Jamb English Language 1993 Past Questions and Answers

Question 61:

• JAMB 1993

In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The carpenter asked for ten packets of .... nails

A. Fifteen-centimetre
B. Fifteen centimetres'
C. Fifteen- centimetres
D. Fifteen-centimetres'

Question 62:

• JAMB 1993

In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The president refused to shake .... with the visiting Prime Minister

A. Hand
B. Hands
C. A hand
D. His hand

Question 63:

• JAMB 1993

In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The trader complained that he .... robbed

A. Had been
B. Has been
C. Was being
D. Is being

Question 64:

• JAMB 1993

In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
How can we believe this witness when no one will .... his story?

A. Collate
B. Correlate
C. Collaborate
D. Corroborate

Question 65:

• JAMB 1993

In the question below, fill the gap with the most appropriate option:
The journalist's unpopular views made him the subject of much ....

A. Admiration
B. Derision
C. Admonition
D. Suspicion