JAMB Use of English 2019

62 reviewed questions with answers and explanations.

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Question 27

Choose the option that best explains this sentence: “The vice chancellor is riding the crest of the last quarter of his administration.”

  1. The vice chancellor enjoys the acknowledgement of the success of his administration.
  2. The vice chancellor does not enjoy the people's criticism of his administration.
  3. The vice chancellor hopes to overcome soon the poor comments on his administration.
  4. The vice chancellor does not talk of his success in office.
Answer and explanation

A: The vice chancellor enjoys the acknowledgement of the success of his administration.

Riding the crest means enjoying a period of success or popularity. A conveys that successful period and its recognition. The other options describe criticism or silence about success.

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Question 28

Choose the option that best explains this sentence: “She was absolved by the court from the charge.”

  1. She was convicted of the charge.
  2. She was blamed and charged to court.
  3. Her case was resolved by the court.
  4. She was declared free from the charge.
Answer and explanation

D: She was declared free from the charge.

To absolve someone is to free that person from blame or responsibility. D states that outcome. Merely resolving a case does not say whether the person was cleared or convicted.

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Question 29

Choose the option that best explains this sentence: “The landlord is fond of throwing his weight about.”

  1. The landlord likes healthy exercise.
  2. The landlord is overweight.
  3. The landlord gives orders to people.
  4. The landlord is respected by the tenants.
Answer and explanation

C: The landlord gives orders to people.

Throwing one’s weight about means using authority in a forceful or bossy way. Giving orders captures that behaviour; the idiom is not about body weight or exercise.

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Question 30

Choose the option that best explains this sentence: “The company ought to have issued warrants for one billion shares.”

  1. The company has issued one billion shares.
  2. The management expected the company to issue more than one billion shares.
  3. Members of the company bought less than one billion shares.
  4. The company did not issue one billion shares.
Answer and explanation

D: The company did not issue one billion shares.

Here, “ought to have” expresses criticism of an unfulfilled past obligation. D is the intended implication: the expected issue did not take place. The sentence does not say that more than a billion shares were expected or describe members’ purchases.

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Question 32

Choose the option that best explains this sentence: “I would not have responded to his rude talk if I were you.”

  1. The advice was taken by the respondent, so he did not respond to the talk.
  2. The adviser put himself in the respondent's position, so he did not respond to the talk.
  3. The respondent replied to the speaker's talk, although he ought not to have done so.
  4. What was advisable was that the respondent gave back to the speaker.
Answer and explanation

C: The respondent replied to the speaker's talk, although he ought not to have done so.

The speaker describes the different response they would have chosen in the other person’s position. This criticises the reply that was made. C captures that contrast between the actual response and the recommended restraint.

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Question 34

Choose the option that best explains this sentence: “The player wasted a golden opportunity during the penalty shoot-out.”

  1. The player first hit the bar.
  2. The player did not score the shot.
  3. The player scored the shot that made them win the gold cup.
  4. Instead of a silver cup, they received the golden one.
Answer and explanation

B: The player did not score the shot.

A golden opportunity is an excellent chance. Wasting that chance in a penalty shoot-out means failing to score. The sentence does not specify whether the ball hit the bar, and “golden” does not describe a trophy here.

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Question 36

Choose the option opposite in meaning to “idiot” in this sentence: “As an idiot, the boy is weak in class”

  1. a deviant
  2. a dunce
  3. an expert
  4. a genius
Answer and explanation

D: a genius

The sentence uses “idiot” to suggest very low intelligence. “A genius”, someone with exceptional intellectual ability, gives the clearest opposite. A dunce is similar in meaning, a deviant concerns conduct, and an expert describes skill in a particular area.

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Question 37

Choose the option opposite in meaning to “shocked” in this sentence: “We were shocked by the news that he had lost the money.”

  1. astonished
  2. disconcerted
  3. unconcerned
  4. surprised
Answer and explanation

C: unconcerned

Shocked describes a strong, disturbed reaction. Unconcerned describes a lack of concern or emotional disturbance, so it provides the contrast. Astonished, disconcerted and surprised all describe reactions closer to being shocked.

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Question 38

Choose the option opposite in meaning to “flexible” in this sentence: “The principal was advised to be flexible on critical issues”

  1. livid
  2. cautious
  3. evasion
  4. rigid
Answer and explanation

D: rigid

Flexible means willing or able to adapt a position to circumstances. Rigid means fixed and unwilling to change, giving the opposite. Livid concerns anger, cautious means careful, and evasion concerns avoidance.

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Question 39

Choose the option opposite in meaning to “sober” in this sentence: “Bola always looks sober.”

  1. excited
  2. serious
  3. worried
  4. hapless
Answer and explanation

A: excited

In this description of appearance, sober means serious or restrained. Excited contrasts with that calm, serious manner. Serious is close in meaning, while worried and hapless do not express the opposite.

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Question 40

Choose the option opposite in meaning to “efficiency” in this sentence: “Dupe was promoted for her efficiency”

  1. ability
  2. incompetence
  3. inconsistency
  4. rudeness
Answer and explanation

B: incompetence

Efficiency is the ability to do work effectively with little waste. Incompetence means lacking the ability to do a task properly and is the strongest opposite here. Ability supports efficiency, while inconsistency and rudeness describe other weaknesses.

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Question 41

Choose the option opposite in meaning to “reticent” in this sentence: “The management wants to consider her reticent behaviour in due course.”

  1. disapproving
  2. disciplinarian
  3. contemplative
  4. loquacious
Answer and explanation

D: loquacious

Reticent means reluctant to speak or reveal thoughts. Loquacious means very talkative, making it the opposite. The other choices concern judgement, discipline or thoughtfulness rather than how much someone talks.

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Question 45

Choose the option opposite in meaning to “infinitesimal” in this sentence: “His gift to the poor was always infinitesimal.”

  1. large
  2. small
  3. supportive
  4. shameful
Answer and explanation

A: large

Infinitesimal means extremely small. Large is the opposite in size. Small is similar in meaning; supportive and shameful describe other qualities of a gift.

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Question 46

Choose the option opposite in meaning to “adduced” in this sentence: “The economist concluded that several factors have been adduced to explain the fall in the birth rate.”

  1. affirmed
  2. diffused
  3. mentioned
  4. refuted
Answer and explanation

D: refuted

To adduce factors is to put them forward as evidence or reasons. To refute them is to reject or show them to be wrong, the opposing action among these choices. Affirmed and mentioned both involve putting something forward; diffused means spread out.

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Question 47

Choose the option opposite in meaning to “antidote” in this sentence: “The presidential system is an antidote to some political ailments.”

  1. an answer
  2. a reply
  3. an inquiry
  4. an obstacle
Answer and explanation

D: an obstacle

Figuratively, an antidote is a remedy that counters a problem. An obstacle hinders progress instead of helping to solve the problem, making D the best contrast here. An answer is closer to a solution, while a reply and an inquiry do not express the opposing effect.

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Question 48

Choose the option opposite in meaning to “callous” in this sentence: “Ola thought that her father was very callous”

  1. parlous
  2. compassionate
  3. wicked
  4. cheerful
Answer and explanation

B: compassionate

Callous describes someone who is insensitive to other people’s suffering. Compassionate means caring about that suffering and is the opposite. Wicked is another negative quality; cheerful concerns mood, and parlous means dangerous or precarious.

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Question 49

Choose the option opposite in meaning to “temporal” in this sentence: “He was very much respected, though he had no temporal power.”

  1. spiritual
  2. mundane
  3. permanent
  4. ephemeral
Answer and explanation

A: spiritual

Temporal power here means worldly or secular authority. Spiritual power contrasts with it. Permanent and ephemeral concern duration; they do not express the relevant contrast in this sentence.

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Question 50

Choose the option opposite in meaning to “hit-and-miss” in this sentence: “The way the workshop was organised was rather hit-and-miss.”

  1. systematic
  2. hasty
  3. slow
  4. funny
Answer and explanation

A: systematic

Hit-and-miss describes an approach that is inconsistent or left partly to chance. Systematic means following an organised method, which is the opposite. Speed and humour do not supply that contrast.

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Question 52

Choose the option nearest in meaning to “derogatory” in this sentence: “Okibe was rusticated for his derogatory remark about the principal”

  1. complementary
  2. unsavoury
  3. unwarranted
  4. lackluster
Answer and explanation

B: unsavoury

A derogatory remark expresses disrespect or a low opinion of someone. Unsavoury, meaning unpleasant or objectionable, is the nearest choice here. Unwarranted means unjustified, which is different; lackluster means dull, and complementary means forming a useful combination.

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Question 53

Choose the option nearest in meaning to “sovereignty” in this sentence: “Justice is difficult to enforce because people are unwilling to accept any loss of sovereignty.”

  1. autonomy
  2. position
  3. leadership
  4. kingdom
Answer and explanation

A: autonomy

Sovereignty concerns independent authority or the power to govern oneself. Autonomy expresses that independence. Position and leadership do not necessarily include independence, while a kingdom is a territory or state rather than the quality of self-government.

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Question 54

Choose the option nearest in meaning to “virtuous” in this sentence: “There are still virtuous women in our society today.”

  1. clever
  2. upright
  3. devilish
  4. intelligent
Answer and explanation

B: upright

Virtuous means morally good or upright. B expresses that quality. Clever and intelligent concern mental ability rather than moral conduct, while devilish suggests the opposite character.

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Question 56

Choose the option nearest in meaning to “inveterate” in this sentence: “Akin is an inveterate gambler.”

  1. a selfish and self-centred
  2. an extremely unlucky but popular
  3. an incurable but fearful
  4. a long-time and incorrigible
Answer and explanation

D: a long-time and incorrigible

An inveterate gambler has a deeply established habit that is unlikely to change. D combines the ideas of long practice and being difficult to reform. The word does not itself mean selfish, unlucky, popular or fearful.

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Question 57

Choose the option nearest in meaning to “petrified” in this sentence: “He was too petrified to give the closing remarks at the conference.”

  1. frightened
  2. delighted
  3. agitated
  4. happy
Answer and explanation

A: frightened

Petrified means extremely frightened, sometimes as if unable to move. Frightened is therefore the nearest option. Agitated suggests disturbed or restless but does not specifically express such fear; delighted and happy are positive emotions.

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Question 59

Choose the option nearest in meaning to “vulnerable” in this sentence: “Every human being is vulnerable to communicable diseases.”

  1. liable
  2. lifted
  3. immured
  4. closed
Answer and explanation

A: liable

Vulnerable to something means susceptible or exposed to harm from it. Liable to is the nearest expression here. Lifted, immured and closed do not express susceptibility. The question tests this word relationship rather than a medical assessment.

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Question 60

Choose the option nearest in meaning to “furtive” in this sentence: “Mariam looks rather furtive to Shehu.”

  1. intoxicated
  2. unfriendly
  3. sad
  4. sly
Answer and explanation

D: sly

Furtive describes secretive behaviour intended to avoid notice. Sly is the closest option. The word does not by itself indicate drunkenness, sadness or unfriendliness.

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Question 61

Choose the option nearest in meaning to “extempore” in this sentence: “The students’ union leader delivered his speech extempore.”

  1. out-of-hand
  2. off the cuff
  3. accurately
  4. courageously
Answer and explanation

B: off the cuff

Extempore means spoken without advance preparation. Off the cuff expresses that same spontaneous delivery. Accurately and courageously describe other qualities of a speech, while out of hand is a different expression.

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Question 62

Choose the option nearest in meaning to “inkling” in this sentence: “His story gave us an inkling of what he passed through during the strike”

  1. a possible idea
  2. a taste
  3. a summary
  4. the right view
Answer and explanation

A: a possible idea

An inkling is a slight idea or hint about something. A is the nearest available meaning: the story gives the listeners some idea of the experience. A taste suggests a sample or experience, a summary is a condensed account, and the right view implies more certainty.

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Question 63

Choose the option nearest in meaning to “espoused” in this sentence: “These policies have been espoused by the ruling party.”

  1. condemned
  2. rejected
  3. supported
  4. outlined
Answer and explanation

C: supported

To espouse policies is to adopt or support them. Supported is therefore correct. Condemned and rejected express opposition; outlined means described briefly and does not establish support.

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Question 64

Choose the option nearest in meaning to “foreclose” in this sentence: “We must not foreclose reconciliation as the purpose of his trip.”

  1. exclude
  2. consider
  3. underestimate
  4. forgo
Answer and explanation

A: exclude

To foreclose a possibility is to rule it out. The sentence says not to exclude reconciliation as a possible purpose. Forgo means give something up, rather than rule out an explanation.

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Question 65

Choose the option nearest in meaning to “exploded” in this sentence: “Her findings exploded widely held beliefs about learning”

  1. challenged
  2. debunked
  3. projected
  4. confirmed
Answer and explanation

B: debunked

To explode a belief in this figurative sense is to show it to be false. Debunked is the closest word. Challenged only means questioned or disputed, which need not establish falsehood; projected and confirmed do not fit this sense.

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Question 66

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: ______, you should put in some effort.

  1. However tired you are
  2. However tired are you
  3. However you are tired
  4. However are you tired
Answer and explanation

A: However tired you are

A concessive clause uses “however + adjective + subject + verb”: however tired you are. It means that effort is needed regardless of the degree of tiredness. A is the only option with that order.

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Question 67

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Bola works in ______.

  1. with a meagre school resources
  2. a school with meagre resources
  3. school with a meagre resources
  4. a resource school meagre with
Answer and explanation

B: a school with meagre resources

The preposition “in” is followed by the noun phrase “a school”. “With meagre resources” then describes the school. Resources is plural, so it cannot take the singular article “a” directly.

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Question 68

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: There are ______ I need to buy.

  1. lot of thing that
  2. lots of things that
  3. lot of things that
  4. lots of thing that
Answer and explanation

B: lots of things that

“Lots of” can introduce a plural count noun, so “lots of things that” fits both the quantity expression and the plural verb “are”. The singular form requires “a lot of”; “thing” also needs to be plural here.

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Question 69

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: It is generally ______ that we should eat less fat and more vegetables.

  1. agreeing
  2. to agreed
  3. to agree
  4. agreed
Answer and explanation

D: agreed

“It is generally agreed that” is the standard construction for an opinion accepted by people in general. “Agreed” follows “is” here. Agreeing and the two infinitive forms do not fit this construction.

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Question 70

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Laraba could not do it as expected, ______?

  1. wasn't she
  2. could she
  3. didn't she
  4. was she
Answer and explanation

B: could she

A negative statement normally takes a positive question tag. Reuse the modal “could” and replace Laraba with “she”: could she? The other options use the wrong auxiliary.

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Question 71

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: A ______ seminar was organised by the society.

  1. two-day
  2. two-days
  3. two day
  4. two days
Answer and explanation

A: two-day

When a number and unit form a compound adjective before a noun, the unit stays singular and the words are joined with a hyphen: a two-day seminar. “Two days” is appropriate as a separate duration, but not in this position.

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Question 72

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Ado struck Isa with ______ blow across his shoulder.

  1. mightily
  2. a mighty
  3. mightiest
  4. the mightier
Answer and explanation

B: a mighty

“Blow” is a singular count noun and needs an appropriate determiner. “A mighty” supplies the article and an adjective meaning powerful. Mightily is an adverb; mightiest lacks its article, and the mightier introduces an unsupported comparison.

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Question 73

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Tunde and Kola were not supposed to attend the party, ______?

  1. were they
  2. wasn't they
  3. weren't they
  4. isn't they
Answer and explanation

A: were they

The negative statement “were not supposed” takes the positive tag “were they?”. The two names are replaced by the plural pronoun “they”, which agrees with “were”.

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Question 74

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The two friends agreed ______ each other on the issue.

  1. with
  2. to
  3. by
  4. on
Answer and explanation

A: with

We agree with a person and agree on an issue. Here the object after the gap is “each other”, so “with” is required. The later phrase “on the issue” already names the matter agreed upon.

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Question 75

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Abiola is ______.

  1. uses to wake up early
  2. used to waking up early
  3. use to wake up early
  4. using to wake up early
Answer and explanation

B: used to waking up early

“Be used to” means be accustomed to and is followed by a noun or an -ing form. After “Abiola is”, the phrase “used to waking up early” is correct. The other forms do not complete this construction.

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Question 76

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: ______ you do, slow down and take your time.

  1. Whatever
  2. However
  3. Wherever
  4. Whenever
Answer and explanation

A: Whatever

Whatever supplies the object of “do” and means no matter what: whatever activity you do, take your time. However concerns manner, wherever concerns place, and whenever concerns time; they do not supply the missing object in this sentence.

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Question 77

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The allegation was a further source ______ embarrassment.

  1. with
  2. of
  3. in
  4. for
Answer and explanation

B: of

The usual phrase is “a source of embarrassment”: something that causes embarrassment. Of connects the source with what it produces. With, in and for do not complete this phrase in the intended sense.

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Question 79

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: The new manager has ______ towards his staff.

  1. a disposition pleasant friendly
  2. a pleasant friendly disposition
  3. a disposition friendly pleasant
  4. a friendly disposition pleasant
Answer and explanation

B: a pleasant friendly disposition

The adjectives “pleasant” and “friendly” both describe “disposition” and come before that noun. B produces a correctly ordered noun phrase after “has”. The other options place an adjective after the noun without a suitable construction.

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Question 80

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: My sister plays tennis with ______.

  1. he's
  2. his
  3. he
  4. him
Answer and explanation

D: him

After the preposition “with”, a personal pronoun takes its object form: him. He is a subject form, his is possessive, and he’s means he is or he has. Only “with him” correctly completes this sentence.

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Question 82

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Lima does not like working in the dark, ______?

  1. has she
  2. does she
  3. will she
  4. did she
Answer and explanation

B: does she

The negative present-simple statement uses “does not”. Its positive question tag is “does she?”. A different tense or auxiliary would not match the statement.

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Question 83

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Oboro will always ______ his friends.

  1. stand up for
  2. stand down for
  3. stand across for
  4. stand beside for
Answer and explanation

A: stand up for

To stand up for someone is to support or defend them. This is the phrase that fits Oboro’s friends as its object. The other combinations do not form the intended expression; stand down normally means withdraw or leave a position.

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Question 84

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: She arrived ______ air for the occasion.

  1. for
  2. in
  3. with
  4. by
Answer and explanation

D: by

“By air” is the established expression for travelling by aircraft. By introduces the means of travel. For, in and with do not express that meaning in this sentence.

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Question 85

Choose the option that best completes the sentence: Audu overbalanced and ______ the water.

  1. fell into
  2. fell from
  3. fell for
  4. fell at
Answer and explanation

A: fell into

Into expresses movement from outside to inside something. After losing his balance, Audu fell into the water. From would describe movement away from the water; fell for has a different idiomatic meaning, and fell at does not describe this movement.

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Question 86

In standard British pronunciation, which word has the same vowel sound as “ore” in “bore”?

  1. call
  2. curt
  3. slot
  4. hum
Answer and explanation

A: call

Bore and call contain the long vowel /ɔː/ in standard British pronunciation. Curt has /ɜː/, slot has /ɒ/, and hum has /ʌ/. Compare the vowel sounds rather than the spellings.

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Question 87

Which word has the same vowel sound as “ea” in “head”?

  1. said
  2. heard
  3. herd
  4. shirt
Answer and explanation

A: said

Head and said share the vowel /e/. In standard British pronunciation, heard, herd and shirt have /ɜː/. Similar letters do not always represent the same vowel sound.

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Question 89

Which word rhymes with “cart”?

  1. lash
  2. cat
  3. part
  4. pack
Answer and explanation

C: part

Cart and part share the same vowel and final consonant sounds: /ɑːt/ in standard British pronunciation. Their initial consonants differ, but their endings rhyme. The other choices have a different vowel or ending.

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Question 90

Which word rhymes with “sight”?

  1. skate
  2. short
  3. cite
  4. plait
Answer and explanation

C: cite

Sight and cite are both pronounced /saɪt/, so they rhyme. Skate, short and plait have different vowel sounds. Rhyme depends on pronunciation rather than spelling.

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Question 91

Which word contains the same consonant sound as “sh” in “clash”?

  1. sharp
  2. cheap
  3. leisure
  4. school
Answer and explanation

A: sharp

The letters “sh” in clash represent /ʃ/, also heard at the start of sharp. Cheap starts with /tʃ/, leisure contains /ʒ/, and school contains /sk/. These are different consonant sounds.

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Question 92

Which word contains the same consonant sound as “c” in “vice”?

  1. cat
  2. dress
  3. show
  4. chalk
Answer and explanation

B: dress

The “c” in vice is pronounced /s/, the same final sound heard in dress. Cat has /k/, show begins with /ʃ/, and chalk begins with /tʃ/.

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Question 93

Choose the option showing the main stress in “departmental”. The stressed syllable is capitalised.

  1. DEpartmental (first syllable stressed)
  2. dePARTmental (second syllable stressed)
  3. departMENtal (third syllable stressed)
  4. departmenTAL (fourth syllable stressed)
Answer and explanation

C: departMENtal (third syllable stressed)

The main stress in departmental falls on the syllable “men”: departMENtal. It is pronounced /ˌdiːpɑːtˈmentl/ in standard British English. The primary stress mark comes immediately before “men”.

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Question 94

Choose the option showing the main stress in “judiciary”. The stressed syllable is capitalised.

  1. judiCIAry (third syllable stressed)
  2. judiciaRY (fourth syllable stressed)
  3. JUdiciary (first syllable stressed)
  4. juDIciary (second syllable stressed)
Answer and explanation

D: juDIciary (second syllable stressed)

Judiciary has its main stress on the second syllable: juDIciary. The pronunciation /dʒuˈdɪʃəri/ places the primary stress immediately before /dɪ/. The other choices stress a different syllable.

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Question 95

The capitalised word carries emphatic stress. Choose the question to which this sentence best relates: “Aderonke STATED she had a right to her privacy.”

  1. Did Omowunmi state she had a right to her privacy?
  2. Did Aderonke lament she had a right to her privacy?
  3. Did Aderonke state she had a right to her openness?
  4. Did Aderonke state she had a right to his privacy?
Answer and explanation

B: Did Aderonke lament she had a right to her privacy?

The emphasis falls on what Aderonke did: she stated it, rather than lamenting it. B contrasts the verb while keeping the person and subject matter the same. The other questions change a different part of the sentence.

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Question 96

The capitalised word or words carry emphatic stress. Choose the question to which the sentence best relates: “My boss has an amiable DISPOSITION.”

  1. Does your boss have an amiable disposition?
  2. Does my boss have an unfriendly disposition?
  3. Does my colleague have an amiable disposition?
  4. Does my boss have an amiable complexion?
Answer and explanation

D: Does my boss have an amiable complexion?

The emphasis identifies what is amiable: the boss’s disposition, rather than complexion. D offers that contrast. The other questions change the person or the quality, or simply repeat the statement without contrasting the emphasised noun.

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Question 97

The capitalised word or words carry emphatic stress. Choose the question to which the sentence best relates: “Adamu is leaving a CAR behind.”

  1. Is Adamu driving the car in front?
  2. Who is leaving a car behind?
  3. Where is Adamu leaving a car?
  4. What is Adamu leaving behind?
Answer and explanation

D: What is Adamu leaving behind?

The emphasis identifies the object being left behind: a car. D asks what Adamu is leaving. B asks who, C asks where, and A changes the action rather than asking about the emphasised object.

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Question 98

The capitalised word or words carry emphatic stress. Choose the question to which the sentence best relates: “Lambusa TOOK OFF the wig.”

  1. What did Lambusa do?
  2. Did Lambusa take off a wig?
  3. Did Lambusa take off the ring?
  4. Who took off the wig?
Answer and explanation

A: What did Lambusa do?

The emphasis falls on the action, “took off”. A asks what Lambusa did, so the sentence supplies that action. The other questions ask about the person, change the object or repeat the action without identifying the focus.

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Question 99

The capitalised word or words carry emphatic stress. Choose the question to which the sentence best relates: “The bed is IN the room”

  1. Was the bed in the room?
  2. What is in the room?
  3. Where is the bed?
  4. is the bed in the parlour?
Answer and explanation

C: Where is the bed?

The stressed word gives the location relationship: inside the room. “Where is the bed?” invites that location, making C the best match. The other questions focus on time, identify the object or name a different room.

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Question 100

The capitalised word carries emphatic stress. Choose the question to which this sentence best relates: “My mother bought a BICYCLE yesterday.”

  1. Whose mother bought a bicycle yesterday?
  2. Did my mother steal a bicycle yesterday?
  3. When did my mother buy a bicycle?
  4. What did my mother buy yesterday?
Answer and explanation

D: What did my mother buy yesterday?

The emphasis identifies the thing bought: a bicycle. D asks for that object. The other questions focus on whose mother, the action of buying versus stealing, or the time.

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