Use Of English 2023 Jamb Examination

The sentence requires an antonym for 'beneficial,' which means resulting in good or having a helpful effect. The context contrasts healthy habits (fresh fruits) with unhealthy ones (processed foods). 'Harmful' means causing or capable of causing damage or injury, making it the logical opposite of helpful or beneficial in a health context.

A 'capacity crowd' means the stadium was filled to its maximum limit. The phrase 'in spite of the weather' indicates that the weather conditions were likely bad (rainy, cold, etc.), but people attended anyway. Option B correctly explains that the crowd 'defied' (disregarded or went against) the bad weather to ensure the stadium was full.

The term 'biennial' is often confused with 'biannual.' 'Biannual' means occurring twice a year. However, 'biennial' specifically refers to an event that happens once every two years, or 'every other year.' Therefore, the conference does not happen every year, but with a one-year gap between each meeting.

In political context, 'surviving' a reshuffle means keeping one's job when others are being replaced. If 'only two' survived, it means every other minister (all but those two) lost their positions. Option C accurately interprets this by stating that 'all but two' were sacked (dismissed), meaning only two remained in office.

This question tests the rule of grammatical concord involving the phrase 'with.' When a subject is joined to another noun by phrases like 'with,' 'along with,' or 'as well as,' the verb must agree with the first subject only. Here, 'The proprietor' is the singular first subject, so we need a singular verb. Since the sentence refers to 'yesterday,' we use the past singular 'was.'

To 'plagiarize' means to take someone else's work, ideas, or intellectual property and pass them off as one's own without permission or proper credit. In the context of intellectual property theft, 'pirate' is the closest synonym, as it refers to the unauthorized use or reproduction of another's work.

This is a spelling test for a commonly misspelled word. The correct spelling of the word meaning 'providing supplementary or additional help and support' is 'auxiliary.' It contains only one 'l' and follows the pattern 'a-u-x-i-l-i-a-r-y.'

The idiom 'the gospel truth' is used to emphasize that something is absolutely and undeniably true. It originates from the idea that the gospels in the Bible are considered the ultimate truth by believers. Therefore, if information is the gospel truth, it is completely true and cannot be doubted.

In 'casualty' /ˈkæʒ.u.əl.ti/, the 'ua' represents the /u/ sound (often transitioning to a schwa). However, in many phonetic contexts, this is paired with words containing the /ʊə/ or /uː/ sound. 'Juice' /dʒuːs/ contains the same /uː/ vowel sound found in the 'u' part of casualty. Note: Standard JAMB vowels can be tricky, but 'juice' is the most phonetically similar in vowel quality among the options provided.

The underlined 'ks' in 'marks' /mɑːks/ represents the /ks/ consonant cluster.
A. exhaust /ɪɡˈzɔːst/ (contains /ɡz/)
B. axe /æks/ (contains /ks/)
C. mosque /mɒsk/ (contains only /k/)
D. exist /ɪɡˈzɪst/ (contains /ɡz/).
'Axe' is the correct answer as the letter 'x' in this word is pronounced as the /ks/ sound.