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JAMB English Language 2014 Objective — Question 53

Question 53 of 100 from the Joint Admissions and Matriculation Board (JAMB) English Language 2014 Objective paper, with the correct answer and a full explanation.

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The dressmaker unpicked the seam of the shirt.

  • A. threaded
  • B. sewed upCorrect
  • C. picked up
  • D. tore up

Explanation

'Unpicked' (a seam) means undid the stitching — synonymous with 'sewed up' being undone, i.e. equivalent to 'picked up'... more precisely, unpicking a seam means to take out the stitches, closest in meaning to undoing sewn work.

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