Jamb English Language 1988 Past Questions and Answers

Question 71:

• JAMB 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
What bothered me about the lecture was that the speaker ... too many irrelevant works

A. Slighted
B. Sighted
C. Sited
D. Cited

Question 72:

• JAMB 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
The students were suspended because they were ....

A. Indisciplined
B. Undisciplined
C. Undiscipled
D. Disciplinary

Question 73:

• JAMB 1988

We heard the .... of breaks which was followed by a crashing noise

A. Screaming
B. Screeching
C. Scraping
D. Streaking

Question 74:

• JAMB 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
I had not given the question a thought before my answer came ....

A. Momentarily
B. In an instant
C. On the spur of the moment
D. Just like that

Question 75:

• JAMB 1988

In the question below choose the word(s) or phrase(s) which best fills the gap(s):
The small girl is.... than her elder sister

A. More cleverer
B. Very clever
C. Much cleverer
D. Much more clever