Jamb English Language 1985 Past Questions and Answers

Question 61:

• JAMB 1985

In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
The dull students took correspondence course as a means .... his standard in the class

A. To improve
B. For improving
C. Of improving
D. By improving
E. To improving

Question 62:

• JAMB 1985

In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
The boy thought that driving a car was not .... dangerous than riding a bicycle

A. So very
B. Particularly
C. Very
D. Any more
E. Any

Question 63:

• JAMB 1985

In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
I don't want .... from such a friend as Jimoh

A. Any more advice
B. No more advice
C. Any advices
D. No advice
E. Any advice

Question 64:

• JAMB 1985

In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
Very few students have satisfactory .... these days because the student population has increased tremedously

A. Acommondation
B. Accomodation
C. Accommodation
D. Acommoddation
E. Acommodation

Question 65:

• JAMB 1985

In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
The old politicians were discredited because they tried to .... the people's ignorance

A. Cash in on
B. Catch in with
C. Catch in on
D. Cash in with
E. Cash in by