1981 JAMB UTME English Language Past Questions

1981

Choose the word or phrase from A to E which has the nearest meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence :Whenever I travel abroad, I always bring, on my return, photographs, postcards, and other small items…

1981

Choose the word or phrase from A to E which has the nearest meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence :The president of our club has sent his regrets. He may be unable to attend the next meeting.

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Choose the word or phrase from A to E which has the nearest meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence :Our school prefect is too officious and we all hate him because of his behavior.

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Choose the word or phrase from A to E which has the nearest meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence :Mary is jealous of her sister’s success.

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Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence:The doctor was very gentle with his patients in the examining room.

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Choose the word or phrase from A to E which has the nearest meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence :One of the surest ways to ensure good health is to have a wholesome and adequate diet.

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Choose the word or phrase from A to E which has the nearest meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence :We all have both good and bad characteristics. Either is, however, easily manifested in time of crises…

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Choose the word or phrase from A to E which has the nearest meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence :In some parts of India, people are ostracized simply because of their ancestry.

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Choose the word or phrase from A to E which has the nearest meaning to the underlined word or words in each sentence :His wife for ten years refused point-blank to leave her matrimonial home even when he brought another…

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Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence:My cousin is very lazy. He will not take his studies serious. His future looks quiet bleak

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Choose the word which is opposite in meaning to the underlined word in each sentence:James is a disco-addict. He takes his studies rather lightly.

1981

Read the passage and answer the question that follows It was a Sunday afternoon that I saw the lorry standing in front of the post office. I had seen it long before my brother saw it, but it was he who said to me “Don’t…

1981

Read the passage and answer the question that follows It was a Sunday afternoon that I saw the lorry standing in front of the post office. I had seen it long before my brother saw it, but it was he who said to me “Don’t…

1981

The appearance of comparative peace which Max’s house presented to me that morning proved quite deceptive. Oh perhaps some of Chief Nanga’s ‘queen bee’ characteristics had rubbed off on me and transformed me into an inde…

1981

Read the passage and answer the question that follows It was a Sunday afternoon that I saw the lorry standing in front of the post office. I had seen it long before my brother saw it, but it was he who said to me “Don’t…

1981

Read the passage and answer the question that follows It was a Sunday afternoon that I saw the lorry standing in front of the post office. I had seen it long before my brother saw it, but it was he who said to me “Don’t…

1981

Read the passage and answer the question that follows It was a Sunday afternoon that I saw the lorry standing in front of the post office. I had seen it long before my brother saw it, but it was he who said to me “Don’t…

1981

The appearance of comparative peace which Max’s house presented to me that morning proved quite deceptive. Oh perhaps some of Chief Nanga’s ‘queen bee’ characteristics had rubbed off on me and transformed me into an inde…

1981

The appearance of comparative peace which Max’s house presented to me that morning proved quite deceptive. Oh perhaps some of Chief Nanga’s ‘queen bee’ characteristics had rubbed off on me and transformed me into an inde…

1981

The appearance of comparative peace which Max’s house presented to me that morning proved quite deceptive. Oh perhaps some of Chief Nanga’s ‘queen bee’ characteristics had rubbed off on me and transformed me into an inde…

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