Lexis and Structure - Jamb English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 586:

• JAMB 1983

In the question below choose the phrase or word which best completes the meaning of each sentence:
He was .... he had no time to eat

A. So busy that
B. Very busy
C. Very busy that
D. Too busy that
E. Busy that

Question 587:

• JAMB 1983

In the question below choose the phrase or word which best completes the meaning of each sentence:
It had been raining before the match started, ....?

A. Isn't it
B. Hasn't it
C. Hadn't it
D. Wasn't it
E. Is it

Question 588:

• JAMB 1983

In the question below choose the phrase or word which best completes the meaning of each sentence:
There was a fire in the market last week which resulted ..... a terrible destruction of property

A. In
B. To
C. From
D. Into
E. With

Question 589:

• JAMB 1983

In the question below choose the phrase or word which best completes the meaning of each sentence:
At the end of the month we .... each other for five years

A. Would know
B. Should have known
C. Should be knowing
D. Would have been
E. Used to know

Question 590:

• JAMB 1983

In the question below choose the phrase or word which best completes the meaning of each sentence:
The body is sensitive to changes in velocity which, if too sudden ....

A. Consciousness may be lost
B. It may lose consciousnesss
C. One may become unconscious
D. May cause loss of consciousness
E. May lose consciousness