Lexis and Structure - Jamb English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 566:

• JAMB 1983

In the question below, choose the expression or words which best completes each sentence:
Don't .... the teacher that he .... that?

A. Tell, said
B. Say, tells
C. Talk, spoke
D. Speak, talked
E. Tell, told

Question 567:

• JAMB 1983

In the question below, choose the expression or words which best completes each sentence:
He is very tired. He really is .... staying up late

A. Getting used to
B. Not used to
C. Got used to
D. Used to
E. Being used to

Question 568:

• JAMB 1983

In the question below, choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined: Had she known he was a highway robber she would not have married him. This means

A. She married him before she knew he was a robber
B. She knew he was a robber when she married him
C. She did not marry him because she was a robber
D. She refused to marry the man when she knew he was a robbers
E. She was a robber marrying a highway robber

Question 569:

• JAMB 1983

In the question below, choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined:
Jide is being forced to go to Lagos tomorrow. This means that Jide

A. Will go to Lagos
B. Must go to Lagos
C. Wishes to go to Lagos
D. Is going to Lagos
E. Goes to Lagos

Question 570:

• JAMB 1983

In the question below, choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined:
It is sheer fantasy to believe that there could never be a miscalculation by any nation that has atomic weapons. Fantasy means

A. Dream
B. Hope
C. Nonsense
D. Joke
E. Stupidity