English Language 1993 Jamb Past Questions and Answers

Question 16 :

• JAMB 1993

In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
The economic situation is responsible for the recent discord in many families

A. Division
B. Resourcefulness
C. Harmony
D. Suffering

Question 17 :

• JAMB 1993

In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
The college was worried about Tunji;s garrulous tendency

A. Reticent
B. Loqacious
C. Quarrelsome
D. Outspoken

Question 18 :

• JAMB 1993

In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
We have found that cassava is a sine qua non item in our industry

A. Useful
B. Indispensable
C. Useless
D. Dispensable

Question 19 :

• JAMB 1993

In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
Science may be a complicated area of learning, but its teaching needs to be demystified

A. Simplfied
B. Twisted
C. Made difficult
D. Distorted

Question 20 :

• JAMB 1993

In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
Surveying the sky in the quiet of the night gives me an ethereal feeling

A. Human
B. Earthly
C. Mundane
D. Commonplace