His jail terms are to run concurrently.

Step 1: Analyze the question The question asks for the word closest in meaning to "concurrently" in the sentence: His jail terms are to run concurrently.

Step 2: Explain the concept "Concurrently" comes from the Latin concurrere, meaning "to run together." In law, when a judge orders sentences to run concurrently, the prisoner serves all of them at the same time. For example, two 5-year sentences served concurrently total 5 years, not 10.

The opposite is consecutively (one after the other), which would give a total of 10 years.

Step 3: Check each option

• A. consistently means steadily or regularly. It has nothing to do with timing, so it is wrong.
• B. alternately means taking turns, first one and then the other. This is wrong.
• C. simultaneously means at the same time. This matches "concurrently."
• D. consecutively means one after another. This is the opposite of concurrently, so it is wrong.

Step 4: Answer The correct option is C. simultaneously.

Tip: Link the prefix con- (together) to "concurrent" and "coincide." Think "running together = at the same time." Also remember that consecutive and concurrent are a common pair of opposites in WASSCE and JAMB lexis questions. Don't let the similar "con-" beginnings confuse you.