English Language 1998 Jamb Past Questions and Answers

Question 6 :

• JAMB 1998

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
The slide in the price of gold in the world market has left the industry reeling?

A. The gradual fall in gold price is making the industry unstable
B. The stablity in gold price is making the industry stagnant
C. The decline in gold price is making the industry redundant
D. The increase in gold price is making the industry to boom

Question 7 :

• JAMB 1998

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
Fabricated statements published as truths amount to an abuse of press freedom?

A. To make known what is not true is aggressive to press
B. Publishing formulated untruths is misused press freedom
C. Unplanned publicized untruths are a misuse of the freedom of the press
D. Press freedom is based on ,published untruths

Question 8 :

• JAMB 1998

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
The expected guests arrived at the eleventh hour?

A. The guest arrived at the last minute
B. The guests arrived 11 o'çlock
C. The guest arrived at the expected time
D. The guests arrived at the eleven hours behind schedule

Question 9 :

• JAMB 1998

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
After addressing the court for two hours, the defence counsel rested her case?

A. The defence counsel's was tried after speaking for two hours, so she took a break
B. The judge adjourned the defence counsel's case after listening for two hours
C. The defence counsel concluded her defence after speaking for two hours
D. The judge advised the defence counsel to rest after two hours of address

Question 10 :

• JAMB 1998

Select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the sentence.
Benjamin exclaimed, 'If it is Napoleon who said it, it must be right'?

A. Benjamin never believes what Napoleon says
B. Benjamin does not know what is right unless Napoleon says it
C. Napoleon always says what Benjamin believes to be right
D. Benjamin thinks that Napoleon always says the right thing