1978 JAMB UTME English Language Past Questions

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If my father had not arrived, I would have starved. This sentence means

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Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;Mr. Jack could be a successful businessman if he paid more attention to the more intricate aspects of his account

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Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;Mrs. Dada has been deserted by her husband because he feels she has a heart of stone

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Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;He did not like _____ leaving the class early

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Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;When the beggar was tired he _____ down by the roadside

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Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in each of the following sentence;At the site of the ghastly accident the poor woman's hair stood on end

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Choose the option that best convey the meaning of the underlined portion in each of the following sentence;I have been able to observe him at close quarters

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Choose the option that best conveys the meaning of the underlined portion in the following sentence;When the man was caught by police he presented a bold front

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Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;Last week the _____ at the theater was the longest i had ever seen

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As he was still owing me two naira, i was careful not to _____ him any more money

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Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;The boy was born before his parents actually got married and so the court has declared him _____

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Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;The employer, not the salesman and his representative _____ responsible for the loss

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Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;Before the operation, the dentist found that his patient's teeth _____

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Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;Remember this matter is strictly _____

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Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;In order to carry out necessary examination the dead body was _____

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Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;The green snake which lives in the green grass is using a perfect _____

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Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;Tennyson and Browning lived about the same time and therefore _____ poets

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Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;If you travel by air you will be given an allowance to cover _____

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Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;For _____he is a secretary we shall not have correct minutes

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Complete each of the following sentences by choosing the option that most suitably fills the space;His suggestion are completely _____ the point and cannot be accepted

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