Jamb English Language Past Questions For Year 2014

Question 21

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.

The chairman admires incessant meetings.

jamb 2014

  • A. Irregular.
  • B. Unusual.
  • C. Planned.
  • D. Constant.
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Question 22

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.

As a student, Isa tied communal living for a few years.

jamb 2014

  • A. Private.
  • B. Collective.
  • C. General.
  • D. Shared.
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Question 23

Choose the option opposite in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.

The testimony of the witness was vague.

jamb 2014

  • A. Clear.
  • B. Disturbing.
  • C. True.
  • D. Ambiguous.
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Question 24

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.

You can learn a great deal just from watching other players.

jamb 2014

  • A. Discover.
  • B. Invent.
  • C. Accumulate.
  • D. Allow.
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Question 25

Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined word or phrase.

They accused him of fomenting political unrest.

jamb 2014

  • A. Guiding.
  • B. Inciting.
  • C. Discouraging.
  • D. Preventing.
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