Jamb English Language 1997 Past Questions and Answers

Question 16:

• JAMB 1997

Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the underlined words.
Adama's father simply condoned her bad habits instead of punishing her appropriately?

A. Opposed
B. Blamed
C. Accepted
D. Forbade

Question 17:

• JAMB 1997

Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the underlined words.
The undesirable elements who perpetuate these vices are never detected?

A. Aggravate
B. Overlook
C. Discontinue
D. Encourage

Question 18:

• JAMB 1997

Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the underlined words.
Some travelers unwittingly render themselves open prey to questionable characters?

A. Genuinely
B. Wholesomely
C. Knowingly
D. Inadvertntly

Question 19:

• JAMB 1997

Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the underlined words.
His father is a shrewd businessman?

A. Gullible
B. Oderly
C. Reliable
D. Resourceful

Question 20:

• JAMB 1997

Choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the underlined words.
Many people have raised the issue about the need for an equitable distribution of our wealth?

A. A fair
B. An even
C. An unjust
D. An undue