Jamb English Language 1985 Past Questions and Answers

Question 71:

• JAMB 1985

In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
the court ordered the lorry driver to pay for the .... to my car

A. Damages
B. Heavy damages
C. Destruction
D. Many damages
E. Damage

Question 72:

• JAMB 1985

In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
Journalists always collect and publish ....

A. Informations
B. An information
C. Some information
D. Information
E. Much unformation

Question 73:

• JAMB 1985

In the question below choose the word or phrase which best fills the gap in each sentence:
He received a pat .... the back for his brilliant success in the examination

A. By
B. At
C. In
D. On
E. For

Question 74:

• JAMB 1985

Read each passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Obi: Let’s go to the Sport Club Cafeteria. One naira
per meal is a privilege in this country.
And God knows that I am too broke to afford
anything More
Olu: Got a membership identity card? Don’t forget
the place is for bona fide members
only.
Obi: Forget it. There are other types of
identity cards, remember. Just flash
something before the eyes of those men at the
gate, provided it looks like an identity card.
Olu: Ee...eh, I see. That is why the place is
always congested. I don’t think it
is even worth the trouble. I can’t stand a
queue.
Obi: That shouldn’t bother you. You don’t have to
join the queue. Just walk
straight to the serving point without fear
and be sure you shout your
order.
Olu: But only V.I.Ps have the right to break
queues.
Obi: Sure, but V.I Ps don’t wear badges on their
faces. Post man, pose. After
all this is Nigeria
olu: You mean there are many impostors here?
Obi: Certainly, and many people with privileges
too. If you want to get
along, you must pose, and to get along
means getting what you want
If you choose to term it ‘privileges, it
suits me. It is all a question of
semantics.


which of the following is NOT implied in the expression:'One naira per meal is a privilege in this country?

A. Nowhere in this country is food sold for one naira
B. The price per meal at the Sport Club Cafeteria is one naira
C. It is rare for anybody to feed satisfactorily with one naira in any hotel in the country
D. Obi cannot afford more than one naira for one meal
E. Ordinarily one naira cannot buy much in the country

Question 75:

• JAMB 1985

Read each passage carefully and answer the questions that follow.
Obi: Let’s go to the Sport Club Cafeteria. One naira
per meal is a privilege in this country.
And God knows that I am too broke to afford
anything More
Olu: Got a membership identity card? Don’t forget
the place is for bona fide members
only.
Obi: Forget it. There are other types of
identity cards, remember. Just flash
something before the eyes of those men at the
gate, provided it looks like an identity card.
Olu: Ee...eh, I see. That is why the place is
always congested. I don’t think it
is even worth the trouble. I can’t stand a
queue.
Obi: That shouldn’t bother you. You don’t have to
join the queue. Just walk
straight to the serving point without fear
and be sure you shout your
order.
Olu: But only V.I.Ps have the right to break
queues.
Obi: Sure, but V.I Ps don’t wear badges on their
faces. Post man, pose. After
all this is Nigeria
olu: You mean there are many impostors here?
Obi: Certainly, and many people with privileges
too. If you want to get
along, you must pose, and to get along
means getting what you want
If you choose to term it ‘privileges, it
suits me. It is all a question of
semantics.


The conversation about identity cards suggests that

A. Without an identity card, no one can be allowed to eat in the Sports Club Cafeteria
B. Without an identity card, no one can be allowed into the Sports Club
C. There is thorough checking of identity cards at the Sports Club gate
D. Bona fidemembers of the Club do not have to carry identity cards
E. A club member can afford to forget his membership card