Lexis and Structure - Jamb English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 2576:

• 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.

Question 2577:

• JAMB 2014

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.
The lamp shades were translucent.

A. Transparent.
B. Opaque.
C. Intersected.
D. Luminous.

Question 2578:

• JAMB 2014

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.
My niece has an unquenchable thirst for adventure stories.

A. An inextinguishable.
B. A spurious.
C. An illegitimate.
D. A reduced.

Question 2579:

• JAMB 2014

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.
Some of my neighbours have an antipathy to dogs.

A. Alarm for.
B. Enmity towards.
C. Affection for.
D. Acronym for.

Question 2580:

• JAMB 2014

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.
The dressmaker unpicked the seam of the shirt.

A. Tore up.
B. Threaded.
C. Sewed up.
D. Picked up.