Question 4
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
The conversation about privileges shows that
- A.an impostor is one who claims privileges
- B.to get along must always imply making claims to privileges
- C.it is always easy to recognize V.I.Ps in Nigeria, because they are always laying claim to privileges
- D.there are many impostors laying claim to privileges in Nigeria
- E.'semantics means calling 'to get along' 'privileges'
Show the answer and explanation
Answer: D (there are many impostors laying claim to privileges in Nigeria)
Explanation
Obi agrees that there are many impostors as well as people with real privileges, and that posing is how people get what they want.