1991 - JAMB English Past Questions and Answers - page 8
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
When we got to the president's house, we were told that he .... two days earlier
When we got to the president's house, we were told that he .... two days earlier
A
may have left
B
left
C
had left
D
has left
correct option: c
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Atuk, without giving any hint as to what he intended to do, went and ... himself
Atuk, without giving any hint as to what he intended to do, went and ... himself
A
hung
B
hang
C
hanged
D
hunged
correct option: a
Hung is the past tense and past participle of hang in most of that verb’s senses. For instance, yesterday you might have hung a picture on the wall, hung a right turn, and hung your head in sorrow. The exception comes where hang means to put to death by hanging. The past tense and past participle of hang in this sense, and only in this sense, is hanged.
When someone is hung out of malice but with no intent to kill, as described in the example below, hung is the conventional word:
Example = (1)They hung him by chains and tortured him
(2)Two teenage boys that hung on to tree branches for two hours in the middle of Beaver Creek have been rescued.
Users' Answers & CommentsWhen someone is hung out of malice but with no intent to kill, as described in the example below, hung is the conventional word:
Example = (1)They hung him by chains and tortured him
(2)Two teenage boys that hung on to tree branches for two hours in the middle of Beaver Creek have been rescued.
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Provided you .... to the market very soon, we shall be able to eat enough
Provided you .... to the market very soon, we shall be able to eat enough
A
shall go
B
would go
C
went
D
go
correct option: d
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
He .... by now, i can hear all the people shouting
He .... by now, i can hear all the people shouting
A
would have arrived
B
must have arrived
C
has arrived
D
should have arrived
correct option: b
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
By the time the plane reaches Harare, it .... in te air for twelve hours
By the time the plane reaches Harare, it .... in te air for twelve hours
A
has been
B
would be
C
would have been
D
should be
correct option: c
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
If only Adoyi .... what was good for him he could easily have avoided the tragedy
If only Adoyi .... what was good for him he could easily have avoided the tragedy
A
has known
B
have known
C
knew
D
had known
correct option: d
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
We saw Ifueko .... an egg on the wall
We saw Ifueko .... an egg on the wall
A
smashed
B
smash
C
smashing
D
smashes
correct option: b
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
Many streets in the town .... in need of lights at night
Many streets in the town .... in need of lights at night
A
stand
B
stood
C
have stood
D
are standing
correct option: a
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
I did not enjoy the party. If you had invited Tariere, it ..... better organized
I did not enjoy the party. If you had invited Tariere, it ..... better organized
A
had been
B
would have been
C
would be
D
could be
correct option: b
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In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills(s) the gap(s):
sibi .... novels since she came home
sibi .... novels since she came home
A
is reading
B
had been reading
C
has read
D
has been reading
correct option: d
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