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Question 1

jamb 1998

Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word or phrase underlined.
The climate of Nigeria is an enervating one

Aa weakening

Ban energy sapping

Can invigorating

Da sluggish

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Question 2

jamb 1998

Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the gap.

Students were forbidden ...... any secret society.

Afrom joining

Bin joining

Cto join

Don joining

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Question 3

jamb 1998

Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the gap.

The baby was rather ..... than i could bear?

Amuch more troublesome

Bmuch too troublesome

Cso much troublesome

Dvery much troublesome

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Question 4

jamb 1998

Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.

I shall work hard so that i can ..... a distinction in English?

Asecure

Bmake

Creceive

Dgrab

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Question 5

jamb 1998

Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.

I have already ..... the picture on the sitting-room wall?

Ahanged

Bhunged

Chang

Dhung

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Question 6

jamb 1998

Fill each of the gaps with the appropriate option from the list following the gap.

Most of us will attend the conference .... at Ibadan later this year.

Aholding

Bheld

Cbeing held

Dto hold

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Question 7

jamb 1998

Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.

The tourist bought ...... ?

Aa brown small Nigerian earthen pot

Ba small brown Nigerian earthen pot

Can earthen brown small Nigeria pot

Da Nigerian small brown earthen pot

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Question 8

jamb 1998

Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.

The class ....... more girls than boys this session?

Acomprised of

Bcomprises of

Ccomprise

Dcomprises

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Question 9

jamb 1998

Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.

The adventurers run into many ..... in the forest?

Adear

Bdears

Cdeers

Ddeer

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Question 10

jamb 1998

Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.

A university teacher is an ......?

Aacademic

Bacademics

Cacademician

Dacademia

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Question 11

jamb 1998

Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.

The judge with his son ..... travelling to Lagos now?

Awere

Bshall

Cis

Dare

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Question 12

jamb 1998

Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.

The hospital was closed ...... because there were no beds to put patients ..... ?

Aagain / upon

Boff / on

Cdown / at

Dup / in

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Question 13

jamb 1998

Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.

Ali was honest and quite as a schoolboy, but too much drinking has now changed his ..... and ..... his tongue?

Atemperature / injured

Bcharacter / tightened

Ctemperament / loosened

Dinnocence / worsened

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Question 14

jamb 1998

Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.

The rebels will soon fight back. We have been informed ...... their ....?

Aof / predicament

Babout / indulgence

Con / rearmament

Das for / advancement

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Question 15

jamb 1998

Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.

Emeka is now a ..... student but it took him years to .......?

Amatured / mature

Bmature / mature

Cmature / matured

Dmatured / matured

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Question 16

jamb 1998

Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.

Watching carefully, i could see the fish ...... along the bottom?

Adotting

Bcrawling

Cdiving

Ddarting

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Question 17

jamb 1998

Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.

Two young boys have been caught with parts of the stolen machine but....... admitted stealing it?

Aneither of them has

Bneither of them have

Cnone of them has

Dnone of them have

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Question 18

jamb 1998

Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.

Three-quarters of the church....... painted by the members the previous day?

Awere

Bwas

Cis

Dare

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Question 19

jamb 1998

Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.

Kindly .... me your book because my friends has ..... mine?

Aborrow /borrowed

Bborrow /lent

Clend / lent

Dlend / borrowed

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Question 20

jamb 1998

Fill each of the gap with the appropriate option from the list following the the gap.

Okonkwo is a stubborn man, he will never ...... his words?

Achew

Bspit

Ceat

Dbite

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