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UTME / JAMB 2004
Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word(s).
We found a shady place for the display
A
an open
B
an unsafe
C
a stuffy
D
an enclosed
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option A.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11890)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2004
Oral English: Stress, Rhymes & Intonation
Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters,
expostulate
A
exposTUlate
B
expostuLATE
C
EXpostulate
D
exPOStulate
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option D.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11891)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2004
Oral English: Stress, Rhymes & Intonation
Choose the appropriate stress pattern from the options. The syllables are written in capital letters.
sufficiency
A
sufFIciency
B
SUFFiciency
C
sufficienCY
D
suffiCIENcy
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option A.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11892)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2004
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Solution
Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
The town was in such a turmoil that the dance was called off
A
mouring state
B
rainly state
C
state of darkness
D
state of confusion
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
The word "turmoil" in the sentence refers to a state of confusion, disturbance, or disorder. The sentence implies that the town was experiencing such chaos or disturbance that the scheduled dance event had to be cancelled.
Option D, "state of confusion," directly aligns with the meaning of "turmoil" in the context of the sentence. It accurately describes the unsettled and confused state of the town that led to the decision to call off the dance.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11893)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2004
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
The festivals create in the people of feeling of pride in their cultural heritage
A
history
B
heirloom
C
legacy
D
possession
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option C.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11894)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2004
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Funnily enough, the priest prayed for the robber who shot him
A
Timidly
B
Unexpectedly
C
Disappointingly
D
Fearlessly
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option B.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11895)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2004
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
The presence of the captain makes the sailors ill at ease
A
uncomfortable
B
sickly
C
impatient
D
easily ill
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option A.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11896)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2004
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Solution
Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
The press described the efforts of the government in pejorative terms
A
critical
B
contemptible
C
palpable
D
superlative
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Pejorative means expressing disapproval, criticism, or contempt. When the press describes something in pejorative terms, it means it speaks about it negatively or critically.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11897)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2004
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Solution
Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Okonkwo manages his household with a heavy hand.
A
like a powerful dictator
B
using the cane on every occasion
C
without tolerating weakness
D
like a heavyweight champion
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
This phrase implies that Okonkwo manages his household with strictness, authority, and perhaps even harshness, similar to how a powerful dictator governs with firm control.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11898)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2004
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
The school's badge is the insignia? of office for all the perfects in the school
A
power
B
symbol
C
seal
D
recognition
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option B.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11899)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2004
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
Ibro shows enough liberality with his meagre income
A
generousity
B
frugality
C
prodigality
D
insensitivity
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option A
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option A.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11900)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2004
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
It is a misnomer to call three thousand naira a living wage
A
an incontrovertible assertion
B
an appropriate term
C
a wrong description
D
a mishmash
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option C.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11901)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2004
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
His plans boomeranged on him
A
bounced
B
fell
C
catapulted
D
backfired
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option D.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11902)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2004
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
The manager's knowledge of the strike is of the utmost importance?
A
standard
B
genuine
C
paramount
D
basic
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option C.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11903)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 2004
Synonyms (Nearest in Meaning)
Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word(s).
There has been a downturn in the affairs of the company
A
a massive increase
B
a turn-around
C
little progress
D
a decline
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option D
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
No expanded working has been attached for this question yet. The verified answer is Option D.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #11904)