Jamb English Language 2014 Past Questions and Answers

Question 11:

• JAMB 2014

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
Many workers are not happy because they live a hand-to-mouth life.

A. They work hard with their hands.
B. They are voracious and avaricious.
C. They are barely surviving.
D. They have rejected the use of spoons.

Question 12:

• JAMB 2014

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.
Prolonged strike action debilitated the industry.

A. Stroyed.
B. Invigorated.
C. Isolated.
D. Weakened.

Question 13:

• JAMB 2014

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.
One of the students bought a plagiarised copy of the book.

A. An annotated.
B. A used.
C. An original.
D. A revised.

Question 14:

• JAMB 2014

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.
The young girl was taken aback by her father's gift of a car.

A. Nonplussed.
B. Shocked.
C. Unmoved.
D. Surprised.

Question 15:

• JAMB 2014

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.
Musa is a gifted but erratic player.

A. Unstable.
B. Strong.
C. Regular.
D. Unpredictable.