Despite their newness on the job, the workers were remunerated rather handsomely. This means that … ?

Step 1: Analyze the question The sentence is: "Despite their newness on the job, the workers were remunerated rather handsomely." We need the option that best restates its meaning.

Step 2: Understand the key words

• Remunerated means paid or rewarded for work done.
• Handsomely is an adverb. When it describes payment, it means generously or substantially. It has nothing to do with physical looks here.
• Despite their newness signals contrast. You would not normally expect new workers to be paid well, yet they were.

So the sentence means: although the workers were new, they were paid generously.

Step 3: Evaluate the options

• A. The salaries were poor. Wrong. This is the opposite of "handsomely."
• B. Those paid were handsome in appearance. Wrong. It confuses "handsomely" (generously) with looks, and the adverb describes how they were paid, not how they looked.
• C. The salaries were attractive. Correct. "Attractive" salaries means good, generous pay, which matches "remunerated handsomely."
• D. Workers were paid by handsome accountants. Wrong. It takes "handsomely" literally and invents details the sentence never mentions.

Step 4: Answer The correct option is C.

Tip: In JAMB English, watch for words with more than one meaning. "Handsome" can mean good-looking, but with money words such as paid, sum, reward, or profit, it means generous or large. For example, "a handsome profit" is a large profit. The distractors often use the common meaning to trap you.