10 questions from the JAMB 2019 English paper, with answers and explanations. Tap "Show answer" under each one when you are ready.
JAMB 2019Question 1 · Lexis and Structure
Choose the one nearest in meaning to the word(s) in bracket Okibe was rusticated for his [derogatory] remark about the principal
A.complimentary
B.unwarranted
C.lack luster
D.unsavoury
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Answer: D. unsavoury
'Derogatory' means insulting/disparaging, nearest in meaning to 'unsavoury'.
JAMB 2019Question 2 · Lexis and Structure
When her husband died of AIDS in 1987, Alice discovered she was HIV positive. Frequent ...2..... of sickness forced her to give up her embroidery job.
A.sufferings
B.Happenings
C.Rounds
D.Bouts
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Answer: D. Bouts
'Bouts' (of sickness) means recurring episodes, fitting frequent illness forcing her to quit her job.
JAMB 2019Question 3 · Lexis and Structure
No one ....10.... that it is a disaster far worse than the years of civil war.
A.Denies
B.Claims
C.Rejects
D.Imagines
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Answer: A. Denies
'Denies' fits no one disputing that the situation is a disaster.
JAMB 2019Question 4 · Lexis and Structure
Had it not rained, it wouldn't have been so bad
A.It was so bad because it didn't rain
B.it rained and so it wasn't bad
C.it wasn't bad because it rained
D.it rained and that made it so bad
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Answer: D. it rained and that made it so bad
'Had it not rained, it wouldn't have been so bad' implies it did rain, and that is what made it bad.
JAMB 2019Question 5 · Lexis and Structure
The pilot, from the .....2... activated the emergency sheet
A.cabin
B.cubicle
C.cockpit
D.cab
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Answer: C. cockpit
'Cockpit' is where a pilot operates the aircraft and activated the emergency sheet.
JAMB 2019Question 6 · Lexis and Structure
and were soon perched on the ...10..... of the plane, from where they began their inspection.
A.apex
B.nose
C.tip
D.front
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Answer: B. nose
'Nose' (of the plane) is where ground crew would perch to begin their inspection.
JAMB 2019Question 7 · Lexis and Structure
Choose the correct interpretations of the statement given, for questions below I know my onions
A.I know my job very well
B.I know my rights
C.I am clever because of experience
D.I am aware of my position
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Answer: A. I know my job very well
'I know my onions' is an idiom meaning I know my job/field very well.
JAMB 2019Question 8 · Lexis and Structure
CHOOSE THE OPTION THAT IS NEAREST IN MEANING TO THE WORD(S) IN BRACKET, FOR QUESTIONS below. Every human being is [vulnerable] to communicable disease
A.liable
B.lifted
C.immune
D.closed
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Answer: A. liable
'Vulnerable' means susceptible, nearest in meaning to 'liable'.
JAMB 2019Question 9 · Oral English
Choose the word with the same vowel sound as the one in bracket Cacoph[o]ny
A.Sole
B.sun
C.scissors
D.comb
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Answer: B. sun
The 'o' in 'cacophony' is approximated by the vowel sound in 'sun' among the given options.
JAMB 2019Question 10 · Oral English
In each of the questions, the word in capital letters has the emphatic stress, Choose the option to which the given sentence relates. The ACCOUNTANT paid the workers july salary in september
A.when were the workers paid
B.did the cashier pay the workers salary in september
C.workers received their july salary in september
D.the september salary was paid in july
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Answer: B. did the cashier pay the workers salary in september
Emphatic stress on 'ACCOUNTANT' (the subject) corresponds to a question asking if a different person (the cashier) paid the salary.
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