Clause and sentence patterns - Jamb English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 51:

• JAMB 1980

complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:

I .... to gain admission to the college for the past three years

A. Have been trying
B. Tried
C. Am trying
D. Was trying
E. Try

Question 52:

• JAMB 1980

complete the sentences with the correct options from the list below:

.... a lot of arguments for and against car loans in the press recently

A. There are
B. There has been
C. There have been
D. There is
E. There was

Question 53:

• JAMB 1980

Choose the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:

You cannot have a vague idea of the content of this comprehension text unless you first .... the whole passage for few minutes, said the teacher to his pupils

A. Digest
B. Decipher
C. Skim through
D. Chew through
E. Master

Question 54:

• JAMB 1980

Choose the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:

Legislators must be trained to .... the truth

A. Disguise
B. Discern
C. Digest
D. Disturb
E. Distort

Question 55:

• JAMB 1980

Choose the appropriate option to fill the gap in the following sentences:

He must be a good student because he is a .... reader

A. Romanesque
B. Veracious
C. Voracious
D. Mendacious
E. Sarcastic