Lexis and Structure - Jamb English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 286:

• JAMB 2018

choose the option nearest in meaning to the italicized words or expressions.

The French classes were always funny because we considered French a strange tongue.

A. Awkward
B. Foreign
C. Funny
D. Uninteresting

Question 287:

• JAMB 2018

choose the option opposite in meaning to the word(s) in italics.

Everyone testifies to the unique taste of our flavor.

A. Offensive
B. Common
C. Uncommon
D. Sufficient

Question 288:

• JAMB 2018

choose the option that best completes the gap.

Wherever the leader went people struggled to catch a ..... of him.

A. Glimpse
B. Look
C. View
D. Picture

Question 289:

• JAMB 2018

choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined.

Nwankwo was on the verge of signing a two-year contract with the club

A. Brink
B. Summit
C. Height
D. Shore

Question 290:

• JAMB 2018

choose the option that best completes the gap(s).

I am not sure that all _____ well with John.

A. Were
B. Is
C. Are
D. Will