2000 - JAMB English Past Questions and Answers - page 2
11
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.
There are several ........ in the farmyard?
There are several ........ in the farmyard?
A
sheep
B
ewe
C
lamb
D
goat
12
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.
Audu fought with his ........ brother?
Audu fought with his ........ brother?
A
senior
B
older
C
bigger
D
elder
13
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.
The Dark Continent was an ...... for Africa?
The Dark Continent was an ...... for Africa?
A
abuse
B
enigma
C
eclectic
D
epithet
14
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.
He arrived ....... to see his family leave for the countryside?
He arrived ....... to see his family leave for the countryside?
A
in time
B
timely
C
late
D
with
15
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.
You can travel on your own ......?
You can travel on your own ......?
A
isn't it
B
wouldn't you
C
can't you
D
shouldn't you
16
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.
Our culture does not allow one to ........ when an elderly person is speaking?
Our culture does not allow one to ........ when an elderly person is speaking?
A
cut of
B
cut off
C
cut in
D
cut on
17
Fill the gap with the most appropriate option from the list provided.
Raffle draws like gambling often end in a ....... for me?
Raffle draws like gambling often end in a ....... for me?
A
lost
B
loss
C
loose
D
lose
18
Select the option that best explain the information conveyed in the sentence?
If he were here it could be more fun?
If he were here it could be more fun?
A
He did not show upand so the occasion lacked much fun
B
He was being expected to supply more fun
C
There was not fun because he was not present
D
He was expected but did not show up to liven up the occasion
19
Select the option that best explain the information conveyed in the sentence?
Though he is our elected representative he often takes a rather jaundiced view of our problems?
Though he is our elected representative he often takes a rather jaundiced view of our problems?
A
He takes a rather hazy view of our problems
B
He takes an unfavourable position concerning our problems
C
He takes a rather forceful view of our problems
D
He takes a sickly view of our problems
20
Select the option that best explain the information conveyed in the sentence?
When I visited James I only gave him a congratulatory card on account of his promotion?
When I visited James I only gave him a congratulatory card on account of his promotion?
A
The only person I visited was James and nobody else
B
It was only James that I gave a congratulatory card to
C
All I gave James when I visited him was a congratulatory card
D
All I did when I visited James was given him a congratulatory card
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