Answer the question below and choose the option nearest in meaning to the word or phrase underlined. The lamb is a feeble little animal

Step 1: Analyze the question You are asked to find the word closest in meaning to "feeble" in the sentence: "The lamb is a feeble little animal."

Step 2: Explain the concept This is a synonym question. "Feeble" is an adjective meaning lacking strength, physical power, or energy. Words like weak, frail, puny, and delicate all carry this meaning.

Step 3: Test each option

• A. loving: This describes affection, which has nothing to do with strength. ✗
• B. weak: This means lacking strength, which is the same as "feeble". ✓
• C. fat: This describes body size or weight, not strength. ✗
• D. quiet: This describes noise level, not strength. ✗

Step 4: Answer Substitute "weak" into the sentence: "The lamb is a weak little animal." The meaning is unchanged, so the correct answer is B. weak.

Exam tip: In synonym questions, always put each option back into the sentence to check that the meaning stays the same. Also learn the "weakness" family of words (feeble, frail, infirm, puny, fragile), because JAMB often tests them. A quick memory trick: "feeble" sounds like "fee-BULL". Imagine a bull that has lost all its strength.