Lexis and Structure - Jamb English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 441:

• JAMB 1981

Choose the word or phrase from A to E which has the nearest meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence :
Whenever I travel abroad, I always bring, on my return, photographs, postcards, and other small items as souvenirs

A. Mementoes
B. Remembrance
C. Memorials
D. Memorables
E. Property

Question 442:

• JAMB 1981

Choose the word or phrase from A to E which has the nearest meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence :
Because our representative in the house of assembly is an immature and biased politician,he takes a jaundiced view of our social and economic problems.

A. Hazy
B. Unclear
C. Prejudiced
D. Bleak
E. Bright

Question 443:

• JAMB 1981

Choose the word or phrase from A to E which has the nearest meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence :
His wife for ten years refused point-blank to leave her matrimonial home even when he brought another woman into the house.

A. Directly
B. Boldly
C. Pointedly
D. Sharply
E. Bluntly

Question 444:

• JAMB 1981

Choose the word or phrase from A to E which has the nearest meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence :
In some parts of India, people are ostracized simply because of their ancestry.

A. Abandoned
B. Shut off from society
C. Refused education
D. Rendered unhappy
E. Hated

Question 445:

• JAMB 1981

Choose the word or phrase from A to E which has the nearest meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence :
We all have both good and bad characteristics. Either is, however, easily manifested in time of crises.

A. Demanded
B. Highlighted
C. Submerged
D. Demonstrated
E. Ridiculed