JAMB 2011 English Language · Question 22

The hunter has a bird's eye view of the animals.

Question

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence. The hunter has a bird's eye view of the animals.

  1. A.He views animals from a high position
  2. B.He views the bird's eye
  3. C.He views the bird on the tree with one eye
  4. D.He watches animals and bird's closely

Answer: A. He views animals from a high position

Explanation written with AI and checked against the answer key

Analyze the question: The sentence uses the expression "a bird's eye view." You are asked to pick the option that best explains its meaning.

Explain the concept: "Bird's eye view" is an idiom. It means a view from high above, the way a bird sees the ground while flying or perching high up. It can also mean a general overview of something. In this sentence, the hunter is looking at the animals, so the literal sense applies: he sees them from above.

Solution, step by step:

  • A. He views animals from a high position. This matches the idiom exactly. A bird sees things from above, so a "bird's eye view" is a view from a high position.
  • B. He views the bird's eye. This reads the phrase word for word, and the hunter is looking at animals, not an eye.
  • C. He views the bird on the tree with one eye. This is a made-up literal reading and has nothing to do with the idiom.
  • D. He watches animals and bird's closely. This is about watching closely. The idiom is about height or perspective, not closeness. The sentence also never mentions birds as something he watches.

Answer: The correct option is A.

Exam tip: When an idiom appears in a JAMB "best explains the sentence" question, don't read it literally. Ask what the phrase means as a whole. For "bird's eye view," think "from high above" or "a general overview." Options that treat the words separately, such as the bird or its eye, are usually distractors.

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