Jamb English Language 1984 Past Questions and Answers

Question 46:

• JAMB 1984

From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
Olu: How do you want the money in cash or in traveller's cheques? Ali: Beg your pardon? Olu: I was asking you how .... the money?

A. Do you want
B. You want
C. You wanted
D. You are wanting
E. Did you want

Question 47:

• JAMB 1984

From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
The young man looked carefully at the long document, but he couldn't make .... what it meant.

A. Up
B. Out
C. Off
D. Through
E. Do

Question 48:

• JAMB 1984

From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
Give me a minute to think i can't remember the answer ....

A. Out of hand
B. Ahead
C. Off hand
D. To hand
E. Off head

Question 49:

• JAMB 1984

From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
The government suffered a .... when they lost two by-elections.

A. Check
B. Set-back
C. Hindrance
D. Disturbance
E. Recession

Question 50:

• JAMB 1984

From the alternatives provided in the question below select the one which most appropriately completes the sentence:
Our Literature Master said that he would show us a film on Macbeth. The film will ....

A. Worth seeing
B. Worth seeing it
C. Be worth to see
D. Be worth seeing
E. Be worthy seeing