dtiredness
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Question 471
jamb 2019

Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word underlined.

After the wedding, the wife became anorexic

Aobese
Bmelancholic
Cexcited
Dskinny
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Question 472
jamb 2019

Choose the one opposite in meaning to the word underlined.

The police officer looks pudgy

Atall and lean
Bshort and slim
Cshort and fat
Dtall and fat
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Question 473
jamb 2019

If he had spoken up, he wouldn't have been given. This means that

Ahe spoke up and was given
Bhe wasn't given because he spoke up
Che didn't speak up and wasn't given
Dhe was given because he didn't speak up
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Question 474
jamb 2019

Had it not rained, it wouldn't have been so bad

AIt was so bad because it didn't rain
Bit rained and so it wasn't bad
Cit wasn't bad because it rained
Dit rained and that made it so bad
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Question 475
jamb 2019

Bridget denied that she wasn't there. This means that

AShe confessed that she wasn't there
BShe owned up not to be there
CShe maintained she was there
DShe maintained she wasn't there
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Question 476
jamb 2019

Bolu shall be the M.C. This means that

ABolu may be the M.C
Bno one else will be the M.C
Clater in life, Bolu will become an M.C
DBolu may not be the M.C
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Question 477
jamb 2019

Jide couldn't have said that. This means that Jide

Aought not say that
Bwill not say that
Cit's not likely jide said it
DJide didn't say it
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Question 478
jamb 2019

He started his career as an ........ teacher

Aauxilary
Bauxilliary
Cauxiliary
Dauxillary
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Question 479
jamb 2019

The driver was short of petrol, so he ........ down the road with the engine switched off

Aglided
Bcoasted
Cwheeled
Dtaxied
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Question 480
jamb 2019

Vacancies in the company will be notified by .....

ABulletin
BPublication
CPublicity
Dadvertisement
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