Question 1
ComprehensionJAMB 1985 Passage I: Obi and Olu at the Sports Club
Obi: Let's to go the Sports Club Cafeteria. One naira per meal is a privilege in this country. And God knows that I am too broke to afford anything more
Olu: Got a membership identity card? Don't forget the place is for bona fide members only.
Obi: Forget it. There are other types of identity cards, remember. Just flash something before the eyes of those men at the gate, provided it looks like an identity card.
Olu: Ee... eh, I see. That is why the place is always congested. I don't think it is even worth the trouble. I can't stand a queue.
Obi: That shouldn't bother you. You don't have to join the queue. Just walk straight to the serving point without fear and be sure you shout your order.
Olu: But only V.I Ps have the right to break queues.
Obi: Sure, but V.I Ps don't wear badges on their faces. Pose man, pose. After all this is Nigeria
Olu: You mean there are many impostors here?
Obi: Certainly, and many people with privileges too. If you want to get along, you must pose, and to get along means getting what you want. If you choose to term it 'privileges, it suits me. It is all a question of semantics
Olu: Got a membership identity card? Don't forget the place is for bona fide members only.
Obi: Forget it. There are other types of identity cards, remember. Just flash something before the eyes of those men at the gate, provided it looks like an identity card.
Olu: Ee... eh, I see. That is why the place is always congested. I don't think it is even worth the trouble. I can't stand a queue.
Obi: That shouldn't bother you. You don't have to join the queue. Just walk straight to the serving point without fear and be sure you shout your order.
Olu: But only V.I Ps have the right to break queues.
Obi: Sure, but V.I Ps don't wear badges on their faces. Pose man, pose. After all this is Nigeria
Olu: You mean there are many impostors here?
Obi: Certainly, and many people with privileges too. If you want to get along, you must pose, and to get along means getting what you want. If you choose to term it 'privileges, it suits me. It is all a question of semantics
Which of the following is NOT implied in the expression: 'One naira per meal is a privilege in this country'?
- A.Nowhere in this country is food sold for one naira
- B.The price per meal at the Sports Club Cafeteria is one naira
- C.It is rare for anybody to feed satisfactorily with one naira in any hotel in the country.
- D.Obi cannot afford more than one naira for one meal
- E.Ordinarily one naira cannot buy much in the country
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: A (Nowhere in this country is food sold for one naira)
Explanation
A 'privilege' is something few people get, so the expression implies one-naira meals are rare and one naira usually buys little. It does not say such meals exist nowhere: the club cafeteria sells them, so A is not implied.