Idiomatic Expressions - Jamb English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 46:

• JAMB 1989

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:The governor advised his people to get off the beaten tracks in their approach to community matters

A. Use the old roads
B. Make the track better
C. Find new ways
D. Avoid beaten about the bush

Question 47:

• JAMB 1989

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:It was their custom to keep an open house on Sundays

A. Welcome all visitors
B. Keep the shutters open
C. Leave the house open
D. Expose the whole house

Question 48:

• JAMB 1989

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined: Sade has been employed. But she is unhappy because it is a run off the mill job

A. A boring
B. An exciting
C. A tiring
D. An ordinary

Question 49:

• JAMB 1989

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:I would like to like to believe that this brilliant performance of yours is not just a flash in the pan

A. Repeated occurrence
B. Normal happening
C. Flashy happening
D. Chance occurrence

Question 50:

• JAMB 1989

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the word(s) or phrase(s) Underlined:As the wedding day approached, the bride began to develop cold feet

A. Fall sick
B. Feel cold
C. Be reluctant
D. Become aggressive