1979 JAMB UTME English Language Past Questions

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Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined words :His summary of the meeting was brief and to the point

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Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined words : As he was a gullible leader his followers took advantage of him

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Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined words :He got a standing ovation for his speech

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Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined words :After completing half of the journey, all the travellers could do was trudge along

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Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined words :Publishers say that newsprint has become more expensive

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Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined words :The story told by the suspect was difficult to believe

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Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined words :The witness was guilty of swearing to a statement he knew to be false

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Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined words : In spite of the loud music, John soon managed to fall asleep

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Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined words :The politicians have a number of peculiarities. The most conspicuous is the way he gesticulates when making a serious point

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Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined words :Good citizens should take the part of a good government when it is being attacked by the foreign press

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Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined words :The clerk refused to answer for the mistake made by the manager and his assistants

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Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined words :Most of his observations were wide of the mark

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Choose the word/expression which best completes each sentence :The giant hydro-electric project is among the _____ colonial rule in Southern Africa.

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Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined statement or words:One of the stages of the creative process is the incubation period. This refer to the period when

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Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined statement or words:He took a quick look at the poor man, shook his head and took to his heels

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Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined statement or words:He has a big heart but he inept at following a witty conversion

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Choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined words :He heard the loud noise of the huge air-raid siren

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Choose the word/expression which best completes each sentence :We ought to stay away _____ the robbers come back

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Choose the word/expression which best completes each sentence :We travelled all night and arrived _____ the oyo motor park at six o'clock in the morning

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