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UTME / JAMB 1993
Concord (Subject-Verb Agreement)
In the question below select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence:
The president of club said that he would cross the bridge on getting there
A
He was waiting for an opportunity to take a decision
B
When he got to the river he would build a bridge across it
C
He would take a decision at the appropriate time
D
When he got to the river he would cross at the bridge
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 #6362)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1993
Concord (Subject-Verb Agreement)
In the question below select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence:
His refusal to help us, dealt a death-blow to our plans
A
because he did not help, our plans did not materialize
B
He helped and our plans materialized
C
He blew our plans to pieces
D
He supported our plans so it worked
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 #6363)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1993
Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
Solution
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
It is entirely up to you to make a profession of your faith
A
confess your belief
B
turn your faith into a business
C
deny your faith
D
loudly proclaim your religion
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
"to make a profession of one's faith" in this context refers to openly declaring or affirming one's faith, so the opposite would be to deny or renounce it.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #6364)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1993
Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
He won the election because he was able to carry his people along with him
A
alienate his people
B
go out with the people
C
have the support of the people
D
fail to provide the people with transport
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 #6365)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1993
Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
Solution
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
They often quarrelled before leaving the house but made it up by the time they returned home
A
added it up
B
reconciled
C
fell out
D
compounded the problem
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option C
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
made it up as used in the sentence means they reconciled.
The opposite in meaning to that according to the given options is option C.
Fell out means to quarrel.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #6366)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1993
Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
The effect of rising prices has snowballed considerably
A
risen
B
decreased
C
frozen
D
grown
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 #6367)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1993
Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
The economic situation is responsible for the recent discord in many families
A
division
B
resourcefulness
C
harmony
D
suffering
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 #6368)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1993
Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
The college was worried about Tunji;s garrulous tendency
A
reticent
B
loqacious
C
quarrelsome
D
outspoken
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 #6369)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1993
Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
We have found that cassava is a sine qua non item in our industry
A
useful
B
indispensable
C
useless
D
dispensable
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 #6370)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1993
Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
Science may be a complicated area of learning, but its teaching needs to be demystified
A
simplfied
B
twisted
C
made difficult
D
distorted
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 #6371)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1993
Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
Solution
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
Surveying the sky in the quiet of the night gives me an ethereal feeling
A
human
B
earthly
C
mundane
D
commonplace
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Ethereal means extremely delicate, heavenly, spiritual, or seemingly not of this world. Earthly, on the other hand, relates to the earth or physical world.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #6372)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1993
Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
Solution
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
The awareness of mortality has always imposed some restraint on man's excesses
A
celestial
B
eternity
C
continuity
D
inexistence
medium Difficulty
Verified Correct Answer: Option B
Grammar & Contextual Explanation
Mortality refers to the state of being subject to death or having a limited lifespan. The sentence suggests that the recognition of one's limited time on Earth influences behaviour. The opposite of mortality is "eternity." Eternity is the infinite and unending duration without any constraints or limitations.
Source: Myschool Past Questions Archive (Record #6373)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1993
Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
The decision we have taken is irrevocable
A
responsible
B
irresponsible
C
reversible
D
irreversible
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 #6374)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1993
Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
The lawyer pointed out a discrepancy in the two stories
A
similarity
B
gap
C
falsehood
D
difference
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 #6375)
English Language
UTME / JAMB 1993
Antonyms (Opposite in Meaning)
In the question below choose the most appropriate option opposite in meaning to the word(s) underlined:
Their high level of dishonesty has made that department infamous in the entire secretariat
A
reputable
B
notorious
C
unpopular
D
acceptable
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 #6376)