Sentence Interpretation - Jamb English Language Past Questions and Answers

Question 56:

• JAMB 1984

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined:For all he cared, the game was a good as lost.

A. He did not care if the game was lost
B. He could not care less if the game was lost
C. He was almost certain that the game would be lost
D. He was afraid the game would be lost
E. Thegame was very good, and he cared very much about losing

Question 57:

• JAMB 1984

In the question below choose the option nearest in meaning to the underlined:A basic objective in this respect is the attainment of self sufficiency in food in about a decade.

A. Food will soon be sufficient for everybody
B. Mass production of food
C. We should aim at producing food for sale and consumption in ten years
D. We should be able to feed ourselves in five years
E. Our aims is to provide enough food for our needs in ten years

Question 58:

• JAMB 1984

In the question below choose the expression which best complete the sentence:
My uncle told me, 'I have a large house and you are welcome to the protection it offers'. O my uncle told me that .....

A. He had a large house, and you are welcome to the protection it offers
B. He have a large house, and i was welcome to the protection it offered
C. Had a large house and he was welcomed to the protection it offers
D. He had a large house , and i was welcome to the protection it offered
E. He has a large house , and i am welcome to the protection it offers

Question 59:

• JAMB 1984

In the question below choose the expression which best complete the sentence:
The manager said that unless the employes worked harder the factory would have to be closed. The manager said that ....

A. The employees were not working hard, and so the factory would be closed
B. The employees should not close early so that they could produce more
C. The factory was not productive because the employees were lazy
D. The factory would be shut if the employees did not increase their output
E. The factory was closed because the employees did not work hard enough

Question 60:

• JAMB 1984

In the question bellow choose the expression or word which best completes each sentence:
'Have you given the patient his medicine?' The doctor asked the nurse ....

A. If you had given the patient his medicine?
B. Had you given the patient the his medicine?
C. Have you given the patient his medicine?
D. If she had given the patient his medicine
E. If the patient is given his medicine