English Language 2007 Jamb Past Questions and Answers

Question 11 :

• JAMB 2007

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined word.
He holds on firmly to his hackneyed view of life.

A. Wayward
B. Principled
C. Obsolete
D. Positive

Question 12 :

• JAMB 2007

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined?
I visited Amina umpteen times in her college, but she never came to me?

A. Often
B. Seldom
C. Twice
D. Occasionally

Question 13 :

• JAMB 2007

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined?
The debt the company incurred became rather intolerable?

A. Inevitable
B. Unprecedented
C. Insupportable
D. Dangerous

Question 14 :

• JAMB 2007

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the word underlined?
The tax rebate was a concession given to the civil servants?

A. A donation
B. An allowance
C. An incentive
D. An emolument

Question 15 :

• JAMB 2007

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word?beads of sweat ran down Ngozi's armpit?

A. Pools
B. Spring
C. Ponds
D. Rivulets